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Nintendo Direct 2012.11.7 on Wii U system features - Nov. 7, 6AM EST
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KillerTravis
Banned
Apparently that's a mistranslation.
this former morning zoo dj/crybaby who was once relevant to american conservative politics.
mugurumakensei
Member
Mistranslation. "Numbers" is not mentioned in the actual japanese text.
Bill Trinen commenting on his job security and Iwata/Reggie's artistic skills was hilarious.
Graphics Horse
Member
Aren't they the same thing? I'm a bit confused but I think Europe might be keeping the Miiverse name but not America?
Edit: No I must be wrong because I see Miiverse logo on the Japanese video too.
KojiKnight
Member
Miiverse is the name of the ENTIRE online service (posting comments in games, etc). Wara wara is the name of the opening screen when you turn on the Wii U where you see all the miis running around to the different game tiles.
(edit) Not to be confused with the Nintendo Network which contains your user name and eShop...
In short, Nintendo needs to maybe consolidate some of their services so the names make a bit more sense.
Not yet, but I believe IGN is posting an unboxing video later today.
I hope Nintendoland comes in an actual plastic box. My copy of Wii Sports is scratched to hell from the cardboard sleeve it came in.
Incredibly good or bad?
KojiKnight
Member
Bad, unbelievably bad. I mentioned this earlier, his Japanese sounds as stereotypically "American" as is possible.
He's the perfect charicature of American culture to Japan now that I think about it.
Alright, that's what I figured. *twiddles thumbs*
KillerTravis
Banned
The WaraWara Plaza gets it's data from Miiverse. Like comments in games and people playing them. I imagine that if it isn't connected to internet it would just show games you've played without Miis on the plaza, or probably just the Miis stored on your system.
Graphics Horse
Member
Oh ok. So Miiverse is more like the multi user system that pops up in multiple places like inside game or in the plaza. I think everyone's been calling the plaza Miiverse since E3, so I should be confused.
Scofield94941
Member
sorry for my ignorance as I haven't heard anything about it but how will I transfer all my Wii Virtual console/wiiware games to the WiiU?
they said they'll be posting details on their website
grimshawish
Banned
Its all part of the Miiverse.
Graphics Horse
Member
There was a graphic showing them transferring with an SD card, just guessing but you might need both systems connected to the internet too.
OK I think I understand. Thanks.
KojiKnight
Member
All we know so far is that you're going to need your Wii as well as your Wii U and it'll involve an SD card.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Well, check this out: http://www.n-sider.com/blog/2012/11...ngs-wii-u-nintendo-direct-that-maybe-you-didn
Screenshot in there of a user's profile in Miiverse. It has "ID: willwill," as if to imply that his... ID is "willwill." And that sure aint a number.
So yay?
Graphics Horse
Member
Could be.
And a screenshot feature?? Presumably the 2 identical screens were the pad and the TV as they were both showing the result screen.
Watching the Miiverse thing in the Japanese video it looks like it brings up a forum like thing, which I think should eventually be available on the Web. Maybe?
alexthekid
Member
As an american business man, why wouldn´t he sound as "american" as possible. For everything he gets flak for I can´t understand how this would be bad. I would never talk down on a Japanese CEO for not talking good english, he can have a translator for all i care.
Saint Gregory
Member
So they moved all of the UI features to the pad screen. What happens if you start the system without the pad on? Do those icons switch to the TV?
The video is going to be up at 10:00am pst.
jimmypython
Member
The social element looks very interesting.
But that guy in the video looks...so lonely........
But that guy in the video looks...so lonely........
I'm pretty sure its day one, I just hope its more then one way to transfer them, they said before you have to have both Wii and WiiU in the same room, but I hope you can just use your SD card, and sign into your club nintendo, since club nintendo knows what games you have on your Wii.
Yep, that's what I thought too, I wasn't sure. I laughed when he said nihon no mini-san
iirc 10 am PST is when it was scheduled to go up.
fake edit: just checked. yup, 1 hour from now!
Yeah, I mean, let's be honest here: Iwata's english is hilarious. Don't think anybody has criticized him over that (although, this being GAF....).
lol my friend told me that and I noticed my mistake before your post. I guess I'll stay up a little longer then so I can see the video.
Not at all. It's much more like a social network ala Twitter/Facebook.
KojiKnight
Member
Not really... in fact not even close. The entire purpose of @home was to create a "second life" experience where as MiiVerse is the main menu and doesn't have you moving your character around so much as simply seeing what other people are doing via their avatars.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
How long is that ID number?
Lupin the Third
Member
It's not an ID "number." That's a mistranslation in the Iwata Asks.
I wonder how Nintendo will handle the fact there will be hundreds of games to display at one point. The most played games will always be on the front?
DAREALGUMMY
Member
I dont know if its just my crappy resolution on my phone, but is that a Hitman icon on the top left in the begining of the NoA WaraWara video?
grimshawish
Banned
BLOPS
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
I'm loving the music!!!
Throwaway123456789
Member
That's not MiiVerse. That's just a look at the Wii U's version of the Mii Plaza.
The actual menu is on the gamepad, and it looks super tidy and easy to use.
Zoe
Member
The PS3 has had an online Joysound app for around a year now.