TheBaldEmperor
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LuffyZoro is the random winner. I'll be sending you your code for Pikmin 3 shortly.
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Who has bought a Wii U within the past week?
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LuffyZoro is the random winner. I'll be sending you your code for Pikmin 3 shortly.
BuggyDClown
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Got mine today, along with Kart, NSMB U/SLU, SM3DW, DKTF
A few questions. The deluxe Digital Download is retroactive yes? I think so, I have to wait 24 hours for it to go through.
How do I register my console? I input the serial, but nothing is working on the club nintendo site. It seems like it worked, but it's not appearing, does it take time?
Also is this why I can not figure out how to redeem Zelda from my Mario kart purchase?
A few questions. The deluxe Digital Download is retroactive yes? I think so, I have to wait 24 hours for it to go through.
How do I register my console? I input the serial, but nothing is working on the club nintendo site. It seems like it worked, but it's not appearing, does it take time?
Also is this why I can not figure out how to redeem Zelda from my Mario kart purchase?
Interested in this, but I'm leaving next thursday and it doesn't seem to show what type of shipping it has.
edit: only says within 12 business days. Think I'll send it to my parents place and have it held there.
Your console was registered the moment it was shipped by Nintendo.
BuggyDClown
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lol what? This makes no sense at all. In the context of my question it is obvious I am referring to how do I register the console with club nintendo so I can get my promo game. Kind of how you have to register for DDP.
thefreecheese
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A friend of mine and cohost on my podcast sold his Wii U in September because he was "sure" that Bayonetta 2 would never happen. He traded it in and got a 2DS with Fire Emblem and was gearing up for Pokémon Y. We've all told him repeatedly how dumb this was and we were certain he'd buy another one by the end of the year. Sure enough, he grabbed the Mario Kart 8 bundle last week and is enjoying Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Super Mario 3D World, and eagerly awaiting Bayonetta 2 and Smash Bros. later this year.
All of this stemmed from E3, and it seems Nintendo certainly made an impact with their presentations. It also doesn't hurt that Shovel Knight dropped this week and it's absolutely incredible.
Additionally, all of my friends who have been putting money aside for a PS4 are more eager to grab the Wii U first, considering titles like Batman: Arkham Knight and The Order: 1886 have been delayed.
Just thought I'd throw in my experiences, it's been fun reading everyone else's.
All of this stemmed from E3, and it seems Nintendo certainly made an impact with their presentations. It also doesn't hurt that Shovel Knight dropped this week and it's absolutely incredible.
Additionally, all of my friends who have been putting money aside for a PS4 are more eager to grab the Wii U first, considering titles like Batman: Arkham Knight and The Order: 1886 have been delayed.
Just thought I'd throw in my experiences, it's been fun reading everyone else's.
Tangerinediesel
Neo Member
He'll be very happy. I'm an xbox guy and while I love the xbone the nintendo u has complimented it perfectly. I couldn't really get into nintendo wii because of the motion stuff, but this one is perfect.
FaintColt388301
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My girlfriend bought me one today along with MK8 and a pro controller. I got wind waker as my free game. I'm so pumped. I haven't had a Nintendo console outside of handhelds since the SNES.
I'm loving it so far.
I'm loving it so far.
I say this to everyone who hasn't had a Nintendo console for years: Remember that the Wii U is backwards compatible, so make sure you pick up some of the awesome Wii games you've missed.
FaintColt388301
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Yeah, that's what makes me the most excited. So much stuff to play. I'm eyeing Galaxy 1 and 2 really hard right now. What are some of the other top games to play?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Not me, but a friend did. I kicked his ass at Mario Kart.
There's the Zelda games, the new Punch-Out, Kirby games and more. If you want to get into the Pikmin series, then you can get the first two games on the Wii as well. Xenoblade and Metroid Prime Trilogy might be hard to track down, but get them if you find a good deal somewhere.
Outtrigger888
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He obeys his Magic 8 ball.
yes, it just takes 24 h and the purchases will show up.
if i remember correctly you do not register the console itself on club nintendo. it is automatically registered once you connect your NNID with your club nintendo account and then i think you get stars when you fill out a little survey.
