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Reply #140 on: April 08, 2009, 11:37:02 AM

Won't matter. 

1.  New tech won't function with old games. 
2.  There's no new decent games on the horizon for Wii.

So you're buying this addon for each of your controllers that's going to cost $25.00 each.  And you're going to have the Wii sports 2 game for $50.00.  $100.00 to make shit work like it was supposed to from the start. 
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Reply #141 on: April 08, 2009, 12:17:34 PM

One of the other problems with the motion add-on for me is it eliminates the nunchuk.

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Reply #142 on: April 08, 2009, 12:25:21 PM

One of the other problems with the motion add-on for me is it eliminates the nunchuk.

What? Seriously? haha.
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Reply #143 on: April 08, 2009, 01:02:19 PM

Apologies, if this has been mentioned somewhere already, but any of you heard or have more info about the new motion sensing addon they are getting close to releasing?  I saw a silly little article describing how it's "too good" in terms of it's accuracy/fidelity, and that they have had to scale it back.  Fuck me, but it's almost enough to make me frothy for my Wii again.

It won't matter, because cockmunching devs are too arrogant to actually design any great, innovative games to go with it.

EDIT: Does it really kill the chuk? Because if so, that's so super-retarded to the extreme, I can't even begin to imagine what cuntlap thought that shit up.

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Reply #144 on: April 08, 2009, 01:44:20 PM

One of the other problems with the motion add-on for me is it eliminates the nunchuk.

What? Seriously? haha.

To be honest I'm not 100% sure it doesn't look like it has a throughput, anyone know about this?

EDIT: I looked it up when it was announced at Christmas time and it didn't seem to have throughput back then, but Nintendo obviously saw the flaw cause...

"The Wii MotionPlus features a pass-through expansion port, allowing other expansions such as the Nunchuk or Classic Controller to be used simultaneously with the device. The attachment has a color-coded mechanical slide switch for locking the clip release. When attached to the Wii Remote, the unit extends the length of the controller body by approximately 1½ inches (4 cm). Each Wii MotionPlus will be packaged with a longer version of the Wii Remote Jacket to accommodate the added length."

"Games currently planned to feature Wii MotionPlus functionality are: Red Steel 2, EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10."

Sounds interesting..
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Reply #145 on: April 08, 2009, 02:00:31 PM

"Games currently planned to feature Wii MotionPlus functionality are: Red Steel 2..."

GOD-DAMNIT. They are going to make me want this fucking thing again.

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Reply #146 on: April 08, 2009, 02:02:27 PM

I don't think you've heard this lately: Red Steel sucked.

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Reply #147 on: April 08, 2009, 02:16:29 PM

He knows, but whatcha gonna do? The Wii doesn't play PS3/360 games.
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Reply #148 on: April 08, 2009, 02:45:04 PM

We've had this conversation before. I loved Red Steel despite all its flaws. I may be the game's only fanbois.

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Reply #149 on: April 10, 2009, 08:37:24 AM

I saw a silly little article describing how it's "too good" in terms of it's accuracy/fidelity, and that they have had to scale it back.  Fuck me, but it's almost enough to make me frothy for my Wii again.

Sounds like marketing bollocks to me.


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Reply #150 on: April 10, 2009, 08:54:21 AM

We've had this conversation before. I loved Red Steel despite all its flaws. I may be the game's only fanbois.

My time with Red Steel was fun enough, if only marred by making me feel like my character was permanently drunk.

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Reply #151 on: April 10, 2009, 02:13:54 PM

I saw a silly little article describing how it's "too good" in terms of it's accuracy/fidelity, and that they have had to scale it back.  Fuck me, but it's almost enough to make me frothy for my Wii again.

Sounds like marketing bollocks to me.



Yes!  But what if it isn't!  What if it's true and now they are actually going to start making games that don't suck and are instead awesome!  Maybe I'll yet get my lightsaber game!

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Reply #152 on: April 11, 2009, 12:46:37 PM

"They" could make games that don't suck with the current hardware. Most developers just don't give a shit though.

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Reply #153 on: April 11, 2009, 02:44:58 PM

"They" could make games that don't suck with the current hardware. Most developers just don't give a shit though.

They could, but the PS2 has already done that. They're trying to be original.
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Reply #154 on: April 11, 2009, 03:10:47 PM

How did anyone ever think that WMP killed the Nunchuck? The WaveRace portion of of the E3 demo showed Reggie using it along with WMP.

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Reply #155 on: April 11, 2009, 06:14:51 PM

"They" could make games that don't suck with the current hardware. Most developers just don't give a shit though.

They could, but the PS2 has already done that. They're trying to be original.

I've played many of the shitty Wii games. Original is most definitely NOT what they were trying. More like "how can we shoehorn our PS2 game into this control scheme with the least amount of effort possible?"

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Reply #156 on: April 11, 2009, 06:34:47 PM

"They" could make games that don't suck with the current hardware. Most developers just don't give a shit though.
They could, but the PS2 has already done that. They're trying to be original.
I've played many of the shitty Wii games. Original is most definitely NOT what they were trying. More like "how can we shoehorn our PS2 game into this control scheme with the least amount of effort possible?"
Correction: How can we shoehorn this BAD PS2 game into waggle.
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Reply #157 on: April 12, 2009, 12:26:18 PM

Yeah, that.

