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[BY2K]

What is this about speeches? Speeches of E3, yeah, but about what? You guys know things we don't and you're gonna drop some hints?

I'm gonna hold you guys to this!

 

[Sagitario]

Supposedly they were changed to analog sometime last year, so we'll see.

I thought this was about analog sticks until I backtracked a little

 

[Glass Joe]

I am still of the position that if Nintendo wanted haptics, rather than a conventional haptic screen, they would instead present some sort of novel solution that uses the stylus. For two reasons:

a) It would be a bit odd to have a conventional haptic screen when a stylus set-up is the preferred method of gaming.

b) Nintendo actually patented a sort of 'rumble stylus' tech about two years ago:

If any sort of haptic-esque tech is on the Wii U controller, I would bet that it is this sort of thing.

It's possible it could be for stylus but I struggle to see that option being particularly useful. Touching by finger to get feedback seems a lot more desirable -- petting a Nintendog with virtual fur would certainly have a "wow" factor. There's no solid reason to expect this feature though. Although the tech exists, I dunno how cost effective it is or how reliable.

It won't for player 1.

Or will it? Dun dun DUNNNNNNN!!!!

If you look at the New Super Mario Bros. Wii teaser, the kid is actually playing on the TV with a Wii remote when the dad comes in wanting to watch baseball, so he then switches to the tablet. Don't know why the kid wasn't using the tablet in the first place, I guess the video wanted to illustrate it's point. So player 1 using Wiimote, classic controller, etc, is entirely possible.

On the subject of clickable sticks -- I'm not sure I care either way. If the failure rate is potentially high, I wouldn't want to be replacing a $100+ tablet just because Mario Party 10 had some reckless pad ruining mini-game.

On the subject of analog triggers -- I asked earlier, assuming I'd get confirmation they're there, but I guess the 2011 tablet must not have had them. Anyway I'm pretty confident the final build will (for hopefully one set and not the other). My dreams of HD F-Zero GX would be shattered without them :/ But key GC games such as Luigi's Mansion and Mario Sunshine also used that feature, so you can hopefully count on it.

If not, classic controller has 'em, but it'd be stupid to not be able to play GC games with the tablet. Of course, I'm assuming a Gamecube Virtual Console store will exist (because why not?)

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

You do realize I'm going to hold you to this? I never forget.




Ever.

What happens to me if I bail out or if its not the greatest read ever?

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

That sounds very familiar so I'm going to say you're correct.

A very wise approach for you to take sir. You will find it very helpful in most situations.









Seriously though, I am pretty sure that that was his username because he got on my nerves under his 'I like feet' persona and then when I first saw a new, irritating poster with the username 'From the dust' my immediate reaction was 'so which perma-banned Gafer are you then?!'.

When it came out that they were the same person I was not surprised .

 

[Conor 419]

Nah chums, my speech will generally be about getting people excited, reminding people to check their sources and not spread misinformation, speculation of what we'll see and why E3 2k12's going to be fuckan awe-sam.

I mean, there'll be other stuff too but spoilers.

 

[Medalion]

They should have just scrapped the entire thing and built a completely different one from scratch and blow our minds

 

[Shurayuki]

What happens to me if I bail out or if its not the greatest read ever?

That would be a paddlin!

And don't you dare to enjoy it!

They should have just scrapped the entire thing and built a kidnapping company instead

fixed

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

When you realised that Hyrule's citizens had made the ultimate sacrifice to keep Ganon from returning.

Dark as fuck.

Pray remind me dear sir?

 

[AceBandage]

That would be a paddlin!

And don't you dare to enjoy it!

That's a Paladin.

 

[Kjellson]

How long time do y'all think it will take to download a game? I got the Sly games on PS Store and it took fucking ages to get them. I hope it won't take that long.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

That would be a paddlin!

And don't you dare to enjoy it!

I'll try my hardest not to enjoy it.

 

[AceBandage]

How long time do y'all think it will take to download a game? I got the Sly games on PS Store and it took fucking ages to get them. I hope it won't take that long.

Depends on the size of the game, your connection speed and Nintendo's servers.

 

[test_account]

I'd take a substantial overhaul of the box over the pad. The thing is just that goddamn boring.

It's a box.

I wonder how the final design will look like though.

 

[Shurayuki]

That's a Paladin.

I heard Lollipop. don't make post my lollipop gifs again!

Spoiler

it's not even a lollipop, lol

 

[ViewtifulJC]

It's a box.

I wonder how the final design will look like though.

