The Wii U

[munchiaz]

I want this game
http://www.destructoid.com/review-mighty-switch-force-hyper-drive-edition-238916.phtml

Def plan on picking this up soon. I skipped out on the 3DS version. Way forward is an awesome developer. Also Zombi U is awesome. Don't believe these BS reviews that seem to think zombi U is an action game. Its not, its a survival horror game in the truest sense. You really feel helpless and that one mistake could cost you your life.Thats the way these games are supposed to make you feel.

This review describes the game very well - http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/32557

[psychobear]

My upgrade didn't take long either 35 minutes top... But who unplugs anything while doing an upgrade....

[Joe Redifer]

OK I walked into Target to buy some jeans and ended up buying a 32GB Wii U. This was not planned, it just kind of happened. I also bought 3 games because they were having a buy two and get the 3rd for half price thing. I bought everything in the electronics section and then I returned Batman Arkham City at the Guest Services because I just didn't want it right now and got the full $60 back, so I bought one game at full price and paid half price for the second. Ha! They had a lot of systems. No need to preorder.

We were all laughing at the people who bought the 8GB unit. A few of them committed suicide as we laughed at them because they were so poor. It was great. One of them tried to tell us that the system looks better in white because it's Nintendo. We told them that being white is no longer cool and everyone hates you if you're white these days. That person ended up committing suicide as well. It was funny.

OK that second paragraph was nonsensical but back to reality. I do have the system and can speak from experience.  The initial firmware update took FOREVER! My internet speed is 35+mbps and the lights were barely flashing on the router, so the issue must be on Nintendo's end.  But I got it done and everything set up.  The Wii U menu is indeed super clunky and slow. Maybe my brain is too fast for the system? If my brain was slower I might not mind so much. There's lots of icons at the bottom I can choose but I don't know what they are because they are not accompanied by any text whatsoever. Kind of an unintuitive design.  While online it says the game I am currently playing is "private" but I have no clue how to change that. It wouldn't even let me send friend requests until I had a friends list set up. But I had to search the internet to find out how to do that. It turns out I have to press the HOME button (which to me means "EXIT what you are doing now and return to the HOME menu"). Not sure why it couldn't be set up right there in the MiiVerse when I tried to send someone a friend request. Why does that even need to be initiated in the first place? It's kind of like being logged in on Facebook and then Facebook asks you "Oh you want friends?  You'll need a Facebook account which you already have. Go do that and then come back and request friends".  Pretty stupid, really.

Also, the Wii U's Xbox360 controller cannot be used in Nintendo Proper games, only 3rd party games. That's pretty lame. The new Mario game doesn't use the touch screen for ANYTHING but still won't let you use the Xbox 360 controller. LAME! But it lets you use a WiiMote? WTF? Teh Ghey.

So far the graphics are OK and nothing special nor anything really to complain about. Haven't seen anything better than PS3 or Xbox360 stuffs yet. The sound is fine but I recommend turning the volume of the Wii U Pad all the way down if you use it as the built-in speakers are annoyingly low-fi and tinny. I have heard ZERO discrete subwoofer so far. Can the Wii U do subwoofer? Yes I have enabled surround in the Wii U menu (and the controller menu but that doesn't count). Maybe I just don't have any games that use it, but Sonic racing definitely should. The first one did on the PS3 I think. Also you cannot turn the Wii U pad video off if you are using it to play so it will drain batteries SUPAFAST even though in a game like New Supa Mario Rehash 2 you quite literally NEVER look at the controller screen. WTF? Make this shit betta, Nintenda.

I'm all gangsta yo. Aight. Dat mayks me legit. wurd 2 ur mutha g.

EDIT: Typos. Lots of typos.

[KingDrool]

The new Mario game doesn't use the touch screen for ANYTHING but still won't let you use the Xbox 360 controller. LAME! But it lets you use a WiiMote? WTF? Teh Ghey.

Boost Rush mode. Learn it. Live it. Love it.

