david.dakota Posted November 21, 2010 Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) I had that same look whenI saw Kinect in Comet. Having said that, notice no one in the crowd seems to be overly impressed either. Edited November 21, 2010 by david.dakota
tapedeck Posted November 21, 2010 Author Posted November 21, 2010 Having said that, notice no one in the crowd seems to be overly impressed either. Well, it takes more than that to impress Bill, Shigs and Tiger Woods.
Retro_Link Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 I know there are way too many games for us all to play for now, but Zelda/Kirby aside, what games are actually out in 2011? Other than de Blob, I'm really struggling to think! Is the Wii in for a majorly quite year and is it all hail the 3DS?!
Retro_Link Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) Didn't we say the same last year?I can't remember, maybe!Sure stuff will no doubt get revealed at E3, possibly leading to a great end of 2011 like it did 2010, but are there really just three games to name between now and E3? EDIT: What happened to that space game? Oh and there was that sword slicing game (or is that out?), and hopefully we'll get Xenoblade... though who knows when! Edited November 26, 2010 by Retro_Link
Burny Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) I know there are way too many games for us all to play for now, but Zelda/Kirby aside, what games are actually out in 2011? Wouldn't a quiet year be the best case scenario for us all? I mean, when are we supposed to play all the too many games we have now? That would make one year of catch-up, ended with a bang by the new major Zelda (I doubt it'll be out within the first 9 month of 2011). Sounds rather good. I'm very much hoping for Xenoblade and The last Story in 2011, but you never know what Nintendo will do with them. Edited November 26, 2010 by Burny
Retro_Link Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 Yeah, it would be good for us, but I'm not sure a console should stop putting out decent games for most of the a year, I can't even think of any third party efforts! Also... Super Smash Bros Brawl, Mario Power Tennis Wii, £3.99 @ Dixons.co.uk
Fused King Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) I'd say it's 'all hail 3DS!' I bet it has an amazing line-up of games at release. Not to mention Paper Mario 3DS ..... I agree with Burny though, for I wouldn't mind a small drought of Wii games in the first half of 2011. Perhaps then we might see a rise in sales of Little King's Story and other untouched gems. Speaking of which, I thought this game was nearing extinction, but I wondered around the MediaMarkt at my girlfriend's city and I say at least 10 copies of it:yay: Of course, we strategically placed them all around the Wii section and in front of Kinect and Move:laughing: Edited November 26, 2010 by Fused King
Burny Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 I'd say it's Of course, we strategically placed them all around the Wii section and in front of Kinect and Move:laughing: Pics or it never happened! ^^
Hero-of-Time Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 A quick question to those who have the Headbanger headset. Do you know if it works for Monster Hunter? I was thinking about picking one up for it but wasn't sure if it was compatible. Cheers.
Captain Falcon Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 A quick question to those who have the Headbanger headset. Do you know if it works for Monster Hunter? I was thinking about picking one up for it but wasn't sure if it was compatible. Cheers. I don't own it but from what I gather, no it doesn't because it uses different tech to Wii Speak that the games have to have coded into them. Someone care to prove me wrong?
Hero-of-Time Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 I don't own it but from what I gather, no it doesn't because it uses different tech to Wii Speak that the games have to have coded into them. Someone care to prove me wrong? Bah, that sucks! Thanks.
Ashley Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 I don't own it but from what I gather, no it doesn't because it uses different tech to Wii Speak that the games have to have coded into them. Someone care to prove me wrong? This is also what I believe but likewise, I have no proof.
Tellyn Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 Conduit 2 isn't using Wii Speak, because apparently they had the option of using the firmware for either Wii Speak or Headbanger, and they chose the latter. Games seem to be only capable of supporting one peripheral.
david.dakota Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 I don't get the fascination with headsets, I really don't. You do look a bit of a prick with one attached to your ear and its not immersive by any stretch of the imagination with the sound coming into one ear regardless of the in-game source. Not that I think Wii Speak is the ideal solution, but the idea of voices coming from the screen is far better than an earpiece. I think the holy grail must be a close up mic with the sound from your 5.1 set up. If I recall correctly, products like Dolby Live can also track the location of in-game sound sources and represent them in a Dolby system - that must be the way to go.
Hero-of-Time Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 I don't get the fascination with headsets, I really don't. You do look a bit of a prick with one attached to your ear and its not immersive by any stretch of the imagination with the sound coming into one ear regardless of the in-game source. Not that I think Wii Speak is the ideal solution, but the idea of voices coming from the screen is far better than an earpiece. I think the holy grail must be a close up mic with the sound from your 5.1 set up. If I recall correctly, products like Dolby Live can also track the location of in-game sound sources and represent them in a Dolby system - that must be the way to go. I've tried the having the voice coming through the TV with Xbox Live and it's not a patch on the good old headset. You can hear everyone clearly with a headset but when it comes through the TV it's hard to hear when playing a game. Headsets FTW.
LostOverThere Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Not to mention having kids yell "FUCK YOU, YOU FARKING CUNT!" just as your family walks by is down right annoying.
Kav Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Headsets are definitely the way to go for communication in games and the Headbanger Headset is no exception, I have it and can firmly say that it's a great piece of kit! It doesn't work on Monster Hunter by the way.
marcel Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Headsets are definitely the way to go for communication in games and the Headbanger Headset is no exception, I have it and can firmly say that it's a great piece of kit! It doesn't work on Monster Hunter by the way. how is the sound quality?(on black ops for instance) is it as atrosious as the wii speak crappy sound?
Kav Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 how is the sound quality?(on black ops for instance) is it as atrosious as the wii speak crappy sound? It's very good, one of the best headsets around. I have a 360 and I'd say it's as good, if not better, than the headset you get with that. Seriously, it's a great piece of kit!
Cube Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Is it wireless or does it plug into the controller?
Kav Posted December 6, 2010 Posted December 6, 2010 Is it wireless or does it plug into the controller? Wired. It has a USB connector that you plug into the back of the Wii. The wire is 3m long which is about right given the distances I've played from the TV/Wii. It has a clip that you can move along the wire so that you can clip it to your clothing so the wire doesn't pull at the headset whilst you're wearing it. The headset itself has a volume control and a mute button too. It sits on the ear quite comfortably and doesn't weigh all that much, it really is surprisingly well built.
Captain Falcon Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 how is the sound quality?(on black ops for instance) is it as atrosious as the wii speak crappy sound? The sound quality on Wii Speak games is a reflection on how much bandwidth the developers are prepared to sacrifice for higher quality sound. A game with lots of going on would need to go with poor sound clips because so much more info has to be communicated... And since Nintendo doesn't provide any short of comprehensive online service for developers to use, they are limited in terms of resources available. If Black Ops sounds good, I would suspect it is because the developer has a good online infrastructure underpinning it all - one that doesnt comply with, and hence isn't limited by, the NWFC.
Fused King Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 Question: I recently bought a component cable and hooked it up to my HDTV - with no HD subscription to get HD channels - but, despite the fact that the colours look really vivid, the textures are still rather off. They are the kind of textures you sometimes see on pics from 3D games, those unable to form a curve without being blockish. Is this just the best a Wii can do, or can everything in fact BE smooth?
LostOverThere Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 Without knowing what exactly your picture quality looks like, I can say that it sounds like something's wrong, because my HD television with component cables looks absolutely glorious. Stupid Question: Just to make sure you have set the resolution to 480p? Because there is a HUGE difference between i and p, although I doubt you'd have made that mistake. What brand a the component cables?
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