who the hell cares about the specs anymore?
*looks at crazy angry mob*
seriously... who cares? o_0
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Nintendo holding Wii U press event at NYC on Sept 13th
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*looks at crazy angry mob*
seriously... who cares? o_0
If they dont pack in Nintendo Land I think it still will be some downloadable games like panorama view available
If there's also a Japanese Fall Conference there will be announcements for 2013 at least, like last year for 3DS:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/conference2011/index.html
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=444723
http://andriasang.com/comy3r/3ds_conference_2011/
It depends what you mean, but Nintendo's own events are usually better than what they present at others. Personally that event last year is what really convinced me that 3DS would be a platform worth owning.
GameplayWhore
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I waspersonally hoping that they'd do multiple skus in a radical way that'd allow for a reasonable price at the lower end, and that'd allow for choice in pack-in versus non.
Metroid Hunter
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couple means two. it's august now.
Jorok Goldblade
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I saw this rumor on a banned site (the one that's a Nintendo news aggregator blog) back in June:
http://www.[SITENAME].com/?mode=viewstory&id=180279
September conference was a pretty easy guess, since its what they did with the Wii, so I'd take the "2013 Games" part with a grain of salt. Would be awesome if true, though.
http://www.[SITENAME].com/?mode=viewstory&id=180279
September conference was a pretty easy guess, since its what they did with the Wii, so I'd take the "2013 Games" part with a grain of salt. Would be awesome if true, though.
Metroid Hunter
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See Anihawks post
Metroid Hunter
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A couple means two items being considered as one.
He might have used the word "couple" like the word "few".
$299 with Nintendo Land included, October is too early so there's no way the console will be launched in that month, November is the best guess more specific a week before Black Friday.
Question, do you guys think the console will come with a Wii U-pad, a Wiimote and nunchuck? or just the U-pad? or maybe the new classic controller.
Question, do you guys think the console will come with a Wii U-pad, a Wiimote and nunchuck? or just the U-pad? or maybe the new classic controller.
Calm down man. I didn't say "confirmed". Just posing the option.
It'll be either October or November regardless. Except in australia
No chance.
"Your download of New Super Mario Bros. U requires 8,437,211 blocks."
Yeah, no, I think now that Nintendo's ready to cross the double-digit GB threshold on a single downloadable game, the "blocks" measurement is done.
They have LICENSED SD cards. Big difference.
And SD cards have a lower failure rate volatility to them, hard drives in any form do not, not even solid state hard drives. So Nintendo isn't likely to slap their name on something that has one of the highest failure rates in the tech world regardless of manufacturer.
Lol that quote is from Iwata himself I wouldnt take it with a grain of salt, he is the best source ever
TheCongressman1
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Yeah, 2013 titles. Pikmin.
In all seriousness, I hope they don't pull something like that.
specialguy
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that's almost a month away
i stand by a higher than expected price (meltdowns etc). $349.
i stand by a higher than expected price (meltdowns etc). $349.
A couple is usually 2. No reaching just a literal interpretation.
That's like a terabyte.
Studio-quality WAH WAHs require lots of space.
Jorok Goldblade
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Lol that quote is from Iwata himself I wouldnt take it with a grain of salt, he is the best source ever
There you go, then. I was suspicious of the translation, since it was fan submitted. Realizing that it's a legit Iwata quote, hype levels right now are growing.
I only expext release dates and one more walk through the theme park that is Nintendoland. And old videos of known games.
About the price - I can't remember, was the price of the 3DS non-unveiled at the Amsterdam event or had the US price been known beforehand? If the former, I expext them playing the "the retailers set the price" card again.
About the price - I can't remember, was the price of the 3DS non-unveiled at the Amsterdam event or had the US price been known beforehand? If the former, I expext them playing the "the retailers set the price" card again.
I hope you don't mind waiting a year for it.
GamePad only would be my guess. As inexpensive as the Wii remote plus and nunchuck controllers must be to manufacture by now, millions of people bought a Wii and many own multiple controllers, so why include one with the console if it means you can save some money ? I mean, really, Nintendo is almost as much of a cheapskate as my dad is. It would be nice to include a Wii U CC Pro, but I expect it won't be included as well. The CC Pro is primarily an alternative controller for local multiplayer games that don't require motion control/IR pointer, so if people want the luxury of using a more traditional controller, then they'll probably have to buy one. Don't own a Wii remote? Nintendo's not Santa Claus, go buy one. Anyway, since when has a console manufacturer offered 2 different controllers bundled with a home console ?
