Nintendo E3 2011 Press Conference - Wii U, Luigi's Mansion 2, Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS

[quote name='Anexanhume']I think this generation could shape up to be interesting if Sony and Microsoft do not launch new consoles in 2013.

The last time there was a launch gap greater than 1.5 years between competing consoles was the Dreamcast. You have to go back before the Master System and the NES to see that again. We all know what happened to the dreamcast too. Incredibly capable system that was not a bad product. It was simply killed by the PS2 hype machine.[/QUOTE]

I don't think they will before 2014 but that's obvious just a guess. At least Microsoft has shown absolutely 0 indication that there will be one before Kinect gets long in the tooth.

I wonder what sony and microsoft are gonna do now for their next console. More polys? Or will they copy the WiiU.

If Microsoft could really refine Kinect1.5, that would be sweet. I really like the tech but I've yet to play anything on it as sweet as the hack of Dead Space 2 some guy put together.

Sony has a lot of problems right now. God knows what they're gonna do.
 
[quote name='confoosious']You're saying that me saying the price increase stinks for a litho is the same as 'Nintendo execs really screwed up by announcing it and tipping their hand to Sony'? Really? You're criticizing their entire strategy while I'm mildly perturbed at a $10 price increase, which I said I understood.

let me find this:




yeah...

granted, it's mostly metaphysical styles who has said the most foolish things in this thread. But you're commenting on business strategy when it's clear you don't know anything about the business world.

It'd be tantamount to me telling Radiohead that a song would be better if they cut out the drums.[/QUOTE]

So Sony Execs commenting about looking into the Vita doing what the Wii U controller will do was my imagination? And that they pretty much started off with a game not even close to being in development, with an admitted chance it might not get made, being the best move? If you believe they're doing absolutely everything right all the time, fine. It's your _opinion_.
 
C'mon, fellow gamers....let's try and get along, eh? Bashing, hating, being hostile...what would that accomplish? Trying to look cool in front of fellow bashers/haters/being-hostilers? That's so....junior high.

I have to admit that coming to this thread is just like that train-wreck analogy. Wouldn't you rather have fun catching up on your backlog games or going out for some fresh air than thinking of something mean-spirited to say next? Waste of time, really. I'm not saying we shouldn't argue at all...but can we try to do that with tact and respect?

Anyways, I do think Wii U has great potential for some very creative games. It's still very early so we just need to be patient and see what they are going to cook up for us in the coming several months. I'm not worried about the new controller....it's not like Nintendo simply kitbashed it together without regard to us gamers...they spent a long, long time working on it and had it undergo a lot of testing until most of the testers say they're comfortable with it. By no means am I an expert on R&D but that process seems obvious.

Oh..Strell, you're here, too? Let's get our 3DSs out and do a couple Scrappy Doo x Captain Planet StreetPass fights!
 
[quote name='Batcave Dweller']C'mon, fellow gamers....let's try and get along, eh? Bashing, hating, being hostile...what would that accomplish? Trying to look cool in front of fellow bashers/haters/being-hostilers? That's so....junior high.

I have to admit that coming to this thread is just like that train-wreck analogy. Wouldn't you rather have fun catching up on your backlog games or going out for some fresh air than thinking of something mean-spirited to say next? Waste of time, really. I'm not saying we shouldn't argue at all...but can we try to do that with tact and respect?[/QUOTE]
Hey, fuck you guy. This is the most entertainment from these boards in months.
 
[quote name='Batcave Dweller']C'mon, fellow gamers....let's try and get along, eh? Bashing, hating, being hostile...what would that accomplish? Trying to look cool in front of fellow bashers/haters/being-hostilers? That's so....junior high.

I have to admit that coming to this thread is just like that train-wreck analogy. Wouldn't you rather have fun catching up on your backlog games or going out for some fresh air than thinking of something mean-spirited to say next? Waste of time, really. I'm not saying we shouldn't argue at all...but can we try to do that with tact and respect?

Anyways, I do think Wii U has great potential for some very creative games. It's still very early so we just need to be patient and see what they are going to cook up for us in the coming several months. I'm not worried about the new controller....it's not like Nintendo simply kitbashed it together without regard to us gamers...they spent a long, long time working on it and had it undergo a lot of testing until most of the testers say they're comfortable with it. By no means am I an expert on R&D but that process seems obvious.

