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

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Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 276547)

I don't doubt the specs. I didn't even look at them (because I have no idea what it all means).
What I doubt is that Nintendo would publish a sheet like that. And that it would leak. Even with the GameCube, I don't think Nintendo published raw numbers, even though they were really good.

But yeah, it better be better than the PS360.

Well, the Wii specs got out early. And some of the Gamecube specs got out a bit early as well.

The thing that gets me is that this is clearly a screenshot off of some webpage somewhere. So unless it's part of Wario World (Nintendo's dev webpage) I just don't understand where it came from.

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

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Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 276547)

Well it's marked for internal use only and it says devkit on it. If it's legit (which I don't know or care either way), it's not something they created to market to the general public - it's there to give information to the developers.

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

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...oller_details/

The rumors about the controller has been confirmed.

With it acting sort of like a handheld with a camera

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

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Originally Posted by Vampyr (Post 276549)

Don't know what it is with this site, but every time I type up a post of a decent length it logs me out and I lose it. So instead of giving the detailed breakdown I will say this:

The picture is full of small mistakes and typos, which means it's either a sloppy job by Nintendo, or most likely a bad fake. It also seems like someone was trying to guess at what developer documents look like, and didn't do a good job. If anything, it looks more like a powerpoint slide than a website.

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

More rumor mongering:

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The System:

- Uses a custom IBM triple-core CPU running at 3.6GHz per core
- The development kit contains 1gb RAM, but Nintendo have hinted that the console will actually have 1.5gb
- Nintendo will be releasing games that will run 1080p natively. Sources say that with Nintendo’s art style and the poewer the system, the games look ‘stunning’.
- The system does run on AMD R700 card, but the architecture is slightly different and the clock speeds are much higher.
- The System resembles JPN/EU SNES machines in color only and not in shape
- The development kit is about the size of a 360, not the console
- Close sources say it’s as if Nintendo is in “damage control” with 3rd party developers. Nintendo is trying really hard to get 3rd parties on board to develop games and have offered incentives such as not releasing big-title Nintendo games in holiday seasons to compete against 3rd party titles.
- Nintendo went to many 3rd party developers on guidance on what they were after with the new console in terms of system specs, controller and online system.

The Controller:

- Nintendo have been keeping this really quiet and have only given developers controller prototypes to start designing games. However, the final controller build with all the features have only been given to Nintendo 1st and 2nd party developers for now.
- Nintendo had planned on inserting a screen on the controller back when the Gamecube was in development, but opted out due to technology not being advanced enough to be functional
- The controller that’s been given to developers has a large 5.7inch hd (960x640pixel) screen, 2 analogue sticks, 4 face buttons, 3 middle buttons (select/home/start in that order), 2 shoulder buttons and 2 triggers.
- The triggers aren’t as deep as the 360’s triggers, but have plenty of push
- The big thing about the screen is that it’s a multi-touch screen, contains it’s own battery and is detachable from the controller unit
- The screen when detached contains its own memory so developers can store data on it, so gamers can play whatever the developer designs for the screen-only use
- When the screen is attached to the controller it works by streaming content directly from the console
- Nintendo are giving developers ideas other than just having it function as a quick menu screen for games while attached, or as a simple tamagochi-like mini-game when detached
- The controller contains a gyroscope, but motion controls isn’t the focus of the controller like it was for the Wii

Games:

- Nintendo will release a Mario platformer as a launch title which hasn’t been done since the N64.
- The Mario platformer looks to be the spiritual successor to Mario 64.
- Gamefreak and EAD are hard at work developing a Pokemon online RPG.
- The Pokemon RPG is not an MMO, but does have a large online emphasis and will be Nintendo’s flagship title when showing off the online capabilities of the console.
- There will be at least one new IP Nintendo will reveal at E3.
- Nintendo is working on a new Zelda, but didn’t reveal anything to developers.

