excel_excel Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 It could be glow in the dark! That would be awesome! .....its not glow in the dark is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I think the real question here is: what is the smell so awful that it broke even Batman's cool? He looks like he just got sprayed by a skunk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Apparently Nintendo specifically asked Ubisoft to make a mature game so they came up with ZombiU and I can't imagine Mass Effect 3 turned up without a bit of prompting so it seems Nintendo is finally courting third parties in the same way MS and Sony have for years. Do you think Nintendo will keep this up through the life of the console, or should they try and make mature games themselves? and can they ever win back core gamers, or do you just think people who would buy the WiiU anyway may not feel the need to buy a PS4/nextbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I think they might do okay at first, but as soon as the 720 and PS4 release they're going to have the same problem the Wii did: being woefully under-powered and so unable to run multiplats. I think that's cost them more 3rd party devs than anything else this gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Latest Wii U rumours: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/09/04/report-new-potential-wii-u-release-details-appear If this is true... for 250, and Rayman Legends and New Super Mario, I'd gladly pick up a Wii U at launch day. I like the Remembrance Day launch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 If that $250 price point is accurate, that console will be a guaranteed success. Still, the details look to be a bit sketchy, so we should keep an eye on news. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-30-how-powerful-is-the-wii-u-really Also, some small details about the specs. Not sure how accurate this is and the data is pretty vague, but it's worth a look, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Nintendo almost had me after the E3 conference, but they've lost me again. I've never really cared about the New Super Mario series, and while Pikmin 3 is promising I need more than that to sell me on the console. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 That's weird, they totally lost me with their E3 conference... but the 3DS XL has rejuvenated my waning interest in Nintendo. I love Mario sidescrollers, and Rayman Legends looks great. ZombiU and Pikmin are also promising. That's enough right there... what I'd love is HD Zelda. Oh man do I want HD Zelda. Even if it's just Twilight Princess up-res'd in HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 ZombiU looks good too, left that one out, but that and Pikmin alone aren't enough for me. More details on its Wii b/c might make it a little more interesting, since if it's good enough I might get one just so I wouldn't have to deal with the weird graphical glitching my Wii has developed. Unless it's going to upsample games to HD resolutions though that's not enough of an incentive either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) If it upscaled Wii games, I'd go out and buy The Last Story right now. Edited September 4, 2012 by TheCowboyPoet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I imagine the WiiU has to be backwards compatible with Wii games given that we're going to be using Wii controllers with this console too. It'll be funny for me because I left my GameCube with my folks since my Wii plays GCN games, but if I get a WiiU, I'll probably use my old Wii strictly as a GameCube. Probably also all the downloads I have since I can't imagine those could transfer to the WiiU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 They made a statement some time ago saying that Wii downloads will be transferable. Not sure how, but hey, it's on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 WiiU has been stated to be backward compatible with "most" Wii games, but AFAIK no word on whether they're upsampled to HD or just rendered at original resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I imagine the WiiU has to be backwards compatible with Wii games given that we're going to be using Wii controllers with this console too. It'll be funny for me because I left my GameCube with my folks since my Wii plays GCN games, but if I get a WiiU, I'll probably use my old Wii strictly as a GameCube. Probably also all the downloads I have since I can't imagine those could transfer to the WiiU. Looks like it's about time you checked Dolphin out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I vaguely recall someone from Nintendo mentioning that Wii games won't upgrade on the Wii U because they wanted the games to be viewed as the developers intended. Which is of course code for "we want to sell you HD Wii games". This was shortly after they announced the Wii U, and it was on either Kotaku or IGN... can't remember which. This, of course, could have changed or been an entirely created in the vortex that is my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 It's also possible it could be something like 360 did with Xbox 1 games: it upsamples some but not others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I just think, since this is Nintendo, no games will upscale. They'll want to sell us HD GCN and Wii games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Yeah, I agree that's most likely, I'm just trying to be optimistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) Well when you say upscale, it may just do that. What it won't be doing is rendering those games at a HD resolution, that's clear, it would present way too many problems getting all those games to render at that resolution without problems or glitches occuring. The PS3 BC didn't render games at a higher resolution, didn't see anyone complaining. Edited September 6, 2012 by excel_excel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 more proof Nintendo is going hardcore: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/09/05/rumor-wii-u-zelda-out-in-2014.aspx http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/09/04/wii-u-zelda-rumored-for-2014-nintendos-next-gen-console-will-succeed-or-fail-based-on-its-games/ http://www.gamespot.com/news/zelda-for-wii-u-in-2014-report-6394633 Some rumors flying in. Basically, production on the next Zelda game set for a 2014 launch date has started, and the details rolling in makes it a pretty ambitious project. Not sure how accurate this is, but assuming they're not grossly overselling themselves here(which is what it kinda looks like), this could be huge. Something to keep an eye on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Barring some surprise game announcement I'm not anticipating, how soon they release Zelda will have a direct bearing on how soon I buy a WiiU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 i think the specs were also leaked today on Neogaf....theyre....not impressive. The system will definitely retail for 250 easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) All of this sounds promising. I do like the idea of a 2013 release to coincide with XBox 720 and PS4. If anything it'll at least keep people talking about Wii U. As much as I liked the motion controls in Skyward Sword, I'm eager to play a Zelda game with two analog sticks. The tablet controller looks ideal for a Zelda game. Map/inventory on the second screen? Maybe a HUD-less TV screen? Sign me up now! Edited September 11, 2012 by TheCowboyPoet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 This direct quote from Miyamoto in June sounds like they aren't very far along in the development of Zelda Wii U at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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