I think i finally understand all the love for the home console games.
So exactly what is the difference from the handheld games and Colosseum?

If you've never played any pokemon games before...

Cgi is usually used to describe non- real time graphics that are not interactive. These graphics don't look like that.

And the end of the tail looks thicker than the rest.

In other words a fighting game with relatively small arenas/stages. Which is exactly what this looks like. 

 

I admit I may have been a little vague because CGI has a more slang meaning when referring to games. But by context I meant computer graphics VS a real life background. Because Augmented Reality uses real life backgrounds. I agree, they don't look like cinematics, they do look like in-game character models. Otherwise they'd be as smooth as the whole rest of the video...

Yeah it looks thicker but you can see a highlight that shows the curve towards the camera. I realize that it's not actually important if it's rounded or normal, but since the other image didn't help, may as well.

And actually, Stadium and PBR look nothing like normal fighting games. There's no trainers, or the usual arena paint. It COULD be the next Stadium, but it's really strange.

Eh... It's obviously a fake background when you look at the bigger image without the huge amounts of screen glare, but the original video that popped up had a huge amount of glare and "bloom" from improper balance while recording off screen, as well as a smaller resolution... And was only on screen for a couple seconds, along with artificial video corruption. It's understandable to assume the worst and think it's some form of horrible AR app before scrutinizing still frames.

People thought the background was real? Really?

Well, its not. Polygons and repeated textures give that away.

Also, real life doesnt have hologram fences that form a fighting ring.

It may be pre-rendered cgi, but i would expect better than this, also, it seems rather unnecessary.

The action is clearly relegated to a tiny arena, designated by hologram barriers. The camera is never going to get close to those backgrounds, and nothing needs to be rendered beyond whats immediaty visible which is probably why it looks so good. with such tiny overhead its probably not taxing wii u at all.

That's not cgi. If it is, it needs texture time and more polygons on the bulbous portion of the tail on the foremost Pokemon.

That's a real time render.

I'm going to stick my neck out and say its coming to wii u.

The character models are reminiscent of mk8. The background is pretty nice and you can tell its designed as a fighting stage. With he open foreground and background elements perfectly placed.

And this looks about the level of graphics I expect from a properly designed wii u game.

If true, this would be a killer app.

If you're referring to me, I'm using CGI in the broadest terms of computer generated imagery. ;P Lucario's tail isn't bulbous btw. If you squint you can see his tail curling.

I too think it`s a Wii U game.

Don`t know what the difference is between all console Pokémon games - thought they were all the same, to be honest - but this will most likely be another game like those on Wii, GC, N64 (?).

 

Would be great to see online battles!

Stadium and Pokemon Battle Revolution are basically just games to battle with 3D models pokemon using either your own from the handhelds or presets. PBR got rid of Stadium's mini games and extra features, but added online battling. Colosseum/XD are RPGs with a developed character and different plot, instead of the self insert character and Pokemon Champion story of the handhelds. For example, in Colosseum you steal pokemon from the bad guys and try to end their plot to corrupt pokemon.

Ohgeeze that GBA is tempting since my own fuchsia one spontaneously stopped working. >>

So I'm looking for various pokemon from the dream world.

 

If anybody has one of the following and is willing to breed me one with it's hidden ability I will discuss trading with them.

 

Quagsire with Unaware.

 

Multiscale Dragonite

 

drizzle politoed

 

ninetales with drought

 

 

If anyone else wants to trade for anything just post here and I will keep checking back

 

I could possibly get you a multiscale dratini. Not sure what I'd ask for though.

I wouldn't buy it just to have it unless... Perhaps it came in an awesome color, or I wanted more controllers for multiplayer. Which probably won't happen as I have the gamepad, pro, and a couple of wiimotes and nunchucks, along with a classic controller if necessary. 

Well the textures on the ground definitely don't look like a photo. At first I thought it was some sort of AR, but that definitely looks like some form of CGI.

Gosh I'd really love a Colosseum/XD sequel... But I'd take a Stadium/PBR if it looks this pretty. >>;;

Hehe, didn't notice Blastoise's lack of teeth on those gums in the video. One of the drawbacks to better animation quality, leaving some things stylized looks odd. Good thing turtles don't normally have teeth lol.

I'm just wondering how they're gonna fit the whole story in one episode. Maybe it's an hour long?

This site may help.

 

 

The face of a Vita system seller 

Such a joke 

Whoa those flowers look like paper cut outs. Clearly even the devs don't care about this game.

The voice acting is kinda lulzy. They're obviously puppies but they all sound like adults. I don't really see this game selling well... The target audience probably all have (3)DSs by now.

Well... the majority of Mario fans in the 80's-90's would have been playing it in the livingroom or bedroom on a TV during the time, so their target audience hasn't changed. I don't really see the use of headphones as hardcore but whatever. I think this is less of a case of bafflement and more of the fact that you're not going to get the answer you want where you don't spend money.

