Topic: Wii U in Review (News & Rumor Consolidation)

[BlackNMild2k1]

I'm going to assume that it is something extremely lame and unrelated to whatever we want it to be.
Like some small chip maker that makes some specialized chip that we wouldn't notice if they didn't tell us it was in there.

That should keep expectations firmly in check.

Having said that, I hope that maybe they acquired a company that has expertise in networking, account & media management that will help them unify all their systems under a single log-in and account for each user. Someone that will help bring all Nintendo's future efforts up to par with similarly marketed entertainment devices.

[Fatty The Hutt]

Some have speculated that the fact the expenditure was "unexpected" means it relates to settling lawsuits. Others cliam this is not so. As this is the internet< that last sentence was redundant. Apologies

Could be related to their QOL stuff, I guess.

The most insane idea I can think of that actually could be a big hit would be mind control.  I don't know if that would be feasible but that would create a Wii Sports style frenzy if it was done half-decently.

Aw yeah, that'd be suh-weet. Like Firefox! Maybe they could get Clint Eastwood to help sell it.

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

What if it is a new VR headset that will compete with Occulus?

[Shaymin]

No VR company worth a damn would go for $100m when Oculus got $2b. It would be MINIMUM a half billion.

[Adrock]

Occulus got $2 billion from the same company that spent $19 billion on WhatsApp. While I think $100 million is low for a virtual reality company, should we be using Occulus as a reasonable comparison?

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

Nintendo doesn't need a whole VR company, just better technology to what they already have.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

I think it deals in compression of large files for local wireless transfer and This Guy>>Professor Hiroyuki Shinoda.




That is what I think.

[Soren]

Straight from the "duh" files: Digital Trends confirm the Wii U is absolute king when it comes to power-consumption. So...there's that at least.


http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/xbox-one-thinks-youre-made-electricity-warns-nrdc





Wii U saved.

[NWR_insanolord]

Nintendo designs their system that way, arguably to a fault.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Nintendo designs their system that way, arguably to a fault.

To me is just sounds like another case of Nintendo focusing on all the wrong things for the right reasons.

Where they needed to do something new and different, they didn't need to do it at the expense of the things we already loved and expected to be improved upon. This is the story of Iwata and his Wii U.

I knew that statement would come in handy again soon.

[Ian Sane]

Nintendo's obsession with power consumption is so insane that I'm surprised the Wii U doesn't use a hand crank to power it.  Considering that they completely fucked up their third party and end up designing an underpowered product that the market is soundly rejecting so they can have low power consumption then, yeah, they damn well better have the best.  Basically Nintendo can do anything they put their mind to... they just put their mind to really idiotic things that matter to literally no one but themselves.

I find it odd that they don't advertise their console as green.  Why is this such a priority if the general public has no idea that all the numerous concessions and compromises were necessary to accomodate it?  They could be the green console but instead they're just the underpowered one.  That's like making diet soda but not advertising it so everyone just thinks you make shitty tasting soda.  Of course I question how many sales you'll get from being the green console and that's why the whole priority is idiotic to begin with.  If the competing consoles sucked enough juice that it made your energy bill unaffordable then Nintendo would be on to something but that isn't the case.

[Soren]

Here's the full report, with some extra charts and stuff thrown in. http://www.nrdc.org/energy/game-consoles/files/video-game-consoles-IP.pdf

[BlackNMild2k1]

I'd be ok if they aimed for 100w at full draw.
Gimping the system to max out at 37w is kinda ridiculous when it keeps you from competing a way that is expect for a "benefit" no one is aware of, doesn't really care about, isn't being advertised, and not obviously being done to make the console a handheld/portable in a future revision.
So really, it's like Ian said, it's a kinda pointless trade-off.

[Soren]

I'd be ok if they aimed for 100w at full draw.
Gimping the system to max out at 37w is kinda ridiculous when it keeps you from competing a way that is expect for a "benefit" no one is aware of, doesn't really care about, isn't being advertised, and not obviously being done to make the console a handheld/portable in a future revision.

It's classic Nintendo. Too insular for its own good. An early Wii U prototype probably delivered some high usage numbers and it freaked out people at the company to the point that they made power-consumption a top priority in the console. Because they only had their (insanely) low numbers to gauge it they completely missed the point of giving it a little extra juice.


The fact that power usage is basically the same if you're playing a game or not also just goes to show how piss poor the OS is.

[BranDonk Kong]

Who cares about power consumption anyway? If you leave your Xbone on 24 hours a day it'll cost like $30/yr.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

In Japan power consumption is a far bigger deal than anywhere else Iv'e been. I don't know why that is but I know it's been like this for a very long time. Also, I think 250watts, which the wiiu is no where close to requirers a different plug on the back of the system. Plus the kooky engineers are always trying to push the limits of form factor.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

Kamen Rider Battride War 2 Wii U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaH0bcisXK0


Even though this game will never see the states, the importers might wanna take a stab at it.

[nickmitch]

No VR company worth a damn would go for $100m when Oculus got $2b. It would be MINIMUM a half billion.

Occulus got $2 billion from the same company that spent $19 billion on WhatsApp. While I think $100 million is low for a virtual reality company, should we be using Occulus as a reasonable comparison?

Honestly, I think Facebook is artificially driving the price up on these tech start ups.  Their overspending shouldn't be a strong indicator of value.  Plus, the market readiness of the technology has to be a factor.  A company still stuck on how to make people think their gizmo is the bees' knees would go for $100M, where as a company with a user base can go for a lot more.

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

Why do I get the feeling Nintendo is going to release the console we all want, in these new emerging markets, and then try to prop up the Wii U with these figurines?

[ShyGuy]

I think it's just going to be another iQue system with demo games loaded in. (I would really like an iQue though)

http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/IQue_Player

[nickmitch]

I'm sure it'll be a little beefier than the iQue.  Nintendo can probably leverage what they've learned from the eShop to set up a separate online store front and sell some eShop titles and VC games.  I'm sure they'll still use the kiosk method to sell higher end games though.  Maybe even add some online play?

[Ian Sane]

Why do I get the feeling Nintendo is going to release the console we all want, in these new emerging markets, and then try to prop up the Wii U with these figurines?

I doubt Nintendo is going to want to support different platforms for the different markets.  They spread themselves thin just supporting both a console and handheld.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

In places like china and india, it will be as close to a Wii Mini as financially possible. In China they haven't had a real system in decades. I'm pretty sure they can squeeze another 5 years out of the wii in those places.

[Soren]

Just a video of a NASCAR race-car getting Mario Kart 8 decals.

[Shaymin]

It'll be the best rolling advertisement since Dogecoin.