You can bet we will. Some claims not only from followers but from developers are mind numbing, I guess they are no different than "we" the crowd at Gaf. But discussing and reading you guys leave me no doubt that Nintendo has made the right choice in balance between power, innovation and likely cost. As for Microsoft and Sony I think they are choosing the path they have to and will do well too. As matter of fact the only thing that worries me about them is price...especially yours Sony. (doesn't matter if is too low and you take a huge loss or too high and becomes very expensive)
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You can bet we will. Some claims not only from followers but from developers are mind numbing, I guess they are no different than "we" the crowd at Gaf. But discussing and reading you guys leave me no doubt that Nintendo has made the right choice in balance between power, innovation and likely cost. As for Microsoft and Sony I think they are choosing the path they have to and will do well too. As matter of fact the only thing that worries me about them is price...especially yours Sony. (doesn't matter if is too low and you take a huge loss or too high and becomes very expensive)
From a technical standpoint I'd agree, while from a visual standpoint I agree with Margalis. Like it might be done in a completely fancy new way, but the visually the result from your example is...higher quality hair.
Also I couldn't tell whether your hair was a joke about rendering ass hairs or whatever.
That looks pretty nice to be honest, I guess that is the type of changes (we) "some" will se Next Gen. I remember when me and my friends where mind blowed at seeing separate fingers and blinking "reallistic" eyes. Maybe those things spoiled some as to what to expect in changes between generations.
Well i know they're not exclusive effects, but i feel as if word on the street is that Nintendo is really good at these kind of effects. But I guess I was mistaken
chertipros
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I know this is kind of out of the blue but i've been checking on facebook and i found some interesting stuff. Alot of the nintendo related like-pages are most popular in alot of latin american countries like mexico and chile. I know reggie has said before that latin america is an untapped gold mine for the video game industry but i did not know that they were already so popular there. Does anyone in latin-america gaf know how nintendo makes their products so appealing down there and does anybody think it can lead to some games catered specifically for them? i personally would LOVE a nintendo made samba de amigo
Trevelyan9999
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Yes indeed. Wave Race 64 pretty much pioneered realistic water effects.
Which is why we need a a proper successor to Majora's Mask, with the Great Bay hugely expanded.
You win the best new junior award.
shinra-bansho
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Handhelds are popular in Japan because they're portable and can be used during commuting...
Ergo, that wouldn't work at all...
JordanN
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I had something else in mind. That is, Japanese homes are small and families share a TV. So I imagine handhelds were popular because you don't have to share the TV at home (in addition to being used in commuting).
I should of put a disclaimer that it's highly theoretical so don't take it serious.
MadeInBeats
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Nah. There's a very dated last gen look to these games compared toZU. ZU looks a lot more robust, natural and realistic. For the number of zombies on screen, not in the good vids, but on the new IGN off-screen vid (and e3 build vids) there's an outside bit in front of the Palace where there's a pack of at least 10 zombies. Who's to say we won't see more on screen at this time - you see quite a few on the e3 builds we seen of capture the flag too.
So it can easily be done on current gen, on a game we ain't even got ps360 footage for? Right then, I guess that sorts that one out !?!?!? wtf!!!
Two different development stories.
JordanN
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So... the Wii U's Battlefield EA announced last year, you guys think it's going to be Battlefield 4?
Only saying that because the untitled Ass Creed became AC3 and Tekken was Tekken tag tournament 2. Also, this is assuming it's coming to consoles and not a PC exclusive.
Only saying that because the untitled Ass Creed became AC3 and Tekken was Tekken tag tournament 2. Also, this is assuming it's coming to consoles and not a PC exclusive.
I do think we here in the west tend to underestimate the influence Japanese culture has on how Nintendo designs products. Obviously they will try to cater to western needs as much as they understand western needs, but are not Microsoft.
Wii wasnt online because Japan wasnt online.
Wii wasnt HD because the majority of Japan wasnt HD.
Wii was small, because Japanese households are small.
Wii caters to local multiplayer, because the Japanese families sit together in the same room.
etc.
We were waiting for that Wii U confirmation.
We got this:
Spartacus Legends: Announcement Trailer [HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJMXcaIYUBo&feature=related
And thats it.
We got this:
Spartacus Legends: Announcement Trailer [HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJMXcaIYUBo&feature=related
And thats it.
Yep you are correct.
if you look at the image full sized you can see the sleeve. the FLV compression didn't help.
chertipros
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Hey i found an interesting tidbit. Apparently the gamecube was called project dolphin because of the gpu's ability to do water affects so well. I'm guessing the n64 was called project reality because of it's gpu being made by silicon graphics, who were respected for producing amazingly realistic (for its time) cgi in movies like Terminator, jurassic park, and batman forever. What does this say about the wii u's codename "project cafe"?
Come on guys! lets turn this back into a speculation thread!
It makes coffee.
Lol. I actually think it's due to the social nature of the console. Cafes are social places, and Nintendo is marketing the Wii U has a console where people can gather together (both hardcore and casuals). Asymmetrical gameplay points to the whole cafe thing.
Coffee is brown, just like the HD era.
My thoughts exactly. Right before the reveal last year, after we'd heard the name cafe/stream and found out about the 2nd screen, I was imagining all these incredible social aspects they could use. I actually had a dream almost exactly like the reveal trailer, except instead of pausing and just playing on the 2nd screen, he paused it and took the controller down to the cafe to continue playing, meeting with his friends who also brought their upads to play together. Then (bear with me, this gets little far fetched) someone at home turns over to the console, picks up another controller and joins in with the guys at the cafe from the comfort of the sofa. Video chats and social-network nirvana ensue and the crowd goes nuts.
