The Wii U Speculation Thread V: The Final Frontier

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Not the generational leap some were expecting. Just looks like a high-end PC game. Also, the textures are pretty bad.

I'm sure this is all due to the art style, though.

Don't think images do it justice... You know... It's like saying KZ2 looks bad cuz a still image is just a blurry wtf thing of gray.
 
You think that would annoy you? It annoyed me to no end that they changed Pokey to Porky in Brawl, even if that was his JP name.

Feels not right, man.

Sorry, I meant it's annoying that they won't change the music and bring them over. Also Porky makes way more sense, whatchoo talkin' bout. :P
 
So why is everyone saying "the next generation will be a repeat of the last in terms of tactics, only this time it won't work"?

I have no idea, I'm not everyone. :p I never said Wii-U wouldn't sell well, and I haven't yet made my mind up on who will "win" this generation (way too early to tell). My main point here is that I see no signs pointing to the Wii-U having better third-party support then the GCN from western developers. I do however see the potential for the Wii-U to gain some major support from Eastern-developers.

As for people saying the blue-ocean tactic won't work this generation, I imagine it is because they believe that most casuals are too busy buying apple products and such to give a shit about a new Wii (similar to what Patcher said) or they feel like Kinect has eaten enough into that market to where even if Wii-U was a success out the gate like Wii, the water is now too clouded from other "quality" casual outlets to sustain itself like the Wii did for 5 years.

Personally I do believe that Kinect will cause problems for Nintendo with the casual market, but if they strike gold with some killer casual software again then I see no reason why consumers wouldn't rush out again to buy the next big phenomenon. I also think the Patcher comment is bullshit and very short-sighted. If anything, Kinect proves that casual gamers are still willing to buy video game consoles.
 
It's cause they're "ruining REAL gaming with their waggle bullshit and outdated tech."
At least that's the nonsense I've seen.

It's all due to the theory that "Nintendo have somehow betrayed them by going after the casual this gen."

It's a terrible theory, but lots believe that.
 
Oh look, more rumors:

- It’s hard to confirm this without any negligible doubt because games using the camera haven’t been shown yet, but it seems that Nintendo has slightly upgraded the Wii U camera, from that of the 3DS, to .7MP.

- The voice chat is up and running perfectly.

- A lot of third-party software will be shown at E3 for both the Wii U and 3DS. Expect to see the differences and similarities between the two revealed as well.

http://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/whispers-of-the-wii-around-the-industry-pre-e3-2012-edition/

The rest are reposts from neogaf

Edit: stupid iPhone <.<

Hello nintendoenthousiast o/
btw, there are some alterations of what i wrote yesterday in your summary :p


Uh oh. More Nintendoom from Forbes.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngau...ind-sony-playstation-4-and-microsoft-durango/

And once again, I bring up last year's "Japanese gamers are more interested in a Vita than the 3DS" poll.

don't forget they called the Wii U "the frankestein monstrosity" :D
 
Sorry, I meant it's annoying that they won't change the music and bring them over. Also Porky makes way more sense, whatchoo talkin' bout. :P
His brother's name was Picky

Picky and Pokey, not Picky and Porky

I think a reference to his tendency to poke into Ness's business is funnier/more clever than referencing his weight. :P
 
I get where people are coming from when they hate on Nintendo. It's not so much betrayed, it's just that a lot of people (espcially those hardcore ones on neogaf) really LOVE Nintendo games, no doubt in my mind about that. But they very much dislike what the Wii was and therefore didn't get it, so it angered people because they didn't get to play the games they love because of it. I dislike the Wii plenty but I never resorted to hating, but everyone is different. I think it's more frustration rather than hate. Though I'm sure there's the bandwagon of people who use the opportunity to express some weird deep down fanboy hate.

Not saying it's right, or fair, or normal. Just saying I get it.
 
It's cause they're "ruining REAL gaming with their waggle bullshit and outdated tech."
At least that's the nonsense I've seen.

But they love Apple...?


