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Are you getting the Wii U? This poll is closed.
Yes	9031	65.25%
No	1191	8.60%
Maybe	808	5.84%
I'm an idiot	460	3.32%
Waluigi	1603	11.58%
Waa	748	5.40%
Total:	13841 votes

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japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Robolizard! posted:

Who was the goon that took a picture with his 14 wii consoles and got the forum title "I RUINED CHRISTMAS"? I forgot

Probably io_burn:

# ¿ Sep 16, 2012 18:33

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 14:44

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

AngryCaterpillar posted:

I'll get the deluxe console with Nintendo Land as pack-in, and use the premium promotion to download Black Ops II and New Super Mario Bros. U.

Hopefully the third party publishers will put up their stuff for download too.

Fatal posted:

This seems like a better idea for NSMBU, but you can't sell used downloads, hmmm...

I thought about this when buying NSMB2 and figured I'd probably never sell the drat thing anyway so bought digitally there. Considering my nephew still plays NSMB Wii occasionally when he comes over I'm guessing U will probably get a long play time too.

Chronojam posted:

It lacks the luster mostly because gaming journalism has been making GBS threads on them for a decade, proclaiming their imminent failure, while they continually sell gangbusters and people eat it up.

So they're better off than Apple was 15-20 years ago :v:

(they were legitimately failing as opposed to Nintendo's more or less consistent business)

# ¿ Sep 17, 2012 02:21

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Friend got a Walmart order in for me, "Arrives by Mon., Nov 26" :raise:

Chaltab posted:

What are the current rumors? Even to be proportional to the difference between Wii and the rest of 7th gen, they'd have to have at least 5GB. At that point it's diminishing returns because no game yet created has used that much RAM, even on PCs where configurations with 16GB are common on high-end gaming machines.

Last I saw was something like 2-4GB for the PS and 6-8GB for the Xbox...with half reserved for the OS, the whole media hub thing PaletteSwappedNinja mentioned above. I think PS is supposed to have a stronger GPU though.

Whatever the case the Wii U will be out in two months while the others won't be out for another year+ and ultimately nothing is actually confirmed about them at this point, so I'm not caring too much about those right now. Either way the Nintendo system is default for me for Nintendo stuff, and hopefully better Japanese support a la Platinum this time around.

Worst case I buy another system again, which could be a while cause I'm weird. I didn't get a 360 until late 2009 I think, that was pretty much for Trials HD when the 360 dropped to $199. Most of my 360 library is Sega arcade games and Cave shooters, then Platinum, Capcom, and a few other outliers.

Bombadilillo posted:

Console architecture really inst comparable to a pc setup. Would it really bump a price up 100-200$ to double the ram? Is the ram used here that special? I know the edram is. I just don't get it.

It's all graphics memory (GDDR) for the whole system. And I guess if it's all on a single system on a chip ("SoC") design more memory might increase the die size (or denser memory parts) which would increase the cost of production. Hell if I know costs, but small savings add up over millions of consoles and over the life of a production run as costs can get reduced.

Chronojam posted:

Crytek is bad at optimizing video game engines. They'd love for your PC to have 32 gigs, too.

Good thing they're moving to a free to play strategy :shepface:

# ¿ Sep 17, 2012 04:23

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Kamiya is awesome/ :psyduck:

...it is in Nintendo Land after all :tinfoil:

# ¿ Sep 17, 2012 05:10

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Video of Nazo no Murasamejou for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLEtKo5jcY
I can definitely see it working if he wants to do it.

Paper Jam Dipper posted:

Is it really that obscure when you think of the Nintendoland mini games?

How many have heard of it outside of Nintendo Land? (I haven't)

On that note, another video of the Pikmin Nintendo Land game, kind of a fast arcadey multiplayer beat em up version of Pikmin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhyqhiHI7yU

# ¿ Sep 17, 2012 05:37

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Bobnumerotres posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO6c_4tGIto

During this video they mention downloadable levels. Huh?

