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[Shaka Khan]

X looks pretty good.

Today while I was waiting for my carryout food to get ready, I swung by a Gamestop and almost picked one up. As soon as I reached the counter I realized how little I knew about what accessories to get... So as someone who doesn't have a Wii but wants to play Wii games, is it necessary to pick up either the remote U, pro controller U, or both? Are they back compatible with Wii games? I just need the bare minimum to play what I missed. Also, does anyone want to sell their Wii games? The prices I saw were

Where's this bargain bin I keep hearing about?

[Tasty]

Someone plz caption this "Hater's gonna hate."

[AdmiralViscen]

Someone please sell me their copy of Xenoblade 1

[Shaka Khan]

Someone please sell me their copy of Xenoblade 1

lol same

[Tasty]

So as someone who doesn't have a Wii but wants to play Wii games, is it necessary to pick up either the remote U

Yes.

pro controller U, or both?

No.

Are they back compatible with Wii games? I just need the bare minimum to play what I missed.

Pro Controller isn't BC. Wiimote+ and Nunchuk are. Get a set of those and you should be set.

Also, does anyone want to sell their Wii games? The prices I saw were

Maybe. What are you looking for?

[Steve Youngblood]

X looks pretty good.

Today while I was waiting for my carryout food to get ready, I swung by a Gamestop and almost picked one up. As soon as I reached the counter I realized how little I knew about what accessories to get... So as someone who doesn't have a Wii but wants to play Wii games, is it necessary to pick up either the remote U, pro controller U, or both? Are they back compatible with Wii games? I just need the bare minimum to play what I missed. Also, does anyone want to sell their Wii games? The prices I saw were

Where's this TheBlackStallion is hysterical I keep hearing about?

You're going to need a Wii Mote (preferably a Motion Plus) and a nunchuck at the very least.

[Tasty]

That's lame.

Didn't you say you had a PS3 or something? just get it on that. It's my Game of The Generation and for good reason.

I said I wanted a PS3. It isn't complete jank in that version like Skyrim though is it?

[Shaka Khan]

Maybe. What are you looking for?

SMG1, SMG2, Xenoblade, Skyward Sword, Sin & Punishment, Bit.Trip Complete, Trauma Team, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, The Last Story, Rhythm Heaven Fever, Little King's Story... if anyone feels like parting with any of these for a reasonable price, please let me know.

Pro Controller isn't BC. Wiimote+ and Nunchuk are. Get a set of those and you should be set.

You're going to need a Wii Mote (preferably a Motion Plus) and a nunchuck at the very least.

Gotcha, thanks.

[cool breeze]

[img]http://www.abload.de/img/amekbv.gif[/img

Someone plz caption this "Hater's gonna hate."

the new killzone 2 gif


speaking of accessories, I have a boxed wii u pro controller sitting in my closet.  There's no real reason to open it yet  (I got it at a discount, that's why)

Really hope someone makes drivers for PC or some homebrew hack to use it on the Wii with CC Pro games.

[Shaka Khan]

Wrath: Are you and the games currently in the US?

[Eel O'Brian]

Having played both the 360 and PS3 versions of RDR, the PS3 version is noticeably lesser - colors are washed out, texture pop-in is bad, some framerate probs here and there - but it's still a great looking game.

[Tasty]

SMG1, SMG2, Xenoblade, Skyward Sword, Sin & Punishment, Bit.Trip Complete, Trauma Team, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, The Last Story, Rhythm Heaven Fever, Little King's Story... if anyone feels like parting with any of these for a reasonable price, please let me know.

Hmm don't think I wanna part with any of those that I do have, sorry Shaka. <3

EDIT: Andrex why don't you just buy an XBox 360? Its cheaper and has the better ports of third party games.

Does the 360 have HotD Overkill? No? Then sit down and shut up. <3

[Tasty]

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Someone plz caption this "Hater's gonna hate."

the new killzone 2 gif


speaking of accessories, I have a boxed wii u pro controller sitting in my closet.  There's no real reason to open it yet  (I got it at a discount, that's why)

Really hope someone makes drivers for PC or some homebrew hack to use it on the Wii with CC Pro games.

I keep really, really wanting to buy a Protroller but yeah there's no reason to... I thought I'd use it for MH but now I'm thinking the GamePad will be preferable anyways.

[cool breeze]

Does the 360 have HotD Overkill? No? Then sit down and shut up. <3

I don't know if you can buy PSN games on a website like with 360, but HotD Overkill is on sale right now.  $10 (or $5 with PS Plus).

