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[Lucent]

Tomorrow I check out nintendoland.

I don't think you'll be disappointed. Especially if you play it with 3 or so other people. Those three chase games are amazing. Especially Luigi's Mansion and Sweet Day. Playing as the ghost in Luigi's Mansion is so hilarious. The game is like hide in seek except the person hiding is actively trying to sneak up on the people trying to find you or you're hiding and jumping out at them.

As much fun and laughs we had for a good 5 hours doing those I'd say I would've paid the $60 if I didn't get it with my console. =D

 

[Marty Chinn]

Can anyone tell me what the white light on the console means?

 

[SmokyDave]

I tried that 70s show, thats in 5.1 on my xbox... on wiiu its in stereo....

I wonder if this is because of the lack of Dolby Digital support?

 

[Shuken]

I haven't found a post related, have anyone tried to use an hdd with wii u? I'm planning to use a 500gb usb powered hd, i will need a y cable to have extra power from wii u? How are the loading times?

 

[Neverfade]

Can anyone tell me what the white light on the console means?

Probably the light noting a disc is in the drive.

 

[Atcha]

How about the wiiU sales ?

Any idea ? any rumours ?

 

[madmackem]

Anyone played fifa 13 yet? does it have voice chat online? are you forced to use a headset if so?.

 

[EatChildren]

How about the wiiU sales ?

Any idea ? any rumours ?

Nah. Sold out some places, not sold out others. Thing with launch day says is that launches almost always go quite well. Stock is limited as it's the very first shipment trying to make a specific day, and there's always a demand at lauch at the very least from system fans. Success of the Wii U will depend on sales figures after launch, as that's where the most interesting data comes from. A sharp drop off after the next shipment, for example, would not be good.

 

[guek]

anyone else see tezuka's mii walking around warawara encouraging the community? :-D

 

[Dartastic]

anyone else see tezuka's mii walking around warawara encouraging the community? :-D

No!

Is anyone else playing any of the games on their pad and realizing that perhaps their calibration of their tv is crap? D:

 

[guek]

No!

Is anyone else playing any of the games on their pad and realizing that perhaps their calibration of their tv is crap? D:

he posted in the NSMBU community ;-)

 

[lsslave]

Nah. Sold out some places, not sold out others. Thing with launch day says is that launches almost always go quite well. Stock is limited as it's the very first shipment trying to make a specific day, and there's always a demand at lauch at the very least from system fans. Success of the Wii U will depend on sales figures after launch, as that's where the most interesting data comes from. A sharp drop off after the next shipment, for example, would not be good.

I think the GS waiting list might have hurt its sales... I know a few people in the "well I'll never find one" category who won't look

 

[Atcha]

Nah. Sold out some places, not sold out others. Thing with launch day says is that launches almost always go quite well. Stock is limited as it's the very first shipment trying to make a specific day, and there's always a demand at lauch at the very least from system fans. Success of the Wii U will depend on sales figures after launch, as that's where the most interesting data comes from. A sharp drop off after the next shipment, for example, would not be good.

thanks

 

[Diggeh]

Do we have an official list of games that support the Pro Controller? I know NSMBU, Sonic and Scribblenauts don't support it.

Considering it's not compatible with Wii games and VC games, those InterWorks Pro Controllers with the SNES designs are looking much more enticing (and cheaper). Any positive experience with the Pro Controller?

 

[Arcoril]

Having a lot of trouble getting surround going. I have a Sony HT-DDW995 that supports HDMI audio. The Wii U is sending audio over HDMI, but it won't go into surround. When I select "Surround" in the Wii U system settings, it plays two of the chimes and the rest cut out.

I'm not sure what to do, I've tried everything it seems. If I set the Wii U to "surround" and play ZombiU, it just leaves out the channels instead of sending them to speakers. I'm really confused because my 360 & PS3 do surround just fine via HDMI.

Anyone experienced enough to help?

I'm getting the exact same thing. My receiver has a speaker diagram that lights up depending on the input signal. When I set the Wii U to surround, it's still showing up as 2.1 and I get the two chimes. Like you, I get full 5.1 from my PS360.