Oh..Strell, you're here, too? Let's get our 3DSs out and do a couple Scrappy Doo x Captain Planet StreetPass fights![/QUOTE]

It really is a waste of time arguing. It just bothers me when people who don't know anything about a subject decide they know more than the experts. It's fine to criticize and critique but "oh they did that wrong" without knowing anything is the height of hubris. Like I said, it's like me telling (insert your favorite band) what to do on their next song.

As for the 3DS goes, I gotta get the Arrested Development folks into my plaza.
 
I'm curious, who in the nintendo defense brigade here owns or has owned stock in the company? That would make your opinion on the console and games a little biased right? If you had potential financial gain from their success.

I think thats part of the hate for nintendo. Alot of the hype is just investors trying to pump and dump. And alot of the blind defense is just shitheads that got alot of money out of that wii hype. Atleast in my real life experience it was. I knew a "gamer" jackass investor that hadn't played or bought a game in years (he still pirates everything even after making a ton of money off nintendo) and invested, constantly talked about how the Wii was the best console ever without even owning one, then quickly dumped the stock, still claiming to be their biggest fan and in support of the direction of the company

And in the interest of disclosure, I've owned nintendo stock for almost 15 years now, but it had nothing to do with all the BS hype surrounding the Wii. Its just wrong that we can no longer tell the nintendo fans from the nintendo whores just trying to catch another hype train to cash. So what i mean to say is, matt bloch, go to hell. Pushing the wii for financial gain while claiming its because your a fan, just another corrupt housing market and wallstreet sleazbag. You are what has ruined the company and it's image. Even moreso than the whole casual/hardcore divide.
 
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[quote name='lordopus99']Xbox 360 E3 thread: 19 pages
PS3 E3 Thread: 22 pages
Wii E3 Thread: 37 pages

Yep Nintendo didn't get what they wanted accomplished this E3...[/QUOTE]

They got people talking and from the looks of this thread, it ain't all rosy across the internet amongst the crowd they were trying to win back. Mission accomplished.

[quote name='Jodou']Hey, fuck you guy. This is the most entertainment from these boards in months.[/QUOTE]

:lol: Not to mention more posts in here than the entire Wii forum in months.
 
[quote name='Jodou']Hey, fuck you guy. This is the most entertainment from these boards in months.[/QUOTE]


Not my type of entertainment. Not after many years of reading somesuch. Overplayed.

Have some brownies, buddy. Look, they got happy smileys....
 
[quote name='metaphysicalstyles']Brownies? Pudding? What's next?! This thread is making me hungry!

Will the Wii U make pudding-filled brownies?! If so, I'm in for one![/QUOTE]

You hear it here, the Wii U controller is the bowl and the Wiimote (Plus natch) is the spoon in the next Cooking Mama!
 
[quote name='confoosious']I don't think they will before 2014 but that's obvious just a guess. At least Microsoft has shown absolutely 0 indication that there will be one before Kinect gets long in the tooth.

I wonder what sony and microsoft are gonna do now for their next console. More polys? Or will they copy the WiiU.

If Microsoft could really refine Kinect1.5, that would be sweet. I really like the tech but I've yet to play anything on it as sweet as the hack of Dead Space 2 some guy put together.

Sony has a lot of problems right now. God knows what they're gonna do.[/QUOTE]

Neither Sony or MSoft has any reason to release a new console when their console sales are still growing. Wii sales dropped sharply, so Nintendo kind of had to. It's obvious MS still believes in the future of their console when they are pushing Kinect so hard and launching Halo 4 on it, promising another trilogy. I guess Halo 5 would be a good launch game in 2014, though.

The recession basically fucked everything and contorted the growth curve. It's not a good market for new $400 machines. It IS a good market for $200 machines.
 
There is no way that the Wii U is going to be $200. So I guess I'm not understanding your statement it's a good market for $200 game machines. The only thing I conclude from that is the Xbox360 at $199 should be flying off the shelves. I would think rather than bring on Wii U nintendo should have found a way to bring about the $99 Wii. Personally $100 is the magic point to get people to buy things on impulse.
 
