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[D-e-f-]

Red Steel all over again, lol. Though that one at least had an unique concept. Can't say that I see the fascination for ZombiU.

I don't get it. Why is it "red steel all over again"? Because it's a launch-FPS game? Why is Rayman not Red Steel all over again?

Red Steel wasn't that unique either. It was a first person shooter with a big ass melee weapon.

ZombiU has a lot more interesting bits and pieces that amount to a pretty intriguing package compared to FPS with sword slashing.

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

Meelow is back September 15.

Aww...he's going to miss the Fall Conference.

 

[Sadist]

Here we go!

 

[Projectjustice]

I can't wait!!!

 

[gamergirly]

Waiting for Wii UUUU

 

[Thoraxes]

So, question, everyone:

To all you launch day-buyers - will you be buying one IN STORE or get it from amazon, etc?

Going in-store. Got my pharmacy stuff saved up for an extra 10% on top of my 15% at Target.

Hell yeah 25% off Wii U.

 

[AntMurda]

September conference spoilers:

$299
Nintendoland download code bundled
November 18

NSMB U will be there at launch, Pikmin 3 and P-100 will miss.

I agree with this all, except Nintendoland won't be bundled in Japan and it will be pre-installed instead of a code in NA / PAL.

It's nice to want free things. But no way will Nintendo Land be free.

 

[ED Cantu]

I hope they show awesome things in the september conference, I need to see more games, specially from japanese third parties to get my hype up.

 

[miksar]

I'll wait for the revision.

Good luck with that.

 

[Hobohodo]

Put down my deposit (£20 in Gamestation) yesterday. Pretty excited for it now. Oh and if you see this thanks D-e-f for the reply about ZombiU in the comunity topic, didn't know some of that stuff!

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

I'll wait for the revision.

Has Nintendo revised a home console in recent years? I mean they have the new designed Wii, but that is like the opposite of revision considering they took out BC.

 

[D-e-f-]

I'll wait for the revision.

not sure if serious.

Nintendo doesn't do console revisions. Unless they're taking features out (component port on GCN, backwards compatiblity on Wii).

 

[marc^o^]

Red Steel all over again, lol. Though that one at least had an unique concept. Can't say that I see the fascination for ZombiU.

Ubisoft is a big company. The team in charge of Zombi U is Ubisoft Montpellier, who made Beyond Good and Evil, Rayman Origins and created Rabbids. They're good. Nothing to lol about really.

 

[DrForester]

 

[Mistle]

Did they announce new games at the Wii conference back in the day or is it mainly a hardware/business sort of conference?

 

[ScreenSplitter]

Any chance that Wii games will look more decent on a HDTV through the WiiU? I'm no graphics whore, but I have loads of unfinished Wii games because the image on my HDTV is so blurry it's literally painful to look at.

 

[1-UP]

I'll wait for the revision.

I see what you did there...

 

[JordanLMiller]

I'll wait for the revision.

And miss out on being an ambassador? For shame...

 

[Spieler Eins]

I don't get it. Why is it "red steel all over again"? Because it's a launch-FPS game? Why is Rayman not Red Steel all over again?

Red Steel wasn't that unique either. It was a first person shooter with a big ass melee weapon.

ZombiU has a lot more interesting bits and pieces that amount to a pretty intriguing package compared to FPS with sword slashing.

Well, Ubisoft FPS, that's once again terribly rushed going by first impressions
Red Steel at least had a setting that probably hasn't been in any other FPS (though the story was ridiculously campy and stereotypical)
ZombiU is just another zombie game, with some mechanics from DayZ and the premise of the controller usage simply isn't as compelling as the Wiimote. So I don't even feel excited beforehand, compared to RS.

 

[braves01]

Anyone else getting more excited for NSMB U after playing NSMB 2?

 

[CambriaRising]

Possibly 299 with only 8gb internal storage? You can't be serious.

 

[D-e-f-]

Any chance that Wii games will look more decent on a HDTV through the WiiU? I'm no graphics whore, but I have loads of unfinished Wii games because the image on my HDTV is so blurry it's literally painful to look at.

There will be no upscaling. or at least not Dolphin-like upscaling (the PC emulator, in case you don't know). Though the answer still kind of leaves the door open for some blurry filters or "fake" upscaling like the PS3 did with PS2/PSX games. Maybe Reggie or whoever answered that question took it as a "will the Wii U render Wii game at higher resolutions" which it obviously won't.

So they MIGHT look slightly better but not much, I bet. That's probably a way too specific question and would be answered definitively only once systems are out in the wild.

Put down my deposit (£20 in Gamestation) yesterday. Pretty excited for it now. Oh and if you see this thanks D-e-f for the reply about ZombiU in the comunity topic, didn't know some of that stuff!

Sure, I don't remember what the question was or what the answer was but you're welcome

 

[Hoodbury]

Possibly 299 with only 8gb internal storage? You can't be serious.

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

 

[IdeaMan]

H Y P E !

Hello here ! About time this glorious thread returned to Gaming !

 

[Out of Working Order]

I WILL be there for Pikmin 3 and NSMBU.

 

[MatthewB92]

Plan to buy another 500 hdd. Can't wait to play ZombiU!

 

[1-UP]

Any chance that Wii games will look more decent on a HDTV through the WiiU? I'm no graphics whore, but I have loads of unfinished Wii games because the image on my HDTV is so blurry it's literally painful to look at.

