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[jts]

Do you have some Wii version of Wind Waker I'm unaware of?

It still doesn't support GameCube games.

Uh... champ, you might wanna sit down a sec.

Also, we can map waggle? WUT?

And then you realize that WW isn't a Wii game and you have to get the Wii U version for off tv play.

Shut up you guys!

Anyway, this would be shockingly better if it supported GC games, because for a lot of Wii games, Gamepad controls are useless and there's no point in using it as a 6.2" TV :|||

 

[mjontrix]

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/system_update/index.html

Japanese page updated.

Wii games have Off TV play and surround sound baby!

MEGATON!

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Would you also need a sensor bar to play Wii games without a TV or is that built into the little black strip on the top of the pad?

Built into the strip on top of the pad.

 

[Tripon]

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/system_update/index.html

Japanese page updated.

Wii games have Off TV play and surround sound baby!

What!!™™™™™™™™™™™!

 

[Freezie KO]

Can I play DKCR without waggle?

 

[Sayter]

Holy fuck, so I can play SMG1+2 on Gamepad? Megafuckington if true.

Help me understand this. Can you play Wii games on the game pad only?

 

[AndrewPL]

Wow!!! now this is an amazing update!

I'll have to go through my games and work out what out of my backlog can be played on the gamepad...

I'm guessing Xenoblade, Last Story and Pandora's tower will be first on the list...

 

[eighty(one)]

METROID PRIME ON THE SHITTER

Do I need to use my Wiimote still? Or can I play solely on my Gamepad?

I'm a little confused as to why I would play Wii on the Gamepad, if I need room to use the Wiimote (Gamepad at a distance + screen size = :/ )

 

[brandonh83]

Lower your expectations guys. There is absolutely no way that we're going to be playing Wii games on our gamepads only without a Wiimote of some kind... At least not right now.

Which is why this isn't too significant for me at the moment. It's very cool but I don't see myself doing it.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

WAIT SO THAT MEANS I CAN PLAY NO MORE HEROES ON THE TOILET WITH THE GAMEPAD?

SWEET MOTHER OF HOLY MARY AND JESUS I NEED TO GET A WIIU

If you sorta balance it on your knees whilst you hold a Nunchuck and Remote, sure.

 

[Battle Born]

I'm downloading the update right now! I can't wait to try the new Wii Off-TV feature.

 

[Squishy3]

Definitely great, although they'll probably still be stuck at the crappy gamepad resolution, making it slightly less awesome.

It's not like Wii games output anymore than 480 anyway. I think the screen is 854x480? That's perfectly fine for Wii games.

Would you also need a sensor bar to play Wii games without a TV or is that built into the little black strip on the top of the pad?

Yes, the gamepad has a sensor bar.

 

[Darryl]

paint me a picture here

dude you lay in bed, knees up, controller resting against your knees. you plug the classic controller into your wiimote and you play some xenoblade. it's not rocket science.

 

[EloquentM]

We can finally do stereo audio from the AV out with HDMI!

This is what I was waiting for. I was excited to read this.

 

[SirPenguin]

I can't believe how fast it's downloading. Download servers get an upgrade or what?

 

[DaBoss]

Can I play DKCR without waggle?

Yes. DKCR3D.

Spoiler

Or homebrew your Wii (U).

 

[Downhome]

I can already imagine the meme of people posting pictures of themselves playing Wii games on the gamepad using the remote and nunchuck controllers. That will look hilariously stupid and I can't wait to see it.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

I was ready to buy a Wii U, but you can't use the buttons on the game pad to play the games? Really?? I'll just keep waiting I guess.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Wii games have to look pretty good on the gamepad I'd imagine even if the screen isn't of the highest quality it matches the resolution of the games quite well.

 

[jackal27]

Would you also need a sensor bar to play Wii games without a TV or is that built into the little black strip on the top of the pad?

This. This is a question.

 

[StreetsAhead]

Repeating (I just assumed this was obvious) - Wii games still require a Wii controller (Wii Mote etc) to function. Only the image is played on the game pad - you can't use it to control the games directly.

-USB Keyboard
-Wii Off TV Play (still requires Wii Motes!)
-Surround Sound support for Wii games (Dolby Pro Logic II)
-Access Friend's List from Wii U menu directly
-Upload screens taken when pausing the game directly to blogs and forums using the browser.
-Option to receive automatically downloaded software from Nintendo.
-Wii U Chat via headset connected to the Game Pad
-View PDFs on the Browser.

