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Offline Evan_B

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Re: Wii U
« Reply #3750 on: August 07, 2012, 07:30:29 PM »
Hey WHOA HEY WHOA.

DAT BOXART.

If these boxes are blue... that gives me all the more incentive to buy them ALL. I love me some blue boxes. That being said, I do hope this is the finalized design. I like the gamecube throwback.
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« Reply #3751 on: August 07, 2012, 07:44:51 PM »
Blue box art is better than the white Wii cloned box art we had seen before, so hopefully this is an actual change and not just some rumor that doesn't amount to anything. No one would easily confuse a Wii U game which looks like that with a white boxed Wii game.
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« Reply #3752 on: August 07, 2012, 09:39:38 PM »
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« Reply #3753 on: August 07, 2012, 09:52:57 PM »
So, AC III and Avengers battle for earth have online multiplayer?
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Re: Wii U
« Reply #3754 on: August 07, 2012, 10:06:36 PM »
It seems like whatever Nintendo does, they can't win.


They made the GameCube, which tried to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft, yet developers and (most) gamers shunned it. Then Nintendo made the low-powered Wii, which tried to bring in a new audience of casual gamers. The Wii sold very well, but the "core" gamer audience wasn't there (neither were the developers).


Now Nintendo wants to go back to competing on a power level. Why do they think it will work this time?
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Re: Wii U
« Reply #3755 on: August 07, 2012, 10:19:57 PM »
Quote from: tendoboy1984 on August 07, 2012, 10:06:36 PM
It seems like whatever Nintendo does, they can't win.


They made the GameCube, which tried to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft, yet developers and (most) gamers shunned it. Then Nintendo made the low-powered Wii, which tried to bring in a new audience of casual gamers. The Wii sold very well, but the "core" gamer audience wasn't there (neither were the developers).


Now Nintendo wants to go back to competing on a power level. Why do they think it will work this time?
When did they say they were competing on a power level? From what I've seen of the console, that doesn't seem to be the case.
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Offline Chozo Ghost

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« Reply #3756 on: August 07, 2012, 11:12:33 PM »
Quote from: tendoboy1984 on August 07, 2012, 10:06:36 PM
Now Nintendo wants to go back to competing on a power level.

Citation, please.
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Re: Wii U
« Reply #3757 on: August 07, 2012, 11:33:02 PM »
Quote from: tendoboy1984 on August 07, 2012, 10:06:36 PM
It seems like whatever Nintendo does, they can't win.


They made the GameCube, which tried to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft, yet developers and (most) gamers shunned it. Then Nintendo made the low-powered Wii, which tried to bring in a new audience of casual gamers. The Wii sold very well, but the "core" gamer audience wasn't there (neither were the developers).


Now Nintendo wants to go back to competing on a power level. Why do they think it will work this time?

Everything you say irks me.

If anything it's more of a combination between power and strange new innovation.
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« Reply #3758 on: August 07, 2012, 11:50:00 PM »
More like modernization meets standardization
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Offline Chozo Ghost

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« Reply #3759 on: August 07, 2012, 11:56:16 PM »
Didn't Gunpei Yokoi call it "lateral withering" or something like that?
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« Reply #3760 on: August 08, 2012, 01:32:23 AM »
Quote from: Chozo Ghost on August 07, 2012, 11:56:16 PM
Didn't Gunpei Yokoi call it "lateral withering" or something like that?

Ummm... Lateral Innovation with Withered Technology or something like that?
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« Reply #3761 on: August 08, 2012, 01:55:11 AM »
So apparently that box art is what we are getting. Looks different than wii boxes, happy Chozo?

http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/24589/our-first-looks-at-wii-u-box-art
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« Reply #3762 on: August 08, 2012, 01:59:40 AM »
Quote from: Caterkiller on August 08, 2012, 01:55:11 AM
So apparently that box art is what we are getting. Looks different than wii boxes, happy Chozo?

http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/24589/our-first-looks-at-wii-u-box-art


This just in:  The Wii U is too legit to quit!


