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Confessions from a Nintendo insiderWii U : when hardware goes into development hellAs we know, the Wii U is the result of a long engineering and refining process by its secretive R&D labs. But, according to our source, it seems that the final architecture has been rushed through the door, with undesirable consequences. Nintendo’s low cost policy, which has so far allowed the company to surf the tech wave in a distinctively offbeat way, all the while maintaining incredibly high margins, could be about to backfire.Tethered so farSo far, the Wii U controller’s main chipset - that manages the device’s essential functions, including streaming and wireless – seems inadequate. This chip, described by our source as maybe a tad too cheap, has been the sources of many headaches in recent weeks. So far, the wireless functions simply do not work – at all. There have been so far three different prototypes, and a fourth iteration is expected by select developers at the end of the month.Developers on the brinkSo far, developers are working with a tethered controller: each one is fitted with a small black box with a tethered connection to the main unit. And even then, it still doesn’t work properly. Many developers are feeling lost, their progress impeded by a distinct lack of visibility, their working days paced by the quasi-daily software updates. In those conditions, many feel unable to properly exploit the system’s most innovative and promising features, those very features they haven’t been able to test properly so far.What about the schedule ?Ten months before the tentative release date – developers are still expecting a June 2012 release – the fact that Nintendo engineers are still struggling to make this supposedly final architecture function properly is worrisome at best. Could Nintendo have to make radical last-minute changes, and if so, what would be the cost? This unexpected development runs contrary to Nintendo’s reputation for carefully weighing all tech options long before any announcement. Inside the company, there have been talks of a delayed release, with September as a new tentative date. Being three months off-schedule doesn’t seem such a big issue, when compared to a home console’s life cycle. But this is not 2006 anymore. The industry is undergoing a radical mutation, and there is a growing amount of rumors positioning Microsoft’s next system to be unveiled during the 2012 E3 conference, and a relase in short order. If that was to happen, the Wii U would only enjoy a few months of “optimal run” alongside the Xbox 360, which would essentially moot the much-touted ease with which developers can port 360 code for the Wii U. To succeed in its incredibly audacious endeavour, Nintendo will have to walk a very tight rope.
At least NoE went out on high-note: Xenoblade.
Jesus Christ Nintendo pack it into an ambulance and send it to the ER. Stillborn.Weeeeeeeeeeeeee ooooooooooooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeeee oooooooooooooooo.
Even though the Crysis developer hasn’t yet announced any plans for projects involving the new machine, company founder Avni Yerli gushed about what it was capable of, in a recent interview with GamesIndustry."Our guys in Nottingham they are very happy with their tests on the dev kits and they’re excited about it," he says, also explaining that the new hardware provides a "challenge" for designers. "Once thought through it can add value, and that’s what ultimately important."
time to bump thisGTA 5 on Weeooooo?very likely
Wii Play 13.04Mario Kart Wii 10.64Super Mario Bros. Wii 8.36Wii Fit w/ Balance Board 8.15Wii Sports Resort 6.05Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board 5.35Super Smash Bros.: Brawl 5.28Just Dance 2 5.09Super Mario Galaxy 4.38Link's Crossbow Training 3.47Mario Party 8 3.47Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2.82Guitar Hero III 2.76Just Dance 2.71LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga 2.48Super Mario Galaxy 2 2.4Donkey Kong Country Returns 2.35Mario & Sonic at Olympic Games 2.12Carnival Games 1.88Michael Jackson: Experience 1.88Game Party 1.78Wii Fit Plus (Standalone) 1.71EA Sports Active 1.56Disney Epic Mickey 1.52Zumba Fitness: Join the Party 1.42Deca Sports 1.35Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 1.34Rayman Raving Rabbids 1.28Super Paper Mario 1.27LEGO Batman 1.17Wii Music 1.16Mario Super Sluggers 1.13Cooking Mama: Cook Off 1.08LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures 1.08Animal Crossing: City Folk 1.06Wipeout: The Game 1.06Star Wars: Force Unleashed 1.06Resident Evil 4 1.05Guitar Hero World Tour 1.02uDraw 1.02Rock Band Special Edition 1.01Call of Duty: World at War 1.01
where are they?
Dragon Age II PS3
Bayonetta 360, PS3 (not combined though)
We are also planning to launch the Wii U, which is the successor to the Wii, during the next fiscal year. We would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year. As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.With all of these efforts and plans I have mentioned so far, we are trying to get back to our previous profit level.
a few things to add there for fun- 360 has 48 million sellers, Wii has 42, PS3 has 19, PSP has 6, DS has 40.- 360 has 39 third party million sellers, Wii has 23, PS3 has 16, PSP has 5, DS has 12. - Wii's top four sellers are all higher than the 360's highest. 360's top 3 are higher than PS3's highest. DS's top eleven are all higher than the PSP's highest.- Generally speaking, the Wii's software has sold better than the 360's, but not significantly so. They both embarrass the PS3. The DS vs the PSP is hilarity, of course. - Comparing all together it looks like Wii>DS=360>>>PS3>>PSP. Sorting out for just third parties, it would be 360>>Wii>PS3>DS>>PSP.- Nintendo's toilets are made of solid gold. Nintendo have 44 million-sellers, Activision have 20, EA have 18, Ubisoft have 12, Take 2 have 14.- Weep for Japan: Outside Nintendo, there are only 14 million sellers from the rest of the Japanese publishers, and that is graciously counting everything Sony as a publisher releases as being from a Japanese publisher. Taking origins into account, there are only 11 million sellers of non-Nintendo Japanese origin, and 5 of them are SEGA, and all five of those are Sonic the Hedgehog games.
