FFXIV on Nintendo WII U

On a more serious note, I hope they make a Crystal Chronicles worth playing.. If you ask me Echoes of Time sucked :o I still rather the Game Cube version... With the new controller it would make it easier than having to buy another Nintendo system.

I hope the new WII isn't half as disappointing or boring as the Nintendo press conference. I love "you haven't played this mario kart!", you add tilt, underwater, and a hang glider, thats not revolutionary its still the same effing engine from nintend64. Lets remake starfox 64 and add peoples faces on online mode. -_- when was the last time nintendo had a new ip? Why doesn't nintendo ever push their own consoles far? Its always left up to third party people to make a way better game then their effin six ips or so they have. Eff that, Idk if they made a new ip ever year for the last 25 years, I just don't care anymore. I'll sit my kids someday down in front of the tv and they can watch the Nintendo press conference, but the nostalgia they're offing I don't want again and again. I've played every remake of the legend of zelda there is to offer, make a new rated T or M zelda for this new console, do something new DAMNIT! I enjoy my ds and FF titles remade on it, but other than that I'm usually getting drunk while playing mario party and that is the extent of my wii enjoyment.


edit: give the legend of zelda to Atlus who made demon/dark souls. That would be punishing and sick!

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Originally Posted by SAMINUS

I am mostly interested in the hardware specs of this system.. still waiting for them though.

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Same. To be honest, I'm not expecting anything spectacular: stronger than the Wii, still weaker than the 360 and PS3, still no online service, still won't play DVDs. The best third-party attempt at trying to win over the hardcore market will be an on-rails shooter that nobody wants to play, serious development will cease, and the only games worth playing on the system will be first-party titles. Again.

Do kids effing watch E3 was the thought going through the Nintendo Press conference. Parents probably don't watch it unless they're younger and nerdier like us? I'm probably like 3-4 years away from kids, I guess I'd be watching e3 then >.<

i thought they were leaked. Some bs ati gpu with 25 gig for HDD and 8 gig for game saves, doesn't seem to really compete with my ps3? So maybe those are wrong. I thought they had to be wrong.

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Originally Posted by Quanta

Same. To be honest, I'm not expecting anything spectacular: stronger than the Wii, still weaker than the 360 and PS3, still no online service, still won't play DVDs. The best third-party attempt at trying to win over the hardcore market will be an on-rails shooter that nobody wants to play, serious development will cease, and the only games worth playing on the system will be first-party titles. Again.

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Wow really?.....


It was already said that the system would be as strong if not alittle stronger then the PS3 and 360 (did you not see Ninja Gaiden 3?)
Why does it need to play DVDs? I am buying a game system not a DVD palyer, I have a 360 and a PS3 that can play DVDs..... I dont need a third one.
No hardcore games........ did you watch E3?

Nope, Bad Idea for a bad console. Should stay PS3/PC.

I can't believe that people can't get over that fact that some of us weren't impressed with nintendo at E3. I also wasn't impressed with any of these supposed "hardcore" games.(matter of taste there on that one because I don't consider assassins creed is hardcore at all, its a pretty easy gaming franchise which has left me disappointed after the second installment)

I think its just funny we can't have a differing opinion, when I personally dont' care if you like the console why should anyone care if people don't. They spent most of their time on kids games, it was only after the 45 year old work out crowd bit (weigh yourself crap, yeah my mom is 50 and a personal trainer she's not using a wii and she's not watching e3 for that), that they finally got to "hardcore" games and I wasn't impressed. Its okay if other people are though because we all have different tastes, the only thing we should honestly have in common is "we like FFXIV to an extent" lol.

edit: the new controller seems awful for those of us used to our triggers where they are lol.

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Originally Posted by Kailea_Nagisa

Wow really?.....


It was already said that the system would be as strong if not alittle stronger then the PS3 and 360 (did you not see Ninja Gaiden 3?)

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It's impossible to make that judgment without the specs for the system, which they've been quiet about thusfar. As you can probably tell from the tone of my post, I'm not too hopeful. Considering that their plans for storage are SD and USB (which are god-awfully slow compared to the SATA drives that the other two consoles are using), I'm even less hopeful.

In addition to that, they haven't said a word about online support, something which is obviously a big deal to many people.

