Just bought a Wii U. Surprisingly, there were no shortages.
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kidtamagotchi
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Walmart sells a third party Wii U Pro Controller by Pro A called the Wii U Mini Pro Elite controller. Has anybody used this controller? Is it any good? It is cheaper than the official Pro Controller and I am thinking of buying that one for now.
I had a Pro A for PS3. Not bad, ok. Get this when you can find one:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/NYKO-Pro-Commander-Controller-Wii-U-Nintendo-Wii-U/23569341
Ordered one from Amazon for $13 because the reviews have been really good. Hopefully them and Walmart will get back in stock soon.
HUELEN10
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That's my point: If you launch an application that does not support a specific controller, that controller will not become active, and you cannot shut off the console. It's like trying to shut of Runner 2 with a Pro Controller, it just won't work because it never becomes active. I have not used the Amazon application, but I assume it works the same way.
kidtamagotchi
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Whoa, thanks for the heads up!
SkullHydra
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You should only pay the $13.
And you'll keep the 2 day shipping even if your Prime membership expires. Just make sure that it's active when you actually preorder the game.
black_vegeta
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I definitely want to pick up up TW101, Pikmin 3, Mario 3DW at least to start off with...any current deals on those games going on?
SoraanTribal
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Cool, thanks. I might as well pre-order some of the games I know I'm gonna buy as soon as they release while I have the Prime trial active, lol. xD
bobbychalkers
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Probably hasn't been posted but the awesome DC of Deus Ex is currently $21.99 on Wii U @ NewEgg
Mauricio_Magus
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Is this thing any good?
Love the SNES-styling, but it seems like a bit much to pay for a 3rd party controller.
I heard it's awful, gotta tell you that the normal controller pro is amazing.
HUELEN10
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Avoid that piece of garbage like the plague. It's not even a Pro Controller: it's a crappy classic controller.Is this thing any good?
Love the SNES-styling, but it seems like a bit much to pay for a 3rd party controller.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Was going to start Wind Waker, but decided to give Super Mario Bros. U a shot instead. I'm actually pretty surprised by this. It's a lot better than the other NSMB games. The visuals, while still pretty plain, aren't quite as generic as before, and the level designs are markedly improved in like... every way. So that's a pleasant surprise. Kinda hilarious they killed any momentum this game might've had with NSMB2, which was kinda a bum game anyway.
I still think I would've been pretty miffed if I kept my launch system last year and this was the only game I had to play on it until like... August, but it's a really fun diversion.
I still think I would've been pretty miffed if I kept my launch system last year and this was the only game I had to play on it until like... August, but it's a really fun diversion.
fredrancour
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Is this thing any good?
Love the SNES-styling, but it seems like a bit much to pay for a 3rd party controller.
It's a scam. It's a deceptively labelled wii classic controller.
Caffeine
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they should have just named the game super mario world 2 imo
Really? I have Nintendoland and ZimbiU on disc. Aside from the quite hum of the drive, which is barely noticeable, I don't hear much when playing NL. My ZombiU disc, however, worries me bit because it's unusually loud, compared to what I'm used to. Granted, I haven't tried that many disc games to know what's normal, but all the loading and streaming in the game seems like quite a workout for the drive. It's not annoyingly loud, but it's audible enough to hear from a few feet away at low to moderate volume(regardless or console orientation).
Further update: my order has shipped and will get here next Friday. I'll update with the quality of the refurbished remotes once they get here.
HUELEN10
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For Smash, I can understand why you'd want them, but for Mario Kart? Nunchuck combo is the way to go dude, at least IMO.
For Pro Controllers on the cheap, one of the better bets is Wal-Mart. Many have reported seeing white ones from 27-37 USD.
SkullHydra
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Wow, that's pretty quick. I thought "Backorder" meant it'd take a while longer than that. I ended up grabbing two of them anyway since they were so cheap, so it's good to know that they may get here by Christmas.
Thanks for the update Piano.
Mario Chase is nothing without people screaming around you. This, Luigi's Mansion and Animal Crossing are the best 5 players games for a party.
Wii Party U offers a lot of diversity. The minigames are not repetitive, there are lots of ideas used there. The TV Party modes built as board games with dice rolling might become a little repetitive in time, although there are more options to chose from even there. But if that happens you can dive in the Battle of the Minigames and never come back.
Felsparrow
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So, I've finally run afoul of Nintendo's stupid account policies.
I played the WiiU on a friend's console, creating a Mii and even an NNID on that console. This is what convinced me to get a Wii U.
Unfortunately, now that I have one of my own, I cannot link that NNID to my primary user/Mii on my Wii U.
I even went back to the other console and deleted the user that it's attached to, but it still says the NNID is still attached to another console.