 

[Coffee Dog]

How did you guys think you could play full on motion controlled games on the pad? Thats just not possible.

Classic controller using games though, that would be the business.

 

[ZedIndyLil]

LOL whats the fucking point????

To break our hearts again?

 

[Bel_Air_Jeff]

Which is why this isn't too significant for me at the moment. It's very cool but I don't see myself doing it.

Kinda disappointed that i can't map the buttons to the gamepad..

 

[The Boat]

WAIT SO THAT MEANS I CAN PLAY NO MORE HEROES ON THE TOILET WITH THE GAMEPAD?

SWEET MOTHER OF HOLY MARY AND JESUS I NEED TO GET A WIIU

Yo dawg I heard you like toilets...

 

[blamite]

Mine's done

nevermind there's another bar!

 

[Soren01]

So... now BC is a game changer? lololol

 

[Saint Gregory]

Wait, do all game require the remote or just ones that use pointer controls? That would deflate my hype just a bit if it's all :/

 

[defferoo]

now all they need to do is have the gamepad "pretend" its a classic controller in Wii mode. Can't be that difficult right? right?

 

[XenodudeX]

No account system though

 

[def sim]

dude you lay in bed, knees up, controller resting against your knees. you plug the classic controller into your wiimote and you play some xenoblade. it's not rocket science.

I was just asking. It sounds like a hassle.

 

[Hattori]

Repeating (I just assumed this was obvious) - Wii games still require a Wii controller (Wii Mote etc) to function. Only the image is played on the game pad - you can't use it to control the games directly.

so it's pretty much useless then...

 

[terrisus]

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/system_update/index.html

Japanese page updated.

Wii games have Off TV play and surround sound baby!

Seriously?
Megaton.

 

[Cels]

so wii off tv play is cool, but how does it work? can you just use the gamepad? or do you need to have other input devices? kind of defeats the purpose if you do.

 

[starwarsfan541]

Wait, do all game require the remote or just ones that use pointer controls? That would deflate my hype just a bit if it's all :/

THIS someone answer.

 

[VanWinkle]

I honestly don't see how they couldn't have got the Gamepad to emulate the Classic Controller Pro or Wiimote non-pointer stuff. THAT would have been a full megaton. As it is, it's a smallton, but still nice.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Repeating (I just assumed this was obvious) - Wii games still require a Wii controller (Wii Mote etc) to function. Only the image is played on the game pad - you can't use it to control the games directly.

And I ask again, what about games that have CC and gamecube controller support already?

 

[metsallica]

This is what I was waiting for. I was excited to read this.

Same here. I can finally plug my Wii back in! I've been using my Wii U with component cables since launch!

 

[grandjedi6]

wait, what

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Let's not get too excited, that wording seems to imply that the off-screen play will be similar to playing Pikmin 3 on the Gamepad with the remote/nunchuk. Still awesome, and I'd like to be proven wrong.

Imply nothing. That's exactly what it says. You need to use a Wii remote to play Wii games; the gamepad only displays the game. I assume they'd have to go in and patch every Wii game individually to get them working with just the gamepad, but maybe they could trick the Wii mode into thinking that the gamepad is a classic controller so it works with some games at least. Encouraging first step at least. I never thought they would do this.

 

[Riki]

so it's pretty much useless then...

Not sure what people were expecting?
They can't go in and change every single game that uses the Wiimote and suddenly change it to a dual analog.

 

[kunonabi]

oddly enough i might be most excited about pdfs. i may never need to turn my laptop on ever again.

 

[Nunchucks]

Does Xenoblade support the classic controller? Might have to hunt a copy down.

 

[jts]

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[jackal27]

No account system though

 

[KingSnake]

I hope the sensor on the gamepad is activated now in the Wii mode.

 

[Samurai_Heart]

There's a sensor bar on the GamePad. I remember a video back around launch of someone playing Blops 2 with Wiimote control and Off-TV Play.

Yep it's a sensor bar, how I played Pikmin 3 on the game pad

Edit: Also download finished now updating

 

[Smiles and Cries]

launch my Wiiiiiiiii UUUUUUUUuuuuuu

 

[schuelma]

THIS someone answer.

I'm going to guess its for all Wii games since the Japanese site said nothing about the CC controller and GamePad compatibility.

 

[EloquentM]

How the hell would you play pointer based Wii games on the GamePad though?

The game pad has a sensor bar on it