[quote name='Indiana']There is no way that the Wii U is going to be $200. So I guess I'm not understanding your statement it's a good market for $200 game machines. The only thing I conclude from that is the Xbox360 at $199 should be flying off the shelves. I would think rather than bring on Wii U nintendo should have found a way to bring about the $99 Wii. Personally $100 is the magic point to get people to buy things on impulse.[/QUOTE]

I think Wii U will bring about the $100 Wii. In fact, used it is already $100 on Amazon.
 
[quote name='Indiana']There is no way that the Wii U is going to be $200. So I guess I'm not understanding your statement it's a good market for $200 game machines. The only thing I conclude from that is the Xbox360 at $199 should be flying off the shelves. I would think rather than bring on Wii U nintendo should have found a way to bring about the $99 Wii. Personally $100 is the magic point to get people to buy things on impulse.[/QUOTE]

That's because my comment has nothing to do with the wii, it's about the 360 and ps3.
 
[quote name='Xenogears']I'm curious, who in the nintendo defense brigade here owns or has owned stock in the company? That would make your opinion on the console and games a little biased right? If you had potential financial gain from their success.
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I don't own any.


[quote name='foltzie']I think Wii U will bring about the $100 Wii. In fact, used it is already $100 on Amazon.[/QUOTE]

I think Nintendo saw the PS2 still selling well after its projected life cycle and will try to emulate that with a $100 wii. The problem I see is the new Upad. The cool part of the WiiU will be how it incorporates that into gameplay. So you can't just make wiiU games and dumb it down for the wiiOne.

While you could make a lot of casual games for the ps3 and the ps2 by just downgrading the graphics since they both have the same type of controller. (Is Singstar really any different on the ps3 and the ps2)

The other problem is that the wii catalog isn't as robust as the ps2 one. Although I guess if you're the market for a $100 wii, you're probably in the market for Imagine Lawn Watcherz.
 
[quote name='Indiana']There is no way that the Wii U is going to be $200. So I guess I'm not understanding your statement it's a good market for $200 game machines. The only thing I conclude from that is the Xbox360 at $199 should be flying off the shelves. I would think rather than bring on Wii U nintendo should have found a way to bring about the $99 Wii. Personally $100 is the magic point to get people to buy things on impulse.[/QUOTE]

I doubt any price cut for the Wii is going to make a difference, the "innovation" on that system wore out many years ago. :lol:

As for the WiiU, it looks like Nintendo is grasping at straws again, trying to find a cool new hook to reel in gamers . . . but honestly, the touchscreen controller looks bulky and silly. Why can't Nintendo just design a standard new console and actually focus on GAMES, not gimmicks? Enough already with the "innovation", because it really just makes them look desperate.
 
[quote name='confoosious']I don't own any.

I think Nintendo saw the PS2 still selling well after its projected life cycle and will try to emulate that with a $100 wii. The problem I see is the new Upad. The cool part of the WiiU will be how it incorporates that into gameplay. So you can't just make wiiU games and dumb it down for the wiiOne.
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This might be a smart plan of Nintnedo. Unlike Sony who disabled all PS2 functionality in the PS3, it could be a plot. Buy a Wii, games, controllers, whatever. It will work on the Wii-U, so when you can afford a Wii-U you will be still able to play your old games and use what you already have. Lets face it. If the Wii-U is anything above $300, people probably will not buy it right away (except for the hardcore crowd), but I can see Nintendo marketing this path to upgrading your system.

Actually now that I think about it. The Wii could be a perfect product for a lot of families for $100. Think about it this way, the Wii isn't HD but can you imagine a $100 product that plays netflix with just the hookup to the TV. I mean everything most other products would be at least double that and the Wii is easy to use. I have not really seen any other cheap alternatives unless your tv has it built in.

But one reason I do like the Wii-U, everything I already own is usable on Wii-U. I just have to buy the new base console.
 
I wouldn't expect price to be too high because they've already demonstrated working silicon. If Sony or MSoft shows a console 1.5 years ahead of time, it's going to be a tech demo running off a PowerPC tower because the actual silicon doesn't even exist yet. They'll likely be getting high yields on an established, non bleeding edge process.
 
