The option to swim looks interesting to me. I wonder how far out you can go. Maybe there will be islands that you can swim to. Overall, this game is looking like it'll have enough new additions over the Wii version for me to buy it. I love the ability to change your shorts now. The 3D effect of the game as seen on the 3DS E3 trailer is great as well.
I figured they would add GC games to virtual console eventually. That's too much easy money to pass up. That's why they have extended virtual console to the 3DS now as well. They wouldn't have done that if the virtual console service on the Wii hadn't have been profitable. Hopefully we'll eventually see Saturn and Dreamcast games too. I already have a 1TB external hard drive I can hook up to the Wii U so I'll be able to download a lot of games. My prediction for GC VC prices is somewhere between $10 and $15.
At first I didn't like this news but then I thought more about what Iwata is saying. I already have two DVD players at my house, so realistically, would I have used the Wii U's DVD playback feature? Probably not. And I definitely don't need to. Everybody I know has at least one DVD player in their house already, usually two, one on the computer and one on the TV. I think far more people will benefit from the Wii U price savings from not having DVD playback than those that don't have a DVD player on their TV and would benefit from a Wii U with DVD playback. I just wonder how much extra it would have cost to add these features.
I do think we'll see GameCube virtual console games and probably within a few years. I think the fact that Nintendo decided to start a virtual console service for the 3DS shows that virtual console has been successful for them over the years and it's profitable to keep doing it. I think this will naturally continue on to GameCube games and hopefully Saturn and Dreamcast games as well, which would be really cool. Also, it seems like the Wii U will be powerful enough to emulate them without any slowdown and with external hard drive support now, we can easily store the GameCube games as they went up to 1.4GB. Hopefully they'll be $10 like N64 virtual console games.
External hard drive storage is the way to go. This will preclude the need to have different versions of Wii U and allow people to add as much storage as they want.
Also, with the apparent lack of GameCube compatibility, it makes you wonder if they'll start making GameCube Virtual Console games. With USB hard drive support now, the big size of the GameCube files won't be an issue like it would be if you could only put them on SD cards. My 1TB external hard drive is ready.
I'm excited for the new technology. I do think it will create a fun, new gaming experience. There are a lot of possibilities with this. Now I'm hoping we see plenty of great games that take advantage of it fully, from both Nintendo and third parties. The HD graphics look great as well.
I'm also glad to see the full Wii backwards compatibility for both games and devices. Anybody heard anything on Gamecube backwards compatibility on Wii U?
Playing games on cell phones is simply a much more limited gaming experience than with consoles on big TVs with separate controllers.
People always make dumb predictions whenever new technology comes out. When VHS movies came out about thirty years ago many "experts" predicted it would logically lead to the end of movie theaters since people could just watch the films in their houses. What these experts didn't factor in was that they were different experiences where one didn't completely replace the other. Screen size, sound as well as the social atmosphere of theaters was something that watching movies at home didn't replace.
As somebody who lived through (and was a big Nintendo fan) during The Great 16-bit War I still can't wrap my head around Mario and Sonic in the same game, let alone bring myself to buy it. I think I'm still suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Re: Japanese Virtual Console List - October 2011
I don't think baseball is going to look like that in 2020.
Re: Zelda Gets All Lovey-Dovey in Skyward Sword Trailer
Even video game characters need some lovin' every once in a while.
Re: Let Shigeru Miyamoto Take You Through Skyward Sword
This game does look absolutely epic. I think it's also pretty safe to say that it'll have more content than any Zelda game to date.
Re: Talking Point: The Most Memorable Nintendo 64 Games
Some other games that haven't been mentioned yet: Beetle Adventure Racing, Mario Golf and 1080 Snowboarding.
Re: Animal Crossing 3DS Looks Suitably Relaxing
The option to swim looks interesting to me. I wonder how far out you can go. Maybe there will be islands that you can swim to. Overall, this game is looking like it'll have enough new additions over the Wii version for me to buy it. I love the ability to change your shorts now. The 3D effect of the game as seen on the 3DS E3 trailer is great as well.
