ToVenusAndBack
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Who has bought a Wii U within the past week?
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SporeCrawler
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yeah it seems much better the longer you look at the concept. the biggest thing is that they need to make the transition between first and third person more smooth and need to make the shooting up to par with usual FPS games. i trust them on the sword combat.
multiplayer looks like it will have a lot customization
blame space
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rhythm heaven FEVER
EXCITE Truck. For real, if you like arcade racers.
Last Story, Xenoblade, Mario Galaxy 1 & 2
ToVenusAndBack
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Ah, Xenoblade and Last Story look right up my street! Am I right in thinking I need a different controller to play these Wii games?
thats how you get better, yes, them guys are good, but learn what they do when spectating, look at what the top 1-2-3 do look at the shortcuts they take and proceed. I suck too. haha
Ulysses 31
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Get Wiimotion+ and Nunchuck and Wii Classic Controller Pro for them Wii games.
Was I really that noisy?
Their was just a fair bit of subtext under it man, that's all.
Neff
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I've been a Wii U owner from day one, and I still don't own this. I don't like the Lego games in terms of gameplay (although I do like the silly jokes and fanservice), yet I am partial to open world games.
But if it really is that good, by all means convince me.
bequietdrive
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Same. It's still too expensive, its pretty much full price even now. If it hits £20 I'll pick it up..
bought the Mario luigi deluxe bundle a day ago for $134(target error) along with 3d world($30) and have a little buyers remose setting in. I have a 3ds(with a backlog) and feel like that could be enough to scratch the Nintendo itch especially since the games are similar. 3dland/3dworld, mk7/mk8, nsmb2/nsmbu, dkcr/dkctf, smash3d/smashu. I know that there are future games im interested in but the releases are sparse overall and I could sell it for a nice profit..... decisions, decisions.
frankie_baby
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I paid full price and it was worth every penny, never laughed so much at a game
A shame isn't it. I've had people over who are casual gamers who still bought a PS4 day 1 (just cause) and when seeing the Wii U they said what's that. When I tell them they say they have never heard of it. The name really is a problem. Should have just gone with Wii 2.
frankie_baby
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If you sell it you are a terrible terrible human being
Yeah, my mother actually thought I was paying $200 for the game pad for a minute there- She knew it was a new console, but when she saw the picture, she was greatly confused.
Haha wow I noticed this immediately with 3D world/land, but I guess I didn't pay attention too much when it came with the others. At least I don't own any of those 3DS games.
do they actually enhance the gaming experience?
Interceptor
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I just call it the Wii 2 around other people. Saves me a lot of time.
Nico_D
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It's the best open-world game to date, if I'm asked. That's because Lego City Undercover's city is more alive than any other I've seen. It's also got the most entertaining side-missions when compared, for example, to Ubisoft's games.
Add to that the story and the characters and especially the humor and you've got a winner. It's truly a great game, all the other Lego games pale in comparision.
M
Macapala
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Here's a quick list of some games worth checking out for the Wii:
A Boy and his Blob
A Shadows Tale/Lost in Shadow
Bully Scholarship Edition
Deadly Creatures
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Fragile Dreams Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Ivy the Kiwi?
Kirbys Epic Yarn
Kororinpa
Last Story, The
Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, The
Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess, The
Mario Kart Wii
Metroid Other M
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Muramasa The Demon Blade
Mushroom Men The Spore Wars
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Punch-Out!!
Sin and Punishment Successor of the Skies
Sonic Colours
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Wario Land the Shake Dimension
Xenoblade Chronicles
Zack & Wiki Quest for Barbaros Treasure
Neff
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That... actually sounds really cool. I might consider it.
ToVenusAndBack
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As a Nintendo newbie my friends list is non-existant!
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keep in mind gameplay is very simple, like one button to punch baddies and you're winner; also, game has among the longest loading times of any game. But it really doesn't matter much, because when it finishes loading you've got the city and its surroundings to explore, they are enormous and beautiful
LifeBrandRobot
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I really wasn't planning to buy one until Smash Bros. came out but I found a great deal on the standard deluxe version and I couldn't resist. It'll be sitting in my closet until December though lol.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Planning to
buy this week when Big W has them for $198 from Wednesday evening. Bit of an impulse sell, the first time... but for that price I can happily jump back in again.
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Wickerbasket
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I really want to, but I'm just waiting on a good UK deal on one.
NeOak
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Get a refurb unit for $200.
Boss Man
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Personally, those are the ones I'd recommend without assuming anything about a person's tastes.
