Wednesday, June 15, 2011

New on Wii U: online and read DVD / Blu-ray

Iwata communicate with shareholders U Some further news on the Wii appears at this time, a collection of statements made by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Continue the policy area of the large N for the new console, which will not be able to read normal DVD movies No Blu-ray. The reason is that since there already tools specifically designed to perform those tasks, is unnecessary for the Nintendo console should play, preferring a total concentration on the game also to reduce costs and space dedicated to hardware.


U Wii Reader is designed for optical discs designed specifically for console owners, high density and diameter of 12 cm. Shareholders, Iwata also explained something about the online support provided for the console. Nintendo plans to offer a "more flexible", a system that, in contrast with the closure of the past, is able to better meet the needs of third party components on the online game, allowing a greater flexibility for developers and publishers.

Has once again been a substantial evolution in the experience of online play for the new console, which will also benefit the probable introduction of voice chat via VoIP, although there is no intention of forcing the publisher to the inclusion of certain features as standard for all video games.

We would expect the possibility of integration with social networks, but not officially announced it to be understood by Iwata. As for the famous "friend codes", apparently intended to recur, but in a decidedly different and more advanced: in essence, will be used within a system which will create a list of friends in a "not different from what happens in the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live."

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