Game

[DCharlieJP]

supports all controllers from the Wii Remote Plus

from the Wii Remote Plus right? that seems to be what is being said in Japan too - so new controllers required for me - i only have 1 wiimote plus.

38k MH pack + 5000 yen to get the bar + cheap controller/nunchuck + 2x 3800yen for 2 more wiimotes + 5800 NSMBU + 5800 Nintendoland

[Joe Molotov]

Where's Andrex? Seems like he disappeared.

Camping outside Wal-Mart.

You're gonna feel pretty bad when it turns out he's dead.

[Huff]

He's just waiting for some glorious moment to return with sales news of the wiiu

[Eel O'Brian]

He's participating in National Novel Writing Month, I believe.

[pilonv1]

- GamesMaster feels it’s easier than NSMB Wii

That's disappointing.

[demi]

Nice scoop maxy Are you excited for the Wii U launch? I mean, finally, something is happening in the console space and all be told Wii U is a 360+ so the best hardware out of 360/ PS3/ Wii U.

What exactly is "happening"?

[Joe Molotov]

Nice scoop maxy Are you excited for the Wii U launch? I mean, finally, something is happening in the console space and all be told Wii U is a 360+ so the best hardware out of 360/ PS3/ Wii U.

What exactly is "happening"?

360 re-launch with a new pad accessory.

[pilonv1]

I bet prole has ordered 3 Wii U Smackdowns

[Van Cruncheon]

He's participating in National Novel Writing Month, I believe.

"Oh, Pikachu," moaned Ash Ketchum as his Pokeymon's coarse tongue stroked his distended hairless ballsack. "I...choose...YOU!"

He shuddered as he nutted a pokeball's worth of baby gravy all over the yellow rodent.

"Pika-pi!" Pikachu shook the heavy drizzle of cum from his fur. "Pika-pika!"

But Ash wasn't finished! "Now, Pikachu, thundershock my asshole!"

[pilonv1]

[D3RANG3D]

He's participating in National Novel Writing Month, I believe.

"Oh, Pikachu," moaned Ash Ketchum as his Pokeymon's coarse tongue stroked his distended hairless ballsack. "I...choose...YOU!"

He shuddered as he nutted a pokeball's worth of baby gravy all over the yellow rodent.

"Pika-pi!" Pikachu shook the heavy drizzle of cum from his fur. "Pika-pika!"

But Ash wasn't finished! "Now, Pikachu, thundershock my asshole!"

 

[MCD]

"Now, Pikachu, thundershock my asshole!"

 

[Sho Nuff]

These commercials tell me: "This console is not for you, this is for children and people who watch Disney XD programming"

(I had to look up both "Jessie" and "Kickin It")

[Eel O'Brian]

He's participating in National Novel Writing Month, I believe.

"Oh, Pikachu," moaned Ash Ketchum as his Pokeymon's coarse tongue stroked his distended hairless ballsack. "I...choose...YOU!"

He shuddered as he nutted a pokeball's worth of baby gravy all over the yellow rodent.

"Pika-pi!" Pikachu shook the heavy drizzle of cum from his fur. "Pika-pika!"

But Ash wasn't finished! "Now, Pikachu, thundershock my asshole!"

[Sho Nuff]

"Now, Pikachu, thundershock my asshole!"

 

Oh my god 

[Joe Molotov]

I laughed, but then it hit me; Prole either had to search for erotic Pokemon fanfiction or....write it himself. 

[Van Cruncheon]

:'(

[pilonv1]

This Nintendo Direct is just Iwata unboxing a Wii U. With gloves on.

@ the size of the power brick

[Brehvolution]

He's participating in National Novel Writing Month, I believe.

"Oh, Pikachu," moaned Ash Ketchum as his Pokeymon's coarse tongue stroked his distended hairless ballsack. "I...choose...YOU!"

He shuddered as he nutted a pokeball's worth of baby gravy all over the yellow rodent.

"Pika-pi!" Pikachu shook the heavy drizzle of cum from his fur. "Pika-pika!"

But Ash wasn't finished! "Now, Pikachu, thundershock my asshole!"

[Don Flamenco]

so glad i opened this thread again   

[cool breeze]

This Nintendo Direct is just Iwata unboxing a Wii U. With gloves on.

@ the size of the power brick

from what I've read about it:

-Nintendo Network ID is the account system.  Purchases and stats are tied to the account.
-Transfer Wii saves/games to Wii U via SD card ()
-Tablet charger only charges; separate stand for when you want to use it ()
-Online software (e-shop, party thing) is in a day one firmware update ()
-Interface spreads between the tablet and TV.  One has the warawara thing; the other has a 3DS looking interface.

[Eel O'Brian]

that actually looks fun

$20 fun, but still

[maxy]

It begins(for real)

[parallax]

does andrex still post here? i havent seen him in a while.

