Doc Holliday said:Also I know quite a few people who slap the shit out of their pads when they loose lol
Yeah this probably not a pad you'll be wanting to launch in rage at the nearest wall.
Doc Holliday said:Also I know quite a few people who slap the shit out of their pads when they loose lol
They can't play with the 3DS either since their little eyes are undeveloped! Nintendo hates children confirmed!Doc Holliday said:So do you guys think Nintendo is completely abandoning the kids market? I mean I really don't see a 4-8 year old playing with one of these. Also I know quite a few people who slam the shit out of their pads when they loose lol
StevieP said:And devs will make games for the dual-analog tablet.
GameplayWhore said:Any case of local multiplayer where one player has any kind of data that other players should not know about. It happens all the time that players can "cheat" by simply looking at their competitor's information to get a leg-up. I do it all the time and dominate my friends, and I'd like them to have a fighting chance. (said this one earlier, but I'm stream-of-consciousness-ing)
Technically HUD-less games where there's still a HUD. This isn't so important for me, but others seem to think it a shangri-la of modern gaming.
One of the WWE games has this annoying habit of forgetting that you want manual targeting, so every time we play, we go through this ritual where one person pauses, we wait while he goes through the menu to change his settings and unpauses, then we wait while the next person pauses and changes settings, and so on. Having a menu on the controller would make it possible for the game to actually continue while an individual changes his or her player settings.
On-screen keyboard to enter your initials for your high score or your player name or whatever, far better than previous methods that don't involve a dedicated keyboard.
ksamedi said:I think one of the advantages of the streaming functionality is that maybe multiple people could play virtual console games at the same time. I think some processing power will be reserved for when someone is playing a Wii2 game so that another person can play a NES game at the same time. Would be pretty cool.
StevieP said:"Hardcore" gamers being so stuck in the past is so frustrating.
Deku said:My post doesn't talk about what devs will do at all. I'm sure the more traditional games will be on the more traditional controller,
So... waggle is the future? I hate waggle but I love my Wiimote/Nunchuk when I play Metroid Prime: Trilogy.
Wolves Evolve said:That would be incredible. If a friend can come over and two of us can play a game together of high quality while someone else uses the TV, it would simplify my life a whole bunch.
This sort of thing makes a lot of sense if you're married / have kids, have a small place, or like to have movies or television on in the background.
If the purpose of the screen is really to detach the television from the centre of the equation, then I say, I'm ready. I love my giant plasma, but I'm ready.
AndyMoogle said:Didn't Miyamoto at one point say that he wanted to make a console that didn't need a TV? I think it was 5+ years ago.
One day Nintendo will make a console so advanced, it plays itself... Nintendo SkyNet confiemed..AndyMoogle said:Didn't Miyamoto at one point say that he wanted to make a console that didn't need a TV? I think it was 5+ years ago.
I really don't care at all about the streaming potential, I just want them to use the screen for gameplay purposes.tarius1210 said:So is this console basically a rip of Sony's LocationFree device (but executed better)?
I guess is that's kinda cool. Cool enough to warrant purchase of another $300+ console? Probably not.
We'll see what happens in June.
Hiltz said:"Whenever we make a new game console, we've done it without throwing away buttons and the directional pad. The reason for that it's better to have them, because buttons and directional pads benefit gameplay response. Taking this into account, Nintendo isn't planning on completely ditching buttons, nor is Nintendo thinking of taking tablets as they are today and implementing them in a game console." - Satoru Iwata
http://kotaku.com/#!5796542/nintendo-likes-buttons-and-wont-ditch-them
That's being thought about already. Its the best of two worlds. Problem comes from rumors reporting a screen with buttons and 2 sticks, "like an Ipad with buttons" they say.Shin Johnpv said:I'm not a fan of this screen in the middle of the controller idea. If those rumors are true than I hope the controller comes apart. Meaning the ends of the controller house the new versions of the Wiimote and Nunchuck. With the new version of the Wiimote adding a second analog stick on it. That would give you the best of both worlds. Snap the Wii2mote andNun2chuck out of the controller and play a FPS with awesome pointer controls. Snap it back in and play Pikmin with menu options or what ever on the tablet.
If I can watch a random NBA game on tv, while playing 4 player Mario kart??? Ahhh shitAndyMoogle said:Well, this console could potentially be played without a TV.
nah, "800x500 range" is the quote. which means everybody just assumed it would be exactly 800x500.JasonMCG said:The rumored resolution is 800x500 and also, the thing is small - small enough where anyone could easily reach both the YBXA buttons and the stick when used in tandem.
StevieP said:That's my issue. There are a great many traditional genres that work better with a pointer. And, as I mentioned, some that even work better with waggle - like 3rd person games and sports games. However, I'm sure devs will make these for the new default controller, simply because it is the default and doing any other possible optional schemes are just that... optional. Unfortunately.
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tarius1210 said:So is this console basically a rip of Sony's LocationFree device (but executed better)?
I guess is that's kinda cool. Cool enough to warrant purchase of another $300+ console? Probably not.
We'll see what happens in June.
JasonMCG said:Lowered the buttons/sticks.
