A complete farewell for GameCube support in the west?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28040
The streamlined version of the Wii, which was revealed during GamesCom 2011, has now also being confirmed for North America.
This hardware revision forces the Wii to sit in a horizontal position, instead of vertical, which was possible thanks to an included stand. The new system also removes all GameCube support, making its software and accessories incompatible.
The new Wii is set to arrive on October 23 for a suggested retail price of $149.99. As for now, the hardware will only be available as part of a bundle with a Wii Remote Plus controller, a Nunchuk controller, the game New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and a special Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack CD.
But this new Wii raises profit margins by $7.38 per unit and is guaranteed to sell since it will be the only Wii unit on the shelf come Xmas.
So pretty much if I want a Wii to have after WiiU I should go ahead and get one. GCN BC should be the only reason to own a Wii really after WiiU.
Wireless. I have a Cube with a network adapter.So pretty much if I want a Wii to have after WiiU I should go ahead and get one. GCN BC should be the only reason to own a Wii really after WiiU.
Why not just buy a GCN?
So Nintendo managed to shave off less than $8 in manufacturing costs?
Don't forget about the stand that's a good Postage Stamp at least. Plus they can schedule up the Mold destruction because the storage is very expensive.So Nintendo managed to shave off less than $8 in manufacturing costs?
Just be clear, that is just a number i pulled out of a hat. Don't take that as fact.
They probably saved that much just by changing the drive type from one that has to accept small DVD. But I imagine the GC ports only costed them about a $1 or $2 per system anyway.
The standard Wii bundle, which includes a Wii console (white or black), matching Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk controllers, Mario Kart™ Wii game and Wii Wheel™ accessory, will continue to be available at a suggested retail price of $149.99.Unlike NoE, NoA's not getting rid of the good system. They're just selling another SKU in tandem to the current one. I don't see an issue with that.
Does anyone know if the CD is going to be the actual soundtrack or just one of their 6 track specials? If the later I do not think it is worth getting upset over.
Does anyone know if the CD is going to be the actual soundtrack or just one of their 6 track specials? If the later I do not think it is worth getting upset over.
Judging from the box art, it looks to be the full 2 disc soundtrack.
Why are people worried about GC support in 2011 when the original Wii and Gamecubes are still available all over the place (for low prices!)... ?
Oh right, cuz gamers looooooove complainin'!
Wireless. I have a Cube with a network adapter.So pretty much if I want a Wii to have after WiiU I should go ahead and get one. GCN BC should be the only reason to own a Wii really after WiiU.
Why not just buy a GCN?
Why are people worried about GC support in 2011 when the original Wii and Gamecubes are still available all over the place (for low prices!)... ?
Oh right, cuz gamers looooooove complainin'!
This is never going to happen, but if Nintendo allowed controller emulation through either the Wii slim USB ports or new Classic Controllers for each Virtual Console then I would be interested in this new version of the Wii. However, I prefer to play my Genesis VC games with an actual Genesis controller thanks to a Gamecube port adapter, so unless there is a way to bypass this, I am going to pass, or atleast for now that is.
This is never going to happen, but if Nintendo allowed controller emulation through either the Wii slim USB ports or new Classic Controllers for each Virtual Console then I would be interested in this new version of the Wii. However, I prefer to play my Genesis VC games with an actual Genesis controller thanks to a Gamecube port adapter, so unless there is a way to bypass this, I am going to pass, or atleast for now that is.
Would something like this work?
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-4--Virtua-Retro-Adapter/dp/B003KMWMOW/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1318398576&sr=8-9 (http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-4--Virtua-Retro-Adapter/dp/B003KMWMOW/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1318398576&sr=8-9)
The problem here is that this new model drops functionality without reducing the price. I believe this happened with the GameCube when it removed the component output, and it was lame then, too. If I remember rightly, the NES and SNES revisions launched at a lower price than the previous model, which was the way to go.That's exactly the point I'm making. The only thing that makes this system unique from what is already out there is being gimped and the Galaxy OST. This is a terrible move on NoA part and out of all the crazy thing people take legal action on I think this one actually makes sense because you'll be paying for services not delivered.
Nintendo has gone on radio silence since E3. It's possible that they might completely redesign the Wii U model they showed. They should. Wii U should look nothing like the Wii.Agreed. It needs something to make it Thematically distinct.
