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'Pretty decent'.
Yep, sounds like something I want from a next-gen system. And don't you guys say it's not a next-gen system, or that 'generations don't apply anymore'.
This is a system that's being sold 5 or 6 years after the last one.
Yep, sounds like something I want from a next-gen system. And don't you guys say it's not a next-gen system, or that 'generations don't apply anymore'.
This is a system that's being sold 5 or 6 years after the last one.
They seem pretty decent.
The Wii U can clearly set itself apart from current-gen hardware, if the developers dedicate time to improving their ports.
I'll get it either way, 'cause I miss having a Nintendo console in the household!
The Wii U can clearly set itself apart from current-gen hardware, if the developers dedicate time to improving their ports.
I'll get it either way, 'cause I miss having a Nintendo console in the household!
I want one just because it's a new system, but it honestly does nothing for me. Right now I'm more ready to get an Xbox 360 instead since it already has an established library. If Nintendo had a 3d Mario, Metroid, or Zelda game ready for launch, I'd bite immediately but that isn't the case.
Definitely a next-gen system, based on these specs. Whenever Sony's and Microsoft's offerings come out, I can't imagine them being THAT miuch better unless they want to charge $500 for their consoles.
Way off topic, but I've been going to The AV Club's site for a long time for movie and tv news, so I recently tried out their "Gameological Society" website, which is obviously for games. My god, it's horrible. Their video features feature them sitting around talking about tea and how "mature" darksiders is. I've never missed Destructoid so much.
Anyway, Wii U! WOOOO!!!!
Anyway, Wii U! WOOOO!!!!
I'm happy about the SD card, but... "Storage memory is set at 8GB"
Seriously? It's 2012 right? Not 2002?
Seriously? It's 2012 right? Not 2002?
@lowercaseluke The system is comparable to the 360 (512mb RAM) and PS3 (256 mb RAM). An extra gig wouldn't hurt, but I think it'll be fine.
I still think the Wii U looks like those rip-off Wiis that were floating around for a while.
But who needs looks when you have a shit version of Arkham City months after the fact!
But who needs looks when you have a shit version of Arkham City months after the fact!
Can't say, without seeing the Specs from the 720 and the PS4.
Hell look at all the issues Bethesda is having with getting their expansion on the PS3 because of some oddball tech specs.
This well could be sufficient but it just as well might not.
Hell look at all the issues Bethesda is having with getting their expansion on the PS3 because of some oddball tech specs.
This well could be sufficient but it just as well might not.
1Gb of RAM and 8gb of storage??
Smart phones have 2gb of RAM and 32gb of storage now; however, that blurb about allowing external hard drives is a nifty one.
For Nintendo' sake I hope the Broadway cores can....
Put on a good show.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Smart phones have 2gb of RAM and 32gb of storage now; however, that blurb about allowing external hard drives is a nifty one.
For Nintendo' sake I hope the Broadway cores can....
Put on a good show.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
AMD GPUs have supported DX11 and Shader Model 5.0 for over 3 years. So yeah... don't let them tell you that's a 7000 series chip in there...
@lowercaseluke
Well as a primarily PC kiddie, the nice thing about consoles is that they can go with less ram because they don't have a bunch of bulk slogging them down. Well at least they used to not have all that crap bogging them down ...... these days its anyone's game :P
On the other hand Consoles also seem to underestimate how much ram they will need in the future and tend to hit their ceiling rather quickly.
Well as a primarily PC kiddie, the nice thing about consoles is that they can go with less ram because they don't have a bunch of bulk slogging them down. Well at least they used to not have all that crap bogging them down ...... these days its anyone's game :P
On the other hand Consoles also seem to underestimate how much ram they will need in the future and tend to hit their ceiling rather quickly.
because support for DX11 matters on a non Microsoft OS....
I'm going to bang my head into a wall for a few hours.
when I'm back we'll be on even levels.
I'm going to bang my head into a wall for a few hours.
when I'm back we'll be on even levels.
Hopefully it has some good cheap system level anti-aliasing that all games can use, because so far none of N's hardware has used it.
Unless it can play Wii games in HD i'm not sure my body is ready as there's nothing at launch I want... But i'd like to play Skyward Sword and Xenoblade in HD.
Wow, they really went all out with that 8GB internal HDD! That's like a whole DVD9 RIGHT INSIDE THE BOX!!!
The people whining about the specs in comparison to PCs and smartphones don't know the first thing about hardware or physical console design. There's a very good reason why smartphones and PCs needs a significant amount more resources. It's easy to stay judge from the sidelines especially when you don't know what you're talking about. Let's see any of you design and build a console.
This system is significantly more powerful than the PS3 or 360. It probably won't be very close to matching the next Microsoft or Sony system in terms of specs though. But that's how Nintendo rolls. The Wii was great. Give me good games and you'll get a good customer.
This system is significantly more powerful than the PS3 or 360. It probably won't be very close to matching the next Microsoft or Sony system in terms of specs though. But that's how Nintendo rolls. The Wii was great. Give me good games and you'll get a good customer.
I have a higher specced Wii U sitting right beside my 55" Sony LCD TV......it's called a gaming rig running Dolphin, and Wii games look fricking AWESOME on it!!
