That would translate to a US$399.99 MSRP, due to the way these fucking companies work.
What is wrong with you?
That would translate to a US$399.99 MSRP, due to the way these fucking companies work.
Nintendo doing blackouts are not uncommon. Why are people so surprised?
I can be polite. I just want to know if I really can trust you.
Now... Uh...
What do you think of the specs I posted earlier in relation to what you're heard? Realistic?
I said nothing of the sort. I just feel that he was wrong in singling out Arkham.
Alright, I'm about to go dark again until E3, but before I go I thought I'd make some predictions that can be mocked for their inaccuracy after E3:
More detailed specs will leak shortly before E3. They'll comprise of the following:
CPU: 3-core, 3MB eDRAM cache, 2-way SMT, OoO, running at 3.2Ghz (pretty much known already)
GPU: 640:32:16 core config, running at 600 to 700MHz, with some sort of fixed function lighting hardware that most 3rd parties will barely use. The GPU eDRAM will be increased to 40MB to support the second controller.
RAM: 1.5GB of GDDR3 on a 192-bit bus at 900MHz.
Nintendo fans expecting teraflop+ performance will try to mask their disappointment, and Sony and Microsoft fans will troll like they've never trolled before.
Nintendo will confirm that the console will work with two touch-screen controllers, and will detail the Nintendo Network, which will have almost all the features of XBox Live and the big advantage of being free, but will for years still be considered inferior by people who haven't used it. There'll also be some new, unannounced hardware feature (bigger than the Wiimote speaker, but not as big as a haptic feedback screen).
Nintendo will show the following 1st/2nd party games at E3 (* means playable):
Pikmin 3*
3D Mario
Wii U Sports*
Wii U Fit*
Wii U Play* (bundled with extra controller)
Retro FPS* (not Metroid)
Monolith RPG
Mario Kart
2D Yoshi game
Lego City Stories*
Surprise 3rd party exclusive*
New Nintendo IP*
New Nintendo IP
There will also be a handful of mini-games playable (like Chase Mii) which will be bundled with the system.
Once Nintendo actually shows off Mario, Pikmin 3 and Retro and Monolith's projects, anyone who actually cares about games will completely forget about the specs, as these games'll look god-damn beautiful. Some Sony and Microsoft fans will continue to troll, but will later end up crying themselves to sleep when they realise that the PS4 and XBox720 won't come anywhere near their feverish 16-core spec-dreams.
Plenty of 3rd party multi-plats will be shown off on Wii U, including AC3, Black Ops 2, GTAV, Medal of Honor, etc., and will all look almost identical to their PS360 counterparts, with cursory touchscreen use. (AC3 might be the exception there, both in graphical and controller terms) Resident Evil 6: Wii U Edition will be announced, released a couple of months after the others and with an inventory on the touchscreen but little else changed.
A handful of third-party games will actually try to make use of the hardware, including AC3, but also Aliens:Colonial Marines and Metro:Last Light (which will actually look surprisingly good on the system, if THQ's financial troubles haven't caused it to be cancelled by then). Killer Freaks will continue to be somewhat intriguing, but not a system seller. There'll be a couple of other below-the-radar third party exclusives revealed as well, mostly targeted at casual gamers.
See you guys closer to E3!
Right, now this news definitely hasn't been posted.
Definitely.
Spanish retailer lists Wii U for 399.99 Euros.
(That's $522 US for those across the pond.)
http://translate.google.es/translat...thevault.es/posible-precio-para-wii-u&act=url
Sorry for the Google Translate Spanglish....
What is wrong with you?
What is wrong with you?
LOL...That will never happen. This thing would be dead on arrival.
It's frustrating if you like Nintendo consoles over the other two options. EU owners such as myself got kind of "lucky" with Last Story and Pandora's Tower last week (and we have Rhythm Heaven Wii and Fatal Frame 2 Wii Edition in the next few months) but as a Nintendo fan, I kind of worked around these media silences around their consols. Built me up some mad patience yo. Ahum.I think honestly because their home front scene had been so quiet for so long.
I mean it has picked up with Zelda, Xenoblade, etc
But yeah the last year plus for the Wii....
Reggie said it would be for those who have lots of disposable income, but for Nintendo to have their own type of $599 moment? Eeeesh..
So basically $399 USD or less, if the Wii launch price difference holds up.
(Wii launched at 249 Euros in Spain when it was $249 USD here, so.... keep that in consideration folks)
EDIT: (Also, Spanish pricing includes sales tax... so there's that, too)
For about 3 more posts.....Haha, crazy BurntPork is back.
At the Gearbox panel at PAX East Randy, one of the presidents of the company, said something interesting during the Aliens segment. He basically said that there was going to be something really awesome for the Wii U version and as soon as Nintendo would open up with their communication of the system they'd be able to show everyone.
Is it.... Will it be......It's NOT going to be 399$ You better get that out of your heads right now.
