H_Prestige
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This better not mean Nintendo won't have their own online store where they sell all Wii U games. Because that's the way it should be.
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Wii U Speculation Thread of Brains Beware: Wii U Re-Unveiling At E3 2012
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AceBandage
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GIVE IT TO STEAM, NINTENDO!
Of course, that'll never happen.
EA and Nintendo are too tight right now.
Not that Origin is a bad service, but I mean, Steam has the best deals.
No way Nintendo would want to go through EA to get their own games out there.
It would likely be a hybrid type store, though. There there's like an Origin and an eShop on the same channel.
Of course, that'll never happen.
EA and Nintendo are too tight right now.
Not that Origin is a bad service, but I mean, Steam has the best deals.
H_Prestige said:
No way Nintendo would want to go through EA to get their own games out there.
It would likely be a hybrid type store, though. There there's like an Origin and an eShop on the same channel.
I think we came to this conclusion after E3 2011. Wii U is going to be the wild west of online systems and gameplay. You'll have Ubiplay accounts, Origin accounts, Nintendo WiFi friendcodes and more. I don't think there's going to be a standard it's going to be a clusterfuck since Nintendo isn't developing their own version of 'Xbox Live'. Pretty much why whenever online is brought up the third parties say: "Ask Nintendo" and Nintendo says: "Ask the third parties".bgassassin said:
AceBandage
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[Nintex] said:
Eh? This is just for digital distribution for games.
It's nothing about how you play games online...
Suzzopher said:
EA having bigger franchises.
bgassassin
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[Nintex] said:
Some came to that conclusion, but like the post I made about it I don't see that happening.
Suzzopher said:
EA seems to be the problem.
H_Prestige
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I mean the eShop should be their version of Xbox marketplace or PSN store, where the user buys and downloads everything from. It sounds like you might have to log into Origin for EA stuff, Steam for Valve stuff, etc. Nobody tolerates that kind of fragmentation.AceBandage said:
bgassassin
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H_Prestige said:
They can always set it up to where one account accesses all of them.
Case in point, Nintendo's own stuff is already fragmented across systems and on systems. The Wii shop is different from the 3DS one. If I want the Nintendo Videos I need to open some sort of other app to download and view them. Mark my words It's just going to be one giant clusterfuck of systems and services.H_Prestige said:
In fact in the case of Nintendo the online experience is different from go to game. Mario Kart 7 gets some sort of seperate 'Mario Kart Channel' as an online interface.
bgassassin
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[Nintex] said:
I disagree. That was the whole point of Nintendo getting help on it in the first place.
AceBandage
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[Nintex] said:
Err, you can also download videos from the eShop...
Nintendo Video is just a service for short little videos that download automatically.
It's actually quite convenient...
bgassassin
Member
I must be on Nintex's ignore list or something.
AceBandage
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[Nintex] said:
What does YouTube have to do with anything? This isn't YouTube. Nintendo Video is a showcase of videos, not a giant clusterfuck of anything and everything that some idiot wants to put on the service.
bgassassin said:
I wouldn't doubt it.
bgassassin said:
bgassassin said:
Why do you think Riccitiello was there at E3? EA has been pimpin' Origin all over the place. Ubisoft kinda confirmed Nintendo's online approach too when they talked about Ghost Recon Online. All publishers will probably have their own type of online network/play/distribution because Nintendo knows they're not good at making online systems. EA also isn't going to help for example Activision, by allowing them to use the Origin interface for Call of Duty on the Wii U or something.
EA being a key partner in developing the Wü's online capabilities is pretty much a given now. I, for one, believe this rumor. EA wanting to push Origin in the console space would make a lot of sense, Occam's razor et al.
Freedom for third parties to use their online services doesn't imply a lack of a centralized one. See Portal 2 using Steamworks on PS3.[Nintex] said:
bgassassin
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[Nintex] said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433024
But like I said I still stand by my post about this.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29416808&postcount=2659
EDIT: And obviously I'm not on your ignore list since you quoted the post with the article, I just wanted you to respond.
-Pyromaniac-
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If Nintendo teamed with Steam instead of Origin it would be GG.
lunchwithyuzo
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I figured Nintendo would just do their own eShop for Wii U, but actually thinking about it allowing 3rd party stores (Origin, Steam, etc) could be a huge competitive advantage for them versus XBL and PSN, and a great way to get western publishers more fully onboard. Maybe it could also lead to opportunites in the other direction? Something like Virtual Console on Steam, Origin, etc, could be pretty exciting?
AceBandage
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lunchwithyuzo said:
I can't see this happening any time soon.
