Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Well I'm not exactly optimistic about that right now, and won't be until I actually see a bunch of ports of PS4/720 games on shelves.
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Well I'm not exactly optimistic about that right now, and won't be until I actually see a bunch of ports of PS4/720 games on shelves.
I understand and I feel the same way. I'm probably going to end up buying a 720 if third parties don't support the Wii U with 720/PS4 ports.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Working on New Super Mario Brothers Wii...
Oh wait, backlog???? I already completed it.
Maybe I should open up Trauma Center for Wii as I got it days before the system came out and it's still in the wrapper.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I hear there's meltdowns. What news gave said meltdowns? Links? I need the tears to taste as delicious as possible. Context is the seasoning.
You are truly one of the best posters here. :lol
Dreamwriter
Member
A brand new 360 costs $200, $280 with Kinect, both packages without hard drives. If you are talking about the 2 year contract, that's basically $99 plus $360 worth of monthly charges.
I'm talking about Wii-U, not Wii, and the Wii-U will most likely get the majority of multiplatform releases. And what it doesn't get, my PC will. If I had gotten a single console this gen, it would have been PS3, that's the system I've played the most games on this gen.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
This info may have already been posted, but here is a video of Reggie being interviewed by the L.A. Times where he says that the famous Zelda HD demo is running in "full 1080p":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=r2Szu3eH_4A#t=153s
Interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=r2Szu3eH_4A#t=153s
Interesting.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Pikmin is going the Animal Crossing route and EAD Tokyo's offices were destroyed by a barrage of water balloons.
And the next Zelda will be a sidescroller remake of II.
Right here sir. Reporting for duty.
On serious note it's nothing more than what IM and BG were saying from before.
Eh..these are nothin'. Pitiful, little teensy moments of mini-drama.
The main course is in three weeks. Don't scarf these mini-bites down and spoil your appetite!
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Well yeah I'm not expecting that many buy all three day one. Hell I just bought a PS3 myself last year. Damn it was good playing all three Uncharteds for the first time two months apart and catching up on MGS4, Demon Souls, etc.
I'm just sayin, there are so many great games that can be accessed for pretty cheap nowadays. If some of you really are caught up on not wanting to support Microsoft/Sony, then just buy everything used. :lol
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
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Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I picked up a used Arcade 360 for $99 at Gamestop over a year ago (close to two now). I'm not 100% sure how the situation is now, but you can still find 360s for a lot cheaper then $200 that is for sure.
As for a memory solution (for Arcade), almost any usb memory doogle will do.
Dreamwriter said:
Jury is still out on multiplatform releases for Wii-U, but that sounds like a good set-up. But then again, having a gaming PC and a Wii-U is hardly a one-console setup.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
It is the L.A. Times, so perhaps they can be persuaded to do a followup, investigative story to get to the truth.
Here is the original story/video (the one on youtube seems to be poached):
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/ces-2012-hands-on-with-nintendo-wii-u.html
Yes, but doesn't "Full" mean that its running at a native resolution and not an up-scaled image?
Freezie KO
Banned
It's not about money at all. And there are plenty of great games exclusive to 360/PS3/PC. Yet here are the video game platforms that occupy my time:
- Wii
- 3DS
- NeoGAF
Between these three things and retro consoles, I have more than enough video games in my life. There are great games on the other platforms, but I really get more than enough games for the platforms I own. It's not a money budget. It's a time budget.
We need BG!
GameplayWhore
Member
That's what happens whenever you send a 720p signal to a 1080p TV. It's called upscalling, and it's a normal thing.
…"Balloon Fight HD"?
GameplayWhore
Member
That's… really high, more than most are generally expecting the PS4 to be.. You're pretty optimistic about the Wii U if you think it'll be that powerful.
Sorry, I didn't realize you were speaking rhetorically there. A lot of people normally confuse upscaling with rendering at a higher resolution.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Yes, but you only can play in teams.
That would be the ultimate online multiplayer game. Call of Duty killer.
Also I remember someone suggesting Ice Climbers where you have deathmatches where everyone throws snowballs at each other and build snow forts and trenches in the snow.
Freezie KO
Banned
"Is Balloon Fight a fighting game?" - game media
GameplayWhore
Member
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
They should consider making Chase Mii with Nintendo characters and make some of the levels quite platformish with such obstacles in more difficult arenas.
I think it'd be fun hiding on top of a Thwomp and at the last second jumping down to a warp pipe pissing off the person that finally got to you.
I think it'd be fun hiding on top of a Thwomp and at the last second jumping down to a warp pipe pissing off the person that finally got to you.
No no no, that was pointed at myself.
