That looks pretty good. Selling the games would probably get you down to $200 at least and the extra controller is expensive, so it's a solid deal.
Well, to be fair, there is some correlation between bandwidth and latency, lower latency will increase the bandwidth of your connection.
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.
I think the internet basically needs a fucking overhaul before streaming ever seriously because viable for gaming, especially for stuff like FPS and Action games. Sure, I could play a turn based RPG and the like on it, but that would be the absolute only thing I would. And if you're seriously into Fighting Games where every single frame and frame counting matters? Forget it, our current internet will never handle that shit *ever*. You'd have to rip the entire thing apart and build a network that could operate with no latency.
If only google could work faster at converting the US to fiberI think the internet basically needs a fucking overhaul before streaming ever seriously because viable for gaming, especially for stuff like FPS and Action games. Sure, I could play a turn based RPG and the like on it, but that would be the absolute only thing I would. And if you're seriously into Fighting Games where every single frame and frame counting matters? Forget it, our current internet will never handle that shit *ever*. You'd have to rip the entire thing apart and build a network that could operate with no latency.
And on that note, here's some more info on the PlayStation Now stuff:Sony creates custom PS3 hardware for PlayStation Now Eurogamer.net
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WiiU is being ignored and laughed at by everyone. It isn't even considered as part of the next generation. That's not a good sign.
It's starting to. December was the WiiU's best month yet. The problem is that Nintendo had ABSURD expectations for it, far worse than any possible wild predictions we've made about anyone's hardware here, and it totally tanked for most of the year setting like record low sales numbers.
That's not true. Gaming sites and the like have started to warm up to the system now that the software library is getting a chance to mature. The new Mario game that launched is being greatly adored and is actually quite fantastic.
They'll never change to a software only company. They love their proprietary shit on their consoles too much. To the point where it hurts sales.
I'll grant you that the new Mario is getting amazing reviews and the 3DS dominates the handheld market completely but the WiiU? It's just a laughing stock. I'm a long time Nintendo fan and I'm saying the WiiU is not even in the race to be a contender this generation. It's not even in the same playing field. Possibly still trying to figure out which country the race is in.
I hope they stay in hardware forever. I hope there's dedicated gaming hardware like this shit forever.
I know Nintendo has a shitload of money stashed away, but I can't imagine they would be happy taking $350 million in losses for too many years in a row.
I have to disagree there. I feel that way about MS even though I despise everything about their consoles and will never even consider buying one. MS is still good for the industry, but Nintendo is a fucking blight. All they do is come up with gimmicky bullshit, and the worst case scenario is that it actually sells well because then you end up with Sony and MS feeling like they need to copy it with faggotry of their own.
As Sean said, last month was actually Wii U's best month, though it appears to be below every December the Gamecube had. (Note that December was great for the Wii U in Japan as well; it has then collapsed in January.)
No, it's not. It's essentially flat in the US vs. last year, despite a new model, hitting as low as $99 with that model, and the motherfucking pokemans. Not to mention titles like Zelda.
