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selnor on 05 June 2012
freebs2 said:
selnor said:
Wii U seemed really bad after Smartglass was shown. The potential and scope of Smartglass quite frankly just killed Nintendo for me.

So basically you wanted WiiU for TV web browsing and dashboard navigation?

No.

Smartglass can do all that, plus the same thing for games as wii u. Smartglass potential goes beyond the house to. Not stuck to 20 feet or whatever the distance.



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DieAppleDie on 05 June 2012

"What I mean is there basically making the same console as last gen, that same console that has failed in the second half of the seventh gen, not something exciting to think about."

second half? Do you mean SMG2, Zelda SS, Xenoblade, Last story, PTower, Redsteel2, MonHunTri, Silent hill, TatsunokovsCapcom, Epic mickey, NMH 2, Metroid other M, Sin & Punishment2, Endless ocean 2...
fail
XD



Pjams on 05 June 2012

I don't know, I like the tablet and I like the idea of playing some Mario in proper HD. But the price that eurogamer announced was 250GBP - $385 - so that's kinda a killer for me.



 

Pjams on 05 June 2012
selnor said:
Wii U seemed really bad after Smartglass was shown. The potential and scope of Smartglass quite frankly just killed Nintendo for me.


Really, thats the best you can do? The Wii U tablet vs. Smartglass? It takes a special kind of blindness to create that in your head.



 

TeddostheFireKing on 05 June 2012
kitler53 said:
TeddostheFireKing said:
Nintendo really have, Nintendo wants to get hardcore gamers? They need Madden, FIFA, CoD Black Ops 2 AND ROCKSTAR.

Batman, Assassin's Creed 3 and ME3 are good starts, but Batman doesn't look that much different than the others versions. AC 3 will be just as good, but you've already got a system to play it on as that is were the previous titles are. ME3 is good, but in such a story driven game, they'll be lucky to beat ME2's PS3 sales :/

Nintendo Land too, I thought Nintendo didn't like the childish image? I'm sorry, but most guys between 12-18 are going to shun that in an instant :/

(And Call Me Maybe IS NOT going to get the crowd going!!!!)

Finally :P, 3rd Parties? Yeah, if your only talking about Warner Brothers and Ubisoft :/

woah, wait, WHAT!  did carly rae jepsen make and appearance?!?   oh man, now i'm actually excited to see this conference.  I fucking lover her!

lol not quite :P I would've been happy if she was there too, but they just used Call Me Maybe as their song in Nintendo's new Karoke game :/

 

speaking of which, did anyone else notice the microphone was attached to the WiiU not the controller? I think that's a major oversight, it would be so much easier if they attached the mic to the controller :/



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selnor on 05 June 2012
Pjams said:
selnor said:
Wii U seemed really bad after Smartglass was shown. The potential and scope of Smartglass quite frankly just killed Nintendo for me.


Really, thats the best you can do? The Wii U tablet vs. Smartglass? It takes a special kind of blindness to create that in your head.



Cmon man did you watch M$ conference?

 

Smartglass interacts with phones and 360. game developers can use smartglass to incorporate Windows 8 Tablets, or Android tablets or Ipads as controllers or a 2nd screen. Possibility to have a full Skyrim map on Tablet while playing on your TV for example. Particularly loved the Halo 4 smartglass part. That was genius.

Then theres movies, music, internet etc stuff that Wii U cant even begin to do.

 

So yes, Smartglass has alot more potential than Wii U.



Pjams on 05 June 2012
selnor said:
Pjams said:
selnor said:
Wii U seemed really bad after Smartglass was shown. The potential and scope of Smartglass quite frankly just killed Nintendo for me.


Really, thats the best you can do? The Wii U tablet vs. Smartglass? It takes a special kind of blindness to create that in your head.



Cmon man did you watch M$ conference?

 

Smartglass interacts with phones and 360. game developers can use smartglass to incorporate Windows 8 Tablets, or Android tablets or Ipads as controllers or a 2nd screen. Possibility to have a full Skyrim map on Tablet while playing on your TV for example. Particularly loved the Halo 4 smartglass part. That was genius.

Then theres movies, music, internet etc stuff that Wii U cant even begin to do.

 

So yes, Smartglass has alot more potential than Wii U.


Right, and the Wii U tablet is a controller for Wii U games and the Wii U. So what excatly is your point? They are not competing technologies 



 

Skeeuk on 05 June 2012
nikosx said:
ryuzaki57 said:

No. They shot themselves right in the head!

Yes, a clear headshot!

Wii U controller: 500g, 3 to 5 hours life, 2.5 hours to charge. (Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-05-wii-u-gamepad-battery-life-detailed)


THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER



...not much time to post anymore, used to be awesome on here really good fond memories from VGchartz...

PSN: Skeeuk - XBL: SkeeUK - PC: Skeeuk

really miss the VGCHARTZ of 2008 - 2013...

kitler53 on 05 June 2012
BasilZero said:

According to the rumor its 30,000 yen or will be (unofficial), does this mean the system will cost somewhere between 300 - 350 dollars?


japan ussually gets screwed pricing wise.  take the direct conversion and subtract at least $50s from it to get the US pricing.



selnor on 05 June 2012
Pjams said:
selnor said:
Pjams said:
selnor said:
Wii U seemed really bad after Smartglass was shown. The potential and scope of Smartglass quite frankly just killed Nintendo for me.


Really, thats the best you can do? The Wii U tablet vs. Smartglass? It takes a special kind of blindness to create that in your head.



Cmon man did you watch M$ conference?

 

Smartglass interacts with phones and 360. game developers can use smartglass to incorporate Windows 8 Tablets, or Android tablets or Ipads as controllers or a 2nd screen. Possibility to have a full Skyrim map on Tablet while playing on your TV for example. Particularly loved the Halo 4 smartglass part. That was genius.

Then theres movies, music, internet etc stuff that Wii U cant even begin to do.

 

So yes, Smartglass has alot more potential than Wii U.


Right, and the Wii U tablet is a controller for Wii U games and the Wii U. So what excatly is your point? They are not competing technologies 



My point is, apart from Ninty exclusives you could port any 3rd party Wii U game to 360. Using Smartglass.

So you can either buy a Wii U this christmas or use your existing tablet, and have a Wii U this cristmas without spending the cash. Just wont have Mario.