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#52636 Will the WII U have a brand new sensor bar?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 08 January 2012 - 04:03 PM in Wii U Hardware
#39099 Wii U's Release Window revealed?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 28 October 2011 - 02:11 PM in Wii U Hardware
-I just spent $70 on Skyward Sword, which could have been spent on a Wii U. I'll have more time to save up
-This will give me the ENTIRE SUMMER to play with my Wii U without thinking about school one bit
#40892 Wii U's Release Window revealed?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 04 November 2011 - 06:26 PM in Wii U Hardware
hmm i wish you were right about it being in summer but thats not certain at all. the final version will be shown in the summer at E3. but i just saw an article reporting on a nintendo meeting and one of the results was that the wii u is likely to be released in japan in september and EU and NA in november a summer release would of been awesome and its still possible but less likely
WHAT?!?! If Nintendo doesn't release the Operation Rainfall Trio next year, it's going to be a REALLY boring year.
#52156 Wii U's Big Secret
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 06 January 2012 - 06:01 PM in Wii U Hardware
#52846 Wii U unveil timeline?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 09 January 2012 - 02:30 PM in Wii U Hardware
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#53517 Wii U unveil timeline?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 11 January 2012 - 06:48 PM in Wii U Hardware
I hope? It releases in summer or before my birthday (June 23rd) maybe pull a dreamcast and launch it at E3.
That was the Saturn actually (Dreamcast launched on 9/9/99 in the States), and Nintendo wouldn't be stupid enough to launch it at E3-it would piss off stores, consumers, and developers alike.
#79485 Wii U store
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 20 May 2012 - 08:13 AM in Wii U Games and Software
In regards to pricing, I believe it's currently like this:
NES: 500 Nintendo Points/$4.99 USD
Sega Master System: 600 Nintendo Points/$5.99 USD
TurboGrafx-16: 700 Nintendo Points/$6.99 USD
Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive: 800 Nintendo Points/$7.99 USD
SNES: 800 Nintendo Points/$7.99 USD
N64: 1000 Nintendo Points/$9.99 USD
GCN: My guess is 1500 NP/$14.99 USD
I think they'll make a $5 jump in price because the games are a) 10x the size of a N64 game and thus require more space on the server, b ) the games are more recent, so they can charge more because you can still go into a GameStop and buy a GameCube game, and c) Nintendo likes making money. That being said, Nintendo should definitely have external storage as an option from day one. Let's break this down from a storage space point of view:
8 GB Wii U hard drive
-2 GB Wii U and Wii saves, along with some downloaded VC games
-1 GB in WiiUWare games
= the average Wii U user has roughly 5 GB of space for GameCube games. GameCube games are usually 1.3 GB, so this means the average Wii U user can fit about 3 to 4 GameCube games without external memory.
Side Note 1: I really hope Nintendo switches from blocks to MB and GB. My hard drive is 500 GB, not 32,768,000 blocks.
Side Note 2: Half of me hopes that Ninty releases all of the Wii's VC games onto the eShop on day one. Half of me thought waiting for those games to come out and seeing what came out every week was fun, and it might be fun on the Wii U as well.
#37670 Wii U Price Discussion
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 22 October 2011 - 03:39 PM in Wii U Hardware
#38269 Wii U Price Discussion
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 23 October 2011 - 12:02 PM in Wii U Hardware
My guess is 299$ - 399$. Nintendo knows that it can't be too high (599 US Dollars anyone?), but it also can't be too low because it will mean less power = no solid next gen console.
Anyway, if they stay at that price, the PS4 and Xbox 720 will have to be more expensive to beat that hardware, and it will be too expensive and they will fail.
Fanboys who says that it will be beaten by PS4 and Xbox 720 easily are wrong, it will be too expensive, so as long Nintendo makes it somewhere between 300-400 they will be just fine.
Anything over $300 would be ridiculous. Here's why:
SNES was originally $199, and the Genesis (its biggest rival) cost the same price. The SNES was more powerful than the Genesis.
