Homenagem Ana Picasso

[camurso_]

Admito que sou nintendo fanboy desde que a Wii saiu. Só agora é que testei maravilhas como os Rogue Squadron para a GameCube (pena que a Factor 5 tenha fechado, pois estavam a fazer um exclusivo para a Wii), pois não dava a menor atenção às consolas da Nintendo. A minha mulher deu-me uma DS no ano passado. Não páro de jogar naquela porcaria jogos.

Estou mesmo com uma fezada que a nova consola da Nintendo vai ser, finalmente, uma consola para os hardcore gamers, mesmo com as "mariquices" de ser diferente que a Nintendo usou com a Wii.

[Mini0n]

Ubisoft diz maravilhas da Wii 2

A produtora de jogos Ubisoft acredita que a próxima versão da Wii vai ser um sucesso, destacando a facilidade de desenvolvimento para a nova plataforma da Nintendo.

Foi o próprio diretor geral da Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot, que referiu que a a próxima consola da Nintendo é "uma plataforma fantástica". As declarações publicadas pelo The Register terão sido feitas num comunicado aos investidores.

O responsável terá referido que a próxima Wii vai permitir aproveitar o desenvolvimento dos jogos já feito para a PlayStation 3 e para a Xbox 360, o que, a confirmar-se, significa que a Wii 2 vai facilitar a programação e a adaptação de jogos já criados para outras plataformas.

Espera-se que a Nintendo apresente a futura Wii na E3, que vai decorrer no próximo mês de junho.

[ghost_matrix]

O CPU é igual ao da x360 em principio, factor mais limitante, ainda sim se for bem aproveitado.

A gráfica se for baseada na hd4850 ou superior tem quase o dobro da performance das rivais, só é pena ainda não ser DX11, aquilo bem optimizado ainda se via um tessellation nos jogos :-.. .

A maior falha será se não tiver HDD, ou pelo menos se não tiver, que dê para colocar um posteriormente. Porque a memoria de 8GB não deve durar muito.

No resto falaram de 1GB ram e de 512 ou + de Vram

Edited May 14, 2011 by ghost_matrix

[Stone]

[camurso_]

Wii U Arrives in Japan on 8th December

Two bundles, pricing and hardware details confirmed

The Wii U preview event in Japan was 20 minutes of flat out information on the Wii U concept, and then a lot of details about the hardware and release details.

So, let's get to it.

First off, Wii U's release date in Japan is 8th December, and will arrive in two bundles. There's a basic white model with 8GB of storage which will cost 26,250 Yen ($337), and a black model with 32GB of storage which will cost 31,500 Yen ($405) — these currency conversions don't necessarily reflect the to-be-announced North American or European prices, of course. Separate GamePad controllers will cost 13,440 Yen, though one is bundled with the system.

In Japan, meanwhile, New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land are confirmed as launch day releases. The latter isn't bundled with the system, but it's worth noting that Wii Sports wasn't bundled in Japan, either.

The other big news was the unveiling of Nintendo Network Premium, which is included with the 32GB system and will offer benefits such as a 10% discount on games for, we believe, two years. System specifications were also clarified, such as confirmation that Wii U discs will hold 25GB, while the system memory (not the external storage offered) comes to a total of 2GB — 1GB for system memory and 1GB for game memory, which should be useful for developers. Backwards compatibility with Wii titles was also confirmed, and it seems as if it will be possible to transfer WiiWare and Wii Virtual Console software. One little extra sure to please consumers, meanwhile, is that Wii U will ship with a HDMI cable.

So there you have it: two bundles, two console colours, Nintendo Network Premium and an all-important launch date of 8th December. We'll update this article and post more news as we get it, and eyes now turn to the Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe events later today; check out those pages for full details.

Edited September 13, 2012 by Mini0n
Repost. Tópicos unidos.

[Ilusi0n]

http://www.fastnewsforum.net/topic/60311-wii-u/

Estava com o nome antigo (Wiiii) mas já actualizei o nome do tópico.

[camurso_]

Certo, então algum moderador que pegue no meu post e o coloque lá e apague esta thread, se-fa-xa-vô-re

[Figos]

Wii U Price in US: Basic $299.99, Premium $349.99

Preparem-se para as reclamações do costume quando o preço for o mesmo em Euros.

[EsCk]

O preço da basic devia ser mais baixo que os 300 dólares. Não compensa em nada.

[HERiTAGE]

Já se sabe que a Nintendo está para as consolas como a apple para os telemóveis.

