_Bear said:

The bottom line, Wii  U has no games = Wii U sucks right now. I don't care about specs, how it compares to past or future consoles.  FUCKING Nintendo give me some games  or I'm going to sell this mother fuckers. Not one new game on the Eshop since launch?  WTF??? Lamest online I have ever seen ? Wii had more ....

I think the Cave is out in 4 days.

Here in Europe Scribblenauts is about to launch, then Rayman Legends should be out 26th Feb, NFS Most Wanted 19th March and Aliens Colonial Marines between Feb 12th - end of March.

Wii U

Activision

The Amazing Spider-Man™ Ultimate Edition March

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct March 26


Capcom

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate March 19


D3Publisher

The Croods: Prehistoric Party! March 19


Electronic Arts

Need For Speed Most Wanted March 19


Nintendo

LEGO® City: Undercover March 18


SEGA

Aliens™: Colonial Marines Q1


Ubisoft

Rayman® Legends Feb. 26


Nintendo eShop for Wii U

Gaijin Games

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Q1


Neko

Puddle Q1


SEGA

The Cave™ Jan. 22


TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corp.

Fist of the North Star®: Ken’s Rage 2 Feb. 7


Two Tribes

Toki Tori 2 Q1


Zen Studios

Zen Pinball 2 Q1

Archangel3371 said:

That Orbis and Durango rumour info sounds pretty sweet. I so can't wait for the official info and these systems to finally launch. Bring it on.

So it seems that because Durango is dedicating a lot to its operating system PS4 for pure gaming will have more juice to use. Durango is going to use 3 CPU cores and 3 GB of RAM just for the OS? PS4 will have half as much RAM as Durango but it will be faster RAM and Durango is going to use 3gb for the OS anyway. But then even though Durango will be using slower RAM like Wii U's it might use a similar setup using eDRAM as a faster bridge.

edgecrusher said:

Those 8 cores they are boasting in these machines are so misleading. They may have 8 cores, but its not as if they're going to be double what a quad core will do in a PC. We're talking 8 stripped down, low power cores. Cheap and efficient.

Seems they are slower more power efficient cores. And they put more of them in there rather than 4 highly clocked cores.

DFoundry said:

The main processor architecture driving both consoles is said to be derived the new "Jaguar" technology currently in development by Intel's arch-rival, AMD. These are low-power processor cores designed for the entry-level laptop and tablet market, offering an excellent ratio between power consumption and performance.

edgecrusher said:

All these machines are going to be relatively equal after it all pans out & the smoke & mirrors tech stuff dies down. But why do they need so much for the OS? That's bizarre. I hope its not for advertisements.

I quite like the idea that they will be making a console with more features other than just gaming. Kinect is going to be a lot more advanced, there are some PC devices which are already beyond Kinect. You still wont be able to have a stick or buttons but it should be able to sense depth and finger movements. Someone on GAF said that if you want to use Durango as a DVR you need a lot of RAM dedicated to that?

Dvader said:

No, I am mean simply show me games with excellent graphics. I dont care about the specs it is about the product that comes out.

If you're asking for me to show you a game that takes advantage of Wii U's larger RAM (which is a completely different issue) than the RAM speed or bandwidth I was talking about:

Guillaume Brunier, producer at ZombiU developer Ubisoft Montpellier said:

I think the real strength of the Wii U, its large memory, has yet to be exploited.

I can't because of this^ most games have been made with 360/PS3 in mind and ported over. Only Trine 2 the Goblin Menance and probably Aliens Colonial Marines will show the benefits so far. And Rayman Legends, given what Ancel has said about the memory. Compare Legends to Origins. I think Darksiders 2 had a marginally better draw distance in the Wii U version, that's what gamesradar said. Also Shinen used the memory to load the whole game into the RAM and completely eliminate loading times in Nano Assault Neo.

Archangel3371 said:

I too like the idea that consoles can do more then simply play games, I love multi-media devices. I'm very intrigued that Durango will have so much RAM dedicated to it's OS. Checking out all the system's features is a very exciting prospect for me.

With Kinect 2 it will be much easier to use, seamless almost.

Bear, Edge

Gamasutra said:

Except for the PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox, both of which had 51 SKUs at retail within their first four months on the market, the Wii U comes out ahead of every other console since the turn of the century.


Just behind the Wii U is the original Wii, with 36 titles in its first four months, and then the GameCube with 30.


The two consoles with the least titles during their respective four-month launch windows were the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with 22 and 21 SKUs, respectively.


So this much is true: Nintendo launched with an exceptional number of titles available in the first two months, and it will end the first four months with a well-above-average number of SKUs on store shelves.


However, to bring it back to my original point, the gap during January and February is just the kind of gap that I had thought Nintendo was going to try to avoid

They need to add 2 more titles to the U graph too.

GodModeEnabled said:

Consoles are FOR GAMING imo. The more you move away from that, the more pointless it is to have one when you can get a PC that will do those things better, faster, cheaper.

All the stupid shit they have on xbox now is superflous bullshit. Console is put game in play.

Nonsense and danderwash!

But people want something they can put under their tv that isn't too big. Sure you could plug your desktop tower into your tv but then do what, use a wireless mouse and keyboard? Most people would object to that and they want to plug and play too.

I could have used my laptop for netflix but that would mean connecting it to the tv and leaving it running everytime. With Wii U I just turn on the pad and select what I want, its always connected and it draws less power than many laptops too and displays in full screen on and HDTV with a wireless touch screen interface. It's easy to use the web browser too, it launches in about 5-10 seconds and is preferable than PC when you want a quick perusal. I like these features, they are part of what makes the system enjoyable to use, along with the off screen play. I guess it depends on if the new features are good or not with regards to other functionality.

SERIES FINALE OF FRINGE TONIGHT!!

No more Walter. No more Peter. No more Astrid. No more Olivia...

...no more fapping to Anna Torv, wondering why I am fapping to Anna Torv cuz she's not a dude... but she really can work a pai of long-johns, eh...?

What was I talking about again?

Oh!

GOODBYE FRINGE!!   ! ! !

Finale is from 8 to 10, so probably no gaming, no... Tomorrow, though, definitely!

I created another account just to say I fancy Anna Torv.

Well, I've had my 3DS for four days now, and I'm already done with the 3D gimmick. It was neat, but got old quick;  2D mode is better for battery life anyway.

The only minor complaint I have with the 3DS XL so far is the weight. It gets damned heavy after a while. Not a big deal, but still annoying.