The Wii U

[Keranu]

Galaxy seemed like it had everything right, yet it felt very lackluster to me. Haven't played the sequel, maybe it has more oomph.

[jlued686]

Has the whole world gone crazy?!

PD, if you haven't tried the Galaxy games, I implore you: at least give SMG2 a shot. It fixes everything wrong with the first one (which wasn't much to begin with) and delivers some of the most inventive platforming levels out there; especially later in the game.

Bizarro world, man...fucking bizarro world.

[Nando]

Bizarro world, man...fucking bizarro world.

Just different scenes for different genes. Do try it though with an open mind as possible.

[glazball]

  jlued686, I'm with you man, I'm with you.  I know on these forums we won't see a whole lotta love for Mario, but it's only because no one wants to be caught disOBEYing.  We'll just have to let Ark and others play them secretly while publicly denouncing them.  ;)

  Also, I was surprised to see so much love for Mario Sunshine which has to be my least fav Mario game ever.  The whole waterpak thing just didn't work for me.  Mario has never need a permanent weapon/tool before or since.  Galaxy 1 and 2 however are close to perfect, and I rarely say that about any games.

[soop]

I like the 2D marios, and Mario 64 was good, but I haven't really tried the other 3D ones.

New Super Mario DS was WAY too easy.  Enjoyable, but a light snack.

I am very pleased to say that I've 100%'d Yoshi's Island, and I had an insane amount of fun doing it.  That has to be one of the greatest platformers made.

[Arkhan Asylum]

jlued686, I'm with you man, I'm with you.  I know on these forums we won't see a whole lotta love for Mario, but it's only because no one wants to be caught disOBEYing.  We'll just have to let Ark and others play them secretly while publicly denouncing them.  ;)

  Also, I was surprised to see so much love for Mario Sunshine which has to be my least fav Mario game ever.  The whole waterpak thing just didn't work for me.  Mario has never need a permanent weapon/tool before or since.  Galaxy 1 and 2 however are close to perfect, and I rarely say that about any games.

I like the OTHER Mario game for the Wii alot more.

New Super Mario. Bros (AKA: 1980s mario with shiney graphics), was infinitely moar funs.

[glazball]

  An interesting article (though a month old now) about the Nintendo Network, online mp, achievements, etc.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/09/why-dont-we-know-more-about-the-wii-us-online-gameplay-features/

[Nando]

jlued686, I'm with you man, I'm with you.  I know on these forums we won't see a whole lotta love for Mario, but it's only because no one wants to be caught disOBEYing.  We'll just have to let Ark and others play them secretly while publicly denouncing them.  ;)

  Also, I was surprised to see so much love for Mario Sunshine which has to be my least fav Mario game ever.  The whole waterpak thing just didn't work for me.  Mario has never need a permanent weapon/tool before or since.  Galaxy 1 and 2 however are close to perfect, and I rarely say that about any games.

I like the OTHER Mario game for the Wii alot more.

New Super Mario. Bros (AKA: 1980s mario with shiney graphics), was infinitely moar funs.

Would you like the galaxy games if it wasn't Mario? Have you tried numero dos?

[Nando]

An interesting article (though a month old now) about the Nintendo Network, online mp, achievements, etc.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/09/why-dont-we-know-more-about-the-wii-us-online-gameplay-features/

news to me. Thanks for sharing.

[TR0N]

An interesting article (though a month old now) about the Nintendo Network, online mp, achievements, etc.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/09/why-dont-we-know-more-about-the-wii-us-online-gameplay-features/

I hope the wii u online play will be like the 360 gamertags etc.Mostly because i hated the friends codes on the wii,it was such a outdated system to begin with.

[Nando]

From reading that, it seems that Nintendo may be a portal to other companies networks and just play host to their networked internal licenses. So the burden is not on them to monitor things out of their studio.

[Arkhan Asylum]

jlued686, I'm with you man, I'm with you.  I know on these forums we won't see a whole lotta love for Mario, but it's only because no one wants to be caught disOBEYing.  We'll just have to let Ark and others play them secretly while publicly denouncing them.  ;)

  Also, I was surprised to see so much love for Mario Sunshine which has to be my least fav Mario game ever.  The whole waterpak thing just didn't work for me.  Mario has never need a permanent weapon/tool before or since.  Galaxy 1 and 2 however are close to perfect, and I rarely say that about any games.

I like the OTHER Mario game for the Wii alot more.

New Super Mario. Bros (AKA: 1980s mario with shiney graphics), was infinitely moar funs.

Would you like the galaxy games if it wasn't Mario? Have you tried numero dos?

Probably not.   I thought the whole game was pretty boring and retarded to be honest.   

I'd probably play it a bit more if it were some obnoxious rainbow colored seizurefest with the same mechanics, but even then, I'd get bored once the eye candy wears off.

[soop]

Arkhan, I know you're complex and impossible to pin down, but... there are a lot of games that you DO like that I have no idea why.  I'm not even sure if you're serious half the time.  Or half the time when it seems like you might be being serious. (so a quarter of the time?)