If you're talking about the beginning, it sounds like they're referring to NSMB2 getting downloadable levels, which was announced after E3 I think. I figure the Wii U one would get DLC too but I don't know if there's been any confirmation.

# ¿ Sep 17, 2012 09:46

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Romance of the Three Kings 12 trailer:
http://nintendoeverything.com/99098/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-xii-wii-u-trailer/

(and apparently I completely missed that that and Fist of the North Star 2 were announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct last Thursday)

MinibarMatchman posted:

Was Borderlands 2 confirmed for the Wii-u or something? All I read was one blurb about the developers really being into the system but porting it was just a "maybe"

The devs (Gearbox) want it but said it's up to the publisher, which is Take-Two...and they're skeptical.

Bombadilillo posted:

I just assume that the tablet screen will get a virtual keyboard, it has to right?

Yeah, with autocomplete. I wouldn't bother for typing a bunch with it of course, but should be fine for searches and short messages.

Quest For Glory II posted:

Well to be honest I still don't see what the big deal about UE4 is; some of the new stuff they showed in the tech demo looked like it had no practical application to gaming.

Typically new engines are more about helping developers work smarter and faster, so developers may still want to use it. I have no idea what the license cost will be for UE4 vs UE3.

But of course Epic will put UE4 on Wii U because of the royalties/license fees they collect. Seems to me like the kind of money you can make on engine licensing is fuckin' nuts.

e: on second thought that unintentional pun looked too intentional, I'm takin it out

Well there was a separate video about the development side of things, with the usual "this and this is easier and faster" type of things. As for the Wii U, take this with a mountain of salt (he's a confirmed dev). It'll be interesting to see how much traction UE other licensed engines get next generation cause it seems like a lot of the bigger devs have their own engines these days. CryTek has had theirs running on Wii U (speculation is that it's for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2) but I'm not sure they're expected to be a big player like Unreal has been in the past.

Astro7x posted:

It's not a hand held, it shouldn't have fingerprints on it. Considering my PS3 and Wii look equally as gross with dust on it, I don't think the color saves it from looking nasty.

I assumed limaCAT was talking about the gamepad so this part confused me :v:

. I'll take either console color but would've preferred the white gamepad, mostly just cause I like the look of white better though.

# ¿ Sep 17, 2012 21:31

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

limaCAT posted:

I guess what could win people over to Nintendo Network will be if the social features are really on-par or better than the current consoles.

Between the current consoles, only XBox and Vita have cross-game-chat. WiiU promises cross-game-chat too. Messaging in PS3 is basic, on Vita is slightly better, but there is almost no community on PSVita for enjoying messaging and chat.

One hope about the tablet: the fact you'll be able to share drawings will make the WiiU not only the platform where you will be able to send ~~drawings of penises~~ inside jokes about dogs not saving people trapped in pits, but probably also strategies, invitations... Swapnote is limited because it's still not game-based, Miiverse instead looks like a good fit for this.

"Our monster hunting strategy: you get eaten by Rathalos, while we kill him."

But probably this is all wishful thinking, and everyone will just spam pics zooming on tits like on Steam hubs.

In any case, Nintendo has to allow a friend list bigger than 100 units... or at least the possibility to login with different profiles on the console.

I'm hoping for that in game message board looking thing they showed right before E3, but yeah wishful thinking and all that. Otherwise my main wish is a better version of communities from MK7, instead of adding a bunch of goons for some game one at a time just have a single code to join the group.

# ¿ Sep 17, 2012 23:35

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

raito posted:

Gameinformer has a new NSMBU trailer up - looks pretty good.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/09/17/exclusive-single-player-footage-from-new-super-mario-bros-u.aspx

I guess we can assume that the baby Yoshis don't become big.

Is there anything in the video indicating that one way or the other?

