You hit the nail on the head (so to speak).
Where are all the Wii U speculators? Too full of turkey to prognosticate and pontificate?
Wii U Speculation Thread of Brains Beware: Wii U Re-Unveiling At E3 2012
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Where are all the Wii U speculators? Too full of turkey to prognosticate and pontificate?
A few megs if they give it the most watered-down browser they can give. It's just pointless.
Well I'm certainly no industry insider but whether before the end of the year or just after the start of 2012 it really seems logical Nintendo will have at least a few more details about the Wii U. I mean, for example does anyone really think they want to go over the details of their online system at E3? I expect them to be heavily focused on showing games at E3, they SHOULD announce those details ahead of time. I wouldn't be surprised if they announced other things too, such as more 3rd party games getting Wii U versions (GTA 5?). I'm not necessarily expecting a LOT, but a bit to whet our appetite and mainly leave details like games (and of course price) to be announced at E3.
I mean, I honestly can't imagine Nintendo having nothing substantial to share on Wii U between last E3 and the one coming up. It's too big of a gap.
NinjaTehFish
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Games man games.
Nintendo should have a nice little handful of games to show off, Not to mention third parties.
Games man games.
Nintendo should have a nice little handful of games to show off, Not to mention third parties.
JoshuaJSlone
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It wouldn't be browser-specific, but for the OS. Like the 3DS, which has a lot less RAM and processing power to spare.
"More than 320" wouldn't really be all that vague, as it leaves only two plausible options: 480 or 640.I'd still like it if he could confirm something on the overall number of SPU's. Even if its something that's still really vague and more or less obvious like "its above 320 SPU's"
No, it still leaves 400 as well. It also leaves other questions, such as "how many ROPs?" and of course clock speeds.
I've never seen a VLIW5 GPU with 400 SPUs. Five SIMD cores? Nope.
The card in my laptop has 400SPUs. In desktop terms, it's the Redwood XT chip (5670).
POWERSPHERE
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It always amazes me to see how he went from looking normal to batshit insane.
That aside am I the only one who's completely lost the overview on all that Wii U hardware speculation ?
wha... that dude is REAL!?!?!
I said march, Rythm Heaven Fever will be the last Wii game for february.
Nothing really big, some new hints, small talk.
I agree games are important, and I'd love for them to do that, but I think if they're doing a "re-unveil" at E3 that's where they want us to SEE the games for the first time. I wouldn't be surprised by more port announcements but new games SHOWN pre-E3? I doubt it. I do think they'd show almost everything else though.
Though in part I'm assuming the games are going to surprise some people by how good they look compared to the expectations set last by E3 and the ports. If not then yes, they should show games.
ClovingWestbrook
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Does brain_stew have connections?
bgassassin
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Deja vu.
I agree, but I felt since a few months ago that if we didn't see anything by around TGS that they wouldn't show anything till next E3. I can see virtually the whole conference dedicated to Wii uU.
-Pyromaniac-
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It does look cheap as fuck, I personally don't care about the look though, they SHOULD change the functionality. Add real triggers (Doesn't have to be 360 style if they don't want it), and add pressable analogs.
That's it.
That's it.
That's a VLIW4 GPU, isn't it?
bgassassin
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Supposedly this change has already happened.
Cayman is the only one available right now.
Yes, the design will definitely change, I can almost guarantee. If they don't, it'd be a weird move. Think about he original Wiimote and how crappy it looked, and compare it to the final result - a sleek, comfortable and impressive controller.
Nope, it's Evergreen. 64 doesn't even divide into 400 evenly.
http://www.amd.com/us/products/note...0-5600/Pages/mobility-radeon-5700-5600.aspx#2
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...n-hd-5000/hd-5570/Pages/hd-5570-overview.aspx
http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/DESK...VIEW/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5670-overview.aspx#2
Hobbestetrician
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I guess I don't remember the Wiimote looking exactly like it does now.
Not really, they made it longer ,added speakers, renamed a few things and that was pretty much it.
And to bgassassin, where'd you hear that they were changed?
bgassassin
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Someone who has been dropping hints about certain things. The one who mentioned we would hear more before the year is up. Though that was before Nintendo announced the re-unveil.
