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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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460 | 3.32% |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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Mo0 posted:Probably a stupid question, but is it known yet whether or not having a classic controller is a substitute for the Pro controller, or is that going to come down to what individual games decide to support? Yeah, it's a per-game thing.
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Nov 18, 2012 03:53
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xgalaxy posted:I called best buy a few days ago and the lady I talked to was pretty frank and said they took more preorders than they had units and said there was going to be some pissed off people and I shouldn't bother waiting because whatever additional stock they were going to get from then until probably the end of Black Friday was gonna have to go to the oversold preorders. God drat it, you had to post this right before I went to bed. I swear, if they tell me my preorder is not there at Best Buy tomorrow I will be a broken man.
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Nov 18, 2012 03:54
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zenintrude posted:Once again, take everything this man says with a giant pile of salt... he is the Armond White of game critics. Take any game critic with a giant pile of salt. There's so many factors going into making game reviews worse than any other kind of entertainment review that you just can't trust any review that's out before a month after a game's release. I cancelled my ZombiU pre-order because I was already kind of skittish about it and and the video showed me that it didn't look like the game I thought it would be. And I know that if it does turn out well I can pick it up Wednesday.
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Nov 18, 2012 03:54
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DarkHamsterlord posted:I also had a question about New Super Mario Bros U, but I dunno if any media has mentioned it. Is it possible to play multiplayer with the gamepad being used as a sort of substitute Wii Remote? So like, if you've only got three remotes, can you use the gamepad to add a fourth player who's just a regular character without any platform making stuff? You use the gamepad to play off the TV and also in singleplayer (since they won't be asking you to buy a Wii remote just to play the game) so I'm going to say yes. Mo0 posted:Probably a stupid question, but is it known yet whether or not having a classic controller is a substitute for the Pro controller, or is that going to come down to what individual games decide to support? Yes it will depend on the individual game, as the CC lacks clickable analogue sticks. It's been reported that COD: Black Ops II supports the CC though.
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Nov 18, 2012 03:55
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Ubisoft said there'll be eShop demos for both ZombiU and Rayman, so don't sweat it.
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Nov 18, 2012 03:55
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Godspeed all you goons standing in lines tonight for the chance at a console. Went to Gamestop today, payed it and the two other games I'm getting off. Gonna try to get up somewhat early tomorrow morning so I can get back early and have more time to play during the day. Also to race home and secure my Nintendo ID.
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Nov 18, 2012 03:59
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Does anyone know if I'll be able to set up my Nintendo ID on a friend's console? We're both getting ours tomorrow morning, and I'll be spending all day at his apartment where we're gonna play Mario Friends.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:02
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Wish I was there posting with cool games journos.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:04
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Detective No. 27 posted:Does anyone know if I'll be able to set up my Nintendo ID on a friend's console? We're both getting ours tomorrow morning, and I'll be spending all day at his apartment where we're gonna play Mario Friends. On that livestream, I saw the option to create a new User from a NinNet ID, instead of creating a new account whole-cloth. So probably you can set it up on your friend's console, then re-use the ID when you get home. Jet Set Jettison posted:E: Also is there any sort of 'group' feature? So goons can draw goofy things just for eachother? I think so: http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/built-in-software/#/miiverse posted:Customize your settings Presumably they don't have enough staff to moderate anything but "Everyone". Mennonites Revenge fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Nov 18, 2012 |
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Nov 18, 2012 04:04
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Jet Set Jettison posted:
You mean penises right? And, I hope so, is the answer.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:07
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Bombadilillo posted:You mean penises right? And, I hope so, is the answer. Yes obviously. It is the only reason to buy a Wii U really.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:11
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I'm curious about how Assassin's Creed 3 truly looks and performs compared to on the other platforms, given that it's believed to be native 1080p and 60fps. Wonder if there'll be many direct comparisons of cross-platform games in that vein in reviews once the console comes out.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:14
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The video chat isn't too bad for a built in mic.OneSizeFitsAll posted:it's believed to be native 1080p and 60fps. Who'd believe that?