Vou pagar 300 dolares para ter uma nintendo capaz de jogar os mesmos jogos que uma xbox360 (que custou meia dúzia de tostões e está toda artilhada)?

Fuck that shit!

[X-static]

ups

..

Edited September 13, 2012 by X-static

[Batunaz]

Já se sabe que a Nintendo está para as consolas como a apple para os telemóveis.

Vou pagar 300 dolares para ter uma nintendo capaz de jogar os mesmos jogos que uma xbox360 (que custou meia dúzia de tostões e está toda artilhada)?

Fuck that shit!

:y:

[Stone]

Wii U chega a Portugal a 30 de novembro

13.Set.2012 15:15

A nova consola da Nintendo chegará às lojas no último dia de novembro em dois pacotes distintos.

A Nintendo revelou a data de lançamento da Wii U na Europa.

Durante o evento online, a Nintendo confirmou que o equipamento chegará ao nosso território no dia 30 de novembro.

Tal como irá acontecer no Japão, o equipamento chegará às lojas em duas cores, com a Wii U branca a simbolizar o modelo básico, que inclui a consola, transformador, um comando Wii U GamePad e um cabo HDMI e a Wii U preta a representar o modelo premium, que incluirá adicionalmente uma estação de carga para o comando da consola, suportes para colocar a Wii U na vertical, o sensor da Wii, e o jogo Nintendo Land.

O modelo branco terá 8 GB de memória interna e a versão premium em preto terá 32 GB para armazenamento.

Como o modelo japonês, a Wii U europeia virá equipada com 2GB de memória, repartidos igualmente entre jogos e sistema, o que permitirá navegar na Internet ou aceder aos menus da consola enquanto o jogo está a ser executado no equipamento.

[EsCk]

Divulgar preços é que está quieto.

[camurso_]

Não divulgam porque variam de país para país...

[EsCk]

Mas o artigo é tuga.. Porque é que não divulgaram os preços de cá?

[camurso_]

Porque ainda não sabem ao certo...

Mas é como o Figos disse. Vão fazer, de certeza, ela-por-ela, em relação ao dólar. E vai-se vender como o caraças no Natal, com crise ou sem ela...

Provavelmente irei comprá-la, mas só quando vir uma thread no gbatemp a dizer como cracká-la...

[Ilusi0n]

Se for como a 3DS, bem podes esperar sentado.

[camurso_]

Five Reasons Not to Buy the Wii U from a Reputable British Newspaper

With all the excitement surrounding the upcoming release of Nintendo's next console, Britain's largest daily newspaper takes a hard look at the facts of the matter and warns the public against an early Wii U purchase. We should all cancel our preorders right away, as The Sun sets us straight: the GamePad is a Vita, the price is too high and it'll be obsolete in a year.

For those of you in America or other places The Sun doesn't shine (hee), Britain's most widely-distributed newspaper (and the 10th most circulated newspaper in the world) has a repuation for being a little bit sensationalist. Just a little bit. It's a tabloid, and so when gaming advice comes to us through its muddy filter I have a little trouble taking it seriously.

The article, "Will you be picking up a Wii U? Here's five reasons not to" makes several points; five of them, in fact. A couple of them are even valid points, and most of them make sense.

1) It'll be outdated within a year

2) Vita masquerading as the GamePad

3) The threat to all consoles - mobile gaming

4) DS + Wii = fail?

5) It's dramatically over-priced

What does it all mean? Is a combination of two of the best-selling game delivery devices of the past decade a bad thing? Is overpowered the same thing as outdated? Is mobile gaming coming to kill us all?

I have no idea. For those answers you'll have to stare into The Sun.

Fonte: http://kotaku.com/59...itish-newspaper

Não deixam de ter uma certa (muita, mesmo) razão...

Edited September 17, 2012 by camurso_

[HERiTAGE]

Five Reasons Not to Buy the Wii U from a Reputable British Newspaper

With all the excitement surrounding the upcoming release of Nintendo's next console, Britain's largest daily newspaper takes a hard look at the facts of the matter and warns the public against an early Wii U purchase. We should all cancel our preorders right away, as The Sun sets us straight: the GamePad is a Vita, the price is too high and it'll be obsolete in a year.

For those of you in America or other places The Sun doesn't shine (hee), Britain's most widely-distributed newspaper (and the 10th most circulated newspaper in the world) has a repuation for being a little bit sensationalist. Just a little bit. It's a tabloid, and so when gaming advice comes to us through its muddy filter I have a little trouble taking it seriously.