99% of the above turned out to be impossible, however. But Nintendo managed to come up with something 100% cooler than my idea anyway.
So....yeah. The Cafe codename is definitely to do with the social aspect of the console: bringing living rooms together.
and here i thought the gamepad would be great to rest my coffee mug on
Disorientator
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It can only understand/everything is written in Java
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Rösti
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I haven't seen this posted before, but it's from four days ago. It's a document of proposed game ideas to Canada Media Fund, and thus nothing concrete. However, it's a game idea that could come to frution. From Frima Studio, a title called Chariot:
http://www.cmf-fmc.ca/documents/fil...s/2012-13_en_exp-prod-decisions-1st-round.pdf
Frima Studio seems relatively big, and they have "developed" Skylanders Universe for Activision, so this could perhaps be a nice title. Downloadable of course, but still.
Also, here's some programming paper about shaders for multiple platforms including Wii U: http://www.ws.ic.kanagawa-it.ac.jp/GameCreator/ogata/2012/GP11.pdf
It's in Japanese, so I can provide Google Translate translations, will post if I find something interesting. It's probably nothing though.
http://www.cmf-fmc.ca/documents/fil...s/2012-13_en_exp-prod-decisions-1st-round.pdf
Frima Studio seems relatively big, and they have "developed" Skylanders Universe for Activision, so this could perhaps be a nice title. Downloadable of course, but still.
Also, here's some programming paper about shaders for multiple platforms including Wii U: http://www.ws.ic.kanagawa-it.ac.jp/GameCreator/ogata/2012/GP11.pdf
It's in Japanese, so I can provide Google Translate translations, will post if I find something interesting. It's probably nothing though.
Apophis2036
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I asked yesterday but how many times more powerful are PS3 and 360 compared to the original Wii, i heard 20 times in one of the WUST's but that seems a bit high ?.
Cheers.
Wii and DS helped alot, during GCN era was all about PlayStation, at least here in Chile. Mario and Pokemon are quite popular over here, Zelda has a healthy number of followers too.
Marketing wise Nintendo falls behind, Sony is making a excellent job with outdoor advertisement for Uncharted 3 and Move, it has high Point of Purchase presence too. Nintendo tends to make only strong advertisement during christmas and system launch periods, I've never seen a Nintendo game advertised for example.
Yes it cannot be worse than a high end PC because the wiiu is more powerful than ps360.
On paper wiiu gpu is 2x-2.5x ps3 rsx, 3x ram of ps3, CPU = ?x ps3 ppu
On paper ps4 gpu is 7.5x ps3 rsx , 4x-8x ps3 ram, CPU = 10x ps3 ppu. At least this was true last year when lherre said the specs leaked is from.
bgassassin
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*Dies in 7.8 seconds flat*
*User 10k sets new survival record*
Yeah from a graphical standpoint, for what Nintendo is going for I'm content as it will be offset by a PC.
That's tough for me to guess as we're not just talking about power, but architecture differences. And at this point it doesn't even matter.
Yeah. Wii U should be fine for what Nintendo is going for.
I'll take the 60 frames.
But realistically, we'll see 99% of games use 720p / 30FPS.
I dunno. Many first party Nintendo games seem to target 60.
JoshuaJSlone
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There are lots of different comparisons to be made, but that 20x is probably the GPU FLOP comparison between Wii and X360.Apophis2036 said:
Finished collecting all the treasures in Pikmin 2 (Wii) last night.
I was already hyped for Pikmin 3 before (maybe SS Goku hype levels?) but I'm now reaching SS4 Goku hype levels.
Sucks that the game is slated for a launch window release
Definitely won't be able to maintain that power level for months lol
I was already hyped for Pikmin 3 before (maybe SS Goku hype levels?) but I'm now reaching SS4 Goku hype levels.
Sucks that the game is slated for a launch window release
Definitely won't be able to maintain that power level for months lol
DaSorcerer7
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wii u gpu :I think we need more detail before we can determine that.
wii u ram= 1.5-2.0GB
ps3 = 256MB ; x3 =768MB
Your multiplier is off.
Cosmonaut X
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Ah, that shows exactly what I was talking about re: camera movements earlier. You can see the smooth pan to look at the light, followed by a snap stop and then a smooth pan down that turns into a walk forward. It's not the kind of movement you'd expect from a player - too controlled and "directed" - so I'm guessing this wasn't recorded gameplay but a cinematic made in engine built to look like gameplay.
Its strange... because the website has:
Is this a title that has now switched platforms?
Or, like many other games, the WiiU is simply not being mentioned in promo material.
Or, 1UP made a mistake listing WiiU.
nordique
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For the record, I believe that is actually a gif made from a direct feed Comic-Con developer walkthrough, so it might be live gameplay
Not certain though.
Cosmonaut X
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Nah, I'm sure that's from their new "Nursery" trailer.
nordique
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that trailer. You could be right
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Rösti
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I don't get what that dirt filter is. Is the player character wearing glasses or some kind of visor?Just to show off the excellent lighting found in ZombiU
*note I am not the creator of this gif
As for the lighting, it looks nice but does little in my opinion to draw focus away from less impressive textures. Sure, the game is in beta (?), but even then it should be possible to have textures in higher resolution than demonstrated at places. Gameplay looks nice though, but I don't really like the way weapons are picked up. Couldn't there be an animation where you see the character grabbing the weapon instead of just obtaining it by pressing a button and see it immediately disappear?
DeviousAngel
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Same here. 720p @60fps is what I'd like to see if I had to choose between one or the other. That said, I think there will still be plenty of games running at 720p and 30fps.
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