I get where people are coming from when they hate on Nintendo. It's not so much betrayed, it's just that a lot of people (espcially those hardcore ones on neogaf) really LOVE Nintendo games, no doubt in my mind about that. But they very much dislike what the Wii was and therefore didn't get it, so it angered people because they didn't get to play the games they love because of it. I dislike the Wii plenty but I never resorted to hating, but everyone is different. I think it's more frustration rather than hate. Though I'm sure there's the bandwagon of people who use the opportunity to express some weird deep down fanboy hate.

Not saying it's right, or fair, or normal. Just saying I get it.
Nintendo hate was pervasive among mainstream gaming outlets way before the Wii came along.
 
You forgot Play Coins, too. There were definitely hints of the 3DS having some sort of structure from the ground up (kept hidden) for its game platform outside of the obvious, and with recent firmware updates and news, its slowly materializing into something much different than we initially expect it to be.

Nah, not that. I was talking about hardware features of the device.

What are they, by the way? Some sort of "achievement" like thing?
 
Those particle effects are gonna look way more awesome in motion, but I see why people are feeling underwhelmed at these screens. I think the most important aspect of UE4 is going to be how dev-friendly it is - it seems to be employing measures that will reduce the time and effort required to build and test levels etc. I hope Epic decides to make the engine scalable enough that developers can benefit from the valuable tools even if they can't utilise as many particle and other effects as they could on more powerful hardware. I'm slightly more optimistic about the prospect of UE4 on Wii U now, though I am still skeptical about major multiformat UE4 games getting Wii U ports.
 
Hmm.. so Resident Evil 4 appears on a Nintendo console.. and then we'd skip 5 to go to 6?

That kind of thing never made sense to me.

The Wii U not being backwards compatible with GameCube and not having a port of Resident Evil 5 destroys my dream of being able to play every mainline RE game on a single platform/single collection.

Hmph..

That annoys me way more than it should.
 
The Wii U not being backwards compatible with GameCube and not having a port of Resident Evil 5 destroys my dream of being able to play every mainline RE game on a single platform/single collection.

Hmph..

That annoys me way more than it should.

You forgot GameCube Virtual Console and the inevitable Resident Evil Collection U
: Chronicles
. Those'll enable your hopes and dreams at least most of the way.
 
Being in EUrope you get to enjoy Reggiemania without the worry that his decisions are going to affect you.

No kidding. In Europe, love Reggie. The guy presents E3 like a pro and can make anything sound amazing, and he's so much more hype-building than all the speakers who try to "buddy-buddy" with the audience.
I'm in PAL land so he doesn't affect me, but I still hate him. So wooden and annoying. I want someone with a little pizazz who actually seems excited about what they're selling.

It would be both hilarious and depressing if nothing from Retro showed up.
I'm blaming you if this does come to fruition.

Oh look, more rumors:

-
It’s hard to confirm this without any negligible doubt because games using the camera haven’t been shown yet, but it seems that Nintendo has slightly upgraded the Wii U camera, from that of the 3DS, to .7MP.

- The voice chat is up and running perfectly.

- A lot of third-party software will be shown at E3 for both the Wii U and 3DS. Expect to see the differences and similarities between the two revealed as well.

http://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/whispers-of-the-wii-around-the-industry-pre-e3-2012-edition/

The rest are reposts from neogaf

Edit: stupid iPhone <.<

All good to hear if true. Also the black colour thing was one of my surprise E3 predictions on HylianTom's first survey he did. I really hope they do it as I think appearances do matter to this "core" market they are trying to get. It spells "Serious" moreso than white.

Uh oh..
Epic have revealed some high-res UE4 images.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/348153/unreal-engine-4-hi-res-screens-are-far-more-impressive/
Still a bit Meh if you ask me.

Jesus, the Wii U will look like Spectrum 48K to you then.
 
http://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/whispers-of-the-wii-around-the-industry-pre-e3-2012-edition/

I looked into this rumor and here’s what I heard. The Wii U models at E3 2011 and CES 2011 were both not housing optical drives. Rather, the demos shown were running off of encrypted SD cards. And guess what? This same method will be continued to some degree at E3 2012. Instead of seeing the games running from an optical drive, expect to see some new titles shown running from a USB Hard Drive.