The article, "Will you be picking up a Wii U? Here's five reasons not to" makes several points; five of them, in fact. A couple of them are even valid points, and most of them make sense.

1) It'll be outdated within a year

2) Vita masquerading as the GamePad

3) The threat to all consoles - mobile gaming

4) DS + Wii = fail?

5) It's dramatically over-priced

What does it all mean? Is a combination of two of the best-selling game delivery devices of the past decade a bad thing? Is overpowered the same thing as outdated? Is mobile gaming coming to kill us all?

I have no idea. For those answers you'll have to stare into The Sun.

Fonte: http://kotaku.com/59...itish-newspaper

Não deixam de ter uma certa (muita, mesmo) razão...

Só n concordo nada com o 3), de resto têm toda a razão.

[camurso_]

Não concordo nada com o ponto 4. Tanto a DS como a WII foram um sucesso. O merge dos dois ainda não deverá ser fail porque (penso eu) as pessoas ainda não se fartaram desse conceito. Até porque, tal como eles dizem, não é um fail mas um possível fail. Também disseram o mesmo da WII e foi o fail que se viu...

E agora, o direito ao contraditório:

Talking Point: Five Reasons to Buy a Wii U

Posted Mon, 17 Sep 2012 | 18:15 BST

by Thomas Whitehead

If you need them

Mario on Wii U, one reason

We don't always say why we write certain features, or what prompts them, but in this case we'll make an exception. As anyone based in the UK is likely to already know, tabloid newspaper The Sun published a list of five reasons not to buy a Wii U. Of course it's perfectly reasonable to go that way when weighing up the pros and cons of the system, though the actual reasons and justifications are occasionally sketchy and, we think, taking liberty with reality.

Our recreation of one of The Sun's 3DS 'user experiment' images

The Sun doesn't exactly have a loving history with Nintendo either, greeting the 3DS launch with coverage suggesting that the handheld's stereoscopic effect was causing thousands to experience headaches and dizziness, and that the systems were being returned to retailers in significant numbers. Nintendo refuted the claims with facts, of course, and retailers also debunked the claims. The paper also ran user experiments, of sorts, with a reporter at one point playing the 3DS while walking down the street and then showing symptoms of heightened blood pressure; an accurate way to test the effect, we're sure. It's safe to say that Nintendo HQ and The Sun didn't exchange Christmas cards, and that negative coverage may continue with Wii U.

Still, that's The Sun's prerogative, and you can judge its article for yourself at this link. While we'll continue to give a balanced view on the positives and negatives of Wii U in the coming weeks and months, we're going to show our sunny disposition and provide a counter to The Sun's article. With that in mind, here are five reasons why you should buy a Wii U.

1

The GamePad — "It's all about the experience"

The most obvious new feature of Wii U, whether you're a savvy gaming enthusiast or a less experienced gamer, is the GamePad controller. Comparisons to potential cross-play between Sony's Vita and PS3 may have elements of justification, but the fact that the GamePad to console interaction comes in one box, as well as the games being designed specifically to make use of the extra screen, make the Wii U concept attractive. It fits nicely into Reggie Fils-Aime's favourite slogan, "it's all about the experience", and innovative asymmetrical multiplayer and control possibilities must have developer's minds whirring. With motion sensors, a camera, microphone and NFC, it's got plenty of tricks to make games something new and innovative.

2

Exciting exclusives

Currently a steady start rather than an avalanche, Wii U looks set to have some exciting exclusives on the way. On launch day two stand-out third-party examples come from Ubisoft, with ZombiU and Rayman Legends both showing promise. There are also plenty of exciting titles being either developed by or published by Nintendo, of course. Many are due in the launch period up to the end of March 2013, including games as diverse as LEGO City Undercover and the deliciously chaotic new IP from Platinum Games, The Wonderful 101. You can check out a full list in our Wii U launch games round up, which shows the breadth of titles on the way and doesn't even include the exclusive release of Bayonetta 2 that was announced last week. Oh, and Mario makes his HD debut in New Super Mario Bros. U on launch day.