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Why does it need to play DVDs? I am buying a game system not a DVD palyer, I have a 360 and a PS3 that can play DVDs..... I dont need a third one.

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I don't actually care about DVD playback. I was just poking fun.

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No hardcore games........ did you watch E3?

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Where'd I say there'd be no hardcore games? I implied that their best attempt is going to be something shitty, and support for the console will eventually be dropped in favor of the other two consoles, which have already proven themselves at better supporting a hardcore base than Nintendo has.

Well official tech specs haven't been released yet but IMB are making the processor and they said:

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Like IBM, who today issued a press release boasting some of the Wii U's hardware specifications, including the fact the microprocessor serving as "the heart" of the console is a custom 45nm chip, with embedded DRAM that "is capable of feeding the multi-core processor large chunks of data to make for a smooth entertainment experience".

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They said it does 1080p and also takes SD and USB external HDD as additional storage. Devs have said it is a very capable console at the very least on par with the 360 and PS3 so should be able to run FFXIV.

Now if they can get this on the Wii U I would love it just think of the possibilities with that controller. You got the touch screen on controller which could have all your action bars and macro bars on so you can just quickly touch them. It could have a chat/keyboard button which would change the screen to keyboard layout so you can type out a message. It could house all your widgets and chat log so you to clear clutter up from your screen. You could put the mini map on it or your parties HP bars so you can keep a close eye on them.

I really think it could be great on the Wii U, of course the biggest problem would be getting SE to put all these idea's into action and not just do a straight port.

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Originally Posted by zaviermhigo

I can't believe that people can't get over that fact that some of us weren't impressed with nintendo at E3. I also wasn't impressed with any of these supposed "hardcore" games.(matter of taste there on that one because I don't consider assassins creed is hardcore at all, its a pretty easy gaming franchise which has left me disappointed after the second installment)

I think its just funny we can't have a differing opinion, when I personally dont' care if you like the console why should anyone care if people don't. They spent most of their time on kids games, it was only after the 45 year old work out crowd bit (weigh yourself crap, yeah my mom is 50 and a personal trainer she's not using a wii and she's not watching e3 for that), that they finally got to "hardcore" games and I wasn't impressed. Its okay if other people are though because we all have different tastes, the only thing we should honestly have in common is "we like FFXIV to an extent" lol.

edit: the new controller seems awful for those of us used to our triggers where they are lol.

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Ahmen sister, I honestly would be surprised to find any hardcore gamers that would consider this new system for hardcores. I'm not saying it doesn't have a place in the family room, however its not a platform that FFXIV could be easily ported to due to its hardware limitations and the differences in controls.

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Originally Posted by AlexiaKidd

Well official tech specs haven't been released yet but IMB are making the processor and they said:



They said it does 1080p and also takes SD and USB external HDD as additional storage. Devs have said it is a very capable console at the very least on par with the 360 and PS3 so should be able to run FFXIV.

Now if they can get this on the Wii U I would love it just think of the possibilities with that controller. You got the touch screen on controller which could have all your action bars and macro bars on so you can just quickly touch them. It could have a chat/keyboard button which would change the screen to keyboard layout so you can type out a message. It could house all your widgets and chat log so you to clear clutter up from your screen. You could put the mini map on it or your parties HP bars so you can keep a close eye on them.

I really think it could be great on the Wii U, of course the biggest problem would be getting SE to put all these idea's into action and not just do a straight port.

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So according to what you are quoting it has a multicore processor that is 45nm that has some embedded DRAM. How does that give you any sense if it will be better than the PS3/360? 45nm processors came out in 2008, so this is nothing new.

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Originally Posted by JoshuaCade

So according to what you are quoting it has a multicore processor that is 45nm that has some embedded DRAM. How does that give you any sense if it will be better than the PS3/360? 45nm processors came out in 2008, so this is nothing new.

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I didn't say that did, I said devs said "it was very capable and at the very least on par with the 360 and PS3" I was just watching GTTV and they were interviewing someone from EA who was asked if Battlefield would be coming to it and he said that DICE were looking at it and with the new controller and the power of Frostbite 2 they said they had some interesting idea's.

They also asked them how powerful it was and if it was as powerful as the PS3/360 and thats when he said it was at least on par and they had no problems with the machines capabilities.

well its gonna be stronger than the current generation of systems, if it has a HDD they can port it it over.

