Wii U Speculation thread IV: Photoshop rumors and image memes
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But not 5 Wii U controllers.
Imagine if the Wii had only supported one Wiimote and 4 Gamecube controllers. How ridiculous that would have been...
I gotta think that the 3rd parties have been weighing in heavily in favor of multiple controller support. For some titles, like FPS's where players have their own views, it might be a bit difficult to pull off without degrading the overall graphic quality. That's just par for the course when you're increasing the total display area for any GPU. But for titles that just have a simple map/menu or Madden play selection, it shouldn't be that much of a burden on the hardware at all. It is at least good to know that it's possible for the hardware to support more than one, that the frame buffer isn't limited to just one controller, which would have made it impossible.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Is there any reason you couldn't have a situation where two Wii U consoles are running in the same room, connected together through online(or LAN) play? But, one console sends an image to the TV set, while the second to the tablet, that also controls the 1st console? So... in that case you have the full power of a Wii U powering each screen.
Also, the controller has a camera... so the developer could program the game to stare at the player. When he's looking at the TV set, the view on the tablet is low-quality... but when he glances down, it shifts the power to the handheld screen, while the tv set runs in 8-bit color. The player would never catch on!
Also, the controller has a camera... so the developer could program the game to stare at the player. When he's looking at the TV set, the view on the tablet is low-quality... but when he glances down, it shifts the power to the handheld screen, while the tv set runs in 8-bit color. The player would never catch on!
I'd imagine that would be too complicated to be worth it.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Curious, where there any Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 games that dramatically increased the anti-aliasing, framerate, etc. when a game was being output in standard definition?
I remember the days on GAF where 40% of the threads were already about Nintendo/GameCube... making the need for going rogue irrelevant. Sad.
I remember the days on GAF where 40% of the threads were already about Nintendo/GameCube... making the need for going rogue irrelevant. Sad.
Smiles and Cries
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I think most people forget that Nintendo still expects this to be a Wii meaning Wii Motion Plus is a pack-in so its not a single focus on the pad
I often forget this myself thinking I can just stream all my old games on the uPad but unless the game had classic controller support the pad may be useless for it
The reason would be developers/publishers who don't want to pay people to spend their time coding something that won't be used much. Not to say I wouldn't welcome that kind of thing, just that I really wouldn't expect it. Technically, it should be possible, as long as there isn't any lag on the LAN - or if the Wii U's are connected via an adhoc network.
While I don't see that exact thing happening, I could see some ambitious devs using the camera for at least some rudimentary eye tracking. Maybe not to the extent where it can tell exactly what you're looking at, but they could add a 3D effect to the screen based on where your eyes are in relation to the screen. That combined with the motion sensors could achieve a pretty cool effect, similar to this.
Thinking about the upad and its applications in conjunction with a tv screen or solo gets me all kinds of confused. Last year's E3 wii u demos didn't sell me on the genius of the 2nd screen.
Outside of awesome game announcements at this year's E3 I just hope Nintendo really sells me on the unique capabilities of the upad and wii u.
Outside of awesome game announcements at this year's E3 I just hope Nintendo really sells me on the unique capabilities of the upad and wii u.
Well of course. It's always going to be about the games in the end. I don't think Nintendo made designed thing without some seriously ingenious ideas already in mind, but I'll admit I'm biased. What they showed last year is by no means going to be the extent of what's in store.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I would really love a WarioWare U launch title. It would really drive home the many uses of the pad. I still remember my mind being blown on Warioware Wii, where the Wiimote became a telephone receiver for one game.
Project CARS mentions co-op with a co-driver...just stick a rally turn list on the screen for the co-driver while the driver drives on the TV and you end up with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHLotUOvO9A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzbspSE-t9U
(online through voice chat would work too but wouldn't be as hilarious as someone yelling right next to you)
Oh definitely, yes. That's going to be the title where the devs are going to be showing off all of their crazy experiments with the hardware. I really can't wait to see what they came up with and hope it makes an appearance at E3.
Sigh, Nintendo coverage on IGN is so terrible now. Matt where are you?
Only 47 days until E3!
That's because supporting Nintendo apparently makes you an auto fanboy and no one wants to be seen as one let alone 40% of GAF.
