That sort of implementation wouldn't make any sense with everything we know about the Miiverse and the online integration Nintendo has talked about.
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Wii Downloaded Titles Can Be Transferred to Wii U
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That sort of implementation wouldn't make any sense with everything we know about the Miiverse and the online integration Nintendo has talked about.
Cheesemeister
Member
I guess there's now no reason to fear purchasing any downloads on the Wii. If only we'd known this fact 6 years ago.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Man now I have to worry about if having the Homebrew channel on there to play Xenoblade and Pikmin 2 PAL editions will prevent a system transfer from workin. Maybe I should look into hacking the saves to make them NTSC and delete the homebrew channel before I get dat u.
slick7rick
Member
man seriously! i haven't bought a single vc title because i never knew if my money would be wasted or not!
ThatObviousUser
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Lol all these "wasted" comments. Are your N64 and SNES and NES games wasted too by being tied to a single console?
That's what faith is for.
That's what faith is for.
slick7rick
Member
u have something physical to hold in your hands, no? something you can hold onto for as long you want, correct? that's the difference. when buying something digital, it's nice to know that you can access that content anytime and anywhere.
That post was referring to the 3DS which, as far as I know, does not have Miiverse. I believe Iwata did mention it would be on all future Nintendo hardware though.
It'll be accessible through a web browser or app, I think.
But what I meant was that having your online profile and eShop account as separate on the WiiU is unlikely considering what we know already. Multiple accounts on the same system which is your online profile and ties into Miiverse (cause you and other accounts on the system show up in Miiverse), and Moffitt is saying in the OP that you'll tie your purchases to one of those accounts.
It might be reason to be concerned. I think people with homebrew can't update their firmware without bricking their Wii and there's a strong possibility the process will be a system update that gives a transfer channel to the Wii.
I'd love to think you can just slide your purchased VC games on an SD card and be done with it, or link your Club Nintendo account to your Wii U but this is Nintendo so I doubt it.
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
My NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube and Wii games are NOT tied to a single console. If one of those consoles breaks, I can simply put the cart or disc into another working console. Not true for downloaded games on the Wii. I have two Wii's but only one can play Secret of Mana. I also have the SNES cart for that same game and it will work on any SNES.
See the difference?
ThatObviousUser
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Obviously there's a difference, but people are talking as if VC games would have become unplayable the day the Wii U released. If you got hours and hours of enjoyment out of it on Wii, as long as your Wii's still alive, is it really "worthless?" Carts wear out and die just as fast as a well-maintained Nintendo system.
I think it's unlikely too, which is just what I said in my original reply to Terrell's post. The point I was failing to get across is that we shouldn't jump to any conclusions without substantial word from God to backup anything up. I should have made that clear from the outset.
Yes, we know there is an account system. But there has been little to nothing regarding the platform's online networking, we can conclude some things but ultimately, there's still a lot of blanks that need to be filled in. What we think and what we know are very different and unfortunately, none of that was addressed during the round table conference either.
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
If Nintendo insists on tying downloads to a single piece of hardware then they have to allow you to transfer, this is simply not negotiable. The current system doesn't even allow you to transfer without sending two Wii's into Nintendo and letting them do a transfer. It's ridiculous.
Ideally they would do what Sony does and use an activation system. You should be able to play your VC games on atleast 2 Wii's or WiiU's, 2 DSi's or 3DS's. Right now I have 2 Wii's, 1 DSi, 1 DS Lite and a 3DS registered to my Club Nintendo account. Club Nintendo could be acting as an activation system right now. I could download Secret of Mana on my second Wii if Nintendo would just allow it.
You know, when I bought a 3DS I had to MOVE my stuff from my DSi to my 3DS. Why couldn't I have my games on both? When I bought my PS3, I didn't have to move my PS1 games to the PS3, they can exist on both.
Coolio McAwesome
Member
This is great news. I stopped buying VC games a while ago because I wasn't sure if I'd get to transfer them over. I think I will go on a wild spending spree now and pick up some of the games I had passed up.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Fuck, another 5 years of shitty 50Hz PAL VC games :/
I know right? Of course, this means they should still be able to release VC titles well up and into WiiU's launch.
I still want my Lufia 1 and 2. Dunno if Breath of Fire I and II hit the system.
We don't actually know that. I rather expect the VC games to be redone with the most modern system emulator...
Starwolf_UK
Member
They better not rely on the Club Nintendo account. Here in Europe it only logs downloads made after linking the account despite the link knowing the Wii Shop account its linked to with a full log.
