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June 7th, 2011, 23:42 Posted By: wraggster
While Nintendo was blowing minds this morning with the announcement of its new console, the Wii U, the company's Japanese press site was quietly releasing all the juicy specs of the upcoming machine that we hunger for. As mentioned during the presser, the console will output games in high definition, now revealed as ranging from 480i to 1080p. Moreover, the Wii U will output HD by employing HDMI.
As far as internal storage goes, it's still unclear whether or not the Wii U will come packed with an HDD, but the specs sheet does amorphously detail "internal flash storage," as well as an SD slot and the ability to use USB storage. Notably, the list points out that the USB storage will allow for external HDDs. And while the disc slot gives us the impression that Wii U games will be disc-based, Nintendo has yet to reveal its medium of choice.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/wi...ry-sd-and-usb/
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June 7th, 2011, 23:40 Posted By: wraggster
We just elbowed our way through the crowds and managed to get our first hands-on time with Nintendo's revolutionary new controller, the Wii U. As you can see in the images, it's a rather different thing than even the company's typically unusually styled contraptions. The dominant feature is the center-mounted 6.2-inch touchscreen, which actually looks really good. We'd expected Nintendo would cheap out to keep costs low, but that doesn't appear to be the case, at least not in our first impressions. Join us after the break for more details.
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June 7th, 2011, 23:32 Posted By: wraggster
THQ has confirmed that the next instalment in the Darksiders series will get a release for the Wii U.
This doesn't come as a big surprise as the game popped up in Nintendo's E3 conference earlier today.
But now THQ has issued a proper press release, stating that the Wii U version of Darksiders II will be out "in calendar 2012".
You can expect it to "take advantage of Nintendo's innovative new hardware with implemented functionality for the revolutionary controller", it says here. There are no details as to what that actually means, unfortunately.
But we do know that Darksiders II follows the exploits of DEATH (their capitals - because plain old "Death" just doesn't have enough impact), "one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse" (not to be confused with DEATH, one of the four former members of Scooch).
He is on a mission to redeem his brother WAR, who you may remember from the previous Darksiders game, and of course European history 1939 - 1945.
Darksiders II is also coming to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 next year. But we knew that.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...rmed-for-wii-u
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June 7th, 2011, 21:33 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo's new console, the Wii U, was finally unveiled to the world today at E3 2011, and we got a glimpse of its graphical prowess at the company's keynote. Details were scarce about the IBM silicon Nintendo's new HD powerhouse was packing, but we did some digging to get a little more info. IBM tells us that within the Wii U there's a 45nm custom chip with "a lot" of embedded DRAM. It's a silicon on insulator design and packs the same processor technology found in Watson, the supercomputer that bested a couple of meatbags on Jeopardy awhile back. Unfortunately, IBM wouldn't give us the chip's clock speeds, but if it's good enough to smoke Ken Jennings on national TV, we imagine it'll do alright against its competition from Sony and Microsoft.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/i...intendo-wii-u/
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June 7th, 2011, 21:28 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has spoken briefly about the online capabilities of Nintendo's newly announced console, Wii U.
When it was put to him by GameTrailers that Nintendo consoles' online functionality have trailed behind the likes of Xbox Live and PSN, he said: "... Now we've got a system that will have all of that type of capability built in."
Asked whether third parties will be able to create their own Wii U networks and online worlds, Fils-Aime said:
"Our approach [to online] will be a flexible one, literally taking the best of what each of our third party partners has to offer, marrying that with the best of what Nintendo does, and bringing that versus a more rigid, a more closed type of environment."
He added: "We're going to be sharing what we're doing from an online perspective over the next few days."
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June 7th, 2011, 21:26 Posted By: wraggster
Epic Games could pave the way for a rush of externally-developed triple-A Wii U games
A significant step has been made in Nintendo’s new bid to capture a core games market with Wii U.
The innovative new console is being supported by two Unreal Engine games and, Develop believes, the high-end engine tech behind them.
Earlier today Nintendo revealed both Batman Arkham City and Aliens Colonial Marines in production for Wii U.
