The WiiPad has a better range than you think
For months, I’ve listened to Nintendo reps downplaying how far you can travel with the WiiPad. Players chatted excitedly about bathroom-gaming Zelda and Super Mario while on the throne only to have official statements crush their dreams. The pad won’t work through doors. Sorry.
Except it does. I own a two-story house, and my Wii U lives down in the man cave. Just for laughs, I walked away from it while playing New Super Mario Bros. U off the pad’s screen. The fidelity held together at 30 feet, so I headed upstairs … and then closed the door at the top. Still fine. Now, I couldn’t wander too much further, and indeed, putting any more walls between me and the console pretty much killed the signal. But hey, those bathroom breaks show some promise again.
It harmonizes
While I sat typing up notes with the new Wii U menu music playing away in the background, I suddenly noticed the song playing on my television differed slightly from what came out of the pad’s speakers. The two tracks harmonized into one piece, exactly as if they were recorded in stereo (which they probably were) and tuned for a forward/back setup instead of left/right.
I won’t pretend it’s balanced audio, or that the pad’s speakers aren’t a little tinny, or that serious audiophiles will be amused in the slightest. But it’s really a rather neat effect. I can see a savvy developer using that two-channel sound feature to their advantage — say, in Silent Hill-style horror game, where people on the TV tell you one thing and voices on your WiiPad tell you something very different
Yes, you can play with the GamePad while it's plugged into the AC adapter. Just did for a few hours.
as anyone watched the IGN review of Ninja Gaiden?
7.6
IGN Reviewer said:Either the Wii U can't do AA, or Ninja Gaiden III can't
thanks for the info man, wish that nintendo didnt restrict on how much you can or cant say because this info is helpful.
Is Mario good so far?I'm not really that restricted. What did you want to know?
Speaking of the speaker, do we know if the WiiPad speaker is as atrocious as the one on Wiimote? I couldn't hear it in NYCC.
I had to turn off wiimote speakers because the quality was so low and distracting
Speaking of the speaker, do we know if the WiiPad speaker is as atrocious as the one on Wiimote? I couldn't hear it in NYCC.
I had to turn off wiimote speakers because the quality was so low and distracting
Such as?
VentureBeat: 10 things you don't know about the Wii U.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/13/10-things-you-dont-know-about-the-nintendo-wii-u/
Again, they're mostly things we GAFers already know, but I found these two points interesting:
Wat? They didn't actually remove any features, did they? How is this possible?The Wii U interface for creating one doesnt differ much from the Wiis, though the options are just different enough that I couldnt make as good a likeness of myself.
I'm not really that restricted. What did you want to know?
I'm not really that restricted. What did you want to know?
Wat? They didn't actually remove any features, did they? How is this possible?
Yeah, I heard that too. So, in theory, a Mii you recreate on Wii U can only be improved due to the extra options. This guy suggests the opposite.Actually I think in one of the Iwata Asks they mentioned that a Mii created on the Wii U can't go back to a Wii since they've added in more options on the Wii U Mii Creator.
- GamePad & Wii U Pro CC have rumble, but its reportedly weak
In depth Wii U talk at the beginning of the Bombcast this week http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/
EDIT: Oh cool Brad just detailed the tv setup.
So the wife just decided she wants a Wii U. Anyone have best guesses on what are the odds of being able to walk into a Best Buy Sunday morning and grabbing one? I've never bought a console on day one.
VentureBeat: 10 things you don't know about the Wii U.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/13/10-things-you-dont-know-about-the-nintendo-wii-u/
Again, they're mostly things we GAFers already know, but I found these two points interesting:
Is Mario good so far?
If you've been playing, how does it compare to others in the 2D series? Sorry this isn't really about the console but I need impressions. :3
How does it taste?
Does the wiiU make any sound while running the game disk(comparable those old xbox 360s when they ran games made a loud sound where you knew the disk was spinning and the console was working and for exaggeration sound like an airport hanger )
and while charging the gamepad through the AC, does it still charge while playing games or does it get just enough of a charge to stay on while playing games (i think the vita does this while you play games)
How far into it does the Wii U talk start? that's what im mostly interested in this week.
So the wife just decided she wants a Wii U. Anyone have best guesses on what are the odds of being able to walk into a Best Buy Sunday morning and grabbing one? I've never bought a console on day one.
All the New Super Mario Bros games have sort of blended together in my head, but this one takes a LOT from SMB3 and SMW. You'll have to wait for my review to hear more. Check out Kotaku on Thursday afternoon.
It sounded fine at the Wii U Experience in Atlanta; granted, it's not Beats by Dre quality or anything, but they produced clear audio without any distortion, unlike whatever they packed in the Wiimote.
