Nintendo's new console featuring a touch screen controller unveiled!
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26593
Nintendo's new console is called the Wii U, and features a touch screen controller. "It can change the way you play personally, and change the way you interact with your friends." The controller features a 6.2 in screen, coupled with a standard control pad. The controller gives gamers the options to make video calls, use motion controls, microphone, camera, and even the ability to share information from the controller itself. The console will hit stores in 2012.
The system supports up to four Wii Remote connections in addition to the Wii U controller. All Wii peripherals are supported on the Wii U, including the Nunchuk, Classic Controller, and Balance Board.
The system itself will make use of 12 cm proprietary high-density optical discs, and will support Wii discs. It will support 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i resolutions for video output via HDMI, S-Video, component or composite cable.
Well yeah and no one would of probally batted an eye at the name either.Hey, Look its the 360 Mini... Do Nintendo Hardware designers even try anymore.
http://kotaku.com/5809482/the-is-the-first-picture-of-nintendos-new-console-the-wii-u (http://kotaku.com/5809482/the-is-the-first-picture-of-nintendos-new-console-the-wii-u)
Here is a pic of the console itself.
It was either this or Wii 2. And Wii 2 would've been safe and boring.
Well I'm glad it supports HD but what's the CPU and the RAM and stuff like that? We need to know that. We got burned last time so we need to know that.Though I would argue that real time footage in action, that can be proven real time, is something that is needed.Do you need to know that? All that technical jargon might as well be in a difference language to 95% of people buying the console. You know it's more powerful than current generation consoles. Specifics would be nice, but they're not need to know info.
I dont like the name, the design of the controler, or the $450 price tag with
$150 controllers.
Ok, nothing confirmed, but nintendo makes a profit off their systems,
so figure they will pass the buck.
But as a Nintendo fan, i'll get it day one like the 3DS
Perhaps Wii U is just a working title similar to Revolution?
If you're playing on the controller then you can't see two screens at once.
This might not be the thread for it but that whole using your controller as the screen could stunt the potential of this controller. It be like having the DS split apart so 2 people can play different games.The screen seems to be auxiliary. Games are meant to be played on a television with the controller acting much in the same way the bottom screen on 3DS does. Using the controller as a screen seems to be a cool thing you can do with the controller, rather than the best way to play. I'd imagine games would have to be programed to play a slightly different when using the controller as the main screen.
No need to resort to name calling, people can comment on things that haven't been talked about yet. It's called speculating. Kind of like what NWR was doing with the controller idea before E3 showed us how it is.
Idiot. You can't something that hasn't even been TALKED about yet.
They really need to re-think that right analong stick, needs to be under the buttons
My big concern with this system is the fact that it has no built-in hard drive. I envision HD third-party games coming to Wii U without/with gimped DLC support because the system has nowhere to store it on-board (outside of 8GB RAM, which will get eaten up over time). Yes, you could theoretically use an SSD card or USB drive, but not many people are actually going to do that. On top of that, buying an external anything is an extra expense that users shouldn't have to float.
Any mention of Nintendo's approach to online gaming with Wii U is conspicuously absent as well. Supposedly Nintendo is going to talk about this "in the next couple of days", so I'll be waiting to hear about that.
At this point I would say I'm more intrigued than interested.
I must have missed something. Where has the storage been detailed?
I must have missed something. Where has the storage been detailed?
I must have missed something. Where has the storage been detailed?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=34617.msg678242#msg678242
Internal storage expandable by SD card and external HDD (through 1 of the 4 USB 2.0 ports would be my guess)
Seriously, when Reggie mentioned Wii U I thought it was something new entirely. Like a new service or something. As in, not the name of the new console, because there's no way they would ever name a console something that awful...right?
Remember how when Nintendo named the Wii everyone thought it was the worst name anything ever had? And how after a little while nobody really cared anymore, and now it sounds completely normal?
Yeah, but it's not like the exact same confusion hasn't occured for PS2/PS3, Xbox/Xbox 360. Anyway, there is no chance in hell that Nintendo will ever change the name so I suggest everyone try to get used to it fast.Here in the United States its more traditional to put new Single Letters on revisions. Perfect Example, DS -> DSi -> DSiXL(Though to be honest the XL makes it sound like it could be a different system) | 3DS->3DS<Alpha> for the next revision. Something else to take into consideration is that even the gaming press is having a hard time getting a clear form of the name out and they've had to deal with some weird names.
According to e3.nintendo.com, it's Wii U.And without the Wiimote anywhere in view.
I agree that there's a lot of potential for brand confusion, given the prominence of Wii remotes in all the multiplayer experiences shown thus far. I like the look of the console itself though, and see no huge reason to change it for change's sake. I just think Nintendo needs to show the unique game experiences that this console will have, and show them clearly and often.