• "What Are You Even Doing Nintendo?" : More Photos of Nintendo NX Controller Prototype Leaked
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[QUOTE=paul simon;49997017]You're deluded. The wiimote has far too much delay to be used in any serious FPS context. There's a reason everyone hated the call of duty Wii ports.[/QUOTE] Have you ever tried Metroid Prime 3 or Metroid Prime Trilogy? It's flawless Wii FPS.
[QUOTE=paul simon;49997017]You're deluded. The wiimote has far too much delay to be used in any serious FPS context. There's a reason everyone hated the call of duty Wii ports. ?[/QUOTE] From what I've heard, the controls were the least of those version's problems.
[QUOTE=Durrsly;50003615]From what I've heard, the controls were the least of those version's problems.[/QUOTE] Basically gutted of features/graphics because of Wii's low power in comparison to Xbox 360 and PS3.
The gutted graphics were because of lack of disk space for all 3 games' worth of textures, iirc.
Well imo Wii U is losing against PS4/XBone doesn't mean they should stop experimenting with new ideas though, and why must all consoles in the same gen be identical? I mean, if Nintendo's got the money to do all these experiments, why stop them? its not like they aren't earning money from this either not being mainstream doesn't mean its not good tbh
[QUOTE=jason3232;50004439]Well imo Wii U is losing against PS4/XBone doesn't mean they should stop experimenting with new ideas though, and why must all consoles in the same gen be identical? I mean, if Nintendo's got the money to do all these experiments, why stop them? its not like they aren't earning money from this either not being mainstream doesn't mean its not good tbh[/QUOTE] Realtalk, if the Wii U is making a profit and its had critical success, its not a failure. Maybe not a resounding success, but failure implies that it flopped in every way, ex Sega 32X. I'm genuinely interested in the NX, because knowing Nintendo, it won't just be just another game console with improved graphics. Whereas, the PS4 and Xbone don't really interest me, because I can get the exact same, if not improved experience on a PC on most games.
I'm interested in seeing what Nintendo has to show for the NX, because honestly it's what's holding back the decision to get a Wii U for me (aside from budgeting money for a console purchase). If the NX is somehow a replacement for the Wii U, I'll just get it; if it's a companion device or something new altogether and the Wii U ecosystem isn't going anywhere, then I can take a breath and start planning towards getting one.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50010332]I'm interested in seeing what Nintendo has to show for the NX, because honestly it's what's holding back the decision to get a Wii U for me (aside from budgeting money for a console purchase). If the NX is somehow a replacement for the Wii U, I'll just get it; if it's a companion device or something new altogether and the Wii U ecosystem isn't going anywhere, then I can take a breath and start planning towards getting one.[/QUOTE] It's going to be a successor platform for Wii U and 3DS.
[QUOTE=Qaus;50026666]It's going to be a successor platform for Wii U and 3DS.[/QUOTE] Which says nothing about how it's going to fit into the ecosystem along with them, unless it's intended to replace [I]both[/I] in which case haha oh wow I want to see how Nintendo thinks they're going to pull that off. This is why I say I'm interested in seeing what Nintendo is doing with the NX. It's supposedly a successor to both their latest portable and their latest TV console, but the division between portables and things that need TV outputs has been ironclad for decades. It's like, what [I]is[/I] it? Nobody who actually has access to NX prototypes would dare blab right now, though, so all I can do is wait.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50028203]Which says nothing about how it's going to fit into the ecosystem along with them, unless it's intended to replace [I]both[/I] in which case haha oh wow I want to see how Nintendo thinks they're going to pull that off.[/QUOTE] It's been long rumored that both the handheld portion and the console portion are on the same hardware architecture and will have a very strong and direct interaction with eachother. People describe this as a "hybrid console" but really it's just taking the concepts of Wii U's Gamepad and applying it to what a handheld is supposed to offer. Some of the possibilities of having identical-but-different-powered hardware in a mobile and TV box package: • Porting could be as simple as rescaling things. • 'Off TV play' will no longer require the home console, instead just letting you walk out your front door as you continue playing. This would naturally work in reverse too. • The handheld won't be [I]required[/I] but it will probably be encouraged to be used with some games. • Digital purchases won't be console bound but account bound meaning you could potentially buy a game for both systems in the same purchase. If this sounds at all appealing to you I can imagine Nintendo pulling this off easily.
