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[perfectchaos007]

Strolled into Wal-Mart today and saw a couple of Wii-U's on the shelf. I thought a launch day sell out was a forgone conclusion, but I may have been wrong.

 

[MatthewB92]

Miiverse down?
Edit: nope just slow lol

 

[Vyse The Legend]

The slow OS is the only glaring flaw for me right now. It can really take a while to switch to the Miiverse. Hopefully, they're preparing refinements in time for the Japanese launch.

Beyond that, we have the usual console launch shenanigans -- crappy ports.

 

[Chorazin]

Since it was at the end of the last page: anyone else feel like the Gamepad only rumbles on the left side? Or am I gonna have to call Nintendo for a replacement?

 

[shouamabane]

My wifi connection keeps dropping while downloading the update.

Which ethernet adapter works well with the Wii U?

EDIT: I ordered the official Wii LAN Adapter on the Nintendo Store.

 

[BlackJace]

Hey, maybe Desperate Nintendo™ will show up and start delivering.

 

[MrDaravon]

Strolled into Wal-Mart today and saw a couple of Wii-U's on the shelf. I thought a launch day sell out was a forgone conclusion, but I may have been wrong.

They had 2 basics at my Walmart about 2 hours ago, I was floored. Would have been tempted, but there is literally nothing at launch that I care about at all except maybe Mario, and even that's a bit of a stretch. I'll pick one up once Pikmin 3 and Bayonetta 2 are out.

 

[ffdgh]

Hey, maybe Desperate Nintendo™ will show up and start delivering.

seems like they will have to double or maybe tripple their output this time tho...

 

[Letep]

Are Wii VC games transferable to Wii U, and if so, are they playable on the gamepad itself?

 

[Doc Holliday]

Ok miiverse is awesome! Loved reading all the comments after playing zombieu now I'm messing around with the gamepad while watching walking dead....good shit

 

[Sushigod7]

Are Wii VC games transferable to Wii U, and if so, are they playable on the gamepad itself?

I think the VC games won't run at all on the gamepad, read it somewhere.

 

[Agent Unknown]

Metroid Blast multiplayer is amazing.

Don't even need the YouTube channel because it already runs like a champ on the browser:

 

[dwu8991]

I know someone asked this awhile back, but the only way you can use the TV for the WiiU menu is via Wiimote.

that's dumb not that it matters

 

[Lucent]

Went to Best Buy at around 3pm today. Walked to customer service and had no problem picking up my $5 reserve.

Also, played Nintendoland with 5 friends passing the controllers and gamepad around. Man those three chase games are extremely fun. I love Luigi's Mansion, Mario Chase, and Sweet Day. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. This is what gaming is about. I'm very pleased with the Wii U already. =D

But disappointed there is still no Rayman Legends demo. Or any other demos for that matter.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Hey, maybe Desperate Nintendo™ will show up and start delivering.

Will be sweet. I can actually get Ambassador status this time, hoping they do Ambassador-exclusive GameCube games.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

So, do we have like a list of all the disappointing reveals?

• Ports being subpar
• Account being tied down to one singular piece of hardware
• Loading times
• Disappointing hardware tear down
• OS/Game hangups

 

[Morts]

I've had three hard locks today requiring me to pull the power, all during loading screens (two in the OS, one loading Black Ops multiplayer).

Perks of being an early adopter.

 

[Gary Whitta]

For all the complaining I'll say this; Mario in HD is a thing of beauty. So glad this finally happened, I've been waiting a long time!

 

[ffdgh]

Will be sweet. I can actually get Ambassador status this time, hoping they do Ambassador-exclusive GameCube games.

So they'll be released 2+ years later for regular users....yay

 

[dsmoke1986]

Wtf is up with this update? Keeps timing out on me.

Did any of you guys who successfully completed the update have it time out on you constantly?

I have been impressed with the limited playtime on Mario and sonic racing. But this Internet issue is atrocious and embarrassing.

 

[MikeE21286]

Are there any demos on the eshop?

 

[zroid]

Are there any demos on the eshop?

there was supposed to be a Rayman Legends demo on there, but evidently it isn't. I expect it'll be posted on Thursday at the usual time.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

For all the complaining I'll say this; Mario in HD is a thing of beauty. So glad this finally happened, I've been waiting a long time!