If you bought the game digitally, it'll work like this: To get your free game of the MK promo, you will need to look up the promo code in the eshop, which you can find if you go to the "recently purchased" tab. it'll say the code in the receipt for mk8. that's the code you'll enter on the club nintendo website.
If you got the retail version the code should have come with the game, no?
besides the ones Zalman posted (all must buys), there's the incredibly difficult but fantastic point and click Zack & Wiki, then you have:
Okami,
RE4,
Donkey Kong Country Returns,
Rhythm Paradise,
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
Boom Blox
No more heroes 1 and 2
Trauma Center
DeBlob 1 and 2
Wario Shake It
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Mario Strikers Charged
Goldeneye 007
Bully: Scholarship Edition
I consider all of them worth a purchase, and I'm probably forgetting something
outunderthestars
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Ordered one yesterday. Really want to play the new toad game, and was able to flip MK 8 a few times so I have digital copies of Zelda, Pikmin, and NSMB to go with it. Really excited!
Just bought one online and probably picking it up today, got the mario kart bundle. I'm big on competitive multiplayer, so is there anything I can use my free code on? If not I'll probably get pikmin/windwaker.
OH forgot to ask - does Wii u have backward compatibility? I know I can google it, just thought I'd ask here though. Thought someone mentioned Project M on their Wii u the other night.
OH forgot to ask - does Wii u have backward compatibility? I know I can google it, just thought I'd ask here though. Thought someone mentioned Project M on their Wii u the other night.
I'm curious about some of these refurbs that are seemingly brand new. Maybe the original box it was in was damaged. I know other manufacturers do that.
Edit: Congrats on your purchase. ^.^
BC with the Wii on the U.
Project: Melee, the fanmade balance patches for Brawl. Kinda like Dota-style patches. Thanks though^^
Maintenance
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I just remembered the BC now. Searched for some Wii games on the net and found almost none of those that I wanted. Eh, seems that I'm out of luck.
I'm almost certainly going to jump on it this weekend. Help me decide, GAF
Option A: Trade in Wii, get NSMB/L unit. $390
Wii U
New Super Mario Bros U / New Super Luigi U
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Pikmin 3
Mario Kart
Mario 3d World
Wonderful 101
Option B: Get "refurbished" unit, do ??? with old Wii. $340. Use saving on Pro controller?
Wii U
Nintendo Land
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Pikmin 3
Mario Kart
Mario 3d World
Wonderful 101
No particularly strong opinion whether I want platformers more than Nintendo Land.
Absolutely insane the promotions going on right now.
Option A: Trade in Wii, get NSMB/L unit. $390
Wii U
New Super Mario Bros U / New Super Luigi U
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Pikmin 3
Mario Kart
Mario 3d World
Wonderful 101
Option B: Get "refurbished" unit, do ??? with old Wii. $340. Use saving on Pro controller?
Wii U
Nintendo Land
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Pikmin 3
Mario Kart
Mario 3d World
Wonderful 101
No particularly strong opinion whether I want platformers more than Nintendo Land.
Absolutely insane the promotions going on right now.
Ordered my $200 refurb the day Zelda was shown at E3. As with most others, looked brand new.
Piled the Target $1 preorder = $15 off >$39.99 deal to stock up on games too. Picked up the following:
Rayman Legends
Mario Kart
Lego City Undercover
Wonderful 101
ZombiU
Wind Waker HD (from MK8)
All that cost me $330 combined. I've since grabbed Mario 3D World and two copies of MK8 at the Target B2G1 deal. Redeemed the MK8 codes for Pikmin 3 and NSMBU. going to trade them in to Gamestop towards Smash Bros., should give me about $70 down on the GC adapter/controller bundle.
Also signed up for the Deluxe Digital promo, so once Pikmin 3 and NSMBU process (just redeemed them today) I should have enough eShop credit to get Shovel Knight.
Got a Pro from Amazon already and have a bunch of Wii peripherals still around so all good on controllers.
Fantastic experience so far. Really scratched quite a few itches. Simple playable fun that Nintendo always offers. Great co-op experiences for the wife and I. Have some friends who just got them too and we all like to play MK8. Very happy with it already and still haven't even gotten Bayonetta, Smash, or Xenoblade II.
