At the very least, more than 2GB requires a split pool any way you try to slice it.
Why is that bad?
It could be a split pool of 1.5 GB (For game) and 512 (for OS)
At the very least, more than 2GB requires a split pool any way you try to slice it.
Well, USSR doesn't exist anymore since like 20 years, but that would also explain that "comrade".
Do you mean to tell me I've been spending all this time on the lookout for ruskies for nothing? Fuck.
Do you mean to tell me I've been spending all this time on the lookout for ruskies for nothing? Fuck.
Don't worry, Sarah Palin already had this all covered.
She could watch them from her house, after all.
Guys guys... Em.. Battalion Wars?
Why is that bad?
It could be a split pool of 1.5 GB (For game) and 512 (for OS)
Why is that bad?
It could be a split pool of 1.5 GB (For game) and 512 (for OS)
Guys guys... Em.. Battalion Wars?
I hope so... Believe! BW-U
Something I was thinking of the past few days. If hypothetically, the OS does take like 512 MB, would it be reasonable to think that the total amount should be several times that number? I mean, I don't think there's any rule that says that RAM allocation has to be like that. For all we know, the memory for the OS could be 512 MB, and the remainder could be 256 MB. But that's highly, highly unlikely, right?
Something I was thinking of the past few days. If hypothetically, the OS does take like 512 MB, would it be reasonable to think that the total amount should be several times that number? I mean, I don't think there's any rule that says that RAM allocation has to be like that. For all we know, the memory for the OS could be 512 MB, and the remainder could be 256 MB. But that's highly, highly unlikely, right?
I have this (perhaps irrational) concern that anything less than 2GB will seriously hamstring the console in the foreseeable future in light of the rumors that Orbis/Durango will have anywhere between 4-8GB.
OK, now I'm convinced you and IdeaMan have exchanged login details to fuck with us. Either that or he's assimilated you.
Could be another Goldeneye game set during the cold war.
There really is no reason the OS should require that much ram. Nothing that comes to mind anyway.
Ergo, the only logical explanation is that nintendo is going to incorporate ram intensive OS level features that we haven't seen before.
The only thing I can think of is like...
Being able to watch your friend play a game, while you're playing a game and you're both voice chatting.
Which would be awesome, but still.
Have you forgotten that all of you are parts of my mind? Ideaman was a later creation.
Combining my previous post: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35909560&postcount=19446
With the current head/eye tracking and IdeaMan's post below makes me hopeful. The glasses won't be needed if eye tracking is good enough. Besides the Wii U should be able to track the Wii U controller well enough.
Also, if the rear camera is good enough it could make the screen appear transparent.
kyoto-report said:It looks like Nintendo Technology Development, the Seattle based hardware group under Howard Cheng, has been quite busy researching and developing several of the technologies being used in Project Cafe. One of the more interesting features is their work on tracking systems and head-mounted stereoscopic displays along with CPU and GPU research and evaluation.
Wait. How would that work?What about doing that while watching the same netflix movie together? You can do something similar on 360 iirc, but not with video chat.
I want to trust IdeaMan, but I don't know if I should.
Are we just eating his posts out of desperation, or maybe there's something else I missed?
bgassassin and I were discussing a similar possibilty earlier in this thread. Since the Wii U is already capable of streaming video, a stereoscopic visor is possible. I doubt they're going to do it, but the possibilities are incredible. Head tracking alone would be relatively easy to implement f you just added IR lights onto a communication headset (like the one that comes with Xbox 360) and an updated sensor bar.
As for a 3D visor, with front facing cameras and head tracking, you could create a real VR experience. You could place AR cards around the room for example. This is also the ideal set up for the Wii remote and nun-chuck imo. They would perfectly compliment each other.
Apparantly Nintendo were doing some R&D in this area as well. Thanks to bgassassin for finding this:
http://kyoto-report.blogspot.com/2011/04/ninja-courier_19.html
Should I keep Iwata in my avatar until the meeting, switch to Reggie for no reason, or just change back to normal?
Oh, and a quarter of 3DS's RAM is OS reserved, so the same might be true of Wii U.
That would be the ultimate mid-generation megaton.
I want to trust IdeaMan, but I don't know if I should.