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Nov 18, 2012 04:18
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Pretty sure it's been claimed by a number of sources. Maybe BS, sure, but that's partly why I'm interested in the comparison.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:21
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I do not believe for 1 second that AC3 is 1080p and 60fps. Twice as many pixels twice as often as the 360/PS3 and right at the beginning of its life? Come on, now. Googling "wii u assassins creed 3 1080p" reveals no credible sources confirming it's even at 1080p, let alone 60fps on top of that.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:22
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There's no way Assassin's Creed will be 1080p native, and I'd say almost no way it'll be 60fps either, even at 720p. The devs have said that they're trying to get the graphics up to par with the other versions, but it won't look better. Also it'll be missing some graphical effects supposedly. http://xbigygames.com/assassins-creed-3-still-playing-catch-up-on-the-wiiu/
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Nov 18, 2012 04:24
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:Pretty sure it's been claimed by a number of sources. Maybe BS, sure, but that's partly why I'm interested in the comparison. There's no way. You could put ME3's worse Wii U performance down to bad port job, but this game chokes the 360 to death at 720P. It would be miraculous.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:24
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Yay! Christmas is saved, found a different Best Buy with a short line 
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Nov 18, 2012 04:28
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http://www.own3d.tv/messaffect/live/400562 They're in Wii mode now. Looks really weird to just open up the Wii OS in software. edit: Over. I was hoping they'd do a transfer.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:30
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A number of articles refer to a Nintendo rep specifically stating both those things, and at least one I remember also referring to Ubisoft themselves. Not saying I definitely believe it, but definitively claiming "no way" strikes me as somewhat rash. I know the Gametrailers editor-in-chief said he thought the Wii U version was the best looking.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:35
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Teenage Fansub posted:Wish I was there posting with cool games journos. Suddenly I find myself saddened that I have all the artistic abilities and sense of two dead sloths. 
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Nov 18, 2012 04:36
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:A number of articles refer to a Nintendo rep specifically stating both those things, and at least one I remember also referring to Ubisoft themselves. Not saying I definitely believe it, but definitively claiming "no way" strikes me as somewhat rash. I know the Gametrailers editor-in-chief said he thought the Wii U version was the best looking. Link me to them because the article I could find with the best source was this: http://mynintendonews.com/2012/10/23/assassins-creed-3-wii-u-is-exactly-the-same-as-other-versions/ Which says it's "exactly the same". edit: a hands-on claiming it's the same: http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1603368/better_on_wii_u_assassins_creed_3_mass_effect_3_darksiders_2_handson.html Fergus Mac Roich fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Nov 18, 2012 |
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Nov 18, 2012 04:40
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:A number of articles refer to a Nintendo rep specifically stating both those things, and at least one I remember also referring to Ubisoft themselves. Not saying I definitely believe it, but definitively claiming "no way" strikes me as somewhat rash. I know the Gametrailers editor-in-chief said he thought the Wii U version was the best looking. Not only is it surely not 60fps, but I think the Japanese box specifically lists the game as 720p only. Could be remembering wrong but I know images of the back of the box are out there on the net so go look them up.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:40
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Nintendo reps don't know jack about anything, including their own games.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:44
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So, ZombiU got a 4.5/10 from Gamespot. That's a bit of a bummer. Definitely making it hard to go for the premium bundle. Any other redeeming launch titles? Link to review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wSG2BGe3_c
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Nov 18, 2012 04:45
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Nintendo reps don't know jack about anything, including their own games. If you needed proof, look at the rep comments about how the coins in NSMB2 were "totally" not a gimmick 
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Nov 18, 2012 04:46
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Launch ports won't be in any way shape or form representative of the wii u's ability due to the fact that they're rushed to market, the devs have to learn the new platform, and there's not a ton of money to be made on a port selling only to early adopters, so it doesn't warrant a ton of effort either.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:47
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Link me to them because the article I could find with the best source was this: Articles referring to the rep: http://wiiudaily.com/2012/07/third-party-wii-u-games-to-run-at-1080p-at-launch/ http://www.gamingvlog.net/2012/07/23/third-party-wii-u-games-will-run-in-1080p/ Gametrailers EIC quote: http://mynintendonews.com/2012/08/05/gametrailers-editor-says-assassins-creed-3-looks-best-on-wii-u-teases-unannounced-multiplatform-game/ Can't find the one referring to Ubisoft themselves right now. Again though, you're barking up the wrong tree if you think I'm positing these as "proof". And I take the point about Nintendo reps being ignorant. But with a console released so many years after the PS3/Xbox, it doesn't seem reasonable to write off the Wii U outperforming them to that extent, even at launch. Guess it won't be long before we know, anyway.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:50
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flyboi posted:If you needed proof, look at the rep comments about how the coins in NSMB2 were "totally" not a gimmick ...they're not? Coin Rush is really fun. (I know you're talking about the reward for getting a million coins and not just the coins themselves, but this needs to be reiterated: Coin Rush is really fun.)
