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[Redford]

pdf link here http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0088580.html

Have they always drawn the Wii U controller like that in patents?

What's the point of the black bar, anyways?

And why are there two circles there now? (< rhetorical question)

 

[Nilaul]

del

 

[Nilaul]

Analog sticks.

They probably click, too.

11/10

You know, when you guys ask if anything new has been announced/found, it'd be really helpful if you could provide a time frame. Anyway&#8230;

#4204, Miyamoto interview, "Nintendo will show a new Super Mario game for the Wii U in the E3"

#4275, Project Cars is planned to release on ... the Wii U

#4441, Trine 2 on Wii U a possibility

#4482, Nintendo confirms Wii U Mario game

#4659, Pikmin 3 confirmed by Nintendo Rep to be at E3

#4803, "Wii U: Nintendo will do just fine" -some analyst

#4826, Zavvi possibly leaks Nov-16 European launch date

#4915, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced not coming to Wii U, developer massively pissed at Nintendo's treatment of them during their attempt at a WiiWare title.
o.social
#5137, faked slides from Nintendo, good for the laffs

#5282, Tony Hawk namedrops Wii U as possible future platform for series

#5289, Original Space Quest creators form new adventure game studio

#5372, Sanshin Electronics seems to provide the RFID development kits for the Wii U. The kits are designated WUT-002 and WUT-003

#5419, a list of all known FCC codes for Wii U components

#5424, Star Trek game asked about Wii U, essentially no comment

#5481, hiphop gamer interview Re: Darksiders II, wherein dev claims (~8:00) that 'Wii U is next gen hardware'

#5712, emulation-related patent

#5723, picture from aforementioned patent




I'm still iffy on what power other stock holders have when the majority of the stock is apparently held by current employees and the Yamauchi family.




Unless they disney the law, which is probable.

Thanks What u mean by disney the law?

 

[GDGF]

What's the point of the black bar, anyways?

And why are there two circles there now? (< rhetorical question)

Sensor bar for Wiimote usage.

 

[Nilaul]

other nugget from the patent?...

Note however that the touch panel is not limited to those of the resistive type, but may be a touch panel of any type including, for example, a capacitive type, etc. The touch panel 52 may be of a single-touch type or a multi-touch type.

Maybe I am wrong but I thought the Wii U touchscreen was only resistive.... perhaps it was updated?

Mutitouch resistive please

Anyway does anyone know how the galaxy note works? it has a thin-tipped stylus and it aslo mutitouch, but however you cant use any sylus on the screen.

 

[Redford]

Mutitouch resistive please

I'm actually fine with just single-touch. I dislike the experience of using fingers on plastic screens.

But apparently mutli-touch resistive isn't a matter of hardware, so I wouldn't care either way.

 

[shadyspace]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Mutitouch resistive please

Anyway does anyone know how the galaxy note works? it has a thin-tipped stylus and it aslo mutitouch, but however you cant use any sylus on the screen.

It's a capacitive screen but on top of that they've added the same tech that Wacom pens use, you can even use Wacom pens!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeb3j2K4WM
But the capacitive screen part has no idea where the pen is and the pressure is detected inside the pen itself.

how they work:
http://www.tablet4u.co.uk/techinfo.html

 

[BGBW]

Wii went from black to white so Wii U will go from white to PURPLE!

 

[AceBandage]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

Probably some minor cosmetic changes to both.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

Changes only people in this thread will notice.

 

[Mr Swine]

Is there any chance that Nintendo changes how the controller looks like? Looks like it has lots of unused space making it a bit bulky and if they could slimm it down a bit I think it would look great.

Also is there a chance that Nintendo will show a Metroid game at E3 now tat they want the hardcore poeple on the Wii U?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Also is there a chance that Nintendo will show a Metroid game at E3 now tat they want the hardcore poeple on the Wii U?

Yes.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

analog triggers + click sticks possibly added. I'm gonna say 90% on the triggers, 50% on the sticks.

 

[Redford]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

I expect that they'll tuck the sync button back where it was originally. Or at least colour it white, and that will be the extent of the changes for the console itself.

 

[guek]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a revision similar to what we saw with the OG DS

--->

I don't see the circle pads going away any time soon though

 

[Kacho]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

I don't think that we'll see any anything of that sort. Would be a nice suprise though.

 

[axisofweevils]

So what's the general consensus on redesigned console and/or controller come E3? Honestly, I don't expect any changes.

I'm still hoping for a Haptics megaton.

 

[shadyspace]

But the OG DS was so much cooler :/

 

[Hero of Legend]

Unrelated, but AKB48+Me was announced for 3DS, and it's published by Kadokawa.

This makes me tap my fingers, wanting to grab them by the shirt and scream "Guys, does RODEA ring a bell?!" :/

I'm losing faith as more and more Kadokawa games are announced, and the game is done, where is it?!

 

[AceBandage]

Unrelated, but AKB48+Me was announced for 3DS, and it's published by Kadokawa.

This makes me tap my fingers, wanting to grab them by the shirt and scream "Guys, does RODEA ring a bell?!" :/

I'm losing faith as more and more Kadokawa games are announced, and the game is done, where is it?!

Moved to Wii U, I'm betting.

 

[guek]

But the OG DS was so much cooler :/

It looks like an old prop from the original star trek

 

[MisterHero]

What u mean by disney the law?

He probably means Disney creating the Disney Vault so they can re-release their movies to keep them from going into public domain.

Copyrights have a definite lifespan, but it can be as permanent as they want if they keep using it for commercial purposes (re-releasing their movies), which is perfectly fine.

 

[TunaLover]

I held a 7" Samsung Galaxy sideways, and it didn't feel wrong or anything, I think the size of the subscreen is just fine.

