Wii U Won't Play Blu-rays Or DVDs
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OK, seriously, how is this a bad thing?
First off, like they said, your typical household already has enough means of viewing DVDs. Have a sound system? Most of them function as a DVD player, don't they? You've got a computer, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this. And hell, most small/portable TVs nowadays come with a DVD Player on the side.
Also, for the people who want to "experience" their DVDs AND games on a ginormic screen with stunning surround-sound...don't most TVs have like three or four input ports now? I know most of the TVs in my household are over 10 years old, but all of them can support at least three different peripheral devices. Is it really that hard to have your game system in one port, your dvd/surround sound in another, and switch between them?
For all the people who cry out "gimmick" when they see Nintendo's consoles, I have to say the downloading/storing/viewing of ANY form of media other than video games on a video game console, to me, is the very epitome of "gimmick." Why do you need to listen to music or view pictures on your game console when an 8GB MP3 player is like $20? The PS3 may be a "cheap" Blu-Ray player, but by that very respect, how popular has Blu-Ray gotten, and how popular would it really be if it didn't hang on PS3's existence so dearly?
I'll stop before I go into full-blown rant here, but suffice it to say I got my point across. The WiiU doesn't need to be a DVD player, and if never having that functionality means I save $30-50 off the finished product, then I say to hell with it.
First off, like they said, your typical household already has enough means of viewing DVDs. Have a sound system? Most of them function as a DVD player, don't they? You've got a computer, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this. And hell, most small/portable TVs nowadays come with a DVD Player on the side.
Also, for the people who want to "experience" their DVDs AND games on a ginormic screen with stunning surround-sound...don't most TVs have like three or four input ports now? I know most of the TVs in my household are over 10 years old, but all of them can support at least three different peripheral devices. Is it really that hard to have your game system in one port, your dvd/surround sound in another, and switch between them?
For all the people who cry out "gimmick" when they see Nintendo's consoles, I have to say the downloading/storing/viewing of ANY form of media other than video games on a video game console, to me, is the very epitome of "gimmick." Why do you need to listen to music or view pictures on your game console when an 8GB MP3 player is like $20? The PS3 may be a "cheap" Blu-Ray player, but by that very respect, how popular has Blu-Ray gotten, and how popular would it really be if it didn't hang on PS3's existence so dearly?
I'll stop before I go into full-blown rant here, but suffice it to say I got my point across. The WiiU doesn't need to be a DVD player, and if never having that functionality means I save $30-50 off the finished product, then I say to hell with it.
I think the people complaining would probably complain about anything nintendo said. A DVD player probably would not be worth the extra cost since I allready have so many, and for those complainging OmGZZZ now I have to switch mmy system if I want to watch movies. Thats the equvilent of pressing a button on your remote and switching from video 2 to video 3
Yeeeeeah I get what they're trying but I don't think they thought it out much. I mean Pac-Man had a lot more thought behind it. Originally it was called Puck-Man, but they knew in arcades it would be vandalized and could easily be read as Fuck-Man if done.Dr. McD said:
But Nintendo are content with naming their device after someones junk or urine or apparently what a crazy woman in a comedy re-dubbed movie was yelling over and over.
Probably like on the Wii. SD card and gamecube controller plugs.therandombear said:Well..the pictures of the console shows a CD slot..for Wii games...and a cartridge slot under?..idk really, looks like it is.Onyx Oblivion said:
Could ofc just be the slot to the plugs for standard classic controller
Ya, probably...I wouldn't mind a cartridge slot tbh...heheredisforever said:Probably like on the Wii. SD card and gamecube controller plugs.therandombear said:Well..the pictures of the console shows a CD slot..for Wii games...and a cartridge slot under?..idk really, looks like it is.Onyx Oblivion said:
Could ofc just be the slot to the plugs for standard classic controller
Whoa! Idea! Since it has a touchscreen, why can't we play DS games on the controller? I'd love that. Also, why not N64 as well?therandombear said:Ya, probably...I wouldn't mind a cartridge slot tbh...heheredisforever said:Probably like on the Wii. SD card and gamecube controller plugs.therandombear said:Well..the pictures of the console shows a CD slot..for Wii games...and a cartridge slot under?..idk really, looks like it is.Onyx Oblivion said:
Could ofc just be the slot to the plugs for standard classic controller
Write it down and send it to Nintendo :3redisforever said:Whoa! Idea! Since it has a touchscreen, why can't we play DS games on the controller? I'd love that. Also, why not N64 as well?therandombear said:Ya, probably...I wouldn't mind a cartridge slot tbh...heheredisforever said:Probably like on the Wii. SD card and gamecube controller plugs.therandombear said:Well..the pictures of the console shows a CD slot..for Wii games...and a cartridge slot under?..idk really, looks like it is.Onyx Oblivion said:
Could ofc just be the slot to the plugs for standard classic controller
Ok I missed that, I thought they were still rumours so my bad. However, they still haven't revealed some details. From Eurogamer:j-e-f-f-e-r-s said:
"However, the released data gives away very little about the performance of the console, omitting any kind of detail on the graphics chip utilised and the make-up of the IBM CPU. Other important information - such as the resolution of the 6.2-inch 16:9 touchscreen are also omitted from the PDF contained in Nintendo's official press pack."
OT: The WiiU isn't living up to the hype already. The screen isnt multitouch, the gameplay displayed was xbox/ps3 based at E3 and now no DVD enabled. I'm guessing they won't support gamecube either which is a shame.
Well, damn, now my only two options are to spend $40 on a new DVD player or use one of the 3 I already own.
Why are video game nerds the snootiest people on the planet?
Why are video game nerds the snootiest people on the planet?
Seriously.Sneaky-Pie said:
Come on guys. Physical discs are going out fast. It would be stupid for Nintendo to hike up the price to squeeze in a DVD or Blue ray player at this stage. Especially when you probably have one already anyway.
Now, if it still doesn't have a hard drive, that will be a problem.
I don't see a problem with them removing DVD playback, I agree with them that practically anything that'll accept a disc will play a DVD and we don't really NEED this function (whether we want it or not).
I have a problem with what this represents; they are already giving reasons for shortcomings in a console they haven't even brought out yet. They're already saying sorry for something when they haven't even sold one unit.
I waiting for the day they try and you know sell this thing on it's perceived good points and not keep saying sorry for its perceived bad points.
I have a problem with what this represents; they are already giving reasons for shortcomings in a console they haven't even brought out yet. They're already saying sorry for something when they haven't even sold one unit.
I waiting for the day they try and you know sell this thing on it's perceived good points and not keep saying sorry for its perceived bad points.