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[Izick]

75% dont hate Nintendo, in fact, Nintendo likely has the largest fan base here. It's just that to super hard core nintendo fanboys, any criticism is seen as hate.

If Nintendo announced the use of friend codes on the WiiU and someone made a thread about it. To these guys 90% of the thread would be "Nintendo haters".

That's true about any of the big three, or at least it used to be. Most people just don't give a shit about MS anymore because how much they've shown they don't give a shit about core gamers, and Sony lost a lot of people who were hardcore fans with all the rocky stuff that the PS3 went through, but you see, and this is coming from someone who never bought a Wii, DS, or 3DS, Nintendo is gaming to a lot of people, even to core gamers that know there's more out there. Nintendo is that name that has always been there, at least since things really started to pick up for gaming, and it's just a very reliable, solid company. I'm sure they lost fans with the Wii, but they still are Nintendo at the end of the day.

With that being said, I think people really need to understand that criticizing something is fine, as long as the concerns or criticisms are valid. No company should be bullet-proof, or infallible, not even Nintendo. Same goes for Apple fans, because a lot of them are the same way. Everything could be better in some way, and a lot of time, shit just isn't right.

 

[frankie_baby]

Do you think the Wii U will sell 10 million units before the competition arrives from MS and Sony?

Probably more

 

[AzaK]

Well, bgassassin did say that, based on his consultation with IM (and Iherre, I believe), 2GBs was a safe bet. I'm still not clear on weather ~0.5GBs is what we can expect the OS to take up, though. You'll have to ask IM and Iherre about that one.

When did BG change his tune as I always thought he was expecting 1.5GB?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

These Ideaman rhubarbs are getting old. I don't get why so many of you invest in his posting.

 

[Kokonoe]

I know it's cliche but the Wii faltering late in it's cycle and the 3DS launch mishap really are positves for the Wii U.

Just think if everything went smoothly with what I just mentioned.

Stagnation and complacency.

We'd probably get a fucking Waluigi centered game at launch and stupid hot air balloon simulation.

Wii U has the chance to write all the wrongs. I kinda am glad it was a let down in a way, at least that means if they make Star Fox or FZero it wouldn't be another Gamecube+ title.

I'm very interested in the Wii U's online functionality. Now while I'm not very interested in a touchscreen controller, at least it's a controller and no motion controls. I was all for motion controls and partially enjoyed them for the first year or two, but it grew old to the point I don't even want to deal with them again until they are extremely polished.

The biggest thing for me though, is that I want Wii U games in 1080p. If they deliver that, they most likely will have me down as a customer.

 

[J-Rock]

This. See John Harker's drive by bomb when he simply said: 'the thumb sticks are now clickable.'

Bam. One sentence of pure, unfiltered awesome sauce that we now know revealed two huge details weeks in advance: that we had analog click obviously, and that the sliders were upgraded to actual sticks and all in one brief sentence. It's this type of valuable and exclusive information that makes my GAF membership all the more worthwhile.

Now last week IdeaMan gets scooped by the controller pic being leaked by the TT tester because he spent a long time teasing 'something updated about the controller' but waited too long. Oops.

Now after weeks of saying he was going to post a thread regarding some 'very disirable' piece of info as soon as he becomes a member he now says he's going to wait until thread six kicks off or later in the week?

And all the drama posts about 'Oh, I have fun posting this way, this is my style, everyone's attacking me.' And his defense that dropping info right away would water down the "quality" of his posts is rediculous. If he really has info and really is enthusiastic about posting, there's no reason he couldn't drop an info bomb and THEN have fun dissecting the info with us.

I know iherre confirmed him and he has released a few nice tid bits but at this point it's tiresome straining through all the static and no wonder people continue to question him.

Why did you even post this? Nobody is going to pay attention to it. Besides, John Harker<Ideaman.

 

[Terrell]

75% dont hate Nintendo, in fact, Nintendo likely has the largest fan base here. It's just that to super hard core nintendo fanboys, any criticism is seen as hate.

