The whole 4 Wii U controllers thing helps solidify how much bullshit this is. I don't see how they could possibly go from questioning whether or not 2 controllers could happen, all the way to "sure, you can use 4 now".
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The whole 4 Wii U controllers thing helps solidify how much bullshit this is. I don't see how they could possibly go from questioning whether or not 2 controllers could happen, all the way to "sure, you can use 4 now".
GameplayWhore
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Rösti;37068601 said:
Okay, I'm in…
yaytons
yottaton - Gunpei Yokoi walks on stage to demonstrate his idea for a new Wii U game
zettaton - US government mandates all televisions come with Wii U installed
exaton - Microsoft announces pull-out from gaming industry to focus on other aspects of set top products
petaton - Sony sells its flagging game division to Nintendo
teraton - Wii U's DRC has Senseg-style haptics with a five-year, non-compete clause
gigaton - Wii U's DRC has Senseg-style haptics
megaton - Crytek announces TimeSplitters 4, exclusive to Wii U
kiloton - Wii U acts as a universal remote controller for your tv and stuff
hectoton - Wii Virtual Console games transfer to Wii U systems for free with a minimum of trouble
decaton - Free pikmin-themed keychain for preorders
ton - Nintendo announces Wii U American release date of "The Sunday prior to Black Friday"
zettaton - US government mandates all televisions come with Wii U installed
exaton - Microsoft announces pull-out from gaming industry to focus on other aspects of set top products
petaton - Sony sells its flagging game division to Nintendo
teraton - Wii U's DRC has Senseg-style haptics with a five-year, non-compete clause
gigaton - Wii U's DRC has Senseg-style haptics
megaton - Crytek announces TimeSplitters 4, exclusive to Wii U
kiloton - Wii U acts as a universal remote controller for your tv and stuff
hectoton - Wii Virtual Console games transfer to Wii U systems for free with a minimum of trouble
decaton - Free pikmin-themed keychain for preorders
ton - Nintendo announces Wii U American release date of "The Sunday prior to Black Friday"
loltons
deciton - Wii U renamed to "Nintendo U" or "Wii Stream" (lol) or something else that's already been guessed
centiton - Wii U is "on par" with the Xbox 360
milliton - Standalone DRC costs ≥$100
microton - uShop project canceled for third parties
nanoton - Partnership to put Nintendo games on Apple products. First title is "Hotel Mario Touch"
picoton - Pokémon company has now been fully spun off and will primarily be making console multiplats, including for the Wii U but not the 3DS
femtoton - Used games are locked out
attoton - The moon actually does come down and crash into E3
zeptoton - Iwata steps down in embarrassment over yearly losses and a poor E3 showing. Yamauchi returns to power but fires Miyamoto.
yoctoton - Michael Pachter comes on stage and states that Nintendo is doing alright
centiton - Wii U is "on par" with the Xbox 360
milliton - Standalone DRC costs ≥$100
microton - uShop project canceled for third parties
nanoton - Partnership to put Nintendo games on Apple products. First title is "Hotel Mario Touch"
picoton - Pokémon company has now been fully spun off and will primarily be making console multiplats, including for the Wii U but not the 3DS
femtoton - Used games are locked out
attoton - The moon actually does come down and crash into E3
zeptoton - Iwata steps down in embarrassment over yearly losses and a poor E3 showing. Yamauchi returns to power but fires Miyamoto.
yoctoton - Michael Pachter comes on stage and states that Nintendo is doing alright
Joke post?
-Pyromaniac-
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He clearly says it's speculation at the beginning of the whole article.
Saint Gregory
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How much could Nintendo realistically save with a move like that?
Oh... that's nasty.
TheCongressman1
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Some space.
gashikunFLCL
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GameplayWhore
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Last year, that was a genuinely serious rumour.
Saint Gregory
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I was thinking in terms of money but OK.
The official console of R. Kelly confirmed.
Sometimes a joke is too soon and other times it's years too late 
Seems very fake. High end 6000 series? That's not even physically possible unless the size increased dramatically. (Though I would cream my pants if they put something like a 6850 in there.)