Both titles are built with Unreal Engine 3, meaning that Epic Games is very likely supporting Wii U with its popular engine.
Epic Games vice president Mark Rein said Develop’s theory on the matter “isn’t an illogical conclusion to make”, but could not comment further.
But he did depart with a jocular hint about Epic’s future.
Last month Rein said “the second Nintendo releases a piece of hardware that can run our engine well, we'll be on it like water on fish.”
Today he tells Develop: “Water, meet fish!”
The move paves the way for a new rush of externally-developed triple-A games for the platform. Unreal Engine 3 has been the central tech to some of the biggest next-generation games in the past five years.
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June 7th, 2011, 21:25 Posted By: wraggster
Developer and publisher bosses speak up on new Nintendo console – here’s what they had to say
Yves Guillemot, CEO, Ubisoft:
“This new controller really revolutionises the traditional pad.
“In Assassin’s Creed, you can just imagine what the multiplayer will look like and Ghost Recon Online will leverage the fantastic connectivity of the new controller.”
Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment:
“It has connectivity, advanced graphics and an engaging interface. This is exactly what it takes to shape the future.
“Batman: Arkham City is going to be on the new console.”
Frank Gibeau, President, EA Games:
“It’s a phenomenal piece of technology. It’s a platform that’s really going to revolutionise what’s happening in consoles.”
Peter Moore, President, EA Sports:
“Once we saw the new console together with the new controller, my mind immediately started racing as to what we can do with this in the world of sports.
“We couldn’t be more excited to bring the power of EA Sports to Nintendo’s new console.”
Ken Levine, Creative Director, Irrational Games:
“It’s a full console experience. [For example] if my wife is asleep I can put in headphones and play a full hardcore console gaming experience in bed on this smaller screen. That’s a really revolutionary thing for me as a gamer.
“It seems like Nintendo heard the voices of the hardcore gamer.”
Warren Spector, Vice President & Creative Director, Junction Point, Disney Interactive Media Group:
“It means we can make games of the sort that we were never able to make before.
“It’s not just more of the same, it really is opening up a whole new world of gameplay.”
Danny Bilson, Executive VP of Core Games, THQ:
“I call it the swiss army knife of controllers – it does absolutely everything you could want.
“We’re planning on putting Darksiders II on the new console at launch.”
Jeremiah Slaczka, CEO and Creative Director, 5th Cell:
“The ability to have asymmetrical gameplay so one player can be doing one thing while another player can be doing something else on the TV.”
Katsuhiro Harada, Chief Game Director, Namco Bandai Games:
“Without intruding upon your friend’s match, you can play a different game on a separate screen.
“In Tekken’s 16-year history, this is the first time it will be released on a Nintendo home console.”
Karthik Bala, CEO, Vicarious Visions:
“There was total shock and amazement from the team. Nintendo really know how to keep us developers on our toes.”
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June 7th, 2011, 21:23 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo's released the first tech specs for its new machine the Wii U.
If you missed it (yeah right) the Wii U was announced moments ago as part of Nintendo's E3 press conference.
Here's everything the Wii U is packing:
Size: Approximately 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 inches wide and 10.5 inches long.
New Controller: The new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analogue Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the
video game world.
The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus.
Other Controls: Up to four Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus) controllers can be connected at once.
The new console supports all Wii controllers and input devices, including the Nunchuk controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and Wii Balance
Board.
Media: A single self-loading media bay will play 12-centimeter proprietary high-density
optical discs for the new console, as well as 12-centimeter Wii optical discs.
Video Output: Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Compatible cables include HDMI, component, S-video and composite.
Audio Output: Uses AV Multi Out connector. Six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI.
Storage: The console will have internal flash memory, as well as the option to expand its memory using either an SD memory card or an external USB hard disk drive.
CPU: IBM Power-based multi-core microprocessor.
Other: Four USB 2.0 connector slots are included. The new console is backward compatible with Wii games and Wii accessories.
Note: Details are subject to change.
