Actually, I'm curious if I can play NSMBU on the gamepad while I use the system to stream amazon instant video on my TV. If it can do that....
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Actually, I'm curious if I can play NSMBU on the gamepad while I use the system to stream amazon instant video on my TV. If it can do that....
shouamabane
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My favorite announcement on the new Nintendo Direct is the Wii U Virtual Console with Gamepad support.
That'd actually also be a really good reason for keeping a GB of Ram: a core an GB of ram dedicated to the OS could feasibly also do stuff like streaming video to the TV that doesn't really demand THAT much out of the system.
brandonh83
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I need to know more about it first. A lot more. As in, was it totally pointless for me to have spent so much money already on what is about to be an inferior virtual console.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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I missed the chance to post Moon Reggie. ;_;
Sticker Star completely absorbed my attention.
Sticker Star completely absorbed my attention.
Not complete without
GiantEnemyGoomba
Member
Not complete without
Better late than never I guess. I think you scared everyone off though.
Craaaaaap! Thanks for letting me know, I think that IS for Black Friday only but I'll double check! If that's the case then...my Wii U and Mario are totally paid off so I could just buy the other games on Sunday, or wait till Friday and get them at Target. Decisions decisions. I don't mind going out on Black Friday, we'll see. If the biggest decision I need to make with this launch is whether or not to get extra games on Sunday or wait till Friday then I'm doing pretty good I'd say!
But seriously thanks for the heads up, I'll double check on that for sure!
kunonabi
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I'm actually doing the toy r us Black friday deal myself. Buy 1 get 1 for 40% off. Hopefully I can swing 4 games but we will see.
ChosenPredator
Banned
good stuff
olimpia84
Member
Did they really say this? With some many Nintendo Directs out there I already lost track of all the announcements.
brandonh83
Banned
Yep. I've officially entered the "can't sleep" stage.
It was announced that a future update would bring the support
evilromero
Member
Me too. Guess I'll just stay up for 48 hrs.
GiantEnemyGoomba
Member
IGN launch guide is up if anyone's interested.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/wii-u/Wii_...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
http://www.ign.com/wikis/wii-u/Wii_...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
brandonh83
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It's not good for me though seeing as I have to be up for work in 4 and a half hours. That, and as soon as I'm done with the hateful 9 hour shift, I have to make a four hour drive.
Going to be a brutally long Friday.
Lucent
Member
I hope you don't get heart disease or something. Just not worth it. Go to bed. Your heart needs to be strong for when you get your Wii U anyway. lol
KillerTravis
Banned
Posted?
Looks like a Walmart broke the street day or something. At least we know there will be Netflix and Youtube native apps.
MatthewB92
Member
Where is this from?
Unless the system update went live, those apps wouldn't be available yet. Did the system update go live?
KillerTravis
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A comment from the site you go for nintendo news.
Probably not. Maybe both applications come preinstalled?
Lupin the Third
Member
More likely it's akin to getting a SpotPass on your 3DS with an application package (like Pokedex 3D when it was still free)... which is really just a notice to go download the app from the eShop. But it still takes up a slot on your main menu as if it were the actual app.
Yup, early openings only. Mine is doing it at 9am.
The direct said. Wii VC has no gamepad support.
Wii U VC is coming in the future with gamepad support, and no other details were given.
so we dont know if previously bought wii VC will be updated to work outside of wii mode and use the gamepad. Or if we will have to repurchase our game for wiiu vc, or gamepad support will only work on new games that or avaliable for wiiu vc. Its not clear yet.
Hopefully it is just updating all previous vc
ErasureAcer
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So you need an adapter to get online like the Wii? Pretty pathetic Nintendo.
Nope. Just connect it to your wifi -- just like the Wii, 3DS, DS, iPod, iPad, Vita...
KillerTravis
Banned
What?
well if they cant get wiiu chat working without quitting out of the game. Then I wouldn't count on this feature, maybe an update in the distant future, but don't hold your breath.
where did this nonsense come from? Probably a hit and run post too.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Well he apparently means through Ethernet.. And he's correct.
(but I don't give even one shit if it's wireless only)
Couldn't find it in the FAQ, so... does anyone know if I can transfer my Wii content to a WiiU from a different region? Region locks are a pain for sure and make me unsure if to buy at day 1.
I live in Sweden and usually buy American hardware, but now considering my first Euro hardware in a while due to TVii and such that will surely be fecked up if not from the same region...
I live in Sweden and usually buy American hardware, but now considering my first Euro hardware in a while due to TVii and such that will surely be fecked up if not from the same region...
Cheesemeister
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No cross-region data transfers. I e-mailed NCL Customer Service to ask just that. To wit:
NCL Customer Service said:
You cannot transfer data from a foreign Wii to a Japanese Wii U, and there is no other way to do so. Please understand.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
We don't know the answer to this.. But the answer is very likely no. Sorry.
Every indication is that the Wii -> Wii U transfer process involves contacting Nintendo's servers to verify the content youve downloaded. I doubt they'd neglect regions in this process.
The Club Nintendo site has info up about linking your Nintendo Network account with a Club Nintendo account.
https://club.nintendo.com/link-shop-account.do
Frustratingly enough, the Wii U Deluxe and Wii U Basic sets are both worth the same number of CN Coins -- 160.
Exactly the same number as you get from a Wii system.
No credit for Nintendoland, either.
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Grrr, Nintendo...
Edit: The eShop link page also says that Wii U systems don't qualify for warranty extensions...
https://club.nintendo.com/link-shop-account.do
Frustratingly enough, the Wii U Deluxe and Wii U Basic sets are both worth the same number of CN Coins -- 160.
Exactly the same number as you get from a Wii system.
No credit for Nintendoland, either.
...
Grrr, Nintendo...
Edit: The eShop link page also says that Wii U systems don't qualify for warranty extensions...
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
^ White supremacist
It's POSSIBLE it's a typo (hah), given that the page just went up.
It just seems insulting to do this -- NOA being clueless again. Yes, it's a free program, but it's just insulting at this point, what with coin values being tied to game prices everywhere else.
It just seems insulting to do this -- NOA being clueless again. Yes, it's a free program, but it's just insulting at this point, what with coin values being tied to game prices everywhere else.
KillerTravis
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Damn this is thread worthy. There are even new screenshots of the OS.
The images are interesting, but how is it "thread worthy," really?
I guess it DOES say you are linking your Nintendo Network ID with your Club Nintendo account, but...
KillerTravis
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Nah I just noticed you can do it with the other consoles as well. Years of owning Nintendo systems and I didn't know that lol.
Do -any- of the Wii U unboxing videos show what the various papers are in the box?
I keep checking, and each video shows the "unboxer" just grabbing and tossing the manuals/papers aside. I thought I saw a red/white "Club Nintendo" slip in one, and wanted to see if there was such a slip in the Wii U box.
I keep checking, and each video shows the "unboxer" just grabbing and tossing the manuals/papers aside. I thought I saw a red/white "Club Nintendo" slip in one, and wanted to see if there was such a slip in the Wii U box.
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