Doesn't seem like many folks posted impressions for the Wii U experience.
Anyhow, back.. well after hanging out with friends all night.
Sadly didn't get my hands on ZombiU or Project P-100, since the lines were so long for that, but did get a chance to check out Just Dance 4 (First game played), NintendoLand, Super Mario Bros U and Rayman.
Just Dance 4 was fun, I mean it was more Just Dance. They were showing off the puppet mode, in which the player with the Wii Pad is able to pick the dance moves that the other players have to do. Its a fun little mode, but really nothing ground-breaking.
Super Mario U was.. new Super Mario Bros U... I mean I love the games. They are a ton of fun, and really nothing has changed here. It is odd how some of the quirks in multi annoy me more with strangers, like the slight pause when someone dies. Someone also asked.. I think but the Squirrel suit is also motion controlled.
Rayman Legends was a ton of fun.. tried both as the person on the Wii Pad and the Classic Controller. The Classic Controller feels fine, but didn't use dual analog so not sure how that woudl change opinions.
The tablet stuff was fun, but sparse for the most part until the second half of the demo, where could use it for a bit more. It is novel to have 2 players playing the same game but with different abilities/objectives.
NintendoLand was the real star of the show for me. Got to try out Takamaru's Ninja Castle, Luigi's Ghost Mansion, Animal Crossing: Sweet Day and Donkey Kong's Crash Course.
Takamaru's was okay, but game broke on me twice, and the rep at the booth didn't know how to fix it. Like the game just stopped registering any of my movements!
Donkey Kong.. was actually a ton of fun. Got to go through it twice, first time was a disaster, but second time, really got the hang of it, and its a fun little puzzle game. I hope it has a ton more puzzles.. and like online leaderboards or something since it does keep track of high scores.
Now there's a toss-up between Sweet Day and Luigi's Ghost Mansion as my favorite game on display. Both share a similar concept, 5 player game with a character on the Wii Pad that has abilities the other players don't. And both really need communication between players on the Wiimote to win, and it was a ton of fun. Everyone shouting orders and the likes and getting freaked out when grabbed or whatever.
Now for more specific
Luigi's Ghost Mansion. Most of it is known, but some things didn't see mentioned much. If you are the ghost, you can press A to run, but running makes you visible on the big screen.
You are able to revive your teammates by shining a light on them for an extended period of time. Obviously leaving you vulnerable to ghost attacks.
When you are the last player in the game, you can get a super vacuum which allows you to revive your teammates quicker/do more damage. Sadly, I didn't get to see it in use.
Got to try out the game as both the ghost and Miis, and it is a ton of fun no matter which side you are on.
Animal Crossing shares a similar theme. Except the Miis have a goal they are trying to reach (gathering 50 candies) while the person on the GamePad controls 2 guards.
What I didn't know is that you actually controlled both guards independently with the analog sticks and the screen stretches the further you are to show both players. So the strategy I used was to move them along different paths so you can better corner the Miis and their candy. The game also proved to be a blast since you need to cooperate with your teammates for certain trees (some require 2 or event 3 players to activate)
I think NintendoLand has potential, but really need to see how the final package is flushed out. As fun as the games were, I feel like each needs at least 4-5 different maps to really keep the experience fresh and fun. And perhaps.. shorter tutorials.
I think that's it for now.
And for Gahi, there were no power adapters on display.
