Topic: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

[couchmonkey]

Okay, my uncle works at Nintendo and he says that Nintendo is going to announce Kid Wiicarus on September 14th.

[KnowsNothing]

Yeah my cousin once slept with couchmonkey's uncle and he said that there would be a sequel to 7-Up for the Wii called "Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper"

[couchmonkey]

KN: My uncle says your cousin was hot, but not as hot as the Lapis for Wii announcement Nintendo is going to make at TGS.

[Louieturkey]

The Noid II.  Guaranteed announcement at the conference on 9/14.  Believe it!  

[Caliban]

On 9/14 the first ever porno turned game will be announced, this is what what the publisher had to say:

"Just look at the controller, it's perfect for such a game, no buttons required for gameplay other than menu selecting and the sorts, totally perfect for the type of interaction we seek for our future clients."

[Artimus]

Matt on IGN says Sept. 14 will be huge, and we'll be getting more info than even E3 had, all this month.

[Ceric]

Ironically Enough I don't think that would be really that hard to do.

[WalkingTheCow]

As for the paintbrush comment, I would hope that to be an indicator of Okami more than anything. Not that I'm gonna hold my breath or anything. Just wishing.

[Crimm]

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: August 22, 2006

TP comes with Wii (laughter obligitory).  IGN

[JonLeung]

Haven't seen much in this thread lately, so how about this?

Nintendo Wii Fanboy is saying the latest rumour is that Wii Sports is disappearing from pre-order lists - because the Wii will be bundled with it!  (Or that it will be bundled with the Wii, whichever.)

Supposedly this somehow makes up for a lack of the classic controller, which sounds rumourriffic!  

[Bill Aurion]

I would not be surprised at all...

[Caliban]

Rumour is that it will be $229, 2 controllers (2 chucks and 2 wiimotes), WiiSports included. I would hope for at least one VC game included, of your choice of course.  

[jasonditz]

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Originally posted by: Artimus
Matt on IGN says Sept. 14 will be huge, and we'll be getting more info than even E3 had, all this month.

I should hope so, because other than title names E3 didn't really tell us much of anything.  

[jasonditz]

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Originally posted by: BigJim
Well I have an uncle that works for Nintendo and he says that the VR headset is only an optional accessory and that the disc drive is writable and you can make your own games. Oh and that Genesis games won't be on Wii anymore because Sega won't license their "Blast Processing" technology to Nintendo. lolzftwbbq

Genesis does what Nintendon't

[RickPowers]

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Originally posted by: jasonditz

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Originally posted by: BigJim
Well I have an uncle that works for Nintendo and he says that the VR headset is only an optional accessory and that the disc drive is writable and you can make your own games. Oh and that Genesis games won't be on Wii anymore because Sega won't license their "Blast Processing" technology to Nintendo. lolzftwbbq

Genesis does what Nintendon't

Nintendo is what Genesisn't.

[Strell]

SEGA IS STUPID

NINTENDO IS NINTAWESOME

ROFLMAOMAOFMAOFML!OMLAFOAMLAMO!@!111

[jasonditz]

The guy who thought up blast processing was seriously a marketing genius though. What's better than having the something the customer wants that your competitor doesn't offer? The answer, of course, is having something the customer has been convinced he wants and you have that doesn't actually exist and therefore your competitor will never have.

[Strell]

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Originally posted by: jasonditz
The guy who thought up blast processing was seriously a marketing genius though. What's better than having the something the customer wants that your competitor doesn't offer? The answer, of course, is having something the customer has been convinced he wants and you have that doesn't actually exist and therefore your competitor will never have.

WELL NINTENDO HAS WII.

EVERYONE WANTS ONE IN THEIR HANDS.

[RickPowers]

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Originally posted by: jasonditz
The guy who thought up blast processing was seriously a marketing genius though. What's better than having the something the customer wants that your competitor doesn't offer? The answer, of course, is having something the customer has been convinced he wants and you have that doesn't actually exist and therefore your competitor will never have.

Actually, Blast Processing did exist ... it just wasn't what anyone thought it was.

[The Omen]

I preferred Mode 7.

[BigJim]

The Super FX chip was better than CDs.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I found this on GAF and it comes from the latest issue of EDGE magazine

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- CNN has signed up with Nintendo as the provider of news content on tne News Channel in American and Japan. News will be presented by category, but another way of getting to it is by spinning the weather globe to find stories in different countries

- Sega has moved a significant number of development staff from PS3 to Wii over the Summer

- Although Nintendo has removed DVD movie playback from the Wii, it plans to launch in Japan next year an enhanced Wii capable of such a feature

- Nintendo intended to bring Wii to shop shelves in the UK and US for £150 and $200, but became influenced by pressure from the larger retail chains, which raised concerns over margins and low so-called 'basket value' (ie, the amount of revenue generated from a customer's overall purchases at the till)

- There are plenty of Wii Channel slots remaining to be filled

- Edge says that Wii Sports will be to Wii what Mario 64 was to the N64. Says golf has the best single player mode (no surprise) and boxing is their favourite overall

1) If you have to go with a news provider CNN would be a good one to go for

2) Wonder what they are developing and what PS games they pulled people from.

3) WiiQ or WiiSP in the works?

4) Retailers made Nintendo charge more for the Wii?

[IceCold]

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Nintendo intended to bring Wii to shop shelves in the UK and US for £150 and $200, but became influenced by pressure from the larger retail chains, which raised concerns over margins and low so-called 'basket value' (ie, the amount of revenue generated from a customer's overall purchases at the till)

Doesn't make sense. Retailers make a minimal profit on consoles; the margins on accessories and games are much higher. Therefore, retailers would want as low a console price as possible, so that customers would spend more on items other than the console.

On an somewhat note, it's an interesting scenario for third parties (and retailers). On one hand, Nintendo consoles at launch usually have a great tie-in ratio, so more games will be sold. Also, many of Nintendo's own titles have been pushed back, giving the third party games a better chance of higher sales. However, WiiSports is packed in, and developers may be concerned about the impact of it; some buyers may be content with just the package, and won't buy any other games.

[Edfishy]

Hm, CNN is kinda neat, but I'd prefer something a bit more generic, like "TIME" or something.  CNN's a little deep for a fun-loving console like the Wii.

I can believe retailers would push Nintendo into upping the price $50.  They're getting a little used to selling expensive technology. The price will likely drop $20 next Christmas, and then to $200 in 2008.  By 2009 it'll be $150.

[IceCold]

About SEGA, hopefully they will finally realise that many of their franchises can be improved drastically by the controller. Panzer Dragoon, NiGHTS, light gun games, racing games - if SEGA had any sense, they would makes these for Wii.