Wii Aims To Beat PS3 Out Of The Starting Blocks

[Zeus]

In another set of rumours spurred from one of those friend of a company rep, it looks as if Nintendo are definately aiming for an October launch, titles such as Madden will be available then and Nintendo doesn't want to miss the boat, Nintendo want to beat sony to the punch and get some hype going on about its revolutionary controller.

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• The promotional material that the rep had with her only contained white consoles and peripherals. The Wii Classic controller was included, as well as the Zapper, as possible peripherals to be utilized at launch.

• There is concern about stores using halogen lighting. Tons of halogen spotlights scattered about may give everything a much warmer and more ambient feel. However, this particular type of lighting can throw off the aiming of the Wii controller when the lights are angled down through the path of the signal. So for people with halogen track-lighting in front of the TV, this could be a problem.

• Nintendo is aiming for an October launch. Since a number of big-ticket crossplatform titles like Madden will be coming out at that time, Nintendo doesn't want to miss them. Apparently the company wants to beat Sony out the gate, and get some buzz going about their non-traditional controller in the meantime.


News Source: <a href="http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/halogen-lights-confuse-wiimote-says-nintendo-rep-175891.php" target="_blank">Kotaku.com</a>

[evlspcmk]

with a title as god and as inovative as red steel they shure will

[xxxvl]

I have halogens above my TV :( :( :(

[Azariel Z]

Nintendo and Sony will share the market, I dont wan to see these companies "eating " each other ( Nintendo can't "eat" the giant Sony, anyway..), and is always better to have competition to improve and increaee the number of choice , we take benefits from it.
Is difficult Wii beating PS3, gadget lovers will always prefer more technology, doesnt matter the price, also we have Fan boys from both companies, and hardcore gamers, casual gamers, etc. The head start from Nintendo maybe wil effect the number of machines selling, at the beggining, to pay 600 for a Ps3 with Blue Ray, HDMI, and all the stufff you wont use on 80 %, at the beggining can make a huge difference. But one year later, or even more, numebrs can start to change, prices drop, and so on. I jsut hope both companies launch good and worthy titles, not only smahs button "adventure", movie titles , and more of the same with just graphic improvement. Like GC and PS2, I will take on nintendo first, after some time, $$$ dropping , and more titles I will go on Ps3 too.:rolleyes:

[Retroboy]

This reminds me.

erm remember the attitude sega had, and all the sega fans who qued for hours to get a dreamcast.

wheres sega now.

why is sega gone, well one they tried this stunt to rush the DC out before the ps2 and did it make any difrence?

no matter what anybody says, the Wii cannot compeat at all with the ps3, the ps3 is a far superior machine to the Wii.

and again as above, nintendo want to make more fuss over the controller, **** sake its a controller, why are nintendo making more fuss for the sodding controller when its the console its self thats important.

the controller will die out, nobody will care the fact its a james bond gadget.

note im not a nintendo hater, im a gamer i do not side with companies only attitude, the Wii is **** compared to the ps3 and will not make a dint in its massive shell.

why i dont like the Wii
the Wii i would have bought 5 years ago, now i wont because theyre making you pay arround $200, when it is old technology (say a GC + XBOX) and both these can be picked up for less than that, also it costs them less than that to make so nintendo have made a cheap console but made a fuss over the controller to blind you of your cash.

[Azariel Z]

Really, comparing both Ps3 is far superior to Wii, many times, but you will pay the price, no matter what. Nintendo is just a Console, since Ps3 is a multimedia entertainement system. Looking from that point you can get far better beneffits, but how much endurance ? People use their Ps3 much much more than a Multimedia system, everyone knows how much sensibles these Sony machines are, when your BR goes down, not only your PS3 goes down, is your HDTV player that sinks toghether, unless you buy new parts. Or even worse, a complete new system. You must add the TV and sound support units. If I will get a collection of BR discs, would be wise to havea BR player dedicated to it, which function is jsut that, no risk.
N-Wii is like your phone, just make calls, and was built for that purpose, also the technology, is just an upgrade from GC graphic chip, is true, with the new features from standards of nowadays, bump, normal map, HDR, custom chips etc. Is no just an "x-box", is like to comapre an Athlon 2 Ghz with an Opteron 2Ghz, same numbers but different performance.

[Retroboy]

Really, comparing both Ps3 is far superior to Wii, many times, but you will pay the price, no matter what. Nintendo is just a Console, since Ps3 is a multimedia entertainement system. Looking from that point you can get far better beneffits, but how much endurance ? People use their Ps3 much much more than a Multimedia system, everyone knows how much sensibles these Sony machines are, when your BR goes down, not only your PS3 goes down, is your HDTV player that sinks toghether, unless you buy new parts. Or even worse, a complete new system. You must add the TV and sound support units. If I will get a collection of BR discs, would be wise to havea BR player dedicated to it, which function is jsut that, no risk.
N-Wii is like your phone, just make calls, and was built for that purpose, also the technology, is just an upgrade from GC graphic chip, is true, with the new features from standards of nowadays, bump, normal map, HDR, custom chips etc. Is no just an "x-box", is like to comapre an Athlon 2 Ghz with an Opteron 2Ghz, same numbers but different performance.


god this is the last time i will tell you, the ps3 is expensive because it has NEW technology same as the 360 NEW technology.

as for you saying the blu ray drive going down well the same could happen with the Wii, but you cant see that.

and no you fool, if a console goes down it will have no affect on my hdtv jesus you said your intelligent:rolleyes:

you dont have to add anything to the ps3 they have not said you need fancy gimmicks, the ps3 will play on a bog standard tv, but will have the HD and dolby features for those like me who take gaming to the max with ultimate picture quality and sound.

