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Father_Brain

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schuelma said:
Black Ops 2 confirmed again through another retailer list.
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Nintendo can only gain from the announcement of the holidays' biggest third-party title for the platform, and since the Wii U version will be available (probably) only five days after the others, Activision loses nothing if the announcement leads anyone who would otherwise have bought the PS3/360 version to change their preorders. Considering the secrecy, I'm kind of afraid that Nintendo might actually be deluded enough to think that this constitutes some sort of megaton.
 
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schuelma

Wastes hours checking old Famitsu software data, but that's why we love him.
Father_Brain said:
Nintendo can only gain from the announcement of the holidays' biggest third-party title for the platform, and since the Wii U version will be available (probably) only five days after the others, Activision loses nothing if the announcement leads anyone who would otherwise have bought the PS3/360 version to change their preorders. Considering the secrecy, I'm kind of afraid that Nintendo might actually be deluded enough to think that this constitutes some sort of megaton.
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It could also have to do with Microsoft's agreement with Activision. I don't think the PS3 version has even really been discussed.

Probably could not show it off at E3 and so Nintendo decided to hold off until their launch event.
 
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jerd

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So you guys think that after the launch dust has settled in a year or so, we will still see some games releasing at $50 and others at $60 as there seems to be now?
 
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jacksrb

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jerd21 said:
So you guys think that after the launch dust has settled in a year or so, we will still see some games releasing at $50 and others at $60 as there seems to be now?
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Yeah, I expect a mix. Value priced titles as $50 and more traditional releases at $60 (like the $40 titles for the Wii).
 
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Thraktor

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Father_Brain said:
Nintendo can only gain from the announcement of the holidays' biggest third-party title for the platform, and since the Wii U version will be available (probably) only five days after the others, Activision loses nothing if the announcement leads anyone who would otherwise have bought the PS3/360 version to change their preorders. Considering the secrecy, I'm kind of afraid that Nintendo might actually be deluded enough to think that this constitutes some sort of megaton.
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With the Wii U hardware arriving only a few days later, there's probably no reason that they can't have the Wii U edition of Blops2 on shelves at the same time as the others. It's not uncommon to have games out a couple of days before new hardware.

Hopefully Nintendo will be able to announce an exclusive feature or two when they do announce the game, though. The game seems to lend itself well to the Wii U gamepad.
 
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jerd

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jacksrb said:
Yeah, I expect a mix. Value priced titles as $50 and more traditional releases at $60 (like the $40 titles for the Wii).
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I think so too. The thing that interests me though is that it isn't just shovelware that is priced lower. Just Dance, Rayman, Rabbids, and Scribblenauts are all 49.99. Does this happen on other consoles? I honestly don't know. My Xbox is dusty, I'm pretty much just Nintendo/PC at this point.
 
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Aostia

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DrM said:
Heard similar infos from guys working at electronics department of our company
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It would also be the same date of the Wii (actuall, it was 8th, but this year the Friday - launch day in Italy and most of the PAL countries - is 7th)
 
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big_erk

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D-e-f-

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schuelma said:
It could also have to do with Microsoft's agreement with Activision. I don't think the PS3 version has even really been discussed.

Probably could not show it off at E3 and so Nintendo decided to hold off until their launch event.
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Yea MS has this weird exclusive marketing agreement with Activision. Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb mentioned that during his appearance on one of this Joystiq gamescom podcasts. I would not be surprised if this was also the reason we know NOTHING about the Wii U version or that it exists even.

Thraktor said:
With the Wii U hardware arriving only a few days later, there's probably no reason that they can't have the Wii U edition of Blops2 on shelves at the same time as the others. It's not uncommon to have games out a couple of days before new hardware.

Hopefully Nintendo will be able to announce an exclusive feature or two when they do announce the game, though. The game seems to lend itself well to the Wii U gamepad.
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Yea, if I recall the Vita games were on shelf before the system was officially out. Although they had this "special" deal going on which granted crazy people who preordered it a week early.

Aostia said:
PAL guys, expect to see it on your shelves around December 7th
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As it seems, it's literally the exact same launch situation as with the Wii in 2006.

Wii launch:

NA November 19, 2006

JP December 2, 2006

AUS December 7, 2006

EU December 8, 2006


Wii U launch: (expected, strongly hinted at)

NA November 18, 2012

JP ????

AUS ????

EU December ?, 2012

big_erk said:
And this is why folks need to reign in the demands for super-duper-high-end-damn-I-can-see the-follicles-in-Mario's-mustache type graphics.
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Exactly, I just don't see this as reality that the new standard (!) will be these extra-terrestrial mind blowing super graphics for every title. It's just ridiculous.
 
