Author Topic: Wii U in Review (News & Rumor Consolidation) (Read 410973 times)

Stratos · « **Reply #1150 on:** January 10, 2014, 06:36:34 PM »

Quote from: Kytim89 on January 10, 2014, 06:21:46 PM

For some reason links are not showing up in my responses. Perhaps they have been disabled?

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Kytim89 · « **Reply #1151 on:** January 10, 2014, 07:26:28 PM »

I am that bad of a poster on these forums?

nickmitch · « **Reply #1152 on:** January 10, 2014, 08:10:57 PM »

There's room for improvement.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #1153 on:** January 10, 2014, 08:19:40 PM »

Everyone here has room for improvement. Especially Brandogg.

nickmitch · « **Reply #1154 on:** January 10, 2014, 09:22:12 PM »

Especially the mods.

Am I right?!

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #1155 on:** January 11, 2014, 12:31:55 AM »

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on January 10, 2014, 08:19:40 PM

Everyone here has room for improvement. Especially Brandogg.

Your frothing demand for my posts increases.

Shaymin · « **Reply #1156 on:** January 11, 2014, 10:37:40 AM »

This thread blew me away - @igndotcom

ShyGuy · « **Reply #1157 on:** January 11, 2014, 11:56:11 AM »

NextLevel has proven it has the chops. Ghost Recon Wii is the rail shooter of choice!

Just kidding, Like Punch Out and Lugi's Mansion, I hope Nintendo gives them more of there A and AA franchises to relaunch. Maybe Urban Champion?

shingi_70 · « **Reply #1158 on:** January 11, 2014, 01:11:43 PM »

Nintendo could give Urban Champion the Killer Insticnt Treatment as a eshop game. I wouldn't mind if Nintendo makes next level their go too sports games developer from now on. Get that next gen punch out and 1080 snowboarding game.

tendoboy1984 · « **Reply #1159 on:** January 11, 2014, 03:47:28 PM »

Next Level did an amazing job with Luigi's Mansion 2. If the developer wants to stay Nintendo exclusive, maybe Nintendo should just buy them out and make them a 1st-party studio like they did wih Retro.

Speaking of Nintendo... I'm finally going to get a Wii U! I'll trade in my PS3 + games + controllers and use my Best Buy gift card to buy the Mario bundle. What other games would you guys recommend?

Stratos · « **Reply #1160 on:** January 11, 2014, 05:45:16 PM »

I'm biased towards Monster Hunter 3, but that is not for everyone. If you like party games then I would say Nintendo Land is a must. Some of the games in there feel like the awesome Pac-Man Vs. that Nintendo made back on the Gamecube.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1161 on:** January 11, 2014, 06:27:01 PM »

Quote from: tendoboy1984 on January 11, 2014, 03:47:28 PM

Next Level did an amazing job with Luigi's Mansion 2. If the developer wants to stay Nintendo exclusive, maybe Nintendo should just buy them out and make them a 1st-party studio like they did wih Retro.

Baby steps man, Nintendo wouldn't want to do a hostile takeover, so an exclusive working relationship that eventually graduates to a marriage is a much better route to take.

Retro was different since Nintendo was a 50% stake owner of a studio that wasn't quite working out. They had to take over completely to retool, refocus and recoup their investment.

Adrock · « **Reply #1162 on:** January 11, 2014, 07:39:16 PM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on January 11, 2014, 06:27:01 PM

Retro was different since Nintendo was a 50% stake owner of a studio that wasn't quite working out. They had to take over completely to retool, refocus and recoup their investment.

It was also a hell of a deal at $1 million. They've certainly made good on that.

Mop it up · « **Reply #1163 on:** January 12, 2014, 03:21:31 PM »

Quote from: tendoboy1984 on January 11, 2014, 03:47:28 PM

Speaking of Nintendo... I'm finally going to get a Wii U! I'll trade in my PS3 + games + controllers and use my Best Buy gift card to buy the Mario bundle. What other games would you guys recommend?

You might not think you need another Mario game if you have NSM/LBU, but don't let that stop you from getting Super Mario 3D World. It's pretty different from NSMBU and is fun in both single and multiplayer.

rlse9 · « **Reply #1164 on:** January 12, 2014, 10:50:28 PM »

Quote from: tendoboy1984 on January 11, 2014, 03:47:28 PM

Speaking of Nintendo... I'm finally going to get a Wii U! I'll trade in my PS3 + games + controllers and use my Best Buy gift card to buy the Mario bundle. What other games would you guys recommend?