Honestly Nintendo should take all of their small classic NES games like Balloon Fight, Ice Climbers, Duck Huck, Wrecking Crew, Excitebike, and Donkey Kong...and make full 3D 1080p remakes of them with online multiplayer and leaderboards and bundle them with Wii U's for free on a compilation collection disk like Wii Sports/Wii Play.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Well if it truly is more a time budget, and not a money budget, it seems like you would want to spend your free-time (budget) on the best available experiences. Excluding a 360/PS3/PC is depriving yourself the option of having your free-time occupied by the most enjoyable experiences catered to your liking.
That's what I get from it anyway. I'm really not trying to be a hard-ass here, I'm just trying to understand.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
That seems like more work than you'd think.
GameplayWhore
Member
Microsoft would probably buy the Joust IP and make an original
first-person shooter
Putting aside Wii U, you're going to see a lot of PS4/720 games on PS3/360 if what people like John Carmack has said is any guide.
I'm totally caffeinated right now and I was thinking about Mario and some of the complaints about the NSMB art style (as seemingly no one has a problem with the gameplay)
You know what I would love to see on the WiiU eShop? A 2D Mario game that has the gameplay that we know and love, but with visuals done by an assorted and eclectic group of graphic designers. Each world would have its own unique art style. Could be brilliant, I think.
You know what I would love to see on the WiiU eShop? A 2D Mario game that has the gameplay that we know and love, but with visuals done by an assorted and eclectic group of graphic designers. Each world would have its own unique art style. Could be brilliant, I think.
GameplayWhore
Member
Just make sure you get "Joust: Remounted" instead of the full retail Jouse remake. It'll be better that way.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Link to what you are referencing?
A set like that would be interesting.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Yes. It's called upscaling, and technically every 1080p display already does it. Every signal you send to a 1080p screen will upscale to fit the 1920x1080 pixel resolution, including the Wii.
None of that matters though. Native resolution is the only important variable in resolution.
Nintendo did release an official 1920x1080 shot of the Zelda Wii U tech demo, but it's clearly an upscale and not native.
GameplayWhore
Member
I've always wanted to be able to choose among any of the 2D Mario games, then choose the 2D Mario style, so I could play Mario World with Super Mario Bros sprites (with some similarly-styled additions, of course), or Super Mario Bros 3 with Super Mario Land graphics.
I hope so. I hear it's an online multiplayer game only. Seems like you have to buy extra DLC to get a different colored knight armor. No single player story.
Between a really good PC and a 3DS, I'm pretty much set. I miss out on a few key PS3/360 exclusives that don't make it to Steam, but I can emulate any Nintendo console currently out (excluding the 3DS) pretty darn well. Unless the Wii U launches with some surprise must-have title, I doubt I'll buy one until a Smash Bros. or Zelda game is released.
I'm still itching to see what Nintendo's plans for the system are, though. This year's E3 is going to be good--I can feel it.
I'm still itching to see what Nintendo's plans for the system are, though. This year's E3 is going to be good--I can feel it.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
A metric fuckton lot more.
Freezie KO
Banned
Personally, there's still games out there that I want to try, but I haven't gotten around to. Also, since I don't really care about graphics (obvious if I'm Wii-only on the console-side), I'm not opposed to finding stuff on the VC.
Merely keeping up with the franchises I enjoy takes a lot of gaming time. Then there's always stuff I want to experiment with. Try a game outside of my genre comfort zone. I just don't feel deprived. If anything, I feel overwhelmed by content.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Honestly, I don't think Reggie knows what the hell he is talking about.
GameplayWhore
Member
They asked about the game, but he answered about the system.
TheExplodingHead
Banned
He just checks that box!
Anyway, we better see a Souls release on Wii U at some point. It's one of the few games where a persistent inventory makes sense within the game design and theme, and benefits the UI and flow of the game.
Also, Yoshi's Island 2 would be tasty to see envisioned on HD hardware. I'm not sure how you pull off Yoshi crapping eggs or even how you 1up the original, but it needs to happen for history.
Azure Dream
Member
Some people have a problem with the gameplay, but not enough to make a big issue about it. I remember... I think it was Sega1991 made a post about momentum and how it compared to the 2D games. (All Sonic jokes aside.)
You could even play it up like Mario 64, where you jump into paintings to not only go into different worlds, but the different art styles.
Would be kind of tricky though, changing the art style could have a drastic effect on how one would perceive the physics and collisions to act, which could get tricky balancing and polishing. It would not quite, but almost be like developing 8 games at the same time, if you went with 8 different styles. They could share a lot of content and engine work, but would each need significant individual attention.
Could make for an amazing finale, though, where you're passing through different art styles on the fly.
He just said everything will be in 1080p...are you telling me you don't believe this man? What's wrong with u?
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