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Wii redesign [Pictures, No Backwards Compatibility/GameCube Controllers, Keeps Wi-fi]
- Thread starter Cosmonaut X
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ciaossu said:
If people think the Wii U name will confuse people, this model having a Wii _ name will confuse the market even more.
Buckethead
Banned
Me either.Ydahs said:
Not clean enough, too many slots and too much text.
And it's not sleek like its skinny younger brother.
Why would they reimburse you? No other company would, unless perhaps it was defective. And as I said, most other companies would give you nothing more than a shrug of the shoulders for being an early adopter.Diffense said:
Never said the hardware was revised, just made the comparison since it was their other option and one which many hardware companies adopt.Diffense said:
The software lineup, as well as the scheduled date of launch for the e-Shop, was readily available before you purchased your 3DS. You knew Zelda, Star Fox, and Steel Diver were on their way, and third parties had published their release schedules. Nothing changed. Mario Kart remained a holiday release, Mario 3D Land was expected before the next FY.
All of this information was available to you, just as it was to those who purchased the DS (arguably an even worse launch than 3DS). If there wasn't content that interested you, you should have waited.
I purchased the 3DS on the day of its release, being well aware of the software lineup. The reason I bought it was because I found it at a comparatively great price and assumed I wouldn't pay any less for it before the big first party games released. If not for this belief, I would have skipped day one (my first time for a Nintendo platform), as I wasn't going to kid myself about the visibly lacklustre software lineup.
Nah. They launched with Zelda and Excite Truck, which were both pretty "hardcore." Metroid, Brawl, Galaxy, and other "fan favourites" (such as Wario Ware) came not long after and at a steady pace. You weren't disillusioned at all: the Wii launch was superb.Diffense said:
That's probably the main reason they didn't make a big point of showing it off. The design is clearly premature, likely because they are still determining the inner components.Ydahs said:
Wii U will absolutely look different from what we saw at E3, and more different than Wii. No doubt about it.
Cygnus X-1
Member
AniHawk said:
Even the 3DS 40% price drop after 6 months was without precedents. The alternative is to hide the hardware and show only the controller. :lol
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
So wait, is this model taking over for the original completely? And a big WTF to Nintendo for releasing a redesign that takes away features and doesn't even bother to upgrade the incredibly meager storage capacity.
Cygnus X-1 said:
well the price drop being that steep was kinda unheard of (don't feel like going back through decades of video game history to find out), but the ds had its first price drop in the first few months after its release as well, although it was only $20 and not $80.
I'm not "hopeful" about it looking different, but I would definitely prefer for it to look very nice, as I'm sure everybody else is.Medalion said:
Nintendo made the mistake of making the 3DS very similar in design to the DS, and it is widely perceived by the average joe that this is nothing more than another update to the DS series.
Although you could argue that the focus with Wii U will be on the tablet controller and the hardware design therefore does not matter, I think Nintendo will want to make sure there is no chance of this happening again.
"I already have a Wii. Why can't I buy the tablet separately?"
The last thing Iwata would want is a window seat.
Allan Holdsworth
Member
GrotesqueBeauty said:
I think it will, at least eventually. Did the same with GameCube, after all.
I was waiting to see if there was a Zelda Bundle with a special color Wii but it would probably be this model. Is it possible to find the Red Wii for $150?
GrotesqueBeauty said:
Nintendo always does this. Dropping GBA support from the DSi, dropping the digital out on the Cube, dropping the headphone jack from the GBASP, dropping GB/GBC support from the Game Boy Micro. They love cost cutting.
GrotesqueBeauty said:
Yes, in Europe at least.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-17-nintendo-discontinuing-current-wii-model
Cygnus X-1
Member
Xun said:
Did you play Galaxy 2? Even better than the original. And I would not miss Metroid Prime Trilogy if you can find one copy.
The GameCube will forever live on in the Wii because that's all it truly is.FyreWulff said:Me too. Surprised they hung onto the GameCube hardware for this long, they already dropped it for Korean Wiis.
Oh well, GameCube had a good 10 year run, even though the last 5 years were inside another console
No actually, but that was down to my lack of time when the game came out.Cygnus X-1 said:
I've still yet to fully complete the first game either.
Michan said:
I never said they should reimburse me.
