3DS AS A FUCKING CONTROLLER?


During a shareholders meeting, Nintendo Japan President, Satoru Iwata shared many details about upcoming plans for the 3DS and Wii U. One detail that came up was on how the 3DS might be able to connect to the Wii U and act as a controller in spite of the One-Pad-per-Wii U situation.

Iwata said that they didn’t start off with the concept of the 3DS being a controller for two reasons. First, they didn’t want to give their consumers the wrong impression that they would need to buy both sets of expensive hardware. Second, in order to make the 3DS connect to the Wii U as a controller (at this point), the Wii U wouldn’t be able to connect to the internet using Wi-Fi. Since the system doesn’t use provide an Ethernet port standard, this would cut out any internet connection using the supposed feature.

Iwata added that if they wanted to remedy the No-Wi-Fi problem for that feature, they would need to add “some special hardware” into the Wii U. Iwata continued by describing Nintendo’s previous attempts at connecting their portable and home console machines, citing specifically the Gamecube and Gameboy Advance with the connection cable. Nintendo is more confident in the idea now that wires are no longer needed for the systems to communicate with each other.

Why would the Wi-Fi cut out when enacting such a feature? Iwata didn’t go into details on that. One would assume it has something to do with how Nintendo is removing communication latency between the Wii U system and the Wii U Pad for video signal streaming.

Nintendo hasn’t nailed down final specs for the Wii U, so it’s possible the system may get the “special hardware” to enable the feature if Nintendo sees fit to allow it. Back on the Wii, players were able to use their DS’s as controllers for the exclusive Pokemon Battle Revolution. Since then, few Wii games even tinkered with the connectivity idea.

Square Enix used the possible connection when releasing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. Releasing an edition of the game for both Wii and DS, players could play locally or online with each other across the either system. The experiment was a little wonky as the Wii version was roughly a DS port with an awkward interface redesign for the Wii Remote.

Then, there’s the point that the 3DS is fundamentally less functional than the Wii U Pad. The 3DS lacks a second analog stick and the extra two shoulder buttons. The second screen on the 3DS is non-interactive, only capable of displaying 3D images when viewed at the proper angle (although 3D is optional). Would players even want to use the 3DS on the Wii U?

Considering how interconnected all our electronic devices are becoming, it would be smart of Nintendo to not rule out the feature on a hardware level. However, how much more will it cost consumers who ultimately have to purchase the Wii U to even take advantage of the feature with the “special hardware” added? A tricky decision will be made.

new zelda game from scratch or skywardsord remake?


Nintendo's Wii HD console may be a year away from release but that doesn't mean Nintendo's going to stop talking about.

Up until its unveiling at E3 2011, most people were referring to the Wii U as the Wii HD. Despite the fact that this is not the console's name, the device's HD capabilities represent one of the most important things about the console. The original Wii was not high definition but the thought of playing our favorite Nintendo games in HD is definitely exciting.

Today the gaming giant confirmed that the console will bring with it an HD version of one of the company's most popular games: Zelda. Speaking to Kotaku's Brian Crecente during an interview, Nintendo boss Shigeru Miyamoto said of the console's HD capabilities:

"This is an HD system, our first HD system, and we want to create a real HD Zelda game for it," he said. "You will see a lot of these in-depth and deep experiences in terms of visual style. You will also see some play styles that are fun and interesting because of the play structure."

The news may not come as a surprise to those who paid close attention during E3; there was Zelda footage included in the E3 demos. However, at the time, Nintendo was very clear on the fact that the titles being shown represented real Wii U games. So while you may have already 'known' that it was coming, Miyamoto's comments serve as official confirmation that a Zelda HD is in the works. Hurray!

Nintendo intends to launch the Wii U sometime in 2012 but has not revealed how much it will charge for the console and unique touchscreen controller.

pikmin 3 is in development and will pribably be a launch title



last pice of info for the day

what's great about the wiiu is its gonna have REAL HD

most people dont know this but a lot of games on xbox360 and ps3 use 720p definition instead of the full 1080p HD (and some of the 1080p games are actually upscaled from 720p), the WiiU should use 1080p all the time from what i've heard



AWESOME! pikmin was sooooo fun hahaha i wanna play this so bad!

This post was edited by destry on Jul 22 2011 09:17am

real hd and an original controller


simply breathe taking




havent even played it yet


almost got the wii version several times though

This post was edited by XpopcornX on Jul 22 2011 09:19am

gonna have to play the wii version first only played the game cube's

it was so much fun

in paragraph thoygh i thought it said pikmin 1-2 on gc than remade 4 wii controls

idc about hd! i still have a cathodic television

i dont either but it gets the other fanboys to shut the fuck up.

oh
well still need to play the 2


me too, but i think nintendo is doing the right thing, other companies have kinda been lying (by offering an "hd" console that doesnt display full hd all the time) to the fans

This post was edited by destry on Jul 22 2011 09:24am