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Cnet:How the Wii's successor impacts the console business

One of the most potentially damaging things a consumer electronics company can do to one of its existing products is confirm its replacement. So when Nintendo announced yesterday that its Wii "successor" would launch next year, the obvious question was how would the news affect its highly successful but flagging current-generation console?

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eagle214748d ago

By disrupting it. And if Nintendo finds another Blue Ocean, I expect copy cats..lol. :)

afterMoth4748d ago (Edited 4748d ago )

Also, as long as it is significantly better looking than 360 games and at least as good looking as PS3 games I'll be happy. Imagine a Zelda or Metroid game with Uncharted graphics!

Thought he home run would be a huge jump over even the PS3 and have 1080p 60fps with large expansive environments that are more detailed than Uncharted.

ProjectVulcan4748d ago (Edited 4748d ago )

If nintendo fit it up with a something akin to a Radeon 4870 class GPU and at least 1Gb of RAM, it'll be significantly quicker than PS3 and 360. No worries about that.

Even a Radeon 4670 is at least twice as fast as PS3 and 360's GPUs. Paired with a reasonable central processor it should be able to run many titles in 1080p better than the current machines could in 720P, although i think nintendo may still be aiming for a 720p resolution.

mantisimo4748d ago (Edited 4748d ago )

@aftermoth
"imagine a zelda game or metroid game with Uncharted graphics"

I've tried but I can't get past the last zelda on the wii which was actually pretty charmless and boring with the wiggle swords.

The franchises need to go back a step or stay on a handheld because the last zelda and to a point metroid were a bit Meh, even mario galaxy 2 was just ok and nothing like uncharted or several other franchises on other platforms.(esspecially when you look at online, the writing etc (its not just about graphics)

I'm sorry but the wii was a very excited day 1 buy and I have never felt anything other than slight dissapointment with its games and control system.

Jocosta4747d ago

Significantly better looking than 360 games and at least as good looking as PS3 games? I see what you did there.

Titanz4748d ago (Edited 4748d ago )

I'll allow you to come up with your own analogies ;P

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos9h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto8h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger888h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

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PS5 Pro specs leak video taken down by Sony

Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.

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andy858d ago

And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.

BeHunted8d ago

It's fake. There's no factual evidence other than his own made up specs.

Hereandthere8d ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Digital foundry put a video out saying what he leaked was exactly what they also knew about the PS5 PRO. So no it's not just stuff he made up

Babadook78d ago (Edited 8d ago )

If it’s fake what copyright does MLID infringe upon?

😂

andy858d ago

Aye because they'd go to the effort of copyright claiming it if it didn't exist 🙃😂 you'd have to be a special kind to be thinking its not a thing by now

Cacabunga8d ago

They need to reveal it with uncharted killzone or a heavy hitter like this

Ironmike8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

U mean the specs that we'll established digital foundry which said these are the actual specs published a video on 2 weeks ago I mean they are only one of most trusted sites for tech information but they just made up a video for the sake of it

Christopher7d ago

I would love for it all to be fake, but lots of people are saying they've seen/heard the same thing. But, man, we 100% don't need mid-gen upgrades when we're failing hard to optimize current hardware.

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Seraphim7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

if I recall Sony lowered sales expectations for PS5 earlier this year. if that is the case we won't hear anything about a Pro until next year or shortly before/when it's dropping. After all, if the Pro was dropping this year/fiscal year they wouldn't have lowered expectations.

As for squashing rumors. Yeah, shit like this prevents potential buyers from adopting now, just like slim rumors in the past. It only makes sense to keep things under wraps from a business perspective. Despite living in a technological age of unfettered access to information we don't need to know whats going on behind closed doors be that at Sony, Nintendo, MS, or amongst any development studios. When the steak is done we shall feast.

JackBNimble7d ago

By the time games are actually made to take advantage of the pro spec's the ps6 will be released or close to it.

jznrpg8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro

Ironmike8d ago

Pro won't lessen sales sames ps4 pro never and the ps4 pro was more relevant at the time cos move to 4k this not needed

RaidenBlack8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Yea, my brother got his PS4 (coz of a good deal) after the PS4 Pro's release.

darthv727d ago

^^same here. I got a base 4 for only $100 off a guy who bought the Pro. then a few months later I found a guy on craigslist selling a pro for $100 because it was left behind by his former roommate who moved out. That was the beginning of my obsession to buy up the different variants of the PS4 that were released.

As of now I am really only missing the 500m one and the gold slim but otherwise I have pretty much all the other retail ones. https://consolevariations.c...

crazyCoconuts7d ago

Anyone with 4K that appreciates 60fps is gonna disagree about it not being needed.
DLSS is a god send for Nvidia, and there's been nothing like it for AMD...yet ...

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DeadlyFire7d ago

They will announce it around E3 timeframe about May-June whenever they do a showcase for the year.

neutralgamer19928d ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

I don't think it will pll still haven't seen the potential of ps5 yet

Cacabunga7d ago

agreed, but it might sell if they announce some 1st party games to lead the way. if people see the difference with the base version they can move on. for my sake I am still gaming mainly on PS4 (still not finished with RDR2 due to lack of gaming time). I have a huge backlog on PS5 I am hoping to get into.

mark3214uk8d ago

why? game makers havnt even come close to maxing out current spec yet, were getting al lthese new TFlops and game maker are making crappy remakes not worthy of the ps3

Minute Man 7217d ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty7d ago

People keep saying that, yet we still have games running at near HD resolutions, 30fps, and ray tracing features turned off.

PRIMORDUS8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣

LoveSpuds8d ago

With kind of analysis and advice, you could be a lawyer for Trump!🤣

tronyx128d ago

As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.

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Nintendo Switch Online April 2024 SNES Lineup Offers Cutesy Chaos

Nintendo has announced the SNES and Super Famicom games gracing the Nintendo Switch Online library this month, and there are some gems to enjoy.

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OtterX12d ago

Strange headline, as I thought the star of the show was Super RType. I almost bought RType Dimensions EX this last month and was just thinking, man I wish we had the SNES one somewhere on Switch. That's where I got my start w the series and I was beyond excited to see it drop this week!