Wii U Speculation Thread The Third: Casting Dreams in The Castle of Miyamoto
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I remember the day I made my decision. Saw my friends using both, and Facebook just looked cleaner.
I think it will only hang on because of it's sheer utility, there isn't any brand loyalty or people saying "I HEART FACEBOOK."
Nah, there will be no concerted effort. If they don't follow basic trends in hardware, which is a one-time investment, why would they be inclined to divert resources to services that need maintaining?
TheCongressman1
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I don't see how social networks are 'stupid things'.
Wii had Weather, News, Photo, Netflix channel, in Japan it had Food, Fuji print something channel, and a TV guide channel. I think they will adding more functions now that Wii U has tablet like interface.
Yep, it's like this thing is built for a universal remote. Shame we won't get as many cool/quirky stuff as the Japanese do.
Smiles and Cries
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As in Justin?
hopefully this is just one of many apps on the WiiU and not Required for anything Nintendo related I don't want to have to go check my old myspace page
That's true. I was thinking in comparison to M$'s initiatives, I guess.
yeah Justin bought it with another group. Probably just be one of many available apps
2 months, you jerk!
Christ, 2 months still.............the pain....the pain.
A-friggin'-men. I will add one thing though: expand the Nintendo Channel and maybe even give me a Club Nintendo Channel. But those are gaming-related.
I've always said that Microsoft is in this business for its ulterior (read: non-gaming) motives, and Microsoft fans are going to have their hearts broken someday.
I'd expect nothing less from those.. persons.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Yep. I've already seen comments to that effect on N4G.
bgassassin
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Let there be truth to "Xbox Lite". It will happen rather quickly.
That site is populated with vocal Sony fanboys.
What is "Xbox Lite?" Sounds.. entertainingly enraging!
~~~(nevermind. I googled. I love it.)
-Pyromaniac-
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I've always said the same thing. They are after the big picture, gaming is a stepping stone.
Smiles and Cries
Member
its pretty much their fault Nintendo is adding these stupid things to the platform instead of sticking to games only
we had so much iPhone/iPad talk now we are getting a Nintendo with an apps store and a pad controller
thanks gaming journos
bgassassin
Member
What is "Xbox Lite?" Sounds.. entertainingly enraging!
It's supposedly the ARM-based, possibly set-top box version talked about in the past. Considering non-gamers were the ones to sustain 360 as long as it has been sustained, imagine how well Xbox 3 will do when that group converts to this rumored version? And well, you can see where it goes from there.
EDIT: I see your edit.
It's supposedly the ARM-based, possibly set-top box version talked about in the past. Considering non-gamers were the ones to sustain 360 as long as it has been sustained, imagine how well Xbox 3 will do when that group converts to this rumored version? And well, you can see where it goes from there.
EDIT: I see your edit.
I'm imagining what will happen to the developers and publishers who feel pressured to fall-in line with Microsoft's wishes for more "AAAA" games if/when these events occur. Oh my.
Smiles and Cries
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It's supposedly the ARM-based, possibly set-top box version talked about in the past. Considering non-gamers were the ones to sustain 360 as long as it has been sustained, imagine how well Xbox 3 will do when that group converts to this rumored version? And well, you can see where it goes from there.
EDIT: I see your edit.
what happened to MS going balls out coming right?
they have both Xbox Lite and Durango?
Now that I've gone through some comments, this seems to be a common belief. But the idea of splitting the userbase seems really, really dumb.
(and now I see that the "rumor" was a Reddit joke to see if the media would run with it. Ha. Ha. Ha.)
Agent Unknown
Member
Yeah, if it's true hopefully they're just using them to help make a Nintendo specific app as someone else speculated. 'Cuz the MySpace name is a joke now and would be bad marketing to have, how about partnering with Livejournal too while we're at it?
Microsoft don't care about having the highest userbase for games on their platform so much as getting their service delivery platform into everyone's living room.
If many more people buy Xbox Lite than the Xbox 3 and big budget games become a riskier prospect for the platform, so be it. Their ultimate goal is not to rule the world of video games.
If many more people buy Xbox Lite than the Xbox 3 and big budget games become a riskier prospect for the platform, so be it. Their ultimate goal is not to rule the world of video games.
Smiles and Cries
Member
they(MS) are going to fail at this... (see: Zune/Widows 7 Phones)
MS has a lot of money to experiment I think they are hoping to be the ones with the next huge thing and for many years now they have tried and seen Apple and others push pass them
Kinect may have spoiled there focus for the Xbox a bit. But since the beginning everyone knew MS just wanted a setup box your livingroom with your credit card in it ready to go.
I am just hoping Nintendo does not follow them too closely when they fail to be that next big thing
MS has a lot of money to experiment I think they are hoping to be the ones with the next huge thing and for many years now they have tried and seen Apple and others push pass them
Kinect may have spoiled there focus for the Xbox a bit. But since the beginning everyone knew MS just wanted a setup box your livingroom with your credit card in it ready to go.
I am just hoping Nintendo does not follow them too closely when they fail to be that next big thing
Smiles and Cries
Member
don't you love how reliable our news have been lately?
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Thanks for posting this.
bgassassin
Member
Actually MS is the one developing the AAAAAAA game instead of requiring it.
Two sets of ba... two different consoles
That's the thing though. It wasn't a joke to see if the media would run with it. MSNerd called it a social experiment to see if gaming journalism would "check the information" to see if it was valid or just run with an article about what he said. At first I just wrote it off after seeing his "social experiment" comment. But looking back at what he also said...