I don't see why not.

The second screen could be useful.

There's only 2 games for the new Wii U most of us wants, Zelda & Metroid Prime HD remakes, and possibly a new Metroid Prime game. (if only...)
So ya i agree, FFXIV should be PS3 & PC only.

the game needs to be completed for at least pc 1st , no?

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Originally Posted by Vermilion

Nope, Bad Idea for a bad console. Should stay PS3/PC.

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You're a genius for knowing it's a bad console a year before it's release...! PS3 is so much better.....

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Originally Posted by zaviermhigo

I can't believe that people can't get over that fact that some of us weren't impressed with nintendo at E3. I also wasn't impressed with any of these supposed "hardcore" games.(matter of taste there on that one because I don't consider assassins creed is hardcore at all, its a pretty easy gaming franchise which has left me disappointed after the second installment)

I think its just funny we can't have a differing opinion, when I personally dont' care if you like the console why should anyone care if people don't. They spent most of their time on kids games, it was only after the 45 year old work out crowd bit (weigh yourself crap, yeah my mom is 50 and a personal trainer she's not using a wii and she's not watching e3 for that), that they finally got to "hardcore" games and I wasn't impressed. Its okay if other people are though because we all have different tastes, the only thing we should honestly have in common is "we like FFXIV to an extent" lol.

edit: the new controller seems awful for those of us used to our triggers where they are lol.

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Supposed hardcore games? Really? Ninja Gaiden 3 is SUPPOSED to be hardcore? Assassin's creed too i guess is suppsoed and so is darksiders II.... i wonder what is so much more hardcore on PS3... oh wait....let me guess.. is is...Ninja Gaiden 3? Dude if you have nothing smart to say just shut up.

I don't see FFXIV being played on a controller.

Chances of seeing it on Wii U 0.0000000000000000000000000¼%

Well hardware only allows for the possibility, if the program isn't efficient enough, it will not work. I am still waiting to find a game that can bog my system down, though a horribly programmed black jack game could burn my system into the ground lol

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Originally Posted by Quanta

It's impossible to make that judgment without the specs for the system, which they've been quiet about thusfar. As you can probably tell from the tone of my post, I'm not too hopeful. Considering that their plans for storage are SD and USB (which are god-awfully slow compared to the SATA drives that the other two consoles are using), I'm even less hopeful.

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USB 2.0 will give transfer speeds of about 35MB/s. So I doubt the games will be slowed down to a lot let alone a visible level, same for SD cards.. they're about the speed of a laptop drive.

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Originally Posted by JoshuaCade

Ahmen sister, I honestly would be surprised to find any hardcore gamers that would consider this new system for hardcores. I'm not saying it doesn't have a place in the family room, however its not a platform that FFXIV could be easily ported to due to its hardware limitations and the differences in controls.

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Hardware limitations? What kind of hardware limitations does the WII U has over the PS3? Do you pple just love to pull shit out of your ass? Nintendo didn't even comment on the specs plus they showed a tech demo which looked better then anything on PS3

25GB Disks & 8GB Internal Memory.

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Personally I would hate to see what SE would implement if they had to design for another controller

(inb4 30 patches of "target mode")

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Originally Posted by Verecund

Personally I would hate to see what SE would implement if they had to design for another controller

(inb4 30 patches of "target mode")

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Target modes can be made to be exclusively tailored to platforms(PS3, WII U and PC having their own target modes to suit the controls of the platform). As long as they don't advantage a platform over another there will be no problem doing that.

I don't care if it comes out on wii u, but personally i was HIGHLY impressed by the system. I can't wait for it.

I really want this to happen now, that controller could be so good for FFXIV. All your macro's and action bar at your fingertips, not having to skip around the action bar with my D-Pad or hold a trigger button to pull up macro's just hit the icon on the touchscreen, press a button to bring up the map on the controller screen, move chat logs and battle logs onto the controller to de-clutter the main screen.

There are a lot of possibilities with this tech just need SE to use it if they can.

I'm all for it as long as it doesn't slow current FF14 down. The last thing we need is to create another problem.