[QUOTE=Qaus;50028388]• Digital purchases won't be console bound but account bound meaning you could potentially buy a game for both systems in the same purchase.[/QUOTE] This is a fantastic idea except that we're talking about Nintendo, they don't even let you transfer a Miiverse registration between two WiiUs and I don't see them somehow changing that unless they eliminate offline mode (which destroys portability and puts a burden on families who don't have good Internet). I'm waiting to see what Nintendo unveils. The rumours say a lot, but Nintendo's marketing plan is a lot more specific and has historically been narrow and rigid when it comes to console hardware.
[url]www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/02/17/you-can-now-finally-register-for-a-nintendo-account-and-pre-register-for-miitomo/[/url] [editline]29th March 2016[/editline] [url]https://accounts.nintendo.com/[/url] [t]https://my.mixtape.moe/evcxgu.png[/t]
Er, dur. Not a Miiverse registration, I completely fucking derped when posting. I meant a NNID. When I was down visiting friends in WA at the beginning of the month I nearly registered my 3DS XL's NNID permanently to their WiiU by accident, which would've fucked me if I were to pick up a WiiU in the future.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50029724]Er, dur. Not a Miiverse registration, I completely fucking derped when posting. I meant a NNID. When I was down visiting friends in WA at the beginning of the month I nearly registered my 3DS XL's NNID permanently to their WiiU by accident, which would've fucked me if I were to pick up a WiiU in the future.[/QUOTE] [I]Maybe[/I] for Wii U, but definitely not for future Nintendo platforms given that you link your NNID to your Nintendo account.
I think Nintendo deserves more credit than you guys are giving them with the online; they've been making pretty good steps lately. We've come a long way since friend codes. Yes, we're still missing features considered standard on other networks: no party chat, no global cross-buy, no system-level achievements, and accounts aren't totally device-agnostic yet. That said, we [i]are[/i] starting to see cross-buy pop up between Wii U and 3DS. It started with one of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games, but third-parties have been getting in on it too, mostly indies. It's not global, but any game that comes out on both systems as of a couple months ago generally offers downloads for both from a single purchase. Network stability's been pretty solid even since Gen7's Nintendo WFC days: we had blunders like Brawl's online, but at the same time Mario Kart Wii's online was excellent (especially with that whole Mario Kart Channel thing they had.) I actually don't think I've had a bad experience with their Gen8 online. Mario Kart 7/8, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Splatoon, both Smash 4 versions, all buttery-smooth. For the only online service offered on consoles that's still free, the actual gameplay part of Nintendo's online has been super reliable for years. Plus they've been incredibly supportive their online-focused games with lots of free content updates and - for the most part - very fair with the pricing for any paid DLC (Smash and Fire Emblem are a bit microtransaction-happy, I'll admit.) Look at Splatoon: say what you want about that shady amiibo integration, but the rest of the game is - like - [i]five[/i] times larger than it was when it released thanks to updates, and none of them have cost a cent. And with the whole Nintendo Account thing they've just rolled out, it seems like things are gonna get even better. Don't rule out the current systems getting in on it, either. There's precedent for otherwise: back in the day, the Wii Shop Channel was updated to tie into Club Nintendo, and later on the 3DS was released still using friend codes (albeit only a single device-wide one) but was later upgraded to Nintendo Network accounts on a firmware level. We could see all our eShop purchases for Wii U and 3DS get that same kind of treatment via My Nintendo.
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