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Nobody has been able to do it so far. Is your body ready?

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It's not a picture, it's a video.

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The Name of the Wind/The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (they're books 1 and 2 of the Kingkiller Chronicles, which is supposed to be a trilogy)!

Who doesn't like the story of Kvothe, a tragic antihero: A boy whose parents die by the hands of a group of people thought to be fairytales; a student who discovers that there are things and beings in this world, long forgotten by most; a magician who turns the world upside down in his quest for revenge; a man that could have gained everything, but ended up losing even his own identity! Admit that sounds good! Let me kvothe (see what I did there) the excerpt from book one available on Pat's blog:

My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as "quothe." Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. I've had more names than anyone has a right to. The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it's spoken, can mean The Flame, The Thunder, or The Broken Tree.

"The Flame" is obvious if you've ever seen me. I have red hair, bright. If I had been born a couple of hundred years ago I would probably have been burned as a demon. I keep it short but it's unruly. When left to its own devices, it sticks up and makes me look as if I have been set afire.

"The Thunder" I attribute to a strong baritone and a great deal of stage training at an early age.

I've never thought of "The Broken Tree" as very significant. Although in retrospect, I suppose it could be considered at least partially prophetic.

My first mentor called me E'lir because I was clever and I knew it. My first real lover called me Dulator because she liked the sound of it. I have been called Shadicar, Lightfinger, and Six-String. I have been called Kvothe the Bloodless, Kvothe the Arcane, and Kvothe Kingkiller. I have earned those names. Bought and paid for them.

But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it meant "to know."

I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned.

I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.

You may have heard of me.

read it! Read It! READ IT!

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...sorry, I got carried away... a bit...

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Give up! D;

I'm not that convinced about that leak from MyNintendoNews. One of the claims is Crytek working on Wii U. Now, that could mean they either work on a game, or they work on optimizing the Cry Engine for Wii U. Judging from how the site mentions it, it seems like they claim Crytek is working on a game, but in an interview with the German news website Golem.de, Cevat Yerli of Crytek mentions:

IGM: Sonys Playstation Vita ist seit Februar auf dem Markt, Nintendos Wii U soll Ende des Jahres folgen. Was plant Crytek für diese Konsolen?
Yerli: Weder zur einen noch zur anderen Konsole haben wir aktuell etwas geplant. Für die Wii U wird es Spiele geben, die mit der Cry Engine laufen, allerdings stammen die dann von Lizenznehmern.

This translates to (nope, not Google Translator):

IGM: Sony's Playstation Vita has launched in February, Nintendo's Wii U is supposed to follow towards the end of the year. What does Crytek plan for those consoles?
Yerli: We have no plans for either console yet. There will be games using the Cry Engine for Wii U, but these will be made by license holders.

So, I'm not fully convinced of the site's credibility, but I honestly don't know.

Concerning the GPU: Even though it supports up to 5 devices, depending on the game, the problem could be that the GPU's just not fast enough to render all these images.


EDIT: Just noticed that confirms games using the Cry Engine coming to Wii U? He doesn't mention the time frame, though.

Does anyone know what time in england they're gonna be at?

5 PM GMT+0 is Ninty's conference

the rest:
Microsoft - 5:00 PM GMT+0
Electronic Arts - 9:00 PM GMT+0
Ubisoft - 11:00 PM GMT+0
Sony - 2:00 AM GMT+0 (Tuesday)

I don't care about the console, I just want some new Ninty games. That's all. If Nintendo starts developing Mario browser games, I'll play them (don't look down on browser games!).

Someone should post off-screen photos of 3DS and Vita games with a decent camera, then you can actually see how much better the Vita games look when being played.

Yep, and post a 3D pic to represent the 3DS, please
Seriously, Vita games aren't the only games that look better in real life.

Masachika Kawata stated they weren't using the 3DS' Full Power, so we will see better looking games.

I doubt the Vita's full power is used, either.

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First of all, I have just returned to the Wii U Forums, so don't blame me for not having read all new posts you guys made in the last year. It's your fault for posting! D;

Jokes aside, let me put my inner fanboy on chains now...
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Basically, what we want to know is:

• How will the Wii U compare to PS360?
• How will the Wii U compare to "Orbis" and "Durango"?

1. Well, not much to say about that. The Xbox 360 and the PS3 are old consoles. Even though they were good when they were released, they're old now. Really old. Ever heard of Moore's Law? Let me quote Wikipedia for that:

[quote name=']Moore's law is a rule of thumb in the history of computing hardware whereby the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years. The period often quoted as "18 months" is due to Intel executive David House' date=' who predicted that period for a doubling in chip performance (being a combination of the effect of more transistors and their being faster).[/quote']
What does this mean for us?

