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Nintendo: Virtual Reality “Isn’t Quite There Yet”

Reggie Fils-Aime said that virtual reality technology isn't ready right now, but when it is, Nintendo will be there too.

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randomass1714375d ago (Edited 4375d ago )

I haven't tried VR myself and most certainly would like to, so I can't clarify whether or not Reggie has any validity here. I reckon Nintendo has experimented with the idea of VR (not counting Virtual Boy) so they'll probably jump in whenever they are most comfortable if ever. In the mean time, I'll be enjoying the Morpheus demos I keep seeing. Ohhhh dem glorious demos. <3

ShinMaster4375d ago (Edited 4375d ago )

I wonder why they didn't think the tech wasn't ready back then. The Virtual Boy clearly wasn't quite there yet.

I think we're definitely getting there. I don't think it was a very honest answer by Reggie. Nintendo might be the most stubborn company of the big 3.

randomass1714375d ago

Funny thing is while it's not nearly as immersive, the Wii U gamepad does actually do some of the same functionality as VR. 1 to 1 tracking, seeing a different perspective on an alternate screen, etc. More than likely Nintendo feels that the Wii U is "good enough" for the kind of experiencing VR offers. And honestly, since Sony is pioneering this for the console scene, it's better for Nintendo to just focus on games for Wii U for the time being anyway. That's just my take on it at least.

fr0sty4375d ago (Edited 4375d ago )

"Isn't quite there yet." - The company that released the Virtua Boy has no room to talk there... and judging by the reactions of the hundreds who have tried morpheus and those who have purchased the Oculus devkits, I think they stand alone with that opinion.

They just know Wii U isn't powerful enough to do VR... 3D at 60fps at HD resolutions isn't easy for any console to do.

johndoe112114374d ago

How the hell you got disagrees for that statement I'll never know. Everyone who tried the oculus and morpheus said that the experience was amazing, both devs and reviewers alike. Now here comes nintendo, the people who made the virtual boy, trying to downplay the advancement in technology and you have people willing to ignore everything else everyone who tried it in the past year said and blindly take Nintendo's word for it.

fr0sty4374d ago

It's because I dared suggest that Wii U can't do something and some people just can't handle the thought of it.

colonel1794375d ago

I really liked the idea of the 3rd person game with you being the camera.. It would be interesting to try, hopefully fun too.

GamingSinceThe80s4375d ago (Edited 4374d ago )

Well seeing they were 10 years behind on the whole HD thing I expect the same from them with VR.VR could fail big time not to say it will but I think they are wise to wait and see.These kind of things don't have the best track records "think 3d".In the end it seem all we rely want is great games and we know Nintendo can make those.Let these other company's spent billion's of dollar's finding out if VR is worth it.lol

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iamnsuperman4375d ago

I wouldn't wait too long Nintendo. It is a lot harder to get into a market where there are lots of companies that have publicly tested their product. Reacting to the market is often not the best place to be

iamnsuperman4374d ago

Move in particular not so much the kinect. The kinect did have a brief spell of popularity but that tech was always going to be held back by an expensive peripheral and in a small part the motion control fad kind of passing by the time it came out

The Move is a prime example of reaching the market too late and is a prime example of why the Kinect 2 didn't seem as popular. Despite being better and accurate tech (different to the Wii controller in a lot of ways) it looked to similar to the Wii controller. Consumers saw it and didn't warm to it since they have done that kind of thing years before

XiSasukeUchiha4374d ago

Nintendo's VR will be innovative, not a just copy!

iamnsuperman4374d ago

There isn't much you can do or be innovative with VR beyond the realms of high specs and suitable games (which is what Sony, in particular the later part, has talked about in great length).

Metallox4375d ago

Seems smart from Nintendo, they must be still traumatized by Virtual Boy xD

M-M4375d ago

I really want to try a device like Morpheus or the Oculus Rift. Just thinking about playing No Man's Sky with them, man...

Godmars2904375d ago

Caught between saying they're pretty much two console gen in their thinking, while the games they make aren't really suited for VR.

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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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Relientk7766d ago (Edited 66d ago )

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

PRIMORDUS64d ago (Edited 64d 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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Deathdeliverer90d ago

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

0hMyGandhi89d 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.

AuraAbjure89d ago (Edited 89d ago )

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

EveryPlatformGamer90d 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.

-Foxtrot90d 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_Box90d ago (Edited 90d 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

Inverno90d ago

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

Eonjay90d 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.

Inverno89d 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.

Killer2020UK89d 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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