Wii U Specs

[Rydian]

The PS2 also had CDs.You sure on that?

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QUOTE(KirbyBoy @ Jun 7 2011, 07:21 PM) The PS2 also had CDs.

You sure on that?

 

[jalaneme]

More info from Engadget

IBM tells us that within the Wii U there's a 45nm custom chip with "a lot" of embedded DRAM. It's a silicon on insulator design and packs the same processor technology found in Watson, the supercomputer that bested a couple of meatbags on Jeopardy awhile back. Unfortunately, IBM wouldn't give us the chip's clock speeds, but if it's good enough to smoke Ken Jennings on national TV, we imagine it'll do alright against its competition from Sony and Microsoft.*facepaw*

What I want to know is, can you connect more than one of those new controllers at once?I'd hope so. Anybody know the resolution so we can check the bandwidth that'd be used for four lower-resolution screens compared ot possible 1080P output? Yeah there'd be come encoding overhead and input, but that shouldn't take up that much.

The Wii used proprietary discs too (which were just special DVD's).Hm, running over disc-based systems...
Playstation - CD.
Dreamcast - GD-ROM (modified CD file structure and tighter lines, modified PC drives can read/burn).
XBOX - ???
Playstation 2 - DVD, unmodified, right?
Gamecube - Mini-DVD, modified a bit.
Wii - DVD, modified a bit.
360 - DVD, modified a bit or plain jane?
Playstation 3 - BD, plain jane?

The PS2 also had CDs.


the original xbox 1 used dvd9 discs, also will the wii u have support for gamecube pads? it should do as it supports gamecube games, i love the fact that i can play all my gamecube games in 1080p awesome

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QUOTE(Rydian @ Jun 8 2011, 12:28 AM)

QUOTE(KirbyBoy @ Jun 7 2011, 07:21 PM)

The PS2 also had CDs.

You sure on that?

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QUOTE(KirbyBoy @ Jun 7 2011, 07:21 PM)

The PS2 also had CDs.

You sure on that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2

look right hand side at specs...

 

[MEGAMANTROTSKY]

Updated first page with this:

IBM tells us that within the Wii U there's a 45nm custom chip with "a lot" of embedded DRAM. It's a silicon on insulator design and packs the same processor technology found in Watson, the supercomputer that bested a couple of meatbags on Jeopardy awhile back. Unfortunately, IBM wouldn't give us the chip's clock speeds, but if it's good enough to smoke Ken Jennings on national TV, we imagine it'll do alright against its competition from Sony and Microsoft.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/ibm-put...nintendo-wii-u/

It not a pc for gods sake. Stop comparing.

Since when were consoles and computers ever mutually exclusive?

 

[Nujui]

The PS2 also had CDs.You sure on that?

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QUOTE(KirbyBoy @ Jun 7 2011, 07:21 PM) The PS2 also had CDs.

You sure on that?

Yup, I'm sure. They used CD's for the first ps2 games and switched to DVD a little later.

 

[_Chaz_]

Anyone else feel that NSMBW should have had Mii support in the first place?

 

[Seraph]

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The PS2 also had CDs.You sure on that?

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QUOTE(KirbyBoy @ Jun 7 2011, 07:21 PM) The PS2 also had CDs.

You sure on that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2

look right hand side at specs...

That just said it supported CD's(which it did). Most PS2 games used DVD's however, the only game I can think of that used a CD was Half Life. But yeah, all systems just have a modified standard. Just pointed out the Wii because it seemed like it was the only other system that said "proprietary" discs. Of course, you left out the PSP and its UMD...(it's a system I'd say)

 

[Hadrian]

Anyone else feel that NSMBW should have had Mii support in the first place?

No.

When I play a Mario game I want to play as Mario.

I hope this NSMB Mii is just a tech demo and that when they eventually do a sequel it is something more than that.

 

[gloweyjoey]

Anyone else feel that NSMBW should have had Mii support in the first place?

No.

When I play a Mario game I want to play as Mario.

I hope this NSMB Mii is just a tech demo and that when they eventually do a sequel it is something more than that.

I always felt that NSMBW should have had Mii support.

Yeah, I like to play as Mario when Im playing a Mario game, but with the 4 players on the same screen, not gonna want everyone to be a Mario (anyone else remember Super Mario 128??) so it just seemed like we should have been able to use Miis as wells as different colored toads.

 

[purechaos996]

Specs look good. I'm interested. Why did they spend soo much time on the controller and literally NO time explaining the console xD

 

[DiscostewSM]

Specs look good. I'm interested. Why did they spend soo much time on the controller and literally NO time explaining the console xD

I think many of the tech demos shown explained the console, in a sense. They won't go into deep specifications.

 

[Deleted-220713]

One thing I've always wanted on a Nintendo console is multi-platform games, on par with 360 and PS3.
I'm REALLY excited for this.

I'd really have liked some analog sticks though

 

[Rydian]

also will the wii u have support for gamecube pads? it should do as it supports gamecube games, i love the fact that i can play all my gamecube games in 1080p awesome

Waitwaitwhat? The specs did NOT list gamecube games. Only Wii discs.

In addition even if it does play GC games, it's not going to run them at 1080P.

Most PS2 games used DVD's however, the only game I can think of that used a CD was Half Life.A year and a month after release they were still using CDs? I thought it was always DVDs. PSX games were CDs, so it had to read those (and then there's audio CDs).

QUOTE(Seraph @ Jun 7 2011, 07:51 PM)

Of course, you left out the PSP and its UMD...(it's a system I'd say)

Whoops.

 

[VashTS]

so if its backwards compatible that means it works with CFG loader? or neogamma? lol

i really hope they screw up the security on this one. i doubt it, but i'm hoping big time, at least let me load my wii games from usb, i don't mind if i cannot load wii u games via usb.

 

[Rydian]

I'm waiting for people to hack the controller.

I can see the news stories now.

Wii U controller Hacked!

 

[DigitalDeviant]

I'm waiting for people to hack the controller.

I can see the news stories now.

Wii U controller Hacked!

Do you think it could be hacked to stream anything?

 

[Rydian]

Do you think it could be hacked to stream anything?

Yeah, though to what extent I'm not sure. We have zero internal specs.

 

[DigitalDeviant]

Do you think it could be hacked to stream anything?

Yeah, though to what extent I'm not sure. We have zero internal specs.

at least thats something to look forward to. Just wish it could support wi fi at least, apparently not.

 

[blackrider]

The reason I never bought a Wii is because hate balloon head graphics. It's like playing every fucking game in south park. I saw more of the same crap in the e3 presentation. The specs don't say how powerful it is. I'd like to know how it stacks up to other consoles.

 

[DeMoN]

Only 1080p? Watch as the next Xbox and PS will have 2160p.

And Nintendo is still being coy on the controller resolution eh?

 

[KingVamp]

Is it even possible to go over 1080p?