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Well, not like much else is being discussed these days, and here are some more

Re: Rumor: Nintendo Set to reveal HD Wii at E3
 

Great rumor millings. The graphics equal to xbox360 is painful and probably the truest statement of all graphics related rumors. This is still Nintendo after all. I understand the thing has to be priced low, I get it, but I can't help always wishing for the best graphics ever despite the fact it wouldn't sell.

I was a big fan of the wii concept from the first reveal and always thought it was going to be a big hit, and of course it was. This one... I'm not feeling it yet. People think motion gaming is a gimmick. Maybe, but it's a 100 million unit selling gimmick. The screen in the controller is imo a real gimmick, since I don't think it serves enough of a purpose and therfore will not sell 100 million. But just initial thouhts, will wait for full details.

Not to mention... It's been done. I liked it, too, but that console... Didn't do so well. What console am I?

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Yeah, if you figure MS can charge about 200 now for the arcade unit and turn a profit, something slightly more advanced for 250 would be Nintendo's starting point I guess.

As for the rumors... honestly... it boggles my mind as well... in no way does this seem practical...

I really.. am curious about e3 now, not that I wasn't before.

Though slightly unrelated... I did always say I wanted the Dreamcast's VMUs to return... haha

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That controller is going to cost a pretty penny. And I wonder how the graphics capabilities will be. I doubt all of the info will be streamlined. I suppose small apps will work inside the controller.

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I hope it's all a big lie. I don't see this working at all...

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We'll all know more come E3. Some have suggested it's 'significantly' more powerful than the PS3 while others say only a notch above the 360.

Regardless, I still think it's either too soon or too late for a console. But I think a lot of people expected the Wii to lose momentum before the PS3/360. And while it's easy to draw parallels to the Dreamcast, I don't think it's going to be a flop of quite that magnitude (as the Dreamcast was hindered by unrestricted mass piracy).

I think the screen could be cool for UI elements (swapping equipment, inventory management, Four Swords/Pac-Man Vs. type gameplay. But who wants to spend more for controllers when a full Wiimote/Nunchuck was $50 for ages?

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Sorry for the bump but it's for a good cause. Possibly legit mockup with partial description:

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Good rumor photos. Looks very similar to IGN's mockup.



Yeah but these type of rumors remind of times before with Nintendo, for I believe for both the Wii and the DS, and we all know those didn't match their rivals in horsepower. Of course, they beat them in other ways.

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Yeah but the Wii was faster than the XBox and GameCube. Now the Yuu won't even be as fast as the PS3?? That's just not thinking ahead.

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I think that mock-up looks too much like IGN's to be real.


And being online long enough for the reveal of the Gamecube and the Wii, I'm not gonna take any stock in "leaks" until e3.

Because no one gets it close to what Nintendo ultimately reveals.



Some are saying this is closest to description ATM.

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Define "faster." The Wii isn't all that different from the GameCube, and it lacks features found on the original Xbox.

Also, journalists love numbers that make good headlines. "Wii 1.5-2 times faster than GameCube." What does faster even mean? CPU clock speed? GPU clock speed? Memory access speeds? It's all pretty meaningless without the details. And looking at the Wii's GPU, it may be faster, but still way behind the times in terms of its feature set.

I'm curious to see if they get DX11-level hardware. I certainly would expect nothing less from the next consoles, but they're still running fixed-function hardware, so going from 0 shaders to 6 would be a bit of a jump. Also interested to see what type of CPU they go with, and if they're ever going to give us surround sound.

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So long as they don't delay Skyward Sword so its a launch title for this system I'll be happy.

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http://kotaku.com/#!5794424/fresh-de...the-wii-remote

More gossip on the Wii 2 controller.

Sounds like a traditional controller with a cell phone in the middle.

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I just can't get excited for this thing. It has so many things going against it. Hopefully E3 has some more positive details.

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New consoles always have a tinge of excitement for me, but honestly... none of this stuff matters since its all about the games.. and honestly seeing if they can gain some form of 3rd party support.