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[maxy]

I hope MS's conference is as bad as it sounds. It'll help with the depression that'll be inflicted on me after Sony's...

There is some hope for you

Pachter says that Sony conf is gaming oriented.Vita has one unannounced title he is interested in...

He saw everything(under NDA).

[Takao]

It's Pachter so it's probably Madden, Call of Duty, Ass Creed: Made by Ubisoft Sofia or some other junk.

[Mr. Gundam]

And I'll have a far better time sitting at home watching it unfold on my screen as I swig beer

Come on over to my place, we'll drink in the beer cellar. Bring Prole and MAF with.

[Sho Nuff]

This sounds like the best idea ever

[Van Cruncheon]

YES.

[bachikarn]

Expectations for this thing are so low that people are freaking out that Nintendo added sticks to the wii u controller instead of circle pads.   

http://twitpic.com/9mx9jd

[Tasty]

Umm that's actually fairly big news and one of the biggest things people were pissing on the controller for.

It's nice to get what you wanted sometimes.

[Positive Touch]

(Image removed from quote.)

So it's a lower res iPad with 1/100th the functionality?

exactly

while little kids ask for ipads now, by next christmas they'll be getting wiius to play their licensed games on and carrying around their tablets just like mommy and daddy

[Shaka Khan]

It's also nice to see so many nintards who defended the sliders pull a 180.

fanthings

[EmCeeGrammar]

Woah woah woah, time the fuck out.  Fuck the sticks, the + and - buttons got moved.   This is actually a huge relief for me because when I first saw the wii u pad I was kinda dismayed it would suck for virtual console because the start and select buttons were out of reach.  This makes games like super metroid and link to the past annoying to play.  But they changed it.  Motherfucking Megaton.

edit: It does kinda look less... kewl now.  A little cludgy.  But I've been holding back on some of my VC catalogue because the ccpro sucks diseased asshole and I'll take this happily.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Apparently they renigged or something
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35468866&postcount=10922

[Owl-faced Wizard]

Analog circle pads are better for a thing with a flat back, sticks are better for something with grips, latter is superior.

That Starfox/Metroid thing has to be a joke, but I do wonder if it was cooked up to find out the source of a leak as opposed to just being completely made up shit by some nobody.

EDIT: Oh god I have a psychic link with Andrex:  http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38025887&postcount=643

[EmCeeGrammar]

I would prefer circle pads if they didn't have a noticeable deadzone like the 3ds does.  Like, I prefer the look of the old wii u pad because nothing seems to stick out too far.  Its looks less elegant now.  I think this was about Nintendo achieving control parity by having clickable sticks.  Hopefully this means they're really going to try and not be super obstinate this time about feedback and this will extend to most facets of the system, including the online infrastructure and whatnot.  Man, over 2 weeks. :/

[Takao]

Man, if I worked for a studio I'd tell Paul Gale absolutely nothing. Dude's a freaking leaky boat.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Some nda lifting soon? (2 days)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38026821&postcount=390

[Tasty]

As EmCee said, this is significant mostly because it's a fairly major change almost entirely based on input from third party (FPS/western) devs who probably told Nintendo:

"WTF are you thinking with circle pads??"

"Well like EmCee said on The Bore, they look better and they're better for for parity with 3DS..."

"If you don't change it then we're passing on your console AGAIN bitches."

"Fine fine, we changed it."

"WTF is this shit?"

"Oh for... what now?"

"The fricking sticks aren't clicky!"

"We've never had clicky sticks."

"Fuck that shit and your shitty ass console."

"FINE WE'LL CHANGE THAT TOO."

Apparently they renigged or something
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35468866&postcount=10922

So the new controller is smaller, thinner, and sleeker, the controls (sticks and start/select) are better positioned. Seems win/win to me. I don't think it looks worse, either. Less symmetrical, sure. But none of Nintendo's controllers since the SNES have been that symmetrical. Least of all the Wii's.

[Tasty]

while little kids ask for ipads now, by next christmas...

What does this mean?

[Takao]

It means you shouldn't have quoted that post.

omae wa mo shindeiru

[EmCeeGrammar]

It means he knows for sure another console manufacturer is releasing something by next christmas, probably with a tablet controller.  He's been really itchy about the hinty lately.

[Shaka Khan]

And now he edited it out. I think the icons are conspiring again.

[Tasty]

It means he knows for sure another console manufacturer is releasing something by next christmas, probably with a tablet controller.  He's been really itchy about the hinty lately.

