Emulation? You clearly don't know what you're talking about. Backwards compatibility on the Wii and the Wii U is not achieved through emulation, but with hardware compatibility. Through underclocking their CPUs behave just like their predecessors.
The Legend of Zelda is a tired franchise that needs to take a long look at its roots before making another Ocarina of Time remake with patronising bullshit, tons of fetch quests and dumb puzzles that try to make you feel smart.
Nintendo dragged its feet in the move to HD and is paying the price.
You're not wrong, but on the other hand not moving to HD made them a fortune in the previous generation.
While the 3DS certainly won't disappear, it will be interesting to watch how well it fares among adult gamers when physical controllers become commonplace in the iPhone accessory aisle.
You're comparing different markets. Smartphones have tons of games that require no investment that can be played for a couple minutes. Portable consoles offer more elaborate games that are played during a commute, in the car, on vacation, etc. Also nice while over at family while the grown-ups are talking.
It's even worse than that. Basic navigation even breaks without JavaScript enabled.
Yesterday I tried visiting the websites of two electronic chain stores (owned by the same parent company) with JavaScript turned off. I couldn't get past their language selection page as the cookie that saves your selection is set by a JavaScript onclick handler!
Trust me, I don't dream of a sprawling rural lifestyle where I need to drive 30 minutes to town to buy food when surprise guests stop by for dinner. Some people *do* want that lifestyle, but I don't see why I should subsidize them.
Because doing otherwise would be discrimination. You'd be punishing people for choosing a rural life style. But I realise that that's in part socialist thinking, which Americans aren't compatible with.
The Wii is a console, not a PC. It does have a concept similar to it, which are the IOS libraries stored as part of the firmware, but it's not the same. I suspect the fact that the Wii MotionPlus attaches to the Wiimote's extension port means it can't be done transparently.
Since you seem to be an expert on this (and not to mention a foul-mouthed individual), you're going to tell me how they could have developed the Wii MotionPlus in a way that would have provided more accurate motion data without needing support from the games. Make sure to insult me a couple times while you're at it.
That is a stupid thing to say, and you are a stupid person for saying it. We're talking about a peripheral that improves the accuracy of a measurement the Wiimote already takes, attitude!
It sounds like you don't know what the Wii MotionPlus is and how it works. The accessory adds a multi-axis gyroscope to the Wiimote. It's by combining data from the sensor bar, the accelerometer and the gyroscope that accuracy is improved. It doesn't magically make the existing data more accurate.
In the previous generation, almost every game supports at least 480p, and in the case of the original Xbox, the system comes with a fantastic scaler for those people who don't already have one in their TV.
Wrong. A minority of PlayStation 2 games supported progressive scan. The situation was much better on the Gamecube, but lots of games still lacked support. Only on the Xbox was progressive scan support a standard that most games supported. Unfortunately, in Europe progressive scan support was almost non-existent as the option was stripped out of 99% of PlayStation 2 and Gamecube games, while the option doesn't even exist on a PAL Xbox.
You say "at least", but only a small fraction of Xbox games had support for 720p, and even fewer for 1080i. Once more the option doesn't exist on a PAL Xbox.
There's this thing called automatic gain control, I hear we've had it for some decades now, and it would be nice if Nintendo discovered it.
Maybe there's a reason it wasn't used? It's not an instant solution, and I can imagine it making the remote consume more power.
The quality of their games has steadily declined to the point where their biggest brand (Sonic) has been so tarnished that it may not recover.
Too late. It has already recovered thanks to a Wii game called Sonic Colours! How apt. Sonic Generations for the PS3 and Xbox 360 was also well received.
Games which didn't use motion controls at all and could have been done on any console, but were gimped and put out on the Wii because of the huge install base.
Good games explicitly designed for the Wii are not gimped because they weren't intended for other consoles.
With motionplus it is not too bad, but because the system is so pathetic games have to explicitly support it, it's not automatic.
Of course it's not automatic. You can't expect the console to reprogram every single game automagically to work with a peripheral.
End result, I am a gamer and my Wii is still just used as a Netflix box.
There are lots of good games on the Wii. I know I keep finding some to play.
And it's not a very good one of those, with its primitive output (480p? What year did that console come out again?)
Oh, great, a HD fanboy. It's a good thing that Nintendo didn't go along with the marketing push to have you buy a new TV. 480p isn't primitive at all; the previous generation didn't even manage to have it as the standard video resolution. In contrast, almost every Wii game supports 480p out of the box.
If only the wiimote weren't pathetically confused by the open windows in my living room, and I didn't have to get up and stand halfway between the couch and the TV to actually launch netflix any time but in the dark of night, I might even say it has a decent remote.