If you really plan on getting a PS3 or PS4 (assuming it supports PS3 games), might be getting it for cheap.  Though, this is the second time it's been on sale.  Or if your friends have ps3, you can create an account and buy it that way.  PS3 future tech lets you transfer accounts and game purchases to other systems 

[AdmiralViscen]

Can we get to the next page so my iPad doesn't have to scroll past all these stupid gifs

[AdmiralViscen]

Also someone sell me Xenoblade 1

[Steve Youngblood]

As an alternative, Shaka, I have the following:

Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Punch Out, Brawl, Skyward Sword, Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime 3, Pikmin 2, Super Paper Mario, and... that's about it I think for good stuff. I'm not really looking to sell anything because I have a kid that might be interested in some of this crap down the road, but if you just want to borrow something for a bit, you just say the word.

[Great Rumbler]

The X announcement at least reminded me that I haven't finished Xenoblade yet, gotta get back in there for some REYN TIME.

[Shaka Khan]

As an alternative, Shaka, I have the following:

Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Punch Out, Brawl, Skyward Sword, Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime 3, Pikmin 2, Super Paper Mario, and... that's about it I think for good stuff. I'm not really looking to sell anything because I have a kid that might be interested in some of this crap down the road, but if you just want to borrow something for a bit, you just say the word.

Holy shit STL Bore

As soon as I get the system, I'll get in touch with you.

[Van Cruncheon]

Having played both the 360 and PS3 versions of RDR, the PS3 version is noticeably lesser - colors are washed out, texture pop-in is bad, some framerate probs here and there - but it's still a great looking game.

it's missing a lot of lighting effects, too

rsx budget gpu

[Tasty]

Why can't I have my goddamn cake and eat it too. :'(

[Van Cruncheon]

buy a 360, pudrick. the kinect is all kindsa ghastly whimsy to tickle your hairless little sack.

[Joe Molotov]

Well, we all knew this was gonna happen. N-fans are seeing their first HD games, and they're creaming their Mario underroos.

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46844735&postcount=936

Huff

[Cerveza mas fina]

How wonderful for them to have such low expectations.

[Diunx]

LMAO Phosphor... I've got a top of the line PC and this game looks better than most every MMO I've seen, and puts other 'console' open world games to shame.

:tom:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509663

That whole thread :smh

[SantaC]

Also Pikim 3 looks like garbage. 2001-era ATI demos graphics, yuck.

pikmin is a snoozefest anyway. I bought the original game when it came out and it sucked ass.

[Diunx]

Yeah the love for pikmin and animal crossing is truly baffling.

[Mr. Gundam]

Yeah the love for pikmin and animal crossing is truly baffling.

Stockholm Syndrome?

[cool breeze]

http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/downloads/virtual-console/

that misleadingly named 'trial campaign' for Wii U Virtual Console is really just a sale for Wii U early adopters (suckers).  You can just score some of the virtual console games are much lower prices.  So, normally Super Metroid is $10 or something, but in May it'll be $.30. 

It's cheaper to buy any of these games than it is to transfer your existing purchases.  That speaks to how scummy Nintendo's approach to Wii U VC is.

[Joe Molotov]

Yeah the love for pikmin and animal crossing is truly baffling.

Stockholm Syndrome?

Householm Syndrome

[Shaka Khan]

Alright. I'm buying one in a couple of hours. I've never played NSMB Wii, so should I go with NSMB U or Zombi U? The other game is going to be Tekken

[cool breeze]

There's a ZombiU demo.  Probably worth playing that first.

[Steve Youngblood]

Alright. I'm buying one in a couple of hours. I've never played NSMB Wii, so should I go with NSMB U or Zombi U? The other game is going to be Tekken

It depends on what you're looking for. New Super Mario Bros. is solid New Super Mario Bros. gameplay. If you're looking for more of that formula, then it's a solid title. If you've played the portable ones and aren't necessarily eager to return, it's more of that. ZombiU is very polarizing. Some love it, some hate it. Personally? It's a game I admire, but not one I particularly had a lot of fun with. But I only played for a few hours. If I had more free time, I'd definitely love to go back to it, but it's not something that really grabbed me.

As for Tekken, look for me as -- you guessed it -- SteveYoungblood. I'd say we should play later, but you've got updates to get through.

[Shaka Khan]

Yeah, ended up picking NSMB U, the mall GS didn't have Tekken, I'll pick it later.

One question I have about NSMB, for local MP can the player controlling the pad use it to control a character rather than placing block? I only picked one remote and I'd rather use both to control characters.

[Steve Youngblood]

Yeah, ended up picking NSMB U, the mall GS didn't have Tekken, I'll pick it later.

