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Developer finds 'new hardware feature' in the Wii U

Game Developer Two Tribes said today that the discovered a hidden, 'new hardware feature' of the Wii U that allows them to cut 100MB texture memory usage by 100MB in their upcoming Wii U game, Toki Tori 2. They also explained how this impact the game for the better.

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Jadedz4961d ago

I wouldn't mind if the console had a longer than usual life cycle (when concerning Nintendo hardware).

herbs4961d ago

Nice to hear some positive news after the whole voice chat blunder and weak ass commercial.

PopRocks3594961d ago

You mean the same voice chat blunder that was completely overblown and the weak ass commercial that doesn't affect the console in any way whatsoever?

herbs4961d ago (Edited 4961d ago )

I fully agree that the voice chat was blown out of proportion, but lousy advertising can definitely effect sales (although Im certain the Wii U will sell itself once it gets into consumers hands) Sorry I dragged in the negativity, it's funny how few people comment on the good news.

Pillsbury14961d ago

The ad is direct and gets to the point, remember ll the confusion about average people wondering if it's an add on to the wii? It tells them exactly what is is a NEW console from Nintendo.

Rated M for Mature

CaptainN4960d ago

Two Tribes is a very good company who does their best to satisfy their fans, so it comes as no surprise they they are finding ways to get the most out of the Wii-U !

FinalomegaS4960d ago

since it's a new system, wouldn't it just mean they didn't know much to begin with?

down the road i'm sure they'll notice that the system has an other feature that they didn't know back when they started =/

ronin4life4960d ago (Edited 4960d ago )

Nintendo systems are weird... that's all I can say about this.

The 3Ds for instance despite being seen as a "weak" system can handle shadows better than one would expect, due to having built in shaders. Furthermore, unlike many other consoles these effects are in house and tax the system VERY little, meaning a complex game can have great shadow/lighting effects and still run at great framerates.

Nintendo usually uses on-paper "dated" tech that they rework and combine to make something that is more than the sum of its parts...

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7752d ago (Edited 52d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer77d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi76d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer77d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot77d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno77d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay77d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno75d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK75d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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