I've tried manually setting the source type to 5.1 and still get the same results. It really looks like the Wii U is only sending out 2.1 no matter what.

 

[Annoying Old Party Man]

Where are the toilet pics people?

Where are the pics of people messing around with their console?

 

[guek]

Hayashi posted in the NG3 miiverse

Hit "most popular" and you can see it

 

[madmackem]

So what shows when you click on a friends profile on the friends list?.

 

[Data Ghost]

Hi all,

2 quick questions:

1) The Wii U will be situated in my living room, will the gamepad still connect in the bedroom directly above it?

2) What kind of battery life are we seeing on the gamepad?

Sorry if these have been answered but this thread is loaded with info and comments.

 

[Lucent]

Hi all,

2 quick questions:

1) The Wii U will be situated in my living room, will the gamepad still connect in the bedroom directly above it?

2) What kind of battery life are we seeing on the gamepad?

Sorry if these have been answered but this thread is loaded with info and comments.

1) It really depends on the thickness of the floors/walls for the most part.

2) 3-5 is the general life on it at full-charge from my experience and what I've read. I know I got at least 4-5 hours on it first time.

 

[Data Ghost]

1) It really depends on the thickness of the floors/walls for the most part.

2) 3-5 is the general life on it at full-charge from my experience and what I've read. I know I got at least 4-5 hours on it first time.

Thank you for the ninja like speed of your reply, much appreciated!

 

[mrklaw]

WiiU should have had an antenna connector on the back that you could attach an external antenna to. Then you could position that more centrally to your house, or eg up near the ceiling.

 

[Taker666]

Do any other Wii U games have a stereoscopic 3D mode? (other than AC3 which is confirmed).

 

[dwu8991]

Hi all,

2 quick questions:

1) The Wii U will be situated in my living room, will the gamepad still connect in the bedroom directly above it?

2) What kind of battery life are we seeing on the gamepad?

Sorry if these have been answered but this thread is loaded with info and comments.

It will work above your room no problem at all !

 

[deleted]

WiiU should have had an antenna connector on the back that you could attach an external antenna to. Then you could position that more centrally to your house, or eg up near the ceiling.

My guess is there will be 3rd-party repeaters by the end of march, once they figured out how to provide a lag-free experience.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Dawn of the 3rd Day

Just woke up... saw the Blops multiplayer numbers for WiiU makes me want to try it today for the first time :3 (but I got so many games to get to muhahahahaha)

*head off pillow*arms reach for nearby gamepad) Wii U On... heh fuck TV I love this thing*

 

[watershed]

So to those who have a Wii U does it feel like a next gen experience?

Is the interface, the built in features, etc fresh? One thing that always interests me about new hardware is that next gen "feel". I don't mean simply graphics and I don't mean the fact that this is hardware following the previous gen but just how new and fresh the experience feels. The 360 and PS3 both gave me that feel as did the 3ds but the Wii, despite the motion controls, didn't. I'd love to hear people's opinions on this.

 

[brochiller]

So to those who have a Wii U does it feel like a next gen experience?

Is the interface, the built in features, etc fresh? One thing that always interests me about new hardware is that next gen "feel". I don't mean simply graphics and I don't mean the fact that this is hardware following the previous gen but just how new and fresh the experience feels. The 360 and PS3 both gave me that feel as did the 3ds but the Wii, despite the motion controls, didn't. I'd love to hear people's opinions on this.

I think it feels more next gen than my 360 did. It can truly change the way you play console games. I don't feel like I have to set aside a chunk of time to play games with this thing. I can pick up the gamepad while watching tv, turn on the console, and start my game right from there if I want without ever interrupting what I was doing before. I didn't think this would be a feature that sold me on the system, but now I don't want to go back.

 

[amishpriest99]

The UI might be slowish but I am loving my Wii U, even with the limited time I've been able to play it. GamePad play with NSMBU right before bed is awesome .

 

[Yopis]

I think it feels more next gen than my 360 did. It can truly change the way you play console games. I don't feel like I have to set aside a chunk of time to play games with this thing. I can pick up the gamepad while watching tv, turn on the console, and start my game right from there if I want without ever interrupting what I was doing before. I didn't think this would be a feature that sold me on the system, but now I don't want to go back.