3

Third-party catch-up

This reason could quite easily be used as a stick with which to beat Nintendo, as describing the arrival of some ports and a select group of multi-platform titles arguably shows the under-powered struggles of Wii. That's true, but Nintendo gamers who've missed out are unlikely to give a hoot about that perspective, as an early batch of blockbuster titles get prepared for the launch window. Whether your preference is for ports such as Darksiders II or Mass Effect 3, or indeed new titles such as Assassin's Creed III and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, there'll be more games on Wii U that can stand alongside PS3 and Xbox 360 contemporaries. We're yet to see how the Wii U editions will stack up, but with GamePad controls thrown in there's every chance that, for a time at least, Wii U may have some of the best versions of major multi-platform hits.

4

Miiverse

Miiverse is one of the headline features of Wii U, though we still have much to learn about it; you can expect a Nintendo Direct broadcast to fix that before the system launches. We've already shared thoughts on how it could fulfil a role as a Nintendo gamer's social network, and the big N has been making encouraging noises about how it'll combine with Nintendo Network to provide a substantial online experience. It's all long overdue, of course, but early indications about this and the system's eShop suggest potentially good things for taking Wii U online. Still, tell us more about it, Nintendo.

5

It's a new Nintendo system

A number of Nintendo gamers, like enthusiasts of any other technology company, will be excited simply because it's a new home console from the big N. HD visuals, a new controller and a strong looking launch window all help, of course, but it's a new Nintendo system. Nintendo fans wouldn't go as far as to buy a cardboard box, as Michael Pachter quipped, but like the legions that buy a new iThingy from Apple or a new console from Sony or Microsoft, the fact it's bigger and better than Wii will seal the deal for plenty.

So there you have it, five reasons that show why you should consider a Wii U purchase, if you haven't already thrown in a pre-order. Let us know what you think in the comments and poll below, and also what you think of that other list from The Sun.

Edited September 18, 2012 by camurso_

[Stone]

Já aparece no site da fnac aqui: hxxp://www.fnac.pt/gaming/Wii-U/s130693

[camurso_]

Don’t Panic: The Wii U Naysayers Are Wrong

Nintendo is doomed. Haven't you heard? They're about to release a new, underpowered console with a funny name that's built around a silly gimmick. There's no way anyone will buy it.

Oh, wait. That was the Wii. And the DS. And the 3DS. All of which have turned into ridiculous successes for the folks who make Mario, despite the never-ending deluge of gamers shouting about how Nintendo was going to fail.

This should all sound quite familiar by now. With the Wii U coming out this November, the Nintendo cycle has begun anew.

Maybe you've read some of the arguments online, heard some of the naysayers in person. "The Wii U is such a joke," they might have said. "Who wants to play games on two screens at once?"

"The Wii U doesn't know what it wants to be!"

"It's such a gimmick!"

Never mind the fact that we saw these arguments in 2006, just before the Wii became the biggest console on the planet and took over living rooms worldwide. This time, things will be different, the naysayers argue. This time, Nintendo won't get the throngs of grandparents and children hooked by crazy gimmicks and easy marketing hooks. This time, nobody will care.

Meanwhile, in the real world, Nintendo is making a game console that any video game fan should be excited about. It comes with an all-in-one media center that could make it the only device your living room needs. It's got a neat social network that could supplement our gaming experiences in some interesting ways. It has a weird, crazy controller with a ton of potential.

Perhaps most importantly, the Wii U boasts one of the strongest launch lineups in Nintendo history, a slate of games more varied and interesting than anything we saw in the first few months of the Wii, 3DS, DS, or even GameCube. This is a console to be reckoned with.

Learning From Their Mistakes

When I left Nintendo's big 3DS extravaganza in January of 2011, all I could think was: "They're releasing this system too early."

When I left Nintendo's big Wii U extravaganza last week, all I could think was: "I want to play more."

The 3DS's launch, even Nintendo would tell you, was a near-catastrophic failure. The game lineup was barren. The eShop was late. And gamers just didn't care about the system's biggest selling point, glasses-free 3D.

To recover from this misstep, Nintendo had to slash down the system's price from $250 to $170 in an unprecedented (and drastic) fire sale. It took that price cut, a Black Friday, and a couple of Mario games for the system to finally start taking off.

Nintendo doesn't want that to happen again. They're not making the same mistakes with Wii U, and the system's launch lineup is proof of that.

The Wii U's launch window, as Nintendo likes to brag, will feature around 50 games. Some of those are shovelware. Others are games we've all played already. But between November and March, we'll see some really strong original titles: a new Mario, a new Pikmin, the delightfully wacky The Wonderful 101, the much-hyped ZombiU, a new Scribblenauts, and an enticing mini-game collection called Nintendo Land that might be this system's hidden gem.

