Jellybones
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What a silly rumor. True that Sony is currently having difficulties with its online services, but it's not like it's stopping everything. There's still plenty of good software coming to that system.
New Nintendo HD Console "Wii U"
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What a silly rumor. True that Sony is currently having difficulties with its online services, but it's not like it's stopping everything. There's still plenty of good software coming to that system.
Sonnarkku
Obamasnow Fan-- With a Hat
As a matter of fact, Sony might be taught a lesson: "Do not release uncomplete games only for releasing updates and downloadable stuff", they have been pretty damn lazy lateley, I really hope they start getting their crap straight now that the network is down.
Going back to the topic, I'll wait for a new PS system to come out before buying this "Project Cafe", ever since the Wii was released, I've been pretty doubtful about Nintendo's effort on making GOOD consoles. (The Wii, is inferior to both PS3 and the 360 on ALL aspects, the only good things are the games, wich are not even my style).
Going back to the topic, I'll wait for a new PS system to come out before buying this "Project Cafe", ever since the Wii was released, I've been pretty doubtful about Nintendo's effort on making GOOD consoles. (The Wii, is inferior to both PS3 and the 360 on ALL aspects, the only good things are the games, wich are not even my style).
Blitzzo
It's Mr. Computer!
I'm going to get slammed for this, but I'll say again: I'm really not very interested in new game consoles, period. Wake me up when the video game industry has managed to get over the whole stupid "realistic human faces are better than decent gameplay" ideology.
Nintendo gains points for being slightly different. Instead, their motto is "bizarre and unwelcome controller gimmicks are better than decent gameplay... then after one year of the console being on market, shift focus to making decent games, period." However, these days they fail at accumulating a decent game library... then again, so do the other console makers.
Regarding hardware specs: My current computer system uses nVidia's equivalent of the R700. Honestly, GPUs have gotten so powerful now that if you need more graphical muscle than an R700-level GPU, You're Doing it Wrong(TM). Please shift your engineering efforts and workforce away from detailing pimples on the faces of your game characters and back to focusing on real gameplay. Same goes for Nintendo, except replace "detailing pimples on the faces of your game characters" with "adding screens to controllers."
Nintendo gains points for being slightly different. Instead, their motto is "bizarre and unwelcome controller gimmicks are better than decent gameplay... then after one year of the console being on market, shift focus to making decent games, period." However, these days they fail at accumulating a decent game library... then again, so do the other console makers.
Regarding hardware specs: My current computer system uses nVidia's equivalent of the R700. Honestly, GPUs have gotten so powerful now that if you need more graphical muscle than an R700-level GPU, You're Doing it Wrong(TM). Please shift your engineering efforts and workforce away from detailing pimples on the faces of your game characters and back to focusing on real gameplay. Same goes for Nintendo, except replace "detailing pimples on the faces of your game characters" with "adding screens to controllers."
JEV3
There and back again~
This is why I never get a console the moment its released. It is much harder for the first batch of games to get it right than later ones. Its not until after about a year that they can start to understand how the audience has responded to the console and give them what they need. I'm holding out for a few must-buys before I get the 3DS, despite how exciting it is.
An example from a third party developer starting to show a little willingness to do what works instead of what's cool is "Deadly Creatures" which was an attempt to do a game for the Wii that had solid gameplay and at one point was delayed for the purpose of doing away with most of the motion controls to make it feel more natural. I can't say whether it paid off or not, I couldn't support their efforts because I was busy saving up for Ninty's first party games.
You say that they haven't built up a decent games library, I'm frankly not sure where you find the money or the time to play that many games. I have unfinished games, and games that I have finished but would like to come back to, on the Wii... not to mention all the games that I wanted to play but couldn't afford, or anything on the VC. On Steam, where things are a little more inexpensive and there's a wider selection, I have a backlog about a dozen games, to which I will soon add another game once I've got Portal 2.
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I suppose its around the time they'd start working on a new console, but I can't afford it, and probably wouldn't get it anyway until after its been around for a while. Basically, until Nintendo announces anything officially, this is just fuel for more debates as to which video games producer does their job best.
I can pick out at least half a dozen posts in this topic slanted one way or the other in the console wars... including mine. However, at some point the console wars start to get as tired and pathetic as debates about Sonic the Hedgehog. So what if my tastes are aligned with one developer over another? I shouldn't have to attack other developers in order to defend my opinion.
trentdude2
Back from the dead
Apparently theres another rumor Ive heard that the wii is going to be discontinued. I wasn't very surprised because since the 3DS came out the wii got even less popular than it already its. I really hope nintendo doesn't screw this new HD console up like they did with the wii. Its still not all about the console itself, but the games that come out for it. Like for most systems graphics and realism count more to them than the actual gameplay, and the controls. Playing games on the PC gives better control but you have to have a freakishly fast computer just to run them, and my old windows XP can`t even handle a downloadable game from the internet. Lets just hope nintendo improves on their mistakes, as well as having something which all other consoles lack thats actually good.
Bullshit. The Wii will not be discontinued until Project Cafe has been on store shelves for a meaningful amount of time, just as it always has been for every console succession scenario in the history of everything ever. To do otherwise would leave Nintendo without a major home console on the market, which, for a company that does nothing BUT video games, is corporate suicide.
trentdude2
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Well we all know the wii is eventually going to be discontinued. It happens to all game systems who lose their spotlight. I never said when it would happen, but its gonna happen sometime in the future.
Srb2kirbyo
Goes by Kirboy in netgames
Trentdude2, Next time there is a rumor could you post the source as well?
supersonic45
Member
If they didn't make the Wii with the pointer solely in mind, the nunchuck + wii mote would actually fit and work rather perfectly.
They're dropping the ball completely on the nunchuck though, which isn't a big problem.
trentdude2
Back from the dead
Because I was told it was a rumor that is would happen soon which means usually a month or two later in my book.
I was told from a friend. He knows about stuff like this since all he does is search the internet for info about games and consoles. He actually told me about the nintendo HD console before this topic even showed up in the forums so I usually think he is about only 70% right when it comes to things like this. I guess the rumor thing is getting kinda old now though.
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I'd hate to see where he gets his information if he's telling you such bullshit like that. The Wii's been declining a bit, yes, but there is no way that it is completely done.
trentdude2
Back from the dead
Mostly from gamefaqs but he does have others that I don't really know or care about. At least hes not just getting from some random dude standing in a street corner......or is he. Oh well thats just for him to worry about.
supersonic45
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Dark Metal
ZNemeald
Well at least Nintendo is putting thought into their name unlike Sony. What I don't like though is the left buttons. I think they should be switched and the fact that we still have to use a stylus.
Bbop800
BboP
You don't have to. In fact, the stylus is completely optional, from what I've read in this article:
http://kotaku.com/5809546/yes-you-can-use-a-stylus-with-the-wii-u-controller
http://kotaku.com/5809546/yes-you-can-use-a-stylus-with-the-wii-u-controller
supersonic45
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I hate the analog stick. The length of the controller looks too wide. I wonder if games analog stick dependant will have you turn the controller upside down so that the sticks are lower, towards you.
http://press.nintendo.com/E32011/
Username: E32011
Password: nintendo
http://press.nintendo.com/E32011/
Username: E32011
Password: nintendo
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