 

[TheCongressman1]

But the OG DS was so much cooler :/

I agree.

Also, this is really the only case Nintendo has of the prototype looking better, so I think we'll see either the same or a better WiiU.

 

[Bagu]

It looks like an old prop from the original star trek

And that's a bad thing?

 

[guek]

And that's a bad thing?

I have mixed feelings about it

 

[BY2K]

WHY DIDN'T WE GET THIS INSTEAD!? It's so much cooler!

 

[Hot Coldman]

And that's a bad thing?

Yes

No-one beyond like 30 people want to own an ironically-kitsch sci-fi-looking pos

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

But the OG DS was so much cooler :/

Looks like a woman's cosmetics holder.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Moved to Wii U, I'm betting.

It won't be by Naka, as he confirmed he has no plans, wanting people to play the game on the Wii as he made it to be. He doesn't even have a dev kit, at least as of September.

 

[Kacho]

When do you think they'll start mass-producing the Wii-U? Has it already started?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

When do you think they'll start mass-producing the Wii-U? Has it already started?

As soon as they figure out how to keep it from scratching desks.

 

[HylianTom]

I'm still hoping for a Haptics megaton.

Same here.

There are so many possible megatons.. surely one or two will happen. But this one's ner the top of my wish list.

 

[shadyspace]

BY2K, you did see the original DS model at the time right?

 

[AceBandage]

When do you think they'll start mass-producing the Wii-U? Has it already started?

Depends on when they launch, but probably 2-3 months out.

 

[Hot Coldman]

BY2K, you did see the original DS model at the time right?

In retrospect, there's no way the PSP didn't win E3 2004. But I was a blind Nintendo fanboy at the time so yeah

 

[BY2K]

BY2K, you did see the original DS model at the time right?

This one or the devkit? First case, yes. Second, no.

 

[GameplayWhore]

Thanks What u mean by disney the law?

The original point of copyrights was two fold:
A) To give an inventor of something a monopoly on that thing so as to have an incentive for creating new things, thus encouraging innovation
B) To make the monopoly temporary so that the inventor will have to continue creating after profiting from their creation, thus again encouraging invention.

Originally, copyrights lasted a couple decades. That way, if you create something, the government guarantees that you have a reasonable chance of a profit without people pilfering your work. Then it expires, and you have to start being creative again. This went on fairly well until Disney created Mickey Mouse. They (and other, similar large organizations) lobbied pretty hard and created two changes:
A) Inventors don't have to be individuals. If you invent something, you are no longer guaranteed to have a monopoly over your work; instead, your employer is. (&#8592; this is a biased account and not entirely true, I admit, but I'm politicking here, so hush!)
B) [and this is the point applicable to my comment before] The length of government protection now lasts many decades past the death of the inventor.

Basically, the running gag is that every couple decades, we get close to the point where the copyright for most Mickey Mouse works would run out, so Disney lobbies to get the maximum amount of years of protection extended, thereby ensuring that even though the creator of the character has long since passed, other people who did not create the character retain control of the character.

Nintendo will most assuredly act in a similar fashion and attempt to ensure that nobody except for Nintendo employees can make a game with the character in it, even when the guy who made them has long since run into his Goomba. :/

Spoiler

ITT, stealth Libertarianism!

 

[MisterHero]

In retrospect, there's no way the PSP didn't win E3 2004. But I was a blind Nintendo fanboy at the time so yeah

Even a Nintendo fanboy would hate the substandard D-pad on the prototype DS

 

[shadyspace]

This one or the devkit? First case, yes. Second, no.

I mean the picture you quoted a couple posts above!

 

[GameplayWhore]

other nugget from the patent?...

Note however that the touch panel is not limited to those of the resistive type, but may be a touch panel of any type including, for example, a capacitive type, etc. The touch panel 52 may be of a single-touch type or a multi-touch type.

Maybe I am wrong but I thought the Wii U touchscreen was only resistive.... perhaps it was updated?

They're just making the patent as broad as possible so that if somebody violates it, they can't just say "Ooh, but look! My touch screen is slightly different, so it's not really a violation!".

 

[Hot Coldman]

Even a Nintendo fanboy would hate the substandard D-pad on the prototype DS

I barely paid any attention, I was like "ooooohhh 2D Mario and a Sonic game!!!" and also I was 11 :lol

 

[BY2K]

I mean the picture you quoted a couple posts above!

Yes, I saw it at the time, before the DS was released. (I couldn't follow news that much back then, but I still made an effort for Nintendo news.)

 

[Nilaul]

When do you think they'll start mass-producing the Wii-U? Has it already started?

As soon as the hardware is finished. If the releas date is novemer 17? Two months before? Blueray drives could be produced way way way earlier, to avoid problems in quality, manufacturing and supply.

 

[GameplayWhore]

analog triggers + click sticks possibly added. I'm gonna say 90% on the triggers, 50% on the sticks.

You're more optimistic than I am here.

I'm still hoping for a Haptics megaton.

You're more optimistic than I am here.

Spoiler

BUT GODSDAMNED IT I WANT THIS SO HARD

 

[guek]

What kind of numbers do you guys realistically foresee wii u pulling in by the end of the year?

 

[GameplayWhore]

And that's a bad thing?

If it doesn't make the communicator opening sound, then no deal.

 

[Nilaul]

The secret feature is infrared barcode scanner to make sure you own the game and to register each game to one acount, then if you resold the game it would be useless.

Imagine the backlash.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

What kind of numbers do you guys realistically foresee wii u pulling in by the end of the year?

5-7 million possibly less. I expect limited supplies.