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Post by clemfandango on Sept 17, 2024 13:10:58 GMT
Re. the Wii talk...
The Wii was just an overclocked gamecube with a shitty waggle stick. It didn't even have an HDMI connection and it came out when everybody just upgraded to LCD TVs, so everything looked like a blurry mess too.
Plus 95% of the games released on it were either shovelware dog shite or terrible ports of 360/ps3 games.
I loved the gamecube, I legit hated that console.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 17, 2024 13:33:59 GMT
It had house of the dead:overkill though, with magnum shaped light guns. Which has one of the best funk soundtracks going. Not to mention an entry in the Guinness book of records for the amount of times "motherfucker" is mentioned in a video game.
I only keep my Wii for that but it's so worth it.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 17, 2024 13:38:22 GMT
We still use our Wii quite a lot.
I legit loved the Gamecube. Maybe my fave console of all time.
But there's a lot of good stuff on the Wii, and it's really great being able to navigate the menu with the pointer.
Not to mention that the Switch motion controls are largely due to the Wii.
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Post by Zomoniac on Sept 17, 2024 13:39:54 GMT
It had house of the dead:overkill though, with magnum shaped light guns. Which has one of the best funk soundtracks going. Not to mention an entry in the Guinness book of records for the amount of times "motherfucker" is mentioned in a video game. I only keep my Wii for that but it's so worth it. Came out on PS3 too, I played it with Move controllers. Also has a 3D mode, at the time I had a 120” 3D projector for the biggest and deepest motherfuckers imaginable. |
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Post by quadfather on Sept 17, 2024 13:43:48 GMT
It had house of the dead:overkill though, with magnum shaped light guns. Which has one of the best funk soundtracks going. Not to mention an entry in the Guinness book of records for the amount of times "motherfucker" is mentioned in a video game. I only keep my Wii for that but it's so worth it. Came out on PS3 too, I played it with Move controllers. Also has a 3D mode, at the time I had a 120” 3D projector for the biggest and deepest motherfuckers imaginable.  class I have the ps3 version too and used the move controls as well. It comes with superb 1980s cardboard 3d glasses. Though it made me heave a bit. Bosses are harder on ps3 too. Still prefer the Wii magnums though. |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 17, 2024 14:35:49 GMT
The Wii is also really easy to hack, if you haven't done it yet.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 17, 2024 14:45:50 GMT
And brick if you're not careful |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 17, 2024 14:49:09 GMT
Nah! follow a tutorial it's really easy. Plus for some reason I have 3 Wii consoles.. and 3 gamecubes.. I should really sell some of these.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 17, 2024 15:03:21 GMT
Nah! follow a tutorial it's really easy. Plus for some reason I have 3 Wii consoles.. and 3 gamecubes.. I should really sell some of these. I wouldn't mind a gamecube again. Lovely little things. Are they all av video though? I can't remember, but assume so. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 17, 2024 15:05:27 GMT
The Wii is also really easy to hack, if you haven't done it yet. I have indeed  |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 17, 2024 15:06:55 GMT
Nah! follow a tutorial it's really easy. Plus for some reason I have 3 Wii consoles.. and 3 gamecubes.. I should really sell some of these. I wouldn't mind a gamecube again. Lovely little things. Are they all av video though? I can't remember, but assume so. Unless you own the holy grail component cable I bought a cheap Wii to HDMI Converter. It works fine. Some people have complained about some ghosting, but it does the job for me. |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 17, 2024 15:09:54 GMT
Also another great reason to hack the wii is all those weird wii ware games.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 17, 2024 15:19:09 GMT
I wouldn't mind a gamecube again. Lovely little things. Are they all av video though? I can't remember, but assume so. Unless you own the holy grail component cable I bought a cheap Wii to HDMI Converter. It works fine. Some people have complained about some ghosting, but it does the job for me. Ah, do they work on the gamecube then? Coz that's what I use on my Wii. If so, what colours do you have? |
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Post by zisssou on Sept 17, 2024 16:03:26 GMT
Unless you own the holy grail component cable I bought a cheap Wii to HDMI Converter. It works fine. Some people have complained about some ghosting, but it does the job for me. Ah, do they work on the gamecube then? Coz that's what I use on my Wii. If so, what colours do you have? Nah they use a different connector. If I remember the N64 and GameCube use the same. I’ve got two blacks and one purple, which is pretty faded. I seem to remember why I have so many. I bought a GameCube bundle cheap about 10 years ago, so I could get an another controller. So I only have two controllers  I did have a third party, but I think I binned it as it broke. |
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Post by Zyrr on Sept 17, 2024 16:21:59 GMT
There's a new mod out for GameCube called the FlippyDrive. Just plugs in, no soldering required and you don't have to remove the disc drive. Provides an SD slot that you can load disc images from, as well as back up your own discs if you like. There's also a (currently experimental) built in WiFi module, but I don't think it does much yet beyond allowing you to access GC disc images over the network. www.crowdsupply.com/team-offbroadway/flippydrive |
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Post by jimnastics on Sept 18, 2024 10:44:48 GMT
Seems like this could be legit, first leaked renders (and an actual photo of new joycons):
A bigger and better Switch is all I wanted, so if this is it, I'm fucking hyped.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 18, 2024 11:03:55 GMT
If it has backwards compatibility, it will pretty much be day one for me.
