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9031 | 65.25% |
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greatn posted:The strict hammer of moderation usually improves online communities greatly, and you don't have to look farther than this very forum to see that. My number one reason I greatly hope the Wii U is a phenomenal success is the idea of other gaming services taking after their example and beginning to moderate content in the same way Nintendo has, from what I've been hearing. Even just discouraging being an rear end in a top hat and encouraging friendly conduct makes me really happy, and from everyone I've talked to who owns a Wii U, very little to nothing has slipped through the cracks and it's working exactly how Nintendo wants. That makes me really happy.
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Nov 20, 2012 19:50
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Iacen posted:Say, how does ZombiU do it? Most of the time the gamepad shows a minimap, which you can click a button to send out a radar pulse that tells you where nearby creatures are. You can also hold it up to use it as a scanner a la Metroid Prime. It also functions as the inventory system, forcing you to take your eyes off the screen in order to loot stuff, making you more vulnerable. All said it's actually quite well implemented and seeing a launch title use it this well has me excited to see how games will use it down the line.
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Nov 20, 2012 19:53
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nerdbot posted:My number one reason I greatly hope the Wii U is a phenomenal success is the idea of other gaming services taking after their example and beginning to moderate content in the same way Nintendo has, from what I've been hearing. I'm sorry but I don't want to live in a world where a 13 year old can't call me a bitch rear end human being.
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Nov 20, 2012 19:56
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Lizard Wizard posted:Idunno, as long as it's not porn or anything I can see the nice things in furry art.
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Nov 20, 2012 19:57
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nerdbot posted:My number one reason I greatly hope the Wii U is a phenomenal success is the idea of other gaming services taking after their example and beginning to moderate content in the same way Nintendo has, from what I've been hearing. We'll see how it fares once it gets flooded by kids with no money after Christmas.
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Nov 20, 2012 19:58
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Nobody on MiiVerse responded to my post about how the heck to get past that very last ramp on DK Crash Course in Nintendo Land. It is bloody impossible!
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Nov 20, 2012 20:00
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A few random questions I still haven't seen answered yet that I'll throw out again: 1) Is there any trick to registering Nintendo Land on Club Nintendo if you got the deluxe pack-in? I've seen people say that registering the Wii U does both, but I only ever got the survey/160 coins for the console, and never saw anything regarding the game. Those extra 70 points sure would be nice. 2) What is the icon in the bottom right of Miiverse posts that looks like a tv/box with a check mark by it? It's next to the icons that show the number of yeahs and replies. 3) Has there been any mention of how soon demos/more games will pop up on the eShop, or any mention of a weekly schedule sort of thing like the PS3 and 360 seem to have for those releases? Also, has anyone beaten the second level of Donkey Kong's Flip Your poo poo Over And Die on Nintendo Land? I'm curious if there's more. Astro7x posted:Nobody on MiiVerse responded to my post about how the heck to get past that very last ramp on DK Crash Course in Nintendo Land. It is bloody impossible! Assuming you mean the end of the first (red) level, you have to take the first few ramps very slowly, and then go left really fast on the last ramp and flip it back right as soon as you land on the last platform. It's pretty tough and usually takes me a few tries, I also usually end up finishing mid-crash on one wheel, but it still lets me go through.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:05
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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Yeah I'm impressed with Miiverse. For all the Outside The Box Social Media Paradigm Dynamics Engagement ROI poo poo social media "experts" spew, Miiverse is the first time I've really seen a social network integration that's actually good. Now if only we can figure out a way to talk them into making ponies bannable.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:08
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Skunk Ape posted:Assuming you mean the end of the first (red) level, you have to take the first few ramps very slowly, and then go left really fast on the last ramp and flip it back right as soon as you land on the last platform. It's pretty tough and usually takes me a few tries, I also usually end up finishing mid-crash on one wheel, but it still lets me go through. Or just do what this guy did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXPMVC_EIQ And Red Level? There are more levels?!? I hope so, because I'm assuming I'll become bored with Crash Course once I finish it a couple times.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:11
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g0lbez posted:Actually he'll need a TV in order to sync the gamepad with the console. Remember how you had to enter those card suits and such? Saved me $350. Thanks! (but thanks for all the other help, as well, everyone) Guess I'll wait 'til I migrate a TV my way.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:12
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Yeah, I've been blown away by how much fun (and how creative and talented) the Miiverse twitter-feed-thingy is. If I could publish my Miiverse updates to Twitter automatically, that'd be the best thing. I also like that you give "Yeah!"s because that's how I feel when I see a funny StarFox picture - Yeah! Oh god I'm becoming a child again. :iamafag:
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Nov 20, 2012 20:14
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Chaltab posted:Is it possible to position the Wii U vertically without a stand? I'd been figuring I'd eventually get the white version out of necessity (I'm a poor) but if the thing's going to overheat sitting flat then I might change my mind. You can purchase this rocketfish "armor" thing that has a built in stand for $10 I think. http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/gaming-accessories/RF-GWU1301.html
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Nov 20, 2012 20:16
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So my Gamepad seems to very easily lose communication during F-Zero in Nintendo Land if I am not holding it completely vertical. Am I the only one here? I am just surprised to see it basically freak out and lose it's calibration so quickly in that game, it makes it unplayable.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:19