[quote name='Cerebral_One']Troll vs Armchair Quarterback would make for a good video game.[/QUOTE]

You could call it Halo Reach perhaps.

or perhaps World of Warcraft.
 
[quote name='foltzie']You could call it Halo Reach perhaps.

or perhaps World of Warcraft.
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Haha Halo Reach makes sense, but I don't get WoW reference :cry:

[quote name='confoosious']There are no winners in that game.[/QUOTE]

As long as the Armchair Quarterback has a jetpack chair it's all good.
 
Nintendo's being way too coy about whether or not the Wii U will support more than one tablet (I know it's not really a tablet, but I'm calling it a tablet).

Q: Will players use two touchscreen controllers or will they use just one new controller and the original Wii controls with the new console?

A:Our basic premise is that you can use one with a system. If we got to an idea of having multiple (controllers) it might be just more convenient for people to use their Nintendo 3DS and have a way to connect that.
That being said, we are doing research about if someone brings their controller to their friends house and they want to play together on Wii U to whether or not something like that would be possible.

From here
 
Miyamoto confirms 1 controller per system:

E3 2011: Only One Touchscreen Controller Per Wii U

According to Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking with news.com.au, you'll likely only be able to use one of Wii U's fancy new touchscreen controllers on the system at a time -- which explains the reports circulating yesterday that the controller would not be sold separately.

"Our basic premise is that you can use one with a system," said Miyamoto. "If we got to an idea of having multiple, it might be just more convenient for people to use their Nintendo 3DS and have a way to connect that. That being said, we are doing research about if someone brings their controller to their friend's house and they want to play together on Wii U to whether or not something like that would be possible."

Part of the reason behind this may be the fact that even with the Wii U's enhanced processing power over its predecessor, there might still not enough there to run more than one of the controllers at once. During the reveal of the console, it was explained that the image on the screen of the controller was actually generated by the Wii U base unit and transmitted wirelessly to the controller, rather than the controller containing its own standalone processor and graphics hardware. If this is the case, then using multiple controllers would put a proportionally-greater strain on the Wii U system.

Players who don't use the Wii U-specific controller will presumably be relegated to Wii Remotes, Classic Controllers or equivalents. And the tech demos on display at E3 show that it's possible for the Wii Remote-wielding players to have a very different experience to the Wii U controller user -- not necessarily a bad thing. Games will presumably, then, be designed with this limitation in mind.
 
I think the best move nintendo made was making the Wii-motes and accessories work with the Wii U. Casual gamers that already have 4 motes, a board, and all the different zappers and bowling ball attachments will have a big incentive to continue with nintendo if they ever decide to upgrade to an HD console. This new tablet controller and any hype around is not going to do much at all to drive sales in my opinion, but just a steady stream of those wanting an HD nintendo now is going to give it sales. That is IF the casual market even wants an upgrade, and IF the hardcore give a shit about 7 year old tech again (I'm assuming the graphics will be PS3 quality at best, they want to keep the casual, and they have to keep cost down to do it).

I waited to buy the 3DS, and am glad i did. After actually trying the 3D on a friends, I know its not for me. This console, whatever news or releases come out about it, I am almost certain I will be waiting a long time before I actually get one
 
So does that mean the Wii U tablet remote is going to be used with single player games only or what? It's almost like Nintendo felt pressure to show something, anything for E3, despite the fact that the new console concept would appear to be in the infant stages. Kinda like how they announced Super Smash Brothers Wii U and 3DS, despite the fact that work hasn't even started on either title.
 
If those of you that had zero interest in this before the conference still have that attitude, what's the point of being in this thread?

Bored, huh?
 
Given that all accessories from Wii are compatible on WiiU and it's new controller is not going to be sold separately, the price of the system is probably going to be pretty high to make up for all that lost accessory sales. Nintendo made a killing on selling extra Wiimotes, nunchuks, classic controllers/+, Motion+, all the other stuff. Good for consumers though! Aw hell they will probably release Classic Controller Pro+ Wireless. But that's still a lot of lost sales, I don't see them able to replicate as many peripherals this time.
 
