Wii U Discussion

[Tribe1]

Finally picked up mine yesterday and grabbed Madden, Mario, and ZombiU. I absolutely love ZombiU with how it uses the gamepad.

Add me - tribe30

[Tomba]

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I took Tomba's advice about changing to 720p for the time being, and it's helped NBA. Does it help Madden?

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Im wondering if DOWNLOADING the game from the eshop would do the trick for both Maddne and Nba 2k13.

Fifa13 runs smooth as silk and looks better than its other console counterparts if you're interested...

AND Sonic and Sega Racing is amazing. For 40 its a steal

Save yourself the trouble and dont get scribblenauts.

Havent opened ZombieU but i found it funny ppl asking for game advice for it on MiiVerse/WiiVerse. Some guys wrote " Whats the code for this door?" I wrote back" Lol if the zombie apocaplyse comes witha FAQ!"

[Peji911]

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The GamePad seems kind of flimsy to me. For example, if i turn it upside down (when I was looking for the sync button) I could hear sort of a little rattle inside -- as if something was loose.

Can someone try flipping it slowly in their hands and letting me know if theirs does the same or if mine might have some issues?

[ScoobySnax]

Mine is working fine and I don't hear any rattling when I flip it over. Controlling my TV with the gamepad is a nice touch. I wasn't expecting that. I haven't been able to get on. My mom came in town for Thanksgiving and we all pretty much talked all night. Hopefully, I'll get some time in today.


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[Pete1210]

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Fifa13 runs smooth as silk and looks better than its other console counterparts if you're interested...!

How does it make use of the gamepad?

[rudyjuly2]

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How does it make use of the gamepad?

From digital trends:

The tablet-like controller uses every inch of the smaller display, cramming all the information you could possibly need onto the touchscreen.

Formations can be realigned on the fly, and you can mark men by touching their names. You can use the radar to find where your chosen player is, then send them up or down field. Substitutions are a matter of tapping the players you want to come in for those heading out, fatigue and individual statuses of players can be shown by selecting them on the touchscreen, and tactics can be changed with a button press.

This also creates a low impact managerial gameplay mode, similar to the previous manger modes but easier to use. There is an option to take a hands-off approach and not play the game at all, but rather act as the manager and treat it all like one tactical exercise, making the changes necessary and managing the teams without once dribbling the ball yourself. It is a mode that should appeal to the hardcore fans that love their tactical battles, as well as those that may be just learning the franchise and aren’t prepared to play quite yet.

If you prefer, you can also play the full game on the GamePad. Doing this offers you a few other options like touching the player you want to pass the ball to and shooting by hitting the right thumb stick, which brings up a net on the GamePad that you can touch where you’d like the kick to go. It is an intriguing idea, but feels a bit gimmicky. You can also shake the GamePad to bring up the net visual, but it seems somewhat ridiculous to shake an expensive new piece of hardware, and it is distracting anyway. Sprinting at the goal, then suddenly shaking the GamePad doesn’t feel natural – or at least not nearly as natural as just hitting the shoot button. It is an entirely optional feature though.

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[Skyboxer]

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The GamePad seems kind of flimsy to me. For example, if i turn it upside down (when I was looking for the sync button) I could hear sort of a little rattle inside -- as if something was loose.

Can someone try flipping it slowly in their hands and letting me know if theirs does the same or if mine might have some issues?

Mine does not make and noise at all either. Its been a pleasant surprise and even playing a tad rough with it via Nintendoland has been no issues.

I may run out tonight and grab either ZombiU or COD. Until midnight I play to play last pre-season game of Madden.
And see if I can start season off with a win! God I love the playbook and custom routes! (Yeah there is a frame rate -smoothness drop but gamepad trumps that IMO as its simply adds a lot)
After that I'll play more Scribblenauts(should have been a 40 or 30 dollar game but still a fun relaxing game) then hit the road to get a game. From that point on its Amazon only.

[VTPack919]

From digital trends:

The tablet-like controller uses every inch of the smaller display, cramming all the information you could possibly need onto the touchscreen.

Formations can be realigned on the fly, and you can mark men by touching their names. You can use the radar to find where your chosen player is, then send them up or down field. Substitutions are a matter of tapping the players you want to come in for those heading out, fatigue and individual statuses of players can be shown by selecting them on the touchscreen, and tactics can be changed with a button press.

This also creates a low impact managerial gameplay mode, similar to the previous manger modes but easier to use. There is an option to take a hands-off approach and not play the game at all, but rather act as the manager and treat it all like one tactical exercise, making the changes necessary and managing the teams without once dribbling the ball yourself. It is a mode that should appeal to the hardcore fans that love their tactical battles, as well as those that may be just learning the franchise and aren’t prepared to play quite yet.

If you prefer, you can also play the full game on the GamePad. Doing this offers you a few other options like touching the player you want to pass the ball to and shooting by hitting the right thumb stick, which brings up a net on the GamePad that you can touch where you’d like the kick to go. It is an intriguing idea, but feels a bit gimmicky. You can also shake the GamePad to bring up the net visual, but it seems somewhat ridiculous to shake an expensive new piece of hardware, and it is distracting anyway. Sprinting at the goal, then suddenly shaking the GamePad doesn’t feel natural – or at least not nearly as natural as just hitting the shoot button. It is an entirely optional feature though.

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/...#ixzz2CxlrtVdD
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Wow. I will own this for sure.

[Skyboxer]

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Wow. I will own this for sure.

I really wish I was into the sport. Seems very deep and full of strategy but never could get into it as I simply don't understand all the roster stuff. (Loaning players etc...) just lost lol

[VTPack919]

I really wish I was into the sport. Seems very deep and full of strategy but never could get into it as I simply don't understand all the roster stuff. (Loaning players etc...) just lost lol

It's not quite as complicated as it seems but I definitely understand. I don't know what I'd do without soccer haha.

[mestevo]

I really wish I was into the sport. Seems very deep and full of strategy but never could get into it as I simply don't understand all the roster stuff. (Loaning players etc...) just lost lol

This. Pretty awesome use of the pad, if only I was more interested in soccer.

Would be cool to call a play in madden and tap a position to pick a sub. Manual RB by committee, tebow time, etc.

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[Skyboxer]

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This. Pretty awesome use of the pad, if only I was more interested in soccer.

Would be cool to call a play in madden and tap a position to pick a sub. Manual RB by committee, tebow time, etc.

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That's another thing the gamepad does to enhance Madden. Pick formation, then hit SUB-Position-player to come in.. and you're done.

[VTPack919]

That's another thing the gamepad does to enhance Madden. Pick formation, then hit SUB-Position-player to come in.. and you're done.

That's another reason I'm very excited about the prospects of this system in general for sports games. So many interesting possibilities.

Any retailers having good deals on Wii U games? I assume not since it's new.

[Jgainsey]

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I was hanving out with some friends last night, and we ended up taking turns playing split screen COD with the gamepad most of the night. You can definitely notice the game running at a slower frame rate, but it's still pretty smooth and very playable.

Very cool perk for the wii U version of this game.

[Skyboxer]

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Anyone play COD and Zombiu? Which you prefer? I'm not a huge COD fan but was wondering if:
1 The gamepad adds to it
2 How are the bots?
3 How is zombi mode

As far as ZombiU -- I've seen many posts saying it is bettet than some of these bad reviews state... So is it enjoyable or ultra frustrating?