Got myself a White WiiU Pro controller for $38. Sweet. I already have everything else I want preordered. Thanks much!
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Wii U Thread - Now in HD!
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it's even in the latest trailer.
Agent Unknown
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Checked our BB yesterday and the girl said no demo stations (at this store anyways) until "probably the last week of October." Hopefully she's wrong though because she didn't even know what the actual launch date was.
SNES inspired 3rd party controller. I like it a lot, though I'll wait for reviews.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2012/10/16/snes-inspired-wii-u-gamepad-coming
Wait, why does it say that the controller is an estimated $30 less than a real controller....is the real pro controller estimated to be $80 or something?
Edit: Never mind, just looked at the listing on the website and saw the estimate....its just seemed so ridiculous to me....
Does that mean that they'll lower the price to reflect the same level of savings once the real price of the official pro controller is revealed?
I will use the coupon for The Wonderful 101, the most promising game so far, in my opinion
Smiles and Cries
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the next best thing... what does that even mean?
Someone make a thread 0___o
ElRenoRaven
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Someone already did. lol
SNES inspired 3rd party controller. I like it a lot, though I'll wait for reviews.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2012/10/16/snes-inspired-wii-u-gamepad-coming
I think someone was on GAF back during E3 when I made this post and took it literally.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38471302&postcount=746
AGITΩ;38471302 said:I like it. Looks like Nintendo just wants to keep the D-Pad next to the face buttons for classic control scheme.
My first thought actually:
attention EU GAFers
www.thehut.com
"10OCTHUT"
coupon code for 10% off on Wii U preorders (not for consoles)!
www.thehut.com
"10OCTHUT"
coupon code for 10% off on Wii U preorders (not for consoles)!
Are you getting any game using the newegg coupon?
probably building hype....buy since they said it themselves, that means I get to keep my job (for now)
since BBY is strict on leaks and "social media"SpoonyBard
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GameplayWhore
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The pretty great thing is that I was planning to go to Best Buy this week to get a gift card for a friend's birthday, anyway. So maybe I get to do two things on my ride home from work tomorrow.
I don't get it. It's the same thing as the Pro Controller but with different coloured ABXY-buttons.SNES inspired 3rd party controller. I like it a lot, though I'll wait for reviews.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2012/10/16/snes-inspired-wii-u-gamepad-coming
kitchenmotors
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Will hit up Best Buy tonight to see if there are demo units or when they plan to set them up. Haven't got my hands on a Wii U yet so I'm excited to finally try it out.
You don't get it? SNES nostalgia. It's pretty obvious.
KojiKnight
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Spoken like someone born in the 90's~
I'm anti-nostalgia, so I guess there's a reason for not getting it.
Well, I was born in the 90's, but I did play SNES a lot.
Will that work with zavvi?
andthebeatgoeson
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Wait, the Gamecube Hut exists? My life if flipped, turned upside down...
MadeInBeats
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Not working for consoles.
What do you mean you're not looking forward to a dodgy looking photoshop of three (two different coloured Pros) controller splodged together?
Sounds like the kind of thing someone born in 1989 would say.
The ZombiU trailer said Nov. 13th so it should be a fact, I think most non Nintendo Launch day games will be Nov 13th since its tuesday
zavvi and thehut codes are never interchangeable even though they are basically the same thing.
Their codes generally don't. But I could've made it clear that this was only for games, yes.
I'll take this over that SNES debacle, thanks.
http://www.examiner.com/article/don-t-like-the-wii-u-pro-controller-here-is-my-solution
http://www.examiner.com/article/don-t-like-the-wii-u-pro-controller-here-is-my-solution
Shadow Hog
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I've only bought the Deluxe black Wii U. I'd like to pick up at least New Super Mario Bros. U, but at the rate I save up for video games, the Wii U put me in enough debt (to myself, fortunately) that I won't be able to afford anything else until February.
Might splurge on one of the screen protector things, but otherwise I'll just hope NintendoLand and the rest of my video game collection can tide me over until Christmas. (I'd imagine that some combination thereof will suffice; I only have a backlog the size of the Great Wall of China.)
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I'll take this over that SNES debacle, thanks.
http://www.examiner.com/article/don-t-like-the-wii-u-pro-controller-here-is-my-solution
I need this for Smash Bros Wii U.