Less space = smaller box = smaller shipping/storage costs.
TheCongressman1
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I know, sorry, I couldn't help myself. Seriously though, I'm sure it wouldn't be enough for them to go for it.
GameplayWhore
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That's why it's the second worst possible level, slightly worse than the destruction of California but not as bad as Pachter being optimistic.
I still can remember this post:
Wii U Can Stream to 4 Controllers
We reported some of the Wii Us newly released specs yesterday and now its emerged that the Wii U can stream graphics to 4 controllers.
The main reason Nintendo might not encourage this use of the Wii U is the tablets are likely to be relatively expensive for as far as gaming controllers go. They will not want to be seen as promoting that to get full use out of the Wii U youll need to buy 4 controllers as it would put a lot of prospective customers off.
one of the links: http://thisiswiiu.com/wii-u-can-stream-to-4-controllers/571/
I believe ideaman also confirmed this 2 months ago
Wii U Can Stream to 4 Controllers
We reported some of the Wii Us newly released specs yesterday and now its emerged that the Wii U can stream graphics to 4 controllers.
The main reason Nintendo might not encourage this use of the Wii U is the tablets are likely to be relatively expensive for as far as gaming controllers go. They will not want to be seen as promoting that to get full use out of the Wii U youll need to buy 4 controllers as it would put a lot of prospective customers off.
one of the links: http://thisiswiiu.com/wii-u-can-stream-to-4-controllers/571/
I believe ideaman also confirmed this 2 months ago
Would also make the battery last longer? That could be a reason though.
Its not like the e3 boxes where dummies...
TheCongressman1
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Perhaps a little, but I'm guessing it will have brightness options too.
GameplayWhore
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While the gpu may be quint-head, the system can still be limited by the requirements of the transmission protocol between the Wii U's radio transceiver and the ones on the Display Remote Controllers. This could still prevent it from simultaneously streaming to four devices beyond the television screen.
AceBandage
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4 video streams won't happen.
2 is likely, though.
2 is likely, though.
Also there might had been supply issues for the 6.7 inch screen... might... so many possibilities.
Also perhaps it was a choice for ergonomic purposes.
Considering that things get twisted from mouth to mouth, It may be a possiblity.. There source might had said a screen reduction by 1 inch, they speculated its due to costs.
September would be fantastic; I could see it selling-out to the Nintendo faithful for the first wave, and then gift-givers would go crazy in subsequent waves. It would also give Nintendo more of a head-start on the other two, putting more pressure on them to hurry their machines. This time around, I get the sense that they'll openly treat Nintendo as a competitor instead of brushing them off..
And it'd help with Darksiders as well, since they're obviously delaying their game for the Wii U..
This is my thinking. Assuming the thing is ready to rock and the software's ready they just need to get it out ASAP. Dudes like us will lap it up and rant about how awesome it is to everyone so when Christmas comes, it will be a stampede.
I refuse to believe.
That's what I'm talkin about!
Regarding the rumour of a controller shrink from 5.7 to 6.2 that would seriously suck. I always thought 6.2 was a bit too small as it was.
They weren't dummies, and why show that box at all if the final one is going to 2-3x as big?
Saint Gregory
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Brightness options are a 100% probability and these tablets are going to travel much so I don't see battery life being an issue that would lead to them going with smaller screens.
If they do it it's probably going to be ergonomic issues more than anything else.
Edit: Beaten on the ergonomics by Nilaul
Sadly, I don't see it happenng, as much as we'd love it..
I don't see why only 2 is so bad. You can Co-op Pikmin 3.
And I was under the impression that the whole industry save Nintendo regarded local multiplayer as dead anyways.
When people started moaning and bitching during E3 about no 4 controller support I was quite surprised.
And I was under the impression that the whole industry save Nintendo regarded local multiplayer as dead anyways.
When people started moaning and bitching during E3 about no 4 controller support I was quite surprised.
