NathanMcMahon
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WiiU - Undercooked and rushed to the market?
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LightofRohan
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Is there a link to rewatch the Giant Bomb live stream of the WiiU? I stopped around Batman... Thanks!
TheGreatDivide
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcapRBQoMWk
I find this demo harder to imagine, personally.
Zelda just looks like TP upres'd with better lighting and effectz.
Epic Mickey 2 nearly slows time itself to a halt.
They could have said... this thing takes 5 AA batteries. At least they are giving us the option to upgrade the battery down the line.
This perfectly sums up Nintendo's philosophy.
lolol is that really the battery that comes with the gamepad? WTF?
Criminal Upper
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All launches go super smoothly, with no hiccups at all. This is known.
Nintendo, you have broken the streak of perfect hardware launches.
Nintendo, you have broken the streak of perfect hardware launches.
This perfectly sums up Nintendo's philosophy.
I'm seeing it but I can't believe it. *smh*
Do you not see the battery is 1500mAH? Not good for such a robust device.
Oh, yeah I remember that. I disagree about the Zelda TD though, it looks pretty fantastic. The levels of detail and lighting look especially incredible.
Yeah, it's going to take a while until the bugs are ironed out. Let's remember the first few years of the 360 or PS3.
The mediocre ports made by second grade teams is also predictable imo. The appeal of this console for me is Nintendo first and second party which will end up delivering and some solid third party games like a new Dragon Quest or Monster Hunter.
BruceLeeRoy
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I almost was done in by launch console hype but thankfully sanity prevailed and I held off. I know I will definitely have a Wii-U in my house but it won't be until Zelda, Mario or Metroid hits.
Seriously though, this launch drama has killed my gadget lust for a Wii U.
Its really not as bad as a few are making it.
NathanMcMahon
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I don't get it. What's wrong with it?
Aquamarine
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Ehh, for me, the allure of HD Nintendo games is just way too strong to even consider some of these problems as influencing my hype for the console.
Like for example, New Super Mario Bros. U is amazingly fun...my favorite in the NSMB series so far. Such an incredible game.
This perfectly sums up Nintendo's philosophy.
Man, that's really messed up lol.
Anyway, it's obvious that this was rushed which is funny considering there's nothing on it that looks like it couldn't be done on the PS3/360. 1 GB+ patch on launch is pretty ridiculous. Some strange things about the OS and the way some Wii U features work scream "not properly thought out".
Some things will more than likely get better via patches but man, this launch has been pretty sloppy already.
flyinpiranha
Member
You should learn from mistakes.
So...it's worse? (also, it seems to be more than "a few")
Is this sarcasm? I can't tell any more.
The sad thing is that there will be some people who will defend this.
This perfectly sums up Nintendo's philosophy.
TheGreatDivide
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I think the Zelda demo looks great visually but nothing on a technical level seems to crazy outside the obvious polish.
AndresON777
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LOL wow
jts
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That's weird. How the hell am I supposed to use it during my daily commute.
Dear oh dear
Eh, maybe your right, I guess I'll just wait and see. If it looks like that though, it may definitely be something that could make me pick up a Wii U.
BruceLeeRoy
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Its easier to gloss over those mistakes when its at the sacrifice of a new graphical standard.
Nightstick11
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Mine still hasn't arrived yet, but some of these alleged problems seem like non-issues to me. But then again, I wasn't there for 3DS at launch and by the time I got mine it was working beautifully.
Regardless, guys, Wii U is going to be at 15 million before the first Nextbox or Orbis is out at Wal-Mart, so you can stop hoping for a crash and burn. Of course, I don't care, because by the time I get my Wii U later this week, I expect it to be running more or less fine.
Regardless, guys, Wii U is going to be at 15 million before the first Nextbox or Orbis is out at Wal-Mart, so you can stop hoping for a crash and burn. Of course, I don't care, because by the time I get my Wii U later this week, I expect it to be running more or less fine.
This perfectly sums up Nintendo's philosophy.
Don't worry, there will be patches and optimizations for the controller's batter life. And also, EDRAM.
Vulcano's assistant
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At the end of the day we will just be amazed by the thought how this thing is even running in the first place.
No, I think people remember exactly how fucked up they were, which is why it is surprising that a direct competitor seems to have learned nothing from them.
I concur. It seems there is a horizontal fit for a much larger battery.
BruceLeeRoy
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Just like your 3DS. I didn't know Nintendo resolved all the issues of their handheld in a week.
Grok4Spock
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Fun Fact: The PSP is a portable gaming device with an optical drive and the Wii U GamePad is a controller with a touchscreen..
I'd still like to get one down the line when the notable first-party titles start coming out, but feeling my hype deflate as all these issues have come to light has been a bummer.
Hoping some of these issues (at least on the OS/social network side) get ironed out over the next little while.
Hoping some of these issues (at least on the OS/social network side) get ironed out over the next little while.
jts
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Don't bring your fancy logic in here, please. This is non-sense only.
LightofRohan
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They were? Don't remember I guess. But yea they were pretty bare bones... seems like last generation we had the Xbox Blades. Also, people forget that Xbox Live was just really being introduced and I think even Youtube was just becoming a thing. Feels like ages ago
megarockexe
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I think part of what threw off Nintendo's launch is how people demanded 2 gamepads because nobody had a clue how the system really worked. It's a 5 player console... Good enough.
AndresON777
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I haven't seen Epic Mickey but normally those games shouldn't be able to pass TRC / Lotcheck. Such things hurt the image of a console.
gpgpu muthafucka, that'll solve everything.
Were the launches so disappointing that they didn't feel like steps up from the systems from the previous gen in anyway?
I mean, there were some disappointments no doubt but come on. The PS3 and 360 actually felt like systems that were fresh and brand new during their launch in comparison to what was out previously.
Pseudo_Sam
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Is a lighter controller suddenly indefensible?
Seriously, I would agree the battery life isn't nearly what it should be, and I imagine they put too much priority on weight. 3 hours is stupid low. But this kind of "us versus them" attitude helps nothing at all. Because you feel strongly about something suddenly any countering opinion is null and void? Get outta here with that crap.
The launch goggles do seem to be in full effect for some people though.
For Nintendo to launch a console on this state makes me wonder if anyone over there actually knows what the the competition is doing. It's like they live in a bubble, learning nothing from their competitors mistakes.
Microsoft and Sony have learned a lot over the years, and I am sure their system OS will at the least be optimised for human consumption.