RUMOR: Nintendo to announce new console at E3 2011

**X-3** · 04-14-2011, 04:59 PM

I think this is worth sharing.

Multiple Sources Confirm New Nintendo HD Console - News - www.GameInformer.com
Nintendo Set to Reveal New Console - Wii News at IGN

Spoiler Below

Months later, Sony will announce the Playstation 4. It will be powered by a fallen angel.

***CaptHayfever*** · 04-15-2011, 12:25 AM

Considering I finally got a Wii, this would be the right time for them to announce it.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

**Loot** · 04-15-2011, 12:32 AM

^ And you stopped calling it the Revolution, to boot. It surely must be time for a new console!

So, is this going to have motion controls? Cause must likely it's gotta be backwards compatible with the Wii, lest we have another PS3 fiasco.

Random User · 04-15-2011, 02:48 PM

I really hope this system will be at least up to par with the 360 and PS3. That, and I want less casual games dumped on it.

Robotazy · 04-15-2011, 05:42 PM

And I want a pony, but I don't see any on the horizon, so.....

Seriously though, I've been dreading this reveal for a while, since that'll mean I need to get more consoles, but we'll see how it goes.

**X-3** · 04-15-2011, 05:59 PM

There's more!

'Wii 2' Codenamed 'Project Cafe' - Wii News at IGN

My own personal sources are telling me that news-sites has been torturing and killing sources for information. The sources did not speak until their beloved source patriarch was killed. Then the sources panicked and started talking.

This controller sounds odd.
It's only a matter of time before humans are enslaved by hyper-intelligent video game consoles as controllers.

**Valigarmander** · 04-15-2011, 07:50 PM

Wii Successor's Controller Rumored to Have a Touchscreen and Camera

The controller gets even weirder.

**X-3** · 04-15-2011, 08:00 PM

I'm kinda hoping that French site is wrong, to be honest. No multi-touch on a touchscreen sounds kinda lame if it'll be for controls. Being only a bit stronger than a 360 doesn't sound particularly nice either.

I don't think I like the idea of having a screen on the controller at all, actually.

***Cosmonautical*** · 04-15-2011, 11:57 PM

Like I said elsewhere, it's been near 5 years. Time for a change, and I won't doubt Nintendo thinks they can recapture a lot of core gamers - their absence has actually left a bit of a hole.

***CaptHayfever*** · 04-16-2011, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loot

^ And you stopped calling it the Revolution, to boot. It surely must be time for a new console!

I still call it that amongst gamer friends, but it gets frustrating when nobody else knows what I'm talking about.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Rainbow Dash · 04-16-2011, 09:55 AM

being "slightly" stronger than a 360 is okay because graphic development is slowing down!

***Cosmonautical*** · 04-18-2011, 12:25 AM

^ It really isn't, that's just consoles dragging on and slowing down the PC market creating the illusion of dev slowdown. Nobody's creating games with 80-poly per blade of grass or poly detail on wall textures.

The new Ninty system had better have built in physics acceleration or I'm going to be unimpressed.

Kargath · 04-18-2011, 12:38 AM

It'd be better for it to just have a cheap four-core CPU instead.

That way the machine is more flexible, and you could devote an entire core to a physics thread if you wanted to.

***Cosmonautical*** · 04-18-2011, 12:49 AM

Yeah, that would be tolerable. I'm very impressed with PhysX, though. If they go way of Nvidia, I'll be disappointed if they don't pickup a PhysX contract.

Kargath · 04-18-2011, 01:03 AM

AI, the way PhysX currently works is that it is just a shortcut API for running physics-specific calculations on NVIDIA's parallel processor. There's no physics acceleration anymore - just a quick way to convert to CUDA.

heh · 04-18-2011, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loot

^ And you stopped calling it the Revolution, to boot. It surely must be time for a new console!

So, is this going to have motion controls? Cause must likely it's gotta be backwards compatible with the Wii, lest we have another PS3 fiasco.

yeah which is why the wii controller is just like the gamecube controller

(it only has to be able to recognize wii controllers, thats it. thats said it will have motion control but if rumor is true it won't be a primary gimmick)

also whats this about "slightly stronger?" pretty much everyone thinks they aren't going to hamstring their graphics this time and really go all out and theres really no reason to think they wouldn't. when the 720 and ps4 come out they will probably be stronger just because this thing is coming out so much faster the competition, but it won't be as big as a gap for sure.