Also, I'd imagine Ikea and the University of California family of schools will be happy with this color choice.
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« Reply #3763 on: August 08, 2012, 03:19:59 AM »
Quote from: SonofMrPeanut on August 08, 2012, 01:59:40 AM
Also, I'd imagine Ikea and the University of California family of schools will be happy with this color choice.

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« Reply #3764 on: August 08, 2012, 04:33:31 AM »
Now everytime I see a WiiU box i'm going to think of the Ukraine flag.





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Offline Chozo Ghost

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« Reply #3765 on: August 08, 2012, 09:59:49 AM »
Quote from: Caterkiller on August 08, 2012, 01:55:11 AM
So apparently that box art is what we are getting. Looks different than wii boxes, happy Chozo?

http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/24589/our-first-looks-at-wii-u-box-art

Yes. I'm satisfied that people are much less likely to be confused with this new design. The design and default color of the Wii U system itself might still confuse people with the Wii, but its nice to see that the games at least will stand out.

Blue might not be everyone's favorite color, but we should all be thankful it isn't purple like the Gamecube was. ;)
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« Reply #3766 on: August 08, 2012, 11:34:08 AM »
Wii U marketing materials appearing in stores.

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=485857

Looks like we will be getting black at launch!

I think I will walk into a few game stores ask about Wii U and see if the employees know what they are talking about.
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« Reply #3767 on: August 08, 2012, 03:25:01 PM »
I really am hoping for that black Wii U at launch.   Also really enjoy the boxes.    Still going to keep my fingers crossed for that black Wii U, but seeing that promotional material is really getting my hopes up.
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« Reply #3768 on: August 08, 2012, 05:20:28 PM »
I might get this at launch, this time, i'm paying with cash. when i bought the wii the credit card machines took a dive.
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« Reply #3769 on: August 08, 2012, 05:53:02 PM »
Black is neutral.  Don't know why Nintendo struggles so hard with this stuff.  People are superficial morons.  The purple Cube colour was a DUMB choice because it's not a neutral colour.  It could be interpreted as a kiddy colour, a girly colour, or even a gay colour.  Seems immature and trivial for someone to reject a videogame system on something so stupid, right?  I agree but that doesn't mean it isn't reality.  Should it really matter to Nintendo what colour the system is?  If one colour will lose sales from dumb idiots and one will not GO WITH THE ONE THAT WON'T.  It's not hard.  This isn't like some bullying situation where giving in will compromise your identity, this is just sales and business.  You want lots of people to buy your videogame system.  And of course less neutral colours can be an option for the consumer but the "main" colour in all the marketing should be neutral.

White is a neutral colour but I think Nintendo has poisoned it with the Wii.  White=Wii=casual.  Simple as that no matter how dumb and superficial it is.  No one will NOT buy the system because it is black but that might happen if white is the main colour (or purple, obviously).  So go with black.  Teens and kids think black is cool and adults buy tons of black electronics.  It is the safest colour.
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« Reply #3770 on: August 08, 2012, 06:20:08 PM »
Why do I see so many people ask for Blu-ray sized cases? Please explain, I don't have blu-ray and don't really see why the slight case size difference might be a significant factor for some people?
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Re: Wii U
« Reply #3771 on: August 08, 2012, 06:33:08 PM »
To look nice sitting next to a BluRay collection.
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« Reply #3772 on: August 08, 2012, 07:03:20 PM »
DVD cases are exactly the same size as a goosebump book



note the similarities in ratio to the assassins creed box, and an iPad
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« Reply #3773 on: August 08, 2012, 07:25:39 PM »
Quote from: Brandogg on August 08, 2012, 06:33:08 PM
To look nice sitting next to a BluRay collection.

Yeah, but standard size cases look nicer sitting next to my DVD collection, Wii collection, Xbox 360 collection, and for PS2 collection for those who have it.
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« Reply #3774 on: August 08, 2012, 07:45:33 PM »
Perm Has some Goosebumps books on his gaming shelf...
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