One question I have about NSMB, for local MP can the player controlling the pad use it to control a character rather than placing block? I only picked one remote and I'd rather use both to control characters.

No. Wiimotes only in multiplayer mode. GamePad can only be used in Boost mode. Yes, that's very dumb, I agree.

[Shaka Khan]

... Fuck.

[cool breeze]

you'll have have some questions as a new wii u owner.  know that most will be met with a "no" or "yes, but..."

[Shaka Khan]

Yeah, I haven't owned a Wii as well since 2008, so I'll technically be new to lots of Nintendo's console practices.

[Positive Touch]

... Fuck.

i know someone who has some extra wiimotes and hasnt played NSMB yet

[Shaka Khan]

Do you have the Motion Plus Wiimote? Because I swear I was going to ask you if we can Christen it together.

[Shaka Khan]

What A surprise, it's not agreeing with my router. If only I was more of a Ninthing, I could have gotten one of those special systems that don't cause you any trouble.

[Steve Youngblood]

Do you have the Motion Plus Wiimote? Because I swear I was going to ask you if we can Christen it together.

You don't need Motion Pluses for Mario. You just need them for certain things like the shitty Zelda game in NintendoLand.

[Shaka Khan]

Sweet.

[Positive Touch]

Do you have the Motion Plus Wiimote? Because I swear I was going to ask you if we can Christen it together.

no i do not. havent bought a wii game since mario galaxy

[Steve Youngblood]

What A surprise, it's not agreeing with my router. If only I was more of a Ninthing, I could have gotten one of those special systems that don't cause you any trouble.

Hey! I don't think of myself as much of a Ninthing and my system didn't have any trouble connecting to my router!

[Shaka Khan]

Since I'm a n00b I just googled this solution and it worked:

If it's a silly workaround that somehow raises other issues, would someone let me know? (For instance, the DNS servers)

Now it's time to update.

no i do not. havent bought a wii game since mario galaxy

That's aight.

[Shaka Khan]

It failed to update lol.

Fuck this I'll come back to it later.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Welcome to the Wii U online experience

I've given up the hope that I can just open up Netflix or Amazon Video and just expect it to work the first time.

[Tasty]

Alright. I'm buying one in a couple of hours. I've never played NSMB Wii, so should I go with NSMB U or Zombi U? The other game is going to be Tekken

NSMBU is the only truly great title for the system.

Get the ZombiU demo and see if it's your speed.

ALSO! Give me your NNID.

[Steve Youngblood]

Alright. I'm buying one in a couple of hours. I've never played NSMB Wii, so should I go with NSMB U or Zombi U? The other game is going to be Tekken

NSMBU is the only truly great title for the system.

Get the ZombiU demo and see if it's your speed.

ALSO! Give me your NNID.

Exclusive, sure. If you didn't already buy on another platform, I'd say both Tekken and Sonic Racing are rock solid, though.

[Tasty]

Yeah, the Sonic Racen demo is pretty awesome. Heard it got a patch last month too that fixed all the broken stuff.

I think Rayman is coming out soon but I'm waiting on impressions for that one.

[cool breeze]

oh, right, there's a third person here with an NNID!

an oddity of the sonic racing demo was the weird control lag.  don't know if it's been measured or anything but neither the 360 nor the Vita demo felt laggy (and the Vita version performs poorly).

and nintendo land is pretty fun for a pack in game.  it's better than wii sports resort, play, or any of that schlock nintendo released on the wii.  hard to compare to wii sports since that was a product of its time.  back in the past world of 2006 people were down to flail around and approximate real activities.  think people got tired of it, or tired of doing it with a remote in their hands.

[Shaka Khan]

Boy this update doesn't mess around. In the meantime, I have a question about my TV...

The default settings show this menu left aligned (the inner frame is touching the TV's bezel).



When I played around with the TV settings I was able to scale it back to this (more space on the left, but still not centered).



My question is, is this how it normally looks on your setups (not-centered)? If so, which image is it closer to?

[Tasty]

I believe the bottom image is correct.

[Shaka Khan]

Good. Other minor questions: Is that power up sound normal lol? And did anyone bother with screen protectors?

About to create my NNID. Hold on to you butts!

[Tasty]

What power up sound? The disc drive?

[Shaka Khan]

Yeah, is it supposed to make those three loud noises? No discs were inside.

[Tasty]

Mine isn't particularly loud, although I heard some GAFers have really loud ones for some reason. Mine hasn't had a disc in it either.

[Shaka Khan]

OK, I feel like I'm gonna continue asking silly nitpicky questions, so can you link me to the most active GAF thread where these kind of questions are welcomed?

Edit: Oh, and you guys should add me: Jinfash