Topic: Wii U - e3 is over... now what?

[Kytim89]

Wasn't Nintendo supposed to be a family business? Therefore, shouldn't Yamauchi have transferred control of it to like his son or something? Does Yamauchi have a son?

The guy has a Lazarus Pit that allows him to live forever.

[TJ Spyke]

He has 2 daughters and a son (who is in his 50s, about the same age as Iwata actually). Yamauchi is a large shareholder, but he does still just have 10% of the stock. Plus, maybe his son didn't want to get into the business? I can't seem to find any info other than his name and that he was born around 1958.

[ThePerm]

Yamauchi had groomed Arakawa for years to be his heir, but Arakawa retired and moved to Hawaii, so Yamauchi chose Iwata because Iwata is a genius.

[tendoboy1984]

Yamauchi had groomed Arakawa for years to be his heir, but Arakawa retired and moved to Hawaii, so Yamauchi chose Iwata because Iwata is a genius.

Agreed. ^_^

[oohhboy]

Stop Spamming posts!

[tendoboy1984]

Stop Spamming posts!

Dude, or lady (or whatever you are behind your computer), what are you talking about?

[TJ Spyke]

Just saying "agreed" or "ditto" without actually adding to the thread. I assume.

[NWR_insanolord]

Just saying "agreed" or "ditto" without actually adding to the thread. I assume.

I'm pretty sure that's what oohhboy was saying, and if not, it's what I'm saying. If you don't have anything to say beyond agreeing or disagreeing, you probably shouldn't post it.

[ShyGuy]

Just saying "agreed" or "ditto" without actually adding to the thread. I assume.

I'm pretty sure that's what oohhboy was saying, and if not, it's what I'm saying. If you don't have anything to say beyond agreeing or disagreeing, you probably shouldn't post it.

I disagree.

[Oblivion]

Don't be mean to Tendo, he's only 27 years old!

[ShyGuy]

His tag reveals his true age, 118

[NWR_insanolord]

Just saying "agreed" or "ditto" without actually adding to the thread. I assume.

I'm pretty sure that's what oohhboy was saying, and if not, it's what I'm saying. If you don't have anything to say beyond agreeing or disagreeing, you probably shouldn't post it.

I disagree.

1. These aren't hard and fast rules.
2. This is not a democracy; my word is the law, unless you go whining to Crimm about it, and whether you agree or disagree has no bearing on my iron fists of judgment.

[MysticGohan]

Just saying "agreed" or "ditto" without actually adding to the thread. I assume.

I'm pretty sure that's what oohhboy was saying, and if not, it's what I'm saying. If you don't have anything to say beyond agreeing or disagreeing, you probably shouldn't post it.

I disagree.

1. These aren't hard and fast rules.
2. This is not a democracy; my word is the law, unless you go whining to Crimm about it, and whether you agree or disagree has no bearing on my iron fists of judgment.

Hehe It's Judgement! :p

[NWR_insanolord]

Just saying "agreed" or "ditto" without actually adding to the thread. I assume.

I'm pretty sure that's what oohhboy was saying, and if not, it's what I'm saying. If you don't have anything to say beyond agreeing or disagreeing, you probably shouldn't post it.

I disagree.

1. These aren't hard and fast rules.
2. This is not a democracy; my word is the law, unless you go whining to Crimm about it, and whether you agree or disagree has no bearing on my iron fists of judgment.

Hehe It's Judgement! :p

Depends on who you ask.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Well, to get back on topic here

2k Sports is developing something for Wii U...
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/blaine-myers/39/7a3/56a

I'm inclined to think it's a Sports game of some sort.....

[NWR_insanolord]

Hopefully it's not MLB 2K, which is awful compared to Sony's The Show. I think their exclusivity deal is expiring anyway, so with any luck we'll see some other third party step in and show them how shittily they've handled their monopoly. One can only hope for EA to revive the MVP franchise.

Most likely it's basketball, since they're actually good at that, and they do well in sales with it.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Rayman Legends (Origins 2) Wii U video leak
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=37608.msg730113#msg730113

and a possible new feature for the uMote may have been found in the video

Outward facing camera? Let's hope so.

[Mannypon]

Hopefully it's not MLB 2K, which is awful compared to Sony's The Show. I think their exclusivity deal is expiring anyway, so with any luck we'll see some other third party step in and show them how shittily they've handled their monopoly. One can only hope for EA to revive the MVP franchise.

Most likely it's basketball, since they're actually good at that, and they do well in sales with it.

