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Sony: We're not sure what Wii U is, but it's interesting |
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Sony president Shuhei Yoshida is intrigued by Wii U, but he isn't quite sure what it is.
"I was surprised to see the final product for what Nintendo was showing. It's pretty close to what was being rumored," Yoshida told IGN. "Lots of media had different interpretations of the rumors, and something I thought Nintendo might be doing was like a giant DS in your house. I was expecting them to do some demos, like Nintendogs coming from the big screen to the small screen where you can then pet the dog on the tablet controller."
"And finally they are going to HD graphics, which must please third-party publishers judging from what they were saying at the press conference. It's interesting."
Yoshida continued, "We still don't know much about the Wii U. It seems like the controller can only work with one console. When they show multiplayer they are using the Wii remotes. How games will be developed for that console we still don't know. As I understand, the Wii U remote has to be in proximity of the console so it's not a true portable device in a sense that you can bring it with you outside the room or house."
"I still can't get my head around what it is."
Wii U has EA's heads spinning. Find out why here.
via IGN
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love how he disses Nintendo's device in a subtle way.
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The controller is basically a giant lower part of the 3DS with one more circle pad and added 2 more shoulder triggers.
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The Wii U utilizing only one Wii U controller in multiplayer (though Nintendo said they are experimenting with more) probably is due to the price of the unit. A controller is expensive enough as it is, without a touchscreen and camera attached. Asking people to buy 4 for 4-player MP would probably be asking too much so they focus on a multiplayer experience people can afford, especially since most of them probably already own multiple Wii controllers.
The fact that the console's performance would probably drop significantly if it would have to provide players with 5 different video outputs (4 controllers and the TV itself) probably is a reason as well.
Though I do think it's a bit of a bummer and a missed opportunity, since Nintendo experimented with 4-player MP using separate screens for every player (plus the TV) already with the GBA-to-GameCube connectivity and I think it would be very popular if it wasn't so expensive to do it. So I would be very pleased if, after some time, the controllers get so affordable that they actually provide multiplayer using 4 Wii U controllers as a standard some time in the future.
We'll see...
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Its not a $ony console so its going to sell thats what it is.
WTF do you think it is your friggin moron! It's the next Wii console. It's got more power than the PS3 so it will be better.
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They could make an iPad controller that you could buy for the ps3 or 360.
The whole point is designing the soft for it.
Thats why you have to make it tied to a system.
Or devs wont bother to add suport.
Although eyetoy had some good games, and mostly from 3rd parties.
Its not impossible if the addon is popular enough to justify it.
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Pretty much, "It's cool! I think...?"
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