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Wii and DS tidbits in the new Edge magazine
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TheGreatDave
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Lo-Volt said:
You're not wrong, which is why I'm not worried. But you know...it's GAF.
The fact Nintendo put no new features at all in the DS Lite shows me that they're much more interested in system compatability than offering more functional hardware at a later date.
soundwave05
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Oblivion said:
Yeah I guess. But for games that are basically just GCN engines (even Zelda: TP) the only real thing holding back 720p resolution IMO is the embedded RAM. Bump the embedded RAM to 4.5MB instead of 3MB and you got yourself enough for a 720p buffer.
If the Wii is double the power of the GC, then it should be able to run the games that have GC level visuals at 720p and things like the virtual console and Wii Channels as well.
The Main Event
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GaimeGuy said:
Exactly my thoughts.
Sega on the other hand, I wonder what franchises they're going to bring. Along with F-Zero, it'll be great if they would move some of their Xbox franchises to the Wii. Panzer Dragoon would be awesome on it.
Barf_the_Mog
powerless or are they? o_O
TheGreatDave said:
I agree with you. It seems like people in this thread thought they meant that Wii Sports would be the same epic game that Mario 64 was...on the contrary, it is probably similar in a sense that it best displays the simplistic, yet intuitive game play features.
Holy shit Firefox 2 has built in spell check...I would have looked quite the fool in this thread had I not updated.
Edit: Too bad it can't fix my grammar and broken sentence structure.
whatdidyousay
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Rocked said:
Now this is interesting news. I wonder if it'll be some sort of extension/variation of the CNN website with video and other interactive bits, or just a crappy summary of headlines that I can get on my cell phone.
Oh, and your avatar CREEPS ME THE HELL OUT.
soundwave05
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Rather than let franchises like Panzer Dragoon, Jet Set Radio, and Crazy Taxi basically ... die ... why not just put them on the Wii?
That's a big advantage on the Wii, the dev costs can be kept lower, so let some of these franchises get a second lease on life with the Wii.
I hope Sega is thinking this same way. Also light gun shooters and other arcadey types of games would be a no brainer.
That's a big advantage on the Wii, the dev costs can be kept lower, so let some of these franchises get a second lease on life with the Wii.
I hope Sega is thinking this same way. Also light gun shooters and other arcadey types of games would be a no brainer.
TheGreatDave
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soundwave05 said:
I think they're thinking a different way to you...
soundwave05
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TheGreatDave said:
I think they're thinking a different way to you...
LOL they can keep that kind of shit on the PS3/360 (kids love guns, lets make Sonic GTA!).
Skies of Arcadia, Panzer Dragoon, House of the Dead, Virtua Cop ... come to daddy.
Tarjeta Prepagada
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soundwave05 said:
Those series are more likely to show up on 360 than Wii if not the PS3, hell HotD4 is already in development for 360, and i believe a Virtua Cop is also.
soundwave05
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Panasonic does make DVRs of course. It would be more likely a Panasonic Wii-Q type thing is coming that functions as a media center type of device. That would also make for a more feasible price difference between the regular Wii model and the Panasonic one.
Of course I think it would probably look more like the Wii design, like the Q was more like the GC design. Something like the Mac Mini perhaps, but a little bigger.
gamergirly
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They really do need to make another Skies of Arcadia sequel. Ramirez rocked. What is up with companies? Is it just so hard to stick with a great series?
whatdidyousay
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Rocked said::lol Poor Pete!
At least it's not Fox providing the news.
Who's Pete??
If Nintendo announced they got Fox to provide the news, I'd be tempted to not buy a Wii. Seriously.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
Good news for me. Means by the time I can afford Wii it will have a price drop and I'll be able to see if this "Wii+" version is a reality. I personally dont have a dedicated DVD player, and having gaming and movies all on one piece of kit under my TV would be most economical and practical, if it came to Europe.
