Then why do I keep on reading all sorts of nonsense about kinect stealing the casuals?
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Then why do I keep on reading all sorts of nonsense about kinect stealing the casuals?
come on, just read all my posts since yesterday, it's more than that
and stop waking me, i need to sleep !!
If kinect appeals to the casuals its one of those odd cases of non gaming related things for sure.
Nintendoomed News Network
Anecdotally, people do look at Kinect as the new thing for motion controls because it's in the public's eye. Microsoft spent a hefty amount advertising it. Wii was "yesterday's thing" - software support mostly reflects that. Hardware wise, Kinect is doing great and it has allowed the 360 to cross into "wife-approved" territory, if you get the jist of the reference lol
Something about Kinect sales isn't clicking for me personally. UBISOFT's VP of marketing said MS sells 90% of Kinect hardware during the holidays. That is really bad and unhealthy.
Apophis2036
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The hardware stuffed in the DRC is pretty limited, it's basically just enough to receive the video/audio stream, decode it, and displaying it on the screen/playing it on the speakers (+ microphone, control input, etc.). Edit: it's for the DRC that third-parties possess until now, they haven't yet seen the "new one" featuring some alterations that Nintendo noticed them of.
But i always liked this kind of idea, i remember covering the Cell revelation and hypothetic applications, like integrated Cell in electrical domestic equipment, that could be plugged/linked with the PS3 to increase the overall performances, it was ridiculous but at the same time intriguing. Imagine a non-plausible scenario where your friends would bring 3 additional padlets put on the living room table, and the Wii U would allocate some light tasks to their distantly linked CPU, freeing up some system resources and activating a sort of super-mode
Wii U + 10 Tablet pads = PS4 / 720 ?
.Pikmin 2 Wii is coming (June 10th?). Are they trying to create Pikmin 3 Wii U buzz or cashing in on Pikmin 3 buzz?
Also, Pokémon Conquest DS is coming June 18th followed by NSMB2 3DS in August.
There has been some speculation based on what is likely a retailers errant posting that Luigi's Mansion 2 will be on Wii U. http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/31372443/Luigi-Mansion-2/Product.html
Amazon still list Wii U 3rd party games at $49.99. Has Nintendo said anything about prices? Does anyone expect 60 dollar games for Wii U?
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Also, Pokémon Conquest DS is coming June 18th followed by NSMB2 3DS in August.
There has been some speculation based on what is likely a retailers errant posting that Luigi's Mansion 2 will be on Wii U. http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/31372443/Luigi-Mansion-2/Product.html
Amazon still list Wii U 3rd party games at $49.99. Has Nintendo said anything about prices? Does anyone expect 60 dollar games for Wii U?
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$60 is what I expect to pay for Wii U games. Nintendo hasn't said anything about software pricing yet.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Basically Nintendo is in with cloud storage, they invested in it last year with ACER.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/21/acer.hints.at.nintendo.tie.in.with.igware.takeover/
AdventureRacing
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Yeah but at least now we have lots of new information to speculate on.....
Hot Coldman
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...We do?
MrBelmontvedere
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i think that was sarcasm?
you can never really tell on a forum...
edit: also, E3 is a scant few weeks away. that's presumably why we're seeing a flurry of new posts.
edit2: the "next generation" consoles (PS3, XBox2) are awfully long in the tooth. methinks people are clamoring for something, ANYTHING new
Hot Coldman
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There's some crazy duders in this thread so I dunno
AdventureRacing
Member
You sir win one internet.
The question is does this thread attract the crazies or does this thread turn people into crazies?
Hot Coldman
Banned
Both, duh
Coldnoodle
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I just beat the Luigi's purple coin level in Super Mario Galaxy. 10 stars left to go 
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Why did this topic get five pages worth of 100 posts when I went to sleep?
AceBandage
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You know why...
lordfroakie
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MrBelmontvedere
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great! that makes a total of two internets I've won.
supposedly when you fill up the card you get a free six inch sub.
That was such a brilliant, evil star to obtain.I just beat the Luigi's purple coin level in Super Mario Galaxy. 10 stars left to go
As a send-off to my Wii, I'm replaying the Skyward Sword Hero Mode in the Autumn. But first, in the Summer, it'l be the Galaxy games for all stars (after E3 hype dies-down); the thought of having to win that star again is already haunting me..