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tkscz

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Oersted said:
it had to happen. they even put it on the ds.only question is in which way.
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... you're fucking kidding right? There is no way that Activision would do that a second time. MW3 was meant to be on the 3DS but Activion made N-space (I think N-space was behind the DS CoD) put it on the DS instead.
 
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Oersted

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tkscz said:
... you're fucking kidding right? There is no way that Activision would do that a second time. MW3 was meant to be on the 3DS but Activion made N-space (I think N-space was behind the DS CoD) put it on the DS instead.
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why kidding? they put it on ds, on wii... why not wiiu?
 
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Hakai

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Well technically we will need to wait Nintendo to confirm it to really say he is wrong.

But yeah, he is in big trouble if that turns out to be true (which I think it will)
 
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Pineconn

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Mihael Mello Keehl said:
Dang, looks like shit is happening in this thread. o_o
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Rösti

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Mihael Mello Keehl said:
Dang, looks like shit is happening in this thread. o_o
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And the floodgates haven't even opened yet. Well, at least we finally see light at the end of the tunnel. The 13th of September, oh my.

Though with discussions about Wii U's hardware making a frequent comeback the past few days, that is one topic I believe we won't find meaning with until someone does some reverse engineering. I've promised to do it if I only can get money. I'm unemployed at the moment and have no income at all.
 
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Mihael Mello Keehl

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Rösti;41458221 said:
And the floodgates haven't even opened yet. Well, at least we finally see light at the end of the tunnel. The 13th of September, oh my.

Though with discussions about Wii U's hardware making a frequent comeback the past few days, that is one topic I believe we won't find meaning with until someone does some reverse engineering. I've promised to do it if I only can get money. I'm unemployed at the moment and have no income at all.
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Are you saying if you got a WiiU you would take it apart?

I really dont care much for the gusty hardware tech threads not too much into specs.
 
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Rösti

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Mihael Mello Keehl said:
Are you saying if you got a WiiU you would take it apart?

I really dont care much for the gusty hardware tech threads not too much into specs.
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Ordinarily I'd purchase an extra console for reverse engineering purposes only, I still want to experience Wii U games as intended. And the warranty usually expires once you disassemble an electronics product, and it wouldn't be too satisfying playing the game of your choice and having the console malfunction only to be ineligible to return it to the supplier to have it repaired.

But yeah, if I get my hands on a Wii U console, I will take it apart, examine and analyze it and post the results here on NeoGAF. I know that some sites already do this, but I often find their reports to be very shallow and lacking of important information, so I prefer doing an investigation on my own.
 
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Grampa Simpson

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Rösti;41458619 said:
Ordinarily I'd purchase an extra console for reverse engineering purposes only, I still want to experience Wii U games as intended. And the warranty usually expires once you disassemble an electronics product, and it wouldn't be too satisfying playing the game of your choice and having the console malfunction only to be ineligible to return it to the supplier to have it repaired.

But yeah, if I get my hands on a Wii U console, I will take it apart, examine and analyze it and post the results here on NeoGAF. I know that some sites already do this, but I often find their reports to be very shallow and lacking of important information, so I prefer doing an investigation on my own.
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I knew there was a reason I liked you.

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Sheroking

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Rösti;41458619 said:
Ordinarily I'd purchase an extra console for reverse engineering purposes only, I still want to experience Wii U games as intended. And the warranty usually expires once you disassemble an electronics product, and it wouldn't be too satisfying playing the game of your choice and having the console malfunction only to be ineligible to return it to the supplier to have it repaired.

But yeah, if I get my hands on a Wii U console, I will take it apart, examine and analyze it and post the results here on NeoGAF. I know that some sites already do this, but I often find their reports to be very shallow and lacking of important information, so I prefer doing an investigation on my own.
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Jesus.

You know, I would kick a couple bucks into a PayPal for that.
 
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Thraktor

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Rösti;41458221 said:
And the floodgates haven't even opened yet. Well, at least we finally see light at the end of the tunnel. The 13th of September, oh my.

Though with discussions about Wii U's hardware making a frequent comeback the past few days, that is one topic I believe we won't find meaning with until someone does some reverse engineering. I've promised to do it if I only can get money. I'm unemployed at the moment and have no income at all.
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There really won't be much need. For one thing, I'm sure a website like ifixit will do a teardown as soon as it's out, but all that'll really give us is the manufacturer of a few components, and probably the quantity and type of RAM (although not the speed). The really interesting stuff, like the CPU and GPU architectures, and their respective clock speeds, will only come from developer leaks (which I'd expect around launch time).
 
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