Confirmed games
Assassin's Creed
Darksiders II
Ghost Recon
Dirt
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Metro II
Batman: Arkham City
Prototypes/Yet to be confirmed
Battlefield
New Super Mario Bros Mii
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June 7th, 2011, 21:17 Posted By: wraggster
Online multiplayer also confirmed, Uprising confirmed for 2011 release
The Augmented Reality cards were a popular inclusion at the 3DS launch, and Kid Icarus: Uprising will take this one step further.
A new trailer shown during Nintendo's E3 conference revealed that 3DS owners will be able to battle characters using special AR cards that will be released alongside the game.
Nintendo also confirmed that Uprising would include online multiplayer. While arena-based combat modes spotted during the trailer, no gameplay details were given.
The platform holder didn't confirm a release date either, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that it would be available on shelves before the end of the year.
Kid Icarus: Uprising was announced at last year's E3 as one of the 3DS' flagship franchises. It is the first title in the series since the original game debuted on the NES in 1987.
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June 7th, 2011, 21:15 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo has exposed its ambitious new games console, called Wii U.
At the centre of the new console is a built-in 6.2” touch-screen.
The controller can play content from the console without the TV switched on, or indeed with both controller screen and TC being inventively used at the same time.
Data is wirelessly transmitted between TV and controller “without latency issues”, Nintendo said.
The controller features two analogue sticks, four shoulder buttons, rumble support and other standard controller features.
It also comes with a stylus, where users can draw on the controller – with the image appearing on the TV screen.
Augmented Reality features come included too, with the controller used to ‘zoom’ images from a TV screen.
Video calls can also be made, helped with the controller’s built-in camera, and images can be shared between console and controller.
The device console comes with web browser compatibility.
Nintendo has confirmed that Wii controllers can be used with the device.
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June 7th, 2011, 18:41 Posted By: wraggster
E3 2011: Satoru Iwata outlines 'deeper and wider' aims for new Nintendo console
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo global president, has said the firm's new platform is being built for both core and casual players.
While only teasing a few details until later in the show, Iwata said that the new console would aim to bring both audiences closer together than ever before.
“The new platform will provide deeper gameplay than the most experienced gamer is used to, and wider experiences than even the Wii,” he said.
“It will let everyone see games in a different way.”
Iwata then said that the console would be something “to look forward to next year.”
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June 7th, 2011, 18:39 Posted By: wraggster
Underwater races and hang-gliding confirmed for latest racer, due this Christmas
Nintendo has confirmed that Mario Kart 3DS will be released this Christmas.
The game was introduced during the firm's E3 press conference by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who assured fans that this would be a completely new iteration of the popular racing series.
In addition to the traditional karting antics, the key feature of this new Mario Kart is underwater races and hang-gliding, with tracks heading both along the bottom of the ocean floor and into the clouds.
The trailer also revealed that players will be able to customise their cars, switching between different wheels, body parts and more.
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June 7th, 2011, 18:26 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo just announced at E3 that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is "finally done," and it also revealed that it'll have something of a surprise to mark its release this holiday season: a limited edition gold Wiimote. That, of course, comes with MotionPlus built-in, but details (including a price) are unfortunately a bit light otherwise. We'll let you know more as we get it.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/n...a-skyward-swo/
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June 7th, 2011, 18:16 Posted By: wraggster
There are teething problems with the freshly-launched Nintendo 3DS eShop.
Readers are reporting error codes while linking Club Nintendo accounts and visiting the eShop.
The error message advises rebooting your 3DS. Some machines work after this, others are taking longer to respond.
We've asked Nintendo for comment.
The 3DS eShop adds a Virtual Console selling GameBoy and GameBoy Colour oldies; a DSiWare shop; and capabilities for demos and other content to be downloaded to 3DS memory cards.
The eShop is Nintendo's App Store, in other words, but games are much more expensive on 3DS than on iOS devices. Plants vs. Zombies, for example costs a massive £7.20 on Nintendo's eShop. On the App Store, PVZ costs £1.79.
