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Wii U Speculation Thread The Third: Casting Dreams in The Castle of Miyamoto
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Hold up, texting Arkam.
Gianni Merryman
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Not necessarily, but for sure you missed on some good games you may hopefully play later on on WiiU's Virtual Console(I am afraid not the whole library will be available though).
Looks like a 20$ DVD player.
*grabs duct tape*
Well, I have Metroid Prime Trilogy, Wind Waker (+Ocarina of Time), Pokémon Colloseum, NPC! Pikmin, Pikmin 2 and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and I loved them.
Dr.Palutena
Member
Fixed. He said weaker, we gonna need to do some cutting.
If its weaker then the 360 this thing will be doa. A lot of people own IPads. I don't see them buying a console that's basically an IPad with buttons. Nintendo has a long way to go, it won't be nearly as easy as The Wii
They actually bought all available Xbox 1's and put it into large Wii cases.
Iwata: *laughs*
I had a platinum one (I think it was the coolest GCN of them all) and it also died =/
Some people say that the Gamecube used to look like a toy because of the shape and handle but I personally never looked at it like that. I loved the look and I even loved the feel of the power, open, and reset buttons. I especially still love the controllers.
SNES is x4 Wii U.
I had the Platinum one also, and kinda regret giving it away to nieces/nephews. Miss that awesome little box. I still say hi to it when I visit.
(and I heard from a good source that the U is going to be a 2600 and an Intellivision duct-taped together! Someone quickly start a new thread!)
*cue those 16-bit BF3 screens some guy made*
ClovingWestbrook
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Lol at you believing it's even a possibility.
UPad as powerful als Virtual Boy confirmed; not high enough resolution -> Nintendo to Dreamcast themselves because it's Nintendo
Naked Prime
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So considering how well Japanese developers handled this current genration of games, might the Wii U be better for them in the long run as opposed to going through the motions again with the likely higher spec Playstation and Xbox successors? I would love to think that many of them have their development pipelines streamlined by now, but outside of Capcom and 1 or 2 others I wouldn't put too much hope in that. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is there any clear indication what next-gen will be? If Epic doesn't consider Samaratin next gen, UE4 must be sex with analog sticks. If that holds true (and for a middleware solution) I really can't see Japanese developers not struggling. But hey, I'm high on cough syrup (and other misc sinus relief drugs) right now, so the hype train's pretty colors can keep me entertained for hours alone.
Wii U will sell better than the Virtual Boy because there are more players around now. Nintendo should redesign the Wii U radically if they don't want to sell like 5 million units.
Joke
ColdBlooder
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-0.75x weaker than xbox 360
j/kheres the reality:
its 27 Myiamoto elevator farts, times 17 iwata laughs + 23 Reggie hairs in a soup times stronger, if you consider the continent of the strongest fanboyism and the positoning of the planets! heard it from my dead zombie grandma who works as a toilet scrubber at bign!
If the Wii U establishes itself quickly thanks to Mario and Dragon Quest, I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes the baseline of Japanese development for most of the generation.
ShockingAlberto
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I was going to make a joke by taking an image from Battlefield 3 and converting it to 16-bit colors, but then I discovered...it didn't really make a difference
gashikunFLCL
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Wii U weaker than xbox....$150 launch confirmed!
I'd love to know how "weaker than 360" automatically means around Ipad power, Ipad isn't even on the same planet as 360.
Anyway, no it won't be weaker than 360, not a single chance of that.
ColdBlooder
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I was going to make a joke by taking an image from Battlefield 3 and converting it to 16-bit colors, but then I discovered...it didn't really make a difference
LOL! This is actually very sad... Try that with a Mario Galaxy shot... *yuck*
The real question is if it's more powerful than the GameCube. Nintendo are always secretive with the specs so it should be investigated further.
ShockingAlberto
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Naked Prime
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yeah, it seems that pie in the sky specs (like 8 GB etc) are almost only used to make dude-bro games more life like and bro-tacular. Which is fine in itself, but a lot of those multi millon sellers leave imagination at the door. Additionally, years back I worked at a shoe store and learned that shoes sales always spike during years where there are Olympic games (esp. the summer games). I suppose the same may be said about shooters and real world military campaigns. So with the end of the Iraq war and "maybe" a visible end to major Afghan activites might the COD, MoH and such see a sales decline? I guess there is always Iran, Space Nazis and Korea (Homefront 2).
