... Did you just confirm that Wii U isn't getting UE4? If so, then it really is a current-gen system. (My standard for next-gen is running next-gen engines.)
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... Did you just confirm that Wii U isn't getting UE4? If so, then it really is a current-gen system. (My standard for next-gen is running next-gen engines.)
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Or if they see some third party game take off in sales early on in the Wii U's life.
That's not likely to happen but I hope a few of them put up good numbers.
No I did not confirm that. I am simply saying there will be a ton more extra effort required when UE4 is the defacto engine. As we know effort isnt applied unless console owners reward it
TheGreatMightyPoo
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You read into everything it seems, my goodness...
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Not much to talk about that we haven't before.
I'll be gladly to talk about it when games are shown.
I think the controller is a can't-lose prospect personally as it's so versatile.
If one idea isn't suiting your fancy, there are other things you can do with it.
But you're pretty sure it won't.
I'm guessing you won't answer this, but does the tessellation seem good enough to actually be usable, or is it basically no better than 360?
Edit:
Yeah, of course.
lordfroakie
Member
He wont survive E3 if this keeps up...
It'd be exciting if devs actually do stuff with it, but I doubt a lot would invest time into it. I see a lot of item screens, maps, huds, etc. While I do like the idea of removing the entire hud from the main tv, I don't find it that exciting.
That's factually impossible!
Tech-wise.
Yea I know what you meant, I just felt like being a bastard.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
So they're using all old parts from this generation for a modern system???
Interesting.
Actually much like BG I think UE4 will be feasible to a degree. I dont think you will ever see it being shouted from the rooftops that yes UE4 is coming to the Wii U because frankly it wont be of a quality that Epic would want the entire world watching a demo on the Wii U. Hence why Epic states the systems UE4 is Intended for arent even announced yet. AKA what Epic really wants to people to see of UE4
If it wasn't used for anything besides letting me play console games while laying in bed, I'd still call it a success.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I'm all for ambition but THIS.
reelbigtink
Member
I think you need to calm down and stop micro analyzing everything. Your faux "doom and gloom" act is getting old, as is the spin you put on everything. Just wait a couple of weeks.
Hell ye... I always wanted to murder magic ponies
Agent Unknown
Member
Sheesh. I agree we need to be balanced but are you usually this pessimistic?
lordfroakie
Member
fixed
The annoying thing is we really won't have any real answers in a few weeks, in all likelihood.
Hell even if everything the insiders have been posting is true, we really will not know if 3rd parties will be including Wii U in their next gen plans for a long long time.
People need some patience.
I'm quite, quite excited for it, if only for it to serve as an away-from-the-TV system. A third pillar, almost. I can imagine small icons on game boxes indicating that it's possible to play the game inside entirely on the subscreen itself. Playing VC games on the toilet. Watching YouTube videos on the uPad. Watching friends' live playing sessions on the uPad. That kind of thing.
I'm excited for it because it combines two of my favorite things: a pad interface and gaming. And this is before I've seen what gameplay mechanics Nintendo has cooked-up over the past few years of brainstorming and development, mechanics that will surely demonstrate its reason for existence. Hell, look at what brilliance IdeaMan and GameplayWhore have cooked-up in short order..
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HYPE!
DragonSworne
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Developers should use the TV screen for the HUD and map and the WiiU pad for the game.
I hate low quality tiny maps in my games.
I hate low quality tiny maps in my games.
The controller will be exciting to the general public if and only if there are games that use it which the general public find exciting (eg. Wii Sports with the Wiimote). As we know very little about the games Nintendo will be pushing the console with, it's impossible to say at this stage how the controller will go down with the public.
And there certainly is talk about the Wii U controller in these threads, it's just that at the moment we seem to be in the tech discussion part of the cycle
(and not the good tech discussion, unfortunately)
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I think people are underestimating the quality of the controller's screen due to it not being HD and shit like Ipads and all that.
From all accounts it's rather high quality.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Might be a dumb question but could flipping those be optional???
I mean, maybe not likely but possible???
I guess not because of how the games are streamed to the controller???
DragonSworne
Banned
Meanwhile they'll mention it on whatever iPhone or iPad presentation they get invited to while showing off another Infinity Blade game/tech demo. I figure it depends on how the system does, if it's big enough it's a big opportunity for them. Hell they could go the iOS route and make a new game for Wii U while keeping extreme high end stuff on the next Xbox.
Don't forget gaming on the crapper!
It looks rather nice and sharp from the videos and screenshots I've looked at. Unlike the Wiimote, I don't think I'll wait until Launch Day to first hold it in my hands. As soon as a demo station is set-up nearby, I'm there!
Hm. My exact stance. That's interesting.
Sometimes you need to look at the small pieces carefully to see the big picture.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Nintendo branded toilets, a residual business phenomenon.
Same here. I think as soon as they start going on tour with the Wii U I'll go ahead and demo it.
This gives Suda a reason to give us toilet paper as a preorder item for NMH3.
It's stuff like this that I'm far more interested in, than what the technical specs are. In terms of how Nintendo (and Microsoft/Sony too) will start to embrace the new gaming business models popping up on PCs. Like F2P games. The consoles have traditionally been much too rigid in terms of their adoption of that sort of thing. Same goes for how they handle their digital stores, and the restrictions smaller developers face with digital-only content.
That would be the best E3 press conference ever.
If Nintendo want to win E3, they need to bring Naoki Maeda and Tak Fuji to the stage.
Agent Unknown
Member
I don't think he's going to last all of Nintendo's conference at this rate
After this is all over we should make t-shirts saying "I survived Wii U speculation threads and E3 without being banned."
edit: Two pages in a row being the first post Achievement unlocked.
I imagine they will have a skype app or something.
Skype? That'll take the Vita's trump card away, it'd just be mean from Nintendo.
Japanese gamers don't deserve the cool swag Suda gives out.
Agent Unknown
Member
Well if it's anything like the horrible gifts he gives his employees they're not missing out either way.
Skype would be differentiated from the Vita version because you can use the enormous mechanical dial on the top of the console to call your friends.
Gamer @ Heart
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axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Then Sony will bring out an innovative dial add-on, which they have been working on long before Nintendo came up with the idea.
It's still just an add-on. There'll be a big marketing push, but it won't get much support.
This is why Nintendo are keeping the \dial feature a secret for as long as possible. Even from third parties.
Gamer @ Heart
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/dial is the codename for google voice on Wii U, which runs android 4.0 obviously. Import all your contacts from your android phone in a snap!
-Pyromaniac-
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Just played a ridiculous amount of Diablo 3, stopped playing, saw The Last of Us trailer posted, enjoyed.
Been a good day. Hopefully we get something tomorrow on this front.
Been a good day. Hopefully we get something tomorrow on this front.
neo2046
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LOL! really no WiiU support?
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