I hope it's nba 2k as the series is great and there is alot they could do with the tablet (coach mode during timeouts where you use the upad as a clipboard to draw up plays).  Now if I'm really shooting for the stars with my expectations then hopefully its a new entry in the nfl 2k series as I think EA's hold on the nfl license should be up this year and there are rumors that 2k's parent company is going to make a push for the nfl license. let me not get my hopes up though. :/

[tendoboy1984]

Hopefully it's not MLB 2K, which is awful compared to Sony's The Show. I think their exclusivity deal is expiring anyway, so with any luck we'll see some other third party step in and show them how shittily they've handled their monopoly. One can only hope for EA to revive the MVP franchise.

Most likely it's basketball, since they're actually good at that, and they do well in sales with it.

I hope it's nba 2k as the series is great and there is alot they could do with the tablet (coach mode during timeouts where you use the upad as a clipboard to draw up plays).  Now if I'm really shooting for the stars with my expectations then hopefully its a new entry in the nfl 2k series as I think EA's hold on the nfl license should be up this year and there are rumors that 2k's parent company is going to make a push for the nfl license. let me not get my hopes up though. :/

After EA practically ran Madden NFL into the ground, why would the NFL want to do exclusive licenses with anyone? MLB doesn't do exclusive licenses anymore, since Sony also makes their "MLB The Show" for PlayStation systems.

[Mannypon]

Hopefully it's not MLB 2K, which is awful compared to Sony's The Show. I think their exclusivity deal is expiring anyway, so with any luck we'll see some other third party step in and show them how shittily they've handled their monopoly. One can only hope for EA to revive the MVP franchise.

Most likely it's basketball, since they're actually good at that, and they do well in sales with it.

I hope it's nba 2k as the series is great and there is alot they could do with the tablet (coach mode during timeouts where you use the upad as a clipboard to draw up plays).  Now if I'm really shooting for the stars with my expectations then hopefully its a new entry in the nfl 2k series as I think EA's hold on the nfl license should be up this year and there are rumors that 2k's parent company is going to make a push for the nfl license. let me not get my hopes up though. :/

After EA practically ran Madden NFL into the ground, why would the NFL want to do exclusive licenses with anyone? MLB doesn't do exclusive licenses anymore, since Sony also makes their "MLB The Show" for PlayStation systems.

I think the nfl is only concerned about money and not so much the lack of progression in the series.  Exclusive or not, I just hope I get my nfl 2k fix.  Its been to long and even though the updated rosters online breath new life into 2k5, it just isn't the same. 

[Evan_B]

Why have I seen that picture of the uMote in like, every WiiU thread here? I get it- it's not a final design, and it may have something interesting on it.

Personally, I think that's the Infrared... thingy that you have on the front of a Wiimote. I wouldn't get too carried away with speculation.

[Ymeegod]

 Maybe an external battery expansion slot?  Would make sense to me since the internal battery is fixed and I'm guessing isn't going last more than 6 hours so having an quick swapable battery option would be great otherwise you'll have to find an outlet or USB port. 

[Louieturkey]

Hopefully it's not MLB 2K, which is awful compared to Sony's The Show. I think their exclusivity deal is expiring anyway, so with any luck we'll see some other third party step in and show them how shittily they've handled their monopoly. One can only hope for EA to revive the MVP franchise.

Most likely it's basketball, since they're actually good at that, and they do well in sales with it.

I hope it's nba 2k as the series is great and there is alot they could do with the tablet (coach mode during timeouts where you use the upad as a clipboard to draw up plays).  Now if I'm really shooting for the stars with my expectations then hopefully its a new entry in the nfl 2k series as I think EA's hold on the nfl license should be up this year and there are rumors that 2k's parent company is going to make a push for the nfl license. let me not get my hopes up though. :/

Sorry, due to the lockout, the NFL restructured the exclusivity deal with EA and added an extra year so it runs through 2013 now.  No new NFL 2k game until at least 2014.

Link

[Caterkiller]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/apr/27/shigeru-miyamoto-rushed-game-forever-bad?

"I don't have a big list of ideas I want to realise," he replies. "I usually come up with new ideas while I am working on other games. That said, there's a strong possibility we will introduce some new characters to the scene soon."

Pretty cool interview. Hopefully I'm not late again. This certainly sounds like a new character driven IP has been created, at least one anyway. Hopefully Shulk and the gang won't be the last new guys to arrive on the 1st party Nintendo scene for a while. Ian you better read this and have something good to say.   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

[Louieturkey]

Good interview.  I still think Ian will have something negative to say about that though.