Is Wii U a Xbox 360 with a touchscreen controller?

It would seem so. I've not really seen anything special from Wii U regarding its "innovation" of a controller with a touchable screen. It's actually worse than the Wiimote which at least introduced a new, yet obvious, way of playing games. The touchscreen on the other hand... is a huge miss. It doesn't really introduce anything new except more gimmicks that last for a whole five minutes. You're better off spending your money on a Xbox 360 or a PS3 and the motion controllers to go with either one.

No.

No it doesnt have a game on par with halo. The tablet controller is a gimmick. I mean how many times in the wii's lifecycle were motion controls implemented creatively or innovatively or even improved on a standard controller? The wiiu tablet will be the king of party games and mini games and all manor of shovleware. I mean if inventory organization and maps are the best ideas for the second screen then it has to fail.

Orrr, is the 360 a Wii U with Kinect? :o :twisted:

Anyway, I dunno but we'll soon find out. :P

Um.. no? People buy consoles for the games. Unless and until you can get Mario, Zelda, Metroid, SSB, etc. on a 360, the very question is just stupid.

It would seem so. I've not really seen anything special from Wii U regarding its "innovation" of a controller with a touchable screen. It's actually worse than the Wiimote which at least introduced a new, yet obvious, way of playing games. The touchscreen on the other hand... is a huge miss. It doesn't really introduce anything new except more gimmicks that last for a whole five minutes. You're better off spending your money on a Xbox 360 or a PS3 and the motion controllers to go with either one.

Kjranu

no, it's more powerful and has actual good exclusive IPs :P Seriously this thread doesn't make a lot of sense xD

A 360 with a little more ram, better gpu and lower clocked cpu. MFDOOM1983

Whilst 1GB of RAM isnt alot in this day and age... "a little more ram" certainly isn't correct.

Doubling something isn't a little more.... its 100% more.

No it doesnt have a game on par with halo. The tablet controller is a gimmick. I mean how many times in the wii's lifecycle were motion controls implemented creatively or innovatively or even improved on a standard controller? The wiiu tablet will be the king of party games and mini games and all manor of shovleware. I mean if inventory organization and maps are the best ideas for the second screen then it has to fail.

Garganroo

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]A 360 with a little more ram, better gpu and lower clocked cpu. moistsandwich

Whilst 1GB of RAM isnt alot in this day and age... "a little more ram" certainly isn't correct.

Doubling something isn't a little more.... its 100% more.

If it is, that means it's awesome.

Is the Xbox 360 a Xbox with a 360 logo?

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]A 360 with a little more ram, better gpu and lower clocked cpu. moistsandwich

Whilst 1GB of RAM isnt alot in this day and age... "a little more ram" certainly isn't correct.

Doubling something isn't a little more.... its 100% more.

isnt it 2 gb of ram? 1 for os and 1 for gaming?

So xbox has all the awesome 1st party Nintendo games?

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[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]A 360 with a little more ram, better gpu and lower clocked cpu. VendettaRed07

Whilst 1GB of RAM isnt alot in this day and age... "a little more ram" certainly isn't correct.

Doubling something isn't a little more.... its 100% more.

isnt it 2 gb of ram? 1 for os and 1 for gaming?

Yea but I think he said 1 because as of now, only 1 gig is dedicated to gaming. That number will proably go up down the road when the OS is optimized.

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[QUOTE="moistsandwich"]

Whilst 1GB of RAM isnt alot in this day and age... "a little more ram" certainly isn't correct.

Doubling something isn't a little more.... its 100% more.

Kingpin0114

isnt it 2 gb of ram? 1 for os and 1 for gaming?

Yea but I think he said 1 because as of now, only 1 gig is dedicated to gaming. That number will proably go up down the road when the OS is optimized.

Ahh, Well do we know how much of the 360's ram is dedicated to OS? Because if were not gonna count the WiiUs os dedicated ram then we shouldn't count the 360s either:P

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[QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]

isnt it 2 gb of ram? 1 for os and 1 for gaming?

VendettaRed07

Yea but I think he said 1 because as of now, only 1 gig is dedicated to gaming. That number will proably go up down the road when the OS is optimized.

Ahh, Well do we know how much of the 360's ram is dedicated to OS? Because if were not gonna count the WiiUs os dedicated ram then we shouldn't count the 360s either:P

A 360 with a little more ram, better gpu and lower clocked cpu. MFDOOM1983

It would seem so. I've not really seen anything special from Wii U regarding its "innovation" of a controller with a touchable screen. It's actually worse than the Wiimote which at least introduced a new, yet obvious, way of playing games. The touchscreen on the other hand... is a huge miss. It doesn't really introduce anything new except more gimmicks that last for a whole five minutes. You're better off spending your money on a Xbox 360 or a PS3 and the motion controllers to go with either one.

Kjranu

360 + Smartglass is pretty close to what the Wii U is.

I finally was able to play the Wii-U at Best Buy yesterday. I've got to say I wasn't overly impressed. It really did remind me of an Xbox 360 with a touchscreen tablet. A lot is going to depend on the quality of exclusive games that come out for it. I guess only time will tell if it is the success that the Wii was.

Only an idiot would say such bull wen the rumours suggest that it's more powerful, not just slightly. If you're looking at these launch games for a clear perspective, then don't.

