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#1 Dementis

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 02:53 AM

Yes, this has been confirmed, by both ONM (The Official Nintendo Magazine, it's like the UK version of Nintendo Power) and the recently discovered patent sheet.

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 02:58 AM

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#3 Dementis

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 03:00 AM

Thinking about it, what else apart from the Wii Zapper could it be used for?

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 06:53 AM

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 07:21 AM

No doubt Ninty will come up with some surprises.

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 07:22 AM

@Dementis: Well, there's the Wii Zapper...and they could make a keyboard attachment for it. (Although that would be rather bulky...and the touch screen could act as a keyboard...so never mind. ;)) Hmm...I'm not sure what it'd be used for. The only thing I could think of was the keyboard, and I already dismissed myself in that regard.

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 07:41 AM

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 10:23 AM

A second touch screen, maybe? I mean, two screens is so last generation, three screens is where it's at.

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 12:45 PM

Well i guess it is for upcoming accessories. I just wonder what it could be,
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Posted 13 August 2011 - 01:15 PM

Well i guess it is for upcoming accessories. I just wonder what it could be,

It's obviously that. But then again, Ninty is known for surprises.
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Posted 13 August 2011 - 02:45 PM

Well i guess it is for upcoming accessories. I just wonder what it could be,

I think you're mostly right, but we'll never know if Nintendo has something planned XD

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 02:51 PM

I think you're mostly right, but we'll never know if Nintendo has something planned XD

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#13 Andy

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Posted 13 August 2011 - 04:54 PM

Nintendo are like ninjas.
:ph34r: That was Shigeru Miyamoto. XD

:ph34r: :ph34r: And that was Iwata and Reggie, whose bodies are ready for NINJA ACTION!!!!

Edited by Andy, 14 August 2011 - 06:35 AM.

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Posted 14 August 2011 - 01:11 PM

The possibilities for that port are limitless.

However, Nintendo are well known for including ports on their systems that are then never or rarely used. For example, the GameCube had a port on its underside for plugging in new accessories. Other than the GameBoy Player, I don't think it ever got much use.

Perhaps it may be a place to plug in a pair of motion-sensitive boot controllers for your feet. ;)


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Posted 14 August 2011 - 01:43 PM

However, Nintendo are well known for including ports on their systems that are then never or rarely used. For example, the GameCube had a port on its underside for plugging in new accessories. Other than the GameBoy Player, I don't think it ever got much use.

While it's true that they tend to put in useless stuff, I think they already have 2-3 uses for it lined up ;)

1. Charging (Think about it for a sec: They're probably not gonna go AA battery powered for THIS huge thing :S)
2. Vitality sensor (It's coming!)
3. Pressure Sensitive Stylus (Artists play games too :P)
4? Classic controller (U)ltimate hook-up?

So I think this will get some use, much more than the near-useless gamecube port. And the unreleased-in-west 64DD. Gah, that thing had potential T.T
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Posted 14 August 2011 - 03:34 PM

While it's true that they tend to put in useless stuff, I think they already have 2-3 uses for it lined up ;)

1. Charging (Think about it for a sec: They're probably not gonna go AA battery powered for THIS huge thing :S)
2. Vitality sensor (It's coming!)
3. Pressure Sensitive Stylus (Artists play games too :P)
4? Classic controller (U)ltimate hook-up?

So I think this will get some use, much more than the near-useless gamecube port. And the unreleased-in-west 64DD. Gah, that thing had potential T.T

Tell me about it. The idea that Ocarina of time could have been even greater than what it already is still excites me.
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Posted 14 August 2011 - 03:40 PM

While it's true that they tend to put in useless stuff, I think they already have 2-3 uses for it lined up ;)

1. Charging (Think about it for a sec: They're probably not gonna go AA battery powered for THIS huge thing :S)
2. Vitality sensor (It's coming!)
3. Pressure Sensitive Stylus (Artists play games too :P)
4? Classic controller (U)ltimate hook-up?

So I think this will get some use, much more than the near-useless gamecube port. And the unreleased-in-west 64DD. Gah, that thing had potential T.T

You know what else had potential but was never used? 3D Gamecube. Go look it up.
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Posted 14 August 2011 - 05:17 PM

You know what else had potential but was never used? 3D Gamecube. Go look it up.

No need to, there was a Wii 2 Blog article about it a while ago ;)
And before that, i read Iwata asks every now and then :)
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Posted 14 August 2011 - 05:48 PM

OH MY GOD. I just remembered it... The vitality sensor. Nintendo better not release it for the Wii U, that thing looked both terrible and useless.

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Posted 14 August 2011 - 06:11 PM

OH MY GOD. I just remembered it... The vitality sensor. Nintendo better not release it for the Wii U, that thing looked both terrible and useless.

Remember that rumor about Eternal Darkness 2?
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