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Nov 18, 2012 04:51
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:I'm curious about how Assassin's Creed 3 truly looks and performs compared to on the other platforms, given that it's believed to be native 1080p and 60fps. Wonder if there'll be many direct comparisons of cross-platform games in that vein in reviews once the console comes out. I cant speak to stats, but I have the game in sitting here next to me beggin for a console, so I will tell you how it plays tomorrow. Cant judge cross platform for this particular game, but I can compare it to all the other AC games which I played on ps3, so Im familiar with how the series looks and feels. I bet at midnight when reviews for it go live you will see direct comparisons on sites, so you got that going for you. Bombadilillo fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Nov 18, 2012 |
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Nov 18, 2012 04:51
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Bombadilillo posted:I cant speak to stats, but I have the game in sitting here next to me beggin for a console, so I will tell you how it plays tomorrow. Cant judge cross platform for this particular game, but I can compare it to all the other AC games which I played on ps3, so Im familiar with how the series looks and feels. Cool. Look foward to reading yours and others' thoughts. Need something to tide me over for the next 10 days until I get mine.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:53
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:Cool. Look foward to reading yours and others' thoughts. I just shot over to IGN, they usually do side by side comparisons for games, not up yet, BUT the review for the wiiU version isnt either so I assume its embargoed. So expect side by sides to be up at midnight with the reviews, they will for sure do this with a big AAA title and a new console.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:56
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Crowbear posted:There's no way Assassin's Creed will be 1080p native, and I'd say almost no way it'll be 60fps either, even at 720p. I saw Assassin's Creed III being played on a Wii U at a gaming trade show the other day, it was 720p, definitely (Or they were using 32 inch HD ready LCDs, doubt it.), and the framerate wasn't anything special either, in it's defense people were playing a ship level. You don't have to over analyze it either, the WiiU is comparable to a 360's performance. Which is awesome considering the unit's size.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:57
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Apparently a good number of the launch titles are available on the eShop (at no discount, unlike the JP eShop) - pretty much everything but Batman and Activision's stuff, it seems.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:57
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:But with a console released so many years after the PS3/Xbox, it doesn't seem reasonable to write off the Wii U outperforming them to that extent, even at launch. If you don't dial down your expectations you are going to be pretty disappointed with this system. You can expect very marginally better ports and marginally worse ports.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:58
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It can outperform them but that's not the point. This is a launch. The ports are going to be rushed, have choppy framerates, be unoptimized, etc. IT'S A LAUNCH TITLE. not an end of cycle title.
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Nov 18, 2012 05:01
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I am not surprised that in typical Ubisoft launch fashion, ZombiU is trash.
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Nov 18, 2012 05:04
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Teenage Fansub posted:If you don't dial down your expectations you are going to be pretty disappointed with this system. I don't feel comfortable backing a Nintendo machine as the prime contender for third party multi platform games. The strength of Nintendo is first party, and will always be first party. What the WiiU will do, is produce some games in the line of "What if Starfox ran on a 360's hardware in full hd?" which is majorly exciting to me! If you want to talk performance, the gamecube and wii were the same loving machine, two generations of the same hardware! This is a completely new system, it's going to be rad, key word, *going* to be.
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Nov 18, 2012 05:04
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Teenage Fansub posted:You are going to be pretty disappointed with this system. That doesn't follow logically, given that I've made plain I have no firm expectations on the AC3 technical specs nor remotely implied that my entire enjoyment of the console is predicated on anything of the sort. All I ultimately want is for to look at least as good as the other versions, and maybe run a bit more smoothly than AC2/Brotherhood/Revelations did on my PS3, though anything beyond is obviously welcome.
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Nov 18, 2012 05:06
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I like the Wii U as the official Indie Box, if Nintendo has finally learned from their mistakes as that IGN article claims. Developers have really come to hate XBLA and PSN and embraced Steam. If eShop becomes the console version of Steam, it's going to bring a huge bounty of smaller games from devs who can finally patch their games freely and set their own prices and set their own sales. I like the games on XBLA more than I like most 360 titles, but I dont care for the Xbox interface or it's storefront or its crappy pricing and sales.
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