Vitality sensor. Would be perfect for a survival-thriller like Aliens.
I hope we see at least some classics and a variety of genres in ports, even older games.
I'm sure I can come up with a laundry list of games that would be great candidates.
I'd actually like to see Ubisoft give Prince of Persia 2008 another shot on Wii U, this is Ubisoft after all, the port madhouse in launch periods. Rayman 3 HD even would be nice (better than Rayman 2 AGAIN).
A lot of PC games could make neat choices, another Ubisoft game; Might & Magic Heroes VI could be a nice choice, wouldn't this possibly be a great choice for tablet use?
Shame that Ubisoft usually ports old-ass games, and poorly at that (how hard would've it been to do a perfect port of Rayman 2 on DC to 3DS? WAY more powerful and yet it runs inferior, could've at least been the PS2 version...).
I'd say Ghost Recon Future Soldier would be a lock, if only Online wasn't on the way, might cannibalize sales (unless they don't see that with Online being an "eShop" game, versus Future Soldier being a retail game).
I wish they ported the original Ghost Recon to Wii rather than have Next Level Games make a poor light-gun shooter. They even called it simply "Ghost Recon", wtf?
Sheesh, nope! 690 collectible Alien figurines with a NFC chip that unlock useless shit.Vitality sensor. Would be perfect for a survival-thriller like Aliens.
It's NOT going to be 399$ You better get that out of your heads right now.
Is it.... Will it be......
599.99.....? *shudders*
It's NOT going to be 399$ You better get that out of your heads right now.
Will it come with a super mario themed dashboard?It will be that and a bit weaker than the 360/PS3, Nintendo wants the challenge to see if they can purposely fail as well as they can succeed.
The system will be called Wii Troll U.
My memory is a little sketchy but back in 2006 we found out what the Wii controller looked like first and then after scratching our heads for a while about how the hell we were supposed to play games with that we found out about the motion control and our collective minds were blown.
Did we find out about that at E3 or did they drop the motion bomb earlier?
Does Nintendo have some kind of similar bomb to drop at this years E3 and if so what could blow minds like that revelation?
Will it come with a super mario themed dashboard?
TGS keynote 2005. Iwata showed the controller and the world was in shock.My memory is a little sketchy but back in 2006 we found out what the Wii controller looked like first and then after scratching our heads for a while about how the hell we were supposed to play games with that we found out about the motion control and our collective minds were blown.
Did we find out about that at E3 or did they drop the motion bomb earlier?
Does Nintendo have some kind of similar bomb to drop at this years E3 and if so what could blow minds like that revelation?
Nah...whatever. At least something something marioBaby Luigi instead.
Just to put this idea to rest, ChinaChip makes chips for cheap $80 lnockoff handheld that run SNES roms. This has nothing to do with an actual home console. The PPC476FP isn't suitable for home consoles at all.Why believe IdeaMan and not him, especially since Lherre (or whatever) agrees with him? (Or Arkham says he agrees at least.)
Well, there is that China thing that wsippel posted that just happens to have a DSP.
Edit:
I doubt that MS is using that.
Reggie said it would be for those who have lots of disposable income, but for Nintendo to have their own type of $599 moment? Eeeesh..
My memory is a little sketchy but back in 2006 we found out what the Wii controller looked like first and then after scratching our heads for a while about how the hell we were supposed to play games with that we found out about the motion control and our collective minds were blown.
Did we find out about that at E3 or did they drop the motion bomb earlier?
Does Nintendo have some kind of similar bomb to drop at this years E3 and if so what could blow minds like that revelation?
I blame Brussels399 was the price of the 360 at release. We Europeans love us some ridiculously overvalued currency.
Wii controller reveal was TGS-ish 2005.
Wii games were not shown until E3 2006.
TGS keynote 2005. Iwata showed the controller and the world was in shock.
Definitive details emerged during E3 2006.
OK, so I remembered it wrong. I thought the demo was E3 but that was also at TGS.Nintendo announced the Revolution controller at TGS (7 Months before the E3 unveiling) along with a video of regular people doing motions and aiming while playing video games. No game footage was shown, but Metroid Prime 2 with added pointer controls (along with some other games) was demoed. The Wii name was unveiled a month before the conference. Red Steel also graced the cover of Game Informer Magazine shortly after.
Yupp,I'm probably wrong, but would Wii U be the first time ever that Nintendo prices a console at $300 or above?
(Yes I realize the price isn't confirmed. But we all know it will be $300 or higher.)
Yupp,
and while i was looking up launch prices:
HOLY HELL! The first 3DO launched at 699!? Whoa! Ballsy!
Just to put this idea to rest, ChinaChip makes chips for cheap $80 lnockoff handheld that run SNES roms. This has nothing to do with an actual home console. The PPC476FP isn't suitable for home consoles at all.
I don't remember posting some "China thing".Well, there is that China thing that wsippel posted that just happens to have a DSP.
