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[Cerveza mas fina]

Watching the Giantbomb stream: holy shit loading times

[Don Flamenco]

everything is so slow 

I'm not even comparing it to non-Nintendo devices.  Checking notifications is quicker on my 3DS than this.  Is there like a memory leak or something?

They're equally slow to me. More annoying on 3DS where waiting is more noticeable.

Also are you guys actually using the Giant Bomb WiFi thing as an indictment of the system? Mine connected to WiFi fine, come on. Grasping at straws now.

Posted from my Wii U.

Day 1 is for figuring out what the actual flaws and strengths of a system are, so yes, each criticism is accounted for.   

I know, it must be difficult to deal with after buying into Nintendo + press hype for 2 years.  but every system by any company must go through it. 

Hence the popular phrase "day 1 beta tester."

I've been pretty damn nonhyped for the Wii U ever since it was announced. There's a difference between not being hyped and looking for any reason you can to hate. But whatever floats your boat, I guess.

Posted from my Wii U.

if you ever use the phrase "you guys are just trying to hate it" on a forum, you're perceiving the internet incorrectly and are way too emotionally invested in the subject matter.  Maybe some people are "just trying to hate," but others are just skeptical or critical, which is a perfectly legitimate stance to take on an expensive piece of equipment, whose flaws would never in a million years be revealed by a manufacturer before launch.   The point is, stop accusing people of having the worst intentions because you really don't know what they're thinking.  This is why we make fun of fanboys so much...they can't fucking handle it and seem like their self-esteem rides on what others think of the product they bought. 

And people on thebore have always had a sardonic sense of humor about these things, so I'm not sure what you're expecting from the WiiU thread here.  That's like the best part of the bore.

I really don't care who or what makes my hardware and software.  And I'm over the "DAY 1 HYPE HYPE HYPE" culture of the hobby.  So here we are, seeing what the WiiU can and can't do. 

[bachikarn]

I can't believe how slow the OS is.

[Eel O'Brian]

Some of the problems will probably get smoothed out to an acceptable level of usability over time. After all, in comparison this is Nintendo's dial-up CompuServe to everyone else's fiber optic network.

[SantaC]

I can't believe how slow the OS is.

1GB of RAM for the OS and it looks like it runs on 1MB of RAM. Nintendo engineers stuck in the 90s confirmed.

[Tasty]

god I hope hes not typing that every time- cause thats fuckin zealotry at work

Copy/paste is actually handled pretty well, dedicated button, no long pressing crap. Highlighting is also just tap and drag, and to scroll in the text field, there's a soft d-pad. Actually a far superior web posting experience than either of my Android devices.

Stylus is also so much better for clicking links, and the whole thing is super smooth. Plus it's nice to just pop in here between levels quickly.

Posted from my Wii U.

[Sho Nuff]

I assume the Android device actually has a usable space bar, though

[Eel O'Brian]

dat responsive resistive

[Tasty]

I assume the Android device actually has a usable space bar, though

Any keyboard is going to need some adjustment. Only thing throwing me off is autocomplete doesn't insert spaces after a word like Android.

Posted from my Wii U.

[Tasty]

dat responsive resistive

It actually is.

Posted from my Wii U.

[Sho Nuff]

Hey you should be playing some games instead of posting here, you've got about 6-7 years' worth of Hollywood gaming to catch up on

[Cerveza mas fina]

Sho Nuff scores a knock out.

[Don Flamenco]

the ninthing changes his tune. 

Posted from my gaming PC.

[Eel O'Brian]

So all those videos I've seen of people stabbing at the screen several times to get it to register a simple input are...?

Here, let me help you out with a few starter excuses:

"Lazy devs aren't calibrating the screen correctly."

"Once everyone grows their fingernails out these complaints will stop."

"They're doing that on purpose to make the Game Pad look bad."

[Tasty]

So all those videos I've seen of people stabbing at the screen several times to get it to register a simple input are...?