Just wait until Galaxy 3.

Or Galaxy 1 + 2 HD Collection.

Come on Nintendo, you know you want to do it... and you know we want it...

NSMBU looks pretty much what I expected from shots of NSMBW on Dolphin, which isn't really a bad thing.

Wtf is up with this update? Keeps timing out on me.

Did any of you guys who successfully completed the update have it time out on you constantly?

I have been impressed with the limited playtime on Mario and sonic racing. But this Internet issue is atrocious and embarrassing.

It quit on me twice, but thankfully it resumes from where it dropped each time.

 

[MikeE21286]

there was supposed to be a Rayman Legends demo on there, but evidently it isn't. I expect it'll be posted on Thursday at the usual time.

Ok. Yeah I thought I heard something about that too.

Would have been nice to get something up for day 1

 

[rpmurphy]

So, do we have like a list of all the disappointing reveals?

• Ports being subpar
• Account being tied down to one singular piece of hardware
• Loading times
• Disappointing hardware tear down
• OS/Game hangups

- foreground game update/download installation
- no clock on the main menu

 

[BowieZ]

So, do we have like a list of all the disappointing reveals?

• Ports being subpar
• Account being tied down to one singular piece of hardware
• Loading times
• Disappointing hardware tear down
• OS/Game hangups

Okay now where's the list of positive impressions?

• NSMBU is good
• Nintendo Land is fun
• Most of the OS functionality is good (chat, Miiverse) - some ppl even like the UI
• Browser/YouTube is good for most
• Some people have had very positive experiences with OffTV play
• Yoshi's Land Wii U probable
• 5 years of high quality Nintendo first party titles upcoming

 

[Baconsammy]

Are there any demos on the eshop?

No.

Anyone get Miiverse messages to work within Mario yet? It tells me to connect to Miiverse, but I am. So I go to Miiverse to look for an option to allow messages within the game, and there's no such option. Blehhh.

 

[MikeE21286]

- foreground game update/download installation
- no clock on the main menu

There's a clock on the gamepad though.

 

[d0c_zaius]

- no clock on the main menu

this counts as a disappointing reveal...lol

 

[rpmurphy]

There's a clock on the gamepad though.

Only when you press the home button!

 

[Chorazin]

Guys, seriously: am I the only person with a Gamepad that feels like it only rumbles on the left side, and the vibration is loud as hell? Everyone has one!

 

[markatisu]

Okay now where's the list of positive impressions?

• NSMBU is good
• Nintendo Land is fun
• Most of the OS functionality is good (chat, Miiverse) - some ppl even like the UI
• Browser/YouTube is good for most
• Some people have had very positive experiences with OffTV play
• Yoshi's Land Wii U probable
• 5 years of high quality Nintendo first party titles upcoming

Positive lists don't exist on GAF because everyone wants to cry and bitch

 

[dsmoke1986]

Just wait until Galaxy 3.

Or Galaxy 1 + 2 HD Collection.

Come on Nintendo, you know you want to do it... and you know we want it...

NSMBU looks pretty much what I expected from shots of NSMBW on Dolphin, which isn't really a bad thing.



It quit on me twice, but thankfully it resumes from where it dropped each time.

K, thanks, I'll keep trying then.

 

[Baconsammy]

Guys, seriously: am I the only person with a Gamepad that feels like it only rumbles on the left side, and the vibration is loud as hell? Everyone has one!

First thing I looked for was a universal option to disable Rumble like the 360 has. Didn't find one.

Positive lists don't exist on GAF because everyone wants to cry and bitch

Nintendo's currently printing Christmas cards for everyone that defends all of these crappy design decisions.

 

[richiek]

Just turned on my Wii U. I don't have an HDMI receiver, so I connected optical to my TV and sound comes out as Pro Logic II. That's fine by me. I had no trouble at all getting the Wii U to recognized my Wi-Fi connection. Downloading is slow, watching the football game while this is happening.

I also noticed my Gamepad makes a rattling noise when I shake it. I wonder if it's the face buttons that are making that noise?

 

[Stormwatch]

No.