Other reports note that the US eShop has far more content than its European equivalent. In Europe you'll find just three Virtual Console games, Pokedex 3D and Excitebike to download, as well as the forgotten swathe of DSiWare games.
Nintendo will no doubt reference the eShop at its E3 press conference this afternoon. That gets under way at 5pm BST (UK time) and the Eurogamer team will be reporting live from the event in real-time.
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June 7th, 2011, 17:54 Posted By: wraggster
The time is nearly upon us. All will be revealed at 5pm BST as far as Nintendo's next console is concerned and it's been something of a journey leading up to this point.
April brought the first real details of a Wii follow up when CVG industry sources tipped the new console to sport an HD controller, a rumour that was quickly backed up by other sites.
That wasn't the only Nintendo gimmick to emerge before time, though. It seemed as though April was the month of Wii 2 madness when our friends over at Edge were told by sources that Nintendo's next console would boast motion-sensing that's 'better than Move'.
Soon after, the first speculative name for the new machine emerged as Project Café. We also got the first rumoured tech specs - slightly more powerful than the 360 was the claim - and more controller details, again backing up our original report.
The controller's also tipped to have eight buttons and twin analogues, which will please the hardcore, and it could have the ability to stream entire games. That's right, entire games on your controller screen.
The first official Wii 2 talk we got was at the end of April (what a month) when Nintendo design legend Miyamoto admitted the new machine was indeed coming.
Nintendo officially confirmed the new console was on the way two days later, saying it would be released in 2012.
Then it was Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata's turn to talk turkey. He confirmed that the Wii 2, whatever it may turn out to be named, wouldn't be ditching buttons in favour of a tablet-style (iPad-like) touch-screen only mechanic.
More information started to flow as rumours claimed the console would have just 8GB of storage, and that it would feature a camera.
Then of course there's that name. We're still in the dark on this one, as Project Café is just a codename (thank God).
If all the reports are true, then, we're expecting the next Nintendo console to do just about everything.
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June 7th, 2011, 14:51 Posted By: wraggster
True to its word, Nintendo has released a system update for anxious 3DS owners. The free update over WiFi delivers an internet browser and the eShop digital store to your multidimensional handheld. As a bonus, Ninty's offering the 3D-remastered NES game, Excitebike, for free until Tuesday with additional cash-money content coming to the store on Thursdays. We'll be hearing more from Nintendo, much more we hope, on Tuesday morning where we'll be bringing you live coverage of its next generation console announcements from E3. Join us, won't you?
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June 7th, 2011, 00:31 Posted By: wraggster
E3 2011 is upon us, and you know what that means, a heaping helping of new gaming gear from Nyko. Zoom for Kinect is a set of clip-on specs that lets you get 40 percent closer to the sensor bar with no loss of function -- so the studio apartment set can get in on the gesture gaming craze. Nyko's Play Clock is a charging dock for Nintendo's 3DS that doubles as an alarm clock, because you always wanted to turn your 3DS into an alarm clock. Nintendo's new handheld could definitely use some longer battery life, however, so the company's also rolling out three new extended battery packs for the 3DS. There's the Shock n' Rock that brings thrice the juice, "added vibration feedback," and four speakers to your personal gaming party, while the Power Grip is an ergonomic external battery that also triples the 3DS' battery life. Lastly, the Game Boost battery simply snaps on for an extra hour or two of gameplay. Prices and availability remain unsaid, but there's eye candy in the gallery below and PR's after the break.
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June 6th, 2011, 19:36 Posted By: wraggster
Okay, so today's not the most exciting Wii and DSi Shop update ever. But it will be the most exciting 3DS eShop update ever! Or, at least, the first. That's expected late this evening.
Now, as for those WiiWare and DSiWare games. Picdun for DSiWare actually looks pretty cute: it's a first-person dungeon game whose maps are revealed as pixel images as you explore. DSiWare is also host to Dreamwalker, a maze game about tilting a maze to guide a sleeping character through dreams. Also, there's something called "Crazy Cheebo: Puzzle Party."
Ubongo, a board game seen on DSiWare a couple months back, returns this week for a WiiWare engagement.
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