Wii U Discussion

[RoyalBoyle78]

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That's code for "Sold my Vita, PS3, 360, iPhone, Droid, Windows Phone 8 and my dog...getting a WiiU next week, best system ever!!!!"


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REALLY!!! LMAO, not interested. For those who are, enjoy.

[Flawless]

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I think the game has to be written to include it, it's not built into the OS.

We need to double check that. I think ANY game can stream to the gamepad. One of the conveniences they pushed was being able to play your WiiU while the person next to you was watching TV.

Burns is right, it's up to developers, but most of the bigger games support off-TV play: AC3, Mass Effect 3, Batman Arkham City, Black Ops II, Darksiders II, Madden 13, FIFA 13, NSMBU, Scriblenauts Unlimited, and more, all support it.


On the Giant Bomb cast they said people are having success playing on the Gamepad in another room. Brad said he had success 20ft away through a wall to his bed. If you move it around to much, it will drop frames and sometimes pause for a few seconds, but when there's nothing that could cause interference in play, it runs great, zero lag.

[CaptainZombie]

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Yes another new Nintendo Direct today:

http://www.youtube.com/user/nintendodirectch

Parental Controls

- Nintendo realizes that some parents may fear that their children may use the Wii U's internet functionality without permission. Wii U has Parental Controls.
- Can restrict content based on user age, CERO (Japan ESRB) rating, internet functionality, internet browser, e-Shop spending, Miiverse functionality, friend registrations, videos, data management, internet settings
- Wii U keyboard input can save user input habits and predictive input in a specific database that depends on the game and user. Wii U does not save input data that you don't want other users to know into the database.
- Miiverse settings can be turned on/off depending on the save profiles per game.

USB Data Storage

- 8GB = 7.2GB, 32GB = 29GB in terms of actual save data. Wii U uses around 4.2GB when using the system for the first time.
- NSMBU is ~2GB, Nintendo Land is ~3.2GB. So, both won't fit into the Basic set at the same time.
- Wii U lets you put data onto a connected USB media drive.
- One USB drive at a time only.
- Cannot disconnect the external drive while plugged into the Wii U and receiving power.
- You can use general drives.
- In terms of powering the HDD while connecting to the Wii U, if you do not use a Y Cable Type drive (2 USB cables), then Nintendo cannot guarantee it will work properly.
- Nintendo can guarantee functionality if the HDD plugs into a power outlet.
- No games on USB Flash Memory due to games not running properly all the time (whatever this means...)
- Wii U will read up to 2TB only for external hard drives
- In Data Management, you must format the connected media drive. Note that this means you cannot use the drive with a PC.
- You can move data from internal Wii U storage to external USB media in Data Management and vice versa. Data on both internal and external media will appear in the menu.
- At launch, only 1 USB hard drive can be connected, but through a future update, more than 1 will be possible and you will be able to move data between them freely.
- SD Cards can hold PC data, Wii Virtual Console, Wii Ware, and Wii save data, but cannot be used to save Wii U game save data.

Backwards Compatibility

- Wii games, Virtual Console, Wii Ware stuff cannot be played using the GamePad screen, but only on the TV in Wii Mode
- Iwata: "We understand that there are people who were looking forward to playing Wii games, Virtual Console games, and so forth on the GamePad, but unfortunately we cannot accommodate those users' expectations."
- There are plans for a Wii U Virtual Console that WILL be compatible with the Wii U GamePad. Please look forward to it in the future.

Nintendo Network Premium

- For Premium Set buyers only
- Point service
- Make Nintendo Network ID, then login to find and user the service
- After logging in, you can see the points you have earned
- Buy with download card or download number
- Earn 10% back on purchases
- Earn back purchase points in ¥500 increments
- Points earned can be used with Wii U/3DS e-Shop, Wii Shopping Channel, DSi Shop

[WildFan22]

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Just won a deluxe Wii U at work!