What about USB headphones? The console has many USB ports.

http://www.gamespot....wii-u-65853269/

If you don't want a USB headset then you're gonna need to buy a splitter.

Umm no. I don't think I've ever had a game related dream to be honest. O_o Unless Pokemon counts, I'm sure I must've dreamt about pokemon at one point or another as a kid, when it was more popular.

Yeah sorry, I meant backwards compatability on the virtual console. So by WII Mode, I guess you mean the playing of old Wii games, this shuts off the game pad, meaning no headphone audio?

 

To me, it sounds like (especially in comparison to the PS3 and Xbox) that Nintendo have really left behind the non-family centred living room audience. Is there really no way of knowing which games will work with headphones or not?

The screen has always shut off when I play old Wii games, and I assume the volume does too.

The only sure fire way of knowing is if the box, or specs online say that it specifically supports off tv play. Cause then it puts the entire game on the gamepad, audio and all. I don't see what this problem has to do with the audience... Your problem is kinda rare since a lot of people play home consoles on TVs and not computer monitors, regardless of audience lol.

The answer, although possibly seeming simple, actually throws up all kinds of questions though. And its an answer, that again seem to be getting contradictions wherever one might look.

If the headphone jack really does truly operate how you say it does, as in, randomly playing audio from any audio source it desires to choose, then that really begs the question as to why on earth it is there in the first place?

What kind of gamer wants to only listen to half of the sounds avaliable?

 

Seems you misunderstood the posts here. The gamepad doesn't have "half" of the sounds, or from random audio sources. Think of it as its own set, like in a surround sound setup. Listening to only one speaker in a surround sound setup is silly, right? But I'm sure you can see the point in wanting surround sound. So the TV gets the TV set, and the gamepad gets the gamepad set. Just like you can't plug into one speaker and get the full range, you won't get the full range if you plug into only the controller or tv. ;P

Lol I'll be glad to support the Vita as soon as it comes out with more games I can't already get on PS3. Oh, and they drop the price of the memory. That stuff is just insane.

No GC backwards compatibility, but if they ever do release on virtual console, they'll probably have to be Off-TV Play compatible, but I don't own any VC games to say how the audio works.

Wii Mode shuts off the gamepad.

Haha well that was definitely fun to read. He should be a writer. Gotta call BS on the phonetics he brought up, and the sales figures. No way 12mil by end of the year unless they either do a price drop, release an extra game early, or both.

I can always borrow the game from my brother. I suppose it depends on if Nintendo gives me a reason to. I have no problems at all with playing older games. Maybe if I find that the sailing really is THAT slow I'll consider.

youtube.com/watch?v=L-I9NoEni4Y

Looks like there is something special in Platinum games only their fans could understand and, guess what - they're not that many. It's not the company having a curse, it is it just sucking pretty hard.

Just kidding, don't overreact again. But they shouldn't have published such an elaborate game to the mass public because they aren't nearly as many Platinum Games fans owning a Wii U as the company needs to sell the game successfully. It may be a great game but judging by the comments it's complexity is putting people off. We don't live in the '90s anymore when you had to use your brain to beat a game, nowadays people are too lazy to play a game like the W101 the way it is meant to be played.

Honestly... I don't think it's overly complicated in a hard to play way. And I'm saying it as someone who scored very poorly by the end of the demo lol. The only flaw of the demo was dropping you right into the action, with the only obvious help for noobs being short on screen hints, no time to practice one feature at a time, with other help being relatively hidden. (visited the menu several times and didn't even realize that there were gems to cheat your way out)

I'm sure the actual game will be easier and less chaotic from the start. So... I think this game can easily have mass appeal in a sort of "easy to learn hard to master" sort of way, even if that means a lot of people who enjoyed the game ends up with bronze trophies or lower lol. This seems to be similar to the whole Monster Hunter demo problem. It was more a demo for previous fans than people looking to get into the series. They did over power you, but you were sorta on your own to figure it all out.

I'm happy to finally see the rest of the baby outside of substitute.

Hay guize. Mega Kangaskhan:
 

They should definitely not be "banned" except maybe the use in public areas where other cigs are banned. They're not really a nuisance to breathe because it's mostly water vapor so it has little to no scent, but I understand the simplicity on universal banning, and the concern that even the less deadly vapor still may be harmful to 2nd hand smokers. My dad is currently in the process of using ecigs to quit smoking now that he's quit drinking. He's coughing a lot less because it's mainly just water, flavor, and nicotine. Because of the lack of smell and harmful substances, I can be in the same room now while he gets his nicotine fix without potentially having an asthma attack. While it may still not be healthy to inhale nicotine, steam, and the "other chemicals" daily, you gotta admit it's a lot better than the alternative...

If you have no other portable games then go with Dream Team. You won't be able to play Pikmin 3 with your friends while away... Unless you kidnap them.