We're hoping to see some actual third-party game footage soon, but aren't exactly expecting it in the upcoming weeks. Nintendo's Wii U is expected to launch at some point in 2012, with Nikkei predicting the latter half of the year.
Wii U third-party sizzle reel composed of 360/PS3/PC footage
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jun 8th 2011 1:00AM
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We're hoping to see some actual third-party game footage soon, but aren't exactly expecting it in the upcoming weeks. Nintendo's Wii U is expected to launch at some point in 2012, with Nikkei predicting the latter half of the year.
Reader Comments (98)
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:05AM foxhound said
And to think, I was down voted on a previous article for claiming it was pseudo-360. I should play the lottery tomorrow!
Anyway, I await the *actual* footage and the usual battery of tests before I decide to drop another undervalued US dollar on anything Nintendo, console-wise.
Anyway, I await the *actual* footage and the usual battery of tests before I decide to drop another undervalued US dollar on anything Nintendo, console-wise.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:08AM darkheartlessriku said
It's understandable. I'm just glad the Zelda tech demo was real time. Anything as good as that or better is perfectly fine in my book.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:09AM JDBar said
I thought this was obvious considering they should the PC trailer for BF3 on it.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:09AM John Deadly said
I think when the smoke clears there will be a lot of disappointing things about the Wii u.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:20AM ItsameMatt03 said
@John Deadly
Name any console that didn't have something disappointing aspect.
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Name any console that didn't have something disappointing aspect.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:34AM The Only Girl said
@John Deadly
Ahh... I can remember when the DS was released. "WTF IS THE SECOND SCREEN FOR?"
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Ahh... I can remember when the DS was released. "WTF IS THE SECOND SCREEN FOR?"
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:47AM Cap Morgan said
@John Deadly
I think when the smoke clears people will think.........wait so 1 release for Wii? Lots of announcements for DS3D. Promises for the new console and...... no love for the current one?
Yup. When the smoke clears, all that remains is a middle finger for now "legacy" hardware while the current one is in development.
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I think when the smoke clears people will think.........wait so 1 release for Wii? Lots of announcements for DS3D. Promises for the new console and...... no love for the current one?
Yup. When the smoke clears, all that remains is a middle finger for now "legacy" hardware while the current one is in development.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:47AM Measlesopolis said
@Major Pyr0
I agree, especially since we didn't find out too much about it...
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I agree, especially since we didn't find out too much about it...
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 2:18AM tendoboy1984 said
@PR0F3TA
A controller with a screen isn't some fancy new concept. Every single handheld system dating back to the Game & Watch was basically a controller with a screen.
The Wii U is nothing new, it's just the lower part of a DS.
Stop complaining all of you.
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A controller with a screen isn't some fancy new concept. Every single handheld system dating back to the Game & Watch was basically a controller with a screen.
The Wii U is nothing new, it's just the lower part of a DS.
Stop complaining all of you.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 4:40AM CaramelZappa said
@The Only Girl
The answer was obvious, the screen is for menu's.
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The answer was obvious, the screen is for menu's.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 10:18AM DreadArrow said
@tendoboy1984
"The Wii U is nothing new, it's just the lower part of a DS."
What hideous Chinese knock-off DS have you been playing?
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"The Wii U is nothing new, it's just the lower part of a DS."
What hideous Chinese knock-off DS have you been playing?
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 10:37AM Prax said
@John Deadly I totally agree... I was really excited about it yesterday and then when i started to think about it it just stunk of another Nintendo console. All the games they announced for the Wii U are coming out on the consoles almost a year before it even comes out... so you're telling me I get to play year-old ports of games I could play on my PS3 that likely won't be the definitive versions, seeing as developers probably won't have the grasp of the system, if it's even better than the others? Sorry but Nintendo blew a lot of smoke yesterday, it's a cool tech but MS and Sony could easily match it. Watch Sony come out and make the Vita even more compatible with the PS3, like how the EA guy was saying you could play madden on it.
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Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:14AM iAlejandro said
Is anyone seriously expecting solid 3rd-party titles for this console? Can you say yes with a straight face?
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:23AM ItsameMatt03 said
@iAlejandro
Yes. Are you saying that none of these announced games are at least" solid?" Granted the footage wasn't Wii U footage, but I have no doubt these games will look at least the same if not better than the other console versions.