Calibrate it better, then. There are light sensivity settings.
Thank the HD craze which brought with it LCD TVs, which made the superior 'light gun' technology obsolete.
98 was a 95 with IE4 rammed through its throat, bringing with it lots of bugs and stability issues. There was no reason to move to 98 when 95B existed. 98 made the interface worse by adding a pointless Windows logo on every window, web features due to IE4 integration, quick launch, a dynamic Start Menu, treating the user like an idiot by trying to discourage the viewing of C:\WINDOWS and Program Files, etc.
Windows XP was a big step forward in reliability, merging consumer UI with NT kernel.
At the same time it dropped DOS backwards compatibility, removed Windows compatibility, added activation, required loads of RAM to even work properly compared to previous Windows, etc.
Along the way, there were numerous failings - Windows 3.0, Windows 95 (while successful, was buggy) Windows ME, Windows Vista.
I'm used to seeing Windows Me and Vista on this list, but Windows 3.0 and Windows 95? Also, how is Windows 95 a failure if it was successful in spite of bugs? How was the first release of Windows 95 any more buggy than, say, Windows 98 First Edition?
We have various political parties here instead of a two party monopoly, which definitely helps. The only worry is that there isn't a healthy representation of the 'left' anymore. The current crop of lefties have accepted the current situation instead of wanting to change it into one better suited for social programs.
I am a fan of compulsory voting. It helps to ensure that everyone votes and as a result is represented. It's closer to true democracy than having the right to vote, in my opinion. Now, in theory, there is a fine to be paid if you don't vote, but since 2003 they've stopped collecting them. The last time we had to vote our minister said it was "not a priority", which is pretty baffling as upholding our democratic system sounds like a priority to me.
The multi-lingual culture is a source of strife... for politicians. The people themselves get along just fine. It dates back to the early beginnings of Belgium, where in practice the Flemish got the short end of the stick. In theory, Dutch and French were the two national languages. In practice, government and administration was practiced using French. In the past 100 years the Flemish fought and won the battle of having their language recognised, and this tension is still present today during negotiations. Look up the whole Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde debacle for a great example of this.
Finally, the structure is convoluted. We have a federal government, a Flemish government, a Walloon government, a Dutch community government (which has been merged with the Flemish government in recent history), a French community government, the government in Brussels, and the German-speaking territory that we got after World War II has its own set of governments as well. It causes a lot of unnecessary overhead.
The good thing out of all of this, I think, is that there are so many varied viewpoints at the table, and as a result compromises have to be made.
I hope this makes some sense. I'm not an expert, but I do show more interest in these matters than the average citizen.:)
Please don't put words in my mouth. You're twisting what I said to the other extreme. The statement I was taking issue with is that everywhere the shitwaffles are the only viable choices. Disagreeing with that does not mean that I'm saying that there are countries free of greed.
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It's unlikely Nintendo could have made the Wii U capable of rendering Wii games as HD, as they are not emulated, but run on the bare metal.
Emulation? You clearly don't know what you're talking about. Backwards compatibility on the Wii and the Wii U is not achieved through emulation, but with hardware compatibility. Through underclocking their CPUs behave just like their predecessors.
The Legend of Zelda is a tired franchise that needs to take a long look at its roots before making another Ocarina of Time remake with patronising bullshit, tons of fetch quests and dumb puzzles that try to make you feel smart.
You're not wrong, but on the other hand not moving to HD made them a fortune in the previous generation.
You're comparing different markets. Smartphones have tons of games that require no investment that can be played for a couple minutes. Portable consoles offer more elaborate games that are played during a commute, in the car, on vacation, etc. Also nice while over at family while the grown-ups are talking.
It's even worse than that. Basic navigation even breaks without JavaScript enabled.
Yesterday I tried visiting the websites of two electronic chain stores (owned by the same parent company) with JavaScript turned off. I couldn't get past their language selection page as the cookie that saves your selection is set by a JavaScript onclick handler!
Because doing otherwise would be discrimination. You'd be punishing people for choosing a rural life style. But I realise that that's in part socialist thinking, which Americans aren't compatible with.
Please look up what socialism actually is before spewing such bullshit ever again.
Yeah, that's why the pound sterling is so strong right now! ...Wait, it isn't?!
*WHOOSH*
The Wii is a console, not a PC. It does have a concept similar to it, which are the IOS libraries stored as part of the firmware, but it's not the same. I suspect the fact that the Wii MotionPlus attaches to the Wiimote's extension port means it can't be done transparently.
Since you seem to be an expert on this (and not to mention a foul-mouthed individual), you're going to tell me how they could have developed the Wii MotionPlus in a way that would have provided more accurate motion data without needing support from the games. Make sure to insult me a couple times while you're at it.