While this doesn't directly translate to a price cut, let's face it - Wii is EOL hardware. We're going to start seeing price drops on it. I'd bet someone a copy of Mario 3D Kart that we'll be seeing Day-After-Thanksgiving sales on this new Wii Configuration that will, effectively, make the hardware $99 (or less).Specifically this Hardware alone?
While this doesn't directly translate to a price cut, let's face it - Wii is EOL hardware. We're going to start seeing price drops on it. I'd bet someone a copy of Mario 3D Kart that we'll be seeing Day-After-Thanksgiving sales on this new Wii Configuration that will, effectively, make the hardware $99 (or less).Specifically this Hardware alone?
My prediction is that there will be Black Friday specials that will put any Wii Bundle to $99. Same with the DS.
Nintendo has gone on radio silence since E3. It's possible that they might completely redesign the Wii U model they showed. They should. Wii U should look nothing like the Wii.
I would hope by Black Friday next year finding a non-used Wii would be terribly hard because the WiiU will be sitting in its place.
Like how Nintendo never "officially" discontinued the Wii Sports Resort-less bundles or the Wii Sports/Sports Resort bundles. They just kinda stopped making them.Did that happen with the DS Lite too? I haven't seen any in a while.
If they can suddenly number Mario Kart with a 7, they can call it Nintendo 6.Like how Nintendo never "officially" discontinued the Wii Sports Resort-less bundles or the Wii Sports/Sports Resort bundles. They just kinda stopped making them.Did that happen with the DS Lite too? I haven't seen any in a while.
If they can suddenly number Mario Kart with a 7, they can call it Nintendo 6.That's what I was getting at. I believe I wrote an unnecessarily long post on that before. It's boring, but it gets the point across.
"Nintendo 6" is kind of a goofy name when a past Nintendo console was called the "Nintendo 64". It's basically the same format except one refers to a sequence of consoles and the other to the amount of bits the CPU had. Hell there is only one character different here.Kind of like DS and 3DS.
One thing to note is that Nintendo loves it when the name of the system allows for lazy names for the games. They loved it when everything was Super ______ or ______ 64. The Gamecube didn't allow for that so they had to get creative. Nuts to that. The Wii made it easy by just just appending "Wii" to the end of titles just like appending "Advance" or "DS". Nintendo 6 won't allow that. They can't call it Super Mario 6 without confusing the hell out of everyone.I'm struggling to understand what you're getting at here when you already pointed out how Gamecube didn't allow the use of lazy titles. Clearly, they wouldn't use "6" as part of the any game title because they can't. They seem to like doing that but obviously, as history shows, they don't have to. Sony has just been stick numbers at the end of their brand for 2 whole generations and will probably continue to. I don't see why Nintendo shouldn't just because of Nintendo 64. We're (console) generations removed from it. No one is going to get confused which is the important part. "Nintendo" is the brand that Nintendo should be pushing. It means something, people can pronounce it, people recognize it and it's a strong brand. Just call it "Nintendo" [something] and boom, done. "Nintendo 6" is lazy but it works. "Nintendo Stream" lets you know the most important thing about the console (streaming to the controller). The name doesn't have to be elegant. It has to get the point across and it might as well not sound stupid.
Isn't "Sex" the Latin term for the number 6?Sony already beat Nintendo to it with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. They even made it sound skankier.
Therefore, I propose the console be named "Nintendo Sex".
I have sdaid this tiresly until I am hoarse, but the Wii U should have been named "Super Wii" and its code name should have been "Evolution."
I have yet to hear a name that sounds significantly better than Wii U. I also stand by my statement that it doesn't matter how terrible the name of it is if they get the hardware right to get third parties onboard and provide a high quality software lineup.
I actually liked the name "Gamecube." It described exactly what the console was: a cube shaped system that played games. Can't get anymore straight forward than that. The problem was that Nintendo put a handle on it and marketed indigo as the primary color. The name, in my opinion, worked.
I would hope by Black Friday next year finding a non-used Wii would be terribly hard because the WiiU will be sitting in its place.
Frankly, this revision makes it seem like Nintendo has contempt for their fanbase.
I would hope by Black Friday next year finding a non-used Wii would be terribly hard because the WiiU will be sitting in its place.
It all depends on if Nintendo thinks they can get by with the Playstation 2/3 approach. Otherwise known as the NES/SNES approach.
GB Micro, removed all backward compatibility, including GB games, GBA accessories and GBA power cables.
