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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:06AM Friv0lous said

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The days are much too bright

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:15AM ReadingRambo said

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@Friv0lous

We only come out at night
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:27AM Dance Mofo said

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@Friv0lous to be scared by an unknown fright
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 3:10PM rhododragon said

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@ReadingRambo We go where eagles dare
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:07AM velocitystrike said

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I hope Ubi manage to keep this just for Wii U. Call me cynical but exclusive really doesn't mean as much as it did 10 years ago.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:27AM Jimjamyaha said

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@velocitystrike

Without the WiiPad, I really don't see how it'd be the same experience. Sure the license is there, but the core concept is missing. The WiiPad playing makes the experience happen.

That's not something that would translate well if it were without the WiiPad.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:36AM Softserve said

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@Jimjamyaha The thing about these games in general is that there is absolutely nothing stopping them from doing this online. One person is the FPS player and one person is the game master. People would be willing to do either role, I'm sure -- it's kind of like being the bad guys in Left 4 Dead in some ways.

I know it doesn't have the appeal of just sitting with your friends in a room, but there are plenty of ways to replicate stuff like this.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:47AM Jimjamyaha said

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@Softserve

All the time I was writing my comment, I was thinking exactly that. It's a fair point you're making.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:15AM Timerider said

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Good thing it's a touchscreen and not a keyboard. It would be hard to type with those hands.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:28AM Vesuvium said

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Delicious, delicious assymmetrical multiplayer. I love it.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:29AM ilduce620 said

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Great write-up. This kind of multiplayer gameplay excites me for what you could do with something like "Left 4 Dead" or even "Mario Kart" on this system.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:29AM Timerider said

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It's like the Rabbids, only you can slaughter them.
I love it.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:30AM Timerider said

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@aedgfdgd
Go away spammer.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:31AM HayabusaTaichou said

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Well I'm definitely getting a Wii U now.

"Nuclear holocaust my arse. Bollocks." This guy is a real English action hero.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:35AM jay bob said

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I don't think you'll be forced to use the motion controller. Seems you'll be allowed to move around and shoot with the analogue sticks

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:43AM PercyChuggs said

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This further proves my theory that Nintendo is going to sell 2 bundles for this thing: one at $250-$300 without the Wii U controller, and one at $400 with it.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:56AM Shockwave said

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I hope them showing a black classic pro controller hints there's a matching black wii u in the works...

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:28AM xFenixKnightx said

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@Shockwave

I really doubt it, but I'd love if they sold both white and black WiiU at launch. My whole set up is glossy piano black.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:58AM supersonic124 said

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@Timerider
What's a rabbit vibrator? 0_0

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 9:59AM Vcize said

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Why is that alien flicking me off?

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:03AM Orresnei said

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This kind of local multi-perspective gaming seems quite intriguing. As the article mentioned, this could be done in all games online, or even with an AI player. But it would not be the same experience. One of the things that differs, is that the Wii U-pad player is able to constantly monitor the other player directly, as they sit infront of the same tv. I think this is one of the more differentiating factors.

I hope the game will support Wii-mote play as well, since the Wii-mote was just made for shooters. Now that the Wii-mote has the +-accessory, and the Wii U has significantly more beefy hardware, the controls should be even more accurate than on the Wii. The more hardware that can be used on the Wiimote+, the better.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:03AM rahnyc4 said

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i wanna use a wii-mote for first person shooters on the wiiu, nothing else...

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 4:07PM (Unverified) said

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Agreed. It's the best controller for that type of game.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:09AM DBuckEye said

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Why is Ubisoft the publisher who's proving that Wii U can do FPS's? It didn't work last generation...

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:11AM oOWallaceOo said

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@supersonic124

It's Ubisofts attempt at a hardcore Rabbits game

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:17AM TwEE said

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As a fan of 80's campy horror monster movies (critters), fresh ideas in fps multiplayer (Left 4 dead) and new interesting ways to control games I aprove.

I wonder if this will be 4 players localy.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:17AM TheShaper said

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I'm intriged by this but... Are those graphics rendered in real time? Is any of that gameplay? If so, I'm not intriged, I'm impressed!

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:24AM Shockwave said

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@TheShaper

Obviously no, it's not.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:55AM Orresnei said

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@Shockwave Why not? What part of the "trailer" seems impossible to render real time? Graphics have come a long way, just look at Battlefield 3, and what they can do graphics-wise on the PC, even with huge environments. Then think about what could be achieved in close-quarter environments such as the one in the trailer. It might be pre-rendered, but it's not to far out to think that it could have been done inengine, and is not to far from the final graphics?
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 11:08AM TheShaper said

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@Orresnei
If the WiiU actually manages to output graphics like that, Nintendo is gonna win a lot of fans back...
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 2:28PM Orresnei said

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@Noksukow The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are five years old for Odin's sake. It has a freaking IBM Power7 processor with ten times as much integrated cache on the cpu than the Xenon had! Not to mention far more threads and a better design overall.

