Showing posts with label cafe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cafe. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Project Cafe (Wii 2), leaked video of console?



It seems that someone may have leaked a video of the successor to the Wii, which is currently codenamed Project Cafe; most people seem to think it'll end up being called Nintendo Stream, because it streams four 1080p videos at the same time to four different controllers, which all have touch screens!

The hardware in this new console is also far better than that of the 360 and PS3 (which is understandable, because it's far newer). Nintendo and other game developers were all having trouble innovating anything else with the console, so they had to make a new one.

Nintendo has been behind with the Wii for years now, and with the release of Playstation Move and mostly the release of Microsoft's Kinect, the Wii had nothing special about it, anymore; the Wii is just a withered old husk, ready to become obsolete (if it hasn't already...).

The new console will be completely backwards compatible with older games from GameCube and the Wii, but the compatibility with older games from other systems is unknown; however, they have said it will have a higher emphasis on backwards compatibility (I hope it comes with a Super Nintendo game player! :D)

Project Cafe is said to also be the most developer friendly system; this means that they will make it very easy to develop games for their console. This is way different than the Wii, which many people had trouble programming for, because of the Wiimote's motion controls.

The SDK (Software Development Kit) for this console sounds awesome! We may finally get to see mainstream games being released on all three consoles, with great graphics! Maybe even a FFXIII rerelease, but with 1080p! (instead of 720p like on PS3 and 360...)


Sunday, May 8, 2011

E3, 2011, List of Games at Show

Here is a list of the games being shown at this year's E3 - these are in addition to the new Nintendo console that is being revealed, this year!

 This year's show is going to be very big; there is going to be Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Bioshock: Infinite, Gears of War 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Batman: Arkham City, From Dust, Assassins Creed: Revelations, Wii 2 (project cafe), Legend of Zelda: Skyward, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Two Worlds II and much, much more!









2K Games
BioShock: Infinite 
The Darkness II

2K Sports
NBA 2K12 

Activision
Prototype 2 
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure 
Spider-Man: Edge of Time
X-Men: Destiny

Bethesda Softworks
Prey 2 
Rage
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Codemasters
Bodycount
F1 2011 

D3 Publisher
The Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
White Knight Chronicles II 

Deep Silver
Dead Island
Risen 2: Dark Waters

Devolver Digital
Serious Sam 3: BFE 

Disney Interactive Studios
Cars 2 
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game 

Electronic Arts
Battlefield 3 
FIFA Soccer 12 
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 
Madden NFL 12 
Mass Effect 3 
NCAA Football 12 
NHL 12 
Need for Speed: The Run  
SSX 
Star Wars: The Old Republic
The Sims 3: Generations 

En Masse Entertainment
Tera 

Focus Home Interactive
A Game of Thrones: Genesis 
Of Orcs and Men 
Rotastic 
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Testament of Sherlock 

Gazillion
Fortune Online  
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online

Microsoft
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3

MonkeyPaw Games
BurgerTime HD

Nexon
Dragon Nest 
Vindictus

Nintendo
Super Mario 3DS 
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 

No Publisher Announced
Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension 

Perfect World Entertainment
Raiderz

SouthPeak Games
Battle VS Chess 

Tecmo
Ninja Gaiden III 

Telltale Games
Back to the Future: The Game -- Episode 5: Outatime 
Jurassic Park: The Game 
Puzzle Agent 2 

TopWare Interactive
Scivelation 
Two Worlds II: Pirates of the Flying Fortress 

Trion Worlds
End of Nations 
Rift 

Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Revelations 
Call of Juarez: The Cartel 
Driver: San Francisco 
From Dust 
Rayman Origins: Episode 1 
Rocksmith
The Adventures of TinTin  
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
TrackMania2 Canyon 

Warner Bros. Interactive
Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North


Go to IGN to see what consoles they are on and see more information about them like screenshots, etc.


Saturday, May 7, 2011

Project Cafe, Wii successor, Designs



IGN asked for people to make their own ideas of what the Wii 2 (Wii's successor, codenamed: Project Café) will look like. There are rumors and speculation circulating everywhere and Nintendo has announced that the console will be revealed at E3.

There were quite a few cool designs that IGN revealed from its users, even if one of them does kind of look like a VCR...

There are far more designs at IGN, but this one to the left is my favorite. It may look like a VCR, like I said, but it still looks awesome! IT has four controller ports, which use USB, and the system kind of reminds me of the Nintendo and Super Nintendo consoles...

