Nintendo Wii U

[noobish hat]

Yeah? Well I'm rubber and you're glue.

[Brad]

noobish has gone insane.

[JSR]

Let me know when his insanity reaches an amusing level, as it's currently just annoying.

Any news on Nintendo.co.uk? Broken for everybody or just me?

[crocky-chocky]

Any news on Nintendo.co.uk? Broken for everybody or just me?

http://nintendo.co.uk/nintendodirect

Working for me, though a little slow loading.

[Guts]

It doesn't work for me either.

[JSR]

No mention of Nintendo TVii on the European show. We should at least get the service in a limited form, with LoveFilm or Netflix or something. Though I can understand not wanting to demonstrate it on a European broadcast, as content is sure to vary from country to country. Looks pretty slick for the US though. Seems Nintendo is serious about Wii U being more than a game machine, to much bigger extent than Sony with PS3, maybe even more than the XBox 360 too.

[Brad]

Love marketing speak:

The Wii U GamePad™ controller removes the traditional barriers between you, your games, and your TV by creating a second window into the video game world.

What barriers?

[Nisa]

Monster....Hunter....3....Ultimate....

*explodes*
*pulls pieces together*

I may have to try and get a Japanese launch console MH3G-HD bundle.

I'll be standing outside my local Geo first thing on launch day to get that bundle. So glad it's online as I have noone to play the 3DS version with.

[Uli]

i really like the idea and possibilities of a tablet style controller... but 349 euro for a console that's at heart a technically outdated last gen console? i am sure first price drop wont take long.

[Shozuki]

Nice, sounds alright to me - Hopefully it's region-free and I'm happy. I didnt really play Bayonetta but 2 is cool announcement - it's not launch is it?

[JSR]

i really like the idea and possibilities of a tablet style controller... but 349 euro for a console that's at heart a technically outdated last gen console? i am sure first price drop wont take long.

Where did you get that price? And even if that price was what people will end up paying at the end of november, is it really so bad?

You indirectly claim its tech is as cheap to manufacture as that of PS3 and XBox 360. They both retail for about 270 euro on the cheap end. Add the value of a game (NintendoLand) at 50 euro, and you have a total of 320. The controller is a story itself. It has a large, decent resolution touch screen; new proprietary wireless radio technology; IR sender; built in camera and a NFC chip. I'm going to guess it will retail for at least 100 euro separately (though its suggested Japanese retail price suggests it will be closer to 150 euro). From that modest guess of a 100 euro, we should subtract the 40 euro cost of a PS3/XBox 360 controller that's included with the console, and we're left with 60 euro. The current total value sits at 380. We are already getting 30 euro extra value from a brand new console bundle, and that's not even including the HDMI cable and stands for controller and console, which both Sony and Microsoft make you buy separately. Add the fact that there's also a cheaper SKU for those wanting to spend less on the console, and I see no reason to believe a price drop is imminent.

[kryss]

I'll be standing outside my local Geo first thing on launch day to get that bundle. So glad it's online as I have noone to play the 3DS version with.

I think buygame2.com will get more money from me, I'm guessing it'll be $500 before delivery for the bundle >.<

[teddymeow]

Store info just dropped.

?259.99 for Basic.

?309.99 for Premium!!!!!!!!!

?349.99 for ZombiU.

Head exploded. Interest cooled.

[Greg Moss]

Ace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YmbFIUF74c&feature=channel&list=UL

Hope it has all the content from the PSP version.

[JSR]

The Activision Publishing CEO mentioned that Black Ops 2 would run in full HD at 60 frames per second on the Wii U. A mistake on his part, or confirmation that the Wii U version will be the definitive version of the game?