Strangelove Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 This thing is doing pretty bad. Price cut incoming Im sure. I figure Ill get it when I can get the deluxe set for $200-$250 bucks. There is seriously no real reason aside from bayonetta 2 that makes me want this thing. Maybe the next Wii Fit and REAL Mario games. Mostly Im just compelled to own it for the sake of saying I have one. And seriously, fuck the hardcore. Idiots on game forums think theyre what makes or breaks game companies, but youre not. The Wii U needs another Wii Fit and Wii sports. They need that phenomenon again. Sadly, I think people arent going to be wowed this time. The gimmick this time around isnt nearly as strong. Its a Wii with a tablet connected to it. And after owning a Kindle Fire HD, an Iphone 4 and a Vita, the screen on the tablet controller is disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I think Sony and MS have done the right thing in making the second-screen controller(-ish) being a generic phone/tablet. Sure it means it won't be a primary control due to it not being bundled, but more and more folks are going to have tablets over the time of 8th gen. May as well make use of those instead of forcing a proprietary thing on you. Their games really are lackluster. No Wii U Sports, Wii U Fit. These are the system sellers of the Wii. The "You can get a games console, and because the games you own have the words Sport and Fit in them, you don't need to feel bad about letting your kids play on it all day". People will not buy a new console to play Deus Ex HR all over again either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I want someone to figure out a way to get the tablet connected to a PC, and use it to play games. That would be fan-fucking-tastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 If I get a Wii U at this point, it'll be because I want an emulation machine that I can play without a tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Android tablet? Laptop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 aren't PSPs supposed to be good for that? I suppose it depends what you want to emulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Tablets just aren't the same. I want a controller in my hand that I can use without having to prop a tablet up on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 The PSP is the best(aside from PC) to emulate systems. Its almost flawless. I still own my PSP Go just for emulating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I second the PSP. PSP n PC are pretty much the de facto emulator machines. Can Wii U even be used to emulate anything yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Not aside from a couple of NES games that have been released as part of the 30 years celebration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 The Wii U is only good for playing games that have not yet been released (or, in some cases, even announced) and for Nintendo fanboy/girl masturbation. #trollingninty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I'm something of a Nintendo apologist and I can't say that's not true. For me personally though, patience has always been rewarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Here's the menu load times comparisons for the April update. Looks good. Hopefully they add everybody votes in for one of the updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Damn, that's quite a slow load. And quite the speed update. Good on Nintendo for that. I had heard a jab on twitter other day referencing this with it being the opposite of Xbox updates making it slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I used to think the return to the xmedia bar was slow but it is REALLY painful at the moment on the Wii U to the point where it puts you off moving around the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Yeah, Wii U's load times are ridiculous. Even the improved speed, while obviously far better, is too slow imho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'm hoping it won't feel too bad when you're actually on the console rather than staring at a video of it. Also, I think they said there would be further speed improvements in the Summer update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Here's a letter posted by Polygon from a self-described game developer and Ninty fan. http://www.polygon.com/forums/wii-u/2013/3/27/4154464/polygon-community-mailbag-an-open-letter-to-nintendo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Worlds biggest eye roll when I read "Zelda hasn't been exciting since Ocarina". I enjoyed Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword, but if other people don't, that's fine. But Majora's Mask and Wind Waker?! C'mon bro, seriously now. Never mind the Capcom Zelda games which came after Ocarina. But, that said, he has some points. Wii U is just too late to the party. An "advanced" version of the Wii, that was comparable to PS3/360 but could also play Wii games was something that should have happened years ago, not on the eve of the PS4/720. If Wii U is missing out on Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising, and Bioshock Infinite now, what's going to happen when equivalent PS4/720 games are released one, two, three years? Edited April 2, 2013 by The Cowboy Poet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Worlds biggest eye roll when I read "Zelda hasn't been exciting since Ocarina". I agree. Though Majora's Mask is pretty terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I'm curious as to why there seems to be a 3rd party flight from the Wii U. I know what folks speculate, but I wonder what's actually going on. Is it that the Wii U is underpowered? Does the small install base not justify the costs of retooling multiplats for the Wii U's controller? Is Ninty tough to do business with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I doubt it's that it's underpowered. That would be a concern with porting PS4/720 games to it, but not with porting PS360 games. I'm guessing it's either the small install base, it being difficult to work with Ninty, or some of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Most of the above. A lot of developers are shifting focus to next gen while making sure that there is a port of some description for 360 / PS3 that leaves less resource to do an additional port for the Wii U, especially when the install base is pretty measly and not exactly shooting up. Ninty are and always have been a nightmare to work with. A lot of developers got burned by coming to the Wii too late, or not putting out the right sort of games for it, so they are a bit uncertain as to how / if to approach Wii U. In my opinion Wii U is a bit of a Game Cube at the moment. Hopefully it won't end up a Dreamcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I bought one fully intending it to be my Nintendo Machine, so as long as I get a 3D Zelda (beyond the WW remake), a 3D Mario, and a Smash Bros I'll be content, if maybe a little disappointed. Also, part of the reason is that the graphics chip on my Wii was fucked up and put matrix code over everything, and I wanted to be able to play Wii games without that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Trolololololol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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