Official Wii Thread pt 2
04-27-06 | 09:43 AM
#126
Look at even EA pulling for the little console that could. Now we can wait for a half-assed different control scheme instead of the standard one ported over. No, but seriously I find it kind of cool that they are doing that. I'm still upset about Sega losing the license, but if this control scheme is cool I may buy another football game.
04-27-06 | 09:50 AM
#127
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Players will hike the ball by mimicking a quarterback receiving the ball from the center, and then pass it to a receiver by making a throwing gesture with the free-hand controller. The faster the passing motion, the more of a bullet pass it becomes (in previous Madden editions, bullet passes were made by holding the passing button down longer).
Kicking the ball will be accomplished by sweeping the controller up as if it were a kicker’s leg striking the ball. A fast, level swing will make for a hard, straight kick.
The Revolution controller will also come into play when running the ball, as jerking the controller left or right will make the ball-carrier juke to either side, while shoving it straight ahead will make him stiff-arm the opposition.
Kicking the ball will be accomplished by sweeping the controller up as if it were a kicker’s leg striking the ball. A fast, level swing will make for a hard, straight kick.
The Revolution controller will also come into play when running the ball, as jerking the controller left or right will make the ball-carrier juke to either side, while shoving it straight ahead will make him stiff-arm the opposition.
04-27-06 | 09:50 AM
#128
DVD Talk Legend
Yeah, EA's DS output is pretty much the low-end, vulgar, grab-at-a-dollar releases.. and everything I've read from them it seems they're SO concerned that the system is not HD as if the majority of people have or will have HDTVs and it frightens me (something they said about one of their damn Lord of the Rings games) that they're just trying to forgo SD support on their games.. as if what the games look like in SD is of secondary importance.
04-27-06 | 12:48 PM
#131
DVD Talk Godfather
Yep. Nintendo Wii just doesn't have a ring to it... at all. Sounds childish when said together "Nin-ten-dough-y"
04-27-06 | 12:56 PM
#135
DVD Talk Godfather
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Dragonball Z
Spongebob Squarepants
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Trauma Center
Flight Sim (seperate from Pilotwings?)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Elebits
Tecmo's Skatto Golf Pangya
Madden
Dragonball Z
Tony Hawk: Downhill Jam
Nights?
Red Steel
Metroid Prime 3
Smash Bros.
Spongebob Squarepants
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Trauma Center
Flight Sim (seperate from Pilotwings?)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Elebits
Tecmo's Skatto Golf Pangya
Madden
Dragonball Z
Tony Hawk: Downhill Jam
Nights?
Red Steel
Metroid Prime 3
Smash Bros.
04-27-06 | 01:30 PM
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Per Gamasutra: Wii details
Details on the disc format have also been confirmed: "Instead of a tray, a single, innovative, self-loading media bay will play both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system as well as Nintendo GameCube discs. Owners will have the option of equipping a small, self-contained attachment to play movies and other DVD content."
Once again confirmed is backward compatibility ("The new console plays all games from the current Nintendo GameCube generation"), and downloadable classic titles ("The console also will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).")
In addition, it's revealed that a bay for an SD memory card will let players expand the internal flash memory. The system boasts 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, wireless controllers, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi access. A worldwide network of Nintendo players "can gather to compete in a comfortable, inviting environment."
Once again confirmed is backward compatibility ("The new console plays all games from the current Nintendo GameCube generation"), and downloadable classic titles ("The console also will have downloadable access to 20 years of fan-favorite titles originally released for Nintendo 64, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).")
In addition, it's revealed that a bay for an SD memory card will let players expand the internal flash memory. The system boasts 512 megabytes of internal flash memory, wireless controllers, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi access. A worldwide network of Nintendo players "can gather to compete in a comfortable, inviting environment."
04-27-06 | 03:52 PM
#139
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Originally Posted by CreatureX
Wii will Wii will rock you! 
Seriously CreatureX, you should patent/trademark/copywrite whatever, that idea. You could become filthy rich!
Chris
04-27-06 | 04:06 PM
#140
Originally Posted by mrpayroll
Who wants to bet that Nintendo will pick up on this and use the Queen song for their new game console?
Seriously CreatureX, you should patent/trademark/copywrite whatever, that idea. You could become filthy rich!
Chris
Seriously CreatureX, you should patent/trademark/copywrite whatever, that idea. You could become filthy rich!
Chris
04-27-06 | 04:33 PM
#142
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
You may have something.. Queen could sell anything!
Chris
04-27-06 | 05:30 PM
#143
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Nice detailed feature on everything we know about the Wii so far.
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3149198&did=1
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3149198&did=1
04-27-06 | 06:23 PM
#144
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
What in the world is Nintendo thinking? That's the gayest sounding name you could have have picked for a gaming system.I can see it now. The telephone rings and the person on the other end says, hey man, what are you doing? The other guys says, Not much, just playing with my wii.
04-27-06 | 07:18 PM
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http://revolution.ign.com/articles/702/702391p1.html
Duck Hunt Launch Title
Call me a sucker for nostalgia, but Duck Hunt as a launch title would be freaking awesome. In fact, Nintendo would have a truly killer combination if they could package Duck Hunt with the Revolution. Nobody's launched with a pack-in since the SNES (unless I'm mistaken), and the throwback to old-school gamers would be sweet. It'd be pretty simple really: Throw in some new levels, unlock able Duck Hunt for Virtual Console and a few mini-games a la Point Blank. Who cares if it's smaller than most console titles? It's Duck Hunt dude!
!!!that would be great.
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/702/702391p1.html
Duck Hunt Launch Title
Call me a sucker for nostalgia, but Duck Hunt as a launch title would be freaking awesome. In fact, Nintendo would have a truly killer combination if they could package Duck Hunt with the Revolution. Nobody's launched with a pack-in since the SNES (unless I'm mistaken), and the throwback to old-school gamers would be sweet. It'd be pretty simple really: Throw in some new levels, unlock able Duck Hunt for Virtual Console and a few mini-games a la Point Blank. Who cares if it's smaller than most console titles? It's Duck Hunt dude!
!!!that would be great.
04-27-06 | 07:23 PM
#150
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Hmmm, any word on how many controllers will be packed in? Since that flash video and the name suggest two...do you think we'll get two controllers?