# ¿ Sep 18, 2012 03:56

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Need for Speed Most Wanted 2 might be coming:
http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=185580

And apparently another dev (Firebrand) working on another unannounced game (probably driving going by their past):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/sep/17/wii-u-interview?newsfeed=true

# ¿ Sep 18, 2012 11:04

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Runaway Five posted:

Pikmin 3 is the one game I want to play. But I forgive you Nintendo because you are surely making Pikmin 3 the best it can be and are not merely holding back a completed game for marketing reasons

It would compete with Pikmin Adventure in Nintendo Land :downs:

(or more realistically, it's a way to introduce Pikmin to people that have never heard of it before releasing Pikmin 3)

# ¿ Sep 19, 2012 00:11

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

For anyone wanting to save on games, I just saw this over on NeoGaf: NewEgg: $10 off all preorders $39.99 and up:

quote:

EMCNAJB243

Code expires on 9/20/12 or sooner based on fund availability

Should work with everything, but official Nintendo WiiU products (Nintendo published games, controllers, etc.) don't work for whatever reason.

Support those third parties! Sonic Kart 2 for $30 after the coupon! From the thread over there it sounds like it only works for one game per order, but you can do multiple orders.

greatn posted:

I think the extra ten bux this generation is due to the increased costs of making HD games. So theoretically that is a one time cost increase, that is until they start releasing 4k games.

Costs have always increased just by the nature of inflation alone, thankfully games stayed around $50 as long as they did.

And I imagine 4k support will be like 1080p support was this generation. Hell keep in mind what John Carmack said a few months ago:

quote:

If you take a current game like Halo which is a 30 hertz game at 720p; if you run that at 1080p, 60 frames with high dynamic frame buffers, all of a sudden you've sucked up all the power you have in the next-generation

I wouldn't be surprised if devs go for 720 (or sub 1080 like many of today's sub 720 games) to cram more prettiness in rather than use more power up on the increased resolution.

Chaltab posted:

I don't think any mass market TVs display at resolutions above 1080p do they?

The closest I can think of are the computer displays that are 2560x1440 (or x1600), and those aren't really mass market yet themselves. They're still sort of higher end consumer range at best right now, around $800+ for 27-30" screens.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2012 06:17

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

8-bit Miniboss posted:

Wasn't able to watch the IGN live stream but did they visit any heavily populated areas? The game ran really choppy on the Wii version from some Japanese guy's stream I watched a couple weeks ago.

Not that I saw, just a few characters around. Good point though, I forgot how choppy it looked, just smoothing out the framerate seems like it'd be a big improvement (...hopefully that was a graphical thing rather than poor handling of lag/network syncing).

And there was one change I saw mentioned somewhere, accurate shadows instead of the circle shadows! :effort:

Iacen posted:

This is pretty interesting. Eurogamer has talked about the CPU with Akihiro Suzuki who's producer on Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper:

_Source

I wonder what impact that'll have on multiplatform games.

The last part about getting used to the hardware probably means early ports might be sketchy but should get better with time with more familiarity and improved dev tools. And I guess eventually getting away from optimizing for the funky Cell and Xenon architectures as they move work onto the new systems.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2012 11:09

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

greatn posted:

By the way I read Ninja Garden has online co-op, which is exclusive to the Wii U version. Not something I'm interested in because I don't like ultra violence, but showing there is some online multiplayer from the get go (just not from Nintendo).

Huh first I've heard about that. Just looked it up:
http://nintendoeverything.com/99039/updated-ninja-gaiden-3-razors-edge-fact-sheet-online-co-op-chapter-challenge/

quote:

Online Co-op Multiplayer mode with Ryu and Ayane � In addition to an up to eight-player multiplayer battle mode, the game now offers Ryu and Ayane as playable characters in the two-player online co-op multiplayer mode.

Might be worth checking out if the latest previews about them adding in actual challenge pan out for the whole game.

Chaltab posted:

Have they confirmed whether or not the Wii U's processor can do Out-of-Order Execution? I'd heard that this could make up some of the deficit.

The GC and Wii CPUs did OoOE :eng101:

, so yeah the Wii U probably does it too, but it can only do so much, particularly with code that's likely tailored around a significantly different setup. It should be simpler to program for so hopefully devs will be able to more quickly get up to speed with it (vs something like the PS3's early days with 360 ports).

