#I miss the Wii and the 3Ds

[galactic-dragoness]

Is adulthood just yearning for the things that happened over a decade ago every decade that passes you by

[captn3]

until next time.... stay fresh [plain text: until next time.... stay fresh]

[saintdaily]

day 63

[picorimori]

i wanted to say since theyre putting slightly more focus on donkey kong i hope they port donkey kong jungle beat to the switch but i realized if they do, it will just be the wii remake and not the bongos

[caprisun89bakerstreet]

Guys you know what would really make me happy rn?Getting a 3ds. I’ve seen the videos. My old one is slowly dying. I desire a 3ds. I need to decorate it. I need to customize every single customizable thing to my liking and make it look cute. I need to mod it. The entire thing. Because i need all the pokemon games that came out after diamond&pearl since i’m truly missing out. I’m desperately fighting the urge to get one

[moe-broey]

At the risk of revealing I know very little about things in general, I really don't understand why Nintendo is shutting down online support for the 3DS/Wii U? Or that like, they can even Do That? Cause like, to me it makes sense that they'd have control and the say-so on the eShop, that's like, something they run as a company and Yes it absolutely sucks ass they nuked it for profit but like. Idk if I'll even phrase this right LMFAO but it seems like something they run themselves so it makes sense that they have complete authority over it. It's in their jurisdiction.

But like??? In my mind, if you have A Device that can connect to the internet it just. Should? Like I don't need a phone plan/data to use my old phone as a Youtube running device, as long as I'm connected to the internet. Like, the internet is a third party almost, one that you pay for personally and separately from any device you can use it with. I don't understand how Nintendo can intersect that and cut it off for their devices, specifically. Like, even if they have servers??? Idk how any of that works tbh I was just under the impression that if you have a device that you own and internet access. It's just those two things. Maybe it gets more complicated when it comes to games like Splatoon, but still....

[quietwingsinthesky]

im not excited for pokemon z because i have zero faith in gamefreak, as we all should at this point, but i do hope it is good. i do hope it’s another chance for kalos to really wow people. i remember getting Y back when it came out, and it was. Fine. the most Fine pokemon game i’ve ever played, then and now. it had the unfortunate fate of being a follow up to black/white 2 (some of the best pokemon games ever made) and being the mainline transition to 3D (something they’re still struggling with tbh.) they suffer a lot from those growing pains, a lot of x/y feels underdeveloped or bland. but i really hope this game gives the region new life because all the pieces were there.

[kissing-concrete]

exploring your new Nintendo 3DS when you’re supposed to be asleep [2010]

[kerosene-saint]

eventually I will collect every console from my childhood so I can play all the games I wanted to and replay all the games I loved

[millesbianforce]

I literally feel sick bc of how much my brain is convincing me I miss my childhood

[cicadacellar]

This is literally how I talk about the 3DS. Everyday I open my mouth at work, I unknowingly make 100 sworn enemies.

Nintendo Announces That The Switch's Successor Will Be The Wii U Again

Putting an end to months of intense anticipation and speculation, Nintendo announced today that the Nintendo Switch's successor console will have the exact same name as its predecessor, the Nintendo Wii U. It will also have the exact same technical specs and game library, and Nintendo projects the exact same lackluster sales.

In a press conference at the company's Kyoto headquarters, senior executive officer Yoshiaki Koizumi explained the reasoning behind the move: "We decided to release Wii U again because it's pretty good. It rules, actually. I love it."

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa further elaborated: "Nintendo Land was my shit. Game & Wario was so underrated. So was Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. So was Star Fox Zero. So was Animal Crossing amiibo Festival. So was Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric." Furukawa went on to list every single Wii U exclusive game over the next minute and a half, as Koizumi cheered and applauded.

Also present at the press conference was legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto, who mostly talked about how much he misses Miiverse. "I'm so nostalgic for Miiverse. When I look back on my life, I realize that without exception, my most cherished memories and friendships all happened within Miiverse. In fact, it was in the Meme Run community that I met my current wife and children."

"Splatoon 1 is the best Splatoon," Furukawa continued. "Mario Maker 1 is the best Mario Maker. Hyrule Warriors 1 is the best Hyrule Warriors. Mario Kart 8 non-Deluxe is the best Mario Kart 8."

"Yooooo, the battle mode with the racing tracks was so much fun!!!" Koizumi exclaimed, as Miyamoto vigorously nodded in agreement. "Underrated," Furukawa repeated. "So underrated."

The press conference concluded with all three agreeing that the Nintendo Switch "sucks" and "ain't shit," deciding on the spot that they would deactivate its online servers in order to reconnect the Wii U ones as soon as possible. "If you like Switch better, I'm very sorry, but it's inferior and we're shutting it down."

"I'm not sorry," Miyamoto said, addressing Nintendo Switch fans directly. "Fuck you. I wish I could shut you down, too."

[fifty-ten]

the sale did actually end this morning... so i guess i was smart, in the end.

[dreamtydraw]

In 2023, I created my OCs Valentin and Darcie Second.

We are now in 2025, and I thought it would be time to make them a new presentation step by step for the people interested in knowing more about them! So here is a lengthy post under the art if you want to read...

FIRST OFF—

Darcie and Valentin are Wasian. In my storyline, Opale is white and part French, and the donor was Korean. The small family lived in France (more specifically Chamonix in the mountains).

Their mom, being half French and American, made the kids' first language French, but they grew up speaking English at home too.

