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I have a Wii U - General Discussion.

Mr E · 2012-11-29 16:22:10

Well no, not really. Maybe in the new year. :cool: Since the other thread is pre-launch hype, rumours, speculation, buying info, etc., it's probably a good idea to start a new thread for talking about the console itself, now that some of you lucky sods have one sitting under your TV.

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#992 08-09-2013 4:02pm
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What are they cutting from the Wii u version of batman?

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#993 08-09-2013 5:22pm
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CastorTroy wrote: »

What are they cutting from the Wii u version of batman?

Multiplayer

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#994 08-09-2013 5:22pm
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Is there a thread for swapping NNID's? My friend list (Martyn2019) looks a tad empty. :P

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#995 08-09-2013 5:27pm
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nitromaster wrote: »

Is there a thread for swapping NNID's? My friend list (Martyn2019) looks a tad empty. :P

Here you go

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#996 08-09-2013 6:03pm
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nitromaster wrote: »

Is there a thread for swapping NNID's? My friend list (Martyn2019) looks a tad empty. :P

Don't know if you're on my list but I'll add you tonight if not. Didn't get Assassins Creed by any chance? I'm about 36% through the story but haven't tried the multiplayer yet

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#997 08-09-2013 6:13pm
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nitromaster wrote: »

Is there a thread for swapping NNID's? My friend list (Martyn2019) looks a tad empty. :P

And I just sent you a friend request there (add people through Miiverse it's easier).

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#998 08-09-2013 6:18pm
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Netflix works so great on this!
Question: the internet browser locks up EVERY SINGLE TIME when it comes to playing videos that have ads does this happen for anyone else?

Deano7788 wrote: »

Here you go

Sweet, thanks! Added

smokingman wrote: »

Don't know if you're on my list but I'll add you tonight if not. Didn't get Assassins Creed by any chance? I'm about 36% through the story but haven't tried the multiplayer yet

Nope just Nintendoland for now!
Will probably pick that up soon as it's pretty cheapish now :cool:

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#999 08-09-2013 6:57pm
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There really are such a load of cheap games for this, it's hard not to spend the cost of one normal game and end up with three. Batman, FIFA, CoD, Mass Effect 3, Assassins Creed 3, Tekken, Need for Speed, Ninja Gaiden, Darkstalkers.....loads for under 20 quid online

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#1000 08-09-2013 10:48pm
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Ouch!!!!

http://gaminrealm.com/2013/09/08/poland-wii-u-sales-350-units-9-months/

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#1001 09-09-2013 1:15am
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mystic86 wrote: »

Ouch!!!!

http://gaminrealm.com/2013/09/08/poland-wii-u-sales-350-units-9-months/

Pretty nasty reading alright. I love one of the comments underneath though

'Nintendo are in trouble now.....sales in Poland are bad' :pac:

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#1002 09-09-2013 9:57am
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Panic almost set in last night. Was playing Lego City Undercover when game froze and the Wii U let out a really loud buzzing. Turned off and on and worked again.

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#1003 09-09-2013 10:08am
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CastorTroy wrote: »

Panic almost set in last night. Was playing Lego City Undercover when game froze and the Wii U let out a really loud buzzing. Turned off and on and worked again.

That's be ringing alarm bells with me.

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#1004 09-09-2013 10:51am
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CastorTroy wrote: »

Panic almost set in last night. Was playing Lego City Undercover when game froze and the Wii U let out a really loud buzzing. Turned off and on and worked again.

It's not even a year old yet so even if the shop gave you trouble Nintendo would sort it out.

Can you transfer games yet if something happens to your Wii U?

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#1005 09-09-2013 1:25pm
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Still need to do everything through Nintendo if moving systems. Think I only have Super Metroid. Can you copy saves to an SD card?

I know similar thing happened my Wii as well. Seems to be a common thing which happens when playing for prolonged times.

But yeah, think my best bet would be to reach out to Nintendo and see what they say since I got mine from Asda and they've stopped selling them

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#1006 09-09-2013 1:58pm
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CastorTroy wrote: »

Still need to do everything through Nintendo if moving systems. Think I only have Super Metroid. Can you copy saves to an SD card?

I know similar thing happened my Wii as well. Seems to be a common thing which happens when playing for prolonged times.

But yeah, think my best bet would be to reach out to Nintendo and see what they say since I got mine from Asda and they've stopped selling them

The SD card is pretty much there for nothing.
You can copy saves to USB though.

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#1007 11-09-2013 9:55am
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Corholio wrote: »

Pretty nasty reading alright. I love one of the comments underneath though

'Nintendo are in trouble now.....sales in Poland are bad' :pac:

Adavnce, Snes, Ds etc, all fantastic machines but is the game up ????

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#1008 11-09-2013 10:12am
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They're not Sega, they can weather a loss

The problem is that they're Nintendo. They are unlikely to learn from the loss. And if they *do* learn from it then - as evidenced by the details of the new playstation iteration's massive swing towards mediocrity - console gaming will be all the poorer for it.

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#1009 11-09-2013 5:19pm
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Whatever losses nintendo has with the wii u this year is not even going to matter once link to the past 2 and pokemon x and y comes out on top off that 2ds being 130 quid is just going to destroy xmas.

