Starchasing said:classic controller hooks up to a wiimote
does anyone know what the sensor strip does?
Provides lights for the Wii Remotes to see?
Starchasing said:classic controller hooks up to a wiimote
does anyone know what the sensor strip does?
Totobeni said:Power 7 with that screen/tablet controller..
$399 if we are lucky.
I think if they were smart they would limit themselves to $299.SolidSnakex said:They're still targeting the casual consumer, so i'd say $300 would be the peak price. You can't go to $400 and attract those users.
Starchasing said:classic controller hooks up to a wiimote
does anyone know what the sensor strip does?
chubigans said:There is no way the Wii U can stream to four separate devices at the same time without some major, major sacrifices to the graphics/engine/etc.
I'd say it's a very safe bet that it's one tablet per console.
H_Prestige said:Let's not make excuses. They can and should support both. Especially when the two systems are 99% identical under the hood.
I think he misinterpreted you. He thought you were asking what a Classic Controller is.Shahadan said:Er..so what? you still play with the CC not the wiimote.
saunderez said:No multi-touch?
What a joke. The touchscreen is going to end up being nothing more than a glorified inventory or map for most games if it can't support multi-touch. Not having multi-touch significantly reduces the gameplay possibilities.
Come on Nintendo, why do you think all the phones and tablets support it?
I know it has other inputs, but having a touch screen and not have it multi-touch is ridiculous when every other touch screen device on the market supports it.Vinci said:The thing has other control inputs. You'll be okay without multi-touch.
Gaborn said:I'm not sure what "combinations" can mean other than, for example, 2 new controllers, 3 Wiimotes, 3 new controllers, 2 wii motes, etc.
saunderez said:I know it has other inputs, but having a touch screen and not have it multi-touch is ridiculous when every other touch screen device on the market supports it.
They've radically limited the possibilities of the touch screen. How anyone can paint that as a good thing I have no idea.
saunderez said:I know it has other inputs, but having a touch screen and not have it multi-touch is ridiculous when every other touch screen device on the market supports it.
They've radically limited the possibilities of the touch screen. How anyone can paint that as a good thing I have no idea.
The M.O.B said:I am more disappointed about the range of the U rather than the only 1 controller. My consoles are all in the living room but I usually play my handhelds in bed which is a good 2 rooms from my consoles.
Tron 2.0 said:I think if they were smart they would limit themselves to $299.
But that's only $50 more than a 3DS...
...iDensity?zomgbbqftw said:reposting for the new page:
I haven't got this officially yet, but iDensity is Blu-ray in all but name. Nintendo didn't want to pay extra licence fees on top of the already hefty patent licensing costs for blue-laser tech so they went and got a variant of Blu-ray that can be made in a regular BD-ROM press and uses the same blue-violet laser diode. This has the added bonus of keeping disc pressing costs down, the ability to source drives from a host of Taiwanese manufacturers, and general maturity of Blu-ray as a high density format makes it relatively cheap ($30 for a read only drive with silencing).
My source put it into context, he said it was like GD-ROM to CD-ROM, so this will not insulate Nintendo from disc based piracy if their console gets hacked for it. If any decent homebrew turns up, it should play Blu-ray movies as well.
Sweet... Generic off-brand blu-ray.zomgbbqftw said:reposting for the new page:
I haven't got this officially yet, but iDensity is Blu-ray in all but name. Nintendo didn't want to pay extra licence fees on top of the already hefty patent licensing costs for blue-laser tech so they went and got a variant of Blu-ray that can be made in a regular BD-ROM press and uses the same blue-violet laser diode. This has the added bonus of keeping disc pressing costs down, the ability to source drives from a host of Taiwanese manufacturers, and general maturity of Blu-ray as a high density format makes it relatively cheap ($30 for a read only drive with silencing).
My source put it into context, he said it was like GD-ROM to CD-ROM, so this will not insulate Nintendo from disc based piracy if their console gets hacked for it. If any decent homebrew turns up, it should play Blu-ray movies as well.
This is so ridiculous.zomgbbqftw said:reposting for the new page:
I haven't got this officially yet, but iDensity is Blu-ray in all but name. Nintendo didn't want to pay extra licence fees on top of the already hefty patent licensing costs for blue-laser tech so they went and got a variant of Blu-ray that can be made in a regular BD-ROM press and uses the same blue-violet laser diode. This has the added bonus of keeping disc pressing costs down, the ability to source drives from a host of Taiwanese manufacturers, and general maturity of Blu-ray as a high density format makes it relatively cheap ($30 for a read only drive with silencing).
My source put it into context, he said it was like GD-ROM to CD-ROM, so this will not insulate Nintendo from disc based piracy if their console gets hacked for it. If any decent homebrew turns up, it should play Blu-ray movies as well.
Matt said:...iDensity?
H_Prestige said:This is so ridiculous.