The claim that Nintendo were aiming for $200 doesn't say whether Wii Sports was originally planned to be included in that deal. They could have jacked the price up to include Wii Sports and make retailers more happy about the margins...they play big role in promoting wii to customers.
:lol :lol :lol
Add Daytona & Sega Rally to that list. All these titles would be at home on Wii. I hope they release a collection of the VC and HotD games on Wii (or over VC) - ideally with an option to calibrate the pointer to your position so you can get a more lightgun experience rather than rely on a cursor. The arcade racing franchises are an obvious choice.
Possible
The claim that Nintendo were aiming for $200 doesn't say whether Wii Sports was originally planned to be included in that deal. They could have jacked the price up to include Wii Sports and make retailers more happy about the margins...they play big role in promoting wii to customers.
:lol :lol :lol
soundwave05 said:
Add Daytona & Sega Rally to that list. All these titles would be at home on Wii. I hope they release a collection of the VC and HotD games on Wii (or over VC) - ideally with an option to calibrate the pointer to your position so you can get a more lightgun experience rather than rely on a cursor. The arcade racing franchises are an obvious choice.
Mrbob said:
Possible
Maxrpg said:
I don't look at Fox News so much as a haven for conservatives as a source of "comfort food" for people who don't want to be intellectually challenged by actual news. Out of all the major news outlets, I think CNN was a pretty good choice: good, timely reporting, and commentary from a variety of ideologies.
Tornado Condor
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omg SEGA! F-Zero WII PLEASE!
soundwave05
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Wii Sports is definitely no Mario 64. But Zelda: TP + Wii Sports more than covers the lack of a Mario game. You got your epic adventure there and then your multiplayer/fun title that showcases the controller.
Sure beats Luigi's Mansion and Wave Race 64 any way you slice it I guess. Though I have a feeling Wario Ware will be the biggest Wii seller in Japan, perhaps even bigger than Zelda.
Sure beats Luigi's Mansion and Wave Race 64 any way you slice it I guess. Though I have a feeling Wario Ware will be the biggest Wii seller in Japan, perhaps even bigger than Zelda.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
BBC for news in UK would be good.
dont think it works like that
soundwave05 said:
dont think it works like that
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Oldschoolgamer said:
I'm not interested in it but really, they're probably doing it for Japan only as a matter of space in japanese households. And even then I don't think they would ever make it widely available anywhere.
The Revolution was supposed to do it using a hardware add on(instead of a simple software update), and the Wii can't read any DVD discs at all. If all they wanted was not to pay the royalties they would have included a regular DVD reader without movie playback(to be unlocked by software), but they didn't do that, the "no DVDs on Wii" thing is right in the hardware, obviously it's an anti-piracy measure. So I don't think they're gonna have a Q-like Wii as a standard anywhere.
soundwave05
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ethelred said:
Uh ... WTF?
A DVD Wii is a bit odd. Maybe they've just done some surveys in Japan and there's enough demand there though.
Wii Sports / Mario 64 comparisons from Edge of all people is a bit surprising as well, but I can see where they are coming from. Ignoring the different scope of the 2 games, Mario64 just *felt* fundamentally different to control. You felt like you were playing something completely new.
I'm beginning to get quite curious about Wii Sports now.
Wii Sports / Mario 64 comparisons from Edge of all people is a bit surprising as well, but I can see where they are coming from. Ignoring the different scope of the 2 games, Mario64 just *felt* fundamentally different to control. You felt like you were playing something completely new.
I'm beginning to get quite curious about Wii Sports now.
I called a Wii SP months ago.
Well...wait...so did alot of other people too though.
To me, I think they could probably make DVD playback codecs available for download to "regular" Wii's and they could just add that in as a new Wii Channel. The cool thing about that is DVD-ROM material could be accessed and you could use the Wiimote to more easily navigate menu's which would be cool for like grandma's.