Following the OCs' storyline, they all moved to Golden Groove to follow Opale's new career, and the twins don't take it the same way. As kids, Valentin is excited to go to a new place, while Darcie hopes they won't stay there long.

Valentin's name was chosen specifically for the meaning of "sweetheart." When someone says that you are their "valentine," they are choosing you as the person they would like to show fondness to.

Darcie’s name was chosen for its meaning: "dark-haired" or "from the dark." Darcie is someone who lives in the shadow of other people, rarely noticed, you can almost forget she's there. Her name is also a reference to Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, who, despite seeming rude, is actually a shy character at heart who finds it hard to converse with others.

Now for the surname Second... it's the default surname, and it was a fun coincidence to have a set of twins whose last name relates to the number two.

The twins relationship to the Li

Valentin being an outgoing kid will be one who follow the game storyline the most. She meet Tamarack and Qiu like in the intro while Darcie was busy beingn sick at home and missed the entire prologue. Darcie dosen't befriend Qiu or Tamarack by herself and is more of a "oh that my friend's sister" than a close friend in step 1. In step 2 her relationship with Tamarack evolve fondly as she's very often present in her life has her sibling girlfriend. She know Qiu and they have a familiarity but are not close then too, this dosen't stop Darcie from developing a one sided crush she don't intend to work onto.

Valentin consider Qiu like a second sibling and treat them like one in all steps. She's very fond of them and would have considered him their best friend if Tamarack wasn't there. Valentin has a huge crush on Tamarack since step 1 and is very close to her from the first day they met.

What do they like ?

Darcie is an animal passionate kid who goes from reading warrior cat to fall into fanfic and develop a loving for Twilight in middle school.

Valentin loves ice skating and fancy dressing up. He also has a huge fondness for online gaming like Club pingouin or Animal Jam.

Both kids grew up with a love for video games ( mainly nitendo with the Wii and the 3DS ) it's just that one grew up to be a weeb while the other became a chronicaly online fanfic consumer...

Now on some part of the Twins storyline.

Darcie develop hearing problem between step 1 and step 2 which impact the household who needs to adapt to living with someone who's newly disabled. She also struggle with her self worth and undiagnoses social anxiety.

Valentin struggle with her gender identity in an era where feminine beauty standards are violently pushed towards young teens on the internet. This is also paired up with a screen addiction who is caused by her gaining notoriety online as someone way too young to do so.

If you read all of that Thank you. I tried to not make it too long cause I already posted about the twins multiple time and I don't want to just repeat stuff, this post is just to refresh them a bit ! Thank you for your interest on my oc and have a good day !

[rinacat]

Goodbye 3DS (and Wii) eshop I haven't touch pencil colours for so long... I can't believe I got emotional over a bunch of 3DS apps mascots. I'm gonna miss them so much.

[sometipsygnostalgic]

Nintendo 3d rendering vs Sony disc size

The Nintendo 64 and the Nintendo Gamecube both had better 3D geometry than the Playstation and the Playstation 2, but the Playstations were able to have much more music and textures than the Nintendo consoles. They were also able to have more 3d objects in a space at one time. Infamously you could fit all the top 10 N64 games on a single Playstation disc, and then more.

The N64 models looked solid despite their low polygon count. It had this weird double anti-aliaising effect which made images look blurry. However, textures were very, very limited, and the cartridge could not fit much music or fmvs.

The playstation had worse geometry and even had the "wobble" effect on most games, due to its Z-buffering hardware not being used. However, it was able to make up for its weaknesses.

It used textures to elevate the look of its 3d models, and replaced backgrounds with detailed 2d textures in games like Resident Evil and Final Fantasy 7.

It also used pre-rendered videos and lots of music, things missing from the N64 entirely.

Games that use pre-rendered videos on other platforms, like "Star Wars Episode 1: Racer," had them removed from their N64 ports.

This image seems to be taken from an emulator. I'm having a hard time finding images captured from the original devices. However, you can see that the ps1 has a "wobble" effect and the n64 has lower resolution textures.

These issues ended up carrying over into the PS2/Gamecube generation.

This is Mariokart Double Dash. It's a very good looking gamecube. Its geometry is simple and it only has 16 tracks, but it's more than playable today, and still looks good when upscaled on an emulator.

This is San Andreas. While the game is graphically impressive, you'll notice that the models for vehicles and even the UI look worse when compared to Gamecube games.

However, San Andreas was able to fit so much more information on the disc than any Gamecube game.

Instead of being limited to 16 race tracks and 16 racers like Double Dash, you have an entire open world to explore and dozens of cars to choose from. You have a hundred hours of things to do in this game. There is hours of music that you can listen to in the cars.

That's why San Andreas was never ported to Gamecube - the game requires 4.2gb of DVD space, whereas the Gamecube's DVD-R was never larger than 1.4gb.

To be honest, I have no idea what black magic Capcom used to port Resident Evil 4 to Gamecube.

When the Nintendo Wii came out, it retained the Gamecube's power for the most part, while offering DVD space of up to 8gb!!! Finally it could have things like music and voice acting.

However... the PS3 and Xbox 360 were already on their way, and the standard definition Wii was far from their ballcourt.

In the Wii's early days, the PS2 was also still in a lot of hands. So developers who wanted to make games for Wii ported them to PS2, and vice versa. Both consoles ended up having lots of "previous generation" versions of games, like The Force Unleashed, which ran better on Wii than the PS2 by a small margin and had different features like motion controls.