Around E3 I heard it was 3DS quality, but no confirmation. Considering you actually play games on the Gamepad, I'm sure it is at least a large step-up from the atrociousness of the Wiimote speaker.
Speaking of the speaker, do we know if the WiiPad speaker is as atrocious as the one on Wiimote? I couldn't hear it in NYCC.
I had to turn off wiimote speakers because the quality was so low and distracting
VentureBeat: 10 things you don't know about the Wii U.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/13/10-things-you-dont-know-about-the-nintendo-wii-u/
Again, they're mostly things we GAFers already know, but I found these two points interesting:
Listening to the bombcast... I think it would be worth it to pick up a spare Wii U AC Adapter that will sit permanently beside my bed.
why the fuck can't we play virtual console games on that controller ; _ ;
similar to 3DS, just put it in stereo
loud but not super loud
another words, find for the average gamer
Warriors orochi 3 hyper allows for it, or at the very least in multiplayer mode it does, heck its in the trailer as a feature.So is this a comprehensive list of every Off TV game yet on WiiU? :
NSMBU
Assassins Creed 3
Darksiders 2
Mass Effect 3
Epic Mickey 2
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Batman Armored Edition
Ninja Gaiden 3
Rabbids Land
Madden 13 (other EA sports titles?)
Sonic Racing
Toki Tori 2
Nano Assault
Wii Fit U
Anything else? I'll make a thread for future reference if anyone wants one.
Is it possible that they can update on that in the future?
Listening to the bombcast... I think it would be worth it to pick up a spare Wii U AC Adapter that will sit permanently beside my bed.
why the fuck can't we play virtual console games on that controller ; _ ;
So is this a comprehensive list of every Off TV game yet on WiiU? :
NSMBU
Assassins Creed 3
Darksiders 2
Mass Effect 3
Epic Mickey 2
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Batman Armored Edition
Ninja Gaiden 3
Rabbids Land
Madden 13 (other EA sports titles?)
Sonic Racing
Toki Tori 2
Nano Assault
Wii Fit U
Anything else? I'll make a thread for future reference if anyone wants one.
Like I said before, CODBLOPS2 supports it; it's listed on the back of its box.
I get the feeling that our Wii virtual console purchases will continue to live on as our Wii virtual console games, and nothing more. They won't exist on the Wii U outside of Wii mode.
As time goes on, Nintendo will slowly update their Wii U shop with more and more virtual console titles, all with full gamepad support.
In other words, if you want to play the Virtual Console games on the gamepad screen, you'll have to buy them again (or for the first time). Maybe they'll be cool and add support in the future... but I doubt it.
I get the feeling that our Wii virtual console purchases will continue to live on as our Wii virtual console games, and nothing more. They won't exist on the Wii U outside of Wii mode.
As time goes on, Nintendo will slowly update their Wii U shop with more and more virtual console titles, all with full gamepad support.
In other words, if you want to play the Virtual Console games on the gamepad screen, you'll have to buy them again (or for the first time). Maybe they'll be cool and add support in the future... but I doubt it.
I get the feeling that our Wii virtual console purchases will continue to live on as our Wii virtual console games, and nothing more. They won't exist on the Wii U outside of Wii mode.
As time goes on, Nintendo will slowly update their Wii U shop with more and more virtual console titles, all with full gamepad support.
In other words, if you want to play the Virtual Console games on the gamepad screen, you'll have to buy them again (or for the first time). Maybe they'll be cool and add support in the future... but I doubt it.
Ah, I forgot that but I meant to add it.
So BLOPS2 and Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper. Is that it? I'll make the thread soon and I'll be sure to keep it constantly updated (I'll try to at least)
Skylnders Giants as well, right?
(it's just funny how it will be in SD on Nintendo's first HD machine, Sony would have never had done this)
I hope nothing goes monumentally wrong with the update process. You think they would want a couple of weeks to test things with distribution to press units before release.
as anyone watched the IGN review of Ninja Gaiden?
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razors Edge might be the polar opposite of the usual Nintendo fare. The M rating on the box is not a joke, what with the hyper-fast ninja action titles unending display of severed limbs and decapitated heads. Its fantastic to see this kind of hardcore gamers game on a Nintendo console and at the Wii Us launch, no less and you can forget much of what you may have heard about the original release of this game earlier this year on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Its far from perfect and best viewed with launch goggles on, but Razors Edges unflinching action and unabashed violence is a great sign for the Wii U as a core gamers platform.
7.6
Holy shit that part you quoted alone is horrible. What the hell IGN
Holy shit that part you quoted alone is horrible. What the hell IGN