Weird, huh? (I’m guessing a few of the smaller titles will still run from the SD cards and won’t require the Hard Drive.) I’m not sure how to take this info. Does it mean the storage structure for the Wii U is still being tweaked? Does it mean Nintendo doesn’t want to show off the final version of the system? Or maybe it means there will be no Optical Drive at all in the final version of the Wii U and everything will run off of the Hard Drive? I don’t know.

what ? maybe some games will still be brought and run from SD (or flash memory, external HDD), but the rest doesn't cross at all with i've heard (the following message that i talk about in my yesterday post).
 
I personally think the UE4 screens are impressive, but I also hope this makes people realize:

1) the jump will only be "huge" not a "quantum leap"

2) once everything is in HD with shaders there's a certain standard set. I mean, this is tough to distinguish between high res Uncharted 2/3 screens or high res Gears of War 3 graphics on a super technical level.

3) We should also wait for the full tech demo before jumping to conclusions, but this was likely done with superior graphics cards to what all of the next gen consoles will use, including Xbox Next and PS4.


Personally, I really like those screens and am content with them.


Those expecting the sun moon and stars hopefully are getting the wake up call they needed :P
 
The strangest thing is, despite Sony doing badly at the moment, despite the Vita's absolutely abysmal launch, I still haven't seen a single article suggesting that Sony should go third party and make games for iPhone - whereas you see lots of sites practically demanding this of Nintendo.
 
The Wii U not being backwards compatible with GameCube and not having a port of Resident Evil 5 destroys my dream of being able to play every mainline RE game on a single platform/single collection.

Hmph..

That annoys me way more than it should.

Like I said before it's best to ignore RE5. You need to fight your OCD and accept that RE5 was terrible.

I have no problem with the no GC backwards compatibility since the Wii already does it, however, I do have a problem with not being able to use a GC controller for the next Smash Bros game. Unless they redesign the classic controller to resemble a GC controller with a better dpad, then I think I might pass on the next Smash Bros. game.
 
I was referring to fans not the media, the media is part of the bandwagon I mentioned though. They've definitely amplified their weird agendas this gen.
What bothers me is why do most GAF members not get this. They overreact and make hyperbole statements once they hear something controversial. And whats worse, if its Nintendo, there will be mild-to-obvious insinuations about them "being behind the times" and such.

Sure we understand where the hate comes from. But it shouldn't we excuse people from making the exact same remarks all over again. Especially in this thread. I expect a certain amount of intelligence to go into the discussion. GAF/the Internet shouldn't be an excuse.
 
Man I called that UE4 wouldn't blow people away. It's hard to believe that this will cripple the Wii U if it does not support it. Sure it'd be NICE to have it, but if it isn't then the hell with it.

And have you all checked out the Epic begging MS/Sony to up the next gen console specs thread? Not much trolling, but I had no idea some people on GAF expect real time Avatar visuals. I mean seriously.
 
It's only a sign that developers don't have unlimited resources. Adding another SKU isn't something trivial, which is why most Wii U multiplats are being developed by a different team than the other versions. If Capcom doesn't have the resources to add another SKU, the only thing they can do is either outsource it, or do it later.

As buddy-buddy as Capcom is with Nintendo right now they were probably the first ones to know about the Wii-U and that had to have been at least a year and a half ago. That's plenty of time to get their resources straight to at least have a version of RE6 Wii-U in development at the date of that interview.

A release any later then the PC version would not be a good sign.
 
http://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/whispers-of-the-wii-around-the-industry-pre-e3-2012-edition/

what ? maybe some games will still be brought and run from SD (or flash memory, external HDD), but the rest doesn't cross at all with i've heard (the following message that i talk about in my yesterday post).

It's good to know that Nintendo is finally catching up with homebrewers here with respect to showing off games on a hard drive. :D



Like I said before it's best to ignore RE5. You need to fight your OCD and accept that RE5 was terrible.

