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controller is obnoxiously large
right stick is in the wrong place
probably costs upwards of $150 for the controller alone
graphics inferior to those of xbox 360, around the same at best
gimmicks, gimmicks everywhere
it looks portable but it really isn't because you have to stay near the wiiu
SUPER SMASH BROTHERS FOUR
right stick is in the wrong place
probably costs upwards of $150 for the controller alone
graphics inferior to those of xbox 360, around the same at best
gimmicks, gimmicks everywhere
it looks portable but it really isn't because you have to stay near the wiiu
SUPER SMASH BROTHERS FOUR
so it's a gameboy advance for the wii?
First thing I thought of when I heard the name.
I think it looks promising but it looks just like an iPad that happens to be compatible with a Wii. Most of the launch titles look kind of decent. I'm glad it wasn't full of cheesy family garbage.
I'm pretty sure it was mentioned that the actual CONSOLE would be revealed next year. I doubt all of that Project Cafe hype would have led up solely to this. At least it wasn't called the Wii Ni (weenie) like we thought. (Ni means two in Japan fyi.)
It looks alright, but it just disappointed me that they focused on the 3DS (which I don't plan on buying) and built all that hype up to a...controller.
It looks alright, but it just disappointed me that they focused on the 3DS (which I don't plan on buying) and built all that hype up to a...controller.
There was an actual console, they just didn't talk about it. They focused on the controller itself because they thought it would be more important to talk about it than the specs of the console, which is rather plain and not-special looking.
My theory is that they have spent most of the development time working on the actual controller than the console, possibly leaving room for improvements to graphics, power usage, or cost efficiency. A year and a half isn't a lot of time to change much stuff, but it's still possible for them to make improvements.
But when the console really isn't that special the controller is the only important thing!
But when the console really isn't that special the controller is the only important thing!
I've pretty much been paying attention to the nintendo E3 all day. Gotta say the controller looks interesting. It's kinda depressing that they won't have backwards capability with the gamecube though.
The bit about the controller makes me feel a lot better. The only thing I was worried about was it being clunky and heavy. Otherwise, it looked great.
Getting hyped now!
Getting hyped now!
Well, considering the fact that your very likely to move your hands up higher to compensate for the position of the controls, this really doesn't seem like a problem.
Ha ha. Looks epic.
How much power does a console actually need? Once you can stream HD effectively, only nerds care about how much more absurdly detailed you can potentially get. It's the kind of wonkery that demands a developer who really wants to push the envelope to 100% cutscene quality play 100% of the time.
But we'll see. It looks like they've done a good job, and if they put a lot of the hardware into the controller, they'll have more space on the base unit. The cost will actually average out if the controllers are $80 and the console is only $150 or something.
How much power does a console actually need? Once you can stream HD effectively, only nerds care about how much more absurdly detailed you can potentially get. It's the kind of wonkery that demands a developer who really wants to push the envelope to 100% cutscene quality play 100% of the time.
But we'll see. It looks like they've done a good job, and if they put a lot of the hardware into the controller, they'll have more space on the base unit. The cost will actually average out if the controllers are $80 and the console is only $150 or something.