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[Hellish]

I have 2 questions to anyone has a WiiU

1. Did yours come with a seal on it? Mine had no sticker sealing it and I just had to undo the flap.

2. Does yours have a loose piece of something inside rattling if you hold it upside down then right side up and repeat (console itself)?

 

[ShineALight]

Someone could capture the purchase of a game on the eShop, its download/install then playing it ? Pretty please ? :cute eyes:

I bought Nano Assault but I'm not sure what you're requesting. I was confused because it was only 80 MBs (Naughty Shin'en) and I kept re-downloading it and it didn't show up on the main menu. Turns out I had to access the HOME menu, go to Download Management, and select install.

 

[OmniOne]

Scoring a deluxe at target. Very orderly. They had 7 deluxe and 1 white. I got the third deluxe ticket. Way better experience than the Wii launch. So excite!

 

[Disorientator]

amazing

Indeed man.

And another one here.

Looks so clean/smooth.

If it plays as well as it looks it does, I believe it will be a big hit on the WiiU. (and maybe sell some systems as well)

 

[IdeaMan]

I bought Nano Assault but I'm not sure what you're requesting. I was confused because it was only 80 MBs (Naughty Shin'en) and I kept re-downloading it and it didn't show up on the main menu. Turns out I had to access the HOME menu, go to Download Management, and select install.

I wanted to see like if i was doing it, the process of visiting the eShop, buying a game, purchasing it/installing it, then launching it

Yeah for Nano, Shin'en told us in an interview that their game size will be 100MB, so it's even less, wow !

Could you do some footage, and post some impressions about it ?

 

[Blasty]

Will Nintendo Network restrict features is I'm under 18? Should I just put in a random birth date?

 

[Jarnet87]

In line at target, got here at about 7:30 with abouth 15+ people in line. Target worker gave out tickets, probably about 20-25 ao far and still has some. Target may be the place to check if you are a big city. Live in south Fl

 

[Dead Prince]

woke up early. i guess i'll go to bestbuy to wait or stop by target to see if anyone there to hand out wii U tickets.

 

[.hacked]

ran out at 7:30am to see what fate had in store for me. Target had a line of 6 people but they only have 3 black and 1 white wii U then I tried Toys R Us but the line was at least 20 people so I did not even stop.

That is about as much effort I am going to put into getting one, hope you all enjoy it I am taking a pass on this system.

 

[IdeaMan]

Pretty disappointed by the rather lacking Wii U coverage by most websites, in terms of reviews, impressions, etc.

Tons of people are lost, not knowing which game to buy because of the total absence of reviews for some games.

 

[undecided]

Pretty disappointed by the rather lacking Wii U coverage by most websites, in terms of reviews, impressions, etc.

Tons of people are lost, not knowing which game to buy because of the total absence of reviews for some games.

Shouldn't you be disappointed with the coverage/review embargoes and lack of complete feature set (online) prior to launch? Hardly the websites fault.

 

[Ydahs]

Pretty disappointed by the rather lacking Wii U coverage by most websites, in terms of reviews, impressions, etc.

Tons of people are lost, not knowing which game to buy because of the total absence of reviews for some games.

To be fair, it's still 8am or 9am in most places. Most GAFers probably just bought their WiiU, launched the update and went to bed.

I expect there to be tons of impressions posted with in the next 12-24 hours.

edit: ^ and yes, the embargoes are ridiculous.

 

[Bearded Dudebro]

Have a question about Wii Mode. We know its partitioned off into its own little ecosystem. Is the storage space still as limited as the original Wii, or is it bigger. If I have more Wiiware and VC games that will fit, I'll still have to use an SD card right? Which I understand SD cards are only usable by Wii mode and not the Wii U side?

 

[Cbajd5]

I went to kmart at 7 and they only had 2 basic sets and a couple of games, so I only got NSMBU, but I'm at Toys R Us now and there's a small line and a sign and everything. I also got a ticket for a deluxe set so that's awesome, but I only really came for games...

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Pretty disappointed by the rather lacking Wii U coverage by most websites, in terms of reviews, impressions, etc.

Tons of people are lost, not knowing which game to buy because of the total absence of reviews for some games.