I have no problem with the no GC backwards compatibility since the Wii already does it, however, I do have a problem with not being able to use a GC controller for the next Smash Bros game. Unless they redesign the classic controller to resemble a GC controller with a better dpad, then I think I might pass on the next Smash Bros. game.

…Nyko to the rescue?
 
Man I called that UE4 wouldn't blow people away. It's hard to believe that this will cripple the Wii U if it does not support it. Sure it'd be NICE to have it, but if it isn't then the hell with it.

And have you all checked out the Epic begging MS/Sony to up the next gen console specs thread? Not much trolling, but I had no idea some people on GAF expect real time Avatar visuals. I mean seriously.
Part of me would like to see what happens if a huge chunk of the industry pursues this level of extreme. Just to see what happens, y'know?

Meanwhile, Nintendo and its sane friends can sit in their little corner of the industry, doing their thing. It'd be fascinating to witness, you've gotta admit.
 
Yeah, I know the SDK isn't an engine, but I didnt know what Nintendo had for an engine for developers. But now I know. So what team is behind NintendoWare?
I assume it's a joint effort, not made by any particular team. It's used by 3rd party developers all over the world. Mostly for shovelware though, for obvious reasons. I believe only SQEX ever talked about the engine in public, leading many readers to believe it was just a "Wii emulator" for PC due to slightly ambiguous wording. It's also heavily used on 3DS, and Nintendo recommends its use over writing inhouse engines in the official documentation.
 
1) Price? - 249.99

2) Release date? - September 7th

3) Bullshit xbox360-based Multiplier Equivalent? - CPU: 0.6X, GPU: 2X, RAM: 3X

4) Nintendo conference surprise(s)? - launch date

5) Predict Miyamoto's role/costume/appearance context in this year's show. - Beret on, as a french painter sterotype

6) Any special MS or Sony predictions? - MS shows new ultra low pricing scheme, Sony predicts best year yet for PS3.

7) You know we're going to hear some, umm, interesting excuses from third parties. So.. what'll be your favorite? - Dev kit documentation was all in Swahili.

8) Any special E3 plans/arrangements of your own? Taking off from work? Skipping a final exam? - Park at my parents' place, have them drive me to convention center 5 minutes away

9) Your favorite bullshit gaming media critique of Nintendo's performance at E3 this year? Nintendo game quality are so much better that it's bad for the 3rd party.

10) Your own predicted complaint/peeve/angering issue regarding Nintendo's E3 performance this year? - Not enough real info on specs. Spoken in generalities to mask lack of power.
 
Like I said before it's best to ignore RE5. You need to fight your OCD and accept that RE5 was terrible.

I have no problem with the no GC backwards compatibility since the Wii already does it, however, I do have a problem with not being able to use a GC controller for the next Smash Bros game. Unless they redesign the classic controller to resemble a GC controller with a better dpad, then I think I might pass on the next Smash Bros. game.

I don't mind RE5, actually. Well, I do as far as being a Resident Evil game goes, but gameplay wise I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the co-op and found the multiple run throughs collecting different items, treasures and weapons pretty fun. Don't get me wrong I have a ton of issues with it, but it might actually be my most played console game this gen.. which is strange. It's easily the worst of the mainline RE games for me, but I still thought the game was OK. Eh..

Agree with the GameCube pad shout, though. That's going to be a real shame unless, like you say, they release an updated version of the 'Cube pad.
 
Samaritan blew me away. The monster with the Locust shoulder-plate face didn't though. Those mountains and that castle does look pretty good though.
 
The strangest thing is, despite Sony doing badly at the moment, despite the Vita's absolutely abysmal launch, I still haven't seen a single article suggesting that Sony should go third party and make games for iPhone - whereas you see lots of sites practically demanding this of Nintendo.
It's cause uh...it's easier to think of Nintendo made games than Sony games. A lot of people grew up with Nintendo games, while others that grew up later grew up with the Sony platform where third parties made up the bulk of their top tier games.
 
I'll copy pasted my feelings about the UE4 stuff from the other thread:

It looks prettay prettay good, definitely not what I expected considering their comments though, but pretty good none the less. Though considering that these pics aren't from fully populated games and all that I don't know what to think yet. I don't trust tech demo pics or trailers, I only trust real games.