Are we just eating his posts out of desperation, or maybe there's something else I missed?
Well, RAM is cheapest if bought in powers of 2 and multiples of the same size. So 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB...Something I was thinking of the past few days. If hypothetically, the OS does take like 512 MB, would it be reasonable to think that the total amount should be several times that number? I mean, I don't think there's any rule that says that RAM allocation has to be like that. For all we know, the memory for the OS could be 512 MB, and the remainder could be 256 MB. But that's highly, highly unlikely, right?
I want to trust IdeaMan, but I don't know if I should.
Are we just eating his posts out of desperation, or maybe there's something else I missed?
You would be a god among trolls if so, bg...
I want to trust IdeaMan, but I don't know if I should.
Are we just eating his posts out of desperation, or maybe there's something else I missed?
The fact that he was vetted by Mods as someone who would definitely be in a position to know real info.I want to trust IdeaMan, but I don't know if I should.
Are we just eating his posts out of desperation, or maybe there's something else I missed?
Wait. How would that work?
If you're playing a game, and watching your friend play a game, where would the movie go?
Random hype question: Who are we going to see on the stage first during the Press Conference?
A: Reggie
B: Miyamoto (And Bill)
C: Iwata
D: Reggie and Miyamoto (And Bill)
E: Reggie and Iwata
F: Miyamoto and Iwata (And Bill)
G: All 3. (And Bill)
Miyamoto without BillRandom hype question: Who are we going to see on the stage first during the Press Conference?
A: Reggie
B: Miyamoto (And Bill)
C: Iwata
D: Reggie and Miyamoto (And Bill)
E: Reggie and Iwata
F: Miyamoto and Iwata (And Bill)
G: All 3. (And Bill)
No mean you'd both watch the same netflix movie but be able to video chat via the tablet
Isn't it always Reggie? And pretty much never Miyamoto or Iwata?
The fact that he was vetted by Mods as someone who would definitely be in a position to know real info.
Random hype question: Who are we going to see on the stage first during the Press Conference?
A: Reggie
B: Miyamoto (And Bill)
C: Iwata
D: Reggie and Miyamoto (And Bill)
E: Reggie and Iwata
F: Miyamoto and Iwata (And Bill)
G: All 3. (And Bill)
I say Iwata, don't know why.Random hype question: Who are we going to see on the stage first during the Press Conference?
A: Reggie
B: Miyamoto (And Bill)
C: Iwata
D: Reggie and Miyamoto (And Bill)
E: Reggie and Iwata
F: Miyamoto and Iwata (And Bill)
G: All 3. (And Bill)
The fact that he was vetted by Mods as someone who would definitely be in a position to know real info.
I want professional wrestling style intros with explosions and intro music and flames on the walkway.
Should I keep Iwata in my avatar until the meeting, switch to Reggie for no reason, or just change back to normal?
Oh, and a quarter of 3DS's RAM is OS reserved, so the same might be true of Wii U.
I want professional wrestling style intros with explosions and intro music and flames on the walkway.
Random hype question: Who are we going to see on the stage first during the Press Conference?
A: Reggie
B: Miyamoto (And Bill)
C: Iwata
D: Reggie and Miyamoto (And Bill)
E: Reggie and Iwata
F: Miyamoto and Iwata (And Bill)
G: All 3. (And Bill)
I'm inclined to believe that a head-mounted anything is likely to fail, and even more so as an add-on. It's just annoying, and most people don't want to have something on their head/face to play a game. Headgear-free eye tracking is really the only way they can make that function a selling point.
H: Mario cosplay.Random hype question: Who are we going to see on the stage first during the Press Conference?
A: Reggie
B: Miyamoto (And Bill)
C: Iwata
D: Reggie and Miyamoto (And Bill)
E: Reggie and Iwata
F: Miyamoto and Iwata (And Bill)
G: All 3. (And Bill)
The question Is how many NES duck-taped is the WiiU?
Random hype question: Who are we going to see on the stage first during the Press Conference?
A: Reggie
B: Miyamoto (And Bill)
C: Iwata
D: Reggie and Miyamoto (And Bill)
E: Reggie and Iwata
F: Miyamoto and Iwata (And Bill)
G: All 3. (And Bill)