I hear the 3DS eShop NES games run in 60Hz. But a handful of NES games you probably already own is hardly anything reallyDash Kappei said:
That said looking at the Wii U specs on the Japanese site. Only these are listed:
1080p、1080i、720p、480p、480i
If we're lucky 576i is not supported at all (though that would break erm the handful of 576i only PAL games like Super Mario all stars...oh snap). It does list RGB Scart under video out* so there is hope.
*-Which only works on European Wiis
Then again just like the Wii VC being 50Hz nobody saw it coming as all the previous compilations (except Animal Crossing) were 60Hz only.
billy beane
Banned
Shit. Now I have to go download all those VC games I've been skipping just in case we couldn't transfer purchases over.
3DS will be getting Miiverse after WiiU's launch.
Walter Matthau
Gold Member
Good choice. Gives Wii U owners a huge library of games to download and should incentivize third parties to release some more games. Neo Geo can finally start getting the games people have been waiting for.
I don't remember this but that's cool. Source?
ThatObviousUser
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Smartphones and PCs too.
Exactly my course of action. I kind of suspected they were going to confirm this, but without 100% certainty I held off on several purchases. Nice to know they recognise their obligation to support VC ongoing.
Oh, I thought he meant through a firmware update and not via a browser-based access.
I did. The source is Iwata himself.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I hope so. It would bother me if VC titles were just working in a Wii emulator.
Current scorecard, if this holds up:
Nintendo: 2/2 (DSi -> 3DS, Wii -> WiiU)
Microsoft: 0/1 (Everything you bought on OXbox is now gone)
Sony: I don't remember if they ever really sold anything on the PS2.
Emulators emulating emulators
Fredrik
Member
I just found out about this. This is truly awesome!
I'm one of those that has almost 100 VC games on Wii, the thought of not having to rebuy those, plus having them playable on the GamePad screen for comfy couch retro gaming, is almost making me forget about the bad conference.
Great job Nintendo!
I'm one of those that has almost 100 VC games on Wii, the thought of not having to rebuy those, plus having them playable on the GamePad screen for comfy couch retro gaming, is almost making me forget about the bad conference.
Great job Nintendo!
Same here. I'd be really pissed if I wasn't able to transfer my VC games over.I just found out about this. This is truly awesome!
I'm one of those that has almost 100 VC games on Wii, the thought of not having to rebuy those, plus having them playable on the GamePad screen for comfy couch retro gaming, is almost making me forget about the bad conference.
Great job Nintendo!
I wouldnt say they've failed with anything else yet. Dunno tech specs, controller (both of them) seem well made...conference could have been better arranged though.
As opposed to DS, the Wii stores save files (even VC ones) in separate files that can be backupped to SD (in most cases). So they should be transferable manually even by switching the SD card to the Wii U, in case the transfer process doesn't copy them automatically.
Haha, exactly. I haven't downloaded a single VC game yet because of that. (and because my backlog is so big - which is actually the main reason).
lol. my setup is on that same road.
additionally, i have the F-Zero x + Expansion Kit player (a.k.a., an N64 + 64DD) and i really want then to emulate this thing on Wii U VC since this is the only reason i don't put away the n64 (i suppose the Wii couldn't handle N64+64DD emulation)
btw, couldn't people manually delete all the homebrew stuff before doing the (probable) system update, then update safely and later reinstall homebrew when they're done?
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Really good news. I have 3000 points and about 10 games on Wii. Now, I can use those points and not feel like I wasted something. Should be standard this generation for all systems.
PuppetSlave
Member
Oh man, thats an relief. Was really expecting it but it feels good to hear to confirmation. Stopped buying stuff on the Wii store since I wasn't sure...
Noisepurge
Member
so, time to sell the Wii and upgrade to the new box in hopes of it having an HDMI port!
so, time to sell the Wii and upgrade to the new box in hopes of it having an HDMI port!
You'll probably need the Wii on hand when transferring games in the same way you need to have the DSi to transfer the games to 3DS.
Chuckpebble
Member
This is all I wanted to hear out of E3. Only thing that still niggles at me a tiny bit are the NES games that are available for both Wii and 3DS. I was hoping that I could play SMB on my 3DS since I have it on my Wii. I guess I'm OK with this, though, as long as I can move it to the WiiU.
Shit. Hope there's pointer emulation with the touch pad for WiiWare games. Lost Winds would be kinda neat on the controller using just your finger.
Shit. Hope there's pointer emulation with the touch pad for WiiWare games. Lost Winds would be kinda neat on the controller using just your finger.
JosephManderley
Member
Looks like I'll be buying a few VC games this weekend and having a bit of a Retro gaming session. I'd been holding off buying anything until this point was confirmed.
Visualante2
Member
Hopefully there's a web interface because I sold my Wii.