This was Nintendo's doing with the embargoes and late update

 

[IdeaMan]

Shouldn't you be disappointed with the coverage/review embargoes and lack of complete feature set (online) prior to launch? Hardly the websites fault.

It's a matter of maths, most games are available directly in stores since days, most websites got systems since days, they should have worked hard to have reviews prepared to be published the second the Wii U is officially available.

 

[Dacvak]

I ended up buying three Wii Us at Walmart last night, and I have two preordered at GameStop that I'll pick up today. I'm keeping two, so that means I'll be selling the other three, I guess.

Hopefully I can sell enough to make one of my consoles "free".

 

[Diprosalic]

That is about as much effort I am going to put into getting one, hope you all enjoy it I am taking a pass on this system.

so you drove around on launch day to see if they had one you could by but now that they don't you skip the system entirely?

 

[BY2K]

2 hours until I get my games, but NOT my PRE-ORDERED Wii U.

 

[Majine]

Did they drop that system update yet?

 

[Darko]

Did they drop that system update yet?

Yep.. Its over 1gb and takes over an hour to download.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Okay 8am here and Walmart's layaway opens at 9am

someone is coming to pick me up and give me a ride instead of taking the train again which would have added an extra hour of waiting on the next train to come back home.

hopefully every thing works out with my WiFi and Updating for Miiverse

may not take pics since I'm going to be busy

 

[Majine]

Yep.. Its over 1gb and takes over an hour to download.

Good, now I know that Giant Bomb will be able to comment on the eShop musictrack.

 

[Freezie KO]

No I have not. I watched the video again and see that you have to move the pointer to the side of the screen to look more that direction. Seems cool but at the same time I would think you would lose badly in an online game with that controls. Any thoughts?

I use it online. It feels amazingly responsive. I do pretty well, and I'm no pro player. You can customize almost everything with the Wii Remote set up, including how fast you turn, how fast you turn when ADSing, how fast the cursor responds, etc. Treyarch did a thorough job, covering every option.

There are great players with both control schemes though. But personally, I cannot go back to dual analog ever. I wasn't even going to buy the game if it didn't have pointer aiming.

(and if you meant "how do you move your player?", you use the nunchuk)

 

[ShineALight]

I wanted to see like if i was doing it, the process of visiting the eShop, buying a game, purchasing it/installing it, then launching it

Yeah for Nano, Shin'en told us in an interview that their game size will be 100MB, so it's even less, wow !

Could you do some footage, and post some impressions about it ?

Unfortunately I saw your post too late and so I can't share the process of what it was like to make a purchase off of the eShop, but it was generally the same as on the 3DS with a more attractive storefront. The main difference is like I said, having to go to the HOME menu and installing it. Installation was quick and afterward it ended up on the main menu like you'd expect with Nintendo's "channel" system.

I also have no way to capture any footage, but I can say that Nano Assault is a safe purchase for $10. It looks great, plays better than it did on 3DS thanks to true dual-analog aiming, and Gamepad-only play is a nice feature. To be honest I haven't dug into it enough to say much beyond that (been stuck on a NSMBU challenge stage).

 

[BlackGhost]

3 hours until I can pick up my Wii U and still not sure what game I'm getting

 

[Darko]

I have 2 questions to anyone has a WiiU

1. Did yours come with a seal on it? Mine had no sticker sealing it and I just had to undo the flap.

2. Does yours have a loose piece of something inside rattling if you hold it upside down then right side up and repeat (console itself)?

No seal on mine... The rattling is probly the plastic stands.

 

[Synless]

How do I get my wii u to connect online? It refuses to work.

 

[IdeaMan]

Unfortunately I saw your post too late and so I can't share the process of what it was like to make a purchase off of the eShop, but it was generally the same as on the 3DS with a more attractive storefront. The main difference is like I said, having to go to the HOME menu and installing it. Installation was quick and afterward it ended up on the main menu like you'd expect with Nintendo's "channel" system.

I also have no way to capture any footage, but I can say that Nano Assault is a safe purchase for $10. It looks great, plays better than it did on 3DS thanks to true dual-analog aiming, and Gamepad-only play is a nice feature. To be honest I haven't dug into it enough to say much beyond that (been stuck on a NSMBU challenge stage).

