New Nintendo console - Wii U

Originally posted by dmills
Yep. Hell they don't even have to come straight from Nintendo. Let Retro off of its chain so that they can do more then Metroid. Aggressively pursue small but talented development houses and turn them loose as well. Bottomline is the rep that Nintendo has is all but diecast and its going to take some truly amazing stuff to change the general perception.

I have been and always will be a ninty fan, hell I'll go to the grave saying that the gamecube got a bad rap last gen. But I'm sorry, I just couldn't do the waggle thing this gen. In retrospect I guess I can somewhat see their position. The gcn was roughly on par with the xbox in terms of power. They had some kick ass games that at the time were exclusives in Resident evil 4, Viewtiful Joe etc. Yet they still got the kiddy label. I remember when capcom released Viewtiful Joe, EGM gave it a 9 and I distinctly remember the reviewer saying something like "this is a great game, I wish that Capcom would've released it on other consoles so that more people could experience it". At the time I was like wtf?! They don't say shyte like that about ps2 or xbox exclusives! Ninty must've been like "we've done what we could, we have the games and the power and they still dis us so phuck em. Let's go casual".

The Wii was so far from the norm that I often think that it was Nintendo truly saying phuck you to the hardcore gaming establishment lulz.

Your Nickelodeon, HBO AMC analogy is spot on. I'm just glad you didn't mention showtime. Well, aside from the first 3 seasons of Dexter lol.

Yeah I loved my Gamecube, first place I played the amazingness that was RE4 and of course Viewtiful Joe - which you also mentioned, was an amazing game. I think the Gamecube had much the same problem as the Wii did though with lack of third party support. Now they had some big guns like Capcom backing them, but I keenly remember Psychonauts not being on the system and many other gems.

Glad you liked my analogy. I went with FX because it was the only station I could think off that offers programs that can compete with HBO and AMC. I loved SoA and Justified, and I think Terriers - even though it only got one season before being canceled - is one of the best seasons of a show of all time. Some terrific character work. I still do enjoy Dexter and I felt the American remake of Shameless was also strong, but I don't think Showtime is as strong as it was a few years ago.

As long as the wii u has strong RPG releases I'm good

Making it HD does not mean the Graphics is gonna be better than 360 or PS3

Originally posted by chomperx9
Making it HD does not mean the Graphics is gonna be better than 360 or PS3

Word is that it's roughly 50% more powerful then both. At least in terms of processing power. That's been a fairly consistent take amongst developers and industry analysts. Some developers have stated that its just flat out more powerful. From what I can gather, that refers to the CPU. The gpu is what'll determine how much better visually its going to look relative to the ps360.

The problem for ninty is whether or not developers are willing to commit the assets required to take full advantage of that extra horsepower. Or will the U just get quick dirty ports.

A prize here for stating the obvious...

http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/117/1175749p1.html

A number of commentators I have seen were confused on whether this was actually a console or not (as opposed to just a fancy controller). It's surprising how people can just miss out some of the basics sometimes... like remembering to say it was a new console.

That line about the console being invisible is lovely gibberish. You will interact with it the exact same amount as any other console- i.e to put discs in it.

[Analyst: Wii U May Have 50% More Processing Power Than PS3, 360 by Mike Rose [Console/PC, E3, Business]

June 13, 2011

Third-party developers for the upcoming Nintendo Wii U console have indicated that it may have 50 percent more processing power than that of the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, according to analyst reports.

Arvind Bhatia at analyst firm Sterne Agee explained in an investor note that, although the processing power of the console is yet to be confirmed by Nintendo, a number of developers said that the Wii U will be notably more powerful than both the PS3 and Xbox 360.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/... an_PS3_360.php

Crytek: We're bringing our tech to Wii U

CryEngine-built software is already close to fully running on Nintendo’s next-generation console, engine vendor Crytek has said.

“Crytek’s support for Wii U is definitely going to happen,” company CEO Cevat Yerli told Develop in a new interview to be published soon.

Yerli claimed that CryEngine's tech was close to fully running on Nintendo’s new system, though wouldn’t specify any details.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/38014/Crytek-Were-bringing-our-tech-to-Wii-U

Wii U powered by Unreal Engine 3 tech

Epic Games could pave the way for a rush of externally-developed triple-A Wii U games

A significant step has been made in Nintendo’s new bid to capture a core games market with Wii U.

The innovative new console is being supported by two Unreal Engine games and, Develop believes, the high-end engine tech behind them.