Anyway, I really hope it doesn't have the name that this person gave it... Nintendo BEEM; that would be such a strange name... Most people believe it's going to be called the Nintendo Stream, so far - this is because of the cool way it streams 1080p video to each of the four controllers, simultaneously. How is this useful, you ask? Well, if you are playing a four-player split-screen game, you don't want the others to cheat by looking at your screen; so, you can simply look at your controller without anyone being able to spy on you on the same screen as theirs! And, you get your own screen instead of having to share it...

Plus, 1080p is a really high resolution, meaning this console is very powerful. The 360 and PS3 are both capable of 720p, 1080i and 1080p - however, most games on these consoles usually only make the effort of using 720p, even though it's a far smaller resolution. If this console can stream four 1080p videos at the same time, it has to be very, very powerful...

Source: http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1166486p1.html


Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Wii 2, Has no Hard Drive



The next Nintendo console is going to be announced at E3, according to Nintendo themselves. We know many things about the console, including the controller, specifications, etc. Now, we know the amount of RAM and that there is no hard drive.

This is, of course, just rumor; however, many of these rumors are very likely to be true. I am wondering what Nintendo will do without a hard drive... go back to memory cards? That wouldn't be a very great idea - maybe they'll use Cloud systems to store things online? That would be cool and allow for us to be able to access saves from any of the Project Cafe (Wii 2 Codename) systems!

We also have rumors that the system will have 8 gigabytes of RAM, which will be far more than that of other console - which is 1/2 a gigabyte in the 360; that means this new console will have 16x as much RAM as the 360!

We'll just have to wait and see what happens with this.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6311897.html

Monday, April 25, 2011

Nintendo, Confirms Next-gen Console Playable at E3 2011



Nintendo has confirmed that their next-gen console will be playable at E3 2011. They have stated that the system will be available by early 2012. Nintendo's profits have fell sharply, mostly because of declining sales of the Nintendo Wii.

Microsoft's Kinect and Playstation Move are two of the biggest factors hurting Nintendo; now, Nintendo has created a new system that will truly be revolutionary, called the Nintendo Stream - according to some sources. It will have an HD 1080p, six-inch screen on four different controllers streamed from the console. This is like processing four different games at the same time!



The Nintendo Stream is sounding pretty cool, I think! I know I'll be getting one :D

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6310161.html

Friday, April 22, 2011

Nintendo's Next gen Console, Cost, Specs, Design and Release Date



The next gen console from Nintendo is already coming soon, and is expected to be announced next month at E3 or something around then.

Here are some of the feature of the new system:

  • $350 - $400 dollar cost, based on manufacturing costs
  • Controller with HD (1080p) Touchscreen (Able to Stream split screen games to four different controllers, so people don't have to look at one screen split into four - they'll have their own personal screen on the controller!)
  • Better hardware than the PS3 and 360 (Expect releases to now be on all three companies' consoles! And for more exclusives for this new system, that can't be handled by the 360 or PS3!)
  • Release date between October - November
  • Name Pending for the Console (Codenamed : Project Cafe)
  • According to my source, it will look like a more modernized version of the Super Nintendo

I can't wait until we get our hands on this amazing sounding console! :D


http://mynintendonews.com/2011/04/22/nintendo-wii-2-nintendo-wii-2-project-cafe-coming-this-year-for-400/

Project Cafe, Nintendo's new console, Leaked Images



It seems that there have been some leaks that have revealed to us the next gen console from Nintendo; it is expected that they will announce the console within about one month or so. This could cause a huge shakeup in the line of consoles, because 360 and PS3 will be outdated compared to the new hardware in the next gen console. The new controller for the next gen console is amazing as well; the console streams an HD (1080p) video to up to four different controllers, showing each player their split of a split screen multiplayer game.

Project Cafe, Nintendo's new console, Controller Concept

IGN has made some sort of controller concept for the new system, currently code named Project Cafe. The controller has an HD screen on a PSP like body. This screen puts out 1080p video and can be streamed to four controllers with different video for each; this is good for split screen games, where the player should only be looking at their own screen instead of looking at their enemy's screen.

Nintendo, Wii Successor Console, Will Arrive when it is announced



The Wii Successor, Nintendo's next gen console, has been accidentally confirmed, it seems. Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about the new next gen console; he said that the console 'will arrive when it is announced.' He seems to have accidentally confirmed the console, but we already knew about it anyway, so who cares.