Pretty cool though it sounds like your playing a portable for the first time.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Is the UI still slow when not connected?

I'm just curious if all the busy network traffic is the issue or whether it's just actually poorly implemented.

 

[catabarez]

How about that Rayman Demo?

 

[MarkusRJR]

How about that Rayman Demo?

I've actually been wondering, where are the demos on eShop? I thought there were supposed to be a few.

 

[Darko]

Do we have an official list of games that support the Pro Controller? I know NSMBU, Sonic and Scribblenauts don't support it.

Considering it's not compatible with Wii games and VC games, those InterWorks Pro Controllers with the SNES designs are looking much more enticing (and cheaper). Any positive experience with the Pro Controller?

only game I have that it works with is black ops.. im returning mine today.... theres no exuse for it not to work with mario U....

 

[pswii60]

So how is the buzz for Wii U over there in the US? Is there any of the Wii launch hysteria or is it a little more subdued?

 

[dark10x]

Is the UI still slow when not connected?

I'm just curious if all the busy network traffic is the issue or whether it's just actually poorly implemented.

Yeah, it's slow regardless. My router is having issues and I wasn't able to connect online last night so I was running locally. Same performance issues.

So how is the buzz for Wii U over there in the US? Is there any of the Wii launch hysteria or is it a little more subdued?

It's nothing like the original Wii.

 

[BY2K]

Being at work makes me sad we can't access the Miiverse from a PC, the 3DS or Smartphone yet.

 

[codhand]

I know everyone has been following my malfunctioning wii u camera story with eager apprehension, well good news, it randomly decide to start working, so I guess maybe it was a latency issue, or proximity issue, I sit rather close to my tv but regardless, Im happy again, except for my random crashes and sonic racing glitch, id consider myself all set.

 

[dock]

How essential are Motion Plus enabled wiimotes? Do all Wii U games require them? I only have two.

 

[Stormwatch]

only game I have that it works with is black ops.. im returning mine today.... theres no exuse for it not to work with mario U....

Except for the couple levels that require motion control...

 

[autobzooty]

the update was taking too long so i turned my system off. now it won't turn on.

how fucked am i

 

[amishpriest99]

I've actually been wondering, where are the demos on eShop? I thought there were supposed to be a few.

It didn't turn up when I searched for it...don't have any idea where else to look.

 

[tkscz]

Can someone help me out with MiiVerse, I can't figure out how to get my Mii the show up as my avatar. It just shows up as a question mark.

 

[Whooter]

the update was taking too long so i turned my system off. now it won't turn on.

how fucked am i

Very. You have an expensive paperweight.

 

[maquiladora]

the update was taking too long so i turned my system off. now it won't turn on.

how fucked am i

Seriously?

I've heard that bricks the console.

 

[BY2K]

the update was taking too long so i turned my system off. now it won't turn on.

how fucked am i

Your console is most likely bricked, and you deserve it.

 

[autobzooty]

Very. You have an expensive paperweight.

wow really? there's no way to fix it? you'd think they would tell you something like that more prominently when you were doing the update.

i mean, the power has been pretty spotted in my area lately, if that update was gonna take an hour or more it might have blinked out anyways

 

[tkscz]

the update was taking too long so i turned my system off. now it won't turn on.

how fucked am i

Really? I did that like 3 or 4 times and it never bricked on my, unless you mean during the actual update and not the download. You're boned if you did it during the actual update.

 

[autobzooty]

Really? I did that like 3 or 4 times and it never bricked on my, unless you mean during the actual update and not the download. You're boned if you did it during the actual update.

it was just during the download

 

[EatChildren]

the update was taking too long so i turned my system off. now it won't turn on.

how fucked am i

If you turned it off during the download then it should be fine, maybe, unless Nintendo very poorly designed their OS. If you turned it off during the update install you've bricked your system, and done the equivalent of pulling out a patients blood bag during a transfusion. You killed 'em.

EDIT: I see. That's odd. Call Nintendo?