Wii Remote

[Li Cha]

All I know is, Nintendo and their pet Reggie yelled and gloated about motion sensing/stylus all the time and how normal controls are the past and the same thing, yet, I see half the games offer normal controls, and DS hasn't really used the stylus other than the menu! I think Reggie was from Sony and is now Nintendo.

[Leonidas]

Originally Posted by Li Cha

DS hasn't really used the stylus other than the menu!

Faiiiiiiiiiiiluuuuuuuuuure.

But you're a girl, so I forgive you.

[Shpeshal Ed]

Originally Posted by Power666

Nope, he's actually right. Take a look at this link from this thread.



This is a bit unnecessary as there are plenty of GameCube controllers in the wild. Fans of Melee already have a GameCube and thus a GameCube controller. It really is a non-issue in this specific case.

Thank you

Originally Posted by Power666

Huh? How about reposting using some cohesiveness so that others can follow exactly what you're trying to say and actually attempt to understand it.

Thank you

Leo, I don't make shit up for the sake of making it up. If you put the pieces together, it makes sense. The Cube was dying and Nintendo had taken the plunge with the DS, and they weren't 100% sure THAT would succeed.

Remember the "Third Pillar"? DS/Gameboy/Cube. Nintendo were planning on keeping the GB JUST in case the DS bombed.

Once the DS shot off like a rocket, Nintendo reaffirmed their "blue ocean" strategy and canned the remote for Cube and built a new console around it, your favourite.

Now the gameboy is ALSO all but ditched. YOu have to admit, it adds up.

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by Li Cha

All I know is, Nintendo and their pet Reggie yelled and gloated about motion sensing/stylus all the time and how normal controls are the past and the same thing, yet, I see half the games offer normal controls, and DS hasn't really used the stylus other than the menu! I think Reggie was from Sony and is now Nintendo.

Reggie was from Pizza Hut.

[Li Cha]

Originally Posted by Aeron

Reggie was from Pizza Hut.

That explains everything. That guy bugs me, I don't like the image he puts out for Nintendo.

[Leonidas]

Originally Posted by Shpeshal Ed

Leo, I don't make shit up for the sake of making it up. If you put the pieces together, it makes sense.


YOu have to admit, it adds up.

Circumstantial evidence? You make a poor case.

Seriously I don't know why you insist on driving this point so hard, what's the difference anyway?

Personally, I don't think Nintendo planned the gamecube to be the wii. If you think they did, power to you, just don't run around shoving it down peoples throats, because there is still no evidence.

How long was the virtual boy in production? A long time. The wii? Seems longer still.

I'm sure Sony are working on the 'projects directly onto your brain' tech they patented a few years ago, but that doesn't mean it was the prototype ps3.

Case closed. [Unless you can find recourse. Fabricate some evidence maybe?]

Btw I learnt everything I know about arguing from Phoenix Wright/

[Shpeshal Ed]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

Circumstantial evidence? You make a poor case.

Seriously I don't know why you insist on driving this point so hard, what's the difference anyway?

Personally, I don't think Nintendo planned the gamecube to be the wii. If you think they did, power to you, just don't run around shoving it down peoples throats, because there is still no evidence.

How long was the virtual boy in production? A long time. The wii? Seems longer still.

I'm sure Sony are working on the 'projects directly onto your brain' tech they patented a few years ago, but that doesn't mean it was the prototype ps3.

Case closed. [Unless you can find recourse. Fabricate some evidence maybe?]

Btw I learnt everything I know about arguing from Phoenix Wright/

I never said the Cube was MEANT to be the WIi.

Im saying the Wiimote started it's development to help SAVE the Cube from it's eventual failure.

Remember, the tech behind the remote is IN the remote and the software, not the hardware.

I'm aware it makes no difference right now, but my original point was, I was hoping they could get the tech right.

Yes, I DID notice the baseball movoment in WiiSports, I've mentioned it several times months ago as hope for a light sabre game. BUt 3rd parties don't tend to bother making Wii games right, so I won't hold my breath.

[Leonidas]

Originally Posted by Shpeshal Ed

Im saying the Wiimote started it's development to help SAVE the Cube from it's eventual failure.

The Gamecube was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan

So now you're suggesting Nintendo foresaw the Gamecube's failure (Through psychic powers) and started working on the wii remote to save it?


Or they released the cube and started working on the wii?


Which is most likely, in your opinion?

[Shpeshal Ed]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

The Gamecube was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan

So now you're suggesting Nintendo foresaw the Gamecube's failure (Through psychic powers) and started working on the wii remote to save it?


Or they released the cube and started working on the wii?


Which is most likely, in your opinion?

Well then YOU explain why it STARTED life being meant for the Cube, then switched to Wii.

I'm just putting together pieces of a puzzle. You DO realise that with companies like these we don't ALWAYS hear what goes on behind closed doors right?

[Power666]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

Or they released the cube and started working on the wii?

Nintendo did start working on their next system immediately after the GameCube was complete. All console makers do this. The Wii 2, PS4 and the Xbox 720 (or whatever they'll call it) are already underdevelopment. A company cannot remain still and has to continually plan for the future.

Nintendo did have a radically more powerful console designed instead of the version of the Wii that we did get at retail. At some point, Nintendo dropped this project. Either they didn't want to compete with MS or Sony in raw processing power directly or that pursing an HDTV console would be too expensive. Unlike Sony and MS that have large funds from outside video games, Nintendo cannot take large financial risks but they can take risks on innovation. Nintendo saw potential in motion sensing and ran with it.

The Wii remote was a separate project with in Nintendo independent the next consoles hardware. Remember that the key technology for motion sensing is in the remote itself and the software - neither have any direct bearing on the console beyond adding wireless. For example, the Wii remote can be used with computers for mouse emulation by motion sensing or IR pointer.