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Yes. Are you saying that none of these announced games are at least" solid?" Granted the footage wasn't Wii U footage, but I have no doubt these games will look at least the same if not better than the other console versions.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:41AM liquidsoap89 said
@iAlejandro
See that's kind of the issue I'm having with this console... The whole presentation seemed to show that it was Nintendo finally opening back up to third party developers (like they were tired of missing out on the games on the 360/PS3), and that's exactly what they DON'T need! I think Nintendo has built their name on their exclusives, and to be honest, even though I'm not interested in the 3DS, I really thought it had a good show with all the games shown for it.
I know for me I want my games on my PS3/PC, where my whole "online persona" resides (trophies, friends, that type of stuff). I don't want to have to split that between another console...
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See that's kind of the issue I'm having with this console... The whole presentation seemed to show that it was Nintendo finally opening back up to third party developers (like they were tired of missing out on the games on the 360/PS3), and that's exactly what they DON'T need! I think Nintendo has built their name on their exclusives, and to be honest, even though I'm not interested in the 3DS, I really thought it had a good show with all the games shown for it.
I know for me I want my games on my PS3/PC, where my whole "online persona" resides (trophies, friends, that type of stuff). I don't want to have to split that between another console...
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 11:15AM PN04 said
@iAlejandro
If there's anything we learned from Nintendo Keynote is that they're learning from Sony and Nintendo how to lie to audiances to get them hyped up. What they basically did was the same as Sony did with the CG'd Killzone 2 footage. It's not really what the system can do and those images may not even be representative of the quality in the end. And You know, I'll say it again all they did was create a DS... again. The issue here is how many developers are going to put the effort into redesigning their 360 and PS3 game to fit the uses the new (and probably uber expensive) controller offers in the same way the DS has been treated. Sure when there are 60 million DS units it's easy to kick out a few titles that cater to it (especially when it only takes a few second tier developers to do ports) But now you;ll be asking those developers to not only handle 3DS and DS ports but also code menus and fancy second screen stuff for the U. GOOD LUCK, Sony couldnt even get developers to add extra stuff to Bluray games that had 20 or 30 extra gigabytes of space for 4 years!
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If there's anything we learned from Nintendo Keynote is that they're learning from Sony and Nintendo how to lie to audiances to get them hyped up. What they basically did was the same as Sony did with the CG'd Killzone 2 footage. It's not really what the system can do and those images may not even be representative of the quality in the end. And You know, I'll say it again all they did was create a DS... again. The issue here is how many developers are going to put the effort into redesigning their 360 and PS3 game to fit the uses the new (and probably uber expensive) controller offers in the same way the DS has been treated. Sure when there are 60 million DS units it's easy to kick out a few titles that cater to it (especially when it only takes a few second tier developers to do ports) But now you;ll be asking those developers to not only handle 3DS and DS ports but also code menus and fancy second screen stuff for the U. GOOD LUCK, Sony couldnt even get developers to add extra stuff to Bluray games that had 20 or 30 extra gigabytes of space for 4 years!
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:19AM bloodlinejake said
That interview was hilarious.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:21AM Electrium said
So what they're saying is, that Zelda footage came from a 360, PS3, or PC...non-exclusivity confirmed #journalism
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:42AM liquidsoap89 said
@Electrium
Maybe it was just a render made on a PC... you know, where it would have been made in the first place?
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Maybe it was just a render made on a PC... you know, where it would have been made in the first place?
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:48AM gatotsu911 said
@Electrium
The Zelda footage wasn't on the sizzle reel.
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The Zelda footage wasn't on the sizzle reel.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:21AM tendoboy1984 said
@Aesir Renegade
Nintendo failed for showing games that are being developed for hardware that hasn't been finalized? It's a CONCEPT of what the Wii U's graphics will be like.
Troll fail
Nintendo failed for showing games that are being developed for hardware that hasn't been finalized? It's a CONCEPT of what the Wii U's graphics will be like.
Troll fail
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:24AM tendoboy1984 said
I thought the Joystiq crowd loved Nintendo games? So many haters here.
I have a Wii for one reason... Nintendo's games. You can't get them anywhere else. Third party devs get the most support from Microsoft and Sony, so if I want to play third-party games, I'll get a PlayStation or Xbox system.
I have a Wii for one reason... Nintendo's games. You can't get them anywhere else. Third party devs get the most support from Microsoft and Sony, so if I want to play third-party games, I'll get a PlayStation or Xbox system.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:43AM liquidsoap89 said
@tendoboy1984
Can not agree more with what you are saying!
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Can not agree more with what you are saying!
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:51AM Measlesopolis said
@tendoboy1984
That really is how my video game process has been forever, have a nintendo for their first parties and then either an xbox or ps3 depending on your taste primarily for the third parties (for me 360.) Then you'll have the occasional roommate with the opposite system and you hurry and play all those exclusive, it's the perfect world.