[quote name='Javery']HD Zelda, Mario, Pikmin, etc. has me sold even though I'm skeptical about the whole controller thingy.[/QUOTE]

I am 100% sure there will be a Metroid game on Wii U in the gameplay style of Other M using that Controller. It just seems like the controller was built with Other M in mind. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Other M got re-released as a more complete version using that controller.
 
One controller at a time? That's a good way to kill local multiplayer. Hopefully the online service is much better than what Nintendo's done so far.
 
[quote name='Strell']If those of you that had zero interest in this before the conference still have that attitude, what's the point of being in this thread?

Bored, huh?[/QUOTE]

To say so. If a nintendo fan has zero interest in a new nintendo product, thats a nintendo problem. What's the point of being in a nintendo discussion thread if you don't want to hear people say "looks bad" as well as "looks good." Its called an opinion, that anyone should be welcome to express without pretentious "get out of my thread" bullshit
 
[quote name='KingBroly']I am 100% sure there will be a Metroid game on Wii U in the gameplay style of Other M using that Controller. It just seems like the controller was built with Other M in mind. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Other M got re-released as a more complete version using that controller.[/QUOTE]

So 2D on tv and look down to get the first person view? I'm in.

[quote name='doodofdoods']One controller at a time? That's a good way to kill local multiplayer. Hopefully the online service is much better than what Nintendo's done so far.[/QUOTE]

I wonder what the stats on the xbox are regarding what % of them are single person gamers who play multiplayer online. (Hell, it's hard to find a local co-op game for the xbox sometimes.)

I wonder if Nintendo thinks "ok, we will have this great tablet for single player and online multiplayer for the hardcore games." For the casual games, we'll have those chase mii type games with 1 tablet and 4 wiimotes.

While I mostly would be the former type of player, it would still disappoint the hell out of me if they can't figure out how to do two Upads on the system.


[quote name='Xenogears']To say so. If a nintendo fan has zero interest in a new nintendo product, thats a nintendo problem. What's the point of being in a nintendo discussion thread if you don't want to hear people say "looks like crap" as well as "looks good." Cause it going to happen, and pretentious "get out of my thread" bullshit is probably just going to make it worse[/QUOTE]

To me, there's a difference between criticism of the announcement/console and "this sucks balls and nintendo sucks balls and nintendo sucks and sucks and sucks.... gimmick...blah blah blah... wiiU sucks balls.... and never gonna buy it... ps3/xbox is the winnerz... sucks balls... hopefully saying nintendo sucks balls makes it seem like i'm l337... balls....blah blah blah.... [some illogical contradiction of myself] ... nintendo sucks... 3ds sucks... nintendo sucks balls..."
 
[quote name='xmbri']SO.... Nintendo lost E3 huh... Nintendo didn't accomplish anything at E3.... Here you go:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/09/the-wii-u-line-is-e3s-most-popular-experience/

Now let's put it to rest. They are there, we are not. Proof in the pudding ladies and gentlemen.

The first Wii had the same thing guys. No different here. The same people that are bashing here, will be trying when it comes out. Hypocrites. Friends of mine who absolutely dogged the Wii, walked by the kiosk it was at, picked it up, played it for a hour, and bought it. Hmmm....[/QUOTE]

I was just browsing what the overly zealous have been posting (I don't get into arguments on the Nintendo section of CAG I've learned better.) ;)

Anyway, when I read what you posted, I was like "no way, he can't be serious, he didn't just write that".

So what if it was the longest line, so was Duke Forever Demo at PAX last year, and that proves what, other than people wanted to see what all the hype was about. (dunno what makes them hypocrites from making an informed decision and opinion, a hypocrite is someone who comments without ANY or very little information...)

And the people writing these things are the same people that where gushing in orgasmic bliss, creaming themselves at last year's E3 with all of the awesome Wii games and new 3DS, and we've all seen how awesome all of the games were, right? ;)

(I've bought them all, cheaply, I might add, but they weren't up to the hype, I emphatically remember one female Gamespot reporter having nothing but praise for Kirby's Epic Yarn, "cause it was sooo, cute" need I say more...as far as their prowess for picking winners during E3, yeah they have none as far as I can tell, it's probably all the alcohol all these journalists are drinking and sleep deprivation that's doing the talking.)

