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| Author: | lasermink [ Wed Dec 23, 2015 18:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Played a bit with the ZombiU demo. It was clearly designed to be used with your fingers and doesn't work if you have to fiddle around with the stylus. On the other hand, I had absolutely no problems playing with my fingers.  Very nice interface, I thought, but the graphics look a bit dated. I only played a little bit and will try again at a later date, but I'm not really convinced by what I've seen so far. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Dec 23, 2015 20:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
lasermink wrote: Festive Warrior wrote: I agree with Findus Friend request retracted.  Not really. Hahaha whoops! Sorry dude. 
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| Author: | lasermink [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 9:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I tried the Wonderful 101 demo, and was presented with the Gamepad's vibration feature for the first time. They basically just stuck a mobile phone vibration unit in there. Useful for haptic feedback, but games really shouldn't attempt to use it for rumble, because that is very, very poor. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Saturnalian wrote: It's had a Zelda release though, in the form of Wind Waker. And it's going to get another in the new year with Twilight Princess. Ports or remasters or whatever but it's still Zeldas. Or Zeldi. if it would be Zeldo (male), it would be Zeldi, Zelda plural would be Zelde (in italian) or Zeldae (in latin) @lasermink, did i accept your friendrequest? Maybe time for a mariokart evening soonish? next monday? |
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| Author: | lasermink [ Tue Jan 05, 2016 13:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
romanista wrote: @lasermink, did i accept your friendrequest? Maybe time for a mariokart evening soonish? next monday? Doesn't appear you did, no. I've sent a new one, just in case. I'm totally up for some Mario karting next Monday! |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Jan 05, 2016 13:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I could do Monday. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Look like serious progress has been make with Wii U hacking. Appears as though people have gained Kernel access, so hopefully there will soon be a lot of fun things you can do with your Wii U once you have hacked it. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
What 'fun things' will it do that it can't do now? Mine plays Nintendo games which is all I got it for really. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
"Run unsigned code" would be a good catch all term I guess. Once people make apps to do this sort of stuff, you'll be able to rip your discs to an external hard drive/SD card and load them from that (there is basic backup support via existing hacks). There can be emulators made using the full system resources, not running in the Wii BC mode, so they'll have improved performance and such. This also means emulators will be playable with the Gamepad. It's likely that people will be able to inject other roms into the official VC emulators, too. Possibly getting Gamecube games playable on the Gamepad. Maybe making Wii games that are not compatible with the Gamepad work too. Who knows what else really. It'll be a matter of what the community come up with. |
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| Author: | Anonymous X [ Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
You can make a Nintendo Account now. Using your NNID as a log-in if you have one. Yes, a 'proper' account system, or at least the first step to one - there must be a catch in there somewhere, seeing as this is Nintendo. http://accounts.nintendo.com/ |
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| Author: | romanista [ Thu Feb 18, 2016 14:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I made an account now too, but why couldn't they upgrade the NNID i wonder? And what am i supposed to do with it.. (just to do something i preregister for that miimoto app , even it doesn't really seem to be my cup of tea) |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Wed Feb 24, 2016 16:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Bloody WiiU updates are worse than PS updates. I only want to play Pikmin and I've had 3 updates each requiring me to press "OK" before and after the update. I'd wandered upstairs hoping it's sort it self out and came back and it was just waiting for me to click OK. Bloody thing. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Feb 25, 2016 18:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Pikmin 3 is bloody lovely. I skipped Pikmin 2, for some reason, despite really enjoying Pikmin uno. So far Pikmin 3 has been a little slow and simple going but it still retains that awesome mechanic where you lose all your Pikmin outside the onion when night falls. You get a slow 10 count and I've found myself shouting at the little twats to get a move on or I'll fuck off without them. It's surprisingly exciting stuff. Well, if excitement was taking place in a big bowl of treacle. It hasn't really moved on much since Pikmin, mind, from what I've played. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 14:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Pikmin 3 is lovely, i should return to it soon.. (been saying that to myself for a year now) |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 14:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I could only get as far as the first village. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Feb 26, 2016 14:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Mr Dave wrote: I could only get as far as the first village. I had this problem recently with Animal Crossing. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
