The Official Wii U Thread: Nintendo Direct Incoming

[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

[QUOTE="Meeeper282"]

Had a ps3 back in 09, and 360 back in 07, but i sold them both because i hardly used them

Samus3D

Silly!

[QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]

Rich is generally a very good reviewer.. Other than his Skyward Sword review which I just thought was completely ridiculous. While I think he is a better reviewer than most at Ign, he can overlook too many mistakes sometimes. Or at least, he notices them but for some odd reason it doesn't reflect it in the score

Listening to his video review sounded more like an 8 than a 9.1. And so did Skyward Sword the first podcast after it released I mean it was hilarious all of the problems he brought up which was nowhere to be found in the review which didn't make any sense to me.

But then again, everyone is entitled to a mistake we are all just people, but Im gonna hold my breathe before getting to hyped about this one. Because he is generally a pretty good reviewer. but oh well.

Shinobishyguy

I played SMB 3 like 2 years back and I found it pretty hard around that giant land area and above. I guess I'm not that great at 2D older platformers.

I don't see why ppl are annoyed about there difficulty especially when games have only gotten easier over the years. Both SMG games were cakewalks to me (that even includes Grandmaster and such imo) but they were still just freaking great.

[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

[QUOTE="Meeeper282"]

Had a ps3 back in 09, and 360 back in 07, but i sold them both because i hardly used them

Samus3D

Silly!

That was me basically around N64 and half way into GC era haha.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]IGN on NSMBU: "Youll never run out of lives." SMH....remember when these games used to be challenging?VendettaRed07

Going by that logic SMB3 and mario world were cake walks

But they kind of were lol. Two of my favorite games but I really didn't find them hard at any point. Maybe its just me

But Ill tell you it was SMG that was a realcake walk.....

:P

Freaking loved that stage haha. As soon as I entered it, I thought "this is gonna be awesome" :D.

Gamestop: Wii U Software preorders double that of Wii's launch.

IGN on NSMBU: "Youll never run out of lives." SMH....remember when these games used to be challenging?Bread_or_Decide

i have one problem with buying this thing at launch. The gamepad isnt good enough. Im not execting ability upgrades. I just think that in time they will expand the range of the controller so I can use it anywhere in the house, and of course have better battery life. I dont see any games good enough for me to get on board early

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]2 flops so farpsymon100

What.

What in the actual hell just happened.

those reviews at ign has gotten me so hype

What.

What in the actual hell just happened.

789shadow

So the basic Wii U has 3gigs of memory and the premium one has 25.. just wow lol

So the basic Wii U has 3gigs of memory and the premium one has 25.. just wow lol

GD1551

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

So the basic Wii U has 3gigs of memory and the premium one has 25.. just wow lol

charizard1605

lol dude, for a 300 dollar console with absolete hardware in 2012 that's completely unacceptable. You know that, the mere fact it has no native USB 3.0 support, no hot swapping support for USB drives and you can't store save data on SD cards is just embarrassing.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

So the basic Wii U has 3gigs of memory and the premium one has 25.. just wow lol

GD1551

lol dude, for a 300 dollar console with absolete hardware in 2012 that's completely unacceptable. You know that, the mere fact it has no native USB 3.0 support, no hot swapping support for USB drives and you can't store save data on SD cards is just embarrassing.

USB 3.0 isn't even standard yet, why would you expect that on the Wii U? Wii U doesn't allow for hot swapping for the same reason that no console allows you to eject memory storage units while the power is on: it can lead to data corruption. SD card saving is disabled because of potential exploits that could be discovered and open the console to piracy. Seriously. I never saw you laughing at any of the other consoles or handhelds even though they have similar limitations,charizard1605

Dude those consoles came out in 2006 lol. Also USB 3.0 is pretty standard, I mean how many mobos these days don't ship with at least two ports? Dude and hot swapping with USB devices won't lead to data corruption unless you do something silly like hotswap while it's being used, I can hotswap usb drives on the PS3. You have a point with the SD card thing, but seriously that doesn't change the fact that it's 3gigs of memory in a 300 dollar console in 2012!!!

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

So the basic Wii U has 3gigs of memory and the premium one has 25.. just wow lol

GD1551

lol dude, for a 300 dollar console with absolete hardware in 2012 that's completely unacceptable. You know that, the mere fact it has no native USB 3.0 support, no hot swapping support for USB drives and you can't store save data on SD cards is just embarrassing.

i'm sorry but in terms of hardware $300 is a drop in the bucket. If the hardware approached PC specs the console would be twice as expensive (if not more). Remember that you're getting a very expensive tablet controller with it as well. If that's not your thing well that's your opinion. A lot of people see value in it. As for the hard drive, if you noticed things like the data retrieval speed you would see that most wiiu games will not even require an install. Even so, the memory is easily expandable and that stuff only gets cheaper over time.

i'm sorry but in terms of hardware $300 is a drop in the bucket. If the hardware approached PC specs the console would be twice as expensive (if not more). Remember that you're getting a very expensive tablet controller with it as well. If that's not your thing well that's your opinion. A lot of people see value in it. As for the hard drive, if you noticed things like the data retrieval speed you would see that most wiiu games will not even require an install. Even so, the memory is easily expandable and that stuff only gets cheaper over time.

GunSmith1_basic

What does that even mean??

I can just imagine charizard saying HD isn't standard prior to wii's release.:P Budget laptops have been equipped with at least one usb 3.0 port for almost a year now. No excuse for a console that's supposed to last 5+ years not to have one in 2012.