Then I figured I could delete the NNID from the console, but apparently even if you delete the nnid off another console, it stays in existence somehow and can't be recreated on another.
Thankfully, I had nothing important on that NNID, but it would be nice to actually be able to use the usernames and email that I want to.
I played the WiiU on a friend's console, creating a Mii and even an NNID on that console. This is what convinced me to get a Wii U.
Unfortunately, now that I have one of my own, I cannot link that NNID to my primary user/Mii on my Wii U.
I even went back to the other console and deleted the user that it's attached to, but it still says the NNID is still attached to another console.
Then I figured I could delete the NNID from the console, but apparently even if you delete the nnid off another console, it stays in existence somehow and can't be recreated on another.
Thankfully, I had nothing important on that NNID, but it would be nice to actually be able to use the usernames and email that I want to.
blu
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All software on your console is tied to a NNID. Club Nintendo is just a rewards program. If you permanently deleted the NNID the game will remain on your console but you won't be able to re-download it. Basically it will be a piece of orphaned software. Until you talked to nintendo and they authorized an old-NNID-to-new-NNID transfer.
You should update it before packing it up, save to time on Christmas morning. I think SM3DW has the 4.0 update on disc and then you have just a small update to download.
soundpross
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WHAAA dat bundle is sick. I copped the Wii U zelda bundle during black friday and its pretty sweet still waiting on more title but im satisfied with it tho no one i know plays is so online friends list is empty.
Already done - took about 30 minutes for the main update and neither game needed updating (had to do a little test of both games to make sure.
And download W101 demo.
I promise I'll put it away later.
If this doesn't make you buy a Wii U, nothing will.I just got a newsletter from Nintendo Europe for this:
Yeah, just a little test. Just to see if everything is fine. Maybe an hour or two, just to be sure.
May the strong will be with you.
)All of it.
You're aware that you can't really "see" fun in a YT vid, right? Also, it's up to 5 people for most games. How fun it is depends on the people you play it with.
flatearthpandas
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Just the price I've been waiting for. Thanks for the alert.
Purchases are NOT tied to the console, they're tied to the NNID. The NNID is what is tied to the console.
You have to UNLINK your NNID and CN Account for it to let you link the CN Account to another NNID.
Interceptor
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Congratulations. That´s how christmas should be celebrated.
Pjsprojects
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All for less than the price of a PS4 alone. Sorry for the crappy shot, phone camera is messed up.
I spy another Ghosts player!
Nice bundle.
I can confirm the hat is adult-sized.
Is that Mario cap available for purchase separately anywhere? I don't live in the UK so was unable to get that bundle.
I just got a newsletter from Nintendo Europe for this:
That it way too much Mario.
Despite getting Mario U in a bundle, I'm not playing it due to Mario 3D
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Well, I've gone from dying 8 times in Zombi U to about 16 in the course of an evening. Every time I get attached to a survivor and think we're really building something special they go and leave me.
Gus, you may have been a morbidly obese gangster, but the time we shared shall warm these lonely bones until that fine, shining day we meet again.
Gus, you may have been a morbidly obese gangster, but the time we shared shall warm these lonely bones until that fine, shining day we meet again.
Caffeine
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that mario bundle is god liek.
will forever still be named only yoshi's island in my head as they only named it super mario world 2 because of marketing. considering the game was a prequel. I mean this game actually had the chance to be super mario world 2 in name because the content sure feels like it. not a subtitle starring yoshi. and it would have helped differentiate from nsmb2 which came out a few months before.
The U title didnt help because everyone i knew thought the game was just a rebranding of nsmb wii for wii u....
will forever still be named only yoshi's island in my head as they only named it super mario world 2 because of marketing. considering the game was a prequel. I mean this game actually had the chance to be super mario world 2 in name because the content sure feels like it. not a subtitle starring yoshi. and it would have helped differentiate from nsmb2 which came out a few months before.
The U title didnt help because everyone i knew thought the game was just a rebranding of nsmb wii for wii u....
Just had my Wii U long play session with Pikmin 3 for the first time. I could said that I certainly did not regret buying both the system and Pikmin 3! The off-tv play and Wii U UI intergration to the gamepad is really amazing. I did not bother to have it hooked up on TV or my monitor, just the ac adaptor and played in my bed, really astounding. My only problem is that my hands get cramp after playing it for a while. Is there anybody here have cramps problem too?
Nintendo Land is really fun. I think you're doing a disservice to yourself if you own a Wii U but don't own Nintendo Land.
I wish more games used the camera to show the gamepad user's face though, I found it hilarious watching my bro playing Fzero on TV.
I wish more games used the camera to show the gamepad user's face though, I found it hilarious watching my bro playing Fzero on TV.
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