That's exactly what I was getting at.adg1034 said:Kotaku misheard a Nintendo rep talking about their new "high-density optical discs", and wrote down "iDensity optical discs" in their news post on Wii U specs. iDensity isn't an actual thing.
Care to explain why?H_Prestige said:This is so ridiculous.
adg1034 said:Kotaku misheard a Nintendo rep talking about their new "high-density optical discs", and wrote down "iDensity optical discs" in their news post on Wii U specs. iDensity isn't an actual thing.
No, just the Wii. And it was pretty dumb there too.AceBandage said:What is?
This is exactly what they did with GC and Wii.
You lose nothing by having BD playback on the Wii U. It costs you nothing extra as you're already paying for the drive when you buy the system.Care to explain why?
I don't think that's true.H_Prestige said:No, just the Wii. And it was pretty dumb there too.
No reason to defend every decision the company makes. You lose nothing by having BD playback on the Wii U. It costs you nothing extra as you're already paying for the drive when you buy the system.
3DS is $250. All things considered, $350 or $400 seems about right for current hubris filled NintendoSolidSnakex said:They're still targeting the casual consumer, so i'd say $300 would be the peak price. You can't go to $400 and attract those users.
Matt said:That's exactly what I was getting at.
It'll be a hundred dollars less by the time Wii U comes out. I'll be shocked if 3DS is not priced dropped by end of year.Tron 2.0 said:I think if they were smart they would limit themselves to $299.
But that's only $50 more than a 3DS...
Not a handheld. It is an extension of the console that blesses you with the ability to play games while the Missus is watch Bachelorette.The M.O.B said:I am more disappointed about the range of the U rather than the only 1 controller. My consoles are all in the living room but I usually play my handhelds in bed which is a good 2 rooms from my consoles.
You need to pay the Blu-ray alliance a fee in order for it to decode BR movies, along with other fees to other organizations for the technologys Blu-ray movies use.H_Prestige said:No, just the Wii. And it was pretty dumb there too.
No reason to defend every decision the company makes. You lose nothing by having BD playback on the Wii U. It costs you nothing extra as you're already paying for the drive when you buy the system.
H_Prestige said:You lose nothing by having BD playback on the Wii U. It costs you nothing extra as you're already paying for the drive when you buy the system.
AvidNobody said:So the Wii U console will be plugged into the TV, and the signals and displays will be wirelessly transferred to the controller? So does that mean both the console and the handheld controller contain the same processor and tech inside?
Thanks to whoever answers...
Nintendo has to pay that. It's just silly penny pinching.Matt said:You need to pay the Blu-ray alliance a fee in order for it to decode BR movies, along with other fees to other organizations for the technologys Blu-ray movies use.
Drop $100 bucks in a year? That would be shocking.JGS said:It'll be a hundred dollars less by the time Wii U comes out. I'll be shocked if 3DS is not priced dropped by end of year.
So what?BocoDragon said:Nintendo would have to give a small percentage of each Wii U sale to Sony. Think about it.
The controller has no processing inside it as far as rendering games is concerned. Nintendo is streaming the signal from the console wirelessly and apparently without noticeable latency to the controller.AvidNobody said:Can someone explain something to me, I'm not as well versed in this kinda tech.
So the Wii U console will be plugged into the TV, and the signals and displays will be wirelessly transferred to the controller? So does that mean both the console and the handheld controller contain the same processor and tech inside?
Thanks to whoever answers...
The M.O.B said:I am more disappointed about the range of the U rather than the only 1 controller. My consoles are all in the living room but I usually play my handhelds in bed which is a good 2 rooms from my consoles.
AvidNobody said:Can someone explain something to me, I'm not as well versed in this kinda tech.
So the Wii U console will be plugged into the TV, and the signals and displays will be wirelessly transferred to the controller? So does that mean both the console and the handheld controller contain the same processor and tech inside?
Thanks to whoever answers...
H_Prestige said:Nintendo has to pay that. It's just silly penny pinching.
I thought nearly all the iterations of DS dropped within a year or so. Dependng on demand upticks, they may keep it that way through the end of the year, but it will be dropped before Vita and Wii U imo.Tron 2.0 said:Drop $100 bucks in a year? That would be shocking.
But anyway, my point was more that the 3DS has to be considerably cheaper to manufacture than the Wii U will be and that was priced at $250.
ciccione said:Please, confirm or not: is it official only one tablet per wi u? If true the multy local is dead. Major disappointment
New Controller:The new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button
controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional
barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the
video game world. The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home
button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a
built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo
speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus.
Other Controls: Up to four Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus) controllers can be connected at once.
The new console supports all Wii controllers and input devices, including the
Nunchuk controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and Wii Balance
Board.[/b]
Iwata:
So, in a way, the people who are playing are standing on different fields. Not everyone has the same perspective, and the situation becomes more interesting because of that one single player who is looking at the game from a different point of view.
a176 said:ibm processor, radeon graphics, flash memory
sounds like ...