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Wii U Speculation Thread 2: Can't take anymore of this!!!
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bgassassin
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I finally read this and here is what stuck out too me.
Nintendo in disarray confirmed. Even if the number is half of that, that's still a good start IMO.
Yeah, that's a HUGE number of launch titles. IIRC, Nintendo had 30-40 games for the Wii's launch?
AceBandage
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It's not going to launch with all those games.
Some of those could be a year or more out from launch.
Many could also be for the download service.
The article doesn't say 150-200 games are coming to launch. It's just saying 150-200 games are in development.
Edit: What AceBandage said lol.
bgassassin
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Well they definitely won't all be launch window titles, but that could definitely sustain the first two or three years of it's life if most of them come out.
Edit: What Ace and Oddduck said.
It all sounds pretty plausible. It will be interesting to see just how buddy buddy Nintendo and EA have become. Same with regards to the "partnerships" and so on.
The amount of software in development is something that caught my eye. Although much of that would probably be ports. It's not completely mind blowing though, the 3DS was announced with "over 100" titles in development.
I can't help but thinking we'd have heard more leaks if that many Wii U games were at the very least in the planning stages.
On the other hand, Nintendo did a sterling job of keeping quite literally every 3DS game under wraps until the E3 2010 blowout.
Although, back to the first hand, you get the impression western publishers and developers wouldn't care so much about leaking their handheld titles.
On the other hand, Nintendo did a sterling job of keeping quite literally every 3DS game under wraps until the E3 2010 blowout.
Although, back to the first hand, you get the impression western publishers and developers wouldn't care so much about leaking their handheld titles.
North America had around 21, Europe had 23, and Japan had 18. This includes Wii Sports by the way.
Yes.
I can't get the thought of Timesplitters 4 Wii U out of my head. It feels so... right.
I wonder if the Haze fiasco Ubisoft suffered has put EA off the idea of essentially loaning Crytek UK out to one platform again. They do seem to be doing the safe old boring route of making multiplat Homefront 2 and nothing else right now.
Maybe an offer of some hands-on assistance from Nintendo would change that...
Oh god, what crazy fanboy babble am I spurting?
AceBandage
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I've said it since before E3.
Nintendo securing TS4 as an exclusive would be such a perfect fit for them.
It's light hearted, it's got good multiplayer and it's part of a dead franchise that still has a good following.
Seriou
If Pikmin 3 is a launch title, then I will explode.
I just looked through some old Wii U / Project Café threads.. damn, we made such a small progress.. it's incredible. Something interesting I found is this (old news, I know):
Miyamoto is working on Pikmin 3 - but he also stated
Could there be a different launch flagship title than Pikmin 3? A new IP tailored for the new controller? He never mentioned this project again since the investor Q&A. Maybe I'm interpreting too much into it, but I would love to see what good old Shiggy is capable of in today's crazy world.
What baffles me even more is that 01.net was right with most Nintendo rumors. I could swear Nintendo sent a troop of the best assassins they have after those leaks. They even were right with the controller design!
I just looked through some old Wii U / Project Café threads.. damn, we made such a small progress.. it's incredible. Something interesting I found is this (old news, I know):
Miyamoto is working on Pikmin 3 - but he also stated
Could there be a different launch flagship title than Pikmin 3? A new IP tailored for the new controller? He never mentioned this project again since the investor Q&A. Maybe I'm interpreting too much into it, but I would love to see what good old Shiggy is capable of in today's crazy world.
What baffles me even more is that 01.net was right with most Nintendo rumors. I could swear Nintendo sent a troop of the best assassins they have after those leaks. They even were right with the controller design!
-Pyromaniac-
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I still think TS4 is a pipe dream but I will be ultra happy if it comes.
lordfroakie
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This. Also dont believe this rumor, could be looking for quick hits.
Here's an article about OverStrike back in July.
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/wii-u-to-see-insomniac-support-you-never-know-says-ted-price/
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/wii-u-to-see-insomniac-support-you-never-know-says-ted-price/
Yeah, your blue avatar was better.
150-200 games in development for Wii U?? Why aren´t there any leaks yet?
Nintendo hired more Ninjas?
Didn´t someone say some pages ago that a new dev kit was on it´s way, which would be the final one? Or is this the sixth one?
bgassassin
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^ Me, then an article, then wsippel (with a little more info). Talked about it as early as last month. And I'll try the other two I have before maybe going back to blue.
