Wii successor named 'Wii U'
At Nintendo's E3 press briefing, it revealed the Wii successor: the Wii U. The company confirmed the touch screen controller, HD functionality, and a variety of non-gaming functions.
A closer look at the Wii U
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At Nintendo's E3 press briefing, it revealed the Wii successor: the Wii U. The company confirmed the touch screen controller, HD functionality, and a variety of non-gaming functions.-
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I got Wii on U!
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Wii U?
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They call it a controller, not a console
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I think the Devs in the video did suggesst it waas streaming from a the home console.
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What a relief! I thought for a second there they'd call it something silly.
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Should've called it the Super Wii.
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This is all I can think about when I read that name.
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Wii u Wii u. Are the po lease coming after me?
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Why are the analog sticks above the d-pad and the buttons.
Also, wtf not portable? What the hell is the point of streaming you video game to this tiny ass screen when your console is going to be hooked up to your tv right in front of you? -
So are you suppose to concentrate on two screens at once that are not even the same size? There's gonna be a lot of neck injuries looking up and then down, then up, then down. Kinda like watching a stripper go up and down her pole except less fun.
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I disagree. I know a lot of people who have a laptop or iPad when they watch TV. I think 2 screens aren't really that taxing.
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Most people I know that play with laptops or iPads while watching TV aren't really watching their TV, just listening and occasionally glancing up.
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Yes, if the developer is an idiot, that will happen.
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Ohh Wii U, killer tofu!
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The Beets!
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Now I've got "Bangin' on the Trash Can" stuck in my head. :(
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good god! that thing looks unconfortable and expensive
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Well, it's not a mouse, but it's about as close as we're likely to get.
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I think you're right up to a point. The PS3 benefited from the initial backwards compatibility. I mean the PS2 library was huge and good games were still coming out. The initial PS3 title launch...was less than stellar and the BC gave PS fans relief during the drought.
From a personal standpoint, I'm really glad the PS3 had backwards compatibility; however, since my original PS3 broke I'm not missing the PS2 features as much. -
I don't think that's true at all. The first year or so I was playing more PS2 games on my PS3 than actual PS3 games. Same for the Wii (in fact I didn't own a Gamecube of my own so this gave me the chance to play a ton of great GC games). Of course now that they don't really make games for those older platforms anymore it doesn't really matter for the current gen, but to push sales of a new system I think it helps quite a bit.
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it's not about resolution , it's about graphics quality , it will probably upscale to resolution but ofcourse with the loss .... it was in a context of not being "native" 1080p so it's going to look inferor ofcourse , upscaling is just sophisticated streching basically ... doesn't improve any quality other than it looks better than it would if you just manually strecth it by hand (zoom) .... it's about GPU effects that enhance the image so it's not about hardware problem to upsale to 1080p ..you're not doing anything to the files or with the game code.
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so resolution upscaling will definitely be there i hope ... i mean , they won't leave it with black bars ... and i hope it's not gonna be just a zoom in.
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Yeah... that would suck.
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yes, but the consoles do it better (Better HDTVs have better hardware) = GPU acceleration = "few tricks" ...
for example, if you have 720p video source , you play it via USB onto the HDTV , while a neighbour would passthrought a computer with GPU output and all those settings enabled (ex. ATI catalyst) ... guess which picture would upscale better , since TV wouldn't not need to upscale , the GPU will enhance the image and output it to the TV .... the TV will see it as native signal, avoiding the onboard scaler.
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Stupid Nintendo and their lack of 3rd-party games like Ninja Gaiden, Battlefield 3, Darksiders 2, Madden, Tekken, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Assassin's Creed 3, Ghost Recon, etc.
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At least we can play Mario Galaxy while taking a dump now haha
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Everyone is just gonna call this the Wii 2. This name makes it sound like a university of urination.
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you're all forgetting the most important feature of this new system
POOPING just went hardcore gaming-
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I wouldn't bank on anything beyond a bluetooth strength signal. So unless your bathroom is directly off your entertainment room (not a bad placement), I doubt it'll work.
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Mine, at the moment, actually is, although I'll probably be moving before this thing comes state side.
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can do that with ps vita for less money probably
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Understood, but I like the way the controller can interact with the screen. It's neat. I try to keep the Vita separate and not look at the new Wii U controller as a portable, cuz it's not.
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While I'm iffy on that big honkin' controller thing I can understand why they limited it to the proximity of the Wii. Originally, I rather liked the PSP's attempt to stream games, movies, and such from the PS3. But even on an internal Wi-fi network (granted 802.11b), it was pretty laggy most of the time.
The technocrat in me wants it, but the gamer in me goes why? Still, like Apple I'm hesitant to call anything Nintendo does foolish. With the exception of the Vitality sensor foolishness often turns out to be brilliance in the end. -
Wii U brow me?
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wii u marry me ?
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WII AEIIIIOOOOUUUUU JOHN MADDEN JOHN MADDEN AEEEIIIIOOOOOUUUU
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Part of me wonders if Nintendo lost the magic again for consoles. We all have to wait and see, but it would be un-Nintendo of them to up the price with some sweet graphics. Not to mention that you'd have to convince 3rd parties to support the textures.