But will it have Monster Hunter at launch? That's the question we must ask ourselves.

[Tasty]

Analog circle pads are better for a thing with a flat back, sticks are better for something with grips, latter is superior.

Seems they did add grips too:

EDIT: Oh god I have a psychic link with Andrex:  http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38025887&postcount=643

Stop thinking about that girl so much, it's distracting.

[maxy]

believe in Oscar

Question: why would MS go the tablet route if they have Kinect tech? Wandless motion controls seem nextgen compared to touchscreens.

Better question is why not?

And what makes you think that Kinect 2.0 won't be there too?

Talk

[pilonv1]

I thought the staggered release would be the case with the Wii, but it turned out to be around a month difference. Moving back to that would be an interesting decision.

[Tasty]

When was the last time a Nintendo console had a staggered (>1 month) launch? Honest question.

[Positive Touch]

(IMO tablets are a step back from motion tech).

lawlz no

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

No one can be murdered for my saying so, and I already did say so, so I'm going to say it again:

Microsoft is testing/planning a tablet for the next Xbox.  Right now.

The sad part will be watching the Microsoft employees shill for it here like they did the Windows Phone and Zune HD.

[Trent Dole]

So which one of you is this guy?

[maxy]

You can always blame Apple for making tablets popular.Good thing for Nintendo,two tablet platforms=more support.

[Momo]

I understand this perfectly. Question was why take a step back (IMO tablets are a step back from motion tech).

For me motion tech was and is the antithesis of what I want out of gaming, so any move away from that is positive. After a day working the last thing I want is to be saddled with shit like motion calibration, wrist flicks, dodgy movement detection and anything that possibly needs further interaction than sitting down and playing.

The tablet at least doesn't have you toying with sensor bars and wondering if your next unregistered flick will launch you into a frustrated rage. There is no reason it should not just work out the box. Ideally though I would want them to have a traditional controller as the basis of input to the console.

Going the Dreamcast/Rock Band route is the best way forward for me. Have lowish cost peripherals on a per game/series basis. It would guarantee that the peripheral is suited to the game and not tacked on like motion, plus the rest of the console's library wont be plagued by gimmicky shit it doesn't need.

[Great Rumbler]

I thought the staggered release would be the case with the Wii, but it turned out to be around a month difference. Moving back to that would be an interesting decision.

I might be going crazy but i seem to think i got my US machine before my japanese machine ... ?

North America was November 19th, Japan was December 2nd.

[Momo]

Kinect has some bullshit Kinect tuner where you have to calibrate by moving forward, backwards, sideways and standing still then till some magical rage bar fills up.

[EmCeeGrammar]

I'm confident the WiiU will release worldwide before the year is over.  They need the holiday shopping season and as much of a headstart as possible before Microsoft can release their successor.  Its not like they WONT have super mario bros mii at launch either.  The new super mario bros series is all about level design and not pushing tech to new horizons or anything like that.  I'd wager its mostly done by this point.

[maxy]

Mr. Pachter has changed its tune

WiiU=will do fine
3DS=dead

hmm

[Tasty]

Mr. Pachter has changed its tune

WiiU=will do fine
3DS=dead

hmm

[Huff]

Aliens: CM delayed to Feb 2013.

Clue of the launch date of WiiU or just the death of interest in this game by Nfans?

[cool breeze]

"will wait for superior console version"

[cool breeze]

Actually, it seems only the PS3, 360, and PC versions are delayed.  People are speculating that it'll be a timed exclusive for Wii U.

[Purple Filth]

Aliens: CM delayed to Feb 2013.

Clue of the launch date of WiiU or just the death of interest in this game by Nfans?

 

you'll be seeing a lot of "how can the machine be delayed when they never announced a launch date!?"

or

speculating that it'll be a timed exclusive for Wii U.

[Takao]

I'd love for it to be $449, for the spin.

Too bad it won't be.

[TakingBackSunday]

I'd be okay with those rumors.  But they won't be true.

[magus]

Time for the ol' ninfag dream Wii U rumour mill:

Nintendo is set to detail its plans for the next-gen Wii U console at E3 in a couple of weeks, but a developer may have beaten the platform-holder to it, with an Italian forum poster claiming to be a developer at Ubisoft Milan alleging a huge number of details about the upcoming console.