[Arkhan]

OK that second paragraph was nonsensical but back to reality. I do have the system and can speak from experience.  The initial firmware update took FOREVER! My internet speed is 35+mbps and the lights were barely flashing on the router, so the issue must be on Nintendo's end.  But I got it done and everything set up.  The Wii U menu is indeed super clunky and slow. Maybe my brain is too fast for the system? If my brain was slower I might not mind so much.

What exactly is meant by "super clunky and slow"?   You poke a thing, the thing does something.   The menus work as fast as any other pokey-touch interfaces.   The shop menu/interface is a f*ckload cooler than the 360 or PS3 ones.   Shit happens quickly.

There's lots of icons at the bottom I can choose but I don't know what they are because they are not accompanied by any text whatsoever. Kind of an unintuitive design. 

They correspond to the stuff on the big TV where text accompanies them.  I'm not sure what's unintuitive about this.  Did you hold the controller to your face and ignore the real TV?

It wouldn't even let me send friend requests until I had a friends list set up.

Duh.

But I had to search the internet to find out how to do that. It turns out I have to press the HOME button (which to me means "EXIT what you are doing now and return to the HOME menu"). Not sure why it couldn't be set up right there in the MiiVerse when I tried to send someone a friend request. Why does that even need to be initiated in the first place? It's kind of like being logged in on Facebook and then Facebook asks you "Oh you want friends?  You'll need a Facebook account which you already have. Go do that and then come back and request friends".  Pretty stupid, really.

What's stupid is you had to go online to figure out something that simple.  Also, the point of having the friends list separate should be obvious.  If it's not, I dunno what to tell you.   Pay more attention, or something.

Also, the Wii U's Xbox360 controller cannot be used in Nintendo Proper games, only 3rd party games. That's pretty lame. The new Mario game doesn't use the touch screen for ANYTHING but still won't let you use the Xbox 360 controller. LAME! But it lets you use a WiiMote? WTF? Teh Ghey.

This is funny, mostly because NSMBU shows you what the giant controller/touchscreen does with a MASSIVE PICTURE ON THE SCREEN.   I am convinced you close your eyes while playing games, because the image that shows you the controller thing and mentions BOOST mode takes up the entire f*cking screen, dude.


Old people are funny.  Everyone else is having fun and you're complaining about dumb shit.

[Necromancer]

Christ, you sound like Zeta - "Oh noes, someone's saying something negative about Nintendo!"

[Arkhan]

Christ, you sound like Zeta - "Oh noes, someone's saying something negative about Nintendo!"

Its not really negative stuff about nintendo.  It's more like "I don't pay attention" stuff about Nintendo.

but, this is RoeJedifer, so I guess I shouldn't be shocked.

[KingDrool]

I will agree with Joe that the menus are slow. It generally takes a good 15 seconds from the time you click on something until the time it pops up.

Also, not being able to access the Friends list from the main menu is f*cking retarded. The only way I've found to access it is by being in a game and then hitting Home > Friends Icon. Why that Friends Icon isn't listed on the main menu is beyond me. I mean, what if I log on and simply want to see what my friends are playing so I can maybe jump in a game with them? Doesn't seem possible at the moment.

[Arkhan]

I will agree with Joe that the menus are slow. It generally takes a good 15 seconds from the time you click on something until the time it pops up.

I have seriously not been experiencing this, nor has a friend, and a coworker who all have Wii Us.   That's odd.   I wonder if the thing is doing something network related to bounce around menus?  *shrug*   I notice that the games take a bit to boot up when they sit at the splash screen, though.  But, that seems normal for any console today..

Also, not being able to access the Friends list from the main menu is f*cking retarded. The only way I've found to access it is by being in a game and then hitting Home > Friends Icon. Why that Friends Icon isn't listed on the main menu is beyond me. I mean, what if I log on and simply want to see what my friends are playing so I can maybe jump in a game with them? Doesn't seem possible at the moment.

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/11/10-things/2/

Sounds like Joe, lol.  although, I would like to know how you can display a movie better on a touchpad thing with an Xbox.  The article says you can.


