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Post by mrdelltoid on Jun 8, 2011 8:03:59 GMT -5
Joystiq posted a nice gallery today of some pictures of the actual Wii U unit itself. The focus at Nintendo's conference was understandably the controller but we didn't get to really see the system itself. www.joystiq.com/screenshots/wii-u-hardware-press-shots/4202168/#/6It looks like a more rounded Wii, Joystiq describes it as a cross between a Wii and 360 which I'd have to agree with. |
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Post by BingJohnson on Jun 8, 2011 8:15:29 GMT -5
Definitely some interesting tech. Have they announced how much one of the touch screen controllers will cost?
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Post by mrdelltoid on Jun 8, 2011 8:22:45 GMT -5
Definitely some interesting tech. Have they announced how much one of the touch screen controllers will cost? Nothing regarding cost has been revealed yet. It'll be interesting to see where the price point lands, Nintendo has traditionally tried to keep things affordable but I couldn't even guess how much one might cost. |
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Post by BuckFly on Jun 8, 2011 8:25:56 GMT -5
Definitely some interesting tech. Have they announced how much one of the touch screen controllers will cost? Nothing regarding cost has been revealed yet. It'll be interesting to see where the price point lands, Nintendo has traditionally tried to keep things affordable but I couldn't even guess how much one might cost. Price, Mr. D...Man, I am wondering about the price. There are not going to let us know that for awhile. |
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Post by BingJohnson on Jun 8, 2011 8:28:33 GMT -5
I would have a hard time believing that people would be able to afford multiple tablet controllers. But they did say that old Wii controllers will work too. I wonder how they will tie it all together.
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Post by mrdelltoid on Jun 8, 2011 8:40:18 GMT -5
I would have a hard time believing that people would be able to afford multiple tablet controllers. But they did say that old Wii controllers will work too. I wonder how they will tie it all together. Are you referring to how they will tie the two controllers together? If you watched the Nintendo conference they did show multiplayer gameplay where one person used the tablet while the rest had Wiimotes. They talked about how in one game the person with the tablet would be a ship in the sky firing down while the people with the Wiimotes would be on the ground. The tablet player would view from the tablet itself while the others would use the television. |
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Post by BingJohnson on Jun 8, 2011 8:45:06 GMT -5
I would have a hard time believing that people would be able to afford multiple tablet controllers. But they did say that old Wii controllers will work too. I wonder how they will tie it all together. Are you referring to how they will tie the two controllers together? If you watched the Nintendo conference they did show multiplayer gameplay where one person used the tablet while the rest had Wiimotes. They talked about how in one game the person with the tablet would be a ship in the sky firing down while the people with the Wiimotes would be on the ground. The tablet player would view from the tablet itself while the others would use the television. That sounds interesting, but semi-confining. How many games like that can you really make before people are bored of that concept? Games will have to support multiple tablet controllers too right? What about racers? They mentioned using the tablet as a rear-view mirror or to look around. Or maybe there will be no local multi in those racers.  |
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Post by mrdelltoid on Jun 8, 2011 8:57:22 GMT -5
Are you referring to how they will tie the two controllers together? If you watched the Nintendo conference they did show multiplayer gameplay where one person used the tablet while the rest had Wiimotes. They talked about how in one game the person with the tablet would be a ship in the sky firing down while the people with the Wiimotes would be on the ground. The tablet player would view from the tablet itself while the others would use the television. That sounds interesting, but semi-confining. How many games like that can you really make before people are bored of that concept? Games will have to support multiple tablet controllers too right? What about racers? They mentioned using the tablet as a rear-view mirror or to look around. Or maybe there will be no local multi in those racers. Agreed, they even alluded to the player with the tablet having an advantage over Wiimote players in another one of the demos. Basically the person with the tablet got an overhead view of the battle map and the locations of the players. I can certainly see developers having difficulties building local multiplayer around this. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what more comes of it. |