Chief among the list - which should be considered rumour at this point - are Ubisoft's plans for Wii U games, Unreal Engine 4/DX11 compatability, release date and hardware specs - check out the translated bullet points below:

- Wii U supports DirectX 11 and is already running Unreal Engine 4
- Wii U will support to touch-screen controllers
- The console has 2GB of RAM, 560MB dedicated to the OS
- The launch date will be 23 November
- Launch price hasn't been decided but will be between $350 - $450 (£220 - £285)
- Rayman Legends, The Avengers, Assassin's Creed 3, Just Dance 4 are all on Ubisoft's Wii U schedule, with Killer Freaks from Outer Space set to arrive weeks after launch.
- There are currently multiple versions of the console with developers
- Graphics are powered by the Radeon HD 6770 chipset
- Assassin's Creed 3 will run at 60fps at 1080p, compared to 720p on PS3 and Xbox 360
- Wii U will come with pre-installed software
- Crytek, EA and Valve are all working on Wii U
- Valve are working on a digital distribution platform and Portal ports
- Wii U will support achievements
- Wii U's UI will be customisable
- The new button has some link to the Wii Vitality Sensor
- The trigger buttons won't be analogue
Bear in mind, all of the above is pure speculation - some of which we've heard before - and details could have been lost in translation.

Italian forum poster

MAGUS?

alas i don't work at ubi but if i saw the original thread i could check if the translation is right

[Sho Nuff]

I strongly believe the above is bullshit

Nintendo has no reason to put anything above 1GB of RAM in there

But don't stop believin

[Tasty]

It's likely to be 1.5 GB IMO. But I wouldn't be surprised if it stayed at 1 GB.

[Bildi]

It's sad that a lot of things on that list would be ho-hum news or taken for granted if it related to the next Xbox or the PS4. 

[tiesto]

How the fuck does a videogame console OS take up 1/4 of the available RAM?

[pilonv1]

- Wii U supports DirectX 11 and is already running Unreal Engine 4

DX11 on 2006 tech

[D3RANG3D]

How the fuck does a videogame console OS take up 1/4 of the available RAM?

Japan 

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Vita uses half it's ram for it's OS smh.

[close]

[Tasty]

- Wii U supports DirectX 11 and is already running Unreal Engine 4

DX11 on 2006 tech

*2008

[pilonv1]

Also

- Assassin's Creed 3 will run at 60fps at 1080p, compared to 720p on PS3 and Xbox 360

None of the AC series has run above 30fps yet.

[Van Cruncheon]

it's not a 6770, i can tell you that

[Phoenix Dark]

it's not a 6770, i can tell you that

oh boy

[Tasty]

Yeah, that stuff doesn't match up with what I've heard.  At all.

Can I take a wild guess and you tell me how far off I am? Hot-warm-cold would be enough.

- 1.5 GB RAM
- 16 GB flash memory
- 3-4 GHz clocked CPU
- USB 3.0 support
- Shaders? Instead of the <insert any previous Nintendo system since 2000 here> way of having it all fixed function.
- No firm price yet, but likely around $300
- No firm date yet
- Clicky sticks
- Two UPads max during gameplay

I'm kinda clueless when it comes to vid cards but I think it's likely the Radeon HD 6770 comparisons are apt, if not somewhat misleading since comparing raw consoles to PC's is FUBAR.

This is the picture I have based on wild GAF rumors tempered with my own awesome wisdom and insight.

[maxy]

Same dude posted Ass Creed 3 for Vita and apparently there is something burning under that rock.

probably a lucky guess

[Phoenix Dark]

Watch it be closer to my 5770

[pilonv1]

Watch it be closer to my 5770

I think you mean 5650

[maxy]

Same dude posted Ass Creed 3 for Vita and apparently there is something burning under that rock.

what does it mean

Something Ass Creed 3 related(or Ass Creed 3) is coming to Vita.

[maxy]

 
probably some crappy spinoff then,at best

[Takao]

I'm fairly certain we heard AC for Vita was being done by Ubisoft Sofia. If it was getting a port of AC3 I imagine Montreal would do that, no?

[maxy]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-23-wii-u-darksiders-2-graphics-at-least-as-good-as-ps3-xbox-360-versions

One developer working on Wii U, who wished to remain anonymous, told Eurogamer Wii U ports will at best look as good as PS3 and Xbox 360 games. However, he indicated gamers will only see its true graphics capabilities with games built from the ground up for Wii U later in its life cycle.

haha