When it's actually used for a full game....definitely won't be as impressive as I thought, like at all. But for PC gaming, there is tons of potential for AMAZING looking shit.
 
I assume it's a joint effort, not made by any particular team. It's used by 3rd party developers all over the world. Mostly for shovelware though, for obvious reasons. I believe only SQEX ever talked about the engine in public, leading many readers to believe it was just a "Wii emulator" for PC due to slightly ambiguous wording. It's also heavily used on 3DS, and Nintendo recommends its use over writing inhouse engines in the official documentation.

I talked to a developer recently who worked with UE3, Unity and NintendoWare and he praised NintendoWare as the best engine he ever worked with.

It would be great to see Nintendo presenting it at GDC at some point...
 
If that's what the lower-tier of what the next-gen looks like, I'm fine with it. If you look back at the demo for UE 3, it doesn't look anywhere near as good as say Gears 2 or 3, plus art-design always goes a long way.
 
The Nintendo hate has being going of for years.
In the 90's, Sonic and Sega were perceived to be "Cool" in the way that Nintendo and Mario never was.
Can you imagine the kinds of articles you'd have if sites like IGN existed back then?
 
Man I called that UE4 wouldn't blow people away. It's hard to believe that this will cripple the Wii U if it does not support it. Sure it'd be NICE to have it, but if it isn't then the hell with it.

And have you all checked out the Epic begging MS/Sony to up the next gen console specs thread? Not much trolling, but I had no idea some people on GAF expect real time Avatar visuals. I mean seriously.

I think that in a different setting, and in motion, UE4 could have wow the main bulk of people. You know, like those dreamy/ethereal or natural landscape in 3DMark benchmarks/graphic cards capabilities demos.

The "grim dark knight with its wow/skyrim spiky armor and glowing eyes full of particles" leaving a structure with prettier than in real life bricks, and then standing in front of the Mordor's Mount Doom volcano was too classical and déjà vu to really surprise us. It will be better in movement but i would like to see this engine in a different background.
 
where do you think European support will fall for the Wii U?

I'll copy pasted my feelings about the UE4 stuff from the other thread:



When it's actually used for a full game....definitely won't be as impressive as I thought, like at all. But for PC gaming, there is tons of potential for AMAZING looking shit.

Yeah, I mean we've seen games come off terrible in screens, but great in motion.

But right now.. this is the ideal form of the demo.. and it looks nice, but not amazing. And think we'll just hit a wall where most people won't notice or care for the difference.
 
Man I called that UE4 wouldn't blow people away. It's hard to believe that this will cripple the Wii U if it does not support it. Sure it'd be NICE to have it, but if it isn't then the hell with it.

And have you all checked out the Epic begging MS/Sony to up the next gen console specs thread? Not much trolling, but I had no idea some people on GAF expect real time Avatar visuals. I mean seriously.

Those people clamouring for Avatar in realtime need to look at current top-of-the-line PC cards and realise that even those don't do it and we're not getting anything near that in a home console.

Samaritan blew me away. The monster with the Locust shoulder-plate face didn't though. Those mountains and that castle does look pretty good though.
Yeah, probably not the best choice of pic but in motion this thing could look amazing. Those mountains...mmmmmmmmmmm.

UE4 won't change a thing.
Just egos.


And I'm going on the official record now to say that the release of these pics is so that the word about it can get out, and expectations set, for when Epic do the worldwide reveal running on Wii U at E3. Confirmed. No other scenario can unfold from here on in as I've explored all possibilities. If you see any high-end PC's, please ignore them.
 
My first Nintendo E3 gif:

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No kidding. In Europe, love Reggie. The guy presents E3 like a pro and can make anything sound amazing, and he's so much more hype-building than all the speakers who try to "buddy-buddy" with the audience.

Agreed. His presentation style is excellent, he's very well spoken as well. I find that he'll usually execute some vocabulary I've never heard before super effectively, and then I try and emulate it myself.
 
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