[quote name='Wikipedia]The capabilities of many digital electronic devices are strongly linked to Moore's law: processing speed' date=' memory capacity, sensors and even the number and size of pixels in digital cameras.^[7] All of these are improving at (roughly) exponential rates as well (see Other formulations and similar laws).[/quote]
Yeah, admittedly, the speed of development is currently slowing down, and won't be as fast anymore in the future. However, I think you see that there's no way Nintendo can end up with hardware less capable than the hardware PS360 use. Heck, if they really wanted to have a less capable console, it would probably cost a lot more than one with up-to-date specs, because it would be an antique, lol.


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There are numerous reasons for that. Firstly, Moore's Law again. Their hardware would be better for the same price just because it's newer. Also, there are some other points, and I have another source for that. Specifically, NeoGAF. Most infos on there can be seen as rather valid, as the mods on NeoGAF ban anyone claiming stuff they can't prove, but I advise you to take it with a grain of salt nevertheless.

The information is hidden somewhere in their enormous Wii U speculation thread #6, and I'm not gonna try to find it. HERE's the link for those of you who're bored or have too much time.

So, that's what the apparent insiders on NeoGAF claim: The Xbox 720/"Durango" will most likely have the best specs, just like the first Xbox had, while the Wii U will either be the next generation's PS2 or Dreamcast. That's where the insiders don't agree; one says it's probably more like the PS2, while the other claims it's more like the Dreamcast, and the difference in graphics will be noticeable.

The reason for that seems to be Microsoft giving in to Epic's demands of better hardware. Sony, according to the guys who know too much than is good for them, or at least claim to do so, hasn't decided yet and as such the PS4/"Orbis" will most likely be in between the Wii U and the 720, leaning more towards the 720. So, the Wii U will probably be the weakest console yet again, but not nearly as weak as the Wii was compared to PS360.

Well, I'm not up-to-date to how up-to-date you guys are, lol, so I'll just comment on the UE4 as if you had never heard of it, alright? The point is, UE4 isn't about how powerful the systems are, but about what you can do with them, generally speaking. The Wii didn't get UE3 because it didn't have programmable shaders. Now, the Wii U's GPU is rather new (compared to the other consoles' GPUs), so it MIGHT work with UE4. We don't know yet. However, it's not about specs, so don't think the Wii U is gonna suck just because it doesn't support UE4, most devs will probably stick to UE3 for some years anyway.

Basically, the Wii U will almost inevitably be inferior to Sony's/MS' consoles, but we'll have a pretty nice time for the first few years of it's lifetime, and it probably won't be as bad as it was with the Wii anyway (concerning 3rd parties). Keep in mind that Nintendo aims for a 5 year cycle, whereas MS and Sony most likely want their consoles to be more future-proof. In this case, we might get a "Wii Us" or whatever 5 years after the Wii U, and this one would be superior to the competition yet again.



Oh, and BTW, auto save has to be a blessing of Hylia herself! I accidentally deleted everything instead of posting, but it didn't get lost! YAY!
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lol, I guess I totally forgot about this one as well...

Don't be mad at me! D;
It's not my fault! My cat...., err, ate my............., err, router! Yes, that's how it was! Believe it already! D;


What happened to my sig? o.o

*Throws Waller against a wall, dealing 5 HP damage*

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Current level: 1
Current HP: 80

Sorry for being late...

Congratulations!

Dang, totally missed this round. Well, it's too late for Epic Kirby, Waller and me now =/


Round 4 begins!



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Current level: 1
Current HP: 80

Sorry to disappoint you, man, but you missed Round 1. The 2 days passed and you didn't attack, so you missed your chance. It's hard, but these are the rules. Considering that nobody may attack twice a round, your last attack doesn't count =( I'm sorry, but these rules are to prevent that someone slows the game down too much. Only being able to attack once a round is to give everyone a chance of attacking without being owned even if you aren't online for a day. This means you had one attack less than we did, but we also couldn't spam you with attacks.           The 3DS browser can't make new lines, so I'll just add some space          *Jumps on GunGoomba, making him lose 5 HP*          Current level: 1          Current HP: 85          Remember, one person may only be attacked twice a round, so don't even try ganging up on someone, it won't work.

Everyone attacked, so Round 3 begins!

Round 2 begins! The 3DS browser lacks quite a bit of comfort!

Well, a new round starts either after everyone attacked or after exactly 2 days. If Epic Kirby doesn't hurry up. he'll be skipped! The last attacker in a round musn't be the first attacker in the next round, BTW.

I figured that you guys would have a hard time resizing my .gif, so I'll make a new one tomorrow. As for the other pics, I think it won't be too hard to resize them, and their huge resolution might be useful.

EDIT: Here's the new .gif. I made it smaller and revamped the animation. It takes a bit to load it first, but after that, it runs smooth.

2 new sigs. I'm gonna edit them more today. I changed some colors and proportions of the header cuz I like it better this way =P

Anyways, I'm gonna add some reflections and try to make a .gif.


EDIT1: Added 2 additional versions.

EDIT2: Yet again 2 new versions. This time with reflections!

EDIT3: Gif file added. Hope it works!

EDIT4: Just noticed that the signatures are much too big. Have fun resizing them!