"Yeah, uh, we know how Mario games always sells like gangbusters and how it saved the 3DS, but we're still going to say it's not going to help the Wii U."
DXB-KNIGHT
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Sigh, Nintendo coverage on IGN is so terrible now. Matt where are you?
Only 47 days until E3!
Yeah, we need the Wii U's version of Man Icarus and Dark game.
"Yeah, uh, we know how Mario games always sells like gangbusters and how it saved the 3DS, but we're still going to say it's not going to help the Wii U."
Incredible, isn't it?
The two most interesting wii u demos for me was the zelda experience just because of the hud-less tv display, and the wario/rhythm heaven like one that had you drawing a straight line, I think a circle, and using the upad as a shield. The drawing one showed how the wii u could take ds style gaming and turn it into a social/party game.
I know some people on GAF aren't too giddy on the idea that the first Mario released on Wii U will be a NSMB-style one, but from a marketing stand point, it's amazing. 2D Mario sells more than 3D ones (at least in Japan), so MAYBE having one at launch/launch window/first year would be amazing for the console.
i think it's likely that it'll be the same game the 3ds is getting. maybe they're going to give connectivity another go and have it where the upad is one controller and each 3ds can serve as multiples for less hardware-intense games.
Cheesecakebobby
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I'm still optimistically (read: stupidly) hoping that the Wii U can stream an image to the 3DS, so that certain games can be played in 3D but with Wii U quality graphics... I figure it is technically feasible but will never happen.
Nah, not gonna happen.
the streaming interface in the upad is very specific. The 3DS is just not capable of streaming that much data.
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...without a major lag.
That's the demo I was just talking about. I could see it being part of a party game for the wii u that could be a big hit with the casual audience.
There's already a shitload of sites out there basing news articles on posts from our threads. So fuck it, let's just make our own site that at least gets the story correct and can give credit where it's due. We already have people willing to make it happen. In the end it's something you don't even have to participate in if you don't want, so no harm no foul.
Well, out of any joke, I'll really appreciate such a game built into the consote
Another point never touched.
Will this new gen of console allow to enter in a stand-by mode?
It's a stupid question, but how many times do you leave your console in pause because of different urgency and you don't want to shut down it because the save point has not been reached?
We have to find arguments to discuss about. This could entertain for 2 posts.
Cheesecakebobby
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Yeah, it would require a separate streaming interface. I think it would be physically possible to do it over wifi. My fairly basic Android phone can stream OnLive and that has come hundreds of miles from a server before going over my wifi; in theory Wii U and 3DS could send the data back and forth that way. Chance of happening is still basically zero.
Fuck that. Push the crazy to 11, it's hilarious.
On the other hand the 3ds actully has a processor on it and actual ram and memory. So a zelda fourswords game could be streamed into the 3DS memory (like in download play), and then someone could play fourswords on it.
I can't say it's impossible. I think they could do a 3DS firmware update that adds support for the Wii U controller/video stream. But I seriously doubt it'll ever happen since it would require users to own both systems. It would be cool as hell, but most likely limited to just a few games if they even bothered to go through with it.
Id imagaine the guys at R&D probably had experimented with wireless lan eitherway.
I'd like evil Pikmin (just give they slanted angry eyebrows)..the Gremlins to your Mogwai.
As you try and collect/build things... they try and steal/hide/destroy things..and set traps for you.
1. maybe some people post news here because they don't want that information posted on an official site, at least not directly.
2. a fact-checking website might be a good idea, but why not just make it for all video game news and rumors and not just nintendo? making it nintendo-only makes it easy to dismiss, especially if the purpose of the site is to post 'real' version of a story, or to counterbalance perceived bias coming from elsewhere in the media. it would be taken as seriously as the chartz website.
Cheesecakebobby
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Yeah, considering there is zero (or next to zero) connectivity between DS and Wii, 2 of the most popular games devices in the recent years, it doesn't seem very likely. It felt like a wasted opportunity then; at least this time we will get some sort of connectivity (Smash Bros interaction for example)
Thats an awesome name for a Nintendo website.
Cheesecakebobby
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But www.nintendoomed.com is still available
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