Anyone get Miiverse messages to work within Mario yet? It tells me to connect to Miiverse, but I am. So I go to Miiverse to look for an option to allow messages within the game, and there's no such option. Blehhh.

I can't seem to get MiiVerse stuff to show up in any game. I can post to MiiVerse from within a game every now and then, but I don't see comments on the world map of NSMBU, people in the NintendoLand Plaza, or people on the Wara Wara Plaza.

 

[Jetku]

I've see people asking but no answers.

Any fix for the tv cutting off the edges overall? A few menus have settings for it, but on a per app basis. My tv doesn't have any widescreen/overscan/etc settings that affect this.

 

[KillerTravis]

First thing I looked for was a universal option to disable Rumble like the 360 has. Didn't find one.



Nintendo's currently printing Christmas cards for everyone that defends all of these crappy design decisions.

Home menu---> controller settings

 

[Tortfeasor]

I can't seem to get MiiVerse stuff to show up in any game. I can post to MiiVerse from within a game every now and then, but I don't see comments on the world map of NSMBU, people in the NintendoLand Plaza, or people on the Wara Wara Plaza.

Me too. Not sue if its a settings issue or because miiverse is wonky tonight due to server load.

 

[MikeE21286]

Only when you press the home button!

Oh you're right. Hmm weird

 

[Chorazin]

First thing I looked for was a universal option to disable Rumble like the 360 has. Didn't find one.



Nintendo's currently printing Christmas cards for everyone that defends all of these crappy design decisions.

Thanks, but that didn't help answer my question at all. :-(

 

[Nuklear]

So the Wii component cables work? I might go that route so my TV's sole HDMi port is borked.

Yup and you can run the system at 1080p via component.

 

[Baconsammy]

Home menu---> controller settings

Only option I see in there is the ability to link Wiimotes and to turn off the screen.

*edit* Yep, there it is. What I thought was a screen description was a button. Yay, finally found the brightness setting too.

 

[dallow_bg]

I've see people asking but no answers.

Any fix for the tv cutting off the edges overall? A few menus have settings for it, but on a per app basis. My tv doesn't have any widescreen/overscan/etc settings that affect this.

I keep seeing this.

Is the Wii U really not doing 1:1 pixel mapping here?

 

[Crash Station]

Dumb question that I'm sure has been asked. Is there any way to turn the Gamepad display off for games (or portions of games) that don't utilize it? It's very distracting when playing NSMBU, and I'd rather not play with a Wiimote.

Checked controller settings and thought I found it, but it was only for when not using the gamepad.

 

[dsmoke1986]

Guys, seriously: am I the only person with a Gamepad that feels like it only rumbles on the left side, and the vibration is loud as hell? Everyone has one!

It's not just you, the rumble is pretty weak...Feels like it's coming for the left-center side of the touch screen.

 

[MikeE21286]

Dumb question that I'm sure has been asked. Is there any way to turn the Gamepad display off for games (or portions of games) that don't utilize it? It's very distracting when playing NSMBU, and I'd rather not play with a Wiimote.

Good question. ID be intersted too. Agree

 

[Zia]

So they'll be released 2+ years later for regular users....yay

That's an awfully ambitious timeline. Try never.

 

[Baconsammy]

I keep seeing this.

Is the Wii U really not doing 1:1 pixel mapping here?

Nope. I had to adjust my TV to take this into account. Every menu and every game was cutting off the outer borders. Works now though.

Dumb question that I'm sure has been asked. Is there any way to turn the Gamepad display off for games (or portions of games) that don't utilize it? It's very distracting when playing NSMBU, and I'd rather not play with a Wiimote.

Checked controller settings and thought I found it, but it was only for when not using the gamepad.

Nope. You can turn it off, but the second you press a button it turns itself back on.

 

[dallow_bg]

Dumb question that I'm sure has been asked. Is there any way to turn the Gamepad display off for games (or portions of games) that don't utilize it? It's very distracting when playing NSMBU, and I'd rather not play with a Wiimote.

Was thinking about this as well. Hope a "curtain" accessory is made to block it for games where it's just superfluous.
In the dark with the light glowing, it can be annoying. Turning down the brightness helps though.