Ein Bear
Member
Huh, did the Wii letterbox your VC games for you? Mine always stretched them out, I had to manually set my TV to 4:3 whenever I played them. If there was an option in the system menu that I missed for six years I might cry
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Huh, did the Wii letterbox your VC games for you? Mine always stretched them out, I had to manually set my TV to 4:3 whenever I played them. If there was an option in the system menu that I missed for six years I might cry
BlackGhost
Banned
this is only step one of nintendos plan. soon your Mii will be you!
DeuceGamer
Member
Anybody picked up any kind of cover for the GamePad? I'm looking to get a screen protector and some type of cover and was looking for some feedback on any that others may have tried.
mingoguaya
Member
Does anyone know if there is a special 2-game bundle for K-Mart in USA? My wife went there this afternoon, and they asked $399 for the deluxe and she told me the box said there were a bonus 2 games on the box itself. Of course, the sales person was a complete moron and didnt know what he was doing......
Electivirus
Member
Not really. The lack of the Deluxe Promotion is kinda lame, but otherwise, I'm just glad I got the console.
Huh, did the Wii letterbox your VC games for you? Mine always stretched them out, I had to manually set my TV to 4:3 whenever I played them. If there was an option in the system menu that I missed for six years I might cry
Oh, no -- the Wii U Wii mode is acting like a normal Wii -- the problem is that it's sending out an HD signal on HDMI. Many sets refuse to change aspect ratios when getting an HD signal on HDMI.
It would be nice, then, if the Wii U automatically switched to 480p when entering Wii mode.
CoachKevin
Member
A week after launch has Nintendo made any statements about the launch issues (laggy OS, Account locked to console, hard locks, etc.)?
Smiles and Cries
Member
when the system locks there is no other way to get it to work again but unplugging
Like the hat?
Banned
Had my first lock today, in AC3 while trying to find a multiplayer game. Have never found a multiplayer game in AC3 yet...
UltimateIke
Member
I have the official LAN adapter and decided to speed test it on my Wii and Wii U. I get drastically faster speeds with Wi-Fi on both. I wasted my money on the adapter. :/
No matter what I use though, neither the Wii nor the Wii U come close to the speeds my PC gets. The Wii U download was maxing at 12 mb/s on Wi-Fi, while the Wii only got 2.3 mb/s. My PC gets 25.06 mb/s.
Just at EB Games and traded in 6 games (Pokemon white, Kirkby mass attack, kid Icarus, Mario 2, kingdom hearts 3D, starfox3D) for $167! Including an extra 30 percent using my bro's EB world card level 3 bonus.
So after $50 deposit I only have to pay another $150 to play Mario U on Friday lol
So after $50 deposit I only have to pay another $150 to play Mario U on Friday lol
Marty Chinn
Member
I just got the HORI screen protector today and will apply it shortly. Hopefully it's good.
Ya, I've been trying to warn people about this. It's anywhere from 5 to 10 times slower than WiFi and I can't figure out why. What are you using to measure the bandwidth since SpeedTest doesn't work?
UltimateIke
Member
This one is HTML5, so I can use it on the PC and Wii U. http://www.bandwidthplace.com/
I get the same results with it on my PC as I do with http://speedtest.net/, which works with the original Wii.
nVidiot_Whore
Banned
Marty posted that earlier.
I was getting a totally erroneous result from them. A fraction what SpeedTest (and what I know my connection) can do. On both my PC and my iPhone.
But it should at the very least show that there's a big difference between wired and wireless.
Marty mentioned 1.5 Megabit.
Which happens to the data rate of "low bandwidth USB 1.0" spec.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus#USB_1
Seems like maybe a culprit.. for some reason the Wii-U is reverting to crappy USB 1.0 for that adapter?
I just got the system yesterday! Damn, that system update was way to long! Well, all updates in general seem to be slow as hell.
Had a blast playing Mario Chase with some friends. Died in my first 10 minutes in Zombi U (enjoying it so far).
To be able to control my TV with the Game pad it's actually really confortable. I'm trying to decide whether to do a Wii system transfer or leave as it is.
Oh, my NNID is Hunnies28, feel free to add me.
Had a blast playing Mario Chase with some friends. Died in my first 10 minutes in Zombi U (enjoying it so far).
To be able to control my TV with the Game pad it's actually really confortable. I'm trying to decide whether to do a Wii system transfer or leave as it is.
Oh, my NNID is Hunnies28, feel free to add me.
Same for me. Ended up getting digital Nintendo Land and hooked up an old hard drive.
In the end it's likely best for me as I'm a bit OCD and constantly clean smudges off my electronics. The black controller would have likely killed me.