# ¿ Sep 21, 2012 21:36

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

greatn posted:

So I am having trouble telling exactly what is going on in that game. Is it geometry wars inside a colon? Also, is the weird squeaky noise coming from that game or another nearby booth?

Looks like Super Stardust in a colon (or something else small, "nano" and all), either way a twin stick shooter. Squeaky noise sounded like someone whistling nearby if that's the video I saw earlier, you can hear the game more when they switch no the gamepad screen and get closer.

vvvvv They showed a little of the behind he ship stuff in the reveal trailer.

japtor fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Sep 23, 2012

# ¿ Sep 23, 2012 03:55

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Rake Arms posted:

Yeah, I'm stoked for this too, but I'm also a 007 nut. The graphics really aren't stellar, but whatever. From the looks of it, it's running on the same engine as Goldeneye 007: Reloaded, which was just an enhanced port of the original Wii engine, which itself was originally designed for Dead Space: Extraction. So yeah, it's basically running on Wii tech from 2009 with a few HD bells and whistles added.

Based on Goldeneye for Wii, I have hopes it will be solid enough to be a treat for Bond fans. Each of the six missions is based on a film from one of the six Bond actors, ending with Skyfall. I'll honestly play it just to see how well they Craig-ify some of the classics (ooh boy, Die Another Day is gonna be a tough one). Goldeneye had pretty addictive online play, too, so I imagine they'll build on that.

I'm a sucker for the old Goldeneye/Timesplitters gameplay style (plus a 007 fan) so if it plays anything like that I'll probably get it. Well I want remote aiming too cause I hate dual sticks in comparison, that's probably the main reason I haven't bothered with FPSs on 360 (along with not really caring for most of the ones that came out to begin with).

Just checked the dates and it's one of those vague "launch window" games

, guess it'll be something to look forward to after launch.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2012 07:48

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Bobnumerotres posted:

Sadly I wouldn't look forward to it much at all. It might be a really great game but if it releases too close to launch it'll be totally occluded by the release of Blops 2.

I'm also not crazy about paying full-price for a Wii upscale.

Except it isn't a Wii upscale...not that it appears to be a pretty game, but that has nothing to do with the Wii.

blackguy32 posted:

I dunno. Going from the Wii version to the PS3 version was like night and day for me. There were a lot of things that were much more than a simple HD upgrade. Like the Dance floor was actual models instead of sprites, the lighting in the game was much improved, etc. It really felt like they put some effort into improving it.

From some searching around it sounds like Reloaded either used a new engine (according to Activision) or a modified CoD one (according to widespread random internet speculation), and I guess the Wii game was ported to that and gussied up.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2012 23:40

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Chronojam posted:

We all wish. Snake has made Nintendo his home many times.

The hell with Snake, just give us Revengeance.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2012 05:48

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Mandrel posted:

I'm pretty sure any illusions of being a grounded cautionary look at war went out the window the first time we saw the scene of them dual-wielding SMGs from the back of a snowmobile in the MW2 trailer.

From the making of Black Ops 2:

If there's any reason I'm interested at all in that game, it's cause they seem to be fine with throwing realism completely out the window. If there's something like cowboys and ~~aliens~~ ridiculous futuristic crap, all the better.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2012 22:26

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

thefncrow posted:

From what I recall, the horse stuff is in a 1980s Afghanistan mission. In fact, nothing really seems like they're going to be throwing realism out the window so much as they're trying to interpolate from current trends in drone warfare out to the near future (I'm thinking the setting is like 2025 or 2030).

So, cowboys and aliens? Not that likely. Guns that feel like futurized versions of modern military weaponry? Yeah, probably a lot of that.

That actually still sounds kind of cool in its own right...

Chaltab posted:

There was a mission in COD:Blops1 that let you blow up the Earth so I'm sure there will be plenty of other craziness in the sequel.

kater posted:

The American soldier sections led you from defending a Goodburger to invading the white house. By way of escorting a tank column through someone's front lawn.