Here, let me help you out with a few starter excuses:

"Lazy devs aren't calibrating the screen correctly."

"Once everyone grows their fingernails out these complaints will stop."

"They're doing that on purpose to make the Game Pad look bad."

No idea, but it's definitely been super responsive for this web browsing.

Posted from my Wii U.

[Tasty]

Hey you should be playing some games instead of posting here, you've got about 6-7 years' worth of Hollywood gaming to catch up on

Posting here between levels cuz the Wii U is cool like that.

Posted from my Wii U.

[SantaC]

nintendo will benefit from getting lazy 3rd party ps3/360 ports on Wii U for another year, but what happens when Ps4 and next xbox comes out? It will be like wii all over again. Imagine BABIEZ and super shitty games as 3rd party support will dominate when the tech is obsolete once again. In Other words you can probably count the games worth owing in the following years:

2012 - mario
2013 - smash bros
2014 - zelda, mario kart
2015 - metroid

as dry as the shitty wii library

 

[Don Flamenco]

in-game forum posting.   next gen is here.

[Takao]

SantaC, Nintendo fans don't care about third parties or exotic hardware luxuries. They only care about money, and Nintendo games. At least one of those is guaranteed with the Wii U.

Posted from my PlayStation®Vita.

[Don Flamenco]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=500387


i guess this is the part where they take the highest price possible on ebay and say its selling for that much, instead of checking completed listings 

[cool breeze]

I wouldn't be able to resist either 

After update insert some Wii game to see if the system is upscaling or not.

If you have Wii games of course

I installed most of my games to my Wii hard drive, and I still had NSMB Wii in my room.  I could compare both at the same time and I can't tell a difference.

Two weak things:
-if you have a 1080p TV the game will have black bars surrounding it until you adjust the screen setting.

-No 4:3 mode.  Wii has a 4:3 resolution (640x480) stretched by your TV for widescreen in games.  Some games looked better when you just ran them in 4:3 with black bars.  Wario Land Shake was one of them.  Personally, I don't think it's a big deal.

One decent thing:
-You can copy over save without doing the dumb transfer process.  Well, except locked saves like Smash Bros.

[demi]

Posted from my Xbox 360

[archnemesis]

Two weak things:
-if you have a 1080p TV the game will have black bars surrounding it until you adjust the screen setting.

This depends on your TV brand and model. There is no standard for how to treat overscan.

-No 4:3 mode.  Wii has a 4:3 resolution (640x480) stretched by your TV for widescreen in games.  Some games looked better when you just ran them in 4:3 with black bars.  Wario Land Shake was one of them.  Personally, I don't think it's a big deal.

I can force a 4:3 image on my TV by changing the display settings even if the console is outputting a stretched image.

[AdmiralViscen]

If I dropped half a grand for this thing today I'd actually fucking play it instead of posting.

demi please turn "Posted from my Wii U" into "fuck my ass hard"

[cool breeze]

-No 4:3 mode.  Wii has a 4:3 resolution (640x480) stretched by your TV for widescreen in games.  Some games looked better when you just ran them in 4:3 with black bars.  Wario Land Shake was one of them.  Personally, I don't think it's a big deal.

I can force a 4:3 image on my TV by changing the display settings even if the console is outputting a stretched image.

That's not how it works.  Using Wario Land as an example again, if your Wii is set to 16:9 in the menu, the game will output a squashed 4:3 image that your TV will stretch to look right.  If your Wii was set to 4:3, it would be a normal 4:3 image.

It's not like on the PS2/Gamecube where widescreen is an option in the game.

And maybe it depends on the Wii U display settings.  I dunno.  Wii Mode is a wii with a lot of the options taken away.

[SantaC]

no one is talking about it , but what is the GPU in Wii U?

[archnemesis]

no one is talking about it , but what is the GPU in Wii U?

It's a custom GPU with unknown performance. You will have to wait for a developer to leak information or someone to run it through an x-ray if you want any more details.

[archnemesis]

Nevermind.