***Cosmonautical*** · 04-18-2011, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kargath

AI, the way PhysX currently works is that it is just a shortcut API for running physics-specific calculations on NVIDIA's parallel processor. There's no physics acceleration anymore - just a quick way to convert to CUDA.

Ah, I gotcha. That's a shame, I thought they were going somewhere productive with it.

Kargath · 04-18-2011, 06:12 AM

It's actually better this way. You still get the enormous speed increase from the massively parallel operations, but the underlying processor is more general and so more things can conceivably be run through it.

PK FIRE! · 04-18-2011, 04:00 PM

Please tell me they won't push Skyword Sword back so far that it becomes Wii2 title, I don't think I'll have the cash to buy a new system anytime soon. I'm really starting to think that reording that game was a bad idea.

- You stupid dog.

**X-3** · 04-18-2011, 04:03 PM

Skyward Sword is due later this year while the Wii2 is rumoured for late next year. I don't expect it to get the TP treatment.

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04-15-2011, 12:25 AM	#2
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Considering I finally got a Wii, this would be the right time for them to announce it. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

04-15-2011, 12:32 AM	#3
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	^ And you stopped calling it the Revolution, to boot. It surely must be time for a new console! So, is this going to have motion controls? Cause must likely it's gotta be backwards compatible with the Wii, lest we have another PS3 fiasco.

04-15-2011, 02:48 PM	#4
Random User Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Equestrian Republic of Spanglidesh Gender: Posts: 3,562 Thanks: 320 Thanked 195 Times in 143 Posts Blog Entries: 4	I really hope this system will be at least up to par with the 360 and PS3. That, and I want less casual games dumped on it.

04-15-2011, 05:42 PM	#5
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	And I want a pony, but I don't see any on the horizon, so..... Seriously though, I've been dreading this reveal for a while, since that'll mean I need to get more consoles, but we'll see how it goes.

04-15-2011, 07:50 PM	#7
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Wii Successor's Controller Rumored to Have a Touchscreen and Camera The controller gets even weirder.

04-15-2011, 08:00 PM	#8
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	I'm kinda hoping that French site is wrong, to be honest. No multi-touch on a touchscreen sounds kinda lame if it'll be for controls. Being only a bit stronger than a 360 doesn't sound particularly nice either. I don't think I like the idea of having a screen on the controller at all, actually.

04-15-2011, 11:57 PM	#9
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Like I said elsewhere, it's been near 5 years. Time for a change, and I won't doubt Nintendo thinks they can recapture a lot of core gamers - their absence has actually left a bit of a hole.

04-16-2011, 09:55 AM	#11
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,401 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	being "slightly" stronger than a 360 is okay because graphic development is slowing down!

04-18-2011, 12:25 AM	#12
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	^ It really isn't, that's just consoles dragging on and slowing down the PC market creating the illusion of dev slowdown. Nobody's creating games with 80-poly per blade of grass or poly detail on wall textures. The new Ninty system had better have built in physics acceleration or I'm going to be unimpressed.

04-18-2011, 12:38 AM	#13
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	It'd be better for it to just have a cheap four-core CPU instead. That way the machine is more flexible, and you could devote an entire core to a physics thread if you wanted to.

04-18-2011, 12:49 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah, that would be tolerable. I'm very impressed with PhysX, though. If they go way of Nvidia, I'll be disappointed if they don't pickup a PhysX contract.

04-18-2011, 01:03 AM	#15
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	AI, the way PhysX currently works is that it is just a shortcut API for running physics-specific calculations on NVIDIA's parallel processor. There's no physics acceleration anymore - just a quick way to convert to CUDA.

04-18-2011, 06:12 AM	#18
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	It's actually better this way. You still get the enormous speed increase from the massively parallel operations, but the underlying processor is more general and so more things can conceivably be run through it.

04-18-2011, 04:00 PM	#19
PK FIRE! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: On the run. Gender: Posts: 9,544 Thanks: 175 Thanked 150 Times in 120 Posts	Please tell me they won't push Skyword Sword back so far that it becomes Wii2 title, I don't think I'll have the cash to buy a new system anytime soon. I'm really starting to think that reording that game was a bad idea. - You stupid dog.

04-18-2011, 04:03 PM	#20
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Skyward Sword is due later this year while the Wii2 is rumoured for late next year. I don't expect it to get the TP treatment.