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Mandatory installs begone - why today's Wii U tech specs are exciting

There's good reason to be proud of the technical specifications shown off today.

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LX-General-Kaos4241d ago (Edited 4241d ago )

The annihilation of mandatory installs is a step in the right direction for the next generation of Elite gaming. Hopefully never again will we the consumer pop in an awarding gaming experience just to be intercepted by a long loading bar across the screen for an install. It seems that the Nintendo Wii U entertainment system is more powerful than I had imagined for a home console experience.

We should all be honored. The current generation of consoles have done an amazing job, lasting longer than any of us could have expected. This year marks a new era of gaming. And thanks to the hard workers employed at Nintendo HQ we can leave mandatory installs in the past.

Have a blessed day and happy gaming.

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Apex134241d ago

I read your last comment in another pet. You def pr. lol

jaosobno4241d ago (Edited 4241d ago )

Jesus, that was some lame (and obvious) PR.

And in another news (from article):

"whopping 1GB" --> LOL

ChickeyCantor4241d ago

Mind you, it's game dedicated. No OS sucking memory away.

jaosobno4241d ago (Edited 4241d ago )

@Sidar, so? You expect to see full HD, tesselation, advanced physics, etc. on 1GB of shared memory?

WiiU will do 720p with present gen graphics for a next gen price.

Sashamaz4241d ago

SO does that mean no digital purchases for the wii u, DLC, Full games, Indie games etc?

WiiUalpha4241d ago

Only if you cant figure out how to hook a USB hard drive.

chukamachine4241d ago

How much do ninty pay U/s

Are you just on a short term contract?

DivineAssault 4241d ago

not impressed.. No games included, no new game announcements, little to no internal memory.. We will see i guess but im not buying into this.. $300 is too much when u gotta buy more memory & a pro controller

Gemmol4241d ago

that is for later annoucement stop being a jerk man, even people with commonesense know the game annoucement is for later

WiiUalpha4241d ago (Edited 4241d ago )

Wii Sports was not a pack in game in Japan. It may come with the console in the US.

You seem to be very unhappy judging by your posts here and in the specs article. Why not just skip it? Beats being upset over trivial things

SSJBen4241d ago (Edited 4241d ago )

Something wrong with the article. Iwata never said during the conference that the 25GB disc they are using is Blu-Ray, we only assume it is simply because of the identical size.
Maybe Iwata didn't want to mention Blu-Ray because of... you-know-who. But kinda perplexing that he wouldn't mention it, don't you think?

PirateThom4241d ago

The GameCube and Wii discs are based off DVD tech, but with video function disabled to avoid playing heavy licence costs, the same with this, it will run the same tech as Blu-ray but likely have the video playback disabled to reduce the licence costs.

disgaeapuchi4241d ago

This. From what I understand it's basically optical Blu Ray, just as Wii discs were optical DVDs.

steve30x4241d ago (Edited 4241d ago )

If the next xbox and PS4 have SATA 3 / 6GB/s with USB3.0 and a fast DVD / BlueRay drive with a fast HDD or SSD then I see no problem with optional installs especially if the HDD or SSD is big enough. A 2TB Sata 3.0 / 6GB/s HDD is fast these days and isn't very expensive and with Sony and Microsoft buying in bulk they will get a good discount which would be passed onto the customer. A fast HDD beats any form of fast disk at loading times any day and a SATA 3.0 SSD anhialates the loading speed of a SATA 3.0 HDD and fast DVD / Blue Ray drive combined.

I say instead of making the install mandatory , make it optional and it will keep everybody happy. I prefer have the game on my HDD any day for the shorter loading speeds and less noise of not having a disk spinning.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.