Thread: Wii U Discussion

I just read rumors that Nintendo was looking for someone to power the Digital Distro side of the WiiU...and also they were possibly going with EA's much-hated origin or Valve's Steam.

Originally Posted by Gligar13

I just read rumors that Nintendo was looking for someone to power the Digital Distro side of the WiiU...and also they were possibly going with EA's much-hated origin or Valve's Steam.

NO! NOT ORIGIN!!! Seriously, I only have problems with it whenever I wanna play Battlefield 3. EA is stubborn for wanting their own online distributor. If they only had finished it properly... Bugs around every corner...

Originally Posted by SuperTrainStationH

If a New Xbox doesn’t launch in 2012, the 360 will have been a current-gen system for SEVEN FULL YEARS. Whereas in the previous generations, new consoles were available to replace the old ones in as few as just four years. Something has to change, and Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are re-evaluating their strategy with their console business.

It's worth noting that Microsoft wants the 360 to last at least a decade. If they manage this it would be a major sign that the video game industry isn't as rapid-paced as it was in the 80's-early 2000's.

I highly doubt that the 360 will last that long, new software has bound to come out before then

Originally Posted by davidstrike

I highly doubt that the 360 will last that long, new software has bound to come out before then

MS makes dash updates too much, they pushed a update that gives it WP7 features.

Now that Assassin's Creed III and Medal of Honor: Warfighter have been announced for the Wii U, what do you think of the Wii U? Will it be able to handle those games, and will it feel different to play these games than on the pc, PS3, XBOX360? I personally think that the Wii U has a strong launch line-up, compared to the 3DS. It will be a whole different console from what we've seen so far...

Oh, and by the way, Unreal Engine 3 is gonna be a hell of an engine, and it's coming to Wii U as well!
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Nintendo will need to announce their first party titles - probably at this year's E3, to go on the Wii U's launch date in order to balance the number of third party titles that are already announced.

I'm hoping for a Metroid game, myself.

So according to GameTrailers and this article, the Wii U is going to suffer a similar fate to the SEGA Dreamcast. Guess now is the time to worry about the company's downfall.

I don't think so. Pachter or how he's called has made bad predictions about the Wii as well, and look what a hit it was! I don't think we should underestimate Nintendo. I think this time they know what they're doing. They have learned from the 3DS launch. They are not gonna screw this up. Nintendo will. have. VICTORY!!!

So I read that the new Mario game for the Wii U will be based off of the demo of NSMB from last year and will be shown on E3, which means the Wii U will be the first console to have a Mario title as a launch title since Super Mario 64.

So Nintendo officially revealed the final version of the Wii U controller:

Nintendo Wii U Controller Revealed - Nintendo E3 2012 - YouTube

And they also revealed the pro controller, which is pretty similar to the Xbox 360 controller:

Nintendo Wii U Pro Controller Revealed - Nintendo E3 2012 - YouTube

The buttons on the pro controller look a little hard to reach.

I don't know what you mean hard to reach since its basically in the same configuration as their old Wii controler pro.

Originally Posted by The Outrage

I don't know what you mean hard to reach since its basically in the same configuration as their old Wii controler pro.

The second analog stick and the 4 buttons switched places, so it's going to be a bit difficult to play games that requires using both analog sticks to move your character and change the camera view respectively.

If anything its easier. It should be like using a dualshock reaching for the buttons, but instead of using the sticks with the inner part of your thumb, you're using it to get to the buttons.