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Reply #158 on: April 15, 2009, 07:16:19 PM

http://wii.ign.com/articles/972/972642p1.html

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GDC 09: Some WiiWare Devs Not Being Paid?
Before a dev gets a paycheck, its game needs to sell a certain amount.
by Daemon Hatfield

April 14, 2009 - At this year's Game Developers Conference a talk called Independent Game Sales revealed that Nintendo has a minimum download threshold for WiiWare games that must be met before the developer is paid. The speaker, Gamasutra publisher and Independent Game Festival chairman Simon Carless, said this number is somewhere in the mid-quadruple digits for America and low quadruples for other territories. Unless a game passes over this number of downloads, the developer doesn't get paid at all. Sources in the WiiWare development community have confirmed this information to IGN.

Carless estimated that multiple independent WiiWare games will not pass the threshold and not return any of the developer's investment. He also guessed that this threshold is in place to deter developers from tossing loads of shovelware onto the service. One developer, speaking anonymously, recently told IGN that this deterrent makes the threshold a good thing.

There have been two primary barriers for little-known games on WiiWare. Until recently, storage has been an issue on the Wii. This is now fixed as of last month, but another hurdle remains: WiiWare games don't offer any sort of trial, so gamers can't check them out first to see if they like them as they can on Xbox Live Arcade.

As of this writing, Nintendo could not be reached for comment. The company has not released any official information about the sales of WiiWare games. Carless has heard that Nintendo might be changing this minimum threshold policy so that developers can eventually cash a paycheck from WiiWare.

Also the official console of screwing indie devs.

How many Wiis have they sold? Honestly, they could use any good game they get. I'm surprised they're even taking a cut considering how shit their online service is to begin with (and total lack of marketing for WiiWare - compared to Sony and MS).
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Reply #159 on: April 15, 2009, 07:33:25 PM

I'm starting to feel dirty even owning a Wii at this point.  Always knew Nintendo was gimmicky and greedy, but they're taking it to new levels. 

Damn you, economy.  If you were better I could afford a PS3 and could sell my Wii for PS3 games. 
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Reply #160 on: April 15, 2009, 09:19:32 PM

The Wii is best described as an expensive board game.  As it is, I use my Wii remote on my PC far more than on my Wii. 
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Reply #161 on: April 15, 2009, 09:21:03 PM

The Wii is best described as an expensive board game.  As it is, I use my Wii remote on my PC far more than on my Wii. 

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I called them fighting with the board game market so long before kotaku Sega it's not even funny.
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Reply #162 on: April 15, 2009, 09:40:08 PM

I use my Wii Fit to weigh myself (which I'm doing because I've changed shape due to months of commuting by bicycle).
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Reply #163 on: April 16, 2009, 06:36:58 AM

Still using it mostly for WII Fit.  I bought RE4 for it at the local Circuit City during the bankruptcy sale.  It's pretty much a $10 coaster, I suck at FPS to begin with but the controls for the wii are just completely F'd up.  Got my wife Endless ocean for her birthday, she likes it but rarely loads it because she'd rather play find the object games on her laptop or do crosswords.  Expensive board game pretty well sums it up I think. 
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Reply #164 on: April 16, 2009, 07:37:44 AM

Still using it mostly for WII Fit.  I bought RE4 for it at the local Circuit City during the bankruptcy sale.  It's pretty much a $10 coaster, I suck at FPS to begin with but the controls for the wii are just completely F'd up.  Got my wife Endless ocean for her birthday, she likes it but rarely loads it because she'd rather play find the object games on her laptop or do crosswords.  Expensive board game pretty well sums it up I think. 

You guys make me feel so dirty for liking my wii!  -goes back to rune factory frontier-

PS:  RE4 for the wii was an incredible improvement over the gamecube version, just because aiming was more natural.  Still, different strokes and all that.
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Reply #165 on: April 23, 2009, 02:02:49 AM

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 He also guessed that this threshold is in place to deter developers from tossing loads of shovelware onto the service.

Wait, what?

Shovelware on the Wii? Guess it's only ok if it's on a DVD then?

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Reply #166 on: April 23, 2009, 06:28:22 AM

Sure, Nintendo doesn't pay for bandwidth with DVD media.  The notion that they want to deter shovelware is both ludicrous and insulting.

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Reply #167 on: April 23, 2009, 08:07:37 AM

These threads wherein we lament the rightful place of Sony totally assfucked by the Wavebird and fat housewives never get old.

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Reply #168 on: April 23, 2009, 10:20:33 AM

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Reply #169 on: April 23, 2009, 10:57:31 AM



You guys make me feel so dirty for liking my wii!  -goes back to rune factory frontier-

PS:  RE4 for the wii was an incredible improvement over the gamecube version, just because aiming was more natural.  Still, different strokes and all that.


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Reply #170 on: April 29, 2009, 01:13:09 PM

The best reason for the Wii to exist. Not a game, just the theme.

http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/39720/sound/mp3/Punch_Out_Reorchestrated.mp3

BOO YA.

Edit: Clipped to a ringtone: http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/39720/sound/ringtones/PunchOut.mp3
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Reply #171 on: April 29, 2009, 02:47:41 PM

I watched a couple of the Gametrailers clips several times due to them having snippets of that theme in them.
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Reply #172 on: April 29, 2009, 03:40:22 PM

that makes me want to drop the guitar and pick up a horn
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Reply #173 on: April 29, 2009, 10:59:10 PM

Ha that's awesome. I think pretty much any game would be fun set to that music.

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Reply #174 on: May 01, 2009, 07:53:03 AM

It sounds like Eye of the Tiger played by Chicago.

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