If Nintendo announced the use of friend codes on the WiiU and someone made a thread about it. To these guys 90% of the thread would be "Nintendo haters".

Since I've been taken to task on this, I will remind of the discussion had in another thread on this same issue.

I don't dispute that friend codes aren't 100% ideal, despite how my opinion on the subject has been painted, but the online system could be 100% perfect OTHER than friend codes, and it would still be written off because "LOL friend codes", and anyone who doesn't understand what the problem is with them if the rest of the service is great have been labeled "apologists".
No, they're not perfect, but neither are gamertags and their static nature. But because I sucked it up and decided to take whatever positives can be gained from a friend code system since I know I can't change that they are implemented, I'm an "apologist".

I disagree that most people are "Nintendo haters" around here, but I will agree that GAF LOVES jumping on hate bandwagons, even if it doesn't make sense to do so or they only slightly agree with the reason for the abject hatred.

 

[onilink88]

When did BG change his tune as I always thought he was expecting 1.5GB?

It's somewhere in this thread... or the previous one. I can't remember. But he definitely said it.

bgassassin, you wanna step in here?

 

[Redford]

Can't wait to play with you all. Either we'll all become better friends, or... you know.

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I'm actually about to enjoy some rhubarb pie. The best kind of pie.

 

[Ryoku]

When did BG change his tune as I always thought he was expecting 1.5GB?

I believe that the 2GB being a safe bet came from the suggestion from a member on here suggesting that the devkits contained 2.5-3GB of RAM or something like that (devkits contain more RAM for debugging purposes and whatnot, leading to 2GB not being a crazy guess).

 

[Izick]

Can't wait to play with you all. Either we'll all become better friends, or... you know.



I'm actually about to enjoy some rhubarb pie. The best kind of pie.

Never had it, but always sounded good. What does it taste similar to?

 

[comedy bomb]

(I already posted that one, right?)

Dat in game button.

Someone compare it to ingame buttons on the PS3/360/PC.

 

[lordfroakie]

Looking forward to Killerfreaks. Can't wait to spawn mutated rabbids

 

[Izick]

Dat in game button.

Someone compare it to ingame buttons on the PS3/360/PC.

Look at the rendering of those coffee stains on the wood!

 

[Coolwhip]

Dat in game button.

Someone compare it to ingame buttons on the PS3/360/PC.

It doesn't have raytracing shading, ps4 will have so much better buttons.

About Ideaman, teased for too long. People got bored of it by now.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Dat in game button.

Someone compare it to ingame buttons on the PS3/360/PC.

Not quite as much parallax shader tellesation rhombi die.

 

[Portugeezer]

fuck, why so long till 20000

 

[Kokonoe]

fuck, why so long till 20000

Maybe we should discuss Dragon Ball Z again.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Looking forward to Killerfreaks. Can't wait to spawn mutated rabbids

One of the games I am looking forward to most.

I don't expect it to be stellar but I hope it's not crap.

 

[ffdgh]

fuck, why so long till 20000

the slower we go, the longer before we go to community?

 

[Izick]

Vegeta was the coolest character.

 

[Screenboy]

Man, I'm going to miss these threads. So when Wii U actually comes out, are we going to play games together? We can all blue shell IdeaMan to our hearts' content!

We can start them for the new Wii U2 powered by Bono

 

[Shadowlink]

Maybe we should discuss Dragon Ball Z again.

 

[Tookay]

So does anyone here think that a year of NO INFO was a smart move by Nintendo? Or a dumb one?

Vegeta was the coolest character.

+1

 

[Sal Paradise]

Ideaman reminds me of the Dark Souls Facebook wall.

 

[Agent Unknown]

Why did you even post this? Nobody is going to pay attention to it. Besides, John Harker<Ideaman.

 

[AceBandage]

Vegeta was the coolest character.

Yes.