No upscaling.

 

[BlackJace]

The road to Sept. 13th will be interesting.

 

[BY2K]

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

It doesn't work when he doesn't say surely.

 

[DrLyme]

So, question, everyone:

To all you launch day-buyers - will you be buying one IN STORE or get it from amazon, etc?

I'm probably going to get it online. I prefer to not go into stores as much as possible.

 

[chertipros]

So, question, everyone:

To all you launch day-buyers - will you be buying one IN STORE or get it from amazon, etc?

In store! Maybe going to a midnight launch even if there is one

 

[BGBW]

I'd buy it online because I've seen the people in those midnight launch lines and they scare me.

 

[CambriaRising]

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

That really blows then, and cements my non-purchase for a while.

It doesn't work when he doesn't say surely.

Possibly 299 with only 8gb internal storage? Surely you jest.

Fixed

 

[Sadist]

If I have the money I'm there at launchday.

Pikmin 3, Project P-100, ZombiU are my favourite titles. As for ports, I'm interested in Batman and Darksiders II.

 

[Hobohodo]

I'm going instore, mainly because I will get Staff Discount of some sort and then I can easily return if there is a problem.

 

[ScreenSplitter]

There will be no upscaling. or at least not Dolphin-like upscaling (the PC emulator, in case you don't know). Though the answer still kind of leaves the door open for some blurry filters or "fake" upscaling like the PS3 did with PS2/PSX games. Maybe Reggie or whoever answered that question took it as a "will the Wii U render Wii game at higher resolutions" which it obviously won't.

So they MIGHT look slightly better but not much, I bet. That's probably a way too specific question and would be answered definitively only once systems are out in the wild.

Aw man. I just can't imagine it looking as bad through a HDMI connection. We'll see I suppose, I guess playing them through the Wii U controller will look sharper anyway.

 

[brinstar]

It's nice to want free things. But no way will Nintendo Land be free.

yeah I don't think Nintendo Land will be free, but I could see the Wii U coming with a demo for it pre-installed.

 

[zroid]

out of community, what

 

[D-e-f-]

Well, Ubisoft FPS, that's once again terribly rushed going by first impressions
Red Steel at least had a setting that probably hasn't been in any other FPS (though the story was ridiculously campy and stereotypical)
ZombiU is just another zombie game, with some mechanics from DayZ and the premise of the controller usage simply isn't as compelling as the Wiimote. So I don't even feel excited beforehand, compared to RS.

But it's precisely not *just* another zombie game. If it really were just a Left 4 Dead clone-but-singleplayer - that would be just another zombie game. What they're going for is a Dark Souls-hard survival game with, as you said, some DayZ similarities(which you can find pretty much nowhere else other than *in* actual DayZ) coupled with an inventive online integration that doesn't just amount to generic death match or horde mode with friends.

Also, why rushed? 2+ years is hardly what I call a rushed game.

Well, if you don't care it's fine but don't just outright dismiss it because some bullet points remind you of Red Steel (which at least gave us a cool second game so that alone was worth it).

 

[AntMurda]

yeah I don't think Nintendo Land will be free, but I could see the Wii U coming with a demo for it pre-installed.

It's going to come with a bunch of apps and basic tablet games. Demos should be downloadable or pre-installed on launch day.

Definitely planning on buying NSMBU and Nintendo Land digitally. Those games are probably best suited to always be easily selectable on the system.

 

[Earendil]

Can I make a request since we're now back in the Gaming forum?

Can we all just ignore people who's only intent is to stir trouble like they do in every other Nintendo thread? I can put these people on ignore, but that does me no good if everyone quotes them and gives them the reaction they are looking for.

Please and thank you.

 

[nluckett]

Here is another eShop game that looks cool.

Chasing Aurora

trailer video here

 

[Roo]

Any chance that Wii games will look more decent on a HDTV through the WiiU? I'm no graphics whore, but I have loads of unfinished Wii games because the image on my HDTV is so blurry it's literally painful to look at.

Yes, just a little if you use the HDMI cable but expecting Dolphin-like upscaling? no no..

 

[D-e-f-]

Here is another eShop game that looks cool.

Chasing Aurora

trailer video here

From the fine folks what brought you And Yet it Moves (Wii version is still the best version, by the way!)

 

[BGBW]

I hope the save file icons are up to scratch.

 

[GDGF]

Awesomeness

 

[miksar]

I've just realized that there are so many games I want to buy at and right after launch, they'll probably cost more than the console itself. And it is even without considering several titles that may turn out to be great (LEGO City Undercover, for example, is definitely not given enough spotlight by the media).

Anyone else getting more excited for NSMB U after playing NSMB 2?

I'm excited about it because it cannot be any more unimaginative than NSMB2. At least I hope.

It's nice to want free things. But no way will Nintendo Land be free.

If it's a pack-in, it will be free in the eyes of consumers. Nintendo needs something to justify $299.

And wasn't Pikmin 3 confirmed to be early 2013?

 

[FearMyWrench]

Glad to see this thread out of Community. HYPE HYPE HYPE

 

[Always-honest]

Yes, just a little if you use the HDMI cable but expecting Dolphin-like upscaling? no no..

Yeah, better colours and black values. But also sharper. making the jaggies even more appearent... Wish they could add 2x AA out of the box and upscaling.

 

[whalleywhat]

Can't wait to play Shooter and talk about it in the General Plaza.