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Today is almost over. Saturday is gonna go slowly at first, but the evening/night will go by quickly, same goes for Sunday because of all the stuff to watch on tv at night. And then E3 is here 
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The Wii U Speculation Thread VI: The Undiscovered Country
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Today is almost over. Saturday is gonna go slowly at first, but the evening/night will go by quickly, same goes for Sunday because of all the stuff to watch on tv at night. And then E3 is here
I am just relieved that Ubisoft at the very least will be talking Wii U on Monday.
What do we have here... a patent filed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Denis Dyack in 2011...
System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game
System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game
Today is almost over. Saturday is gonna go slowly at first, but the evening/night will go by quickly, same goes for Sunday because of all the stuff to watch on tv at night. And then E3 is here
I'm going to kill the next two days playing GC games. Day of Reckoning 2, Soul Calibur II, and Timespliters 2. Should be fun.
It was posted yesterday I believe, but it's interesting nonetheless.
They could be making two games and some sort of connectivity between the two.
Maybe it's a part of Nintendo's Wii U eShop offering
-Pyromaniac-
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I just play diablo 3, it makes time fly ridiculously fast
I'm fucking ready for Eternal Darkness 2. Put it out at launch and you already have gained a huge chunk of the core market.
Remember all the fucking crazy ass shit they did in ED 1? Just with a regular controller and console? All those great fake-outs and gimmicks? Just think what they can do now with the tablet. I'm ready.
Maybe it's a part of Nintendo's Wii U eShop offering
Would be awesome. Anything's possible at this point. Just three more days (not including this long, long, very long Friday)
Chet Rippo
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It is, since that's not an actual picture of a box.
I'm starting to get really, really antsy at this point. One day of work remains between now and Nintendo's conferences for me, and it's looking like a very light day. The clock is going to move sooooo slooooowly over that Monday.
efyu_lemonardo
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what a strange thing to patent, this has been done in games for a decade...
Pretty sure it's planned as a launch-window title.
It'd be an insta-buy for me. A no-brainer with that tablet. So much fun!
Don't get me started man. I loved the stuff they did to throw you around.
Quick little E3 hype story. My brother and I live about 4hrs apart, so aside from holidays we don't see each other that often despite being very close. Well we decided this year to take days off of work and stay at his place during E3.
So we're planning on hangin out tomorrow thru Nintendo's conference, and we're going to record our reactions live, in a podcast style for memories. Anyways, I am sleeping this morning, then at around 5 am my phone is beeping like crazy because I'm recieving multiple texts, the texts basically say "I'm so hyped for E3!", "I can't believe what we will see, I know it's gonna be amazing", and I get a couple more just like that. So basically yeah, my older brother is going to make sure I don't loss my anticipation for E3.
Shadow Hog
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So I changed the page on my Club Nintendo 2012 calendar. It went from Star Fox (May) to Nintendogs + Cats (June).
WHAT COULD THIS MEAN
Also, I'd totally be up for some Scribblenauts. Only tried a bit of the first one, and I don't really own any of them.
WHAT COULD THIS MEAN
Also, I'd totally be up for some Scribblenauts. Only tried a bit of the first one, and I don't really own any of them.
I swear this always looked like the man was undergoing the jolliest heart attack, with the final second not being the camera panning upward but him falling down in pain.
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If Scribblenauts is at launch I would buy it depending on what exactly it is and how much it costs.
efyu_lemonardo
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I think the best improvement they can make upon the original idea is to invest considerable effort into emergent interactions between objects "summoned" by the player. Based on both scripted and non-scripted behavior.
If they can make a robust enough system that can handle multiple objects, then maybe we could have scribblenaughts multiplayer battles. That would be something else!
Sadly I'm not sure if our current computing technology is up to such a task...
I'm just excited that not only are we going to have HD Nintendo games, but that we're going to have a "normal" controller (ie. primarily controlling with joysticks and buttons). The casual market is feeble and don't care to jump around from platform to platform and leave the last thing they had collecting dust. Gamers primarily want buttons, so I think they will always be constant even with other controller trends coming and going.
Perhaps its being used in an unconventional way. Certainly an odd patent.
efyu_lemonardo
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If I'm reading between the lines correctly, I think their addition to this mechanic is that the character's facial reaction to the tag would be dynamic, perhaps based on your play-style or previous decisions made, or just based on what point in the story you're in.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
FUUUUUUUUUUU........
ETERNAL DARKNESS 2!!!!! Please please pleaseeee be real!!!! I've ignored the reestablishing of the trademark, I ignored all the hints that Dyack gave, but I can't fricken ignore the Miyamoto/Dyack patent.
Make it real Nintendo, scratch that cover off and show me the goods!
ETERNAL DARKNESS 2!!!!! Please please pleaseeee be real!!!! I've ignored the reestablishing of the trademark, I ignored all the hints that Dyack gave, but I can't fricken ignore the Miyamoto/Dyack patent.
Make it real Nintendo, scratch that cover off and show me the goods!
