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New Wii U Info Surfaces

Online features discussed, no DVD playback, Activision gives praise.

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Merivigian5455d ago

I have a DVD player for a reason, it's a GAMING console I want it to play GAMES.

N4SIR5455d ago

but it would be sweet if it could do other things too!

Merivigian5455d ago (Edited 5455d ago )

True, it would be convenient, but then why even keep your Blu-ray and DVD players when everything else in your house can play them?

N4SIR5454d ago

Better to have the functionality than not!
say you have it set up in your room?
better to have just one thing that can do everything than have two or three things set up right?

RedDead5454d ago

People would complain if it wasn't there

perfectCarbonara5454d ago

I hate this defense, its so retarded. It would still play games, case in point PS2/PS3/360

You're talking as if you wouldn't get it if they DID include the option to play DVDs.

Darth Stewie5454d ago

My PS3 is a gaming machine but I love that it can also play movies via DVD, Blu Ray, and Netflix. The point is gaming consoles today are no longer just gaming consoles they are media centers and if the Wii U does not include these features it will be behind the 360,720,PS3,& PS4.

Mr_Bun5454d ago

The original wii couldn't play DVDs either....at least not without hacking it.

Legion5454d ago

But these days DVD playback is a minimum option. We expect our game systems that are hooked up to our TV in the living room to be able to play simple DVDs.

Yes we can buy another device to add to the tech mess we already have in our living rooms... but we don't expect to have to.

Just like the Wii being two generations behind when it comes to this function the Wii U will follow suit. When your PS2 and Xbox had the functions ages ago... you expect new generation consoles to include it.

So don't complain if you can't get internet streaming or other functions that aren't GAME oriented. As you said this is just a game machinee to you.

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Stealth20k5454d ago (Edited 5454d ago )

I already have like 5 dvd players from systems. I dont need another

fluffydelusions5454d ago (Edited 5454d ago )

I don't even own a blu-ray or dvd. Used to have some but sold them. Netflix suffices just fine. And everyone should have seen this coming. Nintendo always uses some proprietary format to avoid licensing fees.

AWBrawler5454d ago

Again I ask why are hardcore gamers complaining over a lack of casual functionality? I don't even turn my tv on unless it's to play a game on it. Thats he kind of gamer I am. For movies I use Netflix and for my anime I use my trusted anime sites on my HD laptop

christoph2035454d ago

the wii u could be the halt of nintendo's success this gen.. it seems like they will have fallen behind to much.. as a casual machine this could be great, but in terms of nintendo trying to compete with sony/microsoft it will look bad on their part..

I mean sony have a blu-ray/dvd/cd machine with the muscle of PSN too back it up for a price that will be cheaper than wii U. add all the unique games comming out like last guardian & uncharted 3 too that..

I think nintendo could be in trouble with this machine.. the controller has single touch display.. that's out dated already and the online dosnt sound promising...

christoph2035454d ago

so think about it:

your getting a hell of alot more value from your ps3 than a wii u.. add the over a 100 games in 3D for ps3 aswell..

StanSmith5454d ago

Based on what exactly?

We don't know enough about it to write it off like you are! Multiple devs and publishers are saying it's a great system. They know more than we currently do.

Apex135454d ago

online streaming and downloading legal or not is the way forward and yes there is a DVD in everything so I dont need another.

in my bedroom alone I 4 things that play dvd. PS3, 360, MAC, Sony surround system. Nintendo I believe are learning to listen to people whilst sticking to what they know so that's all good. if they listen to people to much every console would only evolve with just power and nothing else which is why I love this company. Sometimes they get it right and at times wrong so they need to find that balance. Not sure why people are always on sonys dick but hay.

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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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Relientk7750d ago (Edited 50d ago )

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

PRIMORDUS49d ago (Edited 49d 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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Deathdeliverer75d ago

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

0hMyGandhi74d 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.

AuraAbjure74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

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

EveryPlatformGamer75d 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.

-Foxtrot75d 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_Box74d ago (Edited 74d 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

Inverno75d ago

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

Eonjay75d 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.

Inverno73d 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.

Killer2020UK74d 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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