Looking forward, we've got Smash, Zelda, Yoshi, and Xenoblade. Hoping for a few more big hitters to make it really stand out as an underloved console. It just needs a proper Mario entry and a couple more special titles (a Pokemon RPG, Starfox, Metroid, a good Warioware, Paper Mario? type stuff) to live on as a neo Dreamcast.
No, and SSB is the only game I am interested in until Zelda comes out. I guess Star Fox could be cool as well, but we know so little about the game that it isn't even a blip on my radar. I've just lost most of my interest in Nintendo games to be honest. I haven't been into Nintendo in any kind of meaningful way since the first year of the GCN. My personal interest level in Nintendo games would put them at games that I would buy at around $30, but Nintendo is the worst video game company in the world when it comes to price drops. There is also no way in hell that I would pay $300 for a Wii U. I could see paying $200 for a brand new system (no referbs) once Zelda comes out. And hopefully by then the games that I would somewhat like to play would be cheaper.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Captain toad, yoshi, and Zelda all look amazing. Plus there's pikmin 3, Mario 3d world, and Mario kart.
unfortunately, all those games combined cannot compete with the last guardian, imo. That's one game I'd buy a ps4 for.
unfortunately, all those games combined cannot compete with the last guardian, imo. That's one game I'd buy a ps4 for.
StudsMcKewl
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I bought one today actually. I've been wanting one for Mario Kart 8, WW HD, and Super Mario 3D World for a while now, and E3 pushed me over the edge.
I think Sin & Punishment 2 is a great place to start.
I'm trying to figure out if it's even worth me getting the Refurb.
Reason being is that I was buying the Wii with the intention of playing the NSMB games (Big Fan), so NSMB U + Luigi was a default buy. Thing is, buying that on top of the Wii itself brings me to around $75. So, $275. That's $25 away from just getting the NSMB + Luigi bundle, which also includes the Gamepad Cradle which is another $9 bought separately. That's $284 dollars + $5 for shipping, which brings me to $290. That's $10 under the Refurbished Bundle, taking my planned purchases into consideration. I'm thinking just going to Best Buy and buying it there will be more convenient. I'd get it same day, and it'd be easier to return.
Reason being is that I was buying the Wii with the intention of playing the NSMB games (Big Fan), so NSMB U + Luigi was a default buy. Thing is, buying that on top of the Wii itself brings me to around $75. So, $275. That's $25 away from just getting the NSMB + Luigi bundle, which also includes the Gamepad Cradle which is another $9 bought separately. That's $284 dollars + $5 for shipping, which brings me to $290. That's $10 under the Refurbished Bundle, taking my planned purchases into consideration. I'm thinking just going to Best Buy and buying it there will be more convenient. I'd get it same day, and it'd be easier to return.
This so much
So hey, I just fired up the Wii U and noticed that I suddenly had Wii Sports Club, even though I never bought it. I tried to do a quick google search, and it seems like they sometimes offer free trial periods on it? Has anyone else had it just randomly show up for you without prompting it to?
yeah they'll do that from time to time if you have spot pass enabled. I think Wii Sports Club is just a 24 hour free trial though
I believe people have been getting Brain Age for free that way in Europe and Japan too
Takeda Kenshi
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I've been a Day One Wii U owner as well and you just sold me on this game. Thanks.
Yup, agreed. In fact I sometimes regret playing it because none of the other Lego games, which I've always enjoyed greatly, come close to being anywhere near as good.
I'll be all over a sequel or Frank Honey DLC.
TheMadMan007
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The inevitable "The Wii U/Nintendo is Awesome!!!!" posts now start rolling in. Remember about two months ago, when every podcast, and article and thread was predicting that Nintendo was doomed and would have to close down and was the worst? Yeah, apparently no one else does. It changed over night. As soon as E3 was done this year, All I've heard was how Nintendo is the King and they have the best games. 3 of my friends bought Wii U's this weekend. I knew this would happen and just told everyone to wait, It happens every time. Remember when the 3DS was the worst thing ever and had ZERO games and was a curse on Nintendo and that they would have to drop out of the Hardware scene? Now people say the only good games are on 3DS.
Sell it and use the money to buy more 3DS games. Problem solved.
Wife ordered one off of groupon the other day. I just ordered donkey kong tf, supermario world 3d, and mario kart 8(will use the code to get nsmbu)
Debating if I should get the pro controller too. We have 3 wii motes (w the motion plus) and 3 nunchucks, plus the wired controllers all from the wii. Hmmmmm what do gaf?!
Debating if I should get the pro controller too. We have 3 wii motes (w the motion plus) and 3 nunchucks, plus the wired controllers all from the wii. Hmmmmm what do gaf?!
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