ALERT SEGA FANTARD ALERT ALERTTo put salt into some wounds, here are some notable titles that have sold worse than NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii:Dragon Age II PS3Rock Band 3 PS3Tomb Raider Underworld PS3Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2Brutal Legend PS3Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 360Enslaved PS3+360 combinedVanquish PS3+360 combinedBayonetta 360, PS3 (not combined though)Prince of Persia 360Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions 360, PS3, WiiChronicles of Riddick Dark Athena, PS3+360 combinedWolfenstein PS3 + 360 combinedTwo Worlds 2 360+PS3 combinedAlice: Madness Returns PS3+360 combinedAll four Yakuza games put togetherSilent Hill OriginsRock Band UnpluggedMetal Gear Solid Peace WalkerGod of War: Ghost of Sparta
2011 YTD HARDWARE SALES TOTAL US EU JPPS3 6.3 2.42 2.79 1.11NDS 5.5 2.67 2.26 0.60360 5.5 3.45 1.98 0.093DS 5.0 1.42 1.48 2.15WII 4.9 2.36 2.01 0.55PSP 3.9 0.85 1.40 1.60- US: NPD, Jan to Sep.- JP: Media Create, Week 1 to Week 42.- EU: Nintendo, Week 1 to Week 41.
Quote from: Zero Hero on October 28, 2011, 08:10:49 AMDoes nintendo even know enough about geometry and shaders to make HD games?They have a little catching up to do, but I'm confident they'd do so speedily. Nintendo actually has exceptionally talented people working for them. Not their fault the captain of the ship has kind of lost his marbles.
Does nintendo even know enough about geometry and shaders to make HD games?
Order Up! alone justifies the existence of the Wii.I will fight you all to the death over this.
i agree - i think it's going to be EVEN SHITTER than what people are thinking. Fork for your words, Oscar?
i owned only a wii up to somewhat a year ago
Quote from: magus on October 28, 2011, 10:23:42 AMi owned only a wii up to somewhat a year ago What was that like? I can't even imagine.
Did you steal the 360 from a shop btw?
I know you like jrpg's and the 360 has some really big ones like Blue Dragon and Lost Oddysey and FF13.Wouldnt you feel like you missed out on the big games?
(how else is Smash 4 gonna work?)
Consumers will never want this as their primary online platform Emcee wake up. It wont have the same games as the next gen PS and Xbox.Jesus your dumb sometimes.
Console specs still in flux, but sources say Nintendo now has ambitions for touch-screen multiplayerNintendo engineers are working hard to upgrade Wii U so that it can simultaneously support two tablet controllers, Develop understands.A trusted game development executive has said there are numerous indications within the Wii U codebase that the console is, at the very least, being prepared to operate with two touch-screen pads.Nintendo and development partners had previously indicated that only one tablet controller could work with the system, due to technical limitations.But Develop’s source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, explained that multi-tablet support is one of three remaining variables for the next-gen console. The other two are RAM capacity and processor speed.The person said Nintendo appears to be on the cusp of solving the technical conundrum of a single Wii U device supporting two tablet controllers. The source added that there was no indication, and very little chance, that four tablet controllers would ever be supported.The Wii U, which was demonstrated for the first time this year at E3, features a tablet device at the centre of the experience. The iPad-like controller boasts a 6.2-inch single-touch screen, a camera, accelerometer, gyroscope, a motion control sensor strip, stereo speakers, stylus, microphone and a classic dual-analogue button layout.The console will stream a game’s video and audio onto the pad itself and, in theory, allow people to play without the need for a TV. The pad’s screen and TV can also work in conjunction to deliver unique dual-screen experiences.Yet the sophistication of the Wii U tablet has led to technical hurdles in supporting more than one on each console. The platform allows for up to four classic Wii controllers to be used alongside a tablet controller.Earlier in the year, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata suggested that two tablets playing on each system would also introduce cost barriers to the casual audience.Develop’s source, however, believes that feedback from E3 has been welcomed by the company.“Nintendo now know they absolutely need to support two tablets,” the source said.“At E3 they didn’t commit to this, but they know how important it is to make it technically feasible to support two screens. Even if that affects framerate, as a developer and player, I don’t care. It needs to work. Developers will design appropriate games for this. If you’re building a quiz game you’re not going to give a shit about the framerate.”Nintendo has told investors that the final edition of the Wii U will be demonstrated in June 2012 at E3. Launch is expected several months later. The company is expecting to post its first loss in 30 years.It is customary for new console hardware to undergo several revisions before final release; something which has made it challenging to determine final specifications for the device.
So Carrefour put the "placeholder" price up: 450 fucking EUROS.EB Games Australia did as well: 600 fucking Austria USD (606 real American DOLLARS).This console is DEADER THAN DEAD on arrival. Deader than 3DS was.
Quote from: Borys on December 12, 2011, 01:57:36 PMSo Carrefour put the "placeholder" price up: 450 fucking EUROS.EB Games Australia did as well: 600 fucking Austria USD (606 real American DOLLARS).This console is DEADER THAN DEAD on arrival. Deader than 3DS was.So mario galaxy 3 and mario kart 8 incoming really fucking fast then is what you're saying.