[Arkhan Asylum]

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQM1pwjwEnPcp-SZAdUM8mAmFun6XcclsBeW7jQQ0NmtoBc4XiW


upon googling Hydlide for a picture, I find this.

fuck yeah.

[SuperDeadite]

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQM1pwjwEnPcp-SZAdUM8mAmFun6XcclsBeW7jQQ0NmtoBc4XiW


upon googling Hydlide for a picture, I find this.

fuck yeah.

FAP FAP

[munchiaz]

this is neat news. I still think more needs to be done to warrant me purchasing a game digitally though

http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=189232

[JoshTurboTrollX]

this is neat news. I still think more needs to be done to warrant me purchasing a game digitally though

http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=189232

I want lots of Demos!  I want demos of games that are available in the stores.  Something i actually really like about the 360.  The only problem is that I tend to only play as much as the demo offers anyway. 

[Nando]

this is neat news. I still think more needs to be done to warrant me purchasing a game digitally though

http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=189232

I want lots of Demos!  I want demos of games that are available in the stores.  Something i actually really like about the 360.  The only problem is that I tend to only play as much as the demo offers anyway. 

But that's the point, if the demo didn't leave you wanting for more, then you probably should spend your money else where.

[Arkhan Asylum]

I was talking to my friend today about how excited I've become for this retarded thing.   I'll get to box my Wii up and use this instead!  That'll be cool.    

[munchiaz]

I was talking to my friend today about how excited I've become for this retarded thing.   I'll get to box my Wii up and use this instead!  That'll be cool.   

Im just gunna keep the wii in my bedroom, and use it for netflix

[Firebomber7]

I love Mario Galaxy. I've never played the sequel, but I imagine it's super fun.

I still have no plans to get a WiiU anytime soon, though. Too much retro stuffs I want more.

[futureman2000]

I have a theory that the retro gamr market spike is related to Nintendo's lack of home console activity- and that the release of the WiiU will reduce demand for retro stuff, at least for a spell.

[TheClash603]

I have a theory that the retro gamr market spike is related to Nintendo's lack of home console activity- and that the release of the WiiU will reduce demand for retro stuff, at least for a spell.

I never thought about this, but you could be right.  Not due to the lack of a Nintendo console, but due to the lack of any new console, in what has become the longest generation of systems.

Those younger players who have gotten sick of nearly a decade with the same shit have bought old consoles, because to these younger players it is a way to get something "new."  The additional releases of retro games on consoles and phones probably just added fuel to the fire.

[DragonmasterDan]

I never thought about this, but you could be right.  Not due to the lack of a Nintendo console, but due to the lack of any new console, in what has become the longest generation of systems.

Those younger players who have gotten sick of nearly a decade with the same shit have bought old consoles, because to these younger players it is a way to get something "new."  The additional releases of retro games on consoles and phones probably just added fuel to the fire.

Also remember, the trend of retro stuff started about 7-8 years ago even before the Wii, 360 and PS3 hit the market. I started seeing clone systems, replacement third peripherals popping up around 2004-2005

[Arkhan Asylum]

The trend started long before that, when Hot Topic and shit started selling NES shirts to kids who can't even spell NES.

[VestCunt]

I have a theory that the retro gamr market spike is related to Nintendo's lack of home console activity- and that the release of the WiiU will reduce demand for retro stuff, at least for a spell.

Retro gaming is popular because:
1) it's popular
2) people mindlessly follow trends
3) the industry has consolidated = less competition = less innovation
4) no one will take chances because the budgets are so big = less innovation
5) less innovation = equals clones, shovelware, and boring games
6) boring new games create interest in good old games
7) the next generation will refer to '87-93 as the "Golden Age" of video games

[Arkhan Asylum]

Yeah.  That.  That right there.

Vestcoat ftw, etc.

[Nando]

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/11/06/nintendos-miyamoto-meeting-with-developers-to-encourage-wii-u-support/

from the article:
While Nintendo's last few portable devices have enjoyed stellar support from third-party publishers, the same can't be said for their home videogame consoles. The Nintendo 64, Gamecube and Wii were all in dire need of quality games from publishers that weren't Nintendo, and for the most part, those games never came.

 

In order to help prevent a repeat occurrence of this problem, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has been personally meeting with third-party videogame developers to encourage them to work on Nintendo's upcoming Wii U console, he tells IGN.

[munchiaz]

I'm a lil upset that the Wii U doesnt have a Ethernet port built in. Gotta buy the Wii Lan adapter.

[PCEngineHell]

I'm a little upset that the Wii U is nothing more then the most basic gaming pc,crammed into a tiny shell, with a barely adequate internal cooling solution, and comes packaged with what seems to be the Ipad 9, which happens to be expected to serve as a normal gamepad for normal games not using the old Wii controller. Big, bulky, and retarded. First world problems, I know, right?