Re: The History of Nintendo Book Gets English Release
Just ordered it. And I'll get every other volume that comes out.
Re: Review: 3D Classics: Urban Champion (3DSWare)
It's incredible to think that Miyamoto was actually involved with this. I guess we all come up with a stinker every once in a while.
Re: GameCube to See New Downloadable Life on Wii U
I figured they would add GC games to virtual console eventually. That's too much easy money to pass up. That's why they have extended virtual console to the 3DS now as well. They wouldn't have done that if the virtual console service on the Wii hadn't have been profitable. Hopefully we'll eventually see Saturn and Dreamcast games too. I already have a 1TB external hard drive I can hook up to the Wii U so I'll be able to download a lot of games. My prediction for GC VC prices is somewhere between $10 and $15.
Re: Wii U Won't Support Blu-ray or DVD Playback
At first I didn't like this news but then I thought more about what Iwata is saying. I already have two DVD players at my house, so realistically, would I have used the Wii U's DVD playback feature? Probably not. And I definitely don't need to. Everybody I know has at least one DVD player in their house already, usually two, one on the computer and one on the TV. I think far more people will benefit from the Wii U price savings from not having DVD playback than those that don't have a DVD player on their TV and would benefit from a Wii U with DVD playback. I just wonder how much extra it would have cost to add these features.
Re: Wii U Uses 25GB Discs and Lacks GameCube Compatibility
I do think we'll see GameCube virtual console games and probably within a few years. I think the fact that Nintendo decided to start a virtual console service for the 3DS shows that virtual console has been successful for them over the years and it's profitable to keep doing it. I think this will naturally continue on to GameCube games and hopefully Saturn and Dreamcast games as well, which would be really cool. Also, it seems like the Wii U will be powerful enough to emulate them without any slowdown and with external hard drive support now, we can easily store the GameCube games as they went up to 1.4GB. Hopefully they'll be $10 like N64 virtual console games.
Re: Wii U Touch Screen is Resistive, Not Capacitive
You gotta admit, that drawing of Link is pretty dang cool.
Re: Fact Sheet: Wii U - 1080p HD confirmed, No BluRay
External hard drive storage is the way to go. This will preclude the need to have different versions of Wii U and allow people to add as much storage as they want.
Also, with the apparent lack of GameCube compatibility, it makes you wonder if they'll start making GameCube Virtual Console games. With USB hard drive support now, the big size of the GameCube files won't be an issue like it would be if you could only put them on SD cards. My 1TB external hard drive is ready.
Re: Reaction: Nintendo's Complete Press Release
I'm excited for the new technology. I do think it will create a fun, new gaming experience. There are a lot of possibilities with this. Now I'm hoping we see plenty of great games that take advantage of it fully, from both Nintendo and third parties. The HD graphics look great as well.
I'm also glad to see the full Wii backwards compatibility for both games and devices. Anybody heard anything on Gamecube backwards compatibility on Wii U?
Re: Are We Nearing the End of Consoles? Nintendo Thinks Not
Playing games on cell phones is simply a much more limited gaming experience than with consoles on big TVs with separate controllers.
People always make dumb predictions whenever new technology comes out. When VHS movies came out about thirty years ago many "experts" predicted it would logically lead to the end of movie theaters since people could just watch the films in their houses. What these experts didn't factor in was that they were different experiences where one didn't completely replace the other. Screen size, sound as well as the social atmosphere of theaters was something that watching movies at home didn't replace.
Re: Mario and Sonic 2012 Screens Blow Minds, Collapse Worlds
As somebody who lived through (and was a big Nintendo fan) during The Great 16-bit War I still can't wrap my head around Mario and Sonic in the same game, let alone bring myself to buy it. I think I'm still suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Re: Rumour: Wii Successor Won't Have a Traditional Hard Drive
I love the idea of being able to plug in your own hard drive. It makes a lot of sense to me but then again I'm not an expert on this kind of thing.
Re: Rumour: Could This Be the Next Nintendo Console?
What do you guys think. Will the next Nintendo console be backwards-compatible with GameCube games and controllers? I hope so.