I spent the better part of this afternoon messing around with the Wii U.
- Errors everywhere. I received an error message for trying to go on the eShop. I received an error when trying to set up my Mii. I thought maybe the confirmation code was wrong but after receiving another e-mail I guess it isn't the code. It seems like for even the most basic shit that Nintendo wants us to do, it isn't able to do. It isn't an influx of new accounts (because you can get a Wii U pretty much everywhere, even online like Gamestop.com) so I hope Nintendo gets that shit fixed real quick like.
- The OS is slow. It takes several seconds to see a logo on the screen and then it has a "Please wait" message following it. WTF? This shit should be zipping around given how simple it is.
- The TV remote set up seems interesting if useless to me. I don't mind juggling a lot of remotes so this feature isn't for me but still, not bad.
- Netflix and Amazon Video redeemed my experience. I really like the switch from the TV to the gamepad. I was watching Miami Vice on Netflix, needed to take a shit, hit the button to stream it to the pad, and it worked great. For as slow as the OS operates, the streaming switch was instantaneous. The image and sound quality aren't half bad. I guess if I need to watch something while shitting, there you go. It's a nice feature and does demonstrate the potential of the Wii U.
- Every program I open up needs an update of some kind. Seems odd and I owned a PS3.
- I do like the time log feature. I like the steam time clock. I want to know exactly how long I played a game and there is no reason why this feature isn't common at this point.
- Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper is still good. It looks pretty much on par with the PS3 version. I love this game so I don't mind the double dip. I'd triple dip if that shit came out on Steam.
- No way in hell am I going to play Nintendoland. Ever.
- NSMBU taps into the SMW nostalgia but in that unambitious way associated with NSMB games. A lot of Nintards are overrating this game because it isn't totally incompetent but nothing really jumps out at me as if this game is a classic. I loved SMW but after 30 minutes of NSMBU, I was ready to play something else. Conversely, when I got Galaxy, I was like "holy shit, this is amazing game" and spent hours on end playing through it once I put it in the Wii. NSMBU might get better over time but this is a thoroughly B-level Nintendo effort here. Not a shock of course.
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 isn't bad. I'm not a serious fighting game player so it scratches the itch. I played a lot of TTT on the PS2 so I needed to get this game. I do like it quite a bit. Not sure how much I'm going to play of it though.