[soop]

Retro gaming is popular because:
1) it's popular

BOOM! /argument

[Nando]

I got to try out the controller at my local bestbuy. It's pretty light and feels comfortable to hold; it didn't feel too terribly bulky and the buttons and pads felt good. No games were running at the time though.

Funny that 20 some odd years ago Nintendo was in a position to tell folk what to do  and what to produce where, now they find themselves in a situation where they have to work harder with developers, and maybe even act as publishers, to get the 3rd party games on their system. 
How times change.....

[Arkhan Asylum]

I'm a little upset that the Wii U is nothing more then the most basic gaming pc,crammed into a tiny shell, with a barely adequate internal cooling solution, and comes packaged with what seems to be the Ipad 9, which happens to be expected to serve as a normal gamepad for normal games not using the old Wii controller. Big, bulky, and retarded. First world problems, I know, right?

If it all bombs, I just see it as a way to play my Wii games instead of on my Wii!

...yeah.


I'm going into it blind and hoping the dumbass controller gimmick is fun

but, I sort of expect hatred, since I often eat chips while gaming.

[soop]

depending on the usability of the pad as a standalone device, I'm warming to it a little.

[jlued686]

As far as I know, it has no ability as a standalone device. You can play WiiU games on it and do certain functions with it, without having it displayed on your TV, but you have to be either in the same room, or in a room very close to the WiiU itself.

[futureman2000]

Iwata Unboxes the WiiU

I wonder if it will be a pain in the ass to buy one? I didn't want to preorder- planning to check downtrodden Kmarts for a deluxe bundle on the release date.

[Arkhan Asylum]

I preordered the white one because I hate black unless Sony/Sega

and I don't get a DLC bonus now, but who fucking cares.

[futureman2000]

I want the black one because I plan to get Nintendo Land anyway, but that's about the only reason. The black one will probably show fingerprints more than the white one.

[munchiaz]

I'm a little upset that the Wii U is nothing more then the most basic gaming pc,crammed into a tiny shell, with a barely adequate internal cooling solution, and comes packaged with what seems to be the Ipad 9, which happens to be expected to serve as a normal gamepad for normal games not using the old Wii controller. Big, bulky, and retarded. First world problems, I know, right?

If it all bombs, I just see it as a way to play my Wii games instead of on my Wii!

...yeah.


I'm going into it blind and hoping the dumbass controller gimmick is fun

but, I sort of expect hatred, since I often eat chips while gaming.

Used chop sticks to eat your chips

[GohanX]

but, I sort of expect hatred, since I often eat chips while gaming.

Paint chips? That explains a lot.

[Nando]

Used chop sticks to eat your chips

[ParanoiaDragon]

I've been thinking.  Does the Wii U gamepad work just like the combination of the Nunchuck & Wiimote?  I've been wanting to play the Metroid Prime Trilogy, but I haven't gotten inspired to do so, & I think it's cuz I still have mixed emotions about having 2 controllers in my hands, rather then one.....if that makes any sense?

[munchiaz]

I've been thinking.  Does the Wii U gamepad work just like the combination of the Nunchuck & Wiimote?  I've been wanting to play the Metroid Prime Trilogy, but I haven't gotten inspired to do so, & I think it's cuz I still have mixed emotions about having 2 controllers in my hands, rather then one.....if that makes any sense?

i read on gonintendo that you cant use the gamepad to play Wii games. As far as metroid is concerned, 3 plays great with the wiimote and nunchuck.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Bummer, it'd be cool if someone came up with some kind of combined gamepad that has the functions of the 2 controllers, though, I'm sure it'd not work with a ton of games. :/

[munchiaz]

i dont think i would like aiming around with the gamepad as opposed to the wii mote. The game pad is so much bigger. Seems like it would be harder to aim with

[ParanoiaDragon]

Maybe.  Seems like the few people that have tried it, say it's quite comfortable.  I'll just have to motivate myself to play thru the trilogy on Wii.  I'm a huge Metroid fan, but the Prime series(especially Hunters) is hard for me to get into, & I do like the occasional FPS, but, give me sidescrolling, or even 3rd person any day of the week!

[munchiaz]

So the Wii u is only a few days away. Im planning on getting Zombii U as well. What are you guys planning on picking up at launch day?
Also i need to find out if screen protectors will be available

[Digi.k]

if you are getting the basic like I was planning too.. might want to invest in a portable drive..


http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-15-basic-8gb-wii-u-has-just-3gb-space-after-system-installs

[GohanX]

i read on gonintendo that you cant use the gamepad to play Wii games. As far as metroid is concerned, 3 plays great with the wiimote and nunchuck.

Seriously, MP3 plays wonderfully with the Nunchuck and Wiimote once you tweak the settings a bit. I wouldn't want to use any other method.

[jlued686]

I've got the deluxe set preordered, along with New Super Mario Bros. U and ZombiU. I'm hoping to read reviews before I pick up ZombiU, as I'm sorta on the fence about that one. I remember picking up Red Steel at the Wii's launch and returning it a few days later. Don't wanna make that same mistake.