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[Always-honest]

Hype reconfirmed.

This is from a brand new patent document published today.

I invite you all to dig through it and find some more nuggets

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20120115595.pdf

or post the nuggets. Same images in any case.

 

[DocTarHeel]

Filed in October, published today

But the article is from August. I think they just reused old patent images.

The controller 5 provides the game device 3 with operation data representing the content of operations performed on the controller itself. The controller 5 and the game device 3 can communicate with each other by wireless communication. In the present embodiment, the wireless communication between a controller 5 and the game device 3 uses, for example, Bluetooth (Registered Trademark) technology. In other embodiments, the controller 5 and the game device 3 may be connected by a wired connection. While only one controller 5 is included in the game system 1 in the present embodiment, the game device 3 can communicate with a plurality of controllers, and a game can be played by multiple players by using a predetermined number of controllers at the same time.

Is this talking about the Wii U controller or Wiimotes?

EDIT: Controller 5 refers to Wiimotes, and Terminal Device 7 refers to the Padlet. So nothing interesting here...

 

[StreetsAhead]

Page 10 of the patent specifically says "Analog stick"

 

[Discomurf]

or post the nuggets. Same images in any case.

did the previously posted images show the back?

 

[Always-honest]

did the previously posted images show the back?

then show the back..
I thought we were hyping sticks here.

Page 10 of the patent specifically says "Analog stick"

i still hope they do this.

 

[dwu8991]

so we get all excited over nothing again.

 

[BurntPork]

Hype reconfirmed.

This is from a brand new patent document published today.

I invite you all to dig through it and find some more nuggets

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20120115595.pdf

I can't see anything on my phone.

 

[Kacho]

Page 10 of the patent specifically says "Analog stick"

It sure does:

As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal device 7 includes two analog sticks

 

[Krev]

Seeing these smaller/ indie downloadable titles gradually being announced/ hinted at is a great sign. Wiiware just didn't receive the support to make it a competitor to Xbox Live Arcade, and the slow start to the 3DS eshop has not been encouraging, but I'm starting to believe Nintendo have pulled themselves together in this aspect. XBLA has been pretty much my favourite thing about this gen, and I'm rarely, if ever, left wishing for next-gen graphics in those games. So basic, affordable, downloadable games on Wii U would be great - especially if they take more risks with interesting applications of the Wii U pad (I trust indie devs to do this more than big 3rd party publishers with their ports and shovelware).

Yes, it certainly is encouraging, and I feel the same way about the potential for indie developers to think of creative uses for the Wii U controller. It's worth noting how much easier it would be on the hardware to generate two separate views of the game world when it's dealing with the simpler graphics we expect from indie games.

So they could be sliders AND sticks at the same time?! Mind. BLOWN.

That would be awful.

 

[Shadow Hog]

Something that has become a parody of Duke Nukem might not have a chance of hitting the Wii U. Maybe the next Nintendo console, after the Wii U.

So Serious Sam will never come to Wii U?

It's very clear even when looking at the game, that Rare was creatively bankrupt. The whole game, even though I still liked it, was a glorified fetch quest compilation, with little redeeming qualities outside of that. It sure looked great though with the fur/grass shader, and the crisp textures and amazing light effects, but the integration of the Starfox characters was so ridiculously bad, as was the whole delivery of the story, characters and cutscenes.

The game was a mess, but still enjoyable to some degree.

Still, I would not want to see another version of it. For one because I think that the Starfox cast isn't working outside the context of cheesy one liners from a cockpit view, and second because such a game should really become a new IP. Nintendo could introduce a new IP that is similar to Zelda in structure, but free from the series conventions.

I'll confess to never playing Star Fox Adventures, but sometimes I look at the concept art for Dinosaur Planet - the N64 original, pre-Star Fox - and wonder what we'd have had if Nintendo hadn't decided to shoehorn the license onto it. Presumably it'd have been a new IP, subsequently lost in the shuffle with the Microsoft buyout of Rare...?

I'm not sure Nintendo would be okay with the idea of crossplay Wii U-PC or Wii U-PS3.

Doesn't that Ghost Recon Online thingamabob explicitly support Wii U <-> PC?

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

damn double post, got an error the first time

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Yes, it certainly is encouraging, and I feel the same way about the potential for indie developers to think of creative uses for the Wii U controller. It's worth noting how much easier it would be on the hardware to generate two separate views of the game world when it's dealing with the simpler graphics we expect from indie games.

Henry Hatsworth HD. Believe.

 

[Discomurf]

then show the back..
I thought we were hyping sticks here.

geez... look at the image

 

[Smiles and Cries]

so Ubisoft to have the most launch games on WiiU?

 

[wsippel]

Page 10 of the patent specifically says "Analog stick"

Don't read anything into it. "Analog stick" is just the standard term and therefore what you'd use in a patent application. And slide pads are "analog sticks" anyway.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Analog sticks and what looks like analog tiggers? Seems good to me.

 

[Discomurf]

That would be awful.

indeed.

sliding and tilting has been done before...

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Not really, I added my bans...
Though I'd rather you not look at it.
edit: Actually andrex if you see this could you remove my bans from there?

Hmmm I dunno...

 

[Jorok Goldblade]

Hype reconfirmed.

This is from a brand new patent document published today.

I invite you all to dig through it and find some more nuggets

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20120115595.pdf

I wouldn't read too much into the art from this patent. On the first page it shows a first model Wii console instead of a Wii U. If we took this literally, we would have to assume the Wii U was a Wii add-on instead of a real system. But hey- at least it would have the Gamecube ports back.

 

[Twenty7KVN]

They weren't defended as being better; just good enough. Plus, it's one less thing to complain about.

But it turned out to be meaningless anyway.

