Wii U

[NJDevils17]

Is anyone planning on getting a Wii U at launch?

It comes out next week. I had the opportunity to try it out at Gamestop a week ago. It's really interesting to play with that tablet controller, but it's very fun. I played some Rayman game on co-op and there were things that I had to do on the tablet to help my partner on the TV screen. Really neat and innovative.

From what I've heard, you can even play some Wii U games with the TV off and just using the screen on the tablet controller.

Nintendoland is supposed to come with every system, similar to how Wii Sports comes with every Wii. That looks like it could be cool, even if it's mostly just mini games. Also, I'm really excited for Lego City, Pikmin 3, and New Super Mario Bros 3.

I won't be getting it at launch, but if the games and the system get great reviews, I'll try to get one before I graduate in May.

[thruby]

****ing boooooo.

[D Y B FLYERS]

The original Wii was/is tons of fun. I know hardcore gamers will disagree, but it is fun to play. I haven't played in a while, but it is still enjoyable. I am sure there probably isn't much hype from the gamers who love their 360's and PS3's, but I'll give it a look once it's out for a bit.

[NJDevils17]

The reason why I'm excited for the Wii U is that there seems to be more normal games for it and less of the casual stuff that was on the original Wii.

[NickDoh]

My brother is a massive huge ginormous Pikmin fan so he'll no doubt get it eventually. So some day I visit him in the future I'm sure I'll play it some. But. Not excited or anticipating it in any way. Though I've been waiting for a system to take the mini-screen approach of the Dreamcast again. But they went a little overboard there.

[Phila26Flyers]

Any good pics or video demonstrations of this thing you guys can point me to? I'm having trouble picturing it. Sounds like an interesting concept, but something that will fall into a niche instead of having mass appeal.

[thruby]

Originally Posted by Phila26Flyers

Any good pics or video demonstrations of this thing you guys can point me to? I'm having trouble picturing it. Sounds like an interesting concept, but something that will fall into a niche instead of having mass appeal.

this is the controller:



they'll also have this controller (innovative!!!):



and here's how the controller looks in a human's hands:

[NickDoh]

You know Apple and Nintendo both love to rape people with accessories. They should've just created an evil empire and made Wii U need/use an iPad.

[Stevens Lindros]

The original Wii pissed me off, so I'll have to think about it, I hated the controller. SNES through Gamecube (1991-2006 here in North America) era was my favourite. Not enough hardcore games came out for the Wii in North America though. The last two I bought were the Goldeneye remake, which I liked, it was a pretty good FPS, though very COD-like (I hate COD!) and Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Loved it almost as much as the original) in 2010. Other than the 3DS I haven't done played too many current games since but I'll probably get it as soon as a 3D Mario Platformer is announced.

As for the controller, don't like it, and the gamepad pro/Xbox 360 rip-off I don't like too much either. It's boring and the buttons and right stick need to swap places (but then it'd be even more of a rip-off).



What's wrong with working off this design? Maybe be innovate again but for hardcore gamers again by moving two pressure-sensitive (like the Gamecube L and R) z-triggers to the underarms of the gamepad (like the Virtual Boy), a smallish, say 1.5 inch screen a little bigger than the Dreamcast controller but colour. HUD's could be placed here in 4 player split-screen. Also, bring back the goddamn rumble pak, and not in those bull**** Xbox 360 controllers either.

Just thinking off the top of my head but both the controllers are definitely disappointments and the standard controller feels like a waste of money and a screen too. Was looking for more buttons, less second screen, more intuitiveness, and more comfort. After the Wii, I might have to move to Sony or Microsoft but I'll only do it if I feel Nintendo leaves me no other choice. A lot of people hated the N64 controller (I loved it) but stuck with Nintendo, so maybe I will too. The difference though is that the N64 was the most powerful console of its era (5th generation) and the Wii U is less powerful than the PS3 and as such will be dated from launch yet again! However, it's Nintendo, so I'll get it if they provide some of the hardcore games I'm looking for (DKC Returns 2, another 3D platforming Donkey Kong game, another 3D Mario, this new Star Fox game, etc.)

