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#33735 Wii lawsuit and POSSIBLE Wii U lawsuit

Posted by lostdwarf on 29 September 2011 - 11:15 PM in General Gaming

Looks to me as though they have firm grounds to sue Nintendo.
They invented the technology.
period. the patents prove it.
Nintendo will have to pay for its use of the sensor bar in the wii and wii u, possibly just have to purchase a license, but nintendo hate loosing so they will fight all the way regardless.
The company suing nintendo have waited this long because they have only just been given rights to the patent recently.

#31134 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 23 September 2011 - 01:15 AM in Wii U Hardware

ahhhhhh.
I want to play on wii U now.
Their is an article on the front page about darksiders being SUPERIOR on the WiiU version!!

#30951 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 06:17 AM in Wii U Hardware

So my original post is correct?

#30948 Origin of your username

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 06:01 AM in The Café

Anyone seen my house?

I am neither Lost, or a Dwarf.
I don't know why.

#30946 lol, Hai ^^

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 05:57 AM in Introduction Central

Hello welcome. I am new too.
I the games i love are mario kart, f-zero GX, Mario games, Zelda games, madworld, call of duty on Wii and I adore DSiware, I have 52 dsiware games! (and some of them are really good ie Starship Patrol) and Battlefield bad company on PS3.

#30944 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 05:52 AM in Wii U Hardware

I have no idea, I am finding this all very confusing and I have a BSC in science and astronomy.
I think I need pictures. A picture graph of each generation side by side - along with reasons WHY this console, is this gen, or that gen, even though they are released years apart and have different capeabilities and graphics.
I really can not make any sense of it. It used to make sense when I was at school but I never questioned it then.
I don't get it. Maybe I am too old to get it. ha.

I am deviating everyone from the topic so I say forget my dribble and keep the topic flowing.

Sooooooo do we think it will have a mahooosive power brick or will it be built in like PS3?

#30942 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 05:37 AM in Wii U Hardware

Yes I mentioned in my last post I have become extremely confused about all of this and I am probably wrong.
My day started bad and that attitude went along with my confused post. appologies.

Although I know the wii U is 4-5 times as powerful as xbox360. This though does not make for a very big deffence in graphics. A leap of x10 and more will see a decent improvement,(ie nextbox) wii U will just have better quality textures and draw distance and loading times, (as well as being able to view everything on screen or a different area of the same map at the same time using the controllers screen) which is fantastic, but not a generation leap - more a small hop.

Can you clear this up then for me... If the wiiU is 8th gen, when the PS4 and nextbox come out in about 3 years will that be the 9th gen?

#30937 Wii U Price Discussion

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 04:03 AM in Wii U Hardware

I would make a guess at £200-£230 in England. They arent going to overprice again after what happened with 3DS.

#30935 The Wii U and 3D

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 03:51 AM in Wii U Hardware

It would work if it was part of the instruction booklet. here is my idea-

PLAYER: Link meets epona for the first time

GAME: open page 8 of the booklet to see how to control epona

PLAYER: opens book to find control instructions, as page is opened it releases epona's smell

lol

I think it would be funny, but I do believe you are correct Andy, it will never be usefull.

#30934 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 03:45 AM in Wii U Hardware

yes but then the distinction between generation and console releases is now staggared and undefined. Take for example the Dreamcast (which you left out)
Dreamcast came out alongside the N64 and Playstation. Dreamcast was a generation above those two consoles. The Playstation 2 came out not too long after and was clearly a much more capeable system, above the abilities of dreamcast. Soon after the xbox and gamecube came out, arguably both higher spec'd than the playstaion2. You could count all these consoles as 6th Gen but that would be misleading.

Before that you have what people call 5th gen but that includes both 32bit and 64bit machines. Clearly the 64bit machines are a generation jump ahead of the 32bit playstion.

Then take 'current' gen. We have the PS3 and xbox360, and then we have a wii with last gen specs but with next gen controls.

I would say the field is blurred.
I am wrong, but you can not be right either.

also Nintendo releases are staggered against microsoft and sony's.
Nintendo release a new console every 5 years or so. Sony every 7-10 years. Microsoft hit whenever is best.

I see your point completely, but only up untill sony joined in were the generations clearly defined, and closely matched in ability.

My point being you say wiiU will be 8th gen, but it is only slightly more powerfull than current gen, making it current gen or 'last gen'.
Whereas PS4 Nextbox will be on another level entirely.

I am admittedly confused thinking about this.

Slightly more believable then. Still though, how did he get the opportunity to see that? There's been no news about is so I'd assume they'd only show it to the most trusted people.

He works in a factory that provide the screens for 3DS and WiiU and some smartphones with resistive screens.

#30921 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 22 September 2011 - 02:20 AM in Wii U Hardware

I honestly don't believe you. How did "your friend" get the opportunity to see both Crysis 3 and the Wii U? Sounds like complete bullcrap to me.

I actually made a mistake. I meant to say My friend has seen a tech demo using CRYENGINE3 running on wiiU. Not crysis 3.

#30918 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 21 September 2011 - 11:53 PM in Wii U Hardware

You also have to factor in that the Wii U will have time ahead of the competitor 8th gen consoles.

It's already making out to be the best thing evar, skepticism aside. Someone said earlier that it may be the Wii yet again. Of the three, should Sony and Microsoft pursue to do so, Wii U will be the best. How do they make a console much better, cost effective, and try to take on the lead the Wii U will have in both core and casual audiences (outside of fandom). It's gonna be a tight squeeze, if people are willing.

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inb4barkisiswilling

8th Gen? Sony? Microsoft? 8th gen?

LESSON NUMBER 1

Sony joined the 'console war' along with Nintendo and Sega with the Playstation. Sony Playstation 3 is Sony's 3rd Gen console.
Microsoft joined the 'console wars' with their XBOX. XBOX360 is microsoft's 2nd Gen console.