Plus all the new PS3/Xbox 360 games that are finally getting simultaneous releases on a Nintendo system: Assassin's Creed III, Epic Mickey 2, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, among others.

To top that off, Nintendo announced last week that they're publishing a sequel to Bayonetta, a game released for the Xbox and PlayStation, as a Wii U exclusive. A hardcore game that a lot of fans would love to get their hands on, Bayonetta 2 might be Nintendo's way of saying "hey guys, we're not screwing around this time." And it's exactly what the Wii U needs.

The Power Problem

From everything we've heard and seen over the past few months, it's become clear that the Wii U will not be as powerful as the next Xbox, code-named Durango, or the next PlayStation, code-named Orbis. Consequently, many are skeptical that the Wii U will be able to run next-generation games by big developers. In three or four years, the Wii U could find itself in the same position that the Wii has been: underpowered and unable to run the games we get on Xbox and PlayStation.

I prodded Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime about this issue when I interviewed him last week. He believes that third-party developers will flock to the Wii U because it has two strengths that the Wii lacked: high-definition resolution and strong online support.

I don't know if that's going to happen, and I don't know if we'll see games like Call of Duty or Mass Effect on the Wii U in three or four years. But I don't think that power problem will be much of a problem at all. In fact, I don't think the Wii U can succeed by trying to tread water alongside the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The Wii U, like its predecessor, needs to do its own thing.

The Wii U will not live or die based on whether it gets the newest Call of Duty.

As Nintendo seems to have realized, the Wii U will not live or die based on whether it gets the newest Call of Duty. The Wii U won't need to play Assassin's Creed 5 or Final Fantasy 17. To appeal to everyone, from hardcore Nintendo fans to families that like to play the occasional video game in their living room, the Wii U needs to have its own robust library of unique, original titles that we can't get anywhere else.

The Wii U needs more Marios, more Zeldas, yes, but what it really needs is more Bayonetta 2s. More The Wonderful 101s. More Nintendo Lands. More small digital games and fun time-wasters and hardcore RPGs and long, in-depth, dual-screen experiences that we can only get on Nintendo's new system. We're already seeing the start of that.

When criticizing the Wii U, many people have pointed out that Nintendo doesn't seem to have one specific target audience in mind, that Nintendo doesn't know whether it wants to target hardcore gamers or hardcore grandmas. But why wouldn't they want both? Why wouldn't they want everyone? Nintendo isn't interested in being like Sony or Microsoft; Nintendo wants to be Apple. Facebook. And I think they're on the right track.

Quite a few folks have also criticized Nintendo for not talking more about their online capabilities. Many critics have suggested that Nintendo has yet to decide how its digital network will run. That they're scrambling at the last minute to get it together.

Maybe they are. That doesn't make a bit of difference. Why should we care what Nintendo is showing off now, two months before the Wii U's launch? What will matter is what the online network looks like on November 18, when we get to see it, play around with it and test it out for ourselves.

What we should be worried about, what I'm most worried about, is that developers won't master the GamePad, that they won't figure out how to use it, that they'll prematurely give up on it like many of them gave up on the Wii. Towards the end of that system's lifespan, we saw very few big, high-quality Wii games. And they all came from Nintendo. If the same thing happens to the Wii U—if Nintendo burns longterm supporters again and can't give us a steady dripfeed of high-quality content—the company may be in serious trouble.

There are still questions, of course. Will Nintendo adapt to the times and start selling value packages or discounted games like Steam does? Will the Wii U be more welcoming to indie developers than the Wii has been? Will Bayonetta 2 be an anomaly or will it usher in a new era of Nintendo-exclusive games?

But everything Nintendo has done and shown so far says to me that they know exactly what they're doing. They know our concerns. We wanted games: they're giving us games. We wanted other media: they're giving us other media. We wanted HD, online support, and other big features that all should have been around last generation: now we're getting them.

Perhaps it's time for the world to admit that maybe, just maybe, Nintendo knows what it's doing.

Edited September 21, 2012 by camurso_

[SmpareP]

Já aparece no site da fnac aqui: hxxp://www.fnac.pt/gaming/Wii-U/s130693

Está um bocado para o cara. Gostava de a comprar, mas por esse preço nunca. Acho que vou esperar mais um anito arté que baixe e claro, quando der para softmod :-..

[PunK_BoY]

Estou a pensar oferecer uma destas a mim mesmo no Natal. Super Mário é sempre o meu ponto fraco. Mais alguém está a pensar comprar isto?