It's probably going to have 2GB of memory (anything less would be weird in this time and age), which is four times as much as the 360, and the memory are probably going to be much faster. Also, it is a resonable assumption that the video card chosen will be able to keep up with the IBM Power7-processor, which should make for a decent graphics card (even considering the size of the console).

Games on the Wii U will most probably (almost without uncertainty) look better than anything on the Xbox 360 and PS3, because the hardware is freaking five years newer. How hard is it to understand that? Newer hardware equals better performance. And yes, it's probably not going to be as beefy as the next Xbox or Playstation console, because those consoles are going to be three times the size, and probably one or two years later in release. But beating out the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 is something even a fairly low to mid-end computer can do. So yeah...
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 2:46PM TheShaper said

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@Orresnei
I'm with you, partially. I mean, what you say is true and my first impression, it doesn't make sense to build a new architecture based off 5 to 6-years old tech. What worries me, however is Nintendo's own statement: "it will be *at least* more powerful than the PS3/360". Should they say "far more powerful", it was a given, but as it stands and without facts or specs to back it up, they might end up doing something that is marginally a cut above the others.

Like I said, it doesn't make sense, but Nintendo is notorious for pulling this kind of crap every now and then... Should that be the case, they'd just justify it as to "cut production costs".
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Posted: Jun 11th 2011 12:15AM GrayHero said

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@Noksukow

Uh, they said that multiplatform games would look the same, which is true because developers are lazy. The Darksiders II developer stated that it's more powerful, so it's really a question of how much. The fact that they said that it'll cost more than $250 supports this even more.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2011 12:18AM GrayHero said

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@TheShaper

Just to note, it's not using the same tech as the PS3 and 360, even if it is on-par. IBM and AMD confirmed that the tech is modern. (In fact, the CPU IBM hinted at is from 2010.)
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:25AM xFenixKnightx said

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See, I wouldnt mind if the Wii U came packed in with one Wiipad and a wireless Classic Controller Pro like up top. I'm probably gonna be the only one using the Wiipad online anyway. Ideally I'd rather it support ast least two though.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:38AM Softserve said

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@dfhdiuf I know people vote these down, but I hope they mostly click the "!" icon to report the post instead. That will have more of an effect.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:58AM Orresnei said

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What would be kind of epic in this game, would be the possibility to design your own wepons (kind of the way they did it in Dead Rising 2). They already have shown a circle saw rifle, and the setting is definently something that supports the idea of crazy homebuilt weapons.

This kind of feature could also mean that the monster-placer would have to take into consideration what kind of weapons the player will use.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 11:51AM Themariohenri said

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Is that E.T's hands?

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 12:38PM aea0a095 said

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This looks like a ripoff of "The Haunted" which is an EXCELLENT Unreal Tournament 3 mod that came out years ago and is going to soon be a full game. The only difference being that the haunted was third person.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 1:31PM LonewolfSnake said

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Is that E.T. hand giving us the finger?

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 3:02PM Themariohenri said

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@LonewolfSnake Quite really indeed.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2011 2:07PM Tihn said

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That... actually sounds great. I'm still torn with the Wii U but this is what I would expect a fun game on the Wii U to be. Bring it on Ubi.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 4:09PM (Unverified) said

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That's gotta be target footage.
If Wii U can do that in real-time... holy shit!
A lot of haters are going to be eating crow come launch.

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 5:05PM FreakSheet said

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Remember kids, not all Freaks are killers...

Posted: Jun 10th 2011 10:46PM AngelWingedBrawler said

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picture 12 looks pretty good

Posted: Jun 11th 2011 12:07AM GrayHero said

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To everyone wondering if those shots are actual gameplay, remember Red Steel.

Posted: Jun 11th 2011 6:15AM jay bob said

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Posted: Jun 11th 2011 1:22PM billysea said

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First exclusive Wii U game and it sounds intriguing.

Posted: Jun 12th 2011 6:10PM mcnichoj said

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"Just try not to think of the fact that any game could do the same thing online, since each player has his or her own TV."
But you're missing the point Fletch, now you don't need to have two consoles and two TVs.
On top of that how would the RTS player get to enjoy watching the other player as they get overwhelmed by a bunch of green Nematodes if they weren't there in person?

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