UltimateIke
Member
On the Wii U, the ethernet adapter was getting ~6 mb/s for me (compared to 12 mb/s from Wi-Fi) so I don't think USB 1.0 is the issue. The original Wii even managed 1.8 mb/s, which is still faster. It's probably just poor driver/software/whatever support from Nintendo.
nVidiot_Whore
Banned
On the Wii U, the ethernet adapter was getting ~6 mb/s for me (compared to 12 mb/s from Wi-Fi) so I don't think USB 1.0 is the issue. The original Wii even managed 1.8 mb/s, which is still faster. It's probably just poor driver/software/whatever support from Nintendo.
I see. Was just a total wild guess based on his 1.5 megabit mention
UltimateIke
Member
I see. Was just a total wild guess based on his 1.5 megabit mention
A good guess on the information, and it's too bad we don't have such a convenient answer for the issue! My Wi-Fi is pretty reliable, so I guess I won't sweat it too much. Just wish I had my $30 back from Nintendo's online store.
fart town usa
Member
It's really frustrating to have only 3.5gb left after the update. It's not a game changer because I prefer boxed games but IMO it's complete bullshit that an update would be that incredibly big.
Other than that, just the color of it. I really dislike the direction Nintendo took with the design of the console. I find it extremely boring, it's just a big white rectangle. It also gets dirty really easy from settling dust. My other consoles look like they have dust on them from time to time. My WiiU literally gets brownish/black smudges on it.
The WiiU will probably be the first system that I get an aftermarket console design for.
Hawk269
Member
Are owners of the White Wii U going to be hosed in the future/near future? When I was testing my HDD, I was using the Nintendo Land Update file and noticed it was 226mb (yeah and update weighing in at 226mb). If game updates are going to be that large, isn't 8gb going to be enough?
nVidiot_Whore
Banned
It's always frustrating not knowing. And of course, extra frustrating when you think switching to wired will give you the full proof max speed and you end up with a fraction of the performance.
I prefer having a bridged wireless network, with my devices connected to the bridge via ethernet. One point of success/failure... and routers with their large antenna tend to connect quite flawlessly.
fart town usa
Member
Anyone with the basic model who has updated has 3.5gb or less. The update that allows you to access the online features is at least 4gb I think. It's pretty ridiculous. So the 8gb feature is basically a number on a box that has no relevancy.
That being said, it's not anywhere close as bad as the arcade model 360. That was such a blatant bait and switch move.
Lucent
Member
Oh. Yeah I thought maybe you might've meant disconnecting the wi-fi. 'Cuz for me it seemed like doing that helped with the hard-locking for me.
Mizzou Gaming
Member
Pretty new to the Nintendo Community so I would really appreciate adding a few of you to my friend's list. MizzouGaming is my Nintendo ID. Thanks
Mizzou Gaming
Member
Are there really no demos available in the Nintendo Marketplace? I am liking the system but this barebones Nintendo Online setup has extreme frustration written all over it.
Dreamwriter
Member
Nobody knows - I'm guessing that the European model will come pre-patched, the US release was rushed to hit Black Friday. Chances are the European models when they install the base OS onto them it'll be the updated OS.
Of course that's just my guess.
DeuceGamer
Member
I'm sure it will be. I've used HORI in the past. Still, it would be nice for you to confirm after you apply.
Anyone picked up a case or sleeve? I'm going crazy over the fingerprints and smudges on my GamePad
If there is a patch, I'll download it through the night. Online traffic on launch day from 10am onwards is likely to be horrendous considering Nintendos shitty servers, from what I've heard.
of course I'll play on it first though. Haven't actually tried the Wii U yet, and won't until I'm in GAME on Thursday night.
of course I'll play on it first though. Haven't actually tried the Wii U yet, and won't until I'm in GAME on Thursday night.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
So the official Wii LAN Adapter is confirmed shit?
UltimateIke
Member
It is as far as I'm concerned. The download and upload speeds are around half what I can get with just regular Wireless-G.
Dreamwriter
Member
Or the Wifi is confirmed awesome...
UltimateIke
Member
It technically sucks too since it is only half as fast as my broadband's max speed.
Tralfamadore64
Banned
There are none currently, but I imagine they'll show up eventually. The 3DS eshop has them. Now, the question is, is it worth your time to spend three days downloading and installing an hour long demo? lolololol
Tralfamadore64
Banned
I really want to play ZombiU, but I already have so many games. I feel like I'm gonna miss the GAFtrain by waiting another month or two for it.
Tralfamadore64
Banned
Baconsammy
Banned
How long are these dummies going to leave games like Madden, ME, Darksiders etc at full price? I'd buy a couple of these games if they were the same price as the 360/PS3. I get that publishers feel like milking early adopters is their god-given right, but this is one of several reasons their ports won't sell on the Wii U, and then they'll use that as a reason to stop porting. I'll live vicariously through those of you that did shell out full price (suckers) in the meantime - how's Mass Effect on the gamepad?
Darksiders 2 could be argued to be worth that price since it includes DLC. So could Batman. CoD Blop 2 is ok. The others, including AC3 should have price parity.
In the UK, yeah. Seperate to the US one.
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