you also dont need a blu ray player, games wont play on a blu ray player only blu ray dvds, which sony isnt forcing you to buy its optional because blu ray dvd players are comming out with blu ray dvd films (still nothing to do with sony) with the ps3 you could play them or you could simply stick to normal dvds.

and the phrase 2ghz.........daaaa its the same power god just a difrent brand, if it was 3ghz then it would be difrent, but its not so its just the same.

the fact is ive tried telling you all this nintendo vs sony is utter bollock, the Wii will be left standing in the cold, they started the war against sony im just pointing out they dont stand a chance.

you need to see it from my angle as not a console fan, as a gamer, you seem to still stick with what nintendo tell you and then insult sony with facts that are not true, and then the price but your missing the cost of the Wii which is dert cheap for them to make yet they still charge what arround $200.

nintendo making a fuss over the pad, we dont care what the pad can or cant do, we simply want to play games and people will pay a little extra to play a better looking game then they would a game that doesnt look much difrent.

this is why people will pay the price for a ps3, because they get more, on the other hand Wii you dont, decent graphics (**** compared to 360 and ps3) and a over rated controller.

[whackawookie]

i could care less about whats what with technology, i just want to know when the hell i can reserve the damn thing. since the ps3 might not allow it until october im hoping they dont make the wii the same situation

[Retroboy]

i could care less about whats what with technology, i just want to know when the hell i can reserve the damn thing. since the ps3 might not allow it until october im hoping they dont make the wii the same situation

be expecting nintendo to say something like were better because weve got ours out first.

not to forget the Wii will be cheaper to make so they can mass produce it faster, remember the 360 when you had to pre-order to get one by december, because they got so many pre orders microsoft had to tell game retailers to stop pre orders.

[Azariel Z]

and no you fool, if a console goes down it will have no affect on my hdtv jesus you said your intelligent:rolleyes:


and the phrase 2ghz.........daaaa its the same power god just a difrent brand, if it was 3ghz then it would be difrent, but its not so its just the same.



nintendo making a fuss over the pad, we dont care what the pad can or cant do, we simply want to play games and people will pay a little extra to play a better looking game then they would a game that doesnt look much difrent.

this is why people will pay the price for a ps3, because they get more, on the other hand Wii you dont, decent graphics (**** compared to 360 and ps3) and a over rated controller.


By the way, I said HDTV player, not the HDTV itself, means the BR disc player inside the Ps3. That.
Really i care about the pad, and make a search and you will see, the way people interact with games is important. If you could play FNR2 with gloves would be a different experience than using controller, as an example, unless there is a physical problem off course. You could ask, to Sony Fanboys, Nintendo Fanboys, controller is not important? response, reaction time, shape, weight. You would be surprise, most Nintendo Fanboy would agree, and a big % of Sony also.
I also don t "stick with waht Nintendo Says", I can see clearly, what companies are offering, I know nintendo will be far inferior to PS3, yes!, Nintendo never said will be more powerfull, who said something like that?.
Is just about the public response, already people is very happy with the controller idea, making a Fuzz and I support it.
Comparing Sales from GC and PS2, I said this time things can be more like NDS and PSP, companies will share the market. And people will play Wii on a HDTV system, too, as PS3 also plays on a current standard TV.

[Retroboy]

By the way, I said HDTV player, not the HDTV itself, means the BR disc player inside the Ps3. That.
Really i care about the pad, and make a search and you will see, the way people interact with games is important. If you could play FNR2 with gloves would be a different experience than using controller, as an example, unless there is a physical problem off course. You could ask, to Sony Fanboys, Nintendo Fanboys, controller is not important? response, reaction time, shape, weight. You would be surprise, most Nintendo Fanboy would agree, and a big % of Sony also.
I also don t "stick with waht Nintendo Says", I can see clearly, what companies are offering, I know nintendo will be far inferior to PS3, yes!, Nintendo never said will be more powerfull, who said something like that?.
Is just about the public response, already people is very happy with the controller idea, making a Fuzz and I support it.
Comparing Sales from GC and PS2, I said this time things can be more like NDS and PSP, companies will share the market. And people will play Wii on a HDTV system, too, as PS3 also plays on a current standard TV.

but still the Wii controller isnt ideal, can you imagin you and you mates in your room playing multiplayer on red steel, you cant unless you have lots of room.

the fnr2 thing would be daft lol, the 360 fnr3 is the best the actual game graphics set the game interactivity not the pad.

the better graphics mean they can make it more realistic, have you seen or played fnr3 on the 360 it is a master peace thats why i know nintendo dont stand a chance because the wii will never handle that and they know it so they slate sony (wierd never MS) and make a fuss over the controller.

[whackawookie]

remember the 360 when you had to pre-order to get one by december, because they got so many pre orders microsoft had to tell game retailers to stop pre orders.

exactly, releasing close to christmas ticks me off with all the parents spoiling there kids making it difficult to find

[Azariel Z]

but still the Wii controller isnt ideal, can you imagin you and you mates in your room playing multiplayer on red steel, you cant unless you have lots of room.

the better graphics mean they can make it more realistic, have you seen or played fnr3 on the 360 it is a master peace thats why i know nintendo dont stand a chance because the wii will never handle that and they know it so they slate sony (wierd never MS) and make a fuss over the controller.

The more realistic, will depend on the game's design too. I agree FNR3 X-Box 360 looks much much realistic than FNR2 on PS2, was just to give an example about inteaction. Like I said before, time will show how the reaction goes through the masses. I will get a PS3 when the times come too, because I dont want to pay a lot of money for the exclussive technology right now, when still needs some massification. My point is Wii will be more accessible at the begginign, to the function was built to. Sure Ps3 will sell a lot, but at the beggining things will be good to Nintendo, think christams 2006, and selling profits. Marketing will be an important factor too.