Nintendo not having full control over their games is just... unthinkable.
AceBandage
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BurntPork said:
Of course not.
It's Nintendo so of course they'll fuck everything up. They never learn from their mistakes, after all.
This was sarcasm for those of you who don't get it.
bgassassin
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AceBandage said:
Quit trol...
*highlights spoiler*
Oh ok, you're good.
AceBandage
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blu said:
Oh, he'll get something that starts with a "b" all right...
Chopper said:
Any chance of getting any specifc info? Not asking for specs since that's never going to happen, but just anything specifc. I mean no offence but its obvious that WiiU would be less powerful than the next XBox (not sure why that would surprise or disappoint anyone). But how powerful is it compared to something we can quantify, like 360 or PS3?
lunchwithyuzo
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Who says they wouldn't? If it happened it'd be a dedicated store within the Steam platform, similar to a dedicated Steam store within the Wii U platform.AceBandage said:
I'm not sure how likely either are really, though they're exciting possibilities to speculate on.
H_Prestige
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What do you mean by this?Djamb3 said:
bgassassin
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blu said:
H_Prestige said:
No matter whose Wii U you play on you can play the game.
IS his name Lucky and he's a Larry Leprechaun?
Anyway, if Nintendo does go piecemeal quiltpatch with their online network I think it might end up saving money for the gamer who can then pick and choose which services from which megapublishers he wants instead of paying a flat fee to the console manufacturer and then whatever fees third parties want to stack on top.
Anyway, if Nintendo does go piecemeal quiltpatch with their online network I think it might end up saving money for the gamer who can then pick and choose which services from which megapublishers he wants instead of paying a flat fee to the console manufacturer and then whatever fees third parties want to stack on top.
KingJ2002
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I honestly think that... Nintendo thinks console gaming has moved on from having graphics define generational gaps... but rather significant "evolutions / revolutions" in gameplay define the leap.
if you look at the NES to the Wii... it's clear how they took all of the strengths of the previous controller... and added motion control to make games more immersive... now adding a screen to the controller itself is something that will truly be a test.
in a way... you could say Microsoft & Sony finally caught up with "this generation" with Kinect & Move considering the Wii blew the competition out of the water with "last gen graphics"
but i hope that Nintendo's Re-Unveiling might provide a nice spec bump to allow developers to really get out their ideas and creativity, non-gaming app support, as well as a better online interface and enhanced storefront.
Xbox Live set the bar really high and Nintendo needs to catch up with the core features at least.
if you look at the NES to the Wii... it's clear how they took all of the strengths of the previous controller... and added motion control to make games more immersive... now adding a screen to the controller itself is something that will truly be a test.
in a way... you could say Microsoft & Sony finally caught up with "this generation" with Kinect & Move considering the Wii blew the competition out of the water with "last gen graphics"
but i hope that Nintendo's Re-Unveiling might provide a nice spec bump to allow developers to really get out their ideas and creativity, non-gaming app support, as well as a better online interface and enhanced storefront.
Xbox Live set the bar really high and Nintendo needs to catch up with the core features at least.
bgassassin
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Djamb3 said:
The PC/Mac part wouldn't happen.
DCKing said:
That's only a small part of the picture.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29416808&postcount=2659
DCKing said:
Things can change of course, but yeah that's what I felt. If they can make sure that this can happen seamlessly it could be great. I think confusing the average consumer with multiple logins and menu choices for services etc would be a nightmare. They needed a single log on from the users point of view. If its then goes to the back end of 10 different services and authenticates you and then Aggregates their content into a uniform looking store, I don't care.
That too has its problems but less than confusing the hell out of users.
H_Prestige said:
Yeah, and that upper limit is $300 at launch. Remember that the lowest priced Xbox 360 at launch was $300 as well. Even the PS1, PS2, and Xbox launched at $300. I would suspect the upper limit for a dedicated handheld would be $200, but I cannot know this for sure until we see Vita's performance.
H_Prestige said:
Isn't PC that fragmented as well? Wouldn't having competing stores on the same system mean lower prices for games in the digital realm as well? Xbox Live is an awesome system, don't get me wrong, but even Sony has trouble copying Microsoft in that regard. Xbox Live is practically the Xbox line's selling point. Maybe Nintendo thinks a different direction is in order. Either way, this is EA. If they want Origin on all three consoles, they are either going to get it or drop online support of said console even on the Next Xbox.
Grampa Simpson
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Would you buy a Genesis to play Sonic the Hedgehog, or would you stick with your Sega Master System and play it there?Caramello said:
Jaded Alyx
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Those are.......two totally different games.Grampa Simpson said:
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