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Sept 18, 2024 12:09:14 GMT
Nice. Hopefully Nintendo will drop a reveal direct soon. Seems to be a lot of smoke.
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Post by pierrepressure on Sept 18, 2024 12:15:31 GMT
Would be a shame not to have some of Nintendo's innovation and creativity in the new console but I get why they appear to be going for more of the same.
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Post by dangerousdave on Sept 18, 2024 12:19:59 GMT
I think for now it’s the smart idea. There’s still a big market for portable gaming that phones have not eroded. That and separating teams to work on multiple platforms again is just too risky now.
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Post by gamingdave on Sept 18, 2024 12:49:07 GMT
I play the Switch almost exclusively docked, except for occasionally traveling/holidays. But the kids (unless we are playing multiplayer as a family) almost always play handheld. So at least for our household, the dual use is great and it makes a lot of sense. I think for a lot of people it's a big plus and I do hope they continue it.
I don't expect Nintendo to try and compete on graphical horsepower with Sony and Microsoft but I would like them to close the gap. The concept of having the dock (or a pro dock at additional cost) contain additional silicon to boost visuals when playing on a TV has been mooted in the past by others, but not something I have heard of from Nintendo themselves.
Be interesting to see what they do do - two SKUs have been mentioned - it might be standard/oled, or standard/lite again, but there is the chance it's something else and we do get a "pro" model from the start.
Personally I will be buying it whatever (I've never been disappointed with a Nintendo purchase) and will almost certainly go for the premium option if given a choice.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 18, 2024 12:58:54 GMT
I know it adds price and is probably beyond their capabilities but I would like to see some kind of portal functionality through the dock. I play pretty much exclusively on the switch lite but the girl plays the full fat version on the TV quite a lot. I'd like to be able to hook into the dock somehow and, if not cast what I'm playing to it, use the lite as a joypad.
But, yeah, if the product range is tablet and lite again, I'd buy both day one.
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Post by rhaegyr on Sept 18, 2024 13:12:50 GMT
Really hope they keep the stripped back UI too. No video or social media apps, no achievement/trophy system and most importantly no ads.
Sounds like a small thing (and it probably is) but I love how the Switch is just a games machine that doesn't feature any of that extra fluff.
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Post by gamingdave on Sept 18, 2024 13:17:57 GMT
That is a big bonus, you switch it on, pick a game and play. I don't find it much of a faff on the PS or Xbox really, but the simpler the better. I do quite like the trophies, but can do without them
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 18, 2024 13:20:20 GMT
Sounds like a small thing (and it probably is) but I love how the Switch is just a games machine that doesn't feature any of that extra fluff. It pretty much has to be, I think. Anything else would completely cripple it. Just navigating the store sets my Lite on fire. |
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Sept 18, 2024 13:29:55 GMT
I will say that the Switch has saved me a lot more money than other consoles, as aimlessly browsing the Switch store is just a form of self harm.
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 18, 2024 13:33:24 GMT
I think switch already has a youtube app.
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Post by rhaegyr on Sept 18, 2024 13:33:35 GMT
It really is a shocking storefront.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 18, 2024 13:34:50 GMT
It's pretty good for hentai games.
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Post by dmukgr on Sept 18, 2024 13:49:06 GMT
My Switch storefont is Deku Deals |
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I did have a third party, but I think I binned it as it broke. 