I really hope there's another one of these interviews. Reggie was good at avoiding pretty much most of everything(like he's paid to do), but Jeff was consistent with the difficult questions. My respect for both went up after that. I'm sure Reggie will have more to talk about this year, though.

 

[Father_Brain]

"Surprise" GI cover reveal coming this Thursday.

I don't think this will actually be a Wii U game, to be clear. But if it isn't, it'll further lessen the chance of getting much in the way of Wii U software news before E3, as there's very little likelihood of a lower-readership Western outlet getting an exclusive and (AFAIK) no recent history of Nintendo reveals of that nature in Japanese publications, aside from the Pokemon reveals in Coro Coro.

EDIT... though I guess there could be a Wii U exclusive on their next cover, which would be revealed a few days before E3.

 

[test_account]

I really hope there's another one of these interviews. Reggie was good at avoiding pretty much most of everything(like he's paid to do), but Jeff was consistent with the difficult questions. My respect for both went up after that. I'm sure Reggie will have more to talk about this year, though.

Yep, i love the Geoff and Reggie interviews =) I'm sure there will be one at this year's E3 as well.

 

[Boss Man]

Has anyone made a photoshop of four Gamecubes taped together with an ipad off to the side yet?

Is Dragon Quest X Online an MMO?

 

[AceBandage]

"Surprise" GI cover reveal coming this Thursday.

I don't think this will actually be a Wii U game, to be clear. But if it isn't, it'll further lessen the chance of getting much in the way of Wii U software news before E3, as there's very little likelihood of a lower-readership Western outlet getting an exclusive and (AFAIK) no recent history of Nintendo reveals of that nature in Japanese publications, aside from the Pokemon reveals in Coro Coro.

Probably God of War or Sony Smash.

 

[Medalion]

fixed

They already have a division dedicated to that... the Nintendo Ninjas

 

[Father_Brain]

Probably God of War or Sony Smash.

I'd imagine that the "surprise" wording indicates that it's either a completely unannounced game or one we've heard very little about in a while, so that'd probably rule both out. But who knows.

 

[Shurayuki]

They already have a division dedicated to that... the Nintendo Ninjas

Gotta diversify, additional income streams and all!

Then they can afford to put that Avatar machine in your home!

Did anybody ever follow up Shiggy's hinting that there are (yet unnoticed) infos on an announced Wii U title on Google images or smth?

 

[BurntPork]

I will record myself eating a hat if the GI reveal is about a Wii U game. (It must be stated to be a Wii U game on the cover, so CoD won't count.)

 

[AzaK]

Clicky sticks can go to hell for all I care. I've ruined 4 360 pads with them. The sticks just lose all precision and become flimsy like all hell. Same goes for the DS3.

Agreed, they suck.

Supposedly they were changed to analog sometime last year, so we'll see.

Really? Cool.

Which reminds me, does anybody here remember that British sci-fi show from the late 70s - Blake's 7? The protagonists' ship computer there used to get online with an uncorking sound (they also had a real acorn on one of the episodes, but that's a different topic). Delicious.

Still, to this day, I want to kick Avon in the balls.


Also, wasn't there a magazine coming out soon that had a Miyamoto interview or something that we were excited about?

 

[Power Stranger]

Pray remind me dear sir?

I would also like to know.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

I want it to be in the shape of a cube, just so I can say

Spoiler

should have taken advantage of this back in the Gamecube era

 

[Luigison]

"Surprise" GI cover reveal coming this Thursday.

I don't think this will actually be a Wii U game, to be clear. But if it isn't, it'll further lessen the chance of getting much in the way of Wii U software news before E3, as there's very little likelihood of a lower-readership Western outlet getting an exclusive and (AFAIK) no recent history of Nintendo reveals of that nature in Japanese publications, aside from the Pokemon reveals in Coro Coro.

EDIT... though I guess there could be a Wii U exclusive on their next cover, which would be revealed a few days before E3.

Did anyone ever figure out the NP tease?

 

[TheCongressman1]

Made an improvement on my 'classic controller':

Buttons are now offset from the analogs. Added grips on the back. Not completely done, so make suggestions.

I'm going to work on the actual tablet soon.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Batman approved. You win this time, Joker

 

[Medalion]

So basically it's a dualshock

 

[onilink88]

I gave up on trying to keep up with you people, so I just speed read from pages one hundred and forty-three onward. What I retained:

• Nintendo's using "Ni-Fi" for the controller

• awesome controller functionality for Project CARS

• video encoder and DSP might be what are getting in the way of streaming to two controllers

Have I missed/misread anything?