The real question is what if nintendo will be able to take care of my third party needs?
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That really is how my video game process has been forever, have a nintendo for their first parties and then either an xbox or ps3 depending on your taste primarily for the third parties (for me 360.) Then you'll have the occasional roommate with the opposite system and you hurry and play all those exclusive, it's the perfect world.
The real question is what if nintendo will be able to take care of my third party needs?
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 5:47AM Paranoimia said
@tendoboy1984 That's exactly the reason I don't have a Wii. Nintendo's games have never appealed to me, even when I was a kid.
They'll have to get some major 3rd-party support, with some exclusive titles, before I go anywhere near this gimmick-laden system.
I don't see the point in Nintendo matching or surpassing PS3/360 visuals if they're just going to keep rehashing the same tired old games they've been churning out since 1983. They're supposed to be the pinnacle of gaming originality - it's about time they showed it, rather than another endless stream of Mario and Donkey Kong clones.
Until that time, I don't see that any 'core' gamer will feel the need to switch from their PS3/360.
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They'll have to get some major 3rd-party support, with some exclusive titles, before I go anywhere near this gimmick-laden system.
I don't see the point in Nintendo matching or surpassing PS3/360 visuals if they're just going to keep rehashing the same tired old games they've been churning out since 1983. They're supposed to be the pinnacle of gaming originality - it's about time they showed it, rather than another endless stream of Mario and Donkey Kong clones.
Until that time, I don't see that any 'core' gamer will feel the need to switch from their PS3/360.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 8:46AM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
@tendoboy1984
You make it sound like the 360 & PS3 don't have any amazing first party games to speak of. Having amazing first party doesn't mean you can't still have lots of support from 3rd parties. MS & Sony have shown you can do both exceedingly well.
I guess my point is ... why would you have to choose in the first place when you can have both options available to you?
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You make it sound like the 360 & PS3 don't have any amazing first party games to speak of. Having amazing first party doesn't mean you can't still have lots of support from 3rd parties. MS & Sony have shown you can do both exceedingly well.
I guess my point is ... why would you have to choose in the first place when you can have both options available to you?
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 10:12AM Vcize said
@tendoboy1984
Nintendo's first party games used to be worth buying a system over, but now that we've played the same thing 298347298743 times I'm not sure I would even buy them if I had the system any more.
Freaking Madden has changed more in the last 10 years than most of Nintendo's first party games have. When can we start applying the term "roster update" to every new Zelda/Mario/Mario Kart game?
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Nintendo's first party games used to be worth buying a system over, but now that we've played the same thing 298347298743 times I'm not sure I would even buy them if I had the system any more.
Freaking Madden has changed more in the last 10 years than most of Nintendo's first party games have. When can we start applying the term "roster update" to every new Zelda/Mario/Mario Kart game?
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:24AM Apollo26 said
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:25AM radioactivez0r said
I didn't understand the disappointment of not seeing actual games for a console that wasn't even ready to show off...I mean, duh?
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:30AM The Only Girl said
I heard from a developer at NIS that developer companies get the console early. Something like this is hard to deal with, sure, but at least they get a headstart.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 11:21AM Drakkenfyre said
@The Only Girl
Sometimes they get hardware which is similiar to the console's specs. For the XBox, I think, the early dev kits were pc's locked down to the specs of the system. And the GameCube dev kits used removeable hard drives to store the games so devs would always have load times to deal with, reminding them to take them into account when developing a game, instead of having the game data on a large flash memory, with almost no loading time.
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Sometimes they get hardware which is similiar to the console's specs. For the XBox, I think, the early dev kits were pc's locked down to the specs of the system. And the GameCube dev kits used removeable hard drives to store the games so devs would always have load times to deal with, reminding them to take them into account when developing a game, instead of having the game data on a large flash memory, with almost no loading time.
Posted: Jun 8th 2011 1:31AM xiLeShadow said
I want a Wii U so bad...Take my Money Nintendo!
AMD already confirmed to their investors and the media, that they are powering the graphics for the Wii U. It fits the rumor correctly too. The graphics chip is most likely based off a high end AMD Radeon HD 4xxx series graphics card, which easily puts anything the PS3 and 360 to shame.
Anyways, stop Nintendo hating people...
AMD already confirmed to their investors and the media, that they are powering the graphics for the Wii U. It fits the rumor correctly too. The graphics chip is most likely based off a high end AMD Radeon HD 4xxx series graphics card, which easily puts anything the PS3 and 360 to shame.
Anyways, stop Nintendo hating people...