[MrAngryFace]

The WiiU is suggesting they take a break

[Joe Molotov]

ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL OF THIS SHIT.

[Eel O'Brian]

[Sho Nuff]

Lol @ Unable to connect to server

[fistfulofmetal]

BUTT HOLES

[Sho Nuff]

BUTT HOLES

[Tasty]

Demi.

[Tasty]

It's nice the Wii U lets you multitask when the loadtimes are shit.

NSMBU doesn't have long load times.

[demi]

I didnt change anything, man.

[Tasty]

I didnt change anything, man.

[cool breeze]

for anyone following this shit on gaf, has anyone attempted to use the 360 controller on PC? supposedly that's just bluetooth.

[Tasty]

If you bought a Wii U today you are a Wii U Ambassador, mark my words

It's like I'm in an exclusive club and none of you are invited.  Best club ever.

I could go for 10 free GameCube VC games, yeah.

[Tasty]

That is fairly funny.

[Don Flamenco]

I bought a Vita last week and I still made it into the ambassador club. 

[SantaC]

for anyone following this shit on gaf, has anyone attempted to use the 360 controller on PC? supposedly that's just bluetooth.

using a 360 on dolphin...

[Takao]

If you bought a Wii U today you are a Wii U Ambassador, mark my words

It's like I'm in an exclusive club and none of you are invited.  Best club ever.

I could go for 10 free GameCube VC games, yeah.

Your choice of 10 digital Game & Watch classics.

[Don Flamenco]

--SMB1
--Baseball
--Tennis
--Pinball
--Kung-Fu
--Donkey Kong Jr. Math
--Sunday Funday
--Bio Force Ape
--Clu Clu Land
--Gyromite

[Purple Filth]

 

at least it wont be as fucking obnoxious

[Tasty]

That is fairly funny.

What happened? Is your Wii U broke? Did it drop the internet connection? Why aren't you posting from it anymore?

Eating dinner.

Posted from my PC.

[Tasty]

More like 10 NES roms.

3DS duders got 10 GBA games that no one else can get (still!) GC for ambassadors only wouldn't be outlandish.

The Wii U pad doesn't work from the kitchen anymore ?

Huh? No I just don't want my greasy fingers near the touch screen and I wanted to watch some YouTube vids.

Speaking of, WTF at YouTube not working yet. And Amazon Prime and Netflix. Lame.

[Sho Nuff]

If you're eating a sandwich you should make sure it's on whole WII-eat bread

[cool breeze]

a neat touch is how there's an LED telling you if there's a disc in the system.

The Wii U pad doesn't work from the kitchen anymore ?

Designed with Japanese-sized homes in mind

[Tasty]

If you're eating a sandwich you should make sure it's on whole WII-eat bread

That was so bad I laughed.

[Diunx]

When do you guys think the port begging will begin? I say 6 months from now when even ninthings can't deny the lack of actual games on the thing.

posted from my Blackberry Curve 8520

[mjemirzian]

Vita is selling poorly, but I think it's a nice piece of hardware and it has some decent portable games. Also the Vita OS isn't a disaster zone.

Wii U seems like it was rushed out the door.

[pilonv1]

demi, word filter "Wii U" to "Underpowered Hugbox"

[Purple Filth]

When do you guys think the port begging will begin? I say 6 months from now when even ninthings can't deny the lack of actual games on the thing.

posted from my Blackberry Curve 8520

the port begging started long ago though.

Check all those "why is this not on WiiU" posts

[Van Cruncheon]

well, it definitely isn't selling out. the fred meyer (a kroger joint) still had like 50 units unsold this afternoon.

[Sho Nuff]

LIES

[fistfulofmetal]

jesus the performance on Batman is real unfortunate.

[Trent Dole]

The one of my two jobs that sells game-y stuff got 4 in, we had 5 preorders.

[demi]

well, it definitely isn't selling out. the fred meyer (a kroger joint) still had like 51 50 units unsold this afternoon.