Exaggeration for dramatic emphasis, the actual number would be closer to 65,000 blocks and could go as high as 200,000 for other downloadable retail games. Which is still ridiculous.
I'll admit it, I LOLd.
Why would you do that?
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Well, 1 block on Gamecube = 8 KB, and 1 block on Wii (and I think DSi/3DS) = 128 KB. I wouldn't be surprised if they did the traditional thing and continued to use blocks, while changing the block size again for the Wii U. Otherwise, a 2 GB game will be 16384 blocks, which is a little excessive, as you've said...
As far as I know, the poster who asked the question wasn't making that distinction. Since you mentioned it, Nintendo doesn't manufacture much, so they made a deal with SanDisk in order to have official Wii and/or DSi SD cards with the Seal of Quality and everything on it. I don't think external hard drives are error prone to the point where Nintendo would not do the same with another external company. If they were, I don't think they'd recommend external drives in the first place.
why would the ambassador do such a thing
Indeed, it's 1.00579 TB.
...Official Nintendo-branded 1+ terabyte HDD confirmed!
Move the block size too high, and then you're wasting space by over-measuring on things like game saves, which take less than a MB to store 90% of the time.
The rough estimate on hard drives, both internal and external, is anywhere between 2-5% failure rate on average. They recommend them because there's no other option that would meet a storage requirement except multiple SD cards, which would suck.
Nintendo doesn't have to be responsible when it breaks that way, it's the drive vendor's responsibility. Solid state drives have marginal reliability improvements, but too marginal to make the difference, and if Nintendo used an internal or a branded external, I imagine it would be an SSD. We're just not in a good place in terms of storage reliability right now, and the industry seems to be in no big hurry to fix that, since it's been like that for at least 10 years.
Nintendo's fallback plan seems to be "fix the drive, we'll restore your game library from your purchase history for free" and ensure that game saves end up on the internal storage by default.
perfectchaos007
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All I want is some insights on the future of the WiiU. This will be the first Nintendo console I won't buy at launch since Gamecube ( not including DS revisions ) because the launch lineup is so paltry. Nintendo can still win me over, but I have to see why this console is so revolutionary and not just a Wii HD with ports and mini game compilations. Essentially, I'm going to need Nintendo to spill the beans on original titles in the works for 2013. I hope they deliver, because I want to love U!
eh, i think the launch is pretty great. like you said, it's 2013 and beyond that's concerning.
I think the biggest problem facing the Wii U, that noones really recognizing, is that this is probably the first time that there is still a stream of AAA games coming out on 2 platforms while this new one is launching. Its not just the start of a new generation, or start of a new console problems being faced in this context. So there is a very real possibility most of us will stick to our ps360s and those games till the Tokyo EAD stuff starts comin.
Why would you do that?
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IIRC the blocks are rounded, so two 192KB files, reported as 2 blocks each, will only take 384KB storage, reported as 3 blocks. (Could be wrong, but I have personally noticed inconsistencies with block sizes.)
About 1 in 20 hard drives fail? Interesting (though I wonder the time frame in which they were measured). A solid state drive would be the best option for optimal reliability, but I can't imagine them going with it due to cost issues. Therefore, I really do think that if they license something, it'll be a real hard drive, especially since PS3/360 have internal drives, and drive failure doesn't appear to be a huge problem for them.
First 2 years.
And SSDs have better component reliability, but firmware is still on such shaky ground that you still run the risk of bricking the drive through no fault of your own, so the number stays close to the same in terms of reliability.
And drive failure on 360s and PS3s are an underpublicized problem, given that many who own them already know that hard drives are failure-prone. Not to mention that those consoles have had much easier hardware faults to point fingers at.
DaSorcerer7
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Let's du this.
X1000
Actually, I think many of us acknowledge Wii U's unique position. We recognize the basic pros and cons of the situation Nintendo is putting the Wii U in .If anyone cares, we can discuss it later today since it's 12:30 AM now and I need some sleep, so good night folks.
Conrad Link
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I'm expecting to be wow'ed with the future game sizzle reel I was missing from E3.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Look like some people are expecting trailer of SSB4 at the event, I think they are going to crash and burn badly.
boiled goose
good with gravy
This thread:
Hey guys, remember when we were expecting a logo at the least of the new SSB at E3? Good times.
The Dutch Slayer
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Just got the we have nothing to announce at this moment comment from NoE.
Hopefully that changes soon!
Hopefully that changes soon!
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