Author Topic: Wii U - e3 is over... now what? (Read 1592797 times)

oohhboy · « **Reply #1850 on:** December 12, 2011, 12:13:48 AM »

Partially, another part of why we don't clock over 3GHz is because of the Memory wall. Main Memory is still relatively very slow compared to the CPU, so increasing clock rate would not increase performance as the memory can't catch up. Also things like electron leakage, reduced chip life expectancy and yields become an issue.

If the rumoured specs are right, then Nintendo is continuing along the "efficient" system model, opposed to the generalised or brute force models MS and Sony have been following. The whole point to embedding main memory that close to the CPU to make thing more efficient by default and make programming easier since you don't have to optimize that portion of the code as much. The trade off is the RAM gets a lot more expensive for MB and there is a limit to how much you can have without prices going through the roof and having absurd chip sizes which would in turn lower chip yields. However it also means with each chip size revision, things get massively cheaper since most of the system shrinks with it.

I just hope that that isn't all the memory in the machine. Sure it would be efficient, but but you can't program away the lack of RAM.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1851 on:** December 18, 2011, 01:30:44 AM »

DQX Wii U Looks Beautiful!

good words about the Wii U version.

Caterkiller · « **Reply #1852 on:** December 18, 2011, 06:32:21 PM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on December 18, 2011, 01:30:44 AM

DQX Wii U Looks Beautiful!

good words about the Wii U version.

Good to know. They expect it out soon after launch right?

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #1853 on:** December 18, 2011, 06:47:41 PM »

Which version of DQX will sell better: Wii? or Wii U?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1854 on:** December 30, 2011, 07:27:29 PM »

Another Dev joins the list
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/12/30/malicious-developer-expanding-onto-3ds-and-wii-u/

Kytim89 · « **Reply #1855 on:** December 30, 2011, 08:02:58 PM »

When do you think GTA V will be released? Is there any chance that it could be announced for the Wii U at this year's E3? If Nintendo could get that game then all the other third parties would follow.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1856 on:** December 30, 2011, 08:45:49 PM »

I wouldn't be surprised to see it announced at Nintendo's E3 Conference this upcoming year. It won't be exclusive but it will have a big Nintendo funded marketing push and maybe some time exclusive DLC preventing any other versions from receiving DLC before a set date.

And when do I think it will be released....
let me pull out my crystal ball

Between September 15th & Sept. 18th is what I'm reading...
or maybe that's Nov. 18th to Nov. 20th.

Can't be too sure.

Caliban · « **Reply #1857 on:** December 31, 2011, 03:37:43 PM »

Crystal Ball FTW!

Kytim89 · « **Reply #1858 on:** January 01, 2012, 01:13:09 AM »

Twelve innovations that the PS4 and Xbox 720 need to bring to the market:

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1215366p2.html

I hope the Wii U can get in on this stuff too.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #1859 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:04:00 AM »

Quote from: Kytim89 on January 01, 2012, 01:13:09 AM

Twelve innovations that the PS4 and Xbox 720 need to bring to the market:

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1215366p2.html

I hope the Wii U can get in on this stuff too.

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More Non-Game Games

Please God Nooooooooo!!!!!!

nickmitch · « **Reply #1860 on:** January 02, 2012, 01:58:58 AM »

The "unified video service" sounds like something the author needs to take up with Netflix and Hulu and Sony and MS. It's not their fault that other companies want to make you pay a subscription fee to watch TV and movies, and I don't think there's anything realistic that can be done about it.

Follow up edit:
And PLEASE less updates. I fucking hate turning on my Xbox and it tells me I need an update. OK FINE. Finish doing that (like 2 minutes), but WAIT I need ANOTHER update! WHATEVS, I WANTED A SANDWICH ANYWAY! Takes like 5 minutes to install, no big deal. Start playing the game BUT WAIT! The game needs an update because why not? But I think I'll just say **** it because who needs to be logged on to Xbox live anyway? NOT ME. That is until the game tells me that I need to download a patch to fix some bug before I can play. That's 2 more updates. OH BOY!