 

[Glass Joe]

Made an improvement on my 'classic controller':



Buttons are now offset from the analogs. Added grips on the back. Not completely done, so make suggestions.

I'm going to work on the actual tablet soon.

Honestly it looks a little too narrow for my tastes. I'm fine with the existing classic controller which will be compatible for Wii U. Just wish that one was about 6" wider too.

 

[TheCongressman1]

So basically it's a dualshock

I can put the analogs back on top if that will make you feel better...

Honestly it looks a little too narrow for my tastes. I'm fine with the existing classic controller which will be compatible for Wii U. Just wish that one was about 6" wider too.

That would be just about as big as the tablet! :O

Edit: Do you mean you wish it was thicker or wider?

Batman approved. You win this time, Joker

Thank you very much, Spiderman.

 

[guek]

Made an improvement on my 'classic controller':

so...it's a less ergonomic CCPro?

 

[Glass Joe]

That would be just about as big as the tablet! :O

Edit: Do you mean you wish it was thicker or wider?

A little bit of both, I guess. Classic controller feels flimsy to me, I had to match it up to my 360 pad (which feels great) to realize they are in fact a similar width. The 6" was overkill though, but a little wider would probably look more comfortable to me.

 

[TheCongressman1]

so...it's a less ergonomic CCPro?

Man, the pro sucks. And, I have no idea if it would be comfortable. It looks like it would be fine to me, but then again, that's not my strong suite.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

"Surprise" GI cover reveal coming this Thursday.

I don't think this will actually be a Wii U game, to be clear. But if it isn't, it'll further lessen the chance of getting much in the way of Wii U software news before E3, as there's very little likelihood of a lower-readership Western outlet getting an exclusive and (AFAIK) no recent history of Nintendo reveals of that nature in Japanese publications, aside from the Pokemon reveals in Coro Coro.

EDIT... though I guess there could be a Wii U exclusive on their next cover, which would be revealed a few days before E3.

If NDAs were going to expire, it would have been in April.

At this point, I don't expect anything to be intentionally unveiled until E3.

 

[guek]

Man, the pro sucks.

 

[TheCongressman1]

Well, it's true. It's like someone took a GC controller, tossed it in a shredder, and then tried to put it back together with crazy glue.

Edit: What I mean is, it feels extremely cheap.

 

[HylianTom]

A little bit of both, I guess. Classic controller feels flimsy to me, I had to match it up to my 360 pad (which feels great) to realize they are in fact a similar width. The 6" was overkill though, but a little wider would probably look more comfortable to me.

I've been trying to verballize why the controller doesn't quite feel right.. "Flimsy" is a good word for it. I have tried and tried to like it, but this is something that just can't be forced.

 

[udivision]

Made an improvement on my 'classic controller':



Buttons are now offset from the analogs. Added grips on the back. Not completely done, so make suggestions.

I'm going to work on the actual tablet soon.

You design doesn't take into account that the 'classic controller' doesn't have a screen...

EDIT: As in, it seems like you just diced up the uPad, but something that looks like the XBox controller, Dual Shock or CCPro would make more sense.

I've been trying to verballize why the controller doesn't quite feel right.. "Flimsy" is a good word for it. I have tried and tried to like it, but this is something that just can't be forced.

It's probably the weight, considering it doesn't have any guts.

 

[NateDrake]

Well, it's true. It's like someone took a GC controller, tossed it in a shredder, and then tried to put it back together with crazy glue.

What? That doesn't describe this sexy beast at all.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Well, it's true. It's like someone took a GC controller, tossed it in a shredder, and then tried to put it back together with crazy glue.

You're silly.

 

[Power Stranger]

Ok so has any light been shed on that rumor that the CPU will have troubles processing physics and stuff compared to PS360?

Was that debunked orrrrrr....

 

[guek]

Ok so has any light been shed on that rumor that the CPU will have troubles processing physics and stuff compared to PS360?

Was that debunked orrrrrr....

Documents have been found pointing to unoptimized middleware being the culprit and that has since been resolved. It's the most likely explanation at hand at the moment.

 

[EricDiesel]

Yeah, It's a good mock-up and all, but I really don't see why it wouldn't just be a wireless CCPro with analog triggers or something similar. Rectangles aren't very comfortable.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Well, it's true. It's like someone took a GC controller, tossed it in a shredder, and then tried to put it back together with crazy glue.

lol Nintendo fans

smh

 

[snesfreak]

lol Nintendo fans

smh

Hey, don't lump us all together now.

 

[Kacho]

This CPP is an amazing controller. Shame on all of the haters!