360 launch games looked like sh*t, PS2 launch titles looked like sh*t, PS1 launch titles looked like absolute sh*t, and so on. You'd think gamers would learn from the past. You'll mearly need to compare those early 7th generation titles to these current releases to see what a capable developer can do once the hardware is on the market for a longer perioud.

Only time will tell, and that's further down the line wen the developers are used to the hardware. Right now wen the hardware ain't even out yet? It's just like looking at a monkey throwing sh*t around on Nintendo. Like it always happens.

Only an idiot would say such bull wen the rumours suggest that it's more powerful, not just slightly. If you're looking at these launch games for a clear perspective, then don't.

360 launch games looked like sh*t, PS2 launch titles looked like sh*t, PS1 launch titles looked like absolute sh*t, and so on. You'd think gamers would learn from the past. You'll mearly need to compare those early 7th generation titles to these current releases to see what a capable developer can do once the hardware is on the market for a longer perioud.

Only time will tell, and that's further down the line wen the developers are used to the hardware. Right now wen the hardware ain't even out yet? It's just like looking at a monkey throwing sh*t around on Nintendo. Like it always happens.

Lucianu

What did we learn with the Gears of War unveiling at e3 2005, Kameo and COD 2 with its dx 9 features? That a powerhouse console starts with a bang.

First pc game with dx9 features afaik was Far Cry from 2004. 360 released in 2005. DX 11 has been in games since 2009. But the wiiu is dx 10.1.

Yes. Also, the Playstation 3 is an Xbox 360 with a Blu Ray, the Playstation was a Nintendo 64 with a CD ROM drive, the Super Nintendo was a Sega Genesis with a better sound chip, and the Gamecube was a square-shaped Playstation 2.

Also, all Android phones are iPhones with Android and all iPhones are Android phones with iOS.

Yes. Also, the Playstation 3 is an Xbox 360 with a Blu Ray, the Playstation was a Nintendo 64 with a CD ROM drive, the Super Nintendo was a Sega Genesis with a better sound chip, and the Gamecube was a square-shaped Playstation 2.

Also, all Android phones are iPhones with Android and all iPhones are Android phones with iOS.

LordQuorthon

No, it has exclusives, lolol.

PS 3 came out a year after 360, not 7 years later.Cranler

Dumbass...

[QUOTE="Cranler"] PS 3 came out a year after 360, not 7 years later.LordQuorthon

Dumbass...

:|

Nope.

might be on to something here.....

Your previous post was an incredibly weak attempt at sarcasm. I love good sarcasm but weak sarcasm like yours just shouldnt exist.Cranler

Dumbass...LordQuorthon

[QUOTE="Cranler"]

Your previous post was an incredibly weak attempt at sarcasm. I love good sarcasm but weak sarcasm like yours just shouldnt exist.LordQuorthon

Dumbass...LordQuorthon

No, its got a weaker online experiencewolverine4262

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"]No, its got a weaker online experiencebonesawisready5

the touchscreen controller isn't a gimmick. It's gonna make for real time inventory change, clear up the tv screen, be used as a sight.. etc. You know make for real time game play and with using the 2nd screen as a scope you'll be able to see if anyone is sneaking up to knife you :D I call that inovation

the touchscreen controller isn't a gimmick. It's gonna make for real time inventory change, clear up the tv screen, be used as a sight.. etc. You know make for real time game play and with using the 2nd screen as a scope you'll be able to see if anyone is sneaking up to knife you :D I call that inovation

Sphensen

do you pause a game of dodgeball to pick up the ball? no.

part of the fun and excite comes from having to draw your attention somewhere else, forcing yourself to multitask

I know you've had to of played modern warefare or such and been killed while you were trying to snipe someone, maybe they come up and teabag you for fun because all you can see is what's through the scope, not with the Wii U you'll have a screen for the scope and still be able to see your player

[QUOTE="Kjranu"]

It would seem so. I've not really seen anything special from Wii U regarding its "innovation" of a controller with a touchable screen. It's actually worse than the Wiimote which at least introduced a new, yet obvious, way of playing games. The touchscreen on the other hand... is a huge miss. It doesn't really introduce anything new except more gimmicks that last for a whole five minutes. You're better off spending your money on a Xbox 360 or a PS3 and the motion controllers to go with either one.

ronvalencia

[QUOTE="Sphensen"]

the touchscreen controller isn't a gimmick. It's gonna make for real time inventory change, clear up the tv screen, be used as a sight.. etc. You know make for real time game play and with using the 2nd screen as a scope you'll be able to see if anyone is sneaking up to knife you :D I call that inovation

Cranler

but I guess you're one of those people who can't drive because you can't take your eyes off the road to look at your gauges

[QUOTE="Cranler"][QUOTE="Sphensen"]

the touchscreen controller isn't a gimmick. It's gonna make for real time inventory change, clear up the tv screen, be used as a sight.. etc. You know make for real time game play and with using the 2nd screen as a scope you'll be able to see if anyone is sneaking up to knife you :D I call that inovation

Sphensen

but I guess you're one of those people who can't drive because you can't take your eyes off the road to look at your gauges

do you pause a game of dodgeball to pick up the ball? no.

part of the fun and excite comes from having to draw your attention somewhere else, forcing yourself to multitask

I know you've had to of played modern warefare or such and been killed while you were trying to snipe someone, maybe they come up and teabag you for fun because all you can see is what's through the scope, not with the Wii U you'll have a screen for the scope and still be able to see your player

Sphensen