Sorry, I just remembered the time where that exact thing happened to me. I wound up going outside instead of playing.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1861 on:** January 04, 2012, 06:43:19 PM »

Toki Tori 2 headed to Wii U?
https://twitter.com/#!/TwoTribesGames

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TwoTribesGames Two Tribes

Just throwing this out there: who would like to see Toki Tori 2 on their Wii U?

Looks like they are looking into it. It would be nice for Nintendo to rope in all those indie devs out there and get their games all over the 3DS and Wii U. Plenty of quality games out there that could do good on Nintendo hardware if given the chance.

Caterkiller · « **Reply #1862 on:** January 06, 2012, 01:47:31 PM »

Miyamoto working on a new original game.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/121/1215962p1.html

Video in the link.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1863 on:** January 07, 2012, 03:51:56 PM »

Looks like Reggie will be on Spike PR'ing some BS while he talks Wii U.
https://twitter.com/#!/geoffkeighley/status/155716325145182208

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this Tuesday. The big man, Reggie from Nintendo, joins me live to discuss why he thinks 2012 is the year of Wii-U.

What are the odds that he will say something worth listening to? Something informative and/or new?

Caterkiller · « **Reply #1864 on:** January 07, 2012, 04:07:05 PM »

I'm going to bet nothing.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #1865 on:** January 07, 2012, 04:08:10 PM »

I hope he gets heckled by some Operation Rainfall fans.

nickmitch · « **Reply #1866 on:** January 07, 2012, 04:51:09 PM »

I'll put the odds at about 14%.

Mop it up · « **Reply #1867 on:** January 07, 2012, 04:59:28 PM »

I say he's just going to reiterate stuff said at E3.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #1868 on:** January 07, 2012, 05:03:04 PM »

I think that is a safe bet, especially since Nintendo said that Wii U will just be at CES to expose it to the press that wasn't at E3, so nothing new will be there.

Caterkiller · « **Reply #1869 on:** January 07, 2012, 06:21:08 PM »

Man what happened to the days when everyone loved Reggie? Not that anyone really said anything negative. But there was a time when many of us gave him more respect.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #1870 on:** January 07, 2012, 06:30:46 PM »

I remember the good old days when everyone would change their forum avatar to some variation on Reggie for E3 month. Personally, I think he's doing a fine job as NOA President from a business perspective, but he's lost his larger-than-life, "kicking ass and taking names" persona that was what everybody loved about him.

oohhboy · « **Reply #1871 on:** January 07, 2012, 06:31:11 PM »

He got promoted beyond his level of ability. He was good at running PR, but day to day operations and setting strategic direction? Out of his league. Nintendo Europe has time and again shown how to do things right and that while NCL may have the final say, it doesn't stop them from doing their own thing.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #1872 on:** January 07, 2012, 06:55:16 PM »

NOE has had a good year, but up until late 2010 or so, NOE was piss-poor. Don't think that NOE does a single thing without the approval of NCL. So the ultimate blame on certain things happening lies back in Japan

I still support Reggie, even though I am frustrated by the lack of support anymore for Virtual Console on Wii.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #1873 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:32:03 PM »

Quote from: oohhboy on January 07, 2012, 06:31:11 PM

He got promoted beyond his level of ability. He was good at running PR, but day to day operations and setting strategic direction? Out of his league. Nintendo Europe has time and again shown how to do things right and that while NCL may have the final say, it doesn't stop them from doing their own thing.

Based on my observations, it seems like NOA has a lot more autonomy from NCL than NOE does. Comparing the two like they're equals doesn't really work. We're just in a weird period right now, whether it's because of market conditions or the quality of personnel or whatever, where the NCL puppet is doing better than the branch with a bit of authority.

ThePerm · « **Reply #1874 on:** January 07, 2012, 07:59:43 PM »

would it be jumping the shark if reggie got a video game?

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