I know a lot of people that will buy the Wii U that didn't buy the Wii just becauase of this. Having the Wii U controller being the primary single-player controller, and Nintendo games being in HD is enough for some. The people saying that not every casual that bought a Wii will buy a Wii U are right, but there are a lot of people that didn't buy a Wii that are still Nintendo fans, and they will buy the Wii U.
Smiles and Cries
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I need to find things to do this weekend... maybe I should just go to the movies alone and watch films all day Saturday and Sunday
Damn this wait is going to SUUUUCK
Damn this wait is going to SUUUUCK
It will happen. And it will be extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeme
I think with the possibility that many of the big third party titles being on the console for the next few years would be a great incentive for people who were hestitant to buy the Wii before.
That, and until the PS4/Xbox 3 whatever comes, third party titles will be the exact same/slightly better on the Wii U as they are on the current consoles. The slew of new stuff already announced when E3 hasn't even started yet shows me that developers are still focusing their efforts on the current generation.
I'm going to have a heart attack thinking about Eternal Darkness 2.
I love getting unnecessarily hyped during E3 season.
I've been predicting it will be a launch, or near launch title since last E3. It makes sense when you think about not just the hints, but the fact that Nintendo has said you need exclusive games to attract an install base, well a lot Nintendo's internal studios just finished up some pretty big stuff, so having a different dev deliver an exclusive game early could really help.
Smiles and Cries
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Smart Glass
WiiU DOA?
I can now kinect on my iPad sweet
I knew Nintendo was not going to get away with this pad controller for too long but since this is just an App I expect this to be a test run for next box
WiiU DOA?
I can now kinect on my iPad sweet
I knew Nintendo was not going to get away with this pad controller for too long but since this is just an App I expect this to be a test run for next box
Smiles and Cries
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ED2 may take like 4 years so be very patient
Shin Johnpv
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I think people are beginning to suffer from E3 maddnnneeesssssssssss. It's like Space Madness but caused from waiting for E3.
GameplayWhore
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As mentioned a while ago, my hype has been gradually deflating. As of Sunday, it should reach an all-time low. Everything it proceeding exactly as I have foreseen.
efyu_lemonardo
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Okay, I know this is crazy.. but with Retro most probably working on something original and amazing, SK possibly finishing up an Eternal Darkness sequel, and Nintendo's general interest in reviving successful "hard-core" IPs...
(I almost feel bad for even thinking about this)
Is it possible a new Rogue Squadron game for Wii U is in development somewhere?
I know Factor 5 bit the dust, and most employees have since moved on, but a core group (including Eggebrecht and Co.) has supposedly started a new company called touchfactor dedicated exclusively to social gaming - the very idea of them making such a move is ridiculous enough, but their website (which hasn't been updated in over a year and reeks of gimmickry) just seems like something constructed over the course of an hour, as a cover up for something bigger.
Have I completely lost it? Or only partially lost it?
(I almost feel bad for even thinking about this)
Is it possible a new Rogue Squadron game for Wii U is in development somewhere?
I know Factor 5 bit the dust, and most employees have since moved on, but a core group (including Eggebrecht and Co.) has supposedly started a new company called touchfactor dedicated exclusively to social gaming - the very idea of them making such a move is ridiculous enough, but their website (which hasn't been updated in over a year and reeks of gimmickry) just seems like something constructed over the course of an hour, as a cover up for something bigger.
Have I completely lost it? Or only partially lost it?
Freezie KO
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Scribblenauts on Wii U would be great. Typing with the tablet, but using the D-pad and buttons to control? Would buy.
I bought ED in London several years ago. I was too young and stupid to get it and I didn't know what to do, so I called the Nintendo support but still didn't know what to do. Only played a small bit and I don't remember anything except that purple worm thing.
I'm hoping for a VC release.
I'm hoping for a VC release.
Haha! Have the meltdowns already started with no news? xD
But I agree, I feel exactly like that.
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I for one have my tin foil hat ready.
efyu_lemonardo
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have you seen the site? don't you think there's something fishy about it?
I think that one is a little out there, it just doesn't really seem in the cards. It would be neat though, and if Iwata or some other higher up pushed for it, it could happen, but it probaly wouldn't be the same anyways. As you mentioned a lot of the people who worked on it are doing social games now, so it would be hard for lightning to strike twice.
Agent Unknown
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It's from Toonces the Driving Cat, a classic series of Saturday Night Live skits from the 1980s and early 90s.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toonces_the_Driving_Cat
Portugeezer
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Castlevania coming to Wii U or not?
Well considering their hiring page is looking for someone specifically for ios projects, I don't think there is any chance of them being involved in such a thing. If there is a RS game in development it would be done elsewhere I think.
We'll know next week.
ShockingAlberto
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Agent Unknown
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Is this the "rude/blunt" Crystal Dynamics quote referred to by someone earlier? It's lame and smacks of Kojima style excuses but nothing rude and doesn't even exclude the (very slight) possibility of working with the system in the future.
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/01/crystal_dynamics_explains_tomb_raider_wii_u_no_show
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/01/crystal_dynamics_explains_tomb_raider_wii_u_no_show
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