But then the 360 and PS3 are old in tech terms. It may not be that expensive to exceed them and keep the price reasonable. But it's a very odd niche: You have to convince the gamer of 3rd party buy-in (plus make it more compelling than the PS3 or 360) and the casuals that the Wii isn't good enough anymore and that Kinect is a flash in the pan. Plus, the NGP looks like it'll scratch the transition console itch I've started to develop.-
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I can see them having an issue getting 3rd party exclusives that would draw core gamers. All of their exclusives are mostly family based and shovelware.
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I don't expect Microsoft or Sony to jump in with $600 consoles in 2014. And if the Wii launches at $400 and the next MS/Sony consoles also launch at $400 2 years later there isn't going to be a huge difference quality.
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Also, you're technologically competent so we don't have to dumb down our shit to the point where it looks like it came from 1996.
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And the answer is yes!
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this is one of the weird things, that they think all that freedom is better than streamlining things to reliable functions. or in other words Nintendo loves gimmicks.
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They've introduced every major controller change since the SNES, I don't think they're going to stop any time soon.
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Or, in other words, people who don't want to have to learn how to use the 13 buttons, two analog sticks, d-pad, etc., on a current console controller will be able to play games too. Making games "streamlined" only goes so far when you're dealing with the current controllers.
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I said it in another thread, but I think this is absolutely the best thing about it. Developers can make games that appeal to both the hardcore, and the casual audience on the same console. I think it's a pretty big step for gaming in general, and I'd wager the new console is going to sell heaps because of it.
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Update! We now included some new details from the fact sheet and a photo of the Wii U. If you look closely, you can see the actual box (hub) in the background.
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Sigh. This will be the same as every single nintendo system since the gamecube for me, including the handhelds.
Basically, Ill buy one after 2 or 3 price drops and/or when a new Metroid comes out.... maybe. Depends on where they take the franchise. To be honest though, the GC had some great games and it most certainly was not simple a Metroid machine for me. The wii though, sigh. They are going to have to impress the hell out of me with software. -
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After that it will obviously be the Wii C U P.
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Wiii U, Wii U, Pull Ovah! Pull Ovah!
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With everything that they threw into the controller, I'm surprised the screen isn't 3D like the 3DS's screen.
2 sticks, D-pad, 4 buttons, 4 triggers, accelerometers, gyroscopes, microphone, speakers, touchscreen, camera - the only thing it is missing from any controller ever is a 3D screen. -
Noone is even mentioning that the "extra controllers" are probably going to cost $$$. This isn't your average $40 controller...wtf are they thinking!
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We went over that pretty thoroughly in a prior thread, they're definitely going to be a little more expensive than normal I'm sure, but not as much as people are thinking they're going to be else it simply won't sell.
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im getting arthritis from typing all 4 characters
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Wii2u
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WU?
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I am just calling it the U. wiiu is hard to type fast without hitting y
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This is all I can hear when I read "Wii U"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sYN5nzG_9Q
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Why not evolve the Wii? You know, actual responsive motion controls, maybe a more clever IR tracking system (there has to be some way for my cursor to be where I'm pointing...), and advances in ergonomics (two analog sticks, buttons that are sensibly placed, something less ridiculous than the wiimote).
Instead, we get a huge-ass brick with questionable utility in games. Why is it questionable? Because it seems like most games will make it an optional mini-map or inventory screen so that you can disable that functionality to play it on the shitter. That, or so that you can use your wiimote-nunchuk combo instead. In other words, most games will put garbage on the mini display. Making the Nintendo Viewing Brick mandatory isn't very attractive if you want your game to be as versatile as possible.
I also think that it will be less funcredible than we'd like to believe. It's going to know where you're pointing it about as well as the wiimote does, because it uses the same sensors to gauge its position relative to your TV. Why not go all-in and have a shitty $5 backward facing camera that would know exactly where your TV is? It would then be able to do all that shit that we're wishing for: act as a magnifying glass, an xray viewer, a camera (Pokemon Snap!), a shield, a canvas for painting on surfaces in the larger world, etc etc. Instead, we're going to get games that try to use this functionality, but it will be hindered by limited functionality (especially if the sensors are only on the top and it just has to rely on motion sensing... hopefully that is not the case).
I know, it will sell like hotcakes, but ... Wii Fit. That's my response to that.-
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Every time I hear the name "Wii U", I'm going to think of Kung Pow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JElywbkSbY
I'll never be able to not hear it.-
lol, love that movie
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ahahahahaha
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Hahah yeah that's the first thing I thought of. The Nintendo Ling Ling!
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haha I made this earlier http://i.imgur.com/SMHKZ.gif
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lol
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I posted this hours ago and got nothing. =P
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So will it only use one U unit or can it be four of them per console?
Also that's gotta be fucking expensive, I mean the controller has to be no less than $100. -
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"Whew" ...at least, that's what I'll be calling it. Not that it's a sigh of relief or anything.
The thing I'm wondering about is all of the downloadable/Virtual Console games. If I were to get this it would be to replace my Wii...and I stopped buying those and pretty much stopped using the Wii when I ran out of room. They did finally fix that by letting you run from the SD card, but it was too late for me. If they want me back, I'd want to be able to access all of that from the new console and not have to shell out for it all over again. -
that controller looks huge
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