Dammit now I'm even more interested.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2012 04:05

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Liku posted:

What? No they don't. They click almost immediately.

The Classic Controller had analog shoulder buttons with a bit of travel and a click at the bottom like GC triggers. edit-someone made a nerdy video proof of it...two months ago :psyduck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTsDsw32SIA

The Classic Controller Pro made them all digital and moved them around to be like the PS controllers.

japtor fucked around with this message at 11:30 on Oct 1, 2012

# ¿ Oct 1, 2012 11:26

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Fergus Mac Roich posted:

Honestly wasn't THAT bad. The d-pad/analog stick switch was probably the single worst thing about it.

edit: It seems like I might have crazy hands though because I think the Gamecube controller is practically unusable.

I have no clue how but I remember that Saturn controller being comfortable, of course all I did was play Nights and shooters on it. Thinking about the stick and dpad at least, the Dreamcast controller was a downgrade from it.

But I have normal hands that loved the GC one but couldn't stand the Xbox controller.

Iacen posted:

I hope that tail is soft and bendy, otherwise I guess it'll ruing your crotch if you sit with it in your lap.

It should be the cord, just continue that texture pattern all the way back to the connector.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2012 20:48

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Katana Gomai posted:

WiiU is available all over Europe still; I really think the preorder craze in the US is a case of either artifial scarcity on Nintendo's end or just retailers covering their asses because they don't know how many more units above a certain threshold they'll get in stock. I would imagine some of them will get extra alotments for preorders or are holding back stock for midnight releases etc.; don't panic.

I imagine they'll be holding back some stock both for launch and then Black Friday at the end of the launch week.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2012 03:09

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Bobnumerotres posted:

I love the exaggerated animations and the subtle humor of the game, overall. Your hunter getting terrified and running Jackie-Chan style when in the sights of a monster, taking big chugs of a healing potion and then striking a strong-man pose, roasting meat in the field to the tune of country music while your pet cat runs around frantically.

Your pet cat.

EDIT: It'd be so cool if a partner could split-screen co-op as ChaCha. You'd only be able to do a basic stun attack, buff/heal the player slightly, and tank the occasional attack. It would be the best Girlfriend Mode� option since Mario Galaxy's second pointer.

ChaCha on the gamepad screen, help manage random inventory/assist stuff on the fly.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2012 23:17

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Sonic Racing interview: http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/10/04/interview-sonic-all-stars-racing-transformed-on-wii-u/

Other than the map and off TV mode for the gamepad, there's rear view, weapon cam, or opponent cam if you want to see what someone else is seeing. For local multi, other than the 5 player splitscreen+gamepad racing, there's also two asymmetric modes added for the Wii U version:

quote:

We�ve got the Shinobi mode where you�re Joe Musashi from Shinobi and you�ve got the GamePad, and you can see where everyone else is with little arrows round your screen but everyone else [playing on the TV] can�t see you. Well, they can see you but they don�t know where you are [there are no arrows]. You have to basically smash into them, and if you smash into them they become a Shinobi too. Then you, as the master Shinobi, can tap on one of the remaining players� heads, and when you do that a big red arrow appears above them.

Then we�ve got another mode where the GamePad player�s got a big Monkey Ball and he runs around squashing people. That�s about it really! [laughs]

# ¿ Oct 6, 2012 00:59

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Bobnumerotres posted:

You're getting a thousand games. I'm just getting NLand and blops, maybe I'll download Nano Assault Neo.

I hope there are demos available for every game so I can try out ZombiU and Tekken Tag Tournament.

I noticed console launches tend to get people to buy a crapload more than they normally would.

Chronojam posted:

I guess the Mario model itself does not occupy 1920x1080 pixels when rendered.

