DVD Talk Forum - The Wii U: From "cool" Sony to evil Nintendo (2024)

The way the adapter works is apparently really straightforward. (Some emulators already accept that adapter, even.) It's just a matter of Nintendo allowing more games to accept it for input. That adapter itself is not a stumbling block.

It's been a bitch to find but is starting to be a little more plentiful. I would like to think that if GameCube VC games are something Nintendo wants to pursue in the future, it'll be easier to find. If you're not interested in using the GameCube controller in Smash, I think you could put that $20 to better use elsewhere.

Nintendo of America is delaying it to Fall even though it's coming out everywhere else in the world in June (!). The delay is strictly marketing related. (I'm guessing it's because NoA wants to keep the Splatoon train going into June.)

Goddammit! There's nothing in the summer, but already a sh*t load in the fall. How import-friendly is the U?

Not friendly at all.

I agree that the Q3/Q4 schedule is (by Nintendo standards) pretty overstuffed, and I wouldn't be surprised if another title or two slips into 2016 just to even things out.

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I think it's because trends over the years have long indicated that summer is dismal for game sales, and the major publishers are too afraid to roll the dice even though it's such a self-fulfilling prophecy. (Y'know, no new games == weak sales.) We've seen some big summer games, though. The Last of Us was a colossal hit in June '13, and we have Arkham Knight coming this June, but that's such an exception to the "everything in spring/fall" rule. July always has it the worst, and August basically just seems to be Madden territory.

It used to be conventional wisdom that January was a wasteland of awful movies, and that's turned around somewhat in recent years, so maybe something similar will happen for games when the holidays get impossibly crowded.

New preview of Yoshi's Woolly World, courtesy of Nintendo Life:

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GoNintendo's summary:

Got the new WiiU hooked up over the weekend. It's in my son's room but is still close enough that I can play on the gamepad, which is a bit cooler than I expected. I have a cross-country move coming up, and I could actually see me bringing the WiiU in the car for the drive. That's kind of brilliant. But I still would have preferred a more traditional controller and a cheaper console.

I only got Smash Bros and Mario 3D, so I don't have much to go on since I don't play Smash. Mario 3D seemed alright in the few levels I played but nowhere near Mario Galaxy, which was my favorite series of last generation.

Despite the strong first party line-up on paper, I'm really struggling to think of anything else that I desperately want. Kart looks great, and I'll surely get it when I catch a deal. And I'm looking forward to Zelda and hopefully a proper Metroid at some point, but right now, what am I missing?

Bayonetta isn't really my kind of game FWIW, and I'll look into W101.

The gamepad looks a lot better and is much more comfortable to play than I ever would've guessed.

I think The Wonderful 101 is something you'd have to rent to get a good feel for. It's longer than you'd expect, it can be really, really repetitive, and some of the battles where the bosses have, like, eighteen different health bars can be an endless slog to get through. I didn't have the control issues that a lot of people did, though I suggest using the right thumbstick to "draw" rather than the gamepad. If you're not into the idea of a Bayonetta-style beat-'em-up, I don't think The Wonderful 101 would be for you either, although it is less platform-y.

As far as exclusives go, I'd suggest taking a look at Pikmin 3 and Wind Waker HD for sure. I couldn't get into ZombiU, though maybe I didn't give it a fair enough shot, but it's on many folks' list of favorites on the console. Load times aside, I've heard nothing but good things about Lego City Undercover, although I haven't played that one myself. (It's on my list!) Your lack of interest in Bayonetta would presumably exclude Monster Hunter and Hyrule Warriors, although I haven't played either of those. (Hyrule Warriors is also on my list.) I think your platformer fix is probably covered for now, but New Super Mario Bros. U is decent enough, New Super Luigi U is different enough to stand as its own game, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is terrific if you're looking for a challenge. Rayman Legends isn't an exclusive, but the Wii U is arguably the ideal platform for it. Most of Game and Wario is pretty lousy, but a couple of the minigames (Sketch in particular) make me glad I own it. I can see you being into Affordable Space Adventures. NES Remix Deluxe is great for picking up and playing for minutes at a time. My wife is having a lot of fun with Pushmo World, although we're pretty early into it. I'm kind of excited about the puzzle creation aspect of it. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse would be great for a car ride since the controls require using the gamepad anyway. I could keep going, but that's probably a good start. :)

Thanks for the write-up Adam. DKC was the one I had forgotten. :up:

I like Kirby, but Canvas Curse never really grabbed me, and I love Zelda, but I still have access to Wind Waker and thought it was already gorgeous...so maybe later?

Rayman Legends is awesome along with other cross-platform titles like Steamworld Dig and Shovel Knight, but anything that's on both WiiU and PS4 is more likely to get purchased on PS4 for a whole variety of reasons, the most important being controller preference and the fact that the PS4 is in the living room. I also prefer having game ownership tied to my account rather than my console, unless Nintendo has changed that.

Here's an IGN top-25 I looked up that seems to do a pretty good job even if it's a year old. It's just missing Smash Bros, AFAIK.

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It is tied to the NNID, but the NNID is locked to one Wii U. To move to a new Wii U, you must do a system transfer which removes everything from the old Wii U. If you don't have the old Wii U (it got broken, sold, or stolen), you must call Nintendo and ask them to move your NNID to the new Wii U.

A refurbished disc of NSMBU + NSLU is currently available from Nintendo for $33.

I can't say for sure since it's been so long since I set my controller up. I can say that before every game, you'll need to press A on the pro controller, and you'll see a single LED light up on the controller, indicating which player it thinks you are. Try doing this when the game is starting up -- when you see the static graphic for that game filling the screen. I don't think there's a way to tell the Wii U that you want to use the pro controller for everything by default.

I tried that. I ended up getting destroyed by Rosalina & Luma. :lol:

The Wii U does recognize my Pro Controller. I tried a match and the communications kept on interrupting me. A shame, I was really looking forward to playing Smash Bros. I don't feel comfortable using the Game Pad.

Exactly. This system needs to die in a fire.

And while they're at it, how about some cross buy action for Wii, WiiU and 3Ds on their virtual console library?

"Evil Nintendo" ;)