One thing is certain is that we've heard the same rumor from multiple places of an "disc-less" Xbox sku coming out. So there does seem to be an indication of something along those lines going on unless MS is "leaking" it to throw people off as I agree it would be asinine to split their base like that.
That's the point we're talking about. It's the one demanding "moar powah" that will be left cold.
There were times when the Wii briefly touched upon that. Nintendo has to have at least seen the success of Netflix. Something like a quarter of all Netflix streaming goes through the Wii. Earlier there were the news and weather apps which Nintendo included to try to turn the Wii into a centerpiece of the living room. If they can really capture the Wii's audience and market with the Wii-U, I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo went after YouTube, HBO Go, and other utility apps. Try to imagine a CNN or CBS news app or something to get instant TV news right when you turn you Wii-U.
bgassassin
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There was a rumor about this around/after CES if I remember correctly.
No prob - I'll be posting more "moments from history" as we get closer and closer to E3. The perspective and comparisons from then and now are very interesting to me. I only wish the internet back around the GameCube's launch was better-archived..
herzogzwei1989
Banned
There are so many possibilities for non-gaming apps on Wii U, there really are no limits, only Nintendo's willingness to approve them.
So this MySpace thing is really just about the MySpace TV service, and would likely be right along side Netflix, Hulu and all that stuff on the user interface... right? I mean, as far as 'working behind the scenes' goes, well, so? That's called having meetings. It doesn't mean they're hatching some joint MySpace user account system. For that matter, doesn't MySpace have an age restriction?
Just because MS has ulterior motives, doesn't mean they won't deliver a top notch gaming experience like they have this generation. They will just also offer a full media experience and integration with their phones if they can.
I do wonder what happens in the next 5 years or so if Nintendo do not take a bigger step into the non-gaming space too.
bgassassin
Member
From how it sounds, yes something like that.
Smiles and Cries
Member
26 days to go ugh T___________T
Christberg
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You think that's big? Imagine if it had OS level Facebook and Twitter integration. In game Facebook chat? The ability to tweet screenshots or post them as status updates? Yes please.
Will simply work way better on a system like this than any competitor currently available.
...dammit, got myself all worked up about stuff that probably won't even happen.
Shadowlink
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Is it safe to say that we'll see Good Feel's next game at E3 this year? We haven't seen a game from them in a while. We also head that rumor about them developing the newest Yoshi's Island a few months ago.
TheNamesPlissken
Neo Member
Nintendo should seriously reconsider their decision to not have the system play DVDs and Blu-Rays. If they don't want to pay the royalties, just place the options in the app store and let those who want it pay $5-10 for DVD and $10-15 for blu-ray.
Universal Remote functionality would also be a big deal.
The company made a big deal about how they always want the consumer to interact via their home consoles (specifically when Wii came out with 24/7 feature) but they are shooting themselves in the foot by not including the most basic way to do that.
Universal Remote functionality would also be a big deal.
The company made a big deal about how they always want the consumer to interact via their home consoles (specifically when Wii came out with 24/7 feature) but they are shooting themselves in the foot by not including the most basic way to do that.
With the way they've been handling this year's information flow, I wouldn't be surprised if it's "26 Days Until Disappointment (again)." Sorry to be a Debbie Downer.
On the plus side, Nintendo being so incredibly tight-lipped has me near-convinced that they're sitting on something big.
Smiles and Cries
Member
oh I'm with you on that but the 26 day countdown make the month after that disappointment easier to way on... I don't want to count down from +60 days
bgassassin
Member
What does the original Xbox have to do with this?
-Pyromaniac-
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You either say nothing because:
1) you have nothing to say (lol nintendo)
2) you're hiding something worth hiding (dundundun)
1) you have nothing to say (lol nintendo)
2) you're hiding something worth hiding (dundundun)
Iwata: Miyamoto-san, its that time of year again, April 1st
Miyamoto: I know. Reggie has informed me that he plans to pretend to increase Xenoblades retail release and give it a strong media push in America. It sounds like fun.
Iwata: Indeed it does, but this year, I think we should be a bit more truthful. Leak one of the new consoles features. The one that most would never believe.
Miyamoto: Sir, you dont mean what I think youre meaning, are you?
Iwata: *laughs*
Miyamoto: Oh my Im not sure how people will react when realize the truth. This one site in particular seems to be on the verge of imploding on itself.
Miyamoto: I know. Reggie has informed me that he plans to pretend to increase Xenoblades retail release and give it a strong media push in America. It sounds like fun.
Iwata: Indeed it does, but this year, I think we should be a bit more truthful. Leak one of the new consoles features. The one that most would never believe.
Miyamoto: Sir, you dont mean what I think youre meaning, are you?
Iwata: *laughs*
Miyamoto: Oh my Im not sure how people will react when realize the truth. This one site in particular seems to be on the verge of imploding on itself.
Smiles and Cries
Member
what could be so big that it needed to be so secret?
that transparent green one was kinda nice, too bad Japan households were too small for them
that transparent green one was kinda nice, too bad Japan households were too small for them
SaintMadeOfPlaster
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If you've been all over this thread, you should know what we know about its power.
It's noticeably more powerful than the 360/PS3. That's about the only safe conclusion to draw.
EDIT: Whoops, thought your quote was on the last page of the thread. Thought wrong. Moving on.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Ahh... subdividing the long wait. I see.
In that case, we need to find that list of events that Rosti posted where Nintendo will be present. That'd go far in helping us along the way.
Whatever it is, it still escapes me.
AceBandage
Banned
Yeah... and it would melt your system...
Really?
Come on...
A rendering unit for fucking sweat. Ugh.