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What old franchise should Nintendo revive first on the Wii U?

Star Fox 220 47.31%
 
F-Zero 110 23.66%
 
Wave Race 29 6.24%
 
Top-Down Zelda 55 11.83%
 
Show me the results. 28 6.02%
 
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happydolphin on 04 March 2012
menx64 said:

 this video is from e3 2011, a good overview of the controller, game demos & people's reactions.

After watching this video, one thought passed my mind:

Nintendo's body is ready.



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TomaTito on 04 March 2012

The biggest surprise I got from the E3 reveal was the sensor bar in the U controller, it came up here while discussing offscreen gameplay and the issue it would have with Wii games that require IR.



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NintendoPie on 04 March 2012
TomaTito said:

The biggest surprise I got from the E3 reveal was the sensor bar in the U controller, it came up here while discussing offscreen gameplay and the issue it would have with Wii games that require IR.

Was it mentioned what it is for?



IamAwsome on 04 March 2012
TomaTito said:

The biggest surprise I got from the E3 reveal was the sensor bar in the U controller, it came up here while discussing offscreen gameplay and the issue it would have with Wii games that require IR.

Thanks, I neede a pic like this, and about the sensor bar, I don't think there would be any issues as long as there isn't another sensor bar connected to the console. 



TomaTito on 04 March 2012
NintendoPie said:
TomaTito said:

The biggest surprise I got from the E3 reveal was the sensor bar in the U controller, it came up here while discussing offscreen gameplay and the issue it would have with Wii games that require IR.

Was it mentioned what it is for?

It wasn't mentioned at the show but later on people started talking about it. The specification talked of a sensor strip and I thought that was an IR sensor on the controller just like the one used by the circle pad on the 3DS.

Next to the camera you have two IR transmitters, just like the Wii sensor bar. So even if the TV was occupied you could still play Goldeneye with your Wiimote and the U controller as your screen. A use is shown during the demo reel, the golf game that had the controller on the floor which then detects the Wiimote pass due to the IR.



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IamAwsome on 04 March 2012
Play4Fun said:

Don't forget the Nintendo Network!

  • User accounts: Wii U will have individual user accounts, rather than one system-wide account.
  • NFC: Near Field Communication ("touch" data transmission from accessories, credit cards, etc... sort of like QR/Streetpass combined) will be built-in.
  • Online: Miyamoto: "Network has to have a totally new concept to be different."
  • Third parties: Several new, previously unconsidered alliances/partnerships with third parties.
  • Communities: You haven't seen the last of them!
  • Retail title downloads: 3DS and Wii U both support digital download of retail titles, but... they still aren't quite sure how to implement it just yet.
  • Item billing: "We should not decline third parties if they want to offer item billing" (paying to unlock content).
  • DLC: Still planning to offer DLC (possibly talking about their own software), but needs more time to complete its feasibility study on the market and its needs.
  • More sharing: "Digital will include user to user communications, competition and sharing"
  • Better-paced software + DLC: Nintendo has learnt that it shouldn't have stagnant periods between software launches: can fill the gap, and DLC can extend the life of a title.

 

Regarding the Wii U's power, take this with a grain of salt but a former Fench Journalist on GAF with second-hand info said the graphics fidelity on screen when the console is processing images on both the main screen and controller screen is 2x Xbox 360. He says this was mid development and that alot of graphical effects are added at the end of development so it can look better.

He also says some of the hardware components of the console are 4x- 5x 360 and that the system will have more than 1GB of RAM.

Thanks! This will be going in the OP. 



NintendoPie on 04 March 2012
TomaTito said:
NintendoPie said:
TomaTito said:

The biggest surprise I got from the E3 reveal was the sensor bar in the U controller, it came up here while discussing offscreen gameplay and the issue it would have with Wii games that require IR.

Was it mentioned what it is for?

It wasn't mentioned at the show but later on people started talking about it. The specification talked of a sensor strip and I thought that was an IR sensor on the controller just like the one used by the circle pad on the 3DS.

Next to the camera you have two IR transmitters, just like the Wii sensor bar. So even if the TV was occupied you could still play Goldeneye with your Wiimote and the U controller as your screen. A use is shown during the demo reel, the golf game that had the controller on the floor which then detects the Wiimote pass due to the IR.

Oh! That is what that showed! Thanks. ^_^



TomaTito on 04 March 2012
IamAwsome said:

Thanks, I neede a pic like this, and about the sensor bar, I don't think there would be any issues as long as there isn't another sensor bar connected to the console.

Your welcomed (and you too NintendoPie). It's a shame the dimensions are in imperial instead of the metric system xD

Got the image from here, but I don't think there is anything esle interesting left.



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happydolphin on 04 March 2012
_crazy_man_ said:

Mind giving a link to said GAF thread?

And nice to see a dedicated Wii U News thread. :)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=459256

So many pages of nothing to go through though, just to find some nuggets :S



happydolphin on 04 March 2012
NintendoPie said:
Roma said:
RolStoppable said:
NintendoPie said:
Can't wait for it! This is seriously the first time I have ever been THIS hyped up for a new console. It looks so AWESOME! Thanks for making the thread IAmAwesome.

You are only 13 though, so this really doesn't and can't mean much.

On topic: Nice to see that someone does this, but this type of threads isn't my thing because of the information overload.

HAHA but it is cute
It sounded funny when you pointed it out as he wouldn’t have been in the know when Wii was rumoured and about to get fully revealed



Thanks a lot Roma. -.-

If this helps, I was 3 when my brothers got the NES, and I still vaguely remember moments of gaming enjoyment. My brother was 10 and was subscribed to Nintendo power. I was 7 when the SNES released, and I very much remember being hyped for it before it came out, playing demos at my local retailer. We bought it shortly after.

I was 12 when the N64 released in Canada, but before its release I remember being extremely hyped for it, and bought myself a copy of Ultra magazine (a french magazine with all kinds of screenshots about Mario 64, Kirby's Air ride and other announced games). I went to La Ronde and did the lineups a few times to play the soon to be released Mario 64.

I was hyped.

Let's not even talk about how hyped I was about the Dolphin and the Levorution. I couldn't wait not even a minute, for many, many days.