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Dr.Grass on 08 June 2011
SeriousWB said:

The fact that you don't have, and make excuses for not having, a gaming PC and are settling for PS3 visuals makes me think a lot of people won't find this deal breaking.


That makes sense -  a good point.

However, my computer broke. My laptop got stolen (very common in South Africa in fact my Wii uber bundle was stolen as well). I'm a student and pay for everything myself...House, car, food, big tv, ps3 etc etc. So I don't have the option of spending so much money on a gaming pc. Most people think I'm lucky enough to have a sweet gaming set up in the living room. Not making excuses, just sayin'



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Dr.Grass on 08 June 2011
thetonestarr said:
I think the vast improvement of the WiiU over the Wii and putting it ahead of PS3 and 360 at a time when it doesn't benefit either of them to make a similar jump is something Nintendo planned from the get-go back in 02-03 when they first were settling on the power of the Wii.

Make a metric asston of money off of the Wii without spending a lot to make it, then jump ahead of the competition early, before they're able to move on, themselves. And when they DO move on, their improvement will be minimal enough that many won't consider it necessary.

Brilliant.


I seriously, SERIOUSLY doubt that. They didn't expect Wii to be so successfull.



Buckwheat on 08 June 2011
JEMC said:
Buckwheat said:
I think the only way the Wii U can have success will be if they ship the console without the controller. I don't see how they could bundle one of those with the console and not sell it for under $350. The Wii originally sold for $250 becuase they abandoned the core gamers and didn't make a system that could come close to matching the expensive hardware found inside the 360 and PS3. 5 years later they show off a system that (speculating) will probably closely resemble the power of the PS3. The hardware is much cheaper now, so I don't expect the console price to be very high. The problem lies with the controller. While I think it is a step toward the next generation, I'm not really sure how it fits in here. I think if Nintendo wanted to really build a next-gen system they should have a product that delivers superior graphics. Otherwise what is the point? I certainly didn't see the next-generation in Nintendo's press conference yesterday. What would be really bad for Nintendo now is if Sony or Microsoft present their new consoles next year at E3 before the Wii U launches.

Please feel free to disect/disagree with my post. I do find all the talk about a new console refreshing.

Do you really think Nintendo, or anyone else, would launch a console without a controller? That's impossible and in this case where the controller is the big thing it makes no sense.

As for the graphics of the system, it's too early to know. We don't know the tech specs of the console and there were only 2 demos that showed some potential, the Nature one and the Zelda one.

Everybody wants nice graphics, me included, but lets wait untill we know something more, shall we?


I was thinking more along the lines of a Wii Remote.  I guess I should have specified.  I think that a 6.2" screen is just a ticking time bomb in the hands of a child or even in the hands of some of my friends.  I'm sure most of us know how easy it is to crack a cell phone.



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JEMC on 08 June 2011
Buckwheat said:
JEMC said:
Buckwheat said:
I think the only way the Wii U can have success will be if they ship the console without the controller. I don't see how they could bundle one of those with the console and not sell it for under $350. The Wii originally sold for $250 becuase they abandoned the core gamers and didn't make a system that could come close to matching the expensive hardware found inside the 360 and PS3. 5 years later they show off a system that (speculating) will probably closely resemble the power of the PS3. The hardware is much cheaper now, so I don't expect the console price to be very high. The problem lies with the controller. While I think it is a step toward the next generation, I'm not really sure how it fits in here. I think if Nintendo wanted to really build a next-gen system they should have a product that delivers superior graphics. Otherwise what is the point? I certainly didn't see the next-generation in Nintendo's press conference yesterday. What would be really bad for Nintendo now is if Sony or Microsoft present their new consoles next year at E3 before the Wii U launches.

Please feel free to disect/disagree with my post. I do find all the talk about a new console refreshing.

Do you really think Nintendo, or anyone else, would launch a console without a controller? That's impossible and in this case where the controller is the big thing it makes no sense.

As for the graphics of the system, it's too early to know. We don't know the tech specs of the console and there were only 2 demos that showed some potential, the Nature one and the Zelda one.

Everybody wants nice graphics, me included, but lets wait untill we know something more, shall we?


I was thinking more along the lines of a Wii Remote.  I guess I should have specified.  I think that a 6.2" screen is just a ticking time bomb in the hands of a child or even in the hands of some of my friends.  I'm sure most of us know how easy it is to crack a cell phone.

Ok and sorry, I may have overreacted.

I agree with your concern about kids. But comments so far say that the screen is of lesser quality than the ones found in new phones. Maybe it's more resistant to scratches and hits.



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thetonestarr on 08 June 2011

Resistive touchscreens are more crack-resistant than capacitive. They can also more easily have a plastic cover over them than capacitives.



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Raze on 08 June 2011
Dr.Grass said:
PullusPardus said:
if graphics are really that important to you then follow these steps

1 - Save up ,
2 - Get a PC
3 - buy any game
4 - have a graphicgasm
5 - forget you own consoles


This isn't possible financially. Also, the consoles see the games I am interested in and I'm not willing to wait ages for games that take advantage of my expensive graphics card.

Also, I've been suitably impressed with the graphics of this gen, and the main point is that I'd like to be impressed again next gen - which is why I'm not so enthusiastic if the Wii U ends up looking like PS3 most of the time... Get my point?

My $100 gaming system (P4 single core) and Nvidia card for $100 runs games at higher quality than most HD consoles do, $200 is cheaper than a new 360 or PS3, just sayin, its not as expensive as you think....



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Viper1 on 08 June 2011

Underpowered? In a word, no.



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Dr.Grass on 08 June 2011
Raze said:
Dr.Grass said:
PullusPardus said:
if graphics are really that important to you then follow these steps

1 - Save up ,
2 - Get a PC
3 - buy any game
4 - have a graphicgasm
5 - forget you own consoles


This isn't possible financially. Also, the consoles see the games I am interested in and I'm not willing to wait ages for games that take advantage of my expensive graphics card.

Also, I've been suitably impressed with the graphics of this gen, and the main point is that I'd like to be impressed again next gen - which is why I'm not so enthusiastic if the Wii U ends up looking like PS3 most of the time... Get my point?

My $100 gaming system (P4 single core) and Nvidia card for $100 runs games at higher quality than most HD consoles do, $200 is cheaper than a new 360 or PS3, just sayin, its not as expensive as you think....

I will be getting a gaming PC as soon as I start working. Still a student, and I think I have enough luxuries as it is



thetonestarr on 08 June 2011

I'm in the Army and I have a massive signing bonus coming sometime next year, once I complete my Korean training and MOS training.

When I get that, I'm building a $2000 gaming PC. I already have a powerhouse of a PC (3.015GHz quad-core Phenom II x4, 8GB DDR2 1066, ATI Radeon HD 48something, 2TB in HDDs and a 64GB SSD), but my new PC with the signing bonus is going to be sheer incredible.

So the WiiU will absolutely be underpowered compared to that, but that's a $2000 monster, not something that's gonna retail for $250-$300.



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Roma on 08 June 2011

lol i read these threads and lol (not what this OP has to say though)

every time i write down something to say I erase it as it is no use anyway :P

anyway looking foreword to see some Nintendo games! i am still in a WTF mood about the Zelda Demo!



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