N64 was $199, and the Playstation was $299 at launch. The N64 was more powerful than the Playstation.
Gamecube was $199, and the PS2 was $299 at launch. The Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2.
Now, if the rumors are true that the Wii U is anywhere from 50%-500% more powerful than a PS3, that doesn't necessarily mean that it will be the most expensive console. Nintendo has never had the most expensive console on the market. Sony learned from the PS3 that consumers won't pay $500 for technology that won't mature for another 3 years. Microsoft knows that the lowest they'll go on a console launch is $299. This means that Nintendo will NOT have a $300 launch price, because they strive for the lowest price (and when they don't-3DS, anyone?-they suffer badly). This leaves my final guesstimate at anywhere from $250-$280.
#51549 Wii U Price Discussion
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 05 January 2012 - 01:26 PM in Wii U Hardware
- More competitive with PS3 ($249) and 360 ($199)
- Less of a blaring price gap with the 3DS (at $299, the 3DS would be nearly half the price)
- Less of a blaring price gap with the Wii ($149), which Nintendo wants to keep alive for a bit more
- More competitive with iPad ($499)
- "Reggie Said" that the price will be competitive with the 360/PS3 and that they've learned their lesson from the $249 3DS launch price
- Who doesn't like cheaper stuff?
#47481 Wii U Price Discussion
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 14 December 2011 - 01:55 PM in Wii U Hardware
- The Wii costs $149. Yes, I know it's dated hardware, but Reggie has been quoted to say that the Wii will remain on the market for a decent amount of time and that Nintendo is trying to make a "tiered" pricing scheme between the two consoles. What "tier" costs at least twice as more than their lowest option?
- The 360 costs $199, and God knows how much the 720 will cost. Nintendo is the industry's biggest fan of competitive pricing, and with the 720 rumored to hit as early as next year, Nintendo will need to stay competitive. And while the 360's been out for 5 years and its hardware has become pretty cheap to produce because of that, if the Wii U will have similar specs to a 360, then how could the Wii U possibly cost upwards of $400?
- The controller will NOT cost $100 to produce. Trust me, I know what the Chinese electronics manufacturing market is like, and making a New Controller will NOT cost $100 to produce for several reasons. It has a resistive touchscreen. It doesn't have a fast CPU nor lots (if any) of RAM (I'd imagine this would be the case, but nothing's confirmed). It doesn't have Wi-Fi (as far as we know). It doesn't have a MicroSD Card slot. Plus, the controller will be produced by the millions, resulting in a lower price. This Android tablet, for example, has all of the above features that won't be in the New Controller and only costs $58 for one unit (http://www.aliexpres...holesalers.html). The controller may cost Nintendo as low as $35-$45 to produce.
#51074 Wii U Online Network Thread
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 03 January 2012 - 05:41 PM in Wii U Hardware
I'm thinking of using your Club Nintendo account as a "gamertag" and that way you can get "coins" with some sort of "achievements".
That's what I've thought ever since CN launched in the States. And especially with the start of redeeming coins for DLC, I think that's how they'll do it.
#79476 Wii U menu
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 20 May 2012 - 07:40 AM in Wii U Hardware
This is what I made. Will make a newer version soon, but this is what I've created so far in Photoshop. Hope you like it!
This. I think that ArnarFB's design looked great, but it just didn't look Nintendo enough. I could see his design being the PS4's menu, but not the Wii U's menu. I think that your design is the perfect blend of Nintendo-ness and modern-ness. If I could change anything in your design at all, I'd...
