WiiU technical discussion (serious discussions welcome)
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Schnozberry
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Iwata: (laughs)
Smurfman256
Member
Ooh! It's the entire damn MCM! This should be interesting...
EDIT: Spoke too soon. I saw that there were photos of all thips on the MCM and jumped the gun.
The funny thing is I read somewhere that the GBA specs we're still on NDA up until a few months ago.
Not 100% sure though.
Fourth Storm
Member
That's pretty amazing. I know the DS GPU is kind of mysterious still. Actually, I was browsing Chipworks and they have a bunch of scans for the Wii and 3DS hardware that we've never had the privilege of seeing. We should get a Kickstarter going for a complete reveal on all Nintendo hardware from the past decade!
We all know it doesn't come anywhere near the next gen machines. It may have a gpu that is similar in that its much more modern but it's held back in every other regard.
In the Trine 2 thread, a developer of the game basically confirms the Wii U is more powerful than the hd twins but it doesn't have the power to run the game at 60fps at 720P. A mid range PC could easily do that, probably even at 1080P.
The GPU specs are pretty well laid out. It's GPU is based off of an AMD card from 2010. It's CPU is heavily based off of the old IBM Power PC chips.
Lol, I agree. Nintendo shouldn't care if we know the NES-Wii/GB-DS specs now.
Schnozberry
Member
The next gen consoles are mid range PCs.
freezamite
Banned
Money sent! 
Smurfman256
Member
Trust me, if I HAD the money, I would have donated it a LONG time ago. The problem is that I am a poor bastard living in a town where the only good-paying jobs involve a 75% chance of getting crushed by steel piping and a 100% chance of coming home smelling like crude.
phosphor112
Banned
Contribooted.
How much more do we need?
How much more do we need?
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
I think it's done. According to Fourth Storm I was the final $20 he needed.
Fourth Storm
Member
Indeed. It's a wrap, folks! Many thanks to all those who contributed. Look forward to the info in the coming days.
neo-berserk
Neo Member
ive already know that...i want to know in details unless u know more...
Smurfman256
Member
Post a photo, please.
anchorman128
Member
Please go back and re-read the last 5 pages or so if you are so interested. These are just all topics that have been thoroughly discussed and it is just derailing conversation.
That being said however, the photo can not be posted due to copyright reasons. Therefore a drawing and analysis of the chip will be posted here in a few days.
Until then we still have a few more hours of endless speculation.
Smurfman256
Member
Damn. Oh well...
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
The photo wouldn't even make any damned sense to 99 percent of us. Can't wait to hear what you guys are able to determine from it though
Chronos24
Member
I speculate that what is found is a pleasant surprise but only slightly so. I want to say GPU will be confirmed r770 and Edram is in fact 32mb with higher bandwidth than we expect. [edit: cautious optimism]
phosphor112
Banned
Are contributors getting a copy? I'd like to see it.
JordanN
Banned
Link? Also, was this with or without the gamepad?
Zoramon089
Banned
Yeah, I don't think this was ever said. Of course if you have a link I could stand corrected
Outtrigger888
Member
No, due to the terms of purchase. It's not something that can be shared.
Can somebody help a man lost and tell me what on earth is going on here? Pictures of the GPU? I don't understand this. Why does it cost $200 for pictures and who charges that? Do teardowns like I often see for devices not work for this? Couldn't somebody just open their Wii U and look at the information? Or are these some kind of special images showing more than the human eye can see? Why can't you post the pictures?
I've never been so lost before.
I've never been so lost before.
Smurfman256
Member
ChipWorks is a company that takes the chips from devices, removes the protective coverings of said chips (which is an expensive and difficult process, hence the $200 price tag) and takes extremely high-quality images of those chips for people who are knowledgeable on this kind of thing determine what the hell is in this chip and how powerful/crap is it. No, teardowns are only good for finding out the names of chips and what type of RAM they are using. If I interpreted this correctly, the reason why they can't distribute photos is because the buyer has to agree to not distribute the image (otherwise, their business would be rendered useless).
There we go. Thank you my good sir. That makes sense.
This link below will explain to you from developer.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46928144&postcount=62
Dang it, just sent a PM, I missed the boat, I really wanted to be a part of the fun!
Oh well... can't wait to hear what you guys find!
- Joseph
This is a bit silly since the target for the game was never 60 fps to begin with, i.e. it doesn't need such a high framerate to be smooth and playable, and instead they improved the eyecandy.
I don't know why it's relevant. Will we now make a list of every Wii U game and see if "mid-tier" PCs could match or surpass them? Nintendo Land runs 60 fps for practically the entire time, do you want to start there?
lwilliams3
Member
This is exciting. I'm looking forward to the info you can decipher from those pictures. Good luck
Cool bananas. And remember, post fake diagrams and info and wait a few days. Let all the leeching game sites that should have done this themselves suck on some wrong info for a while.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Oh, man. I tried sending a PM to Fourth Storm earlier this evening to chip in for the chip pics but it turned out it never went through. I'm pretty sure NeoGaf mobile has a bug in the private message form where if you leave the subject field blank it will take you straight to your inbox instead of giving you an alert box about the required field.
Wait.. why are you guys paying for some chip pics?
is there important information we don't know already?
The GPU specifications. Hard to believe, yes.
phosphor112
Banned
When can we expect a diagram?
lwilliams3
Member
Heh, I just realized that happened to me eariler. No wonder the person I PMed didn't reply
WheelHoss1
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One of the least talked about aspects of the Wii U's awesomeness is for me finally playing twin-stick shooters with the sticks in the right place. I hate how the 360 makes me awkwardly spread my thumbs out different lengths, and the PS3 is worse with the sticks so far back. The Wii U has the sticks both in the top corners, and I've never been so comfortable. True, sometimes that B button can be a bitch to reach down to, but I'll take it.
Just dropped out of bed (EU) to see the entire amount being donated. Well, good news i guess, seeing as i didn't need to chip in, lol.
Yes, especially throw off VGleaks, who didn't reply to my question and obviously are not interested (*sarcasm*) in this kind of news. Give the scoop to RMC for all i care.
Yes, especially throw off VGleaks, who didn't reply to my question and obviously are not interested (*sarcasm*) in this kind of news. Give the scoop to RMC for all i care.
Yeah, the same thing happened to me. Thanks Americans I guess!