My general impression of the new WiiU was good. I think the new controller has a lot of possibilities. However, it wasn't what I saw so much as what I heard. I can tell from their emphasis on the concepts of "deeper and wider" experiences and "cutomizable playstyle" that they realize they catered a bit too heavily to the casual market with Wii. While I am sure it brought in a lot of new gamers, I am equally sure it lost them some too. Aside from that, the specs on the system seem like they will be on par if not a bit better than PS3 or Xbox 360. I also heard mention of online capabilities. So, although I will wait to see how the specs compare to the other 2 systems, the only real problem I can see at this point is a lack of a big hard drive. But they did say you could plug in an external HD via USB. All this added together makes me think that not only could the WiiU handle FFXIV, but it could be a more useful tool for those of us who are console gamers wanting to play MMOs. An all in one peripheral that lets me control my char, chat, and access menus and maps and such with a touch screen........... yea....... thats not looking bad at all.

Also from the above I don't really see too much that is kids stuff about this new system, and the way they talked and the people that were backing them made me think that, yes, they are trying to get back some of the more mid to hardcore gamers. I should know, I have been vastly disappointed in nintendo since N64. And ever since then, it seems like Nintendo has come up with one bad business decision after another. I still got Nintendo systems back then, but it was only for flagship titles. However, Nintendo completely lost me with the Wii...... too gimicky, plus I'm a lazy gamepad user and the wii mote is just too much like work. These days I mostly play MMOs and an occisional random game from a 3rd party developer (helloooo Dark Souls) (which means it doesnt matter what system I have), but the only first party games I care about are Nintendo games. Microsoft and Sony titles have never particularly interested me. I will still have to see more information, but if Nintendo is trying to make a serious play for more hardcore gamers, then sign me up. Believe me when I say that I would be more than happy to get trade in credits for my Xbox 360 and PS3 towards a good new Nintendo console.

The short answer: Hell Yes I'd like FFXIV on WiiU!!

.......... I can finally re-subscribe to Nintendo Power after 14 years!!! Rock!

LOL I would say bad idea but FFXIV needs more players desperately and I would take them anyway I could get them, not a bad idea after all. Doubt they will go for this though.

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I TALK IN BOLD AND ALL CAPS CAUSE IT'S KEWL!!!

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Originally Posted by Rowyne

I TALK IN BOLD AND ALL CAPS CAUSE IT'S KEWL!!!

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IM BETTER BOLD, CAPS, ITALICS AND UNDERLINED PLUS DIFFERENT COLOR!

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IM BETTER BOLD, CAPS, ITALICS AND UNDERLINED PLUS DIFFERENT COLOR!

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You win.

Oh, how I miss having a general chat in game.

wii u is a "pad+monitor" not a console :P

25GB "BluRays" (lol Nintendo really doesn't want to pay Sony)
8GB flash memory isn't too bad, this system is looking to be pretty powerful.

Oh and just to point out, what exactly defines a hardcore game now-and-days? And quite frankly I thought there were only hardcore gameRS not hardcore games...a hardcore game makes me think its gonna be some raunchy porn game, I think the word that should define the games that will be coming to is Mature games.

Also I was on the edge with this new system when I first started watching the system, due to the big let-down from the Wii, but after hearing some of the specs (with more to come) I'm getting more and more excited.

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

wii u is a "pad+monitor" not a console :P

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Dude... the Wii U IS a CONSOLE.... the controller is just a controller. Did you see the Press conference?

Here read up. http://www.gamespot.com/features/631...nside-and-out/

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

wii u is a "pad+monitor" not a console :P

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Actually Wii U is a console the pad & monitor is the controller.

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doh , but nintendo never showed the console in any videos , there is only a screenshot ...thats why i miss it :P

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Originally Posted by OMEGA_HACK

25GB "BluRays" (lol Nintendo really doesn't want to pay Sony)
8GB flash memory isn't too bad, this system is looking to be pretty powerful.

Oh and just to point out, what exactly defines a hardcore game now-and-days? And quite frankly I thought there were only hardcore gameRS not hardcore games...a hardcore game makes me think its gonna be some raunchy porn game, I think the word that should define the games that will be coming to is Mature games.

Also I was on the edge with this new system when I first started watching the system, due to the big let-down from the Wii, but after hearing some of the specs (with more to come) I'm getting more and more excited.

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Hardcore games don't exist, Hardcore gamers do. Hardcore PC Gamers are identified by "The Mark".

I do not have that mark, am I doing it Wrong!?!?