[cool breeze]

http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/7/3613798/nintendo-outlines-wii-to-wii-u-data-transfer-process

The process for transferring data from a Wii to a Wii U is outlined in the console's instruction manual, which Polygon received today alongside a review unit of Nintendo's new hardware.

The process is somewhat similar to the transfer process between Nintendo's handheld devices, but requires a couple of extra steps. First, users must insert an SD card into the Wii U to initiate the process using the console's Wii System Transfer application. After starting the process, the user must put the same SD card into their Wii, and download another transfer application from the Wii Shop Channel. That app will move data over to the card, which must be put back into the Wii U, at which point the Wii data is moved to the console, and deleted from the card altogether.

 

Hopefully going forward Nintendo won't rely on this ghetto method anymore.

Other information:

-NSMB Wii U won't support the Wii U's 360 controller.  Wii remote or tablet (waggle is mapped to the shoulder button here).
-Tablet lasts 3-5 hours; 2+ hour charge time.  360 controller supposedly lasts 80 hours.

[Joe Molotov]

3 hours is terrible for your main controller, and you can't even connect it to your system to charge, you have to plug it into a wall outlet. So ghetto.

[Brehvolution]

That sounds like a lot of work to get my bowling high score moved over.

[cool breeze]

3 hours is terrible for your main controller, and you can't even connect it to your system to charge, you have to plug it into a wall outlet. So ghetto.

From the looks of things the battery is super tiny.  Tablets usually use the space to stuff in a bigger battery.  Nintendo might've used a small battery to keep the weight down...realistically, to keep the cost down.  On the bright side, it is replaceable.

[pilonv1]

Why isn't there a gif of Iwata skyping Reggie and drawing all over him?

[Don Flamenco]

NG3 launch trailer. 

Looks like old stages and enemies will be reused...possibly for missions?   Gonna have to get some people who actually know about action gaming to give the verdict before giving this a thought.

Still, I get a "backtracking" feel from this again.  NG2 to NGS2 = "smaller fights are back!" NG3 to NG3:RE = "dismemberment is back!"  (NG4 to NGS4 = "Steel on Bone is back!")   

I don't think the reversed changes in NGS2 worked out well at all for that game's structure and level design.  But consider NG3 is basically open-arena-to-open-arena, they have a chance to make the combat really shine.   However, Hayashi has yet to come out with a nicely balanced NG game.

[bork]

GET...hype...?

[EmCeeGrammar]

GET...hype...?

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Did you go out of your way to secure this super relevant gamefaqs poll data?

[Van Cruncheon]

do we have a teardown of the hardware yet? i got 100 bucks riding on this.

[Sho Nuff]

I for one cannot wait to get a parts list for this dirty mofo

[Momo]

2 x 486s (DX version, Nintendo doesnt skimp), 4 x 64k simms, 16 colour video card with max resolution of 240 x 180 and 3 x 20MB HDDs.

[maxy]

No teardowns yet,just some official mb shots.

After launch,I guess.

[DCharlieJP]

GET...hype...?

this is all MS, Sony, jealous game fans, fanboy haters, the biased gaming press, Dorito popes fault.

Apparently.

Nintendo have done EVERYTHING POSSIBLE!

[Cerveza mas fina]

3 hours is terrible for your main controller, and you can't even connect it to your system to charge, you have to plug it into a wall outlet. So ghetto.

Obviously you are kidding here.

I mean you can't play with your controller hooked up to the console ?

Omg...

[Takao]

do we have a teardown of the hardware yet? i got 100 bucks riding on this.

As in you're estimating it costs $100 to make? lol

[DCharlieJP]

Don't fall of your chair here - but i've a promise to the wife that i WILL NOT buy a Wii U - i've got some severely critical other real life stuff going on where we need every yen.

So - no troll warning up front - i will NOT be picking up my preorder for reasons that have NOTHING TO DO with the machine itself.

[EmCeeGrammar]

3 hours is terrible for your main controller, and you can't even connect it to your system to charge, you have to plug it into a wall outlet. So ghetto.

Obviously you are kidding here.

I mean you can't play with your controller hooked up to the console ?

Omg...

It has its own ac adapter...

[Momo]

lol

[Human Snorenado]

It begins(for real)

@ sidetalking at about 9 minutes

[MCD]

STEP UP YOUR GAME SONY

[mjemirzian]

There are two games for this system already that I'd like to get - Bayonetta and a future Fire Emblem (unless they abandon the series, which is unlikely). If I do buy one of these I'll be buying a Japanese system not a NA one.

Don't make the Nintendo fanboys cry too hard. Their self worth is riding on the sales of Nintendo products, remember.

[Cerveza mas fina]

3 hours is terrible for your main controller, and you can't even connect it to your system to charge, you have to plug it into a wall outlet. So ghetto.

Obviously you are kidding here.

I mean you can't play with your controller hooked up to the console ?

Omg...

It has its own ac adapter...

Would be cool if it came with 24 AA batteries.