It sounds like you don't know what the Wii MotionPlus is and how it works. The accessory adds a multi-axis gyroscope to the Wiimote. It's by combining data from the sensor bar, the accelerometer and the gyroscope that accuracy is improved. It doesn't magically make the existing data more accurate.
Wrong. A minority of PlayStation 2 games supported progressive scan. The situation was much better on the Gamecube, but lots of games still lacked support. Only on the Xbox was progressive scan support a standard that most games supported. Unfortunately, in Europe progressive scan support was almost non-existent as the option was stripped out of 99% of PlayStation 2 and Gamecube games, while the option doesn't even exist on a PAL Xbox.
You say "at least", but only a small fraction of Xbox games had support for 720p, and even fewer for 1080i. Once more the option doesn't exist on a PAL Xbox.
Maybe there's a reason it wasn't used? It's not an instant solution, and I can imagine it making the remote consume more power.
Too late. It has already recovered thanks to a Wii game called Sonic Colours! How apt. Sonic Generations for the PS3 and Xbox 360 was also well received.
There are lots of good games on the Wii. Is there seriously no other game you want to play on it?
Good games explicitly designed for the Wii are not gimped because they weren't intended for other consoles.
Of course it's not automatic. You can't expect the console to reprogram every single game automagically to work with a peripheral.
There are lots of good games on the Wii. I know I keep finding some to play.
Oh, great, a HD fanboy. It's a good thing that Nintendo didn't go along with the marketing push to have you buy a new TV. 480p isn't primitive at all; the previous generation didn't even manage to have it as the standard video resolution. In contrast, almost every Wii game supports 480p out of the box.
Calibrate it better, then. There are light sensivity settings.
Thank the HD craze which brought with it LCD TVs, which made the superior 'light gun' technology obsolete.
98 was a 95 with IE4 rammed through its throat, bringing with it lots of bugs and stability issues. There was no reason to move to 98 when 95B existed. 98 made the interface worse by adding a pointless Windows logo on every window, web features due to IE4 integration, quick launch, a dynamic Start Menu, treating the user like an idiot by trying to discourage the viewing of C:\WINDOWS and Program Files, etc.
At the same time it dropped DOS backwards compatibility, removed Windows compatibility, added activation, required loads of RAM to even work properly compared to previous Windows, etc.
What does misguided chivalry have to do with being a man?
I'm used to seeing Windows Me and Vista on this list, but Windows 3.0 and Windows 95? Also, how is Windows 95 a failure if it was successful in spite of bugs? How was the first release of Windows 95 any more buggy than, say, Windows 98 First Edition?
We have various political parties here instead of a two party monopoly, which definitely helps. The only worry is that there isn't a healthy representation of the 'left' anymore. The current crop of lefties have accepted the current situation instead of wanting to change it into one better suited for social programs.
I am a fan of compulsory voting. It helps to ensure that everyone votes and as a result is represented. It's closer to true democracy than having the right to vote, in my opinion. Now, in theory, there is a fine to be paid if you don't vote, but since 2003 they've stopped collecting them. The last time we had to vote our minister said it was "not a priority", which is pretty baffling as upholding our democratic system sounds like a priority to me.
The multi-lingual culture is a source of strife... for politicians. The people themselves get along just fine. It dates back to the early beginnings of Belgium, where in practice the Flemish got the short end of the stick. In theory, Dutch and French were the two national languages. In practice, government and administration was practiced using French. In the past 100 years the Flemish fought and won the battle of having their language recognised, and this tension is still present today during negotiations. Look up the whole Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde debacle for a great example of this.
Finally, the structure is convoluted. We have a federal government, a Flemish government, a Walloon government, a Dutch community government (which has been merged with the Flemish government in recent history), a French community government, the government in Brussels, and the German-speaking territory that we got after World War II has its own set of governments as well. It causes a lot of unnecessary overhead.
The good thing out of all of this, I think, is that there are so many varied viewpoints at the table, and as a result compromises have to be made.
I hope this makes some sense. I'm not an expert, but I do show more interest in these matters than the average citizen. :)
Please don't put words in my mouth. You're twisting what I said to the other extreme. The statement I was taking issue with is that everywhere the shitwaffles are the only viable choices. Disagreeing with that does not mean that I'm saying that there are countries free of greed.
*sigh* Typical flawed human logic.
I live in Belgium, by the way.
No, it isn't. Please don't generalise.
I don't live in the US, though. Yay! :)
Or you could stop voting for those shitwaffles that keep introducing such legislation instead of blaming "the government".
You do realise that Do Not Track is a joke, right? It's only a suggestion. No website actually has to honor that request.