GameplayWhore
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Wait, there was news about Nintendo's external hard drive plans?? What happened?
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Wii U Speculation thread IV: Photoshop rumors and image memes
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Wait, there was news about Nintendo's external hard drive plans?? What happened?
Your point is key and that is why it makes sense to keep the Wii branding. Casuals are less likely to research so they need to keep the name out there and let them think "oh it's the new Wii" when they encounter it.
Core gamers might have a bias and hesitate, but they will research plenty and go where the action is. They'll be swayed with the right features and games if the platform can deliver.
No news. Just a silly argument in another thread. One that Margalis just slam-dunked here.
Absolutely. The OS, the Nintendo Network, the games, Pikmin 3 will show the graphic capabilities (one of the reason it was moved to the Wii U WAS because of the HD and the better graphics, after all.)
Heck, they said they'll talk about the launch line-up at E3, the only thing they won't reveal is the price and the release date, which they never reveal at E3 anyway.
This really is Nintendo's E3 to win.
Didn't hear anything as well.
He admitted to being a (future?) pirate.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Wow, I finally caught up to the end of this thread. I've come to realize that it takes ~3 hours a day to keep up. :\
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I also disapprove of clicky-sticks on controllers. I like the stick to remain rock-solid and find the pseudo-buttons to feel awkward to use. Its a dual use control and your mind has to make that tiny mental switch each time you use it.
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My biggest gripe with the controller design is the small, standard cross pattern of the buttons. Please Nintendo, experiment like you did with Gamecube and mix up the size and position of the buttons. "A" should be the biggest.
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Is there any confirmation yet on what the black IR window on the forward side of the controller is for? For another IR camera or an IR transmitter?
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I also disapprove of clicky-sticks on controllers. I like the stick to remain rock-solid and find the pseudo-buttons to feel awkward to use. Its a dual use control and your mind has to make that tiny mental switch each time you use it.
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My biggest gripe with the controller design is the small, standard cross pattern of the buttons. Please Nintendo, experiment like you did with Gamecube and mix up the size and position of the buttons. "A" should be the biggest.
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Is there any confirmation yet on what the black IR window on the forward side of the controller is for? For another IR camera or an IR transmitter?
Thank you, your grace
If it's anything like the 360 controller then it shouldn't be a problem.
It's a sensor bar. They showed it off in the Wii U Golf video demo.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
No, not the one on the top, the smaller one facing the tv set.
HanShotFirst
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I thought it was a front facing camera.
They can possibly screw it up. There's always that really slim chance. Also MS might swoop the show by showing Kinectimals 2. Never doubt Kinectimals.
It's both, but I misunderstood Gahiggidy's question.
So you mean the black square from the Rayman vid? No firm info on that.
It would be sad if they couldn't win this E3 since the other 2 companies are supposedly not bringing up their next-gen systems
The ball-tickling sim sequel
They can, but they can't afford to. They can't screw up a console reveal twice in a row.
Justification for 59.99 games.
ViewtifulJC
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If they bring back that little girl for Kinectimals 2, it's gonna be the conference of the year
Maybe Reggie hired it, though? That will be the megaton
Maybe Reggie hired it, though? That will be the megaton
I already expect them to release Special Editions of their games that come with these figurines.
Mr. MondayNight
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Bring on the
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I thought it was confirmed to be a sticker covering a port that dev kits have and won't be in the final version in all likelihood.
GameplayWhore
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It was a sticker, but then someone posted a pic of a presumably updated controller which had an actual thing that was probably an IR camera.
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Oh man, I remember that. Priceless stuff.
Has it? How exciting.
As long as Kinect exists, MS always wins.
fixed, i guess
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Not the sticker, that is more underneath. The black square has been on there since the beginning...
Mr. MondayNight
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was the look on Craig Harris face when they said it, I think at that point he knew he was done at IGN.
It doesn't look that big either. Maybe it's because of huge hands, though.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
I just watched the Wii U concept trailer again and noticed that when the guy waling in th eroom says "Hey, its time to watch some baseball..." he uses the tv remote to change the channel and not the wii u controller...
HanShotFirst
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Well the thing in the back seems a bit off so that makes sense.
I just watched the Wii U concept trailer again and noticed that when the guy waling in th eroom says "Hey, its time to watch some baseball..." he uses the tv remote to change the channel and not the wii u controller...
What's wrong with that? Were you expecting the Wii U Pad to have the ability to change the channel for you? It would be nice, but I doubt they'll do that.
Considering they already have that ability for the Wii in Japan, and the Wii U uses HDMI cables, meaning it can theoretically also control the volume and change inputs too.
Here it is in lady-hands:
If feel as if I'd accidentally press the buttons under the RS. I'm pretty sure it's been talked to death already though.
I didn't know that. I'm pretty sure if it's possible they'll end up doing it.
You know, I just re-watched it and, how the hell could the host think Nintendo had the weakest show in 2010?
And the "for the things I actually want" bullcrap was just silly.
The "no awkward moments" when talking about the Microsoft Conference was hilarious. It's like never didn't watched the whole thing. The Kinectimal girl, for instance, was awkward.
Here it is in lady-hands:
Again, doesn't look that big.
And AGAIN, DAT SCREEN. God damn, every time I see it, I'm stunned. If there's one thing Nintendo got right on that controller, it's the screen. Don't change a thing!
-Pyromaniac-
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I'm not overly impressed with the screen. It's what I expect it to be. I guess this IS Nintendo and they could have cheaped out, so that's impressive.
Mr. MondayNight
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Kinectimals girl is my hero it takes courage to get on stage and fiddle with imaginary balls and pretend it's a tiger.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Oh right, could anyone link me that Nintendo Fortress thread?
Hobbestetrician
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Wasn't it Daemon Hatfield and Greg Miller in the video with Harris in that video? If there are two guys who can, with a straight face, say that Nintendo didn't have the best show that year, it's those two jagoffs. Microsoft's show that year was full of embarrassing moments (2008-Nintendo level) but no one was willing to admit it.
Actually, there is a patent that describes the Wii U controller as a universal remote: patent
Hmmm, will the Wii U controller be able to work on it's own, without turning on the console itself?
Here it is in lady-hands:
Big icons. Do not want.
If I'm playing a game on the Wii U pad rather than on the television, I hope the HUD won't be that big.
I missed this patent as well.
Well I don't know if it'd work without turning on the console itself considering I only see one power button on the controller and it usually turns the console on as well. Would be awesome if it worked as a standalone remote without the console.
Hatfield was there, but not Miller.
TheCongressman1
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Or you know, do change it if it makes it even better.
Demon Hatfield is the worst of the bunch. I remember during the Nintendo Voice Chats at IGN he was always the bitter one. I forgot what happened exactly, but I recall him having a fit against Nintendo.
Well, there's that, but if they don't I'd be okay with this.
Just change the button placement and gives us analog sticks and triggers, please.
I've never seen it. Could you provide the link?
Hobbestetrician
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Isn't there little inside the controller in terms of tech? In that it requires the juice of the console being on to actually do anything?
I gotta think that the HUD will be adaptable based on if you are playing on just the controller or on the TV. Hopefully. Plus, that is just a tech demo so it may change significantly.
Well, he would be the last one to give Nintendo any credit anyway.
On one of the podcasts one of the other people brought up Nintendo (I forget what capacity) but he just went off yelling at the guy that "the Wii sucks" (said it several times) and just basically tearing the guy down for suggesting the Wii deserved a place in the conversation they were having.
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