Ravenprose said:

I tried playing it once with the GCN controller, but it sucked. The game was built around the wheel, and it worked the best, IMO.

It's the perfect example of how motion control can be awesome.

robio said:

Definitely one of the best motion control experiences of last gen. Pity that's not being taken further. I think it still could improve further than Motion Plus. Too much stigma on it now I guess, do to the second half of the Wii's life.

Well, couldn't the Gamepad essentially do what the steering wheel did?  Maybe not quite as comfortable

robio said:

Definitely one of the best motion control experiences of last gen. Pity that's not being taken further. I think it still could be improved further than Motion Plus. Too much stigma on it now I guess, due to the second half of the Wii's life.

That stigma certainly carried through to the Wii U's life.

travo said:

The screen can be for launching items, pressing nitro buttons, etc.

Why not just use the buttons for that stuff?

robio said:

Why not just use the buttons for that stuff?

Cause I'm trying to make the Gamepad useful.

DS games on Wii U? Seriously? They look blurry on the 3DS XL, I can't even imagine how bad they will look on a 42 inch 1080p TV.

Ah, Korg DS-10 on a GamePad? Yes please. GamePad is still only one touch, though right? If not, then holy shit yes.

I am going through this and commenting as I read

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/index.html

We therefore believe that dedicated video game platforms which integrate hardware and software will remain our core business. Naturally, we are moving ahead with research and development efforts for future hardware as we have done before and we are not planning to give up our own hardware systems and shift our axis toward other platforms.

We all figured this.

In addition to self-innovation, we have shaped our future by collaborating with various outside partners which we saw as appropriate at the time in order to adapt to environmental changes. Such collaboration has been a part of all our operations from research and development to manufacture and sales. In addition to our own efforts, collaborating with good partners will be one important way to adapt to the recent dynamic changes surrounding video games.

Interesting, I wonder who they will team up with.

Obviously, under the current situation where the company has to report an operating loss, simply executing a price reduction as a way to defuse the situation is not an option. In the short-term, Nintendo will focus on thoroughly enriching the value of the most significant feature of Wii U, the Wii U GamePad.

NOOOOOO! You should be doing the opposite, get away from the pad, take away the pad!

We have managed to offer several of such software titles for occasions when many people gather in one place to play, but we have not been able to offer a decisive software title that enriches the user’s gameplay experience when playing alone with the GamePad. This will be one of the top priorities of Mr. Miyamoto’s software development department this year.

So what, it will be like one or two games that make good use of it and that is it, its pointless.

BOOM ok now that is huge. They should have been in the skylanders market for years now. A pokemon console game that has stupid toys would be gigantic. Instant money.

To solve this problem, a quick start menu for the GamePad will become a reality after a future system update planned for early summer.

No big deal but nice.

The dual-screen Nintendo DS, one of which is a touch screen, has a very strong software lineup, and so we plan to add the Virtual Console titles from Nintendo DS software to the future Virtual Console lineup for Wii U.

Yay! No big deal either but for Nintendo fans it would be great.

Ok not the worst plans ever.

we would like to announce that a key title for Wii U this year, “Mario Kart 8,” is scheduled to be released globally in May

Why so late, so Smash is what Holiday? I though these games would be out in Q1 or 2. Is that all I have to look forward to for half a year on wii U???

“Angry Birds,” which also has been successful on smart devices, appeared on Nintendo 3DS as Activision’s packaged software “Angry Birds Trilogy” in the year-end season two years ago and made an impact on the game business when it sold over half a million units in a short time.

Holy crap people are stupid.

As this example illustrates, the Nintendo 3DS platform has already reached a scale with enough business potential for not only the titles invented for game devices but also the ones originally made for other platforms.

So full priced cell phone games! Yay! Why pay $3 when you could pay $30!

What? This is how its been done since the beginning of consoles, now its a problem?

On Wii U, we launched Nintendo Network IDs, which are abbreviated as NNIDs. This is the first step of our efforts to transform customer relationship management from device-based to account-based, namely, consumer-based, through which we aim to establish long-term relationships with individual consumers, unaffected by the lifespans of our systems.

Welcome to 2005 Nintendo, nice of you to join us.

However, in order to be absolutely clear, let me emphasize that this does not mean simply supplying Nintendo games on smart devices. Taking advantage of smart devices means connecting with all consumers, including those who do not own Nintendo’s video game systems, through smart devices and communicating the value of our entertainment offerings, thus encouraging more people to participate in Nintendo platforms. I will elaborate on this point later.

So a Nintendo app, again nothing new but ok.

As I just illustrated, we will manage our relationships with our consumers through NNIDs in a uniform manner, and connecting with our consumers through NNIDs will precisely be our new definition of a Nintendo platform.


In other words, our platform will not be bound to physical hardware and, instead, will be virtualized.

Uh ok, isnt this Sony and MS have done for years.