Sounds about right. However, I'm still really worried that this console is going to be a flop... If I'M not excited for it (pretty huge Nintendo fan, bought ever console and portable at launch since N64, play my Wii more than anything else), I'm not sure who is.
I've been thinking about the Wii U lately. The only reason why I wanted one in the first place was for Zombie U, but Ubisoft shattered my anticipation for the game when they announced they spent little money on developing it, which told me it is a cheap, short, unpolished game like Red Steel was. So, there went my only reason to pick up a Wii U.
I tried to think of another reason, but couldn't. I have absolutely no reason to buy this thing....UNLESS, Nintendo makes sure all games on it run at full 1080p. That would be enough to convince me to buy it. I am tired of Microsoft lying on the back of their boxes when they put "1080p" on it, when in reality all they are saying is that the game will run on TV's that support that resolution, NOT that the game actually runs in it.
This is why games like Halo 3 have "1080p" on the back of the box, but only runs in sub HD. Sony is much better, since most of there games run in true 720p, unlike Microsoft, and Sony has many more games that actually run in 1080p, but it isn't enough. If Nintendo's console can actually run all their games in full HD, that would be enough to convince me to buy it.
If not, then I officially don't want the thing.
I tried to think of another reason, but couldn't. I have absolutely no reason to buy this thing....UNLESS, Nintendo makes sure all games on it run at full 1080p. That would be enough to convince me to buy it. I am tired of Microsoft lying on the back of their boxes when they put "1080p" on it, when in reality all they are saying is that the game will run on TV's that support that resolution, NOT that the game actually runs in it.
This is why games like Halo 3 have "1080p" on the back of the box, but only runs in sub HD. Sony is much better, since most of there games run in true 720p, unlike Microsoft, and Sony has many more games that actually run in 1080p, but it isn't enough. If Nintendo's console can actually run all their games in full HD, that would be enough to convince me to buy it.
If not, then I officially don't want the thing.
Does the gb storage size give weight to the multi sku rumor?
I certainly hope not...
@mr Dixon
8gb is enough for a few small games, or a wiiu game or two.
I'm sure they will offer huge sd cards/ hd to be compatible.
Gotta keep costs down for those of us who don't want to download a whole bunch of games.
I certainly hope not...
@mr Dixon
8gb is enough for a few small games, or a wiiu game or two.
I'm sure they will offer huge sd cards/ hd to be compatible.
Gotta keep costs down for those of us who don't want to download a whole bunch of games.
That storage limit is a joke. It would pretty much handicap the download quite a bit. Better than Wii and its frighteningly small memory though.
So Reviewtechusa was more or less right. Sounds good to me.
@Andy
Personally I'm glad that they don't force a huge HDD on the consumer, sort of like the 4 GB 360. Makes it cheaper unless you want to go completely digital.
@Andy
Personally I'm glad that they don't force a huge HDD on the consumer, sort of like the 4 GB 360. Makes it cheaper unless you want to go completely digital.
@ mix "1Gb of RAM and 8gb of storage??
Smart phones have 2gb of RAM and 32gb of storage now; however, that blurb about allowing external hard drives is a nifty one."
1GB of RAM that applications can use.
Meaning that it probably has something like 1.5GB total, but 512MB or whatever is used by the OS.
In total, that would be 3 times more RAM than Xbox 360 and PS3.
The disappointment is the 8GB of storage. I don't think that's enough for downloadable Gamecube games. Should have been 16GB instead, just to meet that threshold at least.
Smart phones have 2gb of RAM and 32gb of storage now; however, that blurb about allowing external hard drives is a nifty one."
1GB of RAM that applications can use.
Meaning that it probably has something like 1.5GB total, but 512MB or whatever is used by the OS.
In total, that would be 3 times more RAM than Xbox 360 and PS3.
The disappointment is the 8GB of storage. I don't think that's enough for downloadable Gamecube games. Should have been 16GB instead, just to meet that threshold at least.
@andy
It allows for you to attach ANY external hard drive
I have a 1tb all ready to attach.
isnt that what people wanted?
It allows for you to attach ANY external hard drive
I have a 1tb all ready to attach.
isnt that what people wanted?
I'm surprised at all the crying about the internal storage. 32gb SD cards are dirt cheap these days, and so are external harddrives. You'll be able to upgrade your storage a lot more cheaply and easily than the 360, Vita, or even PS3. And hopefully not having a harddrive will keep the price down, so you can buy the console and buy extra storage when you need it instead of right away.
Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed with only 8 GBs. I hardly ever download stuff, but considering how more and more companies are shoving DLC down our throats and shipping incomplete games only for us to download patches and supplemental DLC later... that won't cut it.
HOWEVERRRRRRRRR if you really can attach any kind of external harddrive via USB port, I am extremely impressed. Kudos to Nintendo to taking a huge step forward, unlike Microsoft and Sony which seem content in forcing users to buy their overpriced proprietary memory.
HOWEVERRRRRRRRR if you really can attach any kind of external harddrive via USB port, I am extremely impressed. Kudos to Nintendo to taking a huge step forward, unlike Microsoft and Sony which seem content in forcing users to buy their overpriced proprietary memory.
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