Better account system for starters?
But Miiverse is too awesome, I hope ms and Sony come up with something similar or else it'd be boring.
You have got to be kidding, Nintendo Land just hard froze the Wii U AGAIN. That's two times in less than 5 minutes, I'm done with this game for now.
People predicted it would fall apart immediately because "lol internetz" but it works because Nntendo's customer base isn't a bunch of jerks.
The closest thing I can think of is how the Vita uses hub areas for the games where you can get extra information about them. Never seen it myself but I remember it being described on the 8-4 podcast.
Of course it doesn't have any social/community features. I almost expect that if Sony/Microsoft do go that way they'd try and tie it into existing social networking infrastructure. Especially Microsoft.
did this to me earlier today. is this common?
Ok actually, that setting didn't do much. No matter what brightness level, or whether the power saver mode is on, the screen always gets darker when I unplug it. Does this happen for everyone else? Also, this thing has rumble? Don't think I've encountered it yet in any game...
Does the Wii U Pro controller work with virtual console games on Wii Mode?
The iPad uses a laptop battery though right, I think the controller is more like a cell phone lol
I'm fine with that too. LolScrew that. All 2D.
Mine showed up in the mail today, I'd actually checked out a bunch of crap for it yesterday at a buddies house who got his first thing in the morning.
The system itself is a slick little black brick , I ended up using the side stands because my current set up simply doesn't leave much room for anything else. Since my home theatre area is 90% for gaming I have a couple power bars and setting up the wii pad charging dock was rather effortless for me, kept the standard tray in the wii U's box though since I'll just end up charging the controller any time I'm not playing.
I'm already completely in love withe miiverse setup- trading notes online with everyone else and leaving stick it notes in games and such , it's all great. I imagine it's entirely due to the new toy euphoria but I just really like the way this system is set up, you can participate in the community easily and quickly , see others thoughts on games and just generally have a fun time putzing around the menu. Kind of reminds me of twitter in a way.
The games - well obviously with the 32 gb model you get a copy of nintendo land which is chock full of some entertaining mini games both single player and multiplayer. Each of these games makes some interesting uses of the technology and I imagine in a party setting would be quite a bit of fun. As a single player experience it's a bit of a time killer with some clever hooks (constantly getting small rewards for earning coins in games). It completely works as the whole theme park thing.
Mario U - it's new super mario on the wii U, tight level design and crisp HD visuals as well as some entertaining new(to nsmb at least) ideas like yoshi's. Can't really say much else honestly it's just a fun entry in the mario series, much better then the 3DS outing.
Ninja Gaiden 3 Razors edge- It's SO much better then playing the 360/ps3 version it's not even funny. There are some performance issues that I'd be happier to see die but I'm not sure how easy that is to fix , this is just one game of many that demonstrates you clearly can't just port ps3/360 games over to the wii U and expect things to work the same . Smaller number of processing threads? Lower clocked CPU or is the the slower ram ? I have no idea the cause but it's still a minor setback. NG3 didn't have the best performance to begin with and I'd say this version is only slightly worse- possibly because of the added hit adding the limb loss back into the game created ? At the end of the day the first stage in this version on normal mode saw me fighting for my life in just about every encounter , especially the first boss fight. Died on him so many times the game asked if I wanted to lower the difficulty. I declined of course although thinking about it now I'm wondering if some of my "sucking lots" issues in this game are due to the gamepads size ? It is just a touch unwieldy for a game like this but I never picked up a pro controller so I've little to compare it with. Either way- if you were on the fence about this game I can say it's better then then the standard version.
I'm not sure if the fever madness will lead me to pick up any more games , I'm tempted to grab tekken but nothing else is really screaming buy me until pikmin and wonderful 101 make it out.
gaffers
im getting error code 101-0502 for the past 3 hrs.
cannot connect to server.
Anyone else?
Can anyone post impressions and brand of HDD that you are using with your Wii U. I am thinking of getting a HDD, but just want to read some impressions of how it works with the Wii U.
Sorry if it's been asked, but I can't hook my wiiu up to my wifi. Error code 103-1002. Anyone else have this problem? Otherwise pretty neat system. I hope we get some good japanese games and indie games.