I think people got caught by surprised at how good the 3ds slider actually is,especially when compared to the awful psv sticks.

 

[DocTarHeel]

The controller 5 provides the game device 3 with operation data representing the content of operations performed on the controller itself. The controller 5 and the game device 3 can communicate with each other by wireless communication. In the present embodiment, the wireless communication between a controller 5 and the game device 3 uses, for example, Bluetooth (Registered Trademark) technology. In other embodiments, the controller 5 and the game device 3 may be connected by a wired connection. While only one controller 5 is included in the game system 1 in the present embodiment, the game device 3 can communicate with a plurality of controllers, and a game can be played by multiple players by using a predetermined number of controllers at the same time.

Semi-confirmation that at least one Wiimote will be packed in?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I think people got caught by surprised at how good the 3ds slider actually is,especially when compared to the awful psv sticks.

3DS slider suuuuucks

 

[Krev]

The Wii console in the patent diagram is very odd.

Henry Hatsworth HD. Believe.

Yes please.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

I think people got caught by surprised at how good the 3ds slider actually is,especially when compared to the awful psv sticks.

Yeah, there is one major hardware difference between the 3DS and PSVita that I prefer on the 3DS (3D aside), and it is the circle pads compared to those nub-like analogs on Vita.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

so we get all excited over nothing again.

The Wii U Speculation Thread

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

This is when we need ideaman to come back to tell us whether this has anything to do with the controller news he has.

 

[maquiladora]

I think people got caught by surprised at how good the 3ds slider actually is,especially when compared to the awful psv sticks.

whaaaaaat

 

[Smiles and Cries]

This is when we need ideaman to come back to tell us whether this has anything to do with the controller news he has.

why so a dozen posters can dogpile on him again?

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Seriously, you people prefer the nubs over the circle pads/sliders?

 

[Plinko]

This is when we need ideaman to come back to tell us whether this has anything to do with the controller news he has.

Was there anything new in that patent, though? I was looking at the controller patent and it didn't appear that there was anything new.

 

[Plinko]

Seriously, you people prefer the nubs over the circle pads?

Vita's sticks are very nice.

I prefer them over the circle pad, but I do love the circle pad, too.

 

[Marbles]

This is when we need ideaman to come back to tell us whether this has anything to do with the controller news he has.

give him time to read the threads and to add his own spin on the new "news"

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

why so a dozen posters can dogpile on him again?

So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.

Seriously, you people prefer the nubs over the circle pads?

I'm not saying anything is better than anything else, but the 3DS circle pad has major issues.

 

[Disguises]

whaaaaaat

PSV sticks are far too small. Not enough room for more precise movements

 

[Twenty7KVN]

3DS slider suuuuucks

Way better than the psv sticks.

 

[Bluemercury]

I think people got caught by surprised at how good the 3ds slider actually is,especially when compared to the awful psv sticks.

i agree somewhat with this, PSV sticks are way to small, slippery and fragile....i actially prefer the slider from PSP too...
Edit: Also, i think people clamoring for Analog will need to take into consideration that this is a big controller, comfort should come first and the sliders will probably be more comfortable because the thumbs would be more close to the controller than analogs....

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Way better than the psv sticks though.

I don't know, they both have issues but 3DS one has issues that bug me more I think. Not sure. Haven't used the Vita for prolonged periods of time but used a PSP so I can't judge.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.


I'm not saying anything is better than anything else, but the 3DS circle pad has major issues.

nope he is French he has feelings :3

 

[Plinko]

i agree somewhat with this, PSV sticks are way to small, slippery and fragile....i actially prefer the slider from PSP too...

Crazy talk. I thought that was the worst slider of all time.

 

[Always-honest]

geez... look at the image

i did, but what's so hard about posting it?

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Vita's sticks are very nice.

I prefer them over the circle pad, but I do love the circle pad, too.

Huh.. Well for me the nubs are too small for my thumbs, and they create an uncomfortable point during long game sessions. I also have trouble gripping them, but it's more of an annoyance then a hinderance.

Thankfully though the Vita is bigger and doesn't cause my whole hand to cramp and claw up like Kid Icarus/Mario Kart 7 does. :lol

 

[Agent Unknown]

That would be awful.

Yeah maybe, but at least it would be mind blowingly awful!

 

[Discomurf]

i did, but what's so hard about posting it?

I did post it

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Thankfully though the Vita is bigger and doesn't cause my whole hand to cramp and claw up like Kid Icarus/Mario Kart 7 does. :lol

word to that, I had to buy that grip that makes the 3DS more like a 360 controller due to this. 3DS design in general is a bit questionable.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

give him time to read the threads and to add his own spin on the new "news"

This.

 

[Mr. MondayNight]

I used the sticks/nubs on the Vita in best buy a week before it came out it gave me nightmares.

 

[Twenty7KVN]

Crazy talk. I thought that was the worst slider of all time.

Completely useless in my eyes.

 

[Bluemercury]

Crazy talk. I thought that was the worst slider of all time.

i prefer it because it gives some nice resistance (like the 3ds one but less comfy)while the PSV sticks just feel like they're dancing...

 

[Twenty7KVN]

I don't know, they both have issues but 3DS one has issues that bug me more I think. Not sure. Haven't sued the Vita for prolonged periods of time but used a PSP so I can't judge.

Fair enough,but it took me five minutes with a fresh store unit to see that i hated them.

 

[Out of Working Order]

I was just thinking, it'd be cool if the screen on the controller would unclip so you could hold it independantly of the controller's frame.

You could stream movies/internet to it from the Wii U without having to hold the bulk of the controller, too. Perhaps even save movies on to it to take away from home, etc.

You could even stand it upright under the TV so you wouldn't have to look down at the controller to read health bar info or other stats.