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TOPIC: Multiple Sources Confirm New Nintendo HD Console
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.nintendo.wii/t/6f7387492d9df2a9
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon 18 Apr 2011 07:32
From: The alMIGHTY N
On Apr 15, 10:44 pm, The Closer <sweet.lou.ferri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 16, 1:57 am, The Closer <sweet.lou.ferri...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 16, 1:36 am, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 15, 9:10 am, The Closer <sweet.lou.ferri...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > On Apr 15, 5:34 am, parallax-scroll <parallaxscr...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > Gamers have been waiting years for Nintendo to finally release its Wii
> > > > > successor, and Game Informer has heard from multiple sources that the
> > > > > company will unveil it at E3 this summer if not sooner.
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> > > > > We have confirmed with multiple sources that this new home system is
> > > > > capable of running games at HD resolutions. There are conflicting
> > > > > reports, however, as to whether its graphics will be comparable to
> > > > > those on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 – meaning it could surpass or
> > > > > fall short of those systems. Either way it will offer competitive
> > > > > specifications. Moving to HD should greatly help Nintendo and its new
> > > > > console in getting more multi-platform triple-A titles like Portal 2
> > > > > or Mortal Kombat. This, in turn, will strengthen Nintendo's
> > > > > historically poor relationship with third-party publishers/developers.
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> > > > > In fact, Nintendo is already showing publishers the system in an
> > > > > effort to get them interested and allow them plenty of time to start
> > > > > developing titles in anticipation of the system's reported late 2012
> > > > > launch. This advance support marks a change from when the Wii
> > > > > launched. At that time, several Western publishers were outright
> > > > > surprised by the announcement, and it affected the software support
> > > > > for the platform.
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> > > > > Nintendo president Satoru Iwata himself acknowledged that it needs to
> > > > > do a better job with its publishing partners at a 3DS press conference
> > > > > in the fall of 2010. "We need to decrease the concern that only
> > > > > Nintendo software can sell well on Nintendo platforms and third-party
> > > > > software cannot sell in the same volume. We feel a need to have closer
> > > > > ties with our third-party developers from the beginning."
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> > > > > "Nintendo is doing this one right," said an anonymous source. "[It's]
> > > > > not a gimmick like the Wii." What else, beyond graphics, this may
> > > > > infer about the system is unknown. What kind of controls the system
> > > > > will support (we imagine a need for both classic analog configurations
> > > > > and motion controllers) or what level of software and infrastructure
> > > > > Nintendo will provide for online gaming is also unknown. However, it's
> > > > > a positive sign that the system might be more than just an HD Wii.
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> > > > > We've heard about an HD Wii for some time now, and the time is perfect
> > > > > – almost necessary – for Nintendo to jump start itself with this new
> > > > > system. The company has been feeling the bite since Wii sales have
> > > > > declined from previous years, and this week's news that Nintendo could
> > > > > be dropping the price of the Wii on May 15 could be a precursor to
> > > > > this announcement and an attempt to move as many Wii units as possible
> > > > > out of the retail channel before the new system hits.
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> > > > > We do not have confirmation if this new system will be backward
> > > > > compatible with the Wii or if it will even carry the Wii branding as
> > > > > has often been rumored. It is our understanding that Nintendo is
> > > > > trying to embrace the western gamer and will likely launch a new brand
> > > > > with this console. Around the office we have dubbed the system
> > > > > Nintendo HD. However, this information at this point is conjecture.
>
> > > > > We contacted a Nintendo representative regarding this information, and
> > > > > while they wouldn't comment on it or the company's E3 plans, they did
> > > > > sign off with a intriguing "stay tuned."
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> > > > > Either way, it should be an exciting E3 for Nintendo and gamers alike.
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> > > > >http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/04/14/new-nintendo-co...
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> > > > 1080p, touch screen on the new motion controller, more powerful GPU
> > > > than the PS360. Well, done Nintendo, you've certainly given the other
> > > > two companies something to think about.
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> > > IGN reports that their own sources have told them that the console is
> > > "significantly more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360" and
> > > that "Nintendo's intent is to recapture the hardcore market."