Many people say that releasing Nintendo’s software assets for smart devices would expand our business. However, we believe that we cannot show our strength as an integrated hardware-software business in this field, and therefore it would difficult to continue the same scale of business in the medium- to long term.

Good for them for not falling into that trap.

Accordingly, I have not given any restrictions to the development team, even not ruling out the possibility of making games or using our game characters. However, if you report that we will release Mario on smart devices, it would be a completely misleading statement. It is our intention to release some application on smart devices this year that is capable of attracting consumer attention and communicating the value of our entertainment offerings, so I would encourage you to see how our approach yields results.

Ok whatever this is could help.

If we succeed in the redefinition of video game platforms that I speak of today, our account-based connections with consumers will become very clear. For example, until now it has been taken for granted that software is offered to users at the same price regardless of how many titles they purchase in a year, be it one, five or even ten titles. Based on our account system, if we can offer flexible price points to consumers who meet certain conditions, we can create a situation where these consumers can enjoy our software at cheaper price points when they purchase more. Here, we do not need to limit the condition to the number of software titles they purchase. Inviting friends to start playing a particular software title is also an example of a possible condition.

MEGATON!!! YES!!!!! Please do this!

Also, we will be flexible about forming licensing relationships in areas we did not license in the past, such as digital fields, provided we are not in direct competition and we can form win-win relationships.

OH licensing out their IPs! Zelda by Bethesda please!

This time, we decided to redefine our notion of entertainment as something that improves people’s quality of life in enjoyable ways, and take a step forward in expanding our business areas. Being an entertainment company, making “enjoyable improvements” is something that Nintendo excels at, and this definition provides us with a clear distinction from simply “improving QOL.”


Ever since Nintendo was founded 125 years ago as a manufacturer of Hanafuda, Nintendo has continued to transform itself into offering various propositions to consumers from toys, electronic toys, and then video games, improving, in my view, people’s QOL in enjoyable ways.

ok...

Oh no.

Following others into the exceedingly crowded market of mobile applications or the market of wearable technology that is expected to become increasingly competitive and fighting with brute force is not our way of doing business. Yet again, it is our intention to go into a new blue ocean.


With that said, we wish to achieve an integrated hardware-software platform business that, instead of providing mobile or wearable features, will be characterized by a new area of what we like to call “non-wearable” technology. When we use “health” as the keyword, some may inevitably think about “Wii Fit.” However, we are considering themes that we have not incorporated to games for our existing platforms. Including the hardware that will enable such an idea, we will aim to establish a blue ocean.

What?!

However, what is generally good for health requires some kind of effort to be made by the individual, and, as I am sure that many of you have experienced this, it is sometimes difficult to stay focused and engaged, and it is not uncommon to give up after a few days. This is where our strength as an entertainment company to keep our consumers engaged and entertained comes into play, assisted by the non-wearable feature, which is the biggest differentiator of this new business field, as well as user experiences that integrate into people’s daily lives, all of which help us overcome this difficulty. If we do indeed succeed in doing so, we will be able to provide feedback to our consumers on a continual basis, and our approach will be to redefine the notion of health-consciousness, and eventually increase the fit population.

Uhh ok. I like the idea, I would for excersize to be fun. This is so weird, not exactly what I thought they were saying. So this is their next big step, I dont think it will succeed but hey stranger things have happened.

Nintendo has released a series of games entitled “Touch Generations” that seek to expand the definition of games by releasing games in various fields including health-themed titles such as “Brain Age” and “Wii Fit,” or educational titles such as “English Training” and “Art Academy,” or lifestyle software such as “Cooking Navigator” (translation of Japanese title, only available in Japan). The know-how and experience we have acquired about entertainment through these games, or to put it differently, the ability to keep consumers engaged and entertained on a continual basis and the hospitality we can offer is something that we can take advantage of now in order to increase the value of our QOL-improving platform.

Oh damn, Nintendo educational software could be GIGANTIC.

This is so crazy... maybe it works.

Today I would like to limit my presentation to the general direction of our new business, but I plan to announce more details within 2014. I then plan to talk about its specific features and a clearer vision of what we really mean by the term “non-wearable.”

This new business will be launched during the fiscal year ending March 2016, which begins in April 2015. As this is a completely new field of business, our plan is to make it contribute to our overall business and position it for growth from following fiscal year.

So whatever this is it will launch in 2015. Uh ok. I really dont know what to think anymore.

So thats it. The way I see it Wii U is FUBAR, but they will use what little use it has to lead to their future endevors which will improve all our lives.

Foolz said:

Also, your bird is probably a dude Vader. Thus why he doesn't like you, but loves the ladies. Doctor Harry taught me this.

What a random time to bring this up.

Iwata=cannot have 2 to 3 different architectures, Apple has one iOS platform as does android, Nintendo has to do the same

Interesting.

next time propose hardware will utilise what done on WiiU, cannot have console and portable separate systems,they are brother/sister

More connectivity!