Thread: New Nintendo Console

Originally Posted by Sylar

You could always just give me your tickets.......

I would, you'd just have to get a fake ID with my name!!

Originally Posted by Frolov24

I would, you'd just have to get a fake ID with my name!!

Oh, we could make that happen.

Originally Posted by UnderPressure

I've only had my Wii for over two years so I'll try to enjoy it as much as I can before it's officially the "past" Nintendo console. I really wish Nintendo didn't focus too much on being a kiddie console from the beginning so that it would've lasted longer.

They had a price point they wanted to fit into and for awhile it had everyone buying them but the weak hardware specs/features and lack of games compared to the others made the Wii more of a fad than a competitor in the console wars.

RE: The (rumoured) tech specs of the new console

Project Cafe: The Tech Behind Nintendo's Next Console - Wii News at IGN


And here, an article about the new controller, including a mock-up design

Dissecting the Project Cafe Controller Rumors - Gear News at IGN

Very interesting, as it appears they're ditching the IR sensors of the Wiimote and reverting to a traditional two-handed, dual thumbstick setup, albeit with the massive touch display in the middle. Puzzling that they would focus this entire (previous) generation about mobility, opening up the gaming sphere, disconnecting from the specialization of controllers, and are now eschewing all of those gains to directly compete with the two others (something they decided was unnecessary and ultimately futile in the past). It's honestly boggling that they're so radically changing their business design and approach.

So the system will have less graphic power than first reported? Why am I not surprised that Nintendo cuts GPU power again lol

Originally Posted by Melfice

So the system will have less graphic power than first reported? Why am I not surprised that Nintendo cuts GPU power again lol

Where are you hearing/reading this? This article, and the ones I posted earlier, have consistently said it would be faster/stronger than the PS3 and Xbox360

New Nintendo Console Confirmed - Wii News at IGN

BTW, release for Project Cafe will most definitely be 2012 (also in the article)

Nintendo revealed its new home console on Tuesday, dubbed the Wii U -- a new high-definition video game system that will use a new touch-screen controller to play games both on and off the TV screen.

The Wii U's white, plastic, controller is about the size of some tablet computers and features a 6.2-inch touch screen, as well as a standard array of gaming controller buttons. But a tablet the Wii U controller is not.

Images displayed on the Wii U's controller are all produced by the Wii U console itself and the screen is just that -- another screen.

Nintendo unveils Wii U with tablet-sized touch-screen controller - latimes.com

hmm dunno how thrilled i am.

Why wouldn't they design the controller to be used away from the CPU as well? 2 for 1 if the controller could be a portable, less capable version of the bigger whole.

Think I'm gonna stick with my NES.