I guess it all depends on what tech they use. They may be able to support 4 at 30fps if they're aiming already for 2 @ 60. We just don't know.
That said, I think 4 is really really just icing on the cake and is a very niche market. 2 however seems pretty obvious.
There was a photo showing the back, a while ago with a label stuck on it "dummie".
Perhaps that was there target size but with heat tests and input from developers wanting a bit more power they had to make it larger.
I dont think its going to be an AMD Radeion 6000 high end, but it may be one of the AMD Radeion in 6000 series .Considering what was was rumoured before had comments saying its has heat issues, spending on R&D to fix that might had offset the cost of choosing something better.
So In concluusion... we don't know anything.
Cheesecakebobby
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RE: Streaming to 4 controllers. I'm sure somebody in one of the previous threads suggested how it could be done feasibly. The Wii U send outs one video feed, which is four times the resolution of one pad, or less if necessary, and each pad displays only the quarter of the image which is necessary. This would eliminate the need to send out four separate signals. I don't remember if this theory was debunked, however.
AceBandage
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It's not about the rendering needed.
The GPU and CPU would easily be able to handle that.
It's about the wireless signal that would have to go out.
4 different high quality wireless signals bouncing around... It would not be pretty.
That would solve for display, but not input and return.
JosephManderley
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If it launches in October in Europe - maybe my dream will come true and Sega will put Football Manager on the Wii U, playable on the Pad.
Killer App right there!
Killer App right there!
Agree. There's a bit of a difference, but it's pretty low on the processing priority wishlist.
Either way battery life still has to be enough to satisfy an all day playthrough... so that it can be charged at night.
I never saw that on the photo, and I'm pretty sure lherre said that the dev kits are that size.
EDIT:
Where?
I realise that but if it was running at 30fps it means the bandwidth wouldn't be as heavy as if they were going 60. Basically, all things equal (And they aren't there overhead, interference etc) they can get the same data @30 on 4 pads as 60 on 2.
But like I said, it all depends on the tech they are using and whether that's even possible.
My Mx11 could be a dev kit, and that has some serious power. Size isnt really an issue, heat is.
It was another photo; im sure it was posted here. Anyone can help me out?
What would the implications of the a change to the AMD Radeion 6000 series have, if it was done it was done early in developement, but if it was done later?
IceDoesntHelp
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If Wii U gets Lost Kingdoms III it will be the console of forever. Honestly From give me Lost Kingdoms III and you will have all of my money.
Wii U is perfect for the Lost Kingdoms series.
EDIT: ARGH Last post, no one will see how passionate I am for LK ):
Wii U is perfect for the Lost Kingdoms series.
EDIT: ARGH Last post, no one will see how passionate I am for LK ):
Cheesecakebobby
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Sure but that wouldn't take much bandwidth in comparison - we can already have many wireless devices sending a signal to our consoles (360 easily does 4 controllers plus 4 wireless mics, I'm sure it could do more)
AceBandage
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Never played it myself.
Yes, I know that heat is the issue. I also know that your M11x is much lower end than it's advertised as. The CPU is weak as fuck and the GPU isn't impressive either. It's kinda impressive that they got that GPU in there, but not mind blowing or anything.
IceDoesntHelp
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It was my favourite series on the Gamecube, and still is. If you can find LK II I'd consider getting it if I were you.
Congratulations, friend. I remember when I used to be a page-top sniper... *lights cigarette*
-Pyromaniac-
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Are you guys aware of how far away the wii-u release is. It's only mid-april. It's not gonna come till mid november. That's like half a year away.
You're all welcome.
You're all welcome.
Thats my point, its impressive that they could squize in that, and thats probably a small team working on this. What happens when you have a really large team?
P.S. I just really wanted a small 11 inch laptop, for portable work. Considering I got the souped up verson for a mere 900 euros.... its a good price... life with no VAT rules
Nevermind, I might be getting my self another 11 inch laptop which do you recomend? Since my sister needs one, I might give this one to her If theres something more powerful, and then buy myself the more powerful.
I never like when it happens to me. Feels like I'm out in the open.
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