Yeah it's a new ("New") Mario game in HD, not being what your picture of a new Mario game in HD should be doesn't make it any less of a new game.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2012 23:49

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

But the visuals are nowhere near what they could and should be :colbert:

(Also insert some complaining about it being an old game and not a version of MH4 or something)

Edit- serious post now, I wonder how it'll go over with attendees considering it's hard to get a hold of at first. Did 3G change any core mechanics or just add content?

japtor fucked around with this message at 06:15 on Oct 9, 2012

# ¿ Oct 9, 2012 05:23

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

TaurusOxford posted:

That middle line is pointless at that font size. It still looks like WiiW.

But it needs it! Tweaked it around a bit to try to lessen the W lookingness of it and raise/block it up a bit to make it look more like the logo.

Some other variants with the screen, blank and Nintendo Land:

(and now spacing tweaked on all)

japtor fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Oct 10, 2012

# ¿ Oct 10, 2012 21:03

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Rake Arms posted:

How long until we have this as a tag/smilie?

thexerox123 posted:

You and I must have very different monitor resolutions, it's tiny and pretty much impossible to make out any sort of U, for me.

Angry Caterpillar's is still the best for clarity on any resolution.

(Teenage Fansub's second one isn't that bad, either, on my monitor, though.)

v v v Best for font so far... what's the image? I think that font with the game controller image would look pretty nice.

Yeah it's pretty much impossible to do the stylized U well in that pixel style, the way I did it was more for the visual blue block rather than U legibility.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2012 21:21

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

thexerox123 posted:

No, I meant the person. I don't think it is Fils-Aime, is it?

It was in response to Rake Arms' request. I have no clue who's in limaCAT's but it looks vaguely familiar.

edit: hey people make mistakes, V

V (:reggieshobon:?)

Messed around with the blocky style of some of the others:

(fatter W on this one)

The small "i"s screw with this style too I guess.

japtor fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Oct 10, 2012

# ¿ Oct 10, 2012 21:33

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Super Camper posted:

Is it bad that i only want to get a wii u just to play ssb4

I bought a 360 for Trials HD.

It'd be bad if you're getting it now for SSB4 cause you'll be waiting a while if that's all you want.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2012 22:02

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Chaltab posted:

For Metroid I'd love to see Anthony Higgs or Armstrong Houston.

I'm glad somebody remembered him :colbert:

DoctorWhat posted:

At NYCC today I talked to the guys making HAWKEN, the F2P Mecha Battle FPS, and got them thinking about a Wii U port sometime in the future. Gonna show them Kid Icarus's control scheme tomorrow. HAWKEN runs in Unreal 3 so a port isn't impossible.

Wouldn't a nunchuck+remote scheme be better for aiming?

# ¿ Oct 12, 2012 10:35

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Recent wacky rumors from skimming NeoGAF's Wii U thread:
Someone cryptically hinting at RE6 and Capcom exclusives or RE6 w/exclusives depending on how you read it, "RE6 Capcom exclusives barring changes". He hasn't been an obvious bullshitter in the past and seemed level headed, so who knows with that one (particularly since it sounds reasonably in line with how Capcom does things anyway).

And someone on LinkedIn apparently leaked something, the profile is edited now I guess, but according to that thread it used to say: "Working for Straight Right on a short term contract, porting a triple-A Square Enix game to the yet-to-be-released Wii U platform." This has a bit more to it since Straight Right's CEO has mentioned working on other stuff before:

quote:

Eurogamer - Sept 7
"We've made a number of bets on the Wii U, so we're certainly hoping that the platform comes strongly out of the gate. We've got two other titles in development.
"One of them is original, our own IP, and another is based on another big franchise that will come out in 2013. It's a big title and you will have heard of it," he teased.

And just published today:

quote:

So many secrets, each more secret than the next. Yeah look we do have a couple more games in development on Wii U, one of which will be announced shortly.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2012 09:23

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Bobnumerotres posted:

I wish there were some parallel universe where Rare just handed their IPs back to Nintendo and we could get really amazing revivals of Jet Force Gemini and Banjo Kazooie.

Instead their IPs will be left to die. God damnit.