I dunno, while people have been complaining about dumb shit that is secondary to playing games, I've just been pounding Mario's ass all night.

and that Chasing Aurorororororora game in the Wii Shop.  That shit is cool as f*ck.  It's like Origami ADD Flight Adventure 9000.




It also seems fairly normal that <1 week into the launch of a brand new console, that there are some goofy quirks and things that aren't ready yet.  That happened with all of the next gen consoles that have menus and bullshit floating around.

All I say to that is, shut the f*ck up and play a game on the thing.  


I get the feeling this is the new Dreamcast.   You either love it, or you hate it.   

[Nando]

Have you guys tried any Wii games on it?

[Arkhan]

Have you guys tried any Wii games on it?

Yea, I played Kirby Return to Dreamland on it, and Lost in Shadow.

Works like a champ.  It also isn't a massively painful wait to get into Wii mode.

Who the f*ck sits and times how long it takes to boot into a game mode.   

[KingDrool]

I have seriously not been experiencing this, nor has a friend, and a coworker who all have Wii Us.   That's odd.   I wonder if the thing is doing something network related to bounce around menus?  *shrug*   I notice that the games take a bit to boot up when they sit at the splash screen, though.  But, that seems normal for any console today..

Everything I've read about it (impressions from game sites) have said the same thing: the shit takes a long-ass time to load, relatively speaking.

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/11/10-things/2/

Sounds like Joe, lol.  although, I would like to know how you can display a movie better on a touchpad thing with an Xbox.  The article says you can.

I think his complaint was that you can't watch it on both simultaneously. Not a huge deal, IMO, but would've been a nice feature, I guess.

I get the feeling this is the new Dreamcast.   You either love it, or you hate it.    

What kind of a$$hole hated the Dreamcast?

Have you guys tried any Wii games on it?

Not yet. Just Virtual Console games.

Yea, I played Kirby Return to Dreamland on it, and Lost in Shadow.

Works like a champ.  It also isn't a massively painful wait to get into Wii mode.

Who the f*ck sits and times how long it takes to boot into a game mode.

Well, compared to the Wii playing GameCube games, where you - you know - just popped in a disc without having to click on a special "GameCube Mode" and wait for it to load, then select your game, it sure seems a bit cumbersome.

Anyway, I'm not bagging on the WiiU by any means. I love it so far. But they do have a few things to iron out over the coming months, that's for sure.

[Arkhan]

Everything I've read about it (impressions from game sites) have said the same thing: the shit takes a long-ass time to load, relatively speaking.

Relative to what?   It's a dumb thing to complain about, especially because it's not even slow unless you're writing a blog about it.


The booting into Wii mode is nice to me.  It's like having two systems hooked up, except ones shoved in the other.

When I boot up a PS1 game on the PS3, it's not super fast either.   and I have to go f*ck with the goofy memorycard maker thing and then if I want to back that up I have to go manually do it.    Big f*cking Deal.


f*ckers need to get off the whaaambulance and just play the games.    I wonder what these people like about the Wii U other than giving them ability to go online and whine like pros.

[Nando]

Have you guys tried any Wii games on it?

Not yet. Just Virtual Console games.

Can you play those on the tablet alone or are you still tethered to the TV?

[KingDrool]

The shit's slow, man. Relative to anything. If I click on an App or a category on the 360, it takes about .2 seconds to pop up. Same with most things on the iPad. The WiiU takes at least 15 seconds with each of their categories. It's not whining. It's fact. You said it works as fast as any other device. It doesn't. Not that I care; I'm just pointing it out.

Pointing out a few minor complaints doesn't equate to "whining". The console's not perfect. But what console is? (Other than the Duo, of course). Especially at launch.

Can you play those on the tablet alone or are you still tethered to the TV?

Still tethered to the TV because in order to access Virtual Console games you have to go to Wii mode. You can't access them at all from the WiiU. That's apparently supposed to change at some point, but I have no idea when.