What a silly claim. Last night was nothing but penises and obscenities in Nintendoland Plaza, which then led to a bunch of people complaining here that Nintendo was doing a poor job moderating their own service. The notion that kids on Nintendo consoles are somehow better or more refined than kids on other networks is laughable.
A Ninja said:I love my Wii U as much as the next guy, but to say that NG Razors is better on Wii U is pretty fanboyish to say the least.
It's different from game to game. In the Sonic Racing game you do it by swiping down during a race.
Just curious...like what? Seems like the same stuff I have on the 360.
wiiu netflix doesnt do 5.1?![]()
What's the best online MP?
I don't like CoD, btw...
You have got to be kidding, Nintendo Land just hard froze the Wii U AGAIN. That's two times in less than 5 minutes, I'm done with this game for now.
Anyone else getting Dreamcast vibes from this thing?
Same here, ordered on the 15th as well. Up until an hour ago the order details page said item will arrive on or before 11/20/12 along with item in stock. Now it just says that it's in stock without a arrival date.lame. pre-ordered sept. 15 at TRU.com, still says "Item located in stock" no information on them shipping it.
ughhhh
I'm entirely too amused by the TV remote function. Mario looks really great on the gamepad and after an hour or two have to say its a lot more comfortable than I was expecting.
Same here, ordered on the 15th as well. Up until an hour ago the order details page said item will arrive on or before 11/20/12 along with item in stock. Now it just says that it's in stock without a arrival date.
cross game voice chat, achievements/trophies, your network id being able to be used on multiple systems, custom soundtracks, stuff like that.
Same here, ordered on the 15th as well. Up until an hour ago the order details page said item will arrive on or before 11/20/12 along with item in stock. Now it just says that it's in stock without a arrival date.
Wait what? Can anyone confirm this. I have to be up early for work and can't do it. If this is the case what a fuck up this is.
Not a free game.http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Wii-U-Gamer-Bundle-w-Customer-Choice-Wii-U-Game/21803986?wmlspartner=*7WaaTN6umc&sourceid=27371275424052965155&veh=aff
For those who haven't pre-ordered Wal-mart has them in stock right now.
I just got the shipment email right after I posted that. They have been pretty crappy to deal with. Lots of confusion.Jesus TRU is such a piece of shit company. So glad I lucked out.
So what is everyone's favorite Nintendoland singleplayer mini-game? I like Donkey Kong but it frustrates me. Tried Pikmin tonight and it gives me great hope for what the actual game will look like. I'm actually posting this from the browser with the game running in the background. Cool shit, but I wish this bloody thing would capitalize words on its own.
I can't use my Gamepad in bed. Feels bad man. Stupid concrete wall in between my room and the living room. =*(
Funny that the Hori screen protector for the gamepad on Amazon said it wasn't going to be available until November 19th. Then it became the 19th and it said "temporarily out of stock" and said it'd ship when there is stock. Umm what? So either they were pre-ordered or they were like "oops didn't actually receive them to sell beforehand." =/
Does anyone else's Wii U not exactly fit the TV?
This is the 2nd TV I've had it on and it doesnt really fit, it kind of spills over the edge. What gives?
They never cancelled on me but they also shipped mine tonight. Why the anger? Already buy one?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Wii-U-Gamer-Bundle-w-Customer-Choice-Wii-U-Game/21803986?wmlspartner=*7WaaTN6umc&sourceid=27371275424052965155&veh=aff
For those who haven't pre-ordered Wal-mart has them in stock right now.
Does anyone else's Wii U not exactly fit the TV?
This is the 2nd TV I've had it on and it doesnt really fit, it kind of spills over the edge. What gives?
Donkey Kong for me. After you get the rhythm down, it's a very fun game. I just wonder, are there friends leaderboards for any of these attractions?
I can't play in my bathroom! All that hype for nothing
This always seems to be the problem with amazon getting Hori supply. It happened at the 3DS launch I remember, several accesories were out of stock for weeks. Hori's main website is selling them but $5 shipping. I'm pondering on ordering from there.
Anyways, Nintendo land is great fun. I remember being so disappointed at e3, and was lamenting getting it for the deluxe, but I did a complete 360, this game is legit.
Sonic All stars racing is also solid fun, my first off screen game! Though the quality of the game coming through, you can really see those artifacts. Is this the case with a lot of games?
Off to play ZombiU!