http://www.qj.net/wii/news/massive-project-cafe-details-leaked.html

The System:

Uses a custom IBM triple-core CPU running at 3.6GHz per core

The development kit contains 1gb RAM, but Nintendo have hinted that the console will actually have 1.5gb

Nintendo will be releasing games that will run 1080p natively. Sources say that with Nintendo’s art style and the power the system has, the games look ‘stunning’.

The system does run on AMD R700 card, but the architecture is slightly different and the clock speeds are much higher.

The System resembles JPN/EU SNES machines in color only and not in shape

The development kit is about the size of a 360, not the console

Close sources say it’s as if Nintendo is in “damage control” with 3rd party developers.

Nintendo is trying really hard to get 3rd parties on board to develop games and have offered incentives such as not releasing big-title Nintendo games in holiday seasons to compete against 3rd party titles.

Nintendo went to many 3rd party developers on guidance on what they were after with the new console in terms of system specs, controller and online system.



The Controller:

Nintendo have been keeping this really quiet and have only given developers controller prototypes to start designing games. However, the final controller build with all the features have only been given to Nintendo 1st and 2nd party developers for now.

Nintendo had planned on inserting a screen on the controller back when the Gamecube was in development, but opted out due to technology not being advanced enough to be functional

The controller that’s been given to developers has a large 5.7inch hd (960x640pixel) screen, 2 analogue sticks, 4 face buttons, 3 middle buttons (select/home/start in that order), 2 shoulder buttons and 2 triggers.

The triggers aren’t as deep as the 360’s triggers, but have plenty of push

The big thing about the screen is that it’s a multi-touch screen, contains it’s own battery and is detachable from the controller unit

The screen when detached contains its own memory so developers can store data on it, so gamers can play whatever the developer designs for the screen-only use

When the screen is attached to the controller it works by streaming content directly from the console

Nintendo are giving developers ideas other than just having it function as a quick menu screen for games while attached, or as a simple tamagochi-like mini-game when detached

The controller contains a gyroscope, but motion controls isn’t the focus of the controller like it was for the Wii

Games:

Nintendo will release a Mario platformer as a launch title which hasn’t been done since the N64.

The Mario platformer looks to be the spiritual successor to Mario 64.

Gamefreak and EAD are hard at work developing a Pokemon online RPG.

The Pokemon RPG is not an MMO, but does have a large online emphasis and will be Nintendo’s flagship title when showing off the online capabilities of the console.

There will be at least one new IP Nintendo will reveal at E3.

Nintendo is working on a new Zelda, but didn’t reveal anything to developers.






Other:

Some developers have had the Wii 2 dev kit for going on 2 years now. When the Wii 2 is released in late, that’s 3 years to develop games on.

Because of such generous development time, Nintendo have pushed 3rd parties to develop high quality games to be released at or near launch.

Nintendo have sourced an external company to develop their online network, which the developer has commented, surpasses both the PS3 and 360 in terms of speed and functionality.

Nintendo is pushing for the console to be online 24/7 and have seamless online integration with many of their games

Friend codes are confirmed to be gone

Nintendo has been toying with the idea of a game where the main character is your Mii

Nintendo will be pushing their Pokemon RPG to showcase their online network

Rockstar are supposedly hard at work in bringing on of their “most popular” titles to the console.

LOL at these E3 pics

Foolz said:

5GBs of corrupted Infamous downloaded.

From a suppossed ESRB employee:

Open full screen to read the whole thing.

It shouldn't install until you prompt it to. Once you DL it you get a bubble looking thing in your Transaction history.

Foolz said:

Troll Cactus?

More Smash 4 information from Round Cactus:




- Smash 4 will be revealed at this year's E3 in video form.




- Smash 4 will be called Super Smash Bros. Paradise.




- Only newcomer shown will be Mega Man Volnutt.




- The reveal trailer for "Paradise" takes place on a beach with the Smash characters relaxing However, Donkey Kong spikes a volleyball into Captain Falcon's helmet which causes a weird chain reaction that begins a brawl between the Smash fighters. For the fight to be broken up, Mega Man Volnutt is called in.

Digital Foundry has a tech article up about MGS 3DS vs PS2

There is a comparison trailer up too and you can really see how the flight suit snake wears in the 3DS version is well improved.

DF said:

The results are intriguing - in some respects there are obvious downgrades from what we see in the PS2 original, but on the flipside, this isn't just a basic port. Clearly Konami has put in some effort into making use of the hardware features of the 3DS, over and above the stereoscopic 3D support.

Screenshots from Konami have also confirmed the higher resolution. This is intriguing in that it means that the new handheld version of the game actually has a higher precision look (in 2D mode, at least) than the original PlayStation 2 version of the game, presumably running at the Sony console's standard 512x448 resolution.

There are other advantages to the new 3DS game too. You'll notice that Snake's HALO costume now boasts shiny specular and normal maps that aren't present in the original PS2 game: an interesting example of how Konami is leveraging the specific feature set of the DMP PICA200 graphics chip in the 3DS. There's also evidence of some higher-resolution textures in there too, though it's hardly a night-and-day difference. Another 3DS advantage can be discerned at the very end of the video: the cut-scenes involving the forest appear to cause some serious frame-rate issues for the PlayStation 2, but the 3DS doesn't seem to have any issues at all at the same hotspots.

This is not to say that the new handheld version is superior in all respects. Reflections in the HALO suit's visor appear to be absent, bloom is dialled back, while motion blur and depth of field effects appear to be completely absent too. Depth of field being omitted is perhaps understandable - in a stereoscopic 3D game, the eye itself should be changing its focal point: natural DOF, if you will.


There's also plenty of evidence in the closing stages of the video that the richness of the foliage is somewhat pared back on 3DS compared to the PlayStation 2 original: a lot of this can be attributed to the background foliage in the depth of field effect being absent, but in the shot at 01:08 in the video, you can also see that the overhead canopy is more sparse in the handheld version.


Regardless of the difference, the overall impression remains hugely positive. This is a creditable recreation of the PS2 classic, better in some respects, and of course fully supporting true stereoscopic 3D, an effect that worked extremely well in the rolling demo we saw last year but is obviously unrepresented in the comparison. There's still plenty of time for Konami to improve the game still further too: the word is that Metal Gear Solid on 3DS will release towards the end of this year...

aspro said:

It shouldn't install until you prompt it to. Once you DL it you get a bubble looking thing in your Transaction history.

Well it fucked up somehow and I have to start the download from the beginning again.

Even DEFAULT Firefox has a better download manager FFS.

I was expecting a picture of _Bear.