Earlier today Nintendo revealed both Batman Arkham City and Aliens Colonial Marines in production for Wii U.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/37927/Wii-U-powered-by-Unreal-Engine-3-tech

Programming guru gives insight into Wii U tech

New Nintendo console 'can enhance Assassin’s Creed engine', Ubisoft tech engineer says

A clearer picture is emerging on the technical sophistication of Nintendo’s upcoming home console, Wii U.

Marc Parenteau, a respected lead Ubisoft Montreal programmer who’s led teams on projects such as Assassin’s Creed, appeared unreserved in his praise for Nintendo’s new device.

“The multicore architecture of the console is a natural fit for our in-house HD engines, such as the Anvil engine,” Parenteau said during a developer roundtable at E3.

Parenteau, one of the few people in the industry that knows of the Wii U’s deepest hardware specifications, said the console’s “large memory capacity” would allow for enhancements to Anvil tech.

He said the extra processing power would allow for precalculating data and increasing cache sizes.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/37999/Programming-guru-gives-insight-into-Wii-U-tech

Darksiders dev praises power of Wii U

Expects Darksiders II Wii U to be the best version, better than Xbox 360, PS3. sked if Darksiders II will be best on Wii U, Adams said: "Yeah, just because the hardware is more powerful and it will have some extra features that I think will actually be useful to people playing the game. With it's controller, [the Wii U version of Darksiders II] might be the best version of the game."
http://www.videogamer.com/news/darksiders_dev_praises_power_of_wii_u.html

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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35185/Analyst_Wii_U_May_Have_50_More_Processing_Power_Than_PS3_360.php

Those quotes gave me an erection. Thank you, sir. 😄

According to Blistered Thumbs you can only use one Wii U per console. That.... kinda sucks. 🙁

The Wii U is the name of the new console.

It's currently designed so that it only uses one tablet controller per console, though.

Yeah, thats what I meant. You need to use Wiimotes otherwise.

Just like most of you...I want to know it's specs sooooo bad. pained

I like that they mentioned the storage media. As always, Nintendo has to be douchy and make it a proprietary format.

Some samples of what so called "hardcore" gamers were saying about the Wii U games that were actually running on ps360 hardware

Originally Posted by gimmmick:

Downgrade in graphics for tekken? How is this shit suppose to last us 5 - 6 years?

At least the games will be there (hopefully).

Originally Posted by GABDEG:

Lol, Tekken looks like a 3DS game. Metro looked amazing.

Originally Posted by Replicant:

Games are still Wii-quality.

Originally Posted by entrement:

Ports looks worse than their PS3/360 incarnations.

Originally Posted by bluehat9:

Games still look worse than 360 and PS3 to me?

Haha, 360 and ps3 graphics are better. So little detail in the environments

Originally Posted by Thrakier:

Hm, not even 360/PS3 level. Don't know. Controller is maybe nice in a functional way, but doesn't look comfortable to hold.

Originally Posted by royalan:

Graphics-wise, that seemed to be only a minor step up from what the Wii could do. But nowhere near what we've seen from the 360 and PS3.

But at least it's getting hardcore titles now. So there's a plus.

Originally Posted by Your Excellency:

We got BF3...but on a console less powerful than the ps360

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432783&page=71

A classic example of how our personal bias can affect the way that we see things. The bias against Nintendo is so strong that many dudebros saw the games as WORSE looking then ps360 games, even though they were actually running on ps360 hardware lulz.

According to the Blistered Thumbs guys, none of the footage of the 3rd party games we saw at E3 was actually from the Wii U. It was all from the 360 or PS3 versions. So ironically they're both right and wrong. Nah, they're just wrong. But maybe thats where they're getting that impression from. However, tech demo's have proven the Wii U is graphically 'hardcore'.

Originally posted by dmills
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432783&page=71

That link made me lol. 5 straight pages of "LUIGI's MANSION JIZZ OMFG BLEIGH!!!" XD

Originally posted by dmills
A classic example of how our personal bias can affect the way that we see things. The bias against Nintendo is so strong that many dudebros saw the games as WORSE looking then ps360 games, even though they were actually running on ps360 hardware lulz.

My god. The hype over this new controller is just revolting. This is the Wii Remote all over again, IMO.

Unless Nintendo hitches up their nuts and drops a console with some actual power and third party support, then I'm probably going to lose interest.

Originally posted by MadMel
That link made me lol. 5 straight pages of "LUIGI's MANSION JIZZ OMFG BLEIGH!!!" XD

Is this a joke? Is Luigi's mansion like, actually a good game? Because that shit is HILARIOUS.

I liked Luigi's Mansion, personally. I just thought it was funny how they were all acting like 4chan. 😛