GameplayWhore
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So the news about Nintendo being generally open to the idea* of selling through cable companies… I think that's something I might spring for. I'm pelted constantly (as I have only internet service) with tv/phone/internet offers from my local cable and fiber companies involving getting a free tablet with a two year contract. I'm not really interested in that particular perk, but if they offered a Wii U at a substantially lower base price instead of their normal "universal DVR" and instead of the tablet, I might just bite.
I toy with the idea of having television now and then, though I'd have to buy a new TV, and I toy with the idea of getting a Wii U. At the current price, neither option alone is attractive to me. But clumsily mashed together, it might actually overall be gestalt-value enough for me to give it a go… as long as they let me keep the system after the two years are up.
* it was a leading question by the interviewer and the answer was only arguably more than noncommittal, but I wanted to chat about it anyway.
I toy with the idea of having television now and then, though I'd have to buy a new TV, and I toy with the idea of getting a Wii U. At the current price, neither option alone is attractive to me. But clumsily mashed together, it might actually overall be gestalt-value enough for me to give it a go… as long as they let me keep the system after the two years are up.
* it was a leading question by the interviewer and the answer was only arguably more than noncommittal, but I wanted to chat about it anyway.
KojiKnight
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Eww... look where the A button is at... The gamecube centered around the A button, to have it off to the side will make playing games designed for it god awful.
The least they could have done was rotated it (A where B is, B where Y is, etc). It wouldn't match up with the SNES (which is obviously what they were going for) but it would work MUCH better for gamecube and n64 games that way... then again that would also destroy SNES BC... no win scenario
Shadow Hog
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I won't lie, TVii was definitely a factor in my decision to order early. The implementation of Netflix just seemed better than the one on the 360 (Gold required, IIRC, and can't chose an episode before watching it) or my TV's built-in app (no search function - at all), and HD makes it inherently better than the Wii's app. Don't have a Hulu Plus subscription, though.
Already got zombi u, MH3U, pro controller, and the last of us preordered.
Eww... look where the A button is at... The gamecube centered around the A button, to have it off to the side will make playing games designed for it god awful.
The least they could have done was rotated it (A where B is, B where Y is, etc). It wouldn't match up with the SNES (which is obviously what they were going for) but it would work MUCH better for gamecube and n64 games that way... then again that would also destroy SNES BC... no win scenario
Oh wow you're completely right, I think I just glanced at it and assumed the normal layout.. Well revert the face buttons back to Gamecube style or a slight variation and I would want it for smash
.Premium Black Wii U Console
New Super Mario Bros. U
Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing
Assassin's Creed III
And a Pro Controller, but I couldn't preorder that at GameStop, so I'll get it on launch day.
The site you GO to for Nintendo news is reporting an anonymous tipster mentioning a Nintendo Direct announcement in the next couple of days.
Obviously it doesn't take an anonymous tip to figure out that one is coming, but it's something to consider I guess. Would be a bit earlier than most predicted in this thread.
Obviously it doesn't take an anonymous tip to figure out that one is coming, but it's something to consider I guess. Would be a bit earlier than most predicted in this thread.
I bet you large sums of fake internet dollars that this tipster just took the speculation from this board.
CrashPrime
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Is there any compelling/exclusive reason to get Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing Transformed for Wii U at this point? The first All-Star Racing was mediocre at best in my book. Will the gameplay be better on the U? ... cool use of tablet? nintendo fanservice?
This game has sort of been off my radar, but a good replayable racing game might be a good purchase if it actually is looking good.
This game has sort of been off my radar, but a good replayable racing game might be a good purchase if it actually is looking good.
Poor soul couldn't even get the most speculated day right.
I'm pretty sure the iPad Mini conference date was just set to be the 23rd. Following the Apple - Nintendo conference schedule we should see a Direct on the 24th
KojiKnight
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I think there are a couple exclusive characters but none of them really nintendo related... In short, nothing about it will likely make you buy it if you weren't interested in the first one, unless you are a kart fanatic and you need something to cope with the wait for the Wii U mario kart.
Thinking exactly this myself.
Off-TV Play is pushing me towards a purchase as that's a big feature for me, but I agree a nice kart racer might be a good, solid purchase for a system launch.
A lot of people are getting this game, I am skeptical about Sega trying to make a Mario Kart copy and being successful,The videos look good thought but I think would be more fun to have Sonic and his fellas in a Mario Kart game as playable drivers...
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