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Rumor: Wii 2 at E3; 6" Touch Controller [Up: Cafe Header On Nintendo Site, More]
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Mama Robotnik
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If this screen-in-remote idea is accurate, I look forward to the return of Four Swords as its been too long.
Well the latest word is dev kits were gotten by EA,Ubisoft and Activision months ago. It would certainly confirm their desire to hit the west hard this time.pirata said:
The thing is people are suddenly far more willing to talk once one person has because then its harder to trace who opened their mouth
Am I imagining things or didn't Iwata admit, somewhat recently, that the difference in power between Wii and the 360 and PS3 was an issue that Nintendo recognized and was going to fix as it releases new consoles in the future so thirdpartys will develop more software for them?
Or did I dream this last night in my sleep while Iwata, in his mansion built by pikmin, laughs in a hottub full of naked women, booze and money?
Or did I dream this last night in my sleep while Iwata, in his mansion built by pikmin, laughs in a hottub full of naked women, booze and money?
Cosmonaut X
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Interesting - so you can pump the game to the controller in your hands and play it like a (ultra-powerful) handheld?
Selfishly, that would suit me sooooo much. It's just not always possible to play a game on the TV when I want to, so being able to veg on the couch while my wife watches the telly and play F-Zero NEXT (for example) on the controller itself would be fantastic.
Selfishly, that would suit me sooooo much. It's just not always possible to play a game on the TV when I want to, so being able to veg on the couch while my wife watches the telly and play F-Zero NEXT (for example) on the controller itself would be fantastic.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
In fucking HD!Amir0x said:
shinobi602
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I doubt it will even have "Wii" in its name. It will be a whole different name.
And Super Wii sounds atrocious, good grief I thought you guys had better taste than that.
And Super Wii sounds atrocious, good grief I thought you guys had better taste than that.
From The Dust
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apana said:
Wii Come
Wii Fall
Professor Beef
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SAY IT AGAIN!Fistwell said:
Basileus777
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poppabk said:
You're right, I was being too hasty in my estimation of Sony and Microsoft's next consoles. But seeing as Nintendo's next console is supposedly backwards compatible, I'd say expecting downloadable content to transfer over is reasonable. Especially given that it is with the 3DS.
Flying_Phoenix
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Amir0x said:
I see where you are coming from but I disagree. The things I've listed are done just as good if not better with a touch screen, motion, or pointer. Aiming is better with a pointer, quick moves can be replicated via motion (the tech should be there now). I do agree that developers would have to figure out camera movement but I can imagine them twisting the controller or controlling the touch screen to move the camera.
Though I would imagine Nintendo would just pack in a separate classic controller for the system and be done with it.
Also no, dual analog is actually inferior for most genres. It only wins with third person action games ala God of War and possibly sports..
Developers for shooters, fighting games, RPG's, RTS, racing, and the like just had to adapt.
Zeliard said:
I think it should be fairly obvious that Nintendo should just pack in Wii Remote 2.0 and Classic Controller 3.0 in the box.
It's a win-win.
Cosmonaut X
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Oh, and if the rumour about streaming games to the controller itself is correct, does that not bring us one step closer to an integrated handheld/home console? Obviously the controller won't have any real hardware to play games without the base unit, but it's edging closer...
brain_stew said:
Of course but we would also have to assume that whoever leaked the info and or the person it was leaked to knows that R700 refers to a very specific GPU, there is the potential for confusion there. I hope its a 4870 x2 in the device kits, but even a 4870 would be well ahead of Denis.,
From The Dust
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more and more I don't like the sound of the controller. also, now we are reaching into stupid territory
BobTheFork
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I don't care what they call it. If they can deliver, it will be skiit skiit skiit.
-Pyromaniac-
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lol this getting pretty funny. But this actually seems pretty plausible. Ultimately pointless if the screen is tiny but still cool.
shinobi602
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Alright, well at least it'll have dual analog sticks.
FUCK YES, hopefully that means I can play all games traditional style.
FUCK YES, hopefully that means I can play all games traditional style.
charlequin
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jett said:
Pretty much every rumor we heard about the NGP turned out to be true!
Vagabundo said:
Dual analog control is just shy of an abomination for shooter games (which can indeed be improved via pointing control) but it's exceptionally, irreplaceably useful for 2D shooting games (both "twinstick shooters" and side-scrolling platform-shooter games), 3D action games, and a variety of other genres. Getting rid of the second analog stick is an insipid idea.
JCRedeems said:
At this point, the best thing Sakamoto could say about the Wii's successor is "I will not develop for it."
Flying_Phoenix said:
It's not similar at all. A control can only be "replicated" by another control that provides a superset of its functionality. Touchscreens don't provide a superset of button functionality, so they can't replace the full set of buttons on a controller, but they can replace a "button" that you only use rarely to trigger unusual functions like L3/R3 meaning you lose no real functionality replacing those specific buttons. Pointing control, on the other hand, does very different things from an analog stick and can't cleanly replace it (if you think it could, imagine playing Mario Galaxy with no analog stick at all, just the pointer somehow magically "replacing" the analog stick.)
cuevas. PhD.
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Flying_Phoenix said:
By "pointer" do you mean mouse? If you don't then you should reconsider your opinion.
Oh yes, the best time before the impending launch of a console: the insane mock-ups people will make:
In all seriousness, though:
I've always thought that the "split-controller" part of the wiimote+nunchuck was the best way to go about it, in terms of comfort.
They just have to stick two analog sticks on two remotes, and BAM! wireless, split controller, and comfortable, with room for a pointer (also one of the good things about the wiimote that should be kept)
Not sure about the touchscreens though. I'm pretty sure that would be a good way to have low battery life, which I'm sure is important to controllers.
In all seriousness, though:
I've always thought that the "split-controller" part of the wiimote+nunchuck was the best way to go about it, in terms of comfort.
They just have to stick two analog sticks on two remotes, and BAM! wireless, split controller, and comfortable, with room for a pointer (also one of the good things about the wiimote that should be kept)
Not sure about the touchscreens though. I'm pretty sure that would be a good way to have low battery life, which I'm sure is important to controllers.
Skiesofwonder
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So wouldn't that solve the problem of split screen that Nintendo has been trying to fix? As in you could download the game to all the seperate controllers and play on your own screen for say.... a FPS or RTS. Man I hate when people peak on my fricken screen.
:O Splinter Cell local mulitplayer would be awesome for this!
:O Splinter Cell local mulitplayer would be awesome for this!
But WTF does this mean for motion control?
Cow Mengde
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Discomurf said:
When can I pre-order?
nincompoop
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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands does this, and it works far better than using a second joystick. Who would've thought that Ubisoft would be at the forefront of innovating and improving basic gameplay mechanics :lolbirdchili said:
fistwell_old
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Pii Pii Touchlilltias said:
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