[rudyjuly2]

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Wii U storage space actually less since over 4 GB will be dedicated to the system. The basic model will have closer to 3 GB of free space while the Deluxe is closer to 25 GB for some reason. You can move info from your flash drive to an external hard drive easily.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/11/nintendo-explains-the-wii-us-storage-options-in-the-strangest-way-possible/


List of Wii U games you can play solely on your controller: http://gamersyndrome.com/2012/video-...h-off-tv-play/

1. New Super Mario Bros. U
2. Tekken Tag Tournament 2
3. Dragon Quest X
4. Assassins Creed III
5. Darksiders II
6. Mass Effect 3
7. Epic Mickey 2
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
9. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
10. Scribblenauts Unlimited
11. Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition
12. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razors Edge
13. Rabbids Land
14. Skylanders Giants
15. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
16. Wii Fit U
17. Madden 13
18. FIFA 13
19. Rayman Legends
20. Toki Tori 2
21. Nano Assault Neo
22. Trine 2 Director’s Cut
23. Puddle
24. Built in system apps

[Skyboxer]

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Well I have my first game in hand..




Came close to grabbing Madden but held off. I really want to see how well the play calling and hot routing on the pad works.

[dbeth]

Paid off my Wii U Deluxe tonight plus Black Ops 2 and NBA 2k13. I'm ready for Sunday!

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[Skyboxer]

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Paid off my Wii U Deluxe tonight plus Black Ops 2 and NBA 2k13. I'm ready for Sunday!

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Awesome! I only have a little to pay on a couple games. (SMBU and Sing Part I think)
Have Scribblenauts and Zombiu paid off.

We'll have to figure out how to hook up if I grab COD

[rudyjuly2]

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I'm looking to pick up NBA 2K13 on a Black Friday deal online but part of me wonders about getting it for the Wii U with the Gamepad extras. Problem is my kids will be playing Mario non-stop over the holidays after we give them a Wii U from Santa. I'd rather have NBA on my PS3 and move it upstairs to get my gaming time in lol.

[dbeth]

Awesome! I only have a little to pay on a couple games. (SMBU and Sing Part I think)
Have Scribblenauts and Zombiu paid off.

We'll have to figure out how to hook up if I grab COD

Yeah, we'll have to figure out how the whole online structure works. Somehow I'm going to have to get a friend list put together.

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[goh]

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I just noticed Nintendo have not once addressed what happend to the Mushroom Queen. Princess Peach is obviously the princess but there's no tell of the queen what-so-ever and only one appearance by the king. Considering what's gone on when Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser I'm not sure I want to know but am still curious so hope it's addressed in the new Mario game. Someone keep a look out for that.

[CaptainZombie]

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge Review

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge might be the polar opposite of the usual Nintendo fare. The ‘M’ rating on the box is not a joke, what with the hyper-fast ninja action title’s unending display of severed limbs and decapitated heads. It’s fantastic to see this kind of hardcore gamer’s game on a Nintendo console – and at the Wii U’s launch, no less – and you can forget much of what you may have heard about the original release of this game earlier this year on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It’s far from perfect and best viewed with “launch goggles” on, but Razor’s Edge’s unflinching action and unabashed violence is a great sign for the Wii U as a core gamer’s platform.

[BobbyColtrane]

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I just noticed Nintendo have not once addressed what happend to the Mushroom Queen. Princess Peach is obviously the princess but there's no tell of the queen what-so-ever and only one appearance by the king. Considering what's gone on when Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser I'm not sure I want to know but am still curious so hope it's addressed in the new Mario game. Someone keep a look out for that.

haha dude you may the only person alive that knows the plot to the mario games...respect!

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge Review

I wonder if this is why Nintendo let the reviews on this game out first, they want everyone to know this isn't a kiddie system like in the past. Fingers crossed but even if it's the same as in the past I don't really care...

[CaptainZombie]

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haha dude you may the only person alive that knows the plot to the mario games...respect!



I wonder if this is why Nintendo let the reviews on this game out first, they want everyone to know this isn't a kiddie system like in the past. Fingers crossed but even if it's the same as in the past I don't really care...

NSMB U reviews I think should start showing up today.

[injunwal]

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IGN posted reviews for Super Mario Bros(9.1) and Nintendo Land(8.7)
Kotaku gave them both a Yes