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Yeah I mean, this concept is a long time coming. Nintendo never forgets. They tried motion control in the old days and finally got it to a point where it did what it needed to do. Same with 3D on the 3DS. Or gosh, even the dual screens from the 80s on Game & Watch. This is the same thing. People think one of Nintendo's worst conferences of all time was actually the first one Reggie was at (I think). That was the one where their big game was Pacman VS using the GBA's on the Gamecube. Fast forward like 10 years and we're finally at that idea being fully conceived. This is "Connectivity" finally being done right. There's no GBA/DS crutch for the console to lean on leading to half baked experiences like Final Fantasty Crystal Chronicles on Wii. This is all out of the box and ready to go. They probably have more than 10 years worth of ideas they're finally going to realize. It's exciting. Anyone that doesn't think so must be playing games for completely different reasons than I play them.

And Nick, the next gen was sure to start. If history truly repeated itself, last Christmas you'd have been buying Xbox 720 and PS4. Sony and MS were forced to extend this generation because the HD era hurt the industry more than people probably think. Sony and MS lost so much money to sell those HD consoles. Think about how many companies went out of business because of HD bombs. And at what cost? In the end, what did it really do? If none of these companies are making bucks (with a few exceptions) then its all for nothing.

Nintendo usually isn't the one to lead the next gen, but this time they were in the position to do so. Wii had a healthy life despite what anyone thinks, and the time is now for the next console. They're still drumming to their own beat. MS and Sony HAD to stay in. Especially Sony. You can't be mad at Nintendo for doing what they need to do for their business.

The only thing I do like about NIntendo right now is that their Wii support right now is garbage. All they have for the end of the year is Zelda. I still like playing my Wii, and so do plenty of other people. The fact that they have games like Last Story, Xenoblade, and that Tower of whatever one just sitting there over in Japan irks me. Bring that shit here. At the end of the Gamecube life cycle when they had shit they brought over all sorts of strange odds and ends to fill in the gaps like Chibi Robo, Odama, Geist and Baten Kaitos 1 and 2. I wish they'd do the same for Wii right now.

Thats a good question and they have a lot of thinking to do. Where do they go now? Nintendo has shown their biggest hand today. MS is all about Kinect. Do they continue that strat into their next console? Is Kinect built in? Is it better? Do they just forget it? Or what about Sony? Will they just making another fucking Dual Shock or will they finally ditch that ancient controller and pursue Move?

I think this time it really isn't about the graphics anymore. It's going to be about who does what different. I'm excited for everything. E3 of next year is going to be a complete warzone.

yeah, just better graphics wont sell shit this time around

Xenoblade is coming out. They just didn't show it off. They also have a new 4 player Kirby game that looks pretty neat.

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The better question is why should Sony even bother pursuing Move now? They literally made PSWii, it's the exact same thing but it uses light and a camera. The ONLY thing that had was that it was a bit more responsive apparently and now Nintendo just made them look like goddamn dinosaurs. It's like a big fuck you, "Oh you're using a motion controller? Cool well now we're using this huge amazing piece of technology and the Wii mote is basically just an accessory for it." That's game over for the Move as far as I'm concerned. Especially with the U getting more "hardcore" (which is technically now mainstream) games.

Also if Sony makes another console that goes for $600+ they might just be retarded.

Microsoft is okay with Kinect because it appears a lot of people really like it. I do kind of find it funny that Kinect completely removes the controller and now WiiU is making one of the biggest controllers in a while.

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Anything they do will bomb unless there's something innovative, So they either sit on their consoles and pursue what they have (like kinect) or go for something more innovative. I kind of like this move, instead of just crying over graphics we can get some new types of gaming going.

I showed my sister in law, who has a passive interest in games and likes her Wii, the Wii U trailer tonight. She loved it. She's probably the most tech savvy in the family though, but still thought I'd share the opinions of an outsider.

I actually really really like it...I just hope it's affordable.

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They won't go over 300. I can't see it.

i cant see how they can make that controller cost any less than like 150$. I think it is going to change nintendos demographic a lot.

I don't know about exact price but I agree that it has to be over $100. Take a normal wireless 360 controller ($60) then throw in a 6 inch screen (that displays hi def?), now make that screen touch sensitive (on top of that I assume multi touch) and make this thing able to wirelessly receive an image that would normally be on the tv as well as somehow linking it with the wiimote.

That sounds like it would be expensive as fuck to produce.

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i think they said no multitouch on the screen. but your points are all still valid.

I feel like not having multitouch is a big deal.

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It isn't.

Maybe it would be if the controller didn't also have a bunch of buttons and analog nubs on it. But it does.

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That's true. I just find it odd cause when you look at that screen a lot is similar to the iPad (even the way the image flips when you rotate it) I guess you could use the sticks to zoom and such while browsing the net. I just like the two finger way to zoom that all the tablets and the iPod touch use.

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everyone likes two fingers, but sometimes you can only use one.

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So... are we having a Shamoozal launch party again? I'm in.

http://gizmodo.com/5811872/nintendos-tw ... ew-wii-now

an interesting piece of info that i htink phil brought up at one point earlier in this thread about the Wii Connect 24. they wanted a system that will always be on. But the way the living room works, people cant always be at the TV so they made a system built around it. interesting. we'll see how it pans out.

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G4 is rreporting WiiU will have no dvd and no blu ray capabilities.

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G4 is also reporting that Cops is now on 7 nights a week.

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