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methodman said:If I can watch a random NBA game on tv, while playing 4 player Mario kart??? Ahhh shit
Picture-in-Picture mode on your TV should already make this possible.methodman said:If I can watch a random NBA game on tv, while playing 4 player Mario kart??? Ahhh shit
The streaming feature. Sony used it with their PS3.ssolitare said:What do you mean? How is it similar?
Net_Wrecker said:You can already do this on a handheld.
(+ these crazy tabletrollers are likely to cost just as much as a DS + Mario Kart )
AndyMoogle said:Well, this console could potentially be played without a TV.
I really don't care at all about the streaming potential, I just want them to use the screen for gameplay purposes.
tarius1210 said:The streaming feature. Sony used it with their PS3.
Refreshment.01 said:That's being thought about already. Its the best of two worlds. Problem comes from rumors reporting a screen with buttons and 2 sticks, "like an Ipad with buttons" they say.
A modular design with Wiiremote/Nunchuck, that ensambles with the screen to a traditional controller lay out would be killer.
tarius1210 said:The streaming feature. Sony used it with their PS3.
wwm0nkey said:HUD options can go on the screen
Entire game can be streamed too the screen.
davepoobond said:i dont know if im digging this concept of a personal screen tablet thing. what the hell is the benefit?
BlackNMild2k1 said:I don't have photoshop skills so I edited Jason's pic in Paint
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and the back - couldn't add the trigger
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that should fix most of the problems.
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It needs speakers.
And the sticks aren't staggered.Parl said:It needs speakers.
Retro said:People seemed to like the idea of the display being set on the tabletop a few pages back It occurred to me last night that a controller could be built to allow the screen to remain upright, for when the player isn't actually playing (standby mode) or using the Wiimote;
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The two controller 'halves' are locked in a fixed position, but the screen can be tilted independently to provide the optimal view or adjust the camera angle. The screen can be tilted so that the controller 'arms' can support the screen in an upright position, like a picture frame;
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In this way, you can set the controller up on a coffee table ([I]wink wink[/I]) so the camera and screen are facing you, ideal for video chat or when you want to be able to see the screen but are using the motion controls.
[b]Obviously durability is an issue; the controller would need to have some kind of durable interior frame so players can't snap the pivot around which the screen swivels up and down.[/b] That adds weight, which is always an issue, but because this is more like a standard controller, the weight is distributed in both hands or onto the lap.
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Why don't you add a bar across the bottom that the screen also rest against when held like a controller. This will will minimize the twisting of the 2 handles and another protective barrier against the screen swiveling the wrong way.
JoshuaJSlone said:Older than Wii's processors.
Yes. Easier to be precise/steady with touch screen, but the pointer has a greater sense of... pointing. Pointer also obstructs your view less and lets your pointing hand have more control than just pointing.
I'm hoping so. Some people think that's excessive, but I think packages like X360 with regular controller and Kinect, or even NES with pad and Zapper, have not been turnoffs in the past.
Exactly why I hope it's included from the get-go.
I have to say no thanks to PIP + 4 player splitscreen. That sounds... painful.AndyMoogle said:Picture-in-Picture mode on your TV should already make this possible.
Lonewolf_92 said:NES Zapper was barely used, and that was in the age of arcade shooters. Kinect doesn't really have many games going for it either.
Krev said:Everyone's been freaking out about the possibility that the pointer has been dropped, but if the reports of a sensor bar in the controller are accurate, it has to be included . A lot of people, even IGN's roundtable, interpret this to mean you'll use it like the Wii bar, but that's ridiculous. Imagine trying to balance a 6 inch tablet on a wall mounted HDTV. It will need a standard sensor bar for BC. The sensor on the controller must be to detect the pointer when games are being streamed to the screen. They'll probably include a stand to prop it up during pointer games.
Zeliard said:Though can you really use a pointer of that sort on a screen that small effectively?
aiming?.. tap = shot. Moving around was the hard part.ksamedi said:Touch screens work best when you can directly interact with the game world with it. It never really worked well for aiming. I don't think Nintendo will ditch the pointer. I believe there will be 2 controllers in the box. Would be stupid to use a touchscreen as a substitute for pointing.
PushTheButtonMax said:
"Whenever we make a new game console, we've done it without throwing away buttons and the directional pad. The reason for that it's better to have them, because buttons and directional pads benefit gameplay response. Taking this into account, Nintendo isn't planning on completely ditching buttons, nor is Nintendo thinking of taking tablets as they are today and implementing them in a game console."
- Satoru Iwata
So did anyone see this part?
Always-honest said:aiming?.. tap = shot. Moving around was the hard part.
I keep telling you guys its just a screen (most likely a touch) on the controller. Nothing more.Skiesofwonder said:As there are today
Interesting wording.
Always-honest said:aiming?.. tap = shot. Moving around was the hard part.
yeah, but shooting was a breeze in that demo. If they can improve camera and moving...ksamedi said:Your fingers would block the screen. Camera control would be hard to pull of like that too. A tech demo of Metroid Hunters attempted that control scheme but they ditched it.
Skiesofwonder said:As there are today
Interesting wording.
Always-honest said:yeah, but shooting was a breeze in that demo. If they can improve camera and moving...
Wiimote is fine with me, it's 1000 x betetr than the god awefull dual analog.