A little bit of everything...
August 14th 2006 06:07
I'll start off today with some fan-made artwork for the Wiimote:
Images courtesy of forum member "stickylabel" on the wiisay.com forums.
Look great, don't they? I'm not sure whether the Wiimote will have removable faceplates - actually, upon checking, there's no evidence of it in the Wiki or on Nintendo's site, so I'm assuming not. An XBox360-esque changeable faceplate system would add a nice level of personalisation to the Wii, I think.
Stuff Magazine has had the first Wii ad I've seen in the print media, advertising Ubisoft's Red Steel first-person shooter:
Just as an aside on Red Steel - "Ubisoft's Red Steel game for Wii will incur a development cost of approximately $12.75 million, according to a report by JeuxFrance.com. Red Steel is being readied to launch alongside the Wii later this year. According to its developers, the game will have approximately 13 hours of play time.
Wii is considered to be the cheapest next-generation console to develop for. In May, THQ president Brian Farrell estimated Wii development costs are in the range of a quarter to half of that required for PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 development. What does this mean for developers? A game such as Red Steel could cost them between $24 - $48 million on PS3 or 360." That little snippet is taken with thanks from here on N-Sider.com.
I think there are really two main reasons for the Wii being easier and therefore cheaper to develop for. Firstly, the dev kits are largely the same as those for the Gamecube - meaning they can be re-used by those who already have them, and also meaning that Gamecube games should be easily ported to the Wii. Secondly, the simple architecture of the Wii (one CPU, one graphics processor) when compared to the PS3 and XBox360 (seven and three CPUs respectively, anyone?)
The oft-quirky The Game Rag had two interesting bits of news recently:
Nintendo To Announce Wii Release Date In DS Game - Apparently Nintendo are bringing out a "new Nintendo DS adventure/mystery/sudoku/pet breeding game" that will contain the release date for the Wii, somewhere deep within it.
I see.
Survey Shows Perverts Love Wii - The Wiimote will have some interesting uses, it seems... "Imagine a tentacle monster simulator using multiple Wii-motes! Just set it in an all-girl high school or a crowded train car..."
Stay tuned for more news!
Images courtesy of forum member "stickylabel" on the wiisay.com forums.
Look great, don't they? I'm not sure whether the Wiimote will have removable faceplates - actually, upon checking, there's no evidence of it in the Wiki or on Nintendo's site, so I'm assuming not. An XBox360-esque changeable faceplate system would add a nice level of personalisation to the Wii, I think.
Stuff Magazine has had the first Wii ad I've seen in the print media, advertising Ubisoft's Red Steel first-person shooter:
Just as an aside on Red Steel - "Ubisoft's Red Steel game for Wii will incur a development cost of approximately $12.75 million, according to a report by JeuxFrance.com. Red Steel is being readied to launch alongside the Wii later this year. According to its developers, the game will have approximately 13 hours of play time.
Wii is considered to be the cheapest next-generation console to develop for. In May, THQ president Brian Farrell estimated Wii development costs are in the range of a quarter to half of that required for PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 development. What does this mean for developers? A game such as Red Steel could cost them between $24 - $48 million on PS3 or 360." That little snippet is taken with thanks from here on N-Sider.com.
I think there are really two main reasons for the Wii being easier and therefore cheaper to develop for. Firstly, the dev kits are largely the same as those for the Gamecube - meaning they can be re-used by those who already have them, and also meaning that Gamecube games should be easily ported to the Wii. Secondly, the simple architecture of the Wii (one CPU, one graphics processor) when compared to the PS3 and XBox360 (seven and three CPUs respectively, anyone?)
The oft-quirky The Game Rag had two interesting bits of news recently:
Nintendo To Announce Wii Release Date In DS Game - Apparently Nintendo are bringing out a "new Nintendo DS adventure/mystery/sudoku/pet breeding game" that will contain the release date for the Wii, somewhere deep within it.
I see.Survey Shows Perverts Love Wii - The Wiimote will have some interesting uses, it seems... "Imagine a tentacle monster simulator using multiple Wii-motes! Just set it in an all-girl high school or a crowded train car..."
Stay tuned for more news!
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Comment by master_james
Thanks,