Nintendo Wii U Thread

[GojiFan]

Didn't the Wii only had one Wii remote? Not surprise that they are giving us only one controller.

Not at all what they are talking about.

It kind of makes sense though. Those controllers would be EXPENSIVE. It's basically a tablet that also contains the ability to stream games, has motion controls, a front facing camera, etc. Average people wouldn't be able to afford more than one. It would be quite taxing on the Wii U to stream the game to more than one controller anyway.

I imagine they will patch/whatever the Wii U at some point to allow for more than one controller for some games (though streaming to all of them will definitely not happen).

[Gigan X3]

I'm fine with this.

[Hellspawn28]

Not at all what they are talking about.

I see. I see nothing wrong with the whole one controller idea since no one hardly plays video game local anymore. It's all been about online play in the past few years.

[Gigan X3]

That applies only to certain people but even then I know they'll manage to make games pretty fun either way.

[Hedorah]

Not at all what they are talking about.

I see. I see nothing wrong with the whole one controller idea since no one hardly plays video game local anymore. It's all been about online play in the past few years.

No online mode in the world can compare to goofing off with 3 of your best friends

[The Dark Uniter]

I like to play locally or online with extra controllers. If it supports Wii remotes or Gamecube controllers, I guess that's okay but still I would rather play with the same type of controller.

[zilla103192]

I can already see me and my sister arguing who uses what controller...

I think it should ALLOW more then one pad to be used, so the people that can afford another CAN use it. But also allow it to be controlled with a wiimote for people that can't afford the pad.

[Crocodile]

Not at all what they are talking about.

I see. I see nothing wrong with the whole one controller idea since no one hardly plays video game local anymore. It's all been about online play in the past few years.

I play video games with my friends in person all the time

Online is only for the ones who moved out of town, and can't visit

There will always be a demand for split screen games.

[gvamp]

I think the whole reasoning for one tablet controller per system is that since it focuses on streaming having more than one would but a severe strain on the Wii U unless it's got a pretty bad ass processor and GPU in it. I could see allowing two tablets per system because it should be that taxing on it but any more than that and there'll be slow down.

On a side note I wonder if South Park will do a sequel to there episodes where Cartman freezes himself so he can get a Wii.

[Hellspawn28]

Miyamoto Says Wii U Not Much Better

http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/21/miyamot ... -consoles/

[Gigan X3]

Well it's up to speed and that should suffice, I don't think the 360 and PS3 have that little time left anyway, should last 'till 2015 at earliest.

[Chris55]

Well it's up to speed and that should suffice, I don't think the 360 and PS3 have that little time left anyway, should last 'till 2015 at earliest.

and then it'll look like crap once the new MS and PS4 come out. Then again, it'll be expected

[Gigan X3]

Well it's up to speed and that should suffice, I don't think the 360 and PS3 have that little time left anyway, should last 'till 2015 at earliest.

and then it'll look like crap once the new MS and PS4 come out. Then again, it'll be expected

I don't think the difference is going to be that big.

[Hellspawn28]

More 3rd party support:

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/07/05/bet ... -for-them/

Good to see more people supporting the Wii U.

I don't think the difference is going to be that big.

I disagree since I'm pretty sure graphics will be much better on the next system. They will always find always to make texture look better in games. The graphics gab between the PS2 and PS3 are pretty huge, I would imagine the same for the PS3 and PS4.

Those controllers would be EXPENSIVE.

I doubt that they will be super expensive. I doubt they are going to be higher then $40-$50, if you have a job then they should not be that much to buy. Not to mention companies like wild cat always make cheaper versions of controllers like they always do and could do the same for the Wii U.

[zilla103192]

those controllers will cost more then $40-$50 HS. It is essentially a DS without the top screen. I can see these controllers going for $100+ easily.

[gvamp]

More 3rd party support:

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/07/05/bet ... -for-them/

Good to see more people supporting the Wii U.

I don't think the difference is going to be that big.

I disagree since I'm pretty sure graphics will be much better on the next system. They will always find always to make texture look better in games. The graphics gab between the PS2 and PS3 are pretty huge, I would imagine the same for the PS3 and PS4.

Those controllers would be EXPENSIVE.

I doubt that they will be super expensive. I doubt they are going to be higher then $40-$50, if you have a job then they should not be that much to buy. Not to mention companies like wild cat always make cheaper versions of controllers like they always do and could do the same for the Wii U.

The graphics between the PS2 and PS3 where huge because we've had major innovations in graphics between the time the PS2 and the PS3 where launched there really hasn't been anything that major between say DX10 and DX11. For the next generation of conoles (Xbox 3 and PS4) I see backgrounds becoming more detailed and games having better physics I really don't see graphics improving that much since we've basically hit the max we can do with DX11.

[miguelnuva]

nintendo used ps3.360 game footage at E3

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/nint ... vent/13259

don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

[Gigan X3]

Really doubt the Tekken game was PS3/360 footage since it's an exclusive and yet it still looks as good, the tech demo of Zelda and the bird should be enough to ease your worries guys.

[Hellspawn28]

GameCube Games may be Downloadable on Wii U

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/ninte ... o-wiiware/

I also wonder if Nintendo will make something similar to achievements and trophies for their games?

[Gigan X3]

Awesome, can't wait to see if Melee gets some tweaks like Pikmin for the Wii.