CPU: 3-core, 3MB eDRAM cache, 2-way SMT, OoO, running at 3.2Ghz (pretty much known already)
GPU: 640:32:16 core config, running at 600 to 700MHz, with some sort of fixed function lighting hardware that most 3rd parties will barely use. The GPU eDRAM will be increased to 40MB to support the second controller.
RAM: 1.5GB of GDDR3 on a 192-bit bus at 900MHz.
I don't remember posting some "China thing".
These are good specs. Wish the CPU and GPU were clocked higher (With the GPU at 1 ghz), but that ain't happening. I think the spec that is locked in stone is the design of the console case and that will limit the thermal budget. It wouldn't surprise me if all the tech in the Wii U is POTENTIALLY very impressive for its price, but hampered by clock speeds.
Sorry, but that's just how I am.
You're going to be grilled by me. Any problems with that?
Huh? What kind of comment is that?Can anyone remember someone in the gaming press saying that the screen on the U controller is brighter and clearer than an iPad display..? I've been looking for it but can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks in advance for any help. ;o)
Can anyone remember someone in the gaming press saying that the screen on the U controller is brighter and clearer than an iPad display..? I've been looking for it but can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks in advance for any help. ;o)
Huh? What kind of comment is that?
brighter? Maybe, doen't take much to make it brighter.
but.. Clearer? No way in hell. I don't even own any apple devices, but...just looking at a facts sheet tells me that that's just utter bullshit.
Alright, I'm about to go dark again until E3, but before I go I thought I'd make some predictions that can be mocked for their inaccuracy after E3:
More detailed specs will leak shortly before E3. They'll comprise of the following:
CPU: 3-core, 3MB eDRAM cache, 2-way SMT, OoO, running at 3.2Ghz (pretty much known already)
GPU: 640:32:16 core config, running at 600 to 700MHz, with some sort of fixed function lighting hardware that most 3rd parties will barely use. The GPU eDRAM will be increased to 40MB to support the second controller.
RAM: 1.5GB of GDDR3 on a 192-bit bus at 900MHz.
Nintendo fans expecting teraflop+ performance will try to mask their disappointment, and Sony and Microsoft fans will troll like they've never trolled before.
Nintendo will confirm that the console will work with two touch-screen controllers, and will detail the Nintendo Network, which will have almost all the features of XBox Live and the big advantage of being free, but will for years still be considered inferior by people who haven't used it. There'll also be some new, unannounced hardware feature (bigger than the Wiimote speaker, but not as big as a haptic feedback screen).
Nintendo will show the following 1st/2nd party games at E3 (* means playable):
Pikmin 3*
3D Mario
Wii U Sports*
Wii U Fit*
Wii U Play* (bundled with extra controller)
Retro FPS* (not Metroid)
Monolith RPG
Mario Kart
2D Yoshi game
Lego City Stories*
Surprise 3rd party exclusive*
New Nintendo IP*
New Nintendo IP
There will also be a handful of mini-games playable (like Chase Mii) which will be bundled with the system.
Once Nintendo actually shows off Mario, Pikmin 3 and Retro and Monolith's projects, anyone who actually cares about games will completely forget about the specs, as these games'll look god-damn beautiful. Some Sony and Microsoft fans will continue to troll, but will later end up crying themselves to sleep when they realise that the PS4 and XBox720 won't come anywhere near their feverish 16-core spec-dreams.
Plenty of 3rd party multi-plats will be shown off on Wii U, including AC3, Black Ops 2, GTAV, Medal of Honor, etc., and will all look almost identical to their PS360 counterparts, with cursory touchscreen use. (AC3 might be the exception there, both in graphical and controller terms) Resident Evil 6: Wii U Edition will be announced, released a couple of months after the others and with an inventory on the touchscreen but little else changed.
A handful of third-party games will actually try to make use of the hardware, including AC3, but also Aliens:Colonial Marines and Metro:Last Light (which will actually look surprisingly good on the system, if THQ's financial troubles haven't caused it to be cancelled by then). Killer Freaks will continue to be somewhat intriguing, but not a system seller. There'll be a couple of other below-the-radar third party exclusives revealed as well, mostly targeted at casual gamers.
See you guys closer to E3!
Expect some changes concerning the screen at E3 though. E3 2011 & 2012 padlet screens won't be the same. But it doesn't mean its overall quality (the brightness, etc.) witnessed last year won't be present or even better in two months heh
Even then. I want to lay my hands on that controller. And i kmow i'm going to love it. But crisper then even the i pad 2.... Hell..even the original ipad? I guess no.The newest iPad did not exist at the time of the quote, likely. Don't read much into it.
Expect some changes concerning the screen at E3 though. E3 2011 & 2012 padlet screens won't be the same. But it doesn't mean its overall quality witnessed last year won't be present or even better in two months heh
I blame Brussels