We're unstoppable.
Dreamwriter
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They did. Both in Japan and the US, black was an option from day one. A lot of people bought purple because they liked it, because black is boring (EVERY damn thing eventually becomes available in black).
God damn son.
I'll wash that taste out of my mouth with some Gamecube shots. My favorite Nintendo console design.
Aww yeah. Love that Orange.
Best western game I've played, the rest are mainly washed out, shade-of-beige shooters that are apparently the hottest thing yet.
(MY TONSILS ARE SWELLING UP THIS IS HELL) I need a distraction.
God damn son.
I'll wash that taste out of my mouth with some Gamecube shots. My favorite Nintendo console design.
Aww yeah. Love that Orange.
It's so beautiful! T_T
I wish I had one of them controllers for my Wii.
Cow Mengde
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I've seen NES games more colorful than BF3.
pieatorium
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Do you guys really believe tripe like this?
EricDiesel
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Silver would work, too. But as nice as that looks, if I squint it's still a silver Wii. Nintendo needs a new look to say "Hey, this is a brand new thing, not a sexier Wii."
A new design philosophy should be used, like how Microsoft had the "inhale" concept for the 360. The Wii has a nice look, but it's a bit uninspired a second time. This is the first time a Nintendo console (not handheld) has looked nearly identical to the previous one. NES to SNES to N64 to Gamecube to Wii. All unique designs. Wii to Wii U is boring, honestly.
They need something that would stand it apart from the Wii on a retail shelf, one of the 3DS's missteps. A two-toned case is a possible solution. Or something else. I'm far from industrial design expert. But I did take several design classes in college. Contrast is important, and is probably why MS made the 360 white, to make it stand out from the black XBox.
Anyway, I'm rambling. You get my point. It's not "just a box", it's a way (along with marketing, typography, color, etc.) to inform the consumer "this isn't a Wii with an iPad tacked on". To the uninformed, the current design doesn't convey that clearly.
I don't place all of my thoughts on western games like this, of course there are phenomenal ones, but come on, list more than 10 games from the last few months that have had insane hype levels, and aren't a beige-aholic.
runnin_blue
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It's been said before but my personal opinion is still that the Wii U will be the Playstation 2 of this upcoming generation. Not in terms of overall sales or marketshare but in terms of software support. Coming out first will be a huge advantage for Nintendo, they will get ports of most current AAA titles aswell as have they're own IP to sell the system. And by the time Microsoft and Sony's new consoles come out, Wii U will be well positioned in terms of install base to recieve versions of most of the upcoming AAA games, even if they are scaled down due to Wii U being slightly less powerful than the other two systems.
The only two things I can see hurting Wii U is the online system and whether they get Grand Theft Auto 5 or not. Yes, seems ridiculous to base success on one game but GTA is what it is. Good luck to Nintendo convincing the "hardcore" or "dudebros" to switch over or even include Wii U in their console collection if they can still argue "oh, but you can't play that on Wii".
Food for thought.
The only two things I can see hurting Wii U is the online system and whether they get Grand Theft Auto 5 or not. Yes, seems ridiculous to base success on one game but GTA is what it is. Good luck to Nintendo convincing the "hardcore" or "dudebros" to switch over or even include Wii U in their console collection if they can still argue "oh, but you can't play that on Wii".
Food for thought.
This has kinda been my thoughts for a while too, I think Sony may Wii themselves this gen (no jokes intended) in terms of power, not software, and obviously not that large of a gap.
Although, now ya think about it, Nintendo and Sony have had turns being the weak console, maybe it's now MS' turn.
The Game Boy player actually makes the system a near-perfect cube. I only wish they brought the other colors to America.
...and, with that, what about about a DS/3DS player for the Wii U? It's more than capable, what with the touch screen controller and all.
Oh God I'd love this so much
snowdog1971
Banned
Yup, custom themes would be great. My PS3 and PSP both look like Pip-Boys lol. It's annoying that my Wii and 360 don't have the same look. I love Fallout, probably my favourite franchise.
And their most famous games are all about "cinematic experiences". They can't put a weak console, that would scare a lot of their customers.
pieatorium
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Theres barely 10 games from the last few months that had insane hype levels, I would like to know which games from the last few months that had insane hype levels that fit your beige shooter comment.
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