This post almost makes the crazy in this thread worthwhile
Hero of Legend
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I just beat the Luigi's purple coin level in Super Mario Galaxy. 10 stars left to go
I 100% Mario 3D Land last week or so (5 glittering stars BITCHES!).
Fourth Storm
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That's a great one. On the other hand, Hightail Falls Speedrun in Galaxy 2 is the bane of my existence.
perfectchaos007
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That update took 2 seconds
I feel horrible, but I can't beat Galaxy 2, and not because of stuff you'd expect like Grandmaster Galaxy or what have you. My demon in that game is Rolling Rainbow Galaxy. Stupid fucking purple coins on a ball rolling level with a 10 coin leeway at max... That's just sadistic. :lol
On my second run of the game, I was dreading that star (and a few daredevil ones) and I ended up doing all of them without dying once, I was so proud
My most hated star was the dreadnought purple star, because I didn't realize the moving platform came back if you missed while on a fixed platform (I just though you had to be super fast), so I made it much harder than it actually was... I can't wait too see what EAD Tokyo is doing for the Wii U, Galaxy is probably my most played console game this gen >.>
Oh god I hated that star so fucking much :/
GameplayWhore
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Got a comprehensive list of changes?
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Okay, now give me the B.O.M.s of each of those?
Need more info
MrBelmontvedere
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bgassassin
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Ok, now that I'm back on my computer it's catch up time!
Yup, those are my numbers and I'm sticking with them! haha. Really, my point rides on the assumption that it's a 32nm chip (IBM's eDRAM on board supports this). If AMD were achieving those numbers in their embedded line last year for casino machines, what are they possible of doing on Wii U (where much more graphics power is obviously utilized)? 640 spus at the same Mhz on the lower process seems plausible.
Then, there is the x-factor of the fixed function extension units (at least for lighting if not also other areas). I don't know to what extent they would take up die space, etc, so I can't say how much they'd affect the design of the chip. On the other hand, reducing the ROP performance from the presumed dev kits (if they were pretty much stock RV770LEs) might cause issues, unless Nintendo locked it out somehow. Not that more than 8 ROPs may even be necessary. Real performance numbers (vs theoretical) are hard to come by, but it doesn't seem to be a bottleneck in the current generation.
Your theory at 480 spus could work, but I am still holding out atm because of that rumor about overheating dev kits. If that is true, then the dev kit gpus were originally clocked higher and Nintendo's target performance would be more than 576 GFLOPS. I then assume that the "bump in performance" reported around January was when the first round of prototype Wii U GPUs went out, including the die shrink, bump in speed, and presumably this "hardwired" lighting unit.
I wouldn't go too far in clocking the chip over 600 Mhz, though. I expect clocks to be similar to 360 and Nintendo prefers to balance their systems carefully to avoid bottlenecks. There are also yields, I suppose, to take into account. My bet is on the chips being done at GF since there was just that story about their deal w/ IBM on the 32nm tech and they opened the new plant. They'll have the manpower. And the IBM eDRAM in question is specific to that technology it seems.
I would definitely welcome it that's for sure. Every little extra helps.
It's just a case of withdrawals. And you keep trying to get your fix, but it's not doing as well. You just need some fresh hype to get your buzz going.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
So, they are indifferent. Great. I'm so hyped.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I really hope they don't add Wii and DS stuff in E3.
perfectchaos007
Member
Nothing to note at this point. I wish it told me what the update was for.
Hype's one helluva drug.
It's ok. I'm going to distract myself with Brawl for a bit and then studying for finals.
lordfroakie
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Thunder Monkey
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Hah u guyz er cray.
I barely be posting.
I barely be posting.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Since when is Ideaman not-impressed by the hardware? He didn't give that impression before.
Yeah that kind of seems out of nowhere. Hype deflating. A bit more powerful than 360 it is.
No no no.. in this case, I think he's speaking of his sources' "not impressed, not depressed" feelings on the hardware - not his own feelings.Since when is Ideaman not-impressed by the hardware? He didn't give that impression before.
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