love at the nintendo direct, and kind of liked the sight of star fox guard.. sort flasher squad nintendo style with level editor http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016- ... -not-alone and suite a few new new things paper mario http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016- ... -u-in-2016 and rio olympics mario has rugby.. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Bit disappointing how little the environments in this paper mario look like they are made of paper. Spoiled by Tearaway. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
oh and i did like the look of this http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016- ... e-revealed Lost Reavers... |
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| Author: | romanista [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
QUIESTION, I see that smash bros is almost half price now... it's very big though.. is there a way to expand the harddrive with a usb stick, instead of getting a whole 1TB hard rive for it for 40quid (which i never will fill i presume) |
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| Author: | Trousers [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 13:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
romanista wrote: QUIESTION, I see that smash bros is almost half price now... it's very big though.. is there a way to expand the harddrive with a usb stick, instead of getting a whole 1TB hard rive for it for 40quid (which i never will fill i presume) Yes. I have a 32Gb USB stick in the back of mine which works fine. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 15:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
ah perfect.. that is what i wanted to know |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 15:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Nintendo advise against pen drives because they're not really designed for long term constant read/write, and there's a reasonably chance of data corruption. I think they are probably being overcautious. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 20:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
It seems to work. I asked because ivread the warnings |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 20:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
LewieP wrote: Nintendo advise against pen drives because they're not really designed for long term constant read/write, and there's a reasonably chance of data corruption. I think they are probably being overcautious. I've got a 128GB that I've used for about a year, no issues as of yet. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 20:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
The real question is why on earth can't you use the SD card slot. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 20:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
LewieP wrote: The real question is why on earth can't you use the SD card slot. Don't start on that. I bought a 64GB SD card to use as storage, then I find out after you can only use it for Wii saves. 
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 21:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
But if you take that same SD card and put it in a USB adapter, it's magically allowed. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 23:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
LewieP wrote: But if you take that same SD card and put it in a USB adapter, it's magically allowed. 
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Only two first-party games left for the Wii-U, only one of which is really of interest to me. (Zelda, of course.) http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016- ... -u-and-3ds Admittedly my Wii-U isn't really getting much use these days and hasn't for a while, but nonetheless my overall feelings towards the console are very positive. Maybe I just like the plucky underdogs which don't do as well as they deserve. See also, Dreamcast. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Wii-U production to end shortly. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016- ... -this-week Some interesting comments saying that there's no sign of it being sold off cheaply through retail channels, and no real expectation of it becoming a cheap console to pick up down the line either (although that's just speculation of course). I really would recommend a Wii-U just for the relatively small number of truly spectacular games it has available for it, even if it requires a fairly sizeable cash investment. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Let's be honest here... The Wii-U was a disaster. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
It's probably not a good sign that the only reason I want a Wii-U is to play Smash Bros (although I'll probably still end up preferring the Gamecube version anyway) |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
DavPaz wrote: Let's be honest here... The Wii-U was a disaster. Commercially yes, and third-party support was almost non-existent. But worth the price of entry for the following games alone: Super Mario 3D World Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Bayonetta 2 Mario Kart 8 Super Mario Maker Pikmin 3 New Super Mario Bros. U Splatoon LEGO City Undercover The Wonderful 101 And Nintendo Land at a pinch - was a good showcase for the game pad's potential. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I'd add Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze which is one of the very few games I've bothered to take to 100% completion, and was kind of bereft when there was nothing left to do. One of the very finest platformers I've ever played. Also, Rayman Legends, which is sublime and makes good use of the gamepad's screen. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Hearthly wrote: I'd add Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze which is one of the very few games I've bothered to take to 100% completion, and was kind of bereft when there was nothing left to do. One of the very finest platformers I've ever played. Also, Rayman Legends, which is sublime and makes good use of the gamepad's screen. I'd forgotten about Donkey Kong, and Rayman Legends is available on other platforms (also why I didn't mention ZombiU). |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Legends does make use of the gamepad's screen though, so there are unique Wii-U elements. DKTF is off the scale amazing, just thinking about it makes me go all gooey remembering what a fucking magnificent gaming experience it was. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Wed Nov 02, 2016 20:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Still amazing that the wiiu got eurogamer's GOTY 2013,2014 and almost 2015 with such a small selection. .. |
