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Wii U - e3 is over... now what?
nickmitch:
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--- Quote from: MaryJane on June 07, 2011, 02:06:04 PM ---From Engadget's hands on:
--- Quote ---In the hand the controller feels light, and it feels comfortable. It's most similar to the old GameCube controller, really, but much wider and with more buttons
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/nintendo-wii-u-controller-first-hands-on/
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That is GREAT news. The look of the thing genuinely had me worried. Glad impressions are positive. Hopefully comfort is retained after extended hours of gameplay.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see it go through a couple of revisions though. There is one thing Nintendo knows how to do, and that is how to make a comfortable controller, at least post NES era lol.
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I wouldn't be surprised if it went through a revision or two. Nintendo didn't give a set time frame, so it looking different by TGS wouldn't be a shocker. However, I don't expect it to change so much that someone looking at it for the first time (especially in pictures) wouldn't question its ergonomics.
KisakiProject:
So no major nintendo franchise teased? Already announced 3rd party stuff and a terrible name. Super Mari MII and Lego game aside. I need more to be excited. I'm glad it will have solid 3rd party support but I still buy Nintendo systems for Nintendo games. I also need proof I'll want to play this on WiiU more than 360. The controller looks cool and all but if you want hype you gotta have more than tech demos. I'm intrigued but skeptical. The name is indefensibly bad though.
MaryJane:
--- Quote from: Ian Sane on June 07, 2011, 02:15:42 PM ---The ergonomics of it look like something a company with no real experience with gaming would come up with instead of a veteran like Nintendo. The controls look thrown on haphazardly. What are the ergonomics like for this thing?
What is the cost of the Wii U, what are the specs, why should I give a **** about this stupid screen and, most important of all, what GAMES are being made for it? So we have Zelda and jack **** else for the Wii and then this which has what?
I try not to get too excited for E3 but even my low expectations were not met. They didn't really reveal anything at all.
The name sounds like something that non-English speakers woudl come up with, which is probably exactly what it is.
I don't think any core gamer is going to switch to this so it will be stuck in casual land unless it gives them a reason to buy it. That will take more than a new Wii Sports game.
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As usual, you're too quick to jump the gun. First of all, they showed a bunch of games for it, especially considering there's still another 14-18 months before release.
People who have actually handled the controller say it's fine, and Engadget is pretty unbiased, although they personally prefer the 360.
They revealed a lot, considering that they've made ANOTHER revolutionary controller.
nickmitch:
--- Quote from: KisakiProject on June 07, 2011, 02:40:23 PM ---So no major nintendo franchise teased? Already announced 3rd party stuff and a terrible name. Super Mari MII and Lego game aside. I need more to be excited. I'm glad it will have solid 3rd party support but I still buy Nintendo systems for Nintendo games. I also need proof I'll want to play this on WiiU more than 360. The controller looks cool and all but if you want hype you gotta have more than tech demos. I'm intrigued but skeptical. The name is indefensibly bad though.
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Smash Bros was teased.
MaryJane:
Wii U CPU is like IBMs Watson:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/ibm-puts-watsons-brains-in-nintendo-wii-u/
--- Quote ---Nintendo's new console, the Wii U, was finally unveiled to the world today at E3 2011, and we got a glimpse of its graphical prowess at the company's keynote. Details were scarce about the IBM silicon Nintendo's new HD powerhouse was packing, but we did some digging to get a little more info. IBM tells us that within the Wii U there's a 45nm custom chip with "a lot" of embedded DRAM. It's a silicon on insulator design and packs the same processor technology found in Watson, the supercomputer that bested a couple of meatbags on Jeopardy awhile back. Unfortunately, IBM wouldn't give us the chip's clock speeds, but if it's good enough to smoke Ken Jennings on national TV, we imagine it'll do alright against its competition from Sony and Microsoft.
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