And your other comment about friends playing it and buying it right after, well good for their sheeple loving selves. I bought the games first over the span of a few years until I finally had enough to justify a purchase (and was waiting patiently for a black system as well) But I won't be first in line for the Wii U (really stupid name btw) like any system, I don't find outright appealing at first glance....

The GAMES make the SYSTEM, I've said this for over a decade.

Someone else mentioned they have the strongest franchises, however they've driven them into the ground, something I've said quite frequently in the last year in this very forum (much to the derision of the Nintendo faithful of CAG).

How long did Reggie spend on Pokedex....

...Exactly. (which goes to prove my point, I mostly saw ports, and old hat franchises being milked for the umpteenth time.)

Otherwise there were exactly 4, count'em 4 games they showed that impressed me greatly. They were Zelda: SS, Kid Icarus, Luigi's Mansion, and RE: Revelations.

Those games mostly showed what I expect from Nintendo (I know Capcom is developing RE), innovation (KI, especially) creativity, and the Nintendo spirit of something new, fresh and original.

I know others felt that Nintendo could not do wrong, but honestly, they did only so well in my eyes, so take that for what's its worth as an honest assessment of how I viewed things this week.



[quote name='confoosious']
Is there anyone sane in this thread?
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No most of 'em are drunk and/or on shrooms. :lol:

[quote name='Strell']*whoosh*[/QUOTE]

Ahh, I see the master is here with us, I am in good company indeedy. :lol:
 
[quote name='uncle5555']And the people writing these things are the same people that where gushing in orgasmic bliss, creaming themselves at last year's E3 with all of the awesome Wii games and new 3DS, and we've all seen how awesome all of the games were, right? ;)

(I've bought them all, cheaply, I might add, but they weren't up to the hype, I emphatically remember one female Gamespot reporter having nothing but praise for Kirby's Epic Yarn, "cause it was sooo, cute" need I say more...as far as their prowess for picking winners during E3, yeah they have none as far as I can tell, it's probably all the alcohol all these journalists are drinking and sleep deprivation that's doing the talking.)[/QUOTE]

I think you are in the minority thinking that. The reaction toward those games were pretty darn positive. For me personally, Kirby was a great game because it gave me a platformer that I could play with my 5 year old son without him becoming overly frustrated. Maybe you weren't the market for it, but I most certainly was.
 
i really liked Kirby too. I can get my blood and guts fix in resident evil and dead space. It's refreshing to play a game like Kirby.

Once you get to a certain age, "kiddy" games aren't shameful.
 
[quote name='confoosious'] "this sucks balls and nintendo sucks balls and nintendo sucks and sucks and sucks.... gimmick...blah blah blah... wiiU sucks balls.... and never gonna buy it... ps3/xbox is the winnerz... sucks balls... hopefully saying nintendo sucks balls makes it seem like i'm l337... balls....blah blah blah.... [some illogical contradiction of myself] ... nintendo sucks... 3ds sucks... nintendo sucks balls..."[/QUOTE]

Correction > Luigi sucks balls and bloch sucks balls and luigi sucks and sucks and sucks.... gimmick...blah blah blah... luigi sucks balls.... sucks balls... saying luigi sucks balls makes it seem like i'm l337... balls....blah blah blah.... luigi sucks ... sucks...

That better? Since "im going to wait to buy a WiiU" is responded to with "get out, whoosh" and translated to mean "nintendo sucks nintendo sucks nintendo sucks", might as well actually say stuff like that. Since the "nintendo defenders" will perceive it as that anyway
 
[quote name='Xenogears']Correction > Luigi sucks balls and bloch sucks balls and luigi sucks and sucks and sucks.... gimmick...blah blah blah... luigi sucks balls.... sucks balls... saying luigi sucks balls makes it seem like i'm l337... balls....blah blah blah.... luigi sucks ... sucks...

That better? Since "im going to wait to buy a WiiU" is responded to with "get out, whoosh" and translated to mean "nintendo sucks nintendo sucks nintendo sucks", might as well actually say stuff like that. Since the "nintendo defenders" will perceive it as that anyway[/QUOTE]

"I'm gonna wait to buy a WiiU" is a perfectly reasonable and sane thing to say. I'm liking what I see but I certainly will wait till we're actually in the same year (and most likely the same quarter) of the release before I make up my mind. Or after I play a demo unit at Best Buy.