LESSON NUMBER 2
Nintendo are the only company in the games console buisness to have been around since the very beginning.
The WiiU will be Nintendo's 6th Gen console.

1st gen = NES
2nd gen = SNES
3rd gen = N64
4th gen = GAMECUBE
5th gen = Wii
6th gen = WiiU

ALSO... in the handheld market Nintendo is currently on it's 7th generation of handheld console.

1st gen = game and watch collection (each game is it's own console)
2nd gen = gameboy/game boy pocket/game boy light (first use of carts)
3rd gen = gameboy colour
4th gen = game boy advance/advance SP
5th gen = DS/DSlite
6th gen = DSi/DSiXL
7th gen = 3DS

LESSON NUMBER 3
The playstaion 4 will be Sony's 4th gen console.
The NextBOX720 will be Microsofts 3rd gen console.

sorry but so many people are wrong about this. It had to be said.

#30673 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 21 September 2011 - 03:52 AM in Wii U Hardware

It is reasonable to assume when PS4 and neXtBOX come out the launch titles will be around the same standard as wiiU second gen graphics.
The wiiU will hold it's own ground well enough exactly like the 360 did and still does (2 years before PS3 and still looks just as good)

#30395 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 20 September 2011 - 04:46 AM in Wii U Hardware

Crytek were one of the first developers to get a WiiU (cafe at the time) dev kit.
My friend has seen a tech demo of crysis3 running on WiiU using two controllers and one hdtv and said it looked incredible.
This was also before nintendo announced it would only use one controller.
Also I can confirm the graphics are 4-5 times the power, and ability of the xbox360. The comparison he uses did not mention the PS3.

#30375 What is your most feared video game enemy(ies)?

Posted by lostdwarf on 19 September 2011 - 11:29 PM in General Gaming

the sprite versions of the X shaped enemys in Starship Patrol
they get past me even now.
I have completed this game more than any other I have played. I am on my 9th time through now.
It. Is. Amazing.

#30093 Hi I am 'new to this forum'

Posted by lostdwarf on 19 September 2011 - 11:31 AM in Introduction Central

thanks again everyone

#28862 What do you think of the consoles functions?

Posted by lostdwarf on 14 September 2011 - 12:01 AM in Wii U Hardware

EA partnered with Nintendo to streamline, improve, and expand online gaming as we know it.
wiiU is the result.

the 'menu' will please you and make you smile.
I can not tell more apart from the menu is now no longer on the tv.

#28861 Wii U Wishlist

Posted by lostdwarf on 13 September 2011 - 11:45 PM in Wii U Hardware

it would have to be under £250 to sell well in the uk.
I have a birdie telling me they are looking for a $200-$250 retail price.
hopefully all is good.

I am hoping they bring the art program out for free. ..built in.

#28860 Article: Apple To Beat Wii U To Tablet Gaming Market?

Posted by lostdwarf on 13 September 2011 - 11:40 PM in Wii U Hardware

apple products are always more expensive than other similar products.

my samsung galaxy s can do MUCH more than any iphone/pad.

apple is a chav make. just like nike. etc.

chavs only products.

#28858 Will the WII U have a brand new sensor bar?

Posted by lostdwarf on 13 September 2011 - 11:31 PM in Wii U Hardware

it is the exact same sensor bar.

you can even use your wii one if you want to.

#28857 Wii U power

Posted by lostdwarf on 13 September 2011 - 11:27 PM in Wii U Hardware

I have it on good word that the wiiu is between 4-5 times the graphics processing power of the PS3 and the wiiU can happily run visually intense games at 1080p at 60fps.
pc's with the same graphics card look not as good. the wiiU has two of them.

the bird demo at E3 was impressive. that is a quick DEMO. That is what the first gen of launch games will look like.

better than PS3 straight out of the box... a year down the line expect current pc graphics quality... and better.

#28749 help picking a laptop

Posted by lostdwarf on 13 September 2011 - 11:18 AM in The Café

I need a new laptop. Preferably one that can run the Dolphin emulator for my wii games (which I own) at top spec. This is my whole reason for getting a new laptop. That plus the fact my current laptop get scary hot at the moment when running anything.
I feel as though I am being tricked by marketing and cannot figure out what would be best for me.
I am not rich.

any suggestions?

#28740 FZero (WiiU) ideas & opinions thread

Posted by lostdwarf on 13 September 2011 - 11:01 AM in Wii U Games and Software

F-Zero GX was one of my most loved games on my gamecube.
I would love to see a new overhauled version in HD.

#28662 Known facts

Posted by lostdwarf on 12 September 2011 - 04:16 PM in Wii U Hardware

The screen resolution is 854:480

The Controller screen resolution is 854:480 at 6.2"
which is equal to EDTV standard.

I know not everyone has 3DTVs but it would be cool if they make some sort of announcement that the system can do 3D. I figure they're letting the 3rd party developers run a little more freely this time. They don't have to "support" it per se, but at least allow the option so that developers can make a game with 3D effects if they wanted to. Just so long as adding that feature to the system doesn't jack up the price though.

And does anyone know if any of the L,R,ZL, OR ZR buttons have analog capabilities? I'm reading that they may not... Sure would hate to lose the ability to gradually slow down into a turn on a racing game or even maintain a certain speed.

The shoulder buttons, L, R, ZL, ZR are just buttons.
The Wii U CAN and WILL do 3D if you have a 3DTV.

#28606 Hi I am 'new to this forum'

Posted by lostdwarf on 12 September 2011 - 12:57 PM in Introduction Central

wow thanks that was a warm welcome. I like.
I read all the rules etc. Website is awesome looking and you guys seem pretty nice.