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WiiU single-touch screen, 1080p Zelda, no price yet, backwards-compatibility and more

GGTL: Reggie was on GTTV, talking about the WiiU. Here's what he said.

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darthv724704d ago (Edited 4704d ago )

that is is still backward compatible. Maybe they even add in upscaling to wii games?

edit: same res...booo

I would at least expect them to add some type of AA or filtering to upscale it to 720p.

LoaMcLoa4704d ago

Reggie already told Jeff that Wii games will stay in the same resoloution

fatstarr4704d ago (Edited 4704d ago )

meh its nintendo im sure there will be options.

id say its best not to make final decisions until next year this can always get better.

im sad they didnt introduce the concept of upgrading the system but nothing is final so you never know.

Pixel_Enemy4704d ago (Edited 4704d ago )

No multitouch?! This thing had the makings of a tablet/gaming device and it is dropping the ball!

I feel like WiiU was Nintendo's step into THIS generation. They should have taken things into NEXT gen and shown better graphics than PS3 and 360

multipayer4704d ago

I bet it drops gamecube support. Anyway *cracks fingers* time to buy an extremely affordable wii and piss all over the concept of this every chance I get...

The controller looks like a gimped PSVita...

hehe, nice.

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BakedGoods4704d ago

No blu-ray eh? So next gen will still be multi-disk? C'mon.

LoaMcLoa4704d ago

It will be cutsom-made discformat, my guess will be be around 20gig.

DeFySMOK34704d ago

Is there even any multi-disk Wii games?

fatstarr4704d ago

could be a different disk medium? ever thought of that.

sony will never let nintendo have its disk medium as payback for the snesstation fiasco ,from way back. tis why gc was mini dvd

darthv724704d ago

they can have their own format as long as it satisfies the space needs for developers.

Plus we are starting to see a decline in usage on bluray for substantial content. Meaning that the potential is there for room to fill up but they arent filling them up. Perhaps it costs to much.

There are several bluray games that dont use the space. They use the format because it is what sony is requiring but they dont even scratch the surface.

Hell, Infamous was an 8gb download. I would feel cheated to find out all the games with the promise of bluray storage and they really just dvd or slightly larger than dvd size.

They will likely call theirs the NVD Nntendo Versitile Disc and it be available in varied sized to the devs. Red laser tech has grown beyond the limits of the dvd9 these days.

superadvanced4704d ago

ps4 will have 16x blu ray drive. massive transfer rates. it will make more sense to fill up the discs on ps4

Jihaad_cpt4704d ago

how much is a propriety media format going to cost if it is beyond the storage capacity of DVD?

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parkerscott4704d ago

Even vague clarification is welcome at this point.

user8586214704d ago (Edited 4704d ago )

Reggie said their using their own disc, and storage issue wont be a problem for developers

darthv724704d ago

they arent in the market of playing movies. They are into playing games. They can make whatever disc format they choose so long as it satisfies the devs.

B1663r4704d ago (Edited 4704d ago )

Why would it have Blu-Ray??? I mean, Blu-Ray is obviously not the run away success that killed off traditional DVD's like it was supposed to be. If anything Blu-Ray is still struggling to hold on as a viable format (for movies) and outside of the Ps3 and early adopters, I don't see any enthusiasm for Blu-Ray.

Now you PS3 guys like to talk about exclusives... Where are the exclusive Blu-Ray movies? (honestly are there any, I don't know) 5-6 years into the dvd product cycle, and VHS was obviously in its death throws. And while DVD's are absolutely in decline, that has more to do with downloading than Blu-ray...

@below,

I am going by market research stats, which show that the best Blu-Ray does here in the lowly USA is 15-20% in christmas gift giving months, then going back down to 10% outside of that window. Those market share figures have remained consistent in spite of an overall decline in DVD sales as streaming/downloading is now taking off in a big way.

Like I said, if Blu-Ray was doing so great, where are the exclusives?

oneDMAC4704d ago

This statement is full of personal opinion with little to no fact. I dont know about where you live but here Blu ray sales are more than double DVD.

darthv724704d ago

no doubt sales are better but you need to look at both formats and compare them the same way people did with vhs and dvd.

VHS and dvd had many differences. One especially was being able to quickly skip chapters forward and back. VHS you had to 'wind the tape. That was a huge plus in dvd favor and was one of the contributing factors to the decline of vhs.

Blu is a high res dvd. It doesnt offer any significant new features other than audio and video. The same size and shape of the media, same abilities to ffwd or rwd at the press of a button, special features and such.

Blu is better than dvd but that does not invalidate dvd as a continued format. CD overtook tapes and yet we still have cd's released in the age of mp3. There is still a market for it.

The dynamic shift it would take to totally drop dvd and have everyone switch to blu is if/when that big blockbuster movie is released ONLY on blu. So far, studios arent taking that chance. Even Sony, and they are on the board of directors of the blu group.

You can talk up sales but as long as there is still a viable need for dvd, it will continue to remain in demand.

L6RD7BLU34704d ago

That guy on gttv was an azz at some points.

NLGSean4704d ago

All of those guys are... Even the bald Frankenstein Adam Sessler... They are unprofessional... Thats why Spike TV is better IMO... geoff keighley>everybody on G4TV

Tony P4704d ago

Ass he may be, I got a good bit out of that interview on how Nintendo wants to view itself ("Wii was not unsuccessful with the hardcore" For reals?) and questions about the Wii U I had.

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Telltale shares new images from The Wolf Among Us 2, release 2024

The long-awaited sequel to the 2013 narrative adventure is currently expected out sometime in 2024.

BlackOni3d ago

Oh hell yeah! I feel like this was one hell of an underrated game, and I'm glad to see that a part 2 is coming.

jznrpg3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

This was my favorite Telltale game. I’m definitely going to play this. Hopefully it has less jank than the Telltale games had. I didn’t think it would happen but I’m happy it’s coming

gold_drake2d ago

right? it was sooo good, cant wait for part 2

BlackCountryBob3d ago

Great, loved the first game and happy a sequel is coming but after such a lengthy development, are Telltale gonna be releasing it episodic with non specific time delays between episodes? If it is episodic, they need to have a full set of dates laid out for every episode so we know what we are getting & when like Resident Evil Revelations 2 did, buying episode 1 and not knowing when the rest will come is just unacceptable in 2024.

CobraKai2d ago

I always loved Telltale games. They were like those old choose your own adventures books.

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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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andy857d 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.

BeHunted7d ago

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

Hereandthere7d ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku7d ago (Edited 7d 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

Babadook77d ago (Edited 7d ago )

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

😂

andy857d 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

Cacabunga7d ago

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

Ironmike7d ago (Edited 7d 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

Christopher6d 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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Seraphim6d ago (Edited 6d 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.

JackBNimble6d 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.

jznrpg7d ago (Edited 7d 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

Ironmike7d 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

RaidenBlack6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

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

darthv726d 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...

crazyCoconuts6d 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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DeadlyFire6d ago

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

neutralgamer19927d ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

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

Cacabunga6d 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.

mark3214uk7d 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 7216d ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty6d ago

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

PRIMORDUS7d ago (Edited 7d 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 🤣

LoveSpuds7d ago

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

tronyx127d 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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OtterX11d 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!