 

[onilink88]

Please guys, can we get off the current subject

So... OS-level screenshots would be nice.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Lego City, Lego City Stories, Lego City Undercover - Haven't we seen all three names? Lego City Undercover could be the newest one as it appeared last November.

Do we uncover anything new aside from this potential new name?

I kinda like Lego City Stories more, but Lego City Undercover works too I guess.

 

[AniHawk]

the slower we go, the longer before we go to community?

i can't count the reasons i should stay.

one by one they all just fade away.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

The Bungie contract basically confirms that their new game "Destiny" has a slim-to-none chance of ever coming to Wii-U.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

So does anyone here think that a year of NO INFO was a smart move by Nintendo? Or a dumb one?

Not sure, it's a gamble.

E3 has to be really good or it will piss off a lot of people.

Not necessarily be a dealbreaker to all but they have to know that they have a lot of pressure to come through.

 

[Izick]

Whenever I'm feeling like absolute dog shit, these gifs always make me laugh still. Good stuff.

 

[Gahiggidy]

There are over a 1,000 post for me to catch up on in on here. Shit.

 

[Izick]

Yes.

I was expecting a Goku defense force. I'm actually pleasantly surprised.

dat abridged voice

 

[AniHawk]

The Bungie contract basically confirms that their new game "Destiny" has a slim-to-none chance of ever coming to Wii-U.

maybe retro can fill the blandly designed single-player campaign void that will surely be left by this heinous decision.

 

[AceBandage]

I was expecting a Goku defense force. I'm actually pleasantly surprised.

dat abridged voice

Everything about this series is amazing.

 

[japtor]

Maybe we should discuss Dragon Ball Z again.

Longer teases: IdeaMan posts or DBZ sagas?

So does anyone here think that a year of NO INFO was a smart move by Nintendo? Or a dumb one?

Ask Apple if secrecy is a viable strategy.

 

[snesfreak]

maybe retro can fill the blandly designed single-player campaign void that will surely be left by this heinous decision.

Oh you.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

maybe retro can fill the blandly designed single-player campaign void that will surely be left by this heinous decision.

Sakurai's Metroid Prime 4 confirmed.

 

[Chet Rippo]

So... OS-level screenshots would be nice.

Have I ever told you that you have the best avatar ever?

 

[Redford]

The Bungie contract basically confirms that their new game "Destiny" has a slim-to-none chance of ever coming to Wii-U.

Could you explain? If PS3, why not Wii U?

Never had it, but always sounded good. What does it taste similar to?

Nothing really, it's a patchy tart and sweet. (alright, done thread shitting)

So does anyone here think that a year of NO INFO was a smart move by Nintendo? Or a dumb one?

They had no choice, with all the tweaks they've ended up making, apparently.

Most media blowouts don't age well. E3's do.

 

[Fantastical]

The Bungie contract basically confirms that their new game "Destiny" has a slim-to-none chance of ever coming to Wii-U.

 

[AniHawk]

Everything about this series is amazing.

except the krillen owned counter.

krillen is the best character.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

maybe Square-Enix can fill the blandly designed MMO void that will surely be left by this heinous decision.

Fixed for accuracy.

 

[onilink88]

Everything about this series is amazing.

I feel like I'm the only one in this thread that doesn't like DB (or, for that matter, most of what comes out of Shonen Jump).

 

[Spieler Eins]

So does anyone here think that a year of NO INFO was a smart move by Nintendo? Or a dumb one?

Wii was worse. First mention of the Revolution was at E3 2004, final unveiling E3 2006.
What comes from now on matters the most.

 

[Diablos54]

krillen is the best character.

You spelt Super Sayian 2 Gohan wrong...

 

[Bagu]

Everything about this series is amazing.

Damn Straight!

 

[AceBandage]

I feel like I'm the only one in this thread that doesn't like DB (or, for that matter, most of what comes out of Shonen Jump).

Then you need to watch the Abridged Series. Like. Right now.