[Diunx]

Tank! Tank! Tank! looks like a gamecube game.

.

[maxy]

Stolen from gaf

Let me just re-translate that stuff so as to not cause confusion. This all comes from the JP Wii U site's Q&A section:

Q. Can download software saved to USB media be played on another Wii U?
A. No. Download software can only be used on 1 Wii U per 1 USB media.

Q. Where is software that I purchased a download for saved to?
A. Internal memory or USB media. Download software can't be saved to the SD card.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/suppo...are/index.html

[naff]

Tank! Tank! Tank! looks pretty fun as a multiplayer title. So far only thing I got pre-ordered is NSMB U... I was writing this thing off, but tbh I been so new console starved I'm pretty excited. Realised I've never been this long without getting a new console since I was ten.

[DCharlieJP]

thank GOD - i cant think of anything worse than system wide ANYTHING

[archnemesis]

I don't care about an overall score, but I hope it will still be easy to compare your achievements with other players for each game.

[chronovore]

Dear LazyBore,

Does the Wii U use HDMI, and is there any backward compatibility with original Wii titles?

I have a friend who wants to buy one and ditch his Wii, and was surprised that I know nearly dick-all about the Wii U.

Thanks!
Señor Chronovoro

[Eel O'Brian]

Yes, and yes. They even include an HDMI cable in the box. It does not upscale Wii games, and you cannot use the new tablet or pro controllers on Wii games.

[archnemesis]

In Europe they will sell a Wii U Additional Remote Set that contains a Wiimote+, a Nunchuk, and a sensor bar. The new Wii U sensor bar isn't compatible with Wiimotes. Why? Because Nintendo.

[archnemesis]

Oh, I also have a question. If I haven't played any recent 2D Mario game, should I get the new Wii U game or one of the older ones?

[bork]

Next-gen starts in one week, dudes.

R U E?

Nope.  Wii U is DOOMEDEDED:

I have posted this in other threads, so figure will post it here as well. I have been in the retail business for over 20 years at a major national retail chain. I have been part of every launch since the NES/Sega Master System. Outside of the Vita/3DS, the Wii U has ben the least hyped home console that I have seen in all these years. Regardless of the pre-sales that were extremly limited and we all know the hardcore/ebayers were going to snap those up anyways, the general consumer, the mom & dad's that come into the store, the kids that come in, there is no talk of the Wii U.

For every other home console launch, there was massive amounts of hype surrounding the upcoming system. From people asking about, people clamoring about which games will be made, people talking about how amazing the new games look in video's etc. This thing has little hype and probably one of the lowest I have seen.

Some have suggested that this is being done intentionally because Nintendo is aware that there is a lack of hardware that will be available, some can point to the lack of Nintendo's media department pushing the new system because of this. While I am personally excited for the new system, based on my experience this will be the least hyped/least attended launch system in a very long time.

[bork]

Yes, and yes. They even include an HDMI cable in the box. It does not upscale Wii games, and you cannot use the new tablet or pro controllers on Wii games.

Not only does it not upscale Wii games, but you have to download and run the "Wii Channel" to bring up an emulated(?) version of the Wii's own menus/channel system to run games in glorious 480i/480p.

In Europe they will sell a Wii U Additional Remote Set that contains a Wiimote+, a Nunchuk, and a sensor bar. The new Wii U sensor bar isn't compatible with Wiimotes. Why? Because Nintendo.

 

[Don Flamenco]

Reading the gaf thread and most threads on the internet about games for the past few years, this picture is no longer super hilarious, but completely true:




i guess it's still hilarious if you don't hunt achievements

[maxy]

Next-gen starts in one week, dudes.

R U E?

Nope.  Wii U is DOOMEDEDED:

I have posted this in other threads, so figure will post it here as well. I have been in the retail business for over 20 years at a major national retail chain. I have been part of every launch since the NES/Sega Master System. Outside of the Vita/3DS, the Wii U has ben the least hyped home console that I have seen in all these years. Regardless of the pre-sales that were extremly limited and we all know the hardcore/ebayers were going to snap those up anyways, the general consumer, the mom & dad's that come into the store, the kids that come in, there is no talk of the Wii U.

For every other home console launch, there was massive amounts of hype surrounding the upcoming system. From people asking about, people clamoring about which games will be made, people talking about how amazing the new games look in video's etc. This thing has little hype and probably one of the lowest I have seen.

Some have suggested that this is being done intentionally because Nintendo is aware that there is a lack of hardware that will be available, some can point to the lack of Nintendo's media department pushing the new system because of this. While I am personally excited for the new system, based on my experience this will be the least hyped/least attended launch system in a very long time.

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Blame Nintendo for that,outside of Bayonetta 2 very little is known about system future.

[Eel O'Brian]

It's mostly hubris, I think. They're still in that line of thinking where they assume all they have to do is release a new system, spread their hands, and go TA-DA! and all the major news networks will do their marketing for them.