The Wii U Speculation Thread V: The Final Frontier

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Don't want to be 'that guy,' but when even forum goers and gaming journalists have troubles deciding just what generation the Wii U falls in- hell, even developers are making statements all over the place- then how could Bioware exploit any such potential loophole to put Mass Effect on Wii U? I think that if such a loophole exists, it will be used to put ME1 on a system that is more clearly defined as 'next gen' (which might even be the Wii U once it becomes clear that the next generation of machines will be largely underpowered).

I think that the way these contracts are made the next gen machines would be categorized with release dates rather than the power of the said machines. Or you know just write there that they won't release Mass Effect 1 for Wii (yes I know) or PS3.
 
"Nintendo is dead on the handheld side."
dafaq

"Sony is chipping away at the hardcore handheld market"

THE FUCK?!

And that's...how can I comment it...it's just...bah! Just...let's talk about this again from August, Pach.

However, pretty good signals for Wii U. Strangely.
 
I think that the way these contracts are made the next gen machines would be categorized with release dates rather than the power of the said machines. Or you know just write there that they won't release Mass Effect 1 for Wii (yes I know) or PS3.

Assuming it was specified by release dates and not specifically by name, then a potential next generation as far as Microsoft would be concerned for contractual purposes probably wouldn't start until after Microsoft releases its next generation Xbox system.
Which can mean one of two things:
a) Bioware can't release Mass Effect for any system released before the Xbox 8 (or whatever it's called)
b) Bioware can't release Mass Effect for any system until the Xbox 8 is released; following Xbox 8's release, they can release it for whatever system they want to.

And axisofweevil

:(

Is he permabanned too?
 
What's the rumor of the day? I saw some Kurt Kobain documentary earlier, for some odd reason, so I'm ready for some conspiracy theories.
 
I think that the way these contracts are made the next gen machines would be categorized with release dates rather than the power of the said machines. Or you know just write there that they won't release Mass Effect 1 for Wii (yes I know) or PS3.

Generation are only defined by one thing and that is release dates. Are we going to argue that the PSX was last gen compared to the N64 because it started life as a SNES addon? That's how ridiculous most of the gen talk sounds.
 
KH:DDD suffered from two things.
1. Platform switching way too much.
2. Userbase being soured on the last DS KH games.

It sold very meh, not because of the platform (which has already shown that it can support that type of game from first and third parties) but because of Square's insentience of milking its franchises poorly.

Yeah I was kinda pissed that you needed essentially every platform to be able to experience the whole series. Still waiting on the HD collection of 1 and 2, as I haven't completed either of them in their entirety. I want to hop on DDD, but again, I haven't completed 1 or 2, so the story's gonna be a complete clusterfuck.
 
What's the rumor of the day? I saw some Kurt Kobain documentary earlier, for some odd reason, so I'm ready for some conspiracy theories.


No real solid rumors. Just more confirmation that Nintendo's E3 lineup is going to be awesome.
Yeah I was kinda pissed that you needed essentially every platform to be able to experience the whole series. Still waiting on the HD collection of 1 and 2, as I haven't completed either of them in their entirety. I want to hop on DDD, but again, I haven't completed 1 or 2, so the story's gonna be a complete clusterfuck.

Well, DDD does have a little book thing in the game that summarizes the entire story pretty well.
 
What's the rumor of the day? I saw some Kurt Kobain documentary earlier, for some odd reason, so I'm ready for some conspiracy theories.

Nintendo released a secret intoxicating gas with the Wii that convinced people they were buying and playing 3DSs. Pachter however never plays his Wii so he was never infected and revealed the truth, the 3DS is dead. We have all been deceived by the spin machine.
 
Done my bingo card, Nintendo only..

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Yeah I was kinda pissed that you needed essentially every platform to be able to experience the whole series. Still waiting on the HD collection of 1 and 2, as I haven't completed either of them in their entirety. I want to hop on DDD, but again, I haven't completed 1 or 2, so the story's gonna be a complete clusterfuck.
What's even worse is, even owning a platform doesn't guarantee you can play the Kingdom Hearts game. Square made a clear decision that they weren't ever going to release the game for PSPGo, though the game was released after the Go. So even though I have a PSP, I can never play the PSP Kingdom Hearts game, which was one of the main ones in the story.

I have a friend who'se the same way, and he loves the series, but he isn't going to get the 3DS game because he missed out on too much of the story from the other platforms.
 
