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I doubt 20 GB. Seems a bit like overkill. Most games don't even reach the max 8.5GB of DVDs.
I'm wagering that Nintendo will use some sort of cartridge/card format. It would suit their needs more than any type of optical medium.
Random complaint, but why does Jonny keep reversing the numbers in Kytim89's user name when he reads his letters on RFN? It's Kytim89, not Kytim98. I think this is the second time this has happened.
Doesn't Nintendo have a movie channel or something like that in Japan?
Quotesymbolize that the first 3D movie
That would work were it true, but Avatar wasn't the first 3d movie.
Oh, hah... I didn't mean bring out the next console right now. I meant by the end of next year. I just hope the Vitality Sensor doesn't take precedence over a new console possibly getting released by the end of next year -- causing it to get pushed back.Why? The current system is still selling great (and is still at $200) and shows no sign of slowing down. There is no reason or incentive for Nintendo to release a new system anytime soon.TJ is exactly right. With the 3DS approaching release that will be the system to hold you over until the Wii 2 is released.
Nintendo's R & D budget reportedly tripled since the launch of the Wii in 2006, suggesting that a new console could be in an advanced stage of pre-production. With the Wii still enjoying phenomenal success, it would be unlikely that Nintendo would want to launch the Wii 2 anytime soon. Let's not forget Nintendo's launch history with delays factored in either.
And yeah, the 3DS will definitely tide me over until the next console's release. No prob there.Why? The current system is still selling great (and is still at $200) and shows no sign of slowing down. There is no reason or incentive for Nintendo to release a new system anytime soon.Nintendo can still sell a crapton of Wiis even after a new console launches. Sony's PS2 is proof of that. Don't even tell me that you can only have ONE console out on the shelf... I'm not gonna believe that for one second. Casuals will continue to eat up the Wii a couple of years after the release of a new console -- especially if it's geared a little more back at the traditional crowd.
Could the online capabilities of the 3DS accomodate something like an MMO? This might sound dumb, but I like the idea of taking something like Final Fantasy 11 or Star Wars: The Old Republic on the go.
This may well be possible, but we won't know until at least the September announcement with final hardware features, pricing, and a release date for Japan. I agree that a true portable MMO makes sense and would seem to be one of the most obvious untapped areas in all of gaming right now.
Andy and I said our Wiis have been acting strangely.Hmm, could the early Wiis be starting to fail? Mine has always had some problems, but it's worse now -- it freezes up, especially at the Health screen.
Andy and I said our Wiis have been acting strangely.
This is the first time a Newscast thread has hit two pages (I think). What's sad is that a genuine discussion is not being had. Rather, we're somehow debating whether or not the Game Boy Advance, a ten year old handheld, had the same kind of market penetration that the Wii did and continues to have.
Here's the answer: It did not, and my word is law.
Now, let's discuss other things. Like daffodils and lemon drops.
No, I want to know how you noticed that your Wii feels slightly warmer after using it. Do you routinely feel it after use?
QuoteNeal mentioned that his wii malfunctioned and this reminded me that my wii is strangely warmer than usual after playing games. It might be nothing, but it gor really hot on top.
Do you mind me asking how you noticed this?
I was lost when the Game Boy Advance was supposed to be comparable to the Wii. I don't get how there is any stretch of logic where a conservative follow-up to (at the time) the most successful handheld device ever is at all similar to the gamble that was the launch of the Wii.
While I don't want to encourage the Rare name drops, 3DS Rare titles are entirely possible and most likely probable since Microsoft likes making money and 3DS will undoubtedly be successful.
Anyway, I read that the 3DS D-Pad at E3 wasn't final. I don't recall any hands-on impressions complaining about it. It certainly looks comfortable to use though I expect most games to use the slider over the D-Pad (touchscreen/motion controls notwithstanding).
You do see how your whole analogy contradicts itself, right?
And that me giving up and running in circles was a reference to cyclical logic
@kytim
I understand your analogy, I just think that it doesn't apply very well.
The GBA was doing well enough, and Nintendo released the DS around the same time as the PSP. Where the analogy goes sour for me is that the PSP wasn't aping the GBA, it was trying to be something much more.Quotereally did not pay off in the long runQuoteGBA had stood alone against the PSP, it would have been squashed like a mosquitoThese two quotes directly oppose each other.