But I'm not going to pretend a few ROM dumps is this BIG THING worth $80.
I'll take them since they're better than nothing but they're not going to make me forget that I should have waited.
I was planning to wait but ended up buying one on impulse because I was bored and wanted to check out the 3D effect.
I played Zelda on my Gamecube where it belonged.
I had nothing for Wii until Galaxy/Brawl/Metroid.
Cygnus X-1
Member
storl026 said:
"you have no intention to support anymore"?
Did you look at the line-up for this fall and early next year? Doesn't really look like a bad 5 and 6-year software line-up to me. It is better than last year.
Xun said:
There is more creativity in some levels of Galaxy 2 than in most full-finished games out there. You can miss all the rest if you want, but I really recommend you Galaxy 2.
Cygnus X-1
Member
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slick7rick
Member
i still havent played the super mario galaxy games. i would buy a sub-$99 wii just to play em.
Cygnus X-1
Member
slick7rick said:
Did you play Sunshine back on the Gamecube?
Well, Galaxy 1 and 2 make right every single little thing that felt so wrong in Sunshine.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Well, poop. Also, no Gamecube controllers is bullshit, considering a lot of Wii games have a control option for them.miladesn said:
walking fiend
Member
you clearly should sell your Wii, you can spend it to help people at horn of africa.Xun said:
and like 1 out of 100 wii owners have one of those controllers?
it's pretty clear only an extremely tiny portion will buy Wii for its BC from now own, and it was the most useless feature to get cut, how else did you expect them to reduce the price?
Pretty much all of the Nintendo systems released went through some kind of re-design or re-brand from announcement to release.AniHawk said:
NES received some major adjustments in the eyes of the public:
http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/protoboxes1.jpg
http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/protoboxes5.jpg
http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/protoboxes19.jpg
Japan final: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/FamicomConsole.png
U.S./Europe final: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...png/800px-NES-console-with-controller-png.png
SNES received three public redesigns before launch:
From http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/protoboxes3.jpg
To http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/protoboxes6.jpg
To http://www.cvgm.net/static/media/platform/image/Super_Nintendo_and_Famicom_thumb.jpg (Japan/Europe)
And finally http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/25/176100-snes_sys_large.jpg for North America
Ultra 64 had some adjustments to its controller and name:
http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/protoboxes29.jpg to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...N64-Console-Set.png/800px-N64-Console-Set.png
Dolphin received the same treatment as the N64, with some minor changes to the system's disc drive, grills, and open button:
First controller reveal: http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/protoboxes28.jpg
Updated controller: http://a2.idata.over-blog.com/375x281/1/27/40/16/Prototypes/Gamecube-proto-2.jpg
Final controller: http://images.wikia.com/ssb/images/8/80/GCCont.jpg
Hardware comparison: http://www.samurainintendo.com/system/images/designs.jpg
Revolution became Wii, with a couple of tiny adjustments to the front of the console:
http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image...nintendo-revolution-faq-20050525023041926.jpg
Nintendo DS changed, as you suggested, with the final revision updated from mono to stereo sound, but 3DS, as well as most of Nintendo's other portables, didn't change in the eyes of the public.
Bear in mind that not only has every new Nintendo home platform received minor to substantial design updates, but there is a lot more at stake here than there ever has been. The company will have learned an awful lot from the launch of the 3DS.
Xdrive05
Member
Why is GC support even an issue? I thought the Wii chipset uses basically the same hardware as GC, so they downclock when running GC disks? So it's free BC? Weird thing to slash IMO.
But the real problem - it looks the same, or worse. This will fail if not priced at LESS than $99.
But the real problem - it looks the same, or worse. This will fail if not priced at LESS than $99.
GrotesqueBeauty said:
That's my main problem with it.
GC controllers were not just for BC.
I never play Mario Kart with anything but my wavebird.
The only theory I have is that it may simplify the disc drive making it cheaper and more reliable.
That's the only way it could be justified IMO.
Cygnus X-1
Member
SNES adjustments are pretty impressive. Ugh, the first one was really ugly.
NES final western design was so badass.
NES final western design was so badass.
MikeE21286
Member
It looks exactly the same.
Laziest redesign ever?
Laziest redesign ever?
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
AniHawk said:
This has happened for every single console in existence to some extent. In fact, there's no precedent for this ever not happening.