I want a new Blast Corps :argh:

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

I like that they're all cartoony characters, then bam, (relatively) realistic Epona's head. Kind of reminds me of the Godfather.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2012 03:58

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

greatn posted:

This might be off but I'm wondering if I could just plug my xbox headset right into the gamepad? It goes into an audio jack, has a mic. No reason that wouldn't work right?

Looking at my 360 controller (assuming you meant 360 rather than the original) it looks like it uses a 2.5mm jack, while I think the gamepad uses a 3.5mm jack. If you have a cellphone headset+mic from the last few years it should work, although the later iPhone ones with volume control (as opposed to the single clicker) might not.

edit: Another Need for Speed Most Wanted sighting:
http://www.fnintendo.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13478:worten-lista-most-wanted-para-a-wii-u&catid=224:wii-u&Itemid=336

japtor fucked around with this message at 09:05 on Oct 19, 2012

# ¿ Oct 19, 2012 05:13

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

For anyone interested in NG3's changes, this is probably the most detailed rundown of them I've seen:
http://www.2d-x.com/ninja-gaiden-3-razors-edge-for-wii-u-jusr-keeps-getting-better/

# ¿ Oct 19, 2012 18:20

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

juniperjones posted:

I won't derail this thread though

You could've also chosen not to reply to something from...25 pages/3 weeks ago :psyduck:

For content: first Wii U ad aired in the UK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=choXYYvjMMY

# ¿ Oct 22, 2012 02:17

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Smuckles posted:

Has anything been said about possible DLNA support? I didn't see anything in the OP and nothing online. If this supports that, it's likely to replace my PS3 as my home media center. The TVii interface seems nice but makes no mention of DLNA.

I'd be surprised if there's any support for stuff outside of the commercial streaming services and I guess SD/USB if they continue just a bit with what they did on Wii and 3DS.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2012 04:08

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Policenaut posted:

GameFreak is probably never going to make a legit 3D core Pokemon game and it breaks my heart.

On the plus side they've made 3D models for nearly everything it seems, and they've at least dabbled in 3D for a game with Harmo Knight. Then there's stuff like Layton and the new Phoenix Wright showing nice 3D cel shading getting pretty close to the 2D art, so who knows. That said I sort of don't see a big console one happening for the whole portable friendly gameplay reason someone mentioned earlier.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I haven't played a Pokemon game since Gold/Silver, but I would play the hell out of a proper 3D Pokemon RPG. Use cel-shading! Hell, use 2D sprites on a 3D world like the Breath of Fire games (I know there are others, I just can't recall them).

Doesn't Black and White or the previous one do just that? (I just remembering being surprised at the overworld stuff being 3D way back)

Vaerai Archon posted:

That controller acting as the screen when someone else wants to use the TV is a very nitche function at best.

Most people have DVR boxes to record things or hulu to watch stuff on their computer or consumer electronics device. Not only that but a lot of American Households have multiple televisions allready. The Wii-U is certainly no budget console either. So the people who can afford it, the majority have all/most of these things.

It's actually what I'm looking forward to most, and pretty much why portables have gotten more play from me. It's not really the same as multiple TVs in a household since it doesn't require people to split up to do the different activities (the whole "together alone" thing). It's more analogous to having multiple TVs in the same room, or just whatever portable devices (games, phones, tablets, etc) along with the TV.

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Rake Arms posted:

^^^Did they ever follow through with that "3D Classics" thing for 3DS? I'd happily support "HD Classics" on the Wii U eShop.

Not sure what they originally announced, but yeah there's 3D Classics for download on the eShop, so I've been hoping for HD Classics or whatever for Wii U too. Here's one of the more :psyduck:

choices they've chosen for the 3D conversion: Urban Champion.

For some new news, apparently Tekken's Japanese site mentions a small discount for the digital download, 6280 vs 6980 yen, as well as size, 16.7GB (around the same as the PS3 version according to NeoGAF). That works out to be right around 10% off, no clue if that has anything to do with the Nintendo Network Premium deal you get (I think that was for some sort of credit back rather than a discount).

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