Wii U Discussion

[sportdan30]

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Our Best Buy a few months ago was selling the white pro controllers for 19.99 to get rid of them. The black ones were still 49.99

So I obviously grabbed a white even though I have a black system.
I later then grabbed a classic controller to play the older VC games like Mario 64.

You got a great deal on the Pro controller. I was very close to purchasing a pre-owned one this afternoon, but it's still $40. Currently, I have two wiimotes, a nun chuck, and the game pad. I'd love a regular controller for Mario 3D Land. As it stands, I'm using the wiimote and nun chuck and it works pretty well.

[Sausage]

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If I don't plan on playing any previous Wii games and only play Wii U games, do I need any Wii accessories or is the gamepad enough?

Thanks

[Skyboxer]

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If you want to play MP/Co-op stuff then you'll need the pro controller or Wiimotes

[Sausage]

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If you want to play MP/Co-op stuff then you'll need the pro controller or Wiimotes

I will most likely play on my own. Is there anything else you can share about the Wii U system - strengths and weaknesses?

Thanks

[Skyboxer]

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I will most likely play on my own. Is there anything else you can share about the Wii U system - strengths and weaknesses?

Thanks

Really for me (Huge Nintendo fan) it's simply a fun system and is the only way I can play Pikmen, Mario, Zelda etc lol

I only got it for the Nintendo games as the cross platform games I'll mostly play on PC/PS3/PS4

Lately been playing Wii Party U with family as it's a very fun "party" game.
It's a nice compliment to my other gaming systems.

[duffman]

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Going to be joining the wiiu club xmas morning, just wondering a few things if anyone can answer:

Is there any reason to keep my wii around or does the wiiu handle everything now? Im really only concerned about wii games, never bought anything on vc or digital downloads.

Can I copy game saves from wii to wiiu or do they have to be moved? Like can I have my mario kart save on both systems?

Im guessing that if I want to transfer to the u, ill need an sd card? Any recommendations on size or type?

If I dont do the transfer right away, can I do it at a later point? In case I dont get a card tomorrow.

How painful is the initial update? Am I screwing myself by waiting til xmas morning to hook it up for the first time?

Thanks everybody!

[rudyjuly2]

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Going to be joining the wiiu club xmas morning, just wondering a few things if anyone can answer:

Is there any reason to keep my wii around or does the wiiu handle everything now? Im really only concerned about wii games, never bought anything on vc or digital downloads.

Can I copy game saves from wii to wiiu or do they have to be moved? Like can I have my mario kart save on both systems?

Im guessing that if I want to transfer to the u, ill need an sd card? Any recommendations on size or type?

If I dont do the transfer right away, can I do it at a later point? In case I dont get a card tomorrow.

How painful is the initial update? Am I screwing myself by waiting til xmas morning to hook it up for the first time?

Thanks everybody!

The initial update and setup was over an hour for me last Christmas but I'm guessing a lot of the stuff is pre-installed now (there was a big patch add on last year) and it shouldn't take you too long.

Yes you can transfer over your saves to the Wii U. I don't know exactly how but I think once you do you lose the saves on your Wii which is not a big deal. I believe it's a move and not a copy but not real sure. No real need to keep your Wii around although some older games have some audio static when I play on the Wii U. Not worth selling the Wii anyways since you won't get anything for it and you should keep your extra controllers.

[rudyjuly2]

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I picked up Madden 13 for the Wii U. My son was disappointed when I traded in my Madden 25 as I got hooked on NCAA 14. He likes playing with the Lions so I got the Wii U version for $10 off Amazon. I have to say the tablet controller would be perfect for football games in the future. Picking plays on it, audibling and doing quick hot routes for anyone on the field is easy and great. The game itself looks great (as good as the PS3 version) pre-play, post-play, intros, replays and cut scenes. But in actual gameplay the graphics clearly look worse than the PS3. The player models lose their crispness and don't look as good. The game runs at probably 30 fps as well. It's not the game killer that Pastapadre said it was and you get used to it but it clearly doesn't look as good. Still, the gamepad controls are pretty sweet and $10 for a game we'll only play once in awhile is a good deal.

[duffman]

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The initial update and setup was over an hour for me last Christmas but I'm guessing a lot of the stuff is pre-installed now (there was a big patch add on last year) and it shouldn't take you too long.

Yes you can transfer over your saves to the Wii U. I don't know exactly how but I think once you do you lose the saves on your Wii which is not a big deal. I believe it's a move and not a copy but not real sure. No real need to keep your Wii around although some older games have some audio static when I play on the Wii U. Not worth selling the Wii anyways since you won't get anything for it and you should keep your extra controllers.

Sounds good, thanks!


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[Skyboxer]

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I picked up Madden 13 for the Wii U. My son was disappointed when I traded in my Madden 25 as I got hooked on NCAA 14. He likes playing with the Lions so I got the Wii U version for $10 off Amazon. I have to say the tablet controller would be perfect for football games in the future. Picking plays on it, audibling and doing quick hot routes for anyone on the field is easy and great. The game itself looks great (as good as the PS3 version) pre-play, post-play, intros, replays and cut scenes. But in actual gameplay the graphics clearly look worse than the PS3. The player models lose their crispness and don't look as good. The game runs at probably 30 fps as well. It's not the game killer that Pastapadre said it was and you get used to it but it clearly doesn't look as good. Still, the gamepad controls are pretty sweet and $10 for a game we'll only play once in awhile is a good deal.

Said that since I had the Wii U. Madden 13 on Wii U is not bad at all and the ability to hot route by drawing routes is great.

[TheBleedingRed21]

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Really for me (Huge Nintendo fan) it's simply a fun system and is the only way I can play Pikmen, Mario, Zelda etc lol

I only got it for the Nintendo games as the cross platform games I'll mostly play on PC/PS3/PS4

Lately been playing Wii Party U with family as it's a very fun "party" game.
It's a nice compliment to my other gaming systems.

Just curious sky, how does Wii U party compare to Mario Party?

[Skyboxer]

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I still prefer the Mario parties (well the earlier ones that is) but this is not quite the same. There are a lot of different types of games and tons of mini games to go along with them.
We had a lot of fun so far.

These guys pretty much go through all of the games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5FsqE9RTnE

[trobinson97]

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Are nintendo's servers down currently? Having an issue doing a system update. It gives me the error code 105-4256. I tried following the advice from the support page but it tells me I need to do a system update first. Any help?

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[Flawless]

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Yeah, it's their servers.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp

[souljahbill]

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Just curious sky, how does Wii U party compare to Mario Party?

It's basically Mario Party with Miis instead of Mario characters (which I personally prefer).