Wii U Spotted At CES
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The 3DS is fine, but I'm not too sure I would want to use a stylus on this thing.
Maybe there's a top-secret feature that no one else knows.
Yep, Iwata said that the final version of the Wii U would be available at E3 2012 and released between the day after E3 2012 and december 31 2012. He said nothing about 'reunveiling'.
So why did they pull the exact same demo models from GamesCom?
-slidepads instead of normal analogs
-ackward positioning of ABXY buttons
-resistive touch screen
-xbox HUGE
why, fucking why? Why can't it be more like this:
Why, why, oh why?
That would make too much sense for Nintendo. Screw pads, we need gimmicks!
The way the pad is designed, you usually only ever use one finger. You can't pinch with a single finger, right?
Syphon Filter
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[Nintex];34134962 said:
Didn't Sony change the controller 1 year later? wiiu is just at ces and nothing new is coming from there. I dont think its bizarre to see a change at e3.
Like you'll be looking at the console when you play your games. I'd rather have this in my living room than something like the Gamecube/PS3/nonslim 360.
Lord Ghirahim
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...No.
plank
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really now? Op need to explain or put cap under the pic.
There is a point of diminishing returns, obviously.
Maybe Nintendo wants you to buy CC Pro for the next Smash Bros. That's why I bought one.why, fucking why? Why can't it be more like this:
Why, why, oh why?
Always-honest
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This x 1.000.000.000
Why quote only one of the pics then? The first one has the OLED TV that has been shown off at CES and you can clearly see the same console standing there.
first one is legit.
I'm fooling myself and I still believe that Nintendo will come to their senses and do something...
...logical?
AceBandage
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The console's look?
Not much.
It's a freaking box. I don't get why people want it to like... have lasers shooting out of it or something.
Can be shorter, thicker etc. Depends on the finalized hardware, really.
revolverjgw
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Why does that controller even exist
It's a dual-analog pad with a screen in the middle. It's the same as that classic controller pro (which will work on the Wii U, btw) with a screen.
[Nintex];34135026 said:
I'm not sure. Why don't you ask them?
As someone who was in the field, I do know that demo equipment is used, reused and reused again and again and trucked from one trade show to another. It is rarely updated, in public, until the final model arrives.
Massive changes happen internally on *all* consoles... Nintendo included. PS3's changes from its unveil and reunveil were well documented.
Nintendo's reason? "Security concerns"
but here we are at CES, a Wii U sitting there all by itself not hooked to anything and no one there to 'secure' it. I'm sure this is 'safer' than the originally planned Frankfurt event at the NoE offices....
They said they want it to be deeper and wider.
I don't know man, when I compare it to other consoles, it holds up pretty well. Looking at the og PS3 though, that's not hard to do.
IrishNinja
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SolarPowered
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Seriously
I don't understand why people are so caught up on a box that they'll only touch when they are switching games in and out. The controller is the real focus here.
Is a console some sort of fashion statement now?
Cerebral Assassin
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Going by this thread, I would have loved to have seen Gaffers reactions to the N64 pad (although saying that, I assume many people in this thread weren't alive then).
Fess
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Why??? Then we would get same crappy precision as on iphone and ipad etc. Did you see the E3 promo video? We can actually draw on this thing! Hopefully in 1080p. It's one of the features of the WiiU that I'm most excited about. Even a simple program as Letter Box / Swap Note will be awesome on this thing!
To draw on an ipad, even with a capacitive pen, is just... well, just plain bad.
Chittagong
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IDENTIFYING WII U:
Yep, it's Wii U.
Yep, it's Wii U.
unveiling - present participle of un·veil (Verb)
Verb:
Remove a veil or covering from, esp. uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony: "the mayor unveiled a plaque".
Show or announce publicly for the first time: "the manufacturer unveiled plans for expanding into aviation".
So it would be logical to assume what Nintendo will show at E3 will be something we'll get to see for the first time, I.e new, altered.
Anyway, it doesn't need Nintendo's word to make it true - they've said nothing about there being a Mario game for the system, but it'd make sense if there was, no?
And thus it's LIKELY that the above prediction is true.
Combichristoffersen
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Can't remember what I thought the first time I saw it, but I know I wondered how the Hell I was supposed to hold it the first time I used it. I'm still not sure how you're really supposed to hold that thing.
I'm concerned about size and comfort, but I still dig the idea of a controller with a touch screen. It's similar to the design of the DS, which I'm very fond of. I've been playing OoT 3D and I love being able to view the map and switch items on the fly. I think it has potential to be more than just a novelty or gimmick. Either way these threads will be more and more fun the closer we get to launch.
EmCeeGramr
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[Nintex];34135170 said:
you've done it you've cracked the conspiracy they took it away from gamescom because of aliens
No one said "reunveiling." That was Gaf putting words into Iwata's mouth.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
<insert joke about the controller being the size of an alien mothership>
- Cheaper
- More precise
- More reliable
- No real need for multitouch due to overall ergonomics
HAL_Laboratory
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Am I the only one here who is genuinely excited about this thing and has no complaints?
More accurate
Oh yea, the potential's there of course, it's just more a case of who will capitalize on it? I thought the same thing of the Wii remote and i'm certain many other did too. And while we got a handful of neat titles that did interesting things with the controller, developer enthusiasm towards it sort of just tapered off.
IceDoesntHelp
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Nope, I am. But I'm always excited for new Nintendo hardware.
Also, its not needed