Wii U Speculation Thread 2: Can't take anymore of this!!!

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AlStrong said:
Well, one reason you might not see a high end GPU is simply due to the size of the case. The thing is less than half the size of 360 slim (~40%), and will more than likely use the same process technologies (40/45nm). There really isn't a whole lot of room even considering that they'll be using a slim optical drive.

You can talk about cutting the clocks of rv770 or rv740, but then at what point do you consider that still the same class of hardware?
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But you know that it isn't so much about the size of a system, the question is: How fast can you get the heat out of the case? So it's actually mostly about good airflow and an efficient heat sink, not a huge case.
 
blu said:
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If it's the choice between that and

Thraktor
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then I choose the former!

bgassassin said:
Well this is starting to go over my head as I didn't come anywhere near finishing school for this and my job path took me further away. :(

But considering what was said about using eDRAM in that regard the last part of your first paragraph comes off as being highly exaggerated. Not saying it's wrong, just compared to what I've read that's how it sounds.

Also I didn't say it wasn't shared. I said there were no indications of it being shared. I'm very familiar with how it works in the POWER7 chip.

The last part is just us going in a circle on the same thing. You said that amount would be disappointing due to the eDRAM's density, I said I can see it being used to keep the die size down. I think this makes either three or four times now. :P
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Well, yes, I was perhaps going a bit overboard, but my point is that that kind of architecture brings Nintendo away from the "easy to get code working well" paradigm which they should be going after with the Wii U.
 
AlStrong said:
Well, one reason you might not see a high end GPU is simply due to the size of the case. The thing is less than half the size of 360 slim (~40%), and will more than likely use the same process technologies (40/45nm). There really isn't a whole lot of room even considering that they'll be using a slim optical drive.

You can talk about cutting the clocks of rv770 or rv740, but then at what point do you consider that still the same class of hardware?
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Doesn't the DVD-Drive and HDD take up over 60% of the inside of the slim though?
 
wsippel said:
"Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the 72nd Fiscal Term Ending December 2012 - Outline & Company President's Presentation" - should be in ~30 hours.
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It'd be 30 hours if it was on Friday in Japan, but its on Thursday isn't it? It should be some time in the next 12-15 hours I'd have thought. It could even be at 9-10am Tokyo time, which would be in the next hour or two.
 
radioheadrule83 said:
It'd be 30 hours if it was on Friday in Japan, but its on Thursday isn't it? It should be some time in the next 12-15 hours I'd have thought. It could even be at 9-10am Tokyo time, which would be in the next hour or two.
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The briefing should be sometime tonight for us, but the actual briefing that is posted online is usually up a day later.
I think
 
Would one of you Gaffers enlighten me on what goes down in these investor meetings... and what has come from them in the past.
 
At the conference or whatever it is called, Iwata should start with "we're going to be doing things a bit differently this time around, first announcing the technical specifications of the Wii U and then getting on to the business at hand......................PSYCHE".
 
"What we saw last E3 is not a reflection of everything this console is able to offer. We have been trying the development kits and some of its new characteristics will improve its possibilities. It isn't something like Kinect or similar accessories, it's something different.

I can't tell you more about it because, if I do, Nintendo will send assassins to finish me! (laughs) But let’s say that Wii U will be a console with so many and unique possibilities that it will be difficult to show them in the box they are going to sell it or to be published by magazines and other mediums," said Yoshinori Ono.


http://www.3djuegos.com/noticias-ve...ii-u-ofrecera-caracteristicas-nunca-vistas-y/
 
Indyana said:
"What we saw last E3 is not a reflection of everything this console is able to offer. We have been trying the development kits and some of its new characteristics will improve its possibilities. It isn't something like Kinect or similar accessories, it's something different.

I can't tell you more about it because, if I do, Nintendo will send assassins to finish me! (laughs) But let’s say that Wii U will be a console with so many and unique possibilities that it will be difficult to show them in the box they are going to sell it or to be published by magazines and other mediums," said Yoshinori Ono.


http://www.3djuegos.com/noticias-ve...ii-u-ofrecera-caracteristicas-nunca-vistas-y/
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The tablet was just bait-and-switch, it actually needs no display at all - it jacks directly into your brain.
 
Indyana said:
"What we saw last E3 is not a reflection of everything this console is able to offer. We have been trying the development kits and some of its new characteristics will improve its possibilities. It isn't something like Kinect or similar accessories, it's something different.

I can't tell you more about it because, if I do, Nintendo will send assassins to finish me! (laughs) But let’s say that Wii U will be a console with so many and unique possibilities that it will be difficult to show them in the box they are going to sell it or to be published by magazines and other mediums," said Yoshinori Ono.


http://www.3djuegos.com/noticias-ve...ii-u-ofrecera-caracteristicas-nunca-vistas-y/
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Speaker in the controller!
 
I think even if the Wii U ends up being less than 2x more powerful than the Xbox360, it would still have more than enough power for:

Mario Kart Wii U
Super Mario Galaxy 3
Donkey Kong Country Returns 2 & 3
Sin & Punishment 3
Metroid Prime Wii U
The Darkness 2
StarFox Wii U
FZero Wii U
Xenoblade 2
Wii U Party
Red Steel 3
Super Mario Bros Wii U
Zelda Skyward Sword 2 (:P)
Grand Theft Auto 5
Diablo 3
Monster Hunter 4 U
 
Mlatador said:
I think even if the Wii U ends up being less than 2x more powerful than the Xbox360, it would still have more than enough power for:

Mario Kart Wii U
Super Mario Galaxy 3
Donkey Kong Country Returns 2 & 3
Sin & Punishment 3
Metroid Prime Wii U
The Darkness 2
StarFox Wii U
FZero Wii U
Xenoblade 2
Wii U Party
Red Steel 3
Super Mario Bros Wii U
Zelda Skyward Sword 2 (:P)
Grand Theft Auto 5
Diablo 3
Monster Hunter 4 U
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Dude at Capcom said he has all those running on the 3DS.
 
Indyana said:
"What we saw last E3 is not a reflection of everything this console is able to offer. We have been trying the development kits and some of its new characteristics will improve its possibilities. It isn't something like Kinect or similar accessories, it's something different.
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Thats what I mean.
Tablet is just one aspect of the console.
 
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