Needing a whole new "Wii SP" model wouldn't make sense unless they plan on doing other things with it beyond just adding DVD playback. I would imagine a nice big HDD for multimedia capabilities would be a good reason to release a new version of the Wii later on. Hopefully they could make it a DVR with inputs for video capture!
Well...wait...so did alot of other people too though.
To me, I think they could probably make DVD playback codecs available for download to "regular" Wii's and they could just add that in as a new Wii Channel. The cool thing about that is DVD-ROM material could be accessed and you could use the Wiimote to more easily navigate menu's which would be cool for like grandma's.
Needing a whole new "Wii SP" model wouldn't make sense unless they plan on doing other things with it beyond just adding DVD playback. I would imagine a nice big HDD for multimedia capabilities would be a good reason to release a new version of the Wii later on. Hopefully they could make it a DVR with inputs for video capture!
soundwave05
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I would consider a Panasonic Wii or whatever if it had
DVD writing/upconverting
100 GB or more HDD
Wii OS intergrated "Wii TV" Channel for TV recording/editing.
Ability to record TV while playing a game.
And was relatively small and kept the Wii design style (blue LED slot loading, sleek white or black casing). Something about the size of a Mac Mini would be nice.
Basically just a standard DVD Recorder run through the Wii OS and a form factor/style more in line with the regular console. Hopefully for no more than $400.
DVD writing/upconverting
100 GB or more HDD
Wii OS intergrated "Wii TV" Channel for TV recording/editing.
Ability to record TV while playing a game.
And was relatively small and kept the Wii design style (blue LED slot loading, sleek white or black casing). Something about the size of a Mac Mini would be nice.
Basically just a standard DVD Recorder run through the Wii OS and a form factor/style more in line with the regular console. Hopefully for no more than $400.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
Nintendo might also increase the internal memory to 1GB in Wii manufactured in the future (as prices drop and the number of VC games and Wii Channels available increases).
soundwave05
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cvxfreak said:
In Japan I honestly think DVR would be bigger than Blu-Ray. A lot of people in Japan don't even have an HDTV, as adoption of the format there is going considerably slower than North America.
But I'd wager just about every household probably could use something to record TV on other than an archaic VHS. The Wii OS is perfect for easy to use TV or home movie recording/editing as well.
Also a Wii Blu-Ray Panasonic player would probably be more like $800-$1000, vs. perhaps $400 for a DVR Wii. Large HDDs these days are getting cheaper and cheaper and a rewritable DVD drive costs very little. The form factor could be kept very small in keeping with the Wii's philosophy of being convienant and out of the way.
tehrik-e-insaaf
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The IRONY of this is that Nintendo may transform Wii to become the most popular set-top box before MS achieves that goal with Xbox WITHOUT really even TRYING and after years of saying "WE MAKE GAMES NOT SET TOP BOXES"....
soundwave05
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Maybe Nintendo should then just market the Wii DVD/DVR by themselves? Who needs Panasonic really?
They have the Wii OS already there and could add a Wii TV channel pretty easily. HDDs and a rewritable DVD drives can be bought by any vendor for cheap these days.
This would bode better for a global release at some point too. And the design of the unit could be directly in line with the main Wii console.
They have the Wii OS already there and could add a Wii TV channel pretty easily. HDDs and a rewritable DVD drives can be bought by any vendor for cheap these days.
This would bode better for a global release at some point too. And the design of the unit could be directly in line with the main Wii console.
If it wasn't so small, I wouldn't mind a Wii SP with video-inputs actually.
So you could have a couple of 'real' channels available to select with the remote - TV, DVD - instead of changing AV inputs on your TV. Then you'd also always see messages and game requests as well.
So you could have a couple of 'real' channels available to select with the remote - TV, DVD - instead of changing AV inputs on your TV. Then you'd also always see messages and game requests as well.
TheGreatDave
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Nash said:
Well, they have lots of content on Media Center PCs. It's not really much different than that.
BBC would be my provider of choice, but I used to go to CNN.com and have no problem with them.