Something else from the article although the writer does say take it with a grain of salt.
Sounds like normal development with hardware that we've talked about.
Something else from the article although the writer does say take it with a grain of salt.
Sounds like normal development with hardware that we've talked about.
Miyamoto gave that statement back in 2010, right? According to Aonuma, he got involved in the Wii U project/Zelda tech demo roughly 2 years ago. Miyamoto must have been planning to make this original IP concept for the Wii U in mind. Although, it's anyone's guess if it will be released as a launch title.
BlackNMild2k1
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The E3 trailer had it on my radar on hopeful Wii U list even though it showed no actual gameplay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2TNLL5oYwk
so the one that we talked about in early january (that had supposedly reached developers a few weeks prior to that) wasn't the final but the fifth iteration of dev kits?
Gianni Merryman
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When someone speaks generically about 200 games in development - that's quite a bunch at any rate - I think we should take into account many of them will be WiiWare only, and some will remain waporware, so I would realistically lower that 200 by half will make it to release as actual retail games to keep on the safe side.
Good point. A lot of those games could be Wiiware type games.
Although the 150-200 number doesn't seem too far fetched considering how easy a company can just port a bunch of 360/PS3 games over instead of making brand new Wii U games from scratch.
bgassassin
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Probably. My guess was that those were either final or near final, so as we get more info the latter seems to be more accurate.
Probably not a launch title, but I wouldn't rule out launch window. I mean, Pikmin 3 has been in some form of development for the last 3 years; it can't possibly need that much more work.
But I definitely see Miyamoto launching a new mascot this gen, symbolic of their transition to HD. Maybe it'll be their take on a dudebro space marine...nah
Forsaken82
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People like there jobs. That is the excuse I use
I just think it is getting a lot easier to track down the people starting leaks.
AceBandage
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AceBandage
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New official Nintendo character for Smash Bros Wii U confirmed! >
Dillon is getting a Wii U game?
Actually, that would work pretty well.
Same controls and everything.
Hmmm...
I'm beginning to wonder more and more if next gen is going to be more of a re-adjustment generation than a straight balls out "MOAR" generation the more I look at how things are shaping up with the big three's console directions, rumors and hints. Does anyone else feel like while we're going to get impressive stuff, we aren't going to see huge leaps like xbox/ps2 - 360/PS3 just because that jump in and of itself was a huge departure from normal?
Dillon is getting a Wii U game?
Actually, that would work pretty well.
Same controls and everything.
Hmmm...
I wouldn't mind at all haha
Original design vs. E3 design:
Wait...so the controller originally had proper analog sticks???
EDIT: Oops, read that incorrectly.
Anyway, that plus the right analog stick being to the upper-right of the buttons instead of directly above make this a much, much better design.
I agree. Although I must say that I like the uPad in its current form.
bgassassin
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I can see something like that. Especially with 1080p being the current "max" target. They aren't shooting for high res like PC.
Look what you've done.
lwilliams3
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It seems like there are several sources now that are saying that the latest kits has a boost in power. Nintendo not knowing how powerful the Wii U during the earlier kits, and them being similar to 360 hardware also does make sense considering the leaks and info we have gathered.
People like there jobs. That is the excuse I use
I just think it is getting a lot easier to track down the people starting leaks.
And yet, when things get closer to E3, every year, we pretty much know what Microsoft and especially Sony will show. There are leaks, but when it comes to Nintendo, the leaks are almost non-existent. Microsoft have somewhat improved on containing the leaks, but not as good as Nintendo.
I can get no 1st party stuff, but you would expect something from third party... come to think about it, we did get good rumors(that seemed credible) last year that Nintendo would be releasing a new console, before Wii U was revealed.
I don´t know. Maybe the rumors/leaks will increase as we get closer to E3. Maybe it´s starting now, I mean, that Timesplitters and Dead Space rumor was interesting and I could see that beeing true in the end.
Bring on the rumors/leaks!
ReyVGM
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40 pages in GAF is like 2 days or something.
AceBandage
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To be fair... it was only traditional on three of their systems (N64, GC, Wii).
Everything else has had the standard uniform buttons.
He got close to guessing the specs, so the ninjas took him out.
And hm, those design comparisons are interesting. Notable differences are the stand-out analogue sticks and the handle like grips on each side of the controller.
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