Yet, you have people already say how Nintendo gave up with this announcement and it's awful. Really? We're like 12+ months away and they can already make a final judgement on the WiiU already? You know those people have absolutely zero (or negative even) interest in the wiiU to begin with. E3 and this thread just gave them another reason to troll.
 
HD nintendo had me interested, tablet not. E3 announcement had me confused. Thread has me less confused, but at the cost of entering a fanboy warzone...sigh

*whoosh I guess
 
To be fair, I said they should have done the big reveal next year. Especially with more actual games being developed.

Considering I have a Wii (though I think the controls suck outside something like Wii Sports), and I game on my DS 80% of the time and haven't touched my PSP in over a year...

I want then to succeed, cause I would rather Sony and MS have the competition than not.

But really...? You know how many things multiple controllers could be used for? Even if it's something like Monopoly or Clue or Madden, where each player has their hidden hand. But it doesn't sound like it'll end up being possible.
 
This thread delivers.... I whip out a new bowl of popcorn every time I refresh....


I enjoyed the conversations of what the potential could be on a not yet produced product... not how it fails this and that and it's proven because you said so bs. You getting confused is a personal issue, E3 wasn't meant for us it's for press... they gobble it up, and spit it out for us to read. And the discussion of the tablet hate is hilarous... Nintendo has to so something different... they came out with the DS, the wii, the 3DS and failed at the Virtuaboy... who the hell do you think you are if you expected a 360 clone?!?

+Pluses
HD
new controller
still able to use existing controllers (to all those bitching about N nickle and diming)
BW compatible (depending on how far, maybe 2 ++'s)
Multiplayer
No more friend codes
More ways to spend our money on games we might already have
"headless" entertainment with the tablet
more games we all love, plus some that are on those other consoles too
Stylus action on the WiiU


Sony could mimick this, but it would be hiiarious to see what games they could do, or how they would retrofit others.

MS is pushing the their kinect system, but the software just isn't all the way there. they should take a page from Sony and retro their games they already released. several AAA titles would be exciting.
 
[quote name='confoosious']Oh good. The king of the nintendo trolls is here now. Yay.[/QUOTE]

That's a terrible thing to say about Sir_Fragalot. :cry:
 
[quote name='xycury']
+Pluses
HD
new controller
still able to use existing controllers (to all those bitching about N nickle and diming)
BW compatible (depending on how far, maybe 2 ++'s)
Multiplayer
No more friend codes
More ways to spend our money on games we might already have
"headless" entertainment with the tablet
more games we all love, plus some that are on those other consoles too
Stylus action on the WiiU
.[/QUOTE]

All of that stuff is awesome. The problem is that many expected much of that 5 years ago or even 1-3 years ago so it kind of goes unnoticed, especially when they announced all that stuff but had little to show. I haven't been this interested in Nintendo since the launch of the GC. They need to deliver on the games though. I'll probably wait a long time to buy WiiU simply because they cater to casuals, a necessary evil, and that's less games I'll actually buy.
 
[quote name='elessar123']To be fair, I said they should have done the big reveal next year. Especially with more actual games being developed.[/QUOTE]

Except that this wasn't the "big reveal", which is why I think many are disappointed. As I said before, this is the equivalent of Sony bringing out the Move in 2009, basically introducing the new controller for the next console and talking about its potential. Personally, there is a lot about that potential I like. (Actually, being able to play games without a TV is perhaps a bigger deal for those with kids.) I like that they have 3rd party developers on board to work with it and to see what they can come up with, rather than having themselves take the lead and leave the others fumbling around, which is kinda what happened with the Wii for the most part.

The "Big Reveal" probably will happen next year, with all the information on pricing and available titles you are looking for. This is just a preview of what Nintendo is going to use to innovate with.
 
[quote name='confoosious']So 2D on tv and look down to get the first person view? I'm in.[/QUOTE]

I came up with that idea a couple of weeks ago. But given how it was presented you'd probably have to hold up the screen to the TV to do first person. I could be wrong though.
 
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