Wii u is in a sticky situation but its nothing nintendo cant fix.

I be eager to see how the wind wake hd bundle does since xbox one is releasing their console few weeks after the ps4 and the wii u bundle comes out.

Nintendo can have a successful christmas in both handheld and console markets this holiday.

The 8 month of preparation they have had with the wii u launch was a given. I remember ps3 never fully kicked off till 3 years after its release and games been delayed, bad ports , games not coming. Was awful.

I can see ps4 and xbox going through similar things the wii u has done.

People easily forget.

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#1010 11-09-2013 5:56pm
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richymcdermott wrote: »

I remember ps3 never fully kicked off till 3 years after its release and games been delayed, bad ports , games not coming. Was awful.

^ This. The PS3 was almost a write off, but came back seriously strongly. I won mine around the time they were bringing out the first revision in a radio competition, and it went largely unplayed aside from God of War 3 for a long long time, while my Wii and 360 got plenty play. Now it's probably around a year since I turned the 360 on at all, the PS3 gets loads of use, as does the Wii U.

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#1011 11-09-2013 6:26pm
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Its why i cannot understand why the likes of ubisoft thats one of the best supporters for the wii u that came out and said we will see how nintendo will do at xmas if we continue to support them in 2014 given the fact they supported ps3 that was a pain to progamme for , sold poorly for 3 years straight and rewarded them with exclusives.

Maybe i am missing the bigger picture here

Even bethesda who has issues with nintendo hardware and online structure , they themselves brought elder scrolls to playstation despite the difficulty and lack of online psn was

Anyone remember psn having games like calling all cars on Psn ?

It was damn near laughable

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#1012 11-09-2013 9:04pm
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miiverse updated http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/54373/wii-u-miiverse-update-enables-users-to-post-on-friends-feeds/

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#1013 13-09-2013 6:57am
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richymcdermott wrote: »

Its why i cannot understand why the likes of ubisoft thats one of the best supporters for the wii u that came out and said we will see how nintendo will do at xmas if we continue to support them in 2014 given the fact they supported ps3 that was a pain to progamme for , sold poorly for 3 years straight and rewarded them with exclusives.

Maybe i am missing the bigger picture here

Even bethesda who has issues with nintendo hardware and online structure , they themselves brought elder scrolls to playstation despite the difficulty and lack of online psn was

Anyone remember psn having games like calling all cars on Psn ?

It was damn near laughable

Sony spray the money at them is my guess.

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#1014 16-09-2013 1:17am
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Just finished Lego City Undercover.

Glad I didn't have the surprises spoiled for me before going in such as
Aliens style Power Loader versus mechanical T-Rex on a spaceship
Mario Stars
Bullet Bills
Cheep Cheeps

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#1015 17-09-2013 11:06am
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I had assumed there was no chance, but one lives in hope...

Any chance we'll see GTA 5 on WiiU? The internet seems to be unsure.

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#1016 17-09-2013 11:48am
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Ol' Donie wrote: »

I had assumed there was no chance, but one lives in hope...

Any chance we'll see GTA 5 on WiiU? The internet seems to be unsure.

Seriously doubt it.

PS+ games just announced....
PS3; Far Cry 3, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen

Vita; Street Fighter X Tekken & Touch My Katamari

Didn't Giana Sisters just come to the eshop a few weeks back? Was gonna buy it at some stage but as usual, my WiiU will sit for a few more months without being used as its FREE on PS3. Mario seems to be the only WiiU game on my radar right now.

My god, Ninty have a real uphill battle on there hands with Sony giving away so many great games each month for free. Could Nintendo ever do something like this? Paid subscription a year and one or two games free a month? Or would they just lose money hand over fist?

Thank god for the 3DS is all I can say

EDIT: Also, I was going to buy SF4 from the eshop on Thursday since it was going to be €20, but now I wont be as I have SFxTekken for free on me Vita.

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#1017 17-09-2013 9:02pm
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Ol' Donie wrote: »

I had assumed there was no chance, but one lives in hope...

Any chance we'll see GTA 5 on WiiU? The internet seems to be unsure.

i would not hold my breathe

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#1018 17-09-2013 11:33pm
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Ol' Donie wrote: »

I had assumed there was no chance, but one lives in hope...

Any chance we'll see GTA 5 on WiiU? The internet seems to be unsure.

If there will be, it'll come with the x1 p4 and pc versions.

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#1019 17-09-2013 11:51pm
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/\/ollog wrote: »

If there will be, it'll come with the x1 p4 and pc versions.

So now i have to decide whether to get it for 360 at the weekend, or wait an unknown amount of time for a game that may or may not come out on my console of choice.

I'm getting a bit caught up in the hype, this is a pain in the face.

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#1020 18-09-2013 2:43am
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Wind Waker HD reviews going live and so far they've been perfect or near perfect scores.

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#1021 18-09-2013 9:08am
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CastorTroy wrote: »

Wind Waker HD reviews going live and so far they've been perfect or near perfect scores.

Near perfect scores is right of a 10 year old game.

This is my GTAV, only problem I have with the HD remake of WW is that it is literally just a face lift of the GC game, absolutely nothing new added that makes it worth the €59 price tag. Should be €39.

Sophie's choice

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