[Stevens Lindros]

For the record:
NES: Most powerful console around when it came out in 1985 (1983 in Japan)
SNES: Again 1991 (1990 in Japan)
N64: Again 1996
Gamecube: Xbox was more powerful, but Gamecube was more powerful (though much smaller and cheaper to produce thanks to the lack of a DVD drive) than the PS2.
Wii: Slightly weaker than an Xbox, the original we're talking about still, what the hell....
Wii U: Ohh, we've got HD, and Xbox 360 quality graphics...7 years later...PS4 and Xbox 720 will launch in 2013 or 2014...what about the fans Nintendo?

Still, graphics aren't everything and I'm hoping that just like the Gamecube and earlier consoles impressed me, this one will too.

[lilburtis9363]

I plan on getting it bc I have a wii now. Only game I really play on it is nhl 2k11, kinda pissed that the wii u doesn't have any nhl game in the making.

Got it a couple days ago and it's pretty awesome. Only have played nintendo land so far haven't bought any other games yet. Only thing I don't like is how frustrating it is trying to get the first update because the servers are so packed.

[JPanas2]

i reserved one over the summer and picked up it on launch day. it is sitting in my closet. i have a 3 and a half year old son and i'm giving it to him for christmas along with mario and sonic racing. to be honest, i really don't know much about it but the graphics on the display in gamestop were pretty astounding (i was unaware that it was full 1080i). as always, older people will be drawn toward the next generation of xbox and playstation, but IMO you just can't beat nintendo for kids. i want my son to grow up playing the same franchise games i did as a kid, so nintendo it is.

on a side note though, i don't mean to call you out thruby, but i find it pretty funny that anyone would make fun of a controller issued by nintendo as being sarcastically "innovative." nintendo has been the leader of innovation in the video gaming industry for the past 30 years (i.e. the first nintendo controller, the location of the top buttons on super nintendo, the analog stick on N64, motion controlled gaming on the wii, etc.). in fact, microsoft and sony have been known to take nintendo's innovation and apply it to their systems (albeit in a more adult-oriented fashion). i am far from a nintendo "fanboy", as i have owned and played an xbox 360 and PS3 since they were released, but to mock nintendo in terms of innovation is as ludicrous as it gets.

[NickDoh]

My brother picked up one while visiting for Thanksgiving, that giant ****ing pad thing is surprisingly comfortable in your hands. We didn't play anything though. He got the 32gb one with Nintendoland but we were busy with Turkey Day and regular visiting. All we did was power it up, get the HUGE long update and then transfer his account info (games he had purchased) from his old Wii (which he gave to my sister) to the Wii U. One knock I will say I noticed is that the Wii U basically emulates a regular Wii for backwards compatibility and it only emulates it as a regular 2000block (harddrive space) Wii even though it's got a 32gb HD. Dunno if you can emulate an SD card on the HD, or expand it someway without using a regular SD card. But that was kinda dumb. Like I said, we barely touched it so I dunno all the details. But after fiddling with it, I actually went from 0% interest to about 5%.

Probably visiting him in Jan. sometime, hopefully he has a couple games by then. He mainly got it for Pikmin 3, but that isn't until Spring or Summer.

[thruby]

Originally Posted by JPanas2

on a side note though, i don't mean to call you out thruby, but i find it pretty funny that anyone would make fun of a controller issued by nintendo as being sarcastically "innovative." nintendo has been the leader of innovation in the video gaming industry for the past 30 years (i.e. the first nintendo controller, the location of the top buttons on super nintendo, the analog stick on N64, motion controlled gaming on the wii, etc.). in fact, microsoft and sony have been known to take nintendo's innovation and apply it to their systems (albeit in a more adult-oriented fashion). i am far from a nintendo "fanboy", as i have owned and played an xbox 360 and PS3 since they were released, but to mock nintendo in terms of innovation is as ludicrous as it gets.

apparently you misunderstood me (or, most likely, i should have been more clear). i was poking fun at how pathetic it was that they are openly copying microsoft / sony BECAUSE they have always been innovators, not because i think they usually copy people. i love Nintendo, pre Wii. i've owned everything they've made, pre Wii. my favorite games of all time are games i played on Nintendo systems.

i was mocking this one instance of thievery, not their entire existence.

i'll gladly be the Ninetendo foil on this site, however. the Wii U looks ****ing retarded.

[thruby]

i take that back. the foil thing feels like it might take some time / effort and i don't care enough for that. i apologize.

maybe FCM can come back and be the foil? i don't know. count me out.