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Post by BuckFly on Jun 8, 2011 9:02:30 GMT -5
I would have a hard time believing that people would be able to afford multiple tablet controllers. But they did say that old Wii controllers will work too. I wonder how they will tie it all together. Right there with ya, Binger. To you, and to everybody else what is your wild guess on the cost of the controller alone? At its cheapest I am thinking $250. ...possibly $500 for an everything bundle (system, controller, wires). |
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Post by mrdelltoid on Jun 8, 2011 9:06:16 GMT -5
Well if we're throwing wild guesses out I'm going to say $150. Nintendo finds a way to keep the costs lower than what we'll expect. Just a wild guess, I don't necessarily even believe what I just said  |
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Post by BuckFly on Jun 8, 2011 9:26:06 GMT -5
Well if we're throwing wild guesses out I'm going to say $150. Nintendo finds a way to keep the costs lower than what we'll expect. Just a wild guess, I don't necessarily even believe what I just said $10,000 for the U. For the controller...one quarter of a million dollars. You heard it here first. |
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Post by BingJohnson on Jun 8, 2011 9:51:49 GMT -5
Well if we're throwing wild guesses out I'm going to say $150. Nintendo finds a way to keep the costs lower than what we'll expect. Just a wild guess, I don't necessarily even believe what I just said $10,000 for the U. For the controller...one quarter of a million dollars. You heard it here first. They should mark it at $9,999.99 to make it sound more affordable. |
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Post by BingJohnson on Jun 8, 2011 9:58:02 GMT -5
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Post by Phoenix S117 on Jun 8, 2011 10:05:14 GMT -5
Well, considering the system's probably not going to be out until 2012, I imagine they didn't announce the price because they don't know how much it will be then. The components they use to build the system may go down in price over the course of the next few months, as fast as technology moves.
I don't think they will be able to do $150 considering they made a handheld that started at $250 and this has a lot more tech going into it than the 3DS. They may be able to match $250, though.
I've been saying it looks like a Apple and Nintendo had a baby, but I guess it does look kind of like a Wii mixed with a 360.
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Post by teylix on Jun 8, 2011 11:49:03 GMT -5
I said (I forgot where) that PSV was going to be $249 for the basic model.
The WiiU will retail for no less than $299. But even then I'm not so confident. $349 itches my spidey-senses.
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Post by BuckFly on Jun 8, 2011 12:53:12 GMT -5
Uh-oh is right, Bing. Interesting info way to be quick with it. |
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Post by MichaelVash7886 on Jun 8, 2011 12:58:56 GMT -5
I'd say it's likely to be between $250 and $350. For the controller $75 to $80 is plausible. depending on what exactly they do with it. I wouldn't expect the controller to pass $100, that's the outside of the range imo.
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Post by mrod862 on Jun 8, 2011 20:00:26 GMT -5
I never really got into the Wii but the new Wii-U has got me interested a bit...The price has to be reasonable tho...I really couldn't see myself paying 75-80 for a controller tho
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Post by MichaelVash7886 on Jun 8, 2011 21:06:42 GMT -5
Most games currently seem to only use one controller.
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Post by CastlevaniaNut18 on Jun 8, 2011 23:04:16 GMT -5
I'm more worried about the price of these controllers and if it'll turn off buyers. They look pretty bad ass, though!  |
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Post by Sondiame on Jun 9, 2011 15:32:38 GMT -5
The tablet will probably come with the system, or they may just ship the system and have a bonus one with it Never know.
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Post by .aqpl3seeD on Jul 3, 2011 11:01:33 GMT -5
I'd say it's likely to be between $250 and $350. For the controller $75 to $80 is plausible. depending on what exactly they do with it. I wouldn't expect the controller to pass $100, that's the outside of the range imo. Considering that a brand-new Sony brand PS3 controller is $60 MSRP I wouldn't be surprised at all to see the Wii U control pad at $100 MSRP at least. Don't forget that the Wii U is backwards compatible with games and peripherals so actually using the control pad may be more of a choice for many games as opposed to a necessity although not using it would definitely lessen the gaming experience. Modified: I'm thinking that the control pad may be the cash cow part of this equation  |
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