And the visuals are impressive ? It's smooth ? You can notice some sort of anti-aliasing ?

 

[Domcorleone]

NY GAF, I know a place that has the deluxe and white! pm for location! They got a lot!

 

[CoilShot]

Ditto. Nor do i have any clue if im going digital or not. Think i'll go digital for first party and retail otherwise

I would of went all digital myself and just return the games I've purchase but all the games aren't available on eShop

 

[Cheesemeister]

Will Nintendo Network restrict features is I'm under 18? Should I just put in a random birth date?

No, that's all up to the parental settings. Use your real birthdate, as you won't be able to change it later.

How do I get my wii u to connect online? It refuses to work.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/sy...=how_to&submenu=wup-online-ht-connect-network

 

[taoofjord]

Mario is awesome. Playing it with my fiancé and we're having a blast. Played Ninten Land briefly and it's pretty neat as well... Looking forward to seeing more of it!

 

[Blasty]

No, that's all up to the parental settings. Use your real birthdate, as you won't be able to change it later.

Alright, thanks.

 

[EatChildren]

It's a matter of maths, most games are available directly in stores since days, most websites got systems since days, they should have worked hard to have reviews prepared to be published the second the Wii U is officially available.

Or embargoes.

 

[Samus4145]

Two Wii U Deluxes in hand. Target got 74 Black systems.

 

[CoilShot]

Two Wii U Deluxes in hand. Target got 74 Black systems.

Wow 74? So they didn't give Gamestop most of them

 

[MarkusRJR]

Have a question about Wii Mode. We know its partitioned off into its own little ecosystem. Is the storage space still as limited as the original Wii, or is it bigger. If I have more Wiiware and VC games that will fit, I'll still have to use an SD card right? Which I understand SD cards are only usable by Wii mode and not the Wii U side?

Apparently it's the same as the Wii's, meaning you'll still have to use an SD card if you have more than a small amount of games. Oh and yes, SD cards only store Wii stuff.

 

[PhoenixSFT]

Waits 40 minutes for System Update
Halfway done downloading data
"Unable to Connect to Server"
Fuuuuuuuu

 

[IdeaMan]

Or embargoes.

But there is an embargo still present, preventing websites to post reviews of blops 2 or epic mickey 2 now, whereas the system is officially launched ?

And even if it's the case, they could always bypass it like some of us did for previous consoles, by posting some hands-on, part of the review, impressions, on social media, boards, etc.

 

[Samus4145]

Wow 74? So they didn't give Gamestop most of them

Doesn't sound like it. Only 40 people in line and no one had a reserve.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

I walked into Target with no preorder. Picked up a Deluxe easily.

Easiest launch ever.

 

[Currygan]

jesus this is terrible

 

[IdeaMan]

It's funny this availability discrepancy between stores and areas. Quick, someone should do a spreadsheet with the % of chances of getting a Wii U without pre-order depending on the retailer and zones

 

[Jetku]

Went out for a friend. Tried Walmart at midnight, sold out. Tried target before open, sold out.

Either it's low stock, or Wii U is a big deal in nj

40 mins til GameStop opens with my pre order!!!

 

[Synless]

No, that's all up to the parental settings. Use your real birthdate, as you won't be able to change it later.



http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/sy...=how_to&submenu=wup-online-ht-connect-network

I get how all that works, I'm getting error code 103-1003. My settings are all right.

 

[EvilMario]

Anyone downloading games via the eShop yet? Do we know the size of ZombiU and how are the speeds? About the same as the update speed?

Might just wait a while to update and download games if the servers are going to start crashing today.

 

[ShineALight]

And the visuals are impressive ? It's smooth ? You can notice some sort of anti-aliasing ?

I'm not quite as good as counting pixels as some other GAFers, but I am sensitive to IQ and play mostly on PC and I can say that Nano Assault Neo passed the test. I just played through the first three levels and didn't notice any slowdown and, from the couch anyway, really had to make an effort to notice any jaggies. Basically, it's a good looking game and seems to run well.

 

[flattie]

For those that have the system, can the OS be navigated using the Wii remote, as an alternative to the gamepad?

 

[Svafnir]

jesus this is terrible

What is?