IceDoesntHelp
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Why do you people want multitouch on a controller with analogs so badly? It doesn't make sense to me.
More options.
Plus the 3DS add-on having them made that a given. No surprise here.
Well technically the multitouch on iPhone is needed due to the lack of buttons, so to imitate a stick and buttons at the same time you need multitouch.
The WiiU tablet already has two sticks and a ton of buttons, so the main use of multitouch is gone. Your other hand is going to be holding the controller up anyway, so it already has access to either a stick or buttons.
JoshuaJSlone
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Missing the speaker and some buttons are named differently, but the biggest change is B and the general shape of the back top.
If you're asking if it will look like an Apple product, or be black, then I think you will be shit out of luck.
herzogzwei1989
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If Xbox3 has even a mid range 7xxx i will be in heaven
iceatcs
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If you have both, then you can explorer more movements on the map in real time. Making more possible and innovation idea are welcome.
IceDoesntHelp
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Sorry to disappoint you, but you seem to have walked into the wrong thread.
I don't care whether or not it looks like an Apple product but I sure wish at least the console would be black so it doesn't look like a freakin' marshmallow next to the rest of our black electronics.
The Wii is growing up and playing HD with the big boys now. It should be black. Or at least available in black if they just gotta make a white one too (for the Disney Princess demographic).
IceDoesntHelp
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Wow...quite possibly the stupidest comment I have ever read.
Seriously "lol white is for babies and little princess'. Black is where the big bois are at"
JasoNsider
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After playing through a huge chunk of Mario 3D Land and the first couple hours of Skyward Sword, I will say Nintendo just slammed it out of the park over the last 5 years. They have my sword...and my money for a whole new generation of classics.
Nintendo's white is suited to match Apple white, duh.
AKA the elite twins of the bland-design era.
-Pyromaniac-
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high five if true, 1 problem down 1 to go
herzogzwei1989
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opps my bad.
Naked Prime
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So do any of us really thing Wii U has a chance of gettting Steam? Or even Origin for that matter. Though if it were a choice of the two Steam would be the obvious choice, but this is NCL.
OT: Where the hell is the reply button?
OT: Where the hell is the reply button?
Steam would be a logical target for Nintendo to integrate into their system, yes. All we've heard is how Nintendo is making an effort to work with 3rd parties online so why would it be surprising to have one or both of those?
Evilore deliberately removed the reply button next to each post since he considered it redundant.
BlackNMild2k1
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I just assumed it was done to force people to read the thread (or atleast the rest of the page) before replying.
I'm sure that factored in but I believe the redundancy was the main reason evilore did it.
If Nintendo really did fully support Steam and Origin marketplaces, I'd be willing to amend my long standing stance on multiple SKUs and support a possible "online ready" bundle that comes with a beefy USB hard drive and maybe a digital copy of a game of your choice.
Of course, I'd probably forego such a bundle and buy a separate HD for much cheaper, but it'd still be pretty cool for people that want it made easy
Of course, I'd probably forego such a bundle and buy a separate HD for much cheaper, but it'd still be pretty cool for people that want it made easy
bgassassin
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I expect both to be available for access. However the games on Steam weren't designed for the Wii U. I think that's what gets forgotten about the huge desire for Steam.
Fantastical
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I'm a little confused at this Origin/Steam talk...
What exactly would it mean it have Steam on Wii U? I mean, not all those games will automatically work. What would really be different besides having a lot of Valve games on the system?
What exactly would it mean it have Steam on Wii U? I mean, not all those games will automatically work. What would really be different besides having a lot of Valve games on the system?
Oh, please. The DS Lite and DSi both came in black and both times I picked up the white model. And a lot of my electronics are silver, not black. The only thing in my media center that's black is the VCR...
Plus all my Wiimotes are white, so I'd totally want a white Wii U.
bgassassin
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I think some are under the impression that Steam on a console would mean they could play all the games they've already purchased on the console. They forget that the game would have to developed for the console's hardware, then the console maker would have to get their cut.
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