No real solid rumors. Just more confirmation that Nintendo's E3 lineup is going to be awesome.


Well, DDD does have a little book thing in the game that summarizes the entire story pretty well.
Cool. I'm ready for E3 already!

Nintendo released a secret intoxicating gas with the Wii that convinced people they were buying and playing 3DSs. Pachter however never plays his Wii so he was never infected and revealed the truth, the 3DS is dead. We have all been deceived by the spin machine.

That conspiracy theory is a lot more plausible then some of the things I heard in that documentary, so who knows.

Also, I can't believe Burnt Pork is really perma-banned. I read the comments he made on that page, and I didn't think they were really bad at all. Was he saying bad stuff earlier in that thread? Either way, that's a shame; I thought he was an alright dude.
 
BurntPork :(

So, as expected, we didn't learn a whole lot from the Bonus Round thing, right? Then again, a Sunday is a really odd day to learn anything new in the gaming world on.
 

Ah, NFC was yeah. What I mean by NFC on the Bingo card is that NFC will be properly "revealed" at E3, possibly in line with accessories by Ubisoft (hence the Rabbid, and in keeping with the leaked Rayman video the other week).

I just don't have the space to put that in the box.

Also, rule number one.. you can have confirmed stuff (and as far as I'm aware, NFC is the only one on there officially confirmed by anyone)
 
BurntPork :(

So, as expected, we didn't learn a whole lot from the Bonus Round thing, right? Then again, a Sunday is a really odd day to learn anything new in the gaming world on.

I think we got our biggest reveal for the week yesterday.
Unless, of course, that one guy turns out correct and we hear something Monday or Tuesday from a third party marketing agency.

Ah, NFC was yeah. What I mean by NFC on the Bingo card is that NFC will be properly "revealed" at E3, possibly in line with accessories by Ubisoft (hence the Rabbid).

I just don't have the space to put that in the box.

Also, rule number one.. you can have confirmed stuff (and as far as I'm aware, NFC is the only one on there officially confirmed by anyone)



Bah, the entire point of a Bingo Card is to reach for the stars! The more outlandash the square, the more fun it is when you check them!
:P
 
As i near the end of my Rayman Origins playthrough on my vita, Rayman Legends has immediately become a must have wii u title for me.

Is it safe to assume this will ne at launch? Knowing ubi they'll have at least three or so titles.
 
As i near the end of my Rayman Origins playthrough on my vita, Rayman Legends has immediately become a must have wii u title for me.

Is it safe to assume this will ne at launch? Knowing ubi they'll have at least three or so titles.
They said they'd have 7, actually.
And Legends is likely to be one, yes.
 
Bah, the entire point of a Bingo Card is to reach for the stars! The more outlandash the square, the more fun it is when you check them!
:P

True, although to be fair GTA V, RE6, new Retro IP and any support from Valve would be far enough in the stars for me that I'd pass out and my face would implode.
 
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Btw, Weevil's only banned for a month.

Gimme a name, Cabbie. (It's somebody from Golden Sun though, right?)

Also, I would say that I'm pretty boring, as I think Mario is their best, followed up by Link. Mario just basically is gaming to a lot of people.
 
Just stuff from the Bonus Round.
Shane saying, once again, that the lineup from first and third parties is looking spectacular.

K thanks. Just saw the vid myself and it was nice to hear again.

I still find it quite weird that someone like Shane Satterfield still believes it's just 360/PS3 tech. Pachter of all people said it would be more powerful.
 
I speculate that the next rounds of bans will come from IdeaMan's first Thread Post for his membership debut :3

Is that tomorrow?

I'm still unsure if i'll make the thread or not. I wasn't able to have a Wii U confirmed developer with up-to-date knowledge of the system, to vouch for the latest batch of info i got. At least to moderators, if he want to stay off-the-grid, which i understand.

Basically, it will be: "i've heard it's that, blablabla"
followed by "who is this guy" from people not participating here or in PC threads where i post sometimes
followed by people defending me & my info
i like the debates, the speculation, the theorycrafting, anticipating things from the info
but the quote wars, not much lol
I'll see :)
 
, anybody understands why Adam said Nintendo should just skip the 3DS completely and only talk about the Wii U on stage at E3 because otherwise it would be... confusing?

Well I'd suggest it was to simply not split focus for people. Almost everyone there will be there to hear about Wii U. If they dilute that experience with 3DS it will draw attention and time away from Wii U.
 
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