Other:

- Some developers have had the Wii 2 dev kit for going on 2 years now. When the Wii 2 is released in late, that’s 3 years to develop games on.
- Because of such generous development time, Nintendo have pushed 3rd parties to develop high quality games to be released at or near launch.
- Nintendo have sourced an external company to develop their online network, which the developer has commented, surpasses both the PS3 and 360 in terms of speed and functionality.
- Nintendo is pushing for the console to be online 24/7 and have seamless online integration with many of their games
- Friend codes are confirmed to be gone
- Nintendo has been toying with the idea of a game where the main character is your Mii
- Nintendo will be pushing their Pokemon RPG to showcase their online network
- Rockstar are supposedly hard at work in bringing on of their “most popular” titles to the console.

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

Devs have had kits for 2 years now? Haha, so fake. :D

Another rumor is that the name will just be "Nintendo".

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

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Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 276616)

Devs have had kits for 2 years now? Haha, so fake. :D

Another rumor is that the name will just be "Nintendo".

I think the text is mostly fake (it's not all original, and some of the stuff from previous reports still seems plausable).

But I also think that separate rumor about the name just being 'Nintendo' lends itself to the 4chan screencaps validity. It's possible that they're misinterpreting what 'Current' means. It's not the name of the console, it just specifies that it's the 'Current' Nintendo system as opposed to the original Nintendo system.

Also, let's not forget this...

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

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Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 276616)

Devs have had kits for 2 years now? Haha, so fake. :D

Another rumor is that the name will just be "Nintendo".

Actually, the idea that developers have had kits for 2 years does have some plausibility to it as people have pointed to several EA developer's resumes that mentioned development starting in the summer of 09.

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If Nintendo has even a half decent conference they are going to stomp all over Sony's and Microsoft's.

Can't wait to see new Zelda stuff.

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

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Originally Posted by Vampyr (Post 276630)

If Nintendo has even a half decent conference they are going to stomp all over Sony's and Microsoft's.

Can't wait to see new Zelda stuff.

You thought Sony had a bad conference? Or I guess only decent?

Think Nintendo will have to bring their A game to up Sony's presence.

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Originally Posted by BreakABone (Post 276632)

You thought Sony had a bad conference? Or I guess only decent?

Think Nintendo will have to bring their A game to up Sony's presence.

Unless they revealed something big after the NGP? I don't foresee the NGP, or Vita as they're calling it, doing much better than the PSP did before it, and I'm not really excited about it.

Other than that, Sly Cooper was announced, which is really cool for people with PS3's. Some gameplay of Uncharted was shown, but that had already been announced. I don't remember seeing anything else exciting. It seems like a lot of the footage they showed for games, like Resistance 3, was super generic and didn't highlight anything that was going to make that game exciting.

Dust looks like it has the potential to be cool, especially for Eve players. But again, footage was super generic.

Bioshock isn't an exclusive, and anything prefixed with Move- and 3D- was automatically unexciting.

Nintendo on the other hand is probably going to be announcing a brand new console that will do who knows what. They're going to be bringing a new Zelda. I've saw rumors of a new Wii Pokemon game (maybe another coliseum?).

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Originally Posted by Vampyr (Post 276633)

I honestly can't argue with you, while I think their show was nicely paced and had a ton of great content, I honestly can't get that excited about a lot of Sony's franchises/exclusives.

They all seem so.. derivative, aside from like Uncharted

Its the same beef, I have with the PSV personally, great piece, sexy piece of tech, but outside of Uncharted all of the games either left me underwhelmed or made me wonder why I would purchase it over the console counter part.

That said, I do think they had a great show from a content point of view. They just need a surprise or two to push it over the edge.

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These press conferences have less and less to do with the press, and they are turning into consumer sales pitches. On that note, Sony's press conference was terrible. That guy in the tie is not a very good public speaker. Doesn't have a lot of emotion in his voice, really bored me to death. Microsoft had a bit more production value.

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

Zelda collection hinted right out of the gate. The 4chan leak looks legit.

*Edit* Or it could just be a 25'th aniversary tribute. Still banking on a collection, though.