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| Author: | Anonymous X [ Thu Nov 03, 2016 18:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I've owned a Wii U since launch day, and consider it a colossal disappointment, well, apart from Super Mario 3D World I guess. The whole 'tablet' (sic) controller concept just sunk it. If they hadn't hobbled the console with a laggy, heavy, cumbersome gimmick controller that only works a few meters away from the console, then they could've released something competitively powerful. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Nov 03, 2016 18:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I can't be mad at my decision to buy a WiiU. Frankly, Xenoblade Chronicles X is worth the price of the console alone. It's an amazing, colossal, batshit-mad game that will never be released anywhere ever. If you've never played it, well done, you're an idiot. After that, Super Mario 3D World and Bayonetta 2 are both terrific. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Thu Nov 03, 2016 20:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Saturnalian wrote: I can't be mad at my decision to buy a WiiU. Frankly, Xenoblade Chronicles X is worth the price of the console alone. It's an amazing, colossal, batshit-mad game that will never be released anywhere ever. If you've never played it, well done, you're an idiot. After that, Super Mario 3D World and Bayonetta 2 are both terrific. And MH3U was worth every penny you spent on it. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sat Feb 11, 2017 22:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I know the controls are said to be pretty abysmal in StarFox: Zero but, fuck me, I'd saw off both hands so I don't have to play anymore of this if I could. I just can't fathom who thought this was a good idea. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sat Feb 11, 2017 23:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Urgh, why can't I just fly the sodding Arwing? This tank, and chicken robot and Gyroscope thang are all garbage to control and are terribly boring. And this fucking droid that pops out to "hack"...HNNNGH. Just let me shoot shit in the fucking face. Ok, I just want StarWing with these lovely graphics. That'd be enough for me. This is less than nothing. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Sun Feb 12, 2017 0:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Satsuma wrote: I know the controls are said to be pretty abysmal in StarFox: Zero but, fuck me, I'd saw off both hands so I don't have to play anymore of this if I could. You could just stop playing it with no hand loss... |
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| Author: | Hero of Excellence [ Sun Feb 12, 2017 0:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Star Fox Zero managed to out-rubbish the wonky Star Fox game on the DS, and that says a lot. 
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| Author: | asfish [ Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
There is a emulator out for Wii-U now http://cemu.info/index.html The site appears to do everything it can to put you off saying its experimental and not for general use.  I subscribe to this guy on YouTube as he does good Hyperspin and other emualtion stuff He has done a video discussing what works as there was an emu update last week, looks like some games will work on the PC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl-U1CWiQG4&t=348s |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Starfox Wii U gave me a headache. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sun Feb 12, 2017 13:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
I don't mind the motion controls to shoot but the dual screen is the real fuck up here. I'll just watch the TV and put up with inaccurate shooting but then it'll do something stupid to force me to look at the pad like removing the recticle from the screen and giving me a kooky camera angle for some ungodly reason. Ive taken to switching the main screen back and forth using the - button but it's still a mess. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Sun Feb 26, 2017 22:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
Just picked one up from Ebay, came with all of this for £205 (list comes from sale) Games included: - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Splatoon - Super Smash Bros. For Wii U - Mario Kart 8 Accessories Included: - Wii U Official Pro Controller - Wii U Gamepad - Gamecube Controller - Special Edition Smash Bros Gamecube Controller - Wii U Gamecube Adapter - Wii Remote and Nunchuck - 500gb External HDD - 16gb SD Card - Gamepad Stand - Super Mario Keyring - 2 Sensor Bars - Mains Plug - HDMI Cable - Wii U Gamepad Charger Not sure what the 500gb drive is for? Still plenty there to play with
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| Author: | LewieP [ Mon Feb 27, 2017 0:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wii-U |
You can pretty easily hack a Wii U then put games on a hard drive. Or you can just use it for games you buy from the eShop. |
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