Also, I strongly recommend Rayman Legends to anyone who enjoys co-op and wants to see good use of the touchpad controller displayed to them. I can't imagine how watered down the co-op experience must be on other consoles.
Piled the Target $1 preorder = $15 off >$39.99 deal to stock up on games too. Picked up the following:
Rayman Legends
Mario Kart
Lego City Undercover
Wonderful 101
ZombiU
Wind Waker HD (from MK8)
All that cost me $330 combined. I've since grabbed Mario 3D World and two copies of MK8 at the Target B2G1 deal. Redeemed the MK8 codes for Pikmin 3 and NSMBU. going to trade them in to Gamestop towards Smash Bros., should give me about $70 down on the GC adapter/controller bundle.
Also signed up for the Deluxe Digital promo, so once Pikmin 3 and NSMBU process (just redeemed them today) I should have enough eShop credit to get Shovel Knight.
Got a Pro from Amazon already and have a bunch of Wii peripherals still around so all good on controllers.
Fantastic experience so far. Really scratched quite a few itches. Simple playable fun that Nintendo always offers. Great co-op experiences for the wife and I. Have some friends who just got them too and we all like to play MK8. Very happy with it already and still haven't even gotten Bayonetta, Smash, or Xenoblade II.
Also, I strongly recommend Rayman Legends to anyone who enjoys co-op and wants to see good use of the touchpad controller displayed to them. I can't imagine how watered down the co-op experience must be on other consoles.
Strife In a Teacup
Member
Already got that in mind. Going to get Xenoblade, Last Story, Skyward Sword and probably some other stuff.
Are you using your Club Nintendo login, or your Nintendo Network ID? Two separate things.
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Kissenkopf
Banned
A friend of mine bought a Wii U Zelda bundle with Mario Kart 8 and Mario 3D World and an Pro Controller.funny thing is, a few months we talked about the console and he said he would never get it and will buy a PS 4 instead. But he couldn't resist the magic from MK8. 
That said I looking foreward to play against him online.
That said I looking foreward to play against him online.
I think you need to update before even logging in.
you need to update first. just make a mii without connecting it with a nnid.
run the update.
then make a new mii and connect it with your nnid.
You know, I didn't even think about this, but....
I could get 3 Mario Karts at Target, use the download codes, and trade them in.
That would be basically paying $45 net for Wind Waker, Wii Party U, and NSMBU. I probably wouldn't get any of those games otherwise, but that's a pretty great combo. Plus, with the eshop credit I could get Child of Light, which I'd probably get anyway. So, they're effectively $30 for all three on the margin.
kamikazekoala
Member
I got a Wii U today (the Zombie Limited Edition pack) for 125 euro, brand new. \o/ I think the store had put on the wrong price, but they didn't notice it. Strange, because the other packs were the 280-299 euro bundles. Oh, well, guess I lucked out.
Had already a lot of games that I could buy cheaply, so I can finally start playing them.
And buying some of the VC releases. Earthbound.
Had already a lot of games that I could buy cheaply, so I can finally start playing them.
And buying some of the VC releases. Earthbound.
Crab Milk Mickey
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Excitebots and Little King's Story.
Pjsprojects
Member
Grrr. Mine packed up yesterday,bought my lad Disney Infinity pack only to find the drive won't read disks now!
Lasted one year five months....
Lasted one year five months....
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
If you thought the main campaign was addicting, then you're in for a treat once you discover Mission Mode.
Bamboo Boy
Neo Member
I'm "trying" to get one... Bought a refurbished one at Nintendo Store, it's in "Submitted" status since June 17th. :/
Kojirospath
Member
Got a terrible deal on both (60 and 70 respectively) and I regret nothing
. Currently playing the shit out of Breath of Fire II on VC. Forgot how much I loved that game.The game is basically perfection. Gameplay, level design, humor... I'm currently rating it higher than any Zelda i've played, Metroid Prime and RE4. The only thing missing is online VS/Co-op.
Pancakes R Us
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Are you in the UK? Last I remember (although haven't bought PAL hardware in ages) Nintendo offers 2 year warranty? If this is the case, you should be able to get a free repair.
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