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> > > Where did you hear about the touch screen? I of course would have to
> > > actually see how it would be used to make a call, but on paper it
> > > seems like that would actually be detrimental since you would kind of
> > > need to look at the touch screen while you were playing.
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> > Well, this article says it will have a HD screenhttp://www.computerandvideogames.com/298241/news/wii-2-has-all-new-hd...
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> > I chatted with somebody at Nintendo today and specifically asked about
> > it, to which he replied: "maybe", which is more or less a "yes"
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> "The site also concurs that the controller is a touch tablet, with
> moderate , sub-HD graphic output with a single-touch 6-inch screen, a
> front camera which acts as a Wii sensor bar, two d-pads, two bumpers,
> and possibly more than two triggers."
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> http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/14/report-nintendo-to-announced-wii-succ...
IGN states that the controller will have two analog sticks.
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues 19 Apr 2011 06:16
From: BoodyBandit
On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, parallax-scroll <parallaxscr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Gamers have been waiting years for Nintendo to finally release its Wii
> successor, and Game Informer has heard from multiple sources that the
> company will unveil it at E3 this summer if not sooner.
>
> We have confirmed with multiple sources that this new home system is
> capable of running games at HD resolutions. There are conflicting
> reports, however, as to whether its graphics will be comparable to
> those on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 – meaning it could surpass or
> fall short of those systems. Either way it will offer competitive
> specifications. Moving to HD should greatly help Nintendo and its new
> console in getting more multi-platform triple-A titles like Portal 2
> or Mortal Kombat. This, in turn, will strengthen Nintendo's
> historically poor relationship with third-party publishers/developers.
>
> In fact, Nintendo is already showing publishers the system in an
> effort to get them interested and allow them plenty of time to start
> developing titles in anticipation of the system's reported late 2012
> launch. This advance support marks a change from when the Wii
> launched. At that time, several Western publishers were outright
> surprised by the announcement, and it affected the software support
> for the platform.
>
> Nintendo president Satoru Iwata himself acknowledged that it needs to
> do a better job with its publishing partners at a 3DS press conference
> in the fall of 2010. "We need to decrease the concern that only
> Nintendo software can sell well on Nintendo platforms and third-party
> software cannot sell in the same volume. We feel a need to have closer
> ties with our third-party developers from the beginning."
>
> "Nintendo is doing this one right," said an anonymous source. "[It's]
> not a gimmick like the Wii." What else, beyond graphics, this may
> infer about the system is unknown. What kind of controls the system
> will support (we imagine a need for both classic analog configurations
> and motion controllers) or what level of software and infrastructure
> Nintendo will provide for online gaming is also unknown. However, it's
> a positive sign that the system might be more than just an HD Wii.
>
> We've heard about an HD Wii for some time now, and the time is perfect
> – almost necessary – for Nintendo to jump start itself with this new
> system. The company has been feeling the bite since Wii sales have
> declined from previous years, and this week's news that Nintendo could
> be dropping the price of the Wii on May 15 could be a precursor to
> this announcement and an attempt to move as many Wii units as possible
> out of the retail channel before the new system hits.
>
> We do not have confirmation if this new system will be backward
> compatible with the Wii or if it will even carry the Wii branding as
> has often been rumored. It is our understanding that Nintendo is
> trying to embrace the western gamer and will likely launch a new brand
> with this console. Around the office we have dubbed the system
> Nintendo HD. However, this information at this point is conjecture.
>
> We contacted a Nintendo representative regarding this information, and
> while they wouldn't comment on it or the company's E3 plans, they did
> sign off with a intriguing "stay tuned."
>
> Either way, it should be an exciting E3 for Nintendo and gamers alike.
>
> http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/04/14/new-nintendo-co...
I wil believe it when I see it. What? A console that actually ha some
serious power from Nintendo for once. I also don't see how they will
cause a dent in the hardcore market when they have next to no online
gaming format and for the past 5 years have been catering towards
shovel ware and mainstream casuals. Again, I will believe it when I
see it. Nintendo hasn't been a serious contender with maistream
gaming since arguably the N64 but most likely the SNES.
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