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]

i'm sorry but in terms of hardware $300 is a drop in the bucket. If the hardware approached PC specs the console would be twice as expensive (if not more). Remember that you're getting a very expensive tablet controller with it as well. If that's not your thing well that's your opinion. A lot of people see value in it. As for the hard drive, if you noticed things like the data retrieval speed you would see that most wiiu games will not even require an install. Even so, the memory is easily expandable and that stuff only gets cheaper over time.

GD1551

What does that even mean??

I'm genuinely curious. What are the negative consequences of having a cheap USB port on a dedicated gaming machine that runs on discs?

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]

i'm sorry but in terms of hardware $300 is a drop in the bucket. If the hardware approached PC specs the console would be twice as expensive (if not more). Remember that you're getting a very expensive tablet controller with it as well. If that's not your thing well that's your opinion. A lot of people see value in it. As for the hard drive, if you noticed things like the data retrieval speed you would see that most wiiu games will not even require an install. Even so, the memory is easily expandable and that stuff only gets cheaper over time.

GunSmith1_basic

What does that even mean??

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]

i'm sorry but in terms of hardware $300 is a drop in the bucket. If the hardware approached PC specs the console would be twice as expensive (if not more). Remember that you're getting a very expensive tablet controller with it as well. If that's not your thing well that's your opinion. A lot of people see value in it. As for the hard drive, if you noticed things like the data retrieval speed you would see that most wiiu games will not even require an install. Even so, the memory is easily expandable and that stuff only gets cheaper over time.

GunSmith1_basic

What does that even mean??

Dude, why are you comparing a console to PC hardware? Also man 3gigs of space? You can't even DL nintendoland with that, why do you guys think that's acceptable? Then on top of it your storage options are limited because nintendo won't use the new interface.

Why am I not surprised that G4TV has the lowest SMBU review so far?

Dude, why are you comparing a console to PC hardware? Also man 3gigs of space? You can't even DL nintendoland with that, why do you guys think that's acceptable? Then on top of it your storage options are limited because nintendo won't use the new interface.

GD1551

Why am I not surprised that G4TV has the lowest SMBU review so far?

Bigboi500

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Dude, why are you comparing a console to PC hardware? Also man 3gigs of space? You can't even DL nintendoland with that, why do you guys think that's acceptable? Then on top of it your storage options are limited because nintendo won't use the new interface.

GunSmith1_basic

Why am I not surprised that G4TV has the lowest SMBU review so far?

Bigboi500

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

Dude, why are you comparing a console to PC hardware? Also man 3gigs of space? You can't even DL nintendoland with that, why do you guys think that's acceptable? Then on top of it your storage options are limited because nintendo won't use the new interface.

Bigboi500

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"][QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]"i'm genuinely curious. What are the negative consequences of having a cheap USB port on a dedicated gaming machine that runs on discs?" I guess you missed out on the DD game boom we had this gen, being a sheep and all.MFDOOM1983

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"][QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"] I'm mainly a ps3 gamer, but I bought quite a few steam games on my PC (although it's hardly a gaming PC)GunSmith1_basic

Eh don't see the issue with the USB. Most ppl I know go and buy games from the store for novelties sake on consoles.

Steam on the other hand is just an awesome service with everything streamlined plus has imo the best community options and dealings in it as well. Its easy to dl from there also because prices are so cheap.

Consoles don't normally have those impulse grabbing 75 percent off luxuries nor anything even remotely close to as good as steam, so most would probably just buy from the store.

IGN on NSMBU: "Youll never run out of lives." SMH....remember when these games used to be challenging?Bread_or_Decide

Not really. I never had an issue with lives in Mario games. Even back in the NES days.

You'll need to buy an additional cable for those budget drives that rely on power from the USB port. MFDOOM1983

I can just imagine charizard saying HD isn't standard prior to wii's release.:P Budget laptops have been equipped with at least one usb 3.0 port for almost a year now. No excuse for a console that's supposed to last 5+ years not to have one in 2012.

MFDOOM1983

The fact that you all are arguing about something a small as USB 3.0 ports (in a damn console no less) completely blows my mind. Oh wait, this is SW.. nevermind. :roll:

Just another thing consumers have to buy. Maybe, I misinterpreted the quote but this sounds pretty silly.:P

Just another thing consumers have to buy. Maybe, I misinterpreted the quote but this sounds pretty silly.:P

MFDOOM1983

so sorry if this is old but it pertains to what I was just talking to and I'm not sifting through a massive thread:

Wii U External Memory Features

yeah, there's no real defending it. It's a pain. It's not a massive issue though. It sounds like the way to go is to find a USB external hard drive that either will work with the limited power going to the USB or one you can plug in. So it is more effort than it ought to be but still not horrible.

edit: good photo of that y-cable MFDOOM. They say that not all external hard drives will need it though

The fact that you all are arguing about something a small as USB 3.0 ports (in a damn console no less) completely blows my mind. Oh wait, this is SW.. nevermind. :roll:

Zophar87

[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

The fact that you all are arguing about something a small as USB 3.0 ports (in a damn console no less) completely blows my mind. Oh wait, this is SW.. nevermind. :roll:

MFDOOM1983

Except this is a console. Not a PC.

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"][QUOTE="Zophar87"]

The fact that you all are arguing about something a small as USB 3.0 ports (in a damn console no less) completely blows my mind. Oh wait, this is SW.. nevermind. :roll:

Zophar87

Except this is a console. Not a PC.

[QUOTE="Zophar87"]

The fact that you all are arguing about something a small as USB 3.0 ports (in a damn console no less) completely blows my mind. Oh wait, this is SW.. nevermind. :roll:

MFDOOM1983