The new next gen console will have an awesome controller; the controller will have an HD screen on it and be shaped kind of like a PSP. This will allow for split screen games to give each player a 1080p view of only their split of the screen, instead of everyone just looking at four small screens on one television.

I can't wait until the next console comes out, and I hope all of those rumors about the controller are true! This would make it far better than those terrible motion controlled systems, like the PS3, Wii and 360... They are all embracing too much of these new types of controls, I think. However, the new console will be backwards compatible with all Wii and GameCube games, according to rumor. Also, it will have better hardware than the PS3 or 360.

http://techland.time.com/2011/04/21/nintendo-wii-successor-will-arrive-%E2%80%98when-we-announce-it%E2%80%99/

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Wii 2, Rockstar designing games for the next-gen console

Nintendo is ready to announce their next console, codenamed Project Cafe, within about a month or two; it is rumored that they will reveal it at E3. This will probably take the biggest spotlight at E3, because of it being the first of the next-gen consoles. It will have more powerful hardware than the Xbox 360, according to sources. Now, Rockstar is rumored to be at work on games for the new next-gen console!

I really want to try this thing out; they said it's going to be like an Ipad, but with amazing graphics. This could easily beat the Ipad in sales, if it's true; the console would probably be cheaper, and most of all it would be far better than an Ipad. If Rockstar is on board with a console like this, then there is no question about how amazing it really is going to be!

So, I can't wait to see the reveal of the new console. I'll be waiting eagerly for any news that I can find our hear about the new console coming from Nintendo, soon; I also can't wait to see what games Rockstar might be making for the awesome new console.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6309218.html

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Project Cafe, Nintendo's new console coming soon



Project Cafe, sometimes called Wii 2, is Nintendo's codename for their new console that will be revealed soon. It is likely that they'll reveal it at E3 or sometime in late May. Nintendo's new controller for the console seems to be something different, like they always try to do. This time it is a controller that has an HD screen on it.

The picture above is a concept of the controller from IGN. It looks very interesting. I hope it looks a little better than this, but it still looks awesome. This isn't the real concept from Nintendo, since the console isn't announced, yet; however, this is an imaginative version from IGN dissecting the rumors about the new console's controller.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/116/1162204p1.html

3DS surplus in stores, Nintendo responds



Nintendo has created a huge surplus of the 3DS console and people were wondering why; so, Nintendo responded about their worries for Nintendo. Usually when a console from any company releases, there is a huge shortage of them quickly, which creates a huge demand for a product that doesn't exist.

When there is a high demand for something but a little supply, they can charge almost whatever they want for them. So this is the reason for most console makers decisions of having shortages, but Nintendo decided to release more than there was a demand for (a surplus).

Nintendo said that the reason they did this is because they were tired of having their customers trying to buy their console only to figure out that there were none left; this happened many times with the Wii, when it used to sell well (now the successor to the Wii, which has better hardware than the PS3 and 360, is coming...).

I might get a 3DS, but I'm not all that interested; I don't see the addition of 3D as a game changer in any way. If anything, the 3D will slow down the games I play and make them less enjoyable, while also hurting my eyes. I might rather get the NGP coming from Sony, which is basically a handheld PS3, when it comes to hardware.




So, if you want a 3DS, there are plenty of them.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6308895.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B6

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Wii 2 called Project Cafe and has better hardware than 360 or PS3



The Wii 2's, or Project Cafe's, announcement is coming quickly and I have some of the amazing details!

Project Cafe will have a better graphics card than the Xbox 360, and according to 01net.com, it'll have a processor with three cores. This is just like the Xbox 360! There are some features that will be better than the 360, though.

The graphics card will be much newer than that in the 360, because of the much later release; it will probably be in the AMD R700 series, according to 01net.com. The RAM, so far is unknown; however, it will be 512mb or greater (I hope greater... it could be so much more for really cheap!)


SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Processor: Three core processor, kind of like the Xbox 360
  • Graphics Card: Probably in the AMD R700 series, newer than the 360
  • RAM: 512mb or more, hopefully more
  • Controller: Like an Ipad with buttons and an HD screen
  • Games: Developers are already making games (supposedly), and backwards compatible with Wii & GameCube!


http://www.gamespot.com/news/6308804.html
http://www.01net.com/editorial/531660/project-cafe-la-wii-2-de-nintendo-aura-une-tablette-pour-manette/