I miss your Boondocks avatar! D:
Oh snap, so Ace was the guy with the icon that had Huey?
Man I use to browse these boards before I was a registered user and I always liked that icon haha.
I miss your Boondocks avatar! D:
Still not getting people who declare that Metroid is dead. I will enjoy Retro's Prime 4.
lol
And no remarks from your bosses ? Maybe they thought it was a real place !
His boss is a dorf.
He originally came from GameFAQsOh snap, so Ace was the guy with the icon that had Huey?
Man I use to browse these boards before I was a registered user and I always liked that icon haha.
I'll take Prime 4 - Prime 100 before I take another "Other M." I don't care what people say--that game was terrible.
I think Other M would have been better on 3DS or Wii U.
Not fundamentally so, but better.
I miss your Boondocks avatar! D:
Oh snap, so Ace was the guy with the icon that had Huey?
Man I use to browse these boards before I was a registered user and I always liked that icon haha.
Still not getting people who declare that Metroid is dead. I will enjoy Retro's Prime 4.
It's not about being in the know, but Nintendo home consoles launch in November, there are only so many sundays before Black Friday, and the 18th just works out better in terms of marketing and hype than earlier Sundays.
The "find the plot item" segments were terrible though.
Battle gameplay was ok. Maps were too linear. (I'm not in the camp of linear = bad always, but for metroid games it is)
You know, we talk a lot about memory and Nintendo and what they may or not be getting right with the Wii U. But let's not forget that three years ago on March 25, 2009 they finally did something right regarding games and memory, namely storage. Yes, the SD card menu update. It was laughable to those on the outside but it was a big deal to us. I made this gif a few years ago which I've posted before to honor that little milestone.
From ArsTechnica, last June:
Don't know how much relevance it holds here, but it gives you more to discuss.
If stories like this are accurate, Nintendo needs to start showing stuff off. Regardless of the truth, waiting until E3 runs a significant risk of investors being totally driven away.
I mean, yes, a couple of those points are bollocks, but Nintendo cannot allow them to take hold.
Reverse here. Haptic screen hasn't really seemed feasible, so it doesn't bother me to not see it. On the other hand rumble is something Nintendo was the first to be a big player on but hasn't really kept up with, so it would be nice to see improvement in that area.Optimism deflated.
Kirby and DK I have no clue as to why they're on there.
I see Metroid, though. Other M killed that franchise.
If stories like this are accurate, Nintendo needs to start showing stuff off. Regardless of the truth, waiting until E3 runs a significant risk of investors being totally driven away.
I mean, yes, a couple of those points are bollocks, but Nintendo cannot allow them to take hold.
Plus, 18th allows them to split the launch shipment in two and maintain momentum in to black friday.
Sell out at launch, send another shipment that week, be fully stocked for Black Friday with hype of "the sold out Nintendo system" at their backs.
Plus, 18th allows them to split the launch shipment in two and maintain momentum in to black friday.
Sell out at launch, send another shipment that week, be fully stocked for Black Friday with hype of "the sold out Nintendo system" at their backs.
Ok, i got to get me myself one of them anamalist jobs.
The new thread I posted turned out better than I expected.
Is it just me or are mods changing thread titles to make these Wii=doomed threads even worse?
This is getting ridiculous. I should probably bail on the board until after E3.
Fuck analysts who want to tell you about the market they know nothing about
If stories like this are accurate, Nintendo needs to start showing stuff off. Regardless of the truth, waiting until E3 runs a significant risk of investors being totally driven away.
I mean, yes, a couple of those points are bollocks, but Nintendo cannot allow them to take hold.
Jesus christ, it didn't.
The new thread I posted turned out better than I expected.
This thread should be renamed Wii U Optimism Thread to bring balance to the forum.
lolMe too.
I hate it when people change their avatars. I don't care what your name is! Give me pretty images!
D:
Problem is their goal should be building as large an install base as possible as fast as possible. Anyone can manufacture a Holiday shortage with gadget these days. A couple months of headlines is not going to secure third party support like a 5 or 10 million unit head start might. It also leaves plenty of room for MS/Sony to "Dreamcast" the U with fake dates and bogus promises they have no intention of keeping.
Internet high five!The new thread I posted turned out better than I expected.
If stories like this are accurate, Nintendo needs to start showing stuff off. Regardless of the truth, waiting until E3 runs a significant risk of investors being totally driven away.
I mean, yes, a couple of those points are bollocks, but Nintendo cannot allow them to take hold.
Wii U GPU is less powerful than Xbox360/PS3 according to developers, which means it has no edge besides the tablet interface to attract core users. Initial third-party titles are likely to be only ports from Xbox360/PS3 titles. A bundled WiiSports/Mario title may help initial sales beat Wii launch, but Wii was severely production-constrained and the surprise factor from Wii U is less.
iPad with its retina display shows where Apple is taking its 4 screen infrastructure, leaving Wii U less connected and less relevant. The GPU processing power for handsets is reaching consoles such that we think core gamers have no interest in buying into the Wii U. Apple might add in a controller to its line-up to be more attractive to core users. MocoSpace survey shows that 96% of gamers like to play their games at home, and with a better infrastructure we think iOS will be able to deliver a single game experience across four screens that Nintendo cannot.
Wii U will have 1-year window to gain installed base before PS4 (Orbis) and then Xbox Durango launch in late 2013. At that point, the core gamer that Nintendo is after for the first time will have no interest in Wii U.
We understand that Activision has no plans to support Wii U, which means the biggest selling title of Call of Duty will be missing; Konami is also planning minimal support.
oh why? WHY?
Every little quibbling news story doesn't deserve its own thread.
iPad has four screens now?
Hey, at least in that one people aren't talking about the Wii U itself, more about how crazy and stupid it is to think Activision won't support it.
I'm not sure if it's been stated already (since this thread moves way too fast) but what wsippel has been saying about fixed function units in addition to your standard modern GPU hardware seems to be true here, if a reputable B3D poster is to be believed:
I understand it's probably being done to remain backward compatible with Wii (and GC, through digital download emulation) TEVs but a mistake in my opinion - third parties and middleware makers likely won't give a damn.
Hey, at least in that one people aren't talking about the Wii U itself, more about how crazy and stupid it is to think Activision won't support it.
Expectations are being set so low now that as long as it's as powerful as a SNES and has a side-scrolling COD at E3 it will be considered a success.
Unless there is still no Pikmin 3, in which case DOOMED.