- Remove the disc menu icon in the bottom segment and replace it with a Nintendo Network menu icon
- Replace the "New at Nintendo eShop" space with a space for playing disc games. You could even have the disc swing in like the Wii
- Replace "Top Games" with "My Games"; leave it a space for downloaded stuff. I liked the Wii Shop Channel's design where it would show on the channel icon what's new in the eShop
- Show your Nintendo Network info somewhere, including your Mii, new messages, and achievements
- Add arrows to the bottom section so you can scroll through the app icons
#62303 Wii U menu
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 18 February 2012 - 01:33 PM in Wii U Hardware
#79296 Wii U menu
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 19 May 2012 - 03:46 PM in Wii U Hardware
#80307 Wii U menu
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 23 May 2012 - 09:04 AM in Wii U Hardware
Yep that looks like the controller menu.
I'm still sticking with the idea that the controller menu will be very minimal.
#38327 Wii U Hard drive
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 23 October 2011 - 03:15 PM in Wii U Hardware
On a semi-related topic, why is Nintendo giving us FOUR USB ports when the only confirmed accessory that uses it is the New Controller? If they really are going to allow only one NC at a time, then why include four ports? Controlled, anyone?
#51545 Wii U CES 2012 - Will we see more of the unshown?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 05 January 2012 - 01:12 PM in Wii U Hardware
#52849 Wii U at CES 2012
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 09 January 2012 - 02:34 PM in Wii U Hardware
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They look pretty similar to me.
#56110 What will Wii U game covers look like?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 21 January 2012 - 07:55 AM in Wii U Games and Software
I hope the Wii U doesn't use those recycle cases. I mean it is nice to save the plastic, but it makes the cases flimsier.
The games deserve to be put in a quality case!
I don't have a problem with the Eco-Cases. Yeah, they may feel flimsy, but on a shelf, they fit in fine (and it's only the disc that really matters, not the case)
#50730 What do you want to see at E3 2012 for Wii U?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 02 January 2012 - 02:44 PM in Wii U Hardware
- A lot of heavy hitter, western AAA third-party titles (GTA V, Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, Battlefield, etc.)
- Some Japanese third-party titles (Ninja Gaiden,
Metal Gear Solid RisingMetal Gear Rising Revengeance, etc.) - A look at Retro's new game (Star Fox, Metroid, F-Zero, or something original; it's too soon for a new Zelda game)
- A VERY heavy emphasis on launch titles and/or services, especially after the debacle that was the 3DS launch
- Lots of first-party titles in trailer form (once again, Star Fox, Metroid, F-Zero, or something original. Look at Nintendo's releases last year and you'll realize that most of them were outsourced, meaning that Ninendo's main studios were busy)
- POSSIBLY a new Mario game
- POSSIBLY an HD Skyward Sword re-release as a launch title
- A Smash Bros. trailer
- Apps, apps, apps (real apps, not Nintendo Video-type stuff)
- Full online infrastructure details
- A look at the OS
- Launch details (release date, pricing, and launch titles)
#80915 What are you buying on launch day?
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 26 May 2012 - 02:00 PM in Wii U Hardware
Feel free to copy my format below:
Hardware
- 1 Wii U (in black, if available)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (if available); if not available Ghost Recon Online
- Pikmin 3 (if available)
- Wii U Play (probably going to be a pack-in title, but whatever)
- Assassin's Creed III
- Whatever crazy-good launch titles Nintendo puts out
- Whatever crazy-good launch titles third parties put out
Killer Freaks From Outer Space
- If there's a new Classic Controller they put out, I might pick that up
- A headset (if the U isn't compatible with my current headset)
- A $20 eShop gift card
- Energy drinks and lots of sweets to keep me awake
#79492 Ubisoft employee leaks a massive load of Wii U info!
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 20 May 2012 - 08:37 AM in Wii U Hardware
#91109 Tons of new Wii U info - Nintendo Network, Achievements, Virtual Console, etc
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 01 July 2012 - 09:46 AM in Wii U Hardware
#119919 Super Smash Bros. 4 Discussion Thread
Posted by CaptainFalco311 on 21 October 2012 - 08:37 AM in Wii U Games and Software
They'd tone her down, like they did with Snake in Brawl. Keep in mind that SSB is a teen-rated franchise, too.Bayonetta would be cool, but she's too suggestive.
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