I've only had mine since Christmas and have only played a few games so far, but Duck Tales Remastered is as much fun as I've had with a video game in at least a couple years.

tendoboy1984 · « **Reply #1165 on:** January 15, 2014, 01:45:51 AM »

Well I finally bought the Wii U today. I sold my PS3 and a bunch of games / accessories, and used my Christmas / birthday money to buy the Wii U.

First impressions:
The Wii U is very sleek and small. I'm surprised Nintendo was able to cram so much tech in a system that's barely bigger than the original Wii. And the Wii U has no heating issues like what plagued the Xbox 360 and PS3, so that's a plus.

The GamePad is very comfortable and surprisingly light. The screen is nowhere near as sharp as a smartphone or tablet, which is a shame. Nintendo could have put in a 'retina' HD screen and added a bigger battery so the controller lasts longer between charges. Tablets and smartphones run full OS's and have dedicated chips inside them, yet they have better battery life than the GamePad. So what's Nintendo's excuse for not adding an HD screen?

Oblivion · « **Reply #1166 on:** January 15, 2014, 02:05:11 AM »

Nah, dude. Higher quality video adds a lot of input lag. Considering they are taking HD video and compressing it down to 480p, it looks a lot better than it could have.

tendoboy1984 · « **Reply #1167 on:** January 15, 2014, 02:13:59 PM »

How would the GamePad having an HD screen cause input lag? The Wii U is just sending a video feed from the console to the controller, it's like a localized version of OnLive.

Tablets and smartphones work just fine with high resolution screens. Shouldn't the GamePad be on par with those devices so it can better compete?

Ceric · « **Reply #1168 on:** January 15, 2014, 02:32:42 PM »

Since the Gamepad doesn't do its own processing higher resolution would equal more data which would mean more bandwidth. Possibly could.

Oblivion · « **Reply #1169 on:** January 15, 2014, 02:58:11 PM »

Quote from: tendoboy1984 on January 15, 2014, 02:13:59 PM

How would the GamePad having an HD screen cause input lag? The Wii U is just sending a video feed from the console to the controller, it's like a localized version of OnLive.

Tablets and smartphones work just fine with high resolution screens. Shouldn't the GamePad be on par with those devices so it can better compete?

Tablet and smartphone is not the same as the fucking gamepad. I get increasingly tired of your asnine and incorrect comparisons. Tablets and phones do their own graphic processing. The gamepad does not have the hardware to do that. Higher resolution means more bandwidth to send.

It uses a unique form if WiFi to send the data from the system to the controller. If the resolution was any higher, there would be notifiable input lag. OnLive, your example, is only possible with VERY fast connections, especially as the resolution goes up.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #1170 on:** January 15, 2014, 03:34:21 PM »

It could handle HD video, it just doesn't. This isn't being broadcast over the internet, so bandwidth would not necessarily be an issue.

Ceric · « **Reply #1171 on:** January 15, 2014, 03:37:17 PM »

Quote from: Brandogg on January 15, 2014, 03:34:21 PM

It could handle HD video, it just doesn't. This isn't being broadcast over the internet, so bandwidth would not necessarily be an issue.

In the Iwata Ask about the Gamepad if memory serves they mention bandwidth as being an issue to have it sync with the screen.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #1172 on:** January 15, 2014, 05:49:32 PM »

I was reading about it and apparently the 480p video being sent sometimes spikes to 25-40Mpbs, more than enough for 720p video.

Oblivion · « **Reply #1173 on:** January 15, 2014, 05:58:10 PM »

But not consistently. I'd rather have constant frame rate than the risk of dips if the system can't handle it.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #1174 on:** January 15, 2014, 06:09:25 PM »

I can get an iPad Retina for like $300 hurpy durpy dur and a $100 a month to Verizon for 2 years

Y U NO L33T HARDCOREZ, NONTONDO?

But to get back to news and rumors, Nintendo has apparently started work on a new system in 2013, and they have selected their system on a chip manufacturer. I'm guessing handheld. HYBRID!

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