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Astro7x posted:And Red Level? There are more levels?!? Yeah there's at least one more. It's weird. You beat the first level once, then you have to beat it again. After you beat it the second time, a new path opens up that takes you to the second level. In other news, it's currently my favorite NintendoLand game. Astro7x posted:Nobody on MiiVerse responded to my post about how the heck to get past that very last ramp on DK Crash Course in Nintendo Land. It is bloody impossible! I saw your miiverse post right after I died 3 or 4 straight times on that last ramp. I've gotten to the second level twice, but my first level runs often end on that last ramp. Seaniqua fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Nov 20, 2012 |
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Nov 20, 2012 20:19
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Chaltab posted:Is it possible to position the Wii U vertically without a stand? I'd been figuring I'd eventually get the white version out of necessity (I'm a poor) but if the thing's going to overheat sitting flat then I might change my mind. That's just rampant speculation on my part about orientation maybe causing overheating, but I'm sure you will be able to get a stand super cheap.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:20
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Astro7x posted:So my Gamepad seems to very easily lose communication during F-Zero in Nintendo Land if I am not holding it completely vertical. Am I the only one here? I am just surprised to see it basically freak out and lose it's calibration so quickly in that game, it makes it unplayable. I've had no problems at all with it, apart from when I wanted to hold it flat in the beginning it forced me to go vertical.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:22
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Skunk Ape posted:2) What is the icon in the bottom right of Miiverse posts that looks like a tv/box with a check mark by it? It's next to the icons that show the number of yeahs and replies. It means the person in question has actually played the game.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:24
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Nintendo released that statement about how they're working on a solution to the long load times when starting/exiting different applications and games. Is that something that's even possible to do for the current stuff? Or do they just mean future releases will be better optimized? Just curious. ZombiU IS very repetitive but I like it a lot overall. Not quite my dream game but I'm really happy with it. As a launch title with some hype I'm hoping it does well enough despite the reviews that more slow first person games are made, or maybe the WiiU could get an Amnesia port or the holy grail happens and From Software makes a new King's Field game or something. First person games that aren't an FPS are literally my favorite type of game ever I just want more more and more. King's Field would be pretty awesome on the Wii U actually, it was one of the first games to experiment with minimal HUD so having it play with all the information on the pad and just the game on the tv would be great.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:33
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Neo Rasa posted:Nintendo released that statement about how they're working on a solution to the long load times when starting/exiting different applications and games. Is that something that's even possible to do for the current stuff? Or do they just mean future releases will be better optimized? Just curious. It really is an annoyingly long wait between closing and opening other apps. I'm hoping that they mean they're working on fixing things for current applications, and if it's a software issue then it's definitely fixable for all apps.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:49
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I found this linked on another forum: Wii U launch: Reactions mixed, software already discounted The headline is rather alarmist, but the content doesn't seem that hit-driven. Is it really that unprecedented as the article makes it, that the games are being sold with a discount already? I have no idea how American retain works and the whole Black Friday-stuff eludes me.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:50
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I can't speak for other console launches but I know that the 360 version of Skyrim was getting rather steep discounts within weeks of launch. I also know that people are buying more Wii U games than they bought Wii games, at least for this initial batch.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:51
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Neo Rasa posted:
What the game makes me wish for more than anything is a 1st person Silent Hill that is a return to form in line with the first and second. The Black light use in ZombiU is really cool, and would love to see some other games do something like it. A new King's Field though.....
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Nov 20, 2012 20:52
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Iacen posted:I found this linked on another forum: Wii U launch: Reactions mixed, software already discounted It's more of a Black Monday Thru Sunday these days, and then sales keep popping up until into the new year because of Christmas etc.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:53
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ZombiU is unarguably a tech demo but it's a pretty good tech demo. It's just neat and shows how a game that makes you take your eyes off the screen can do so effectively. It's by no means a system seller but nothing besides Mario U really is. (And Mario U is probably one of the best launch titles in recent memory when it comes to consoles, but that's faint praise considering how bad launch lineups suck.)
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Nov 20, 2012 20:54
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Iacen posted:I found this linked on another forum: Wii U launch: Reactions mixed, software already discounted I've seen several games have discounts on them on day one pretty much. I think Best Buy and Toys R Us often has stuff like buy 1 get $10 off or a $10 gift card or buy 1 and get a game from this selection free, etc. And yeah, Black Friday is when lots of retail stores do big discounts to turn people into ravenous beasts willing to murder each other to save $5-$15 or so.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:54
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Neo Rasa posted:Nintendo released that statement about how they're working on a solution to the long load times when starting/exiting different applications and games. Is that something that's even possible to do for the current stuff? Or do they just mean future releases will be better optimized? Just curious. We don't really know exactly what's possible at this point. One thing that's noticeable is how everything that's included in the home menu (the stuff you can boot without leaving a game, like the shop and browser), loads very quickly. I believe these are the apps that have access to the OS's dedicated 1 gig of memory. Everything else (games, the main menu, the system settings menu) requires you to leave what you're currently doing and load up the new app. That suggests to me that each of these programs would need to be individually updated to load faster. The built-in ones could be done as a batch, I'm sure. Supercar Gautier fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Nov 20, 2012 |
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Nov 20, 2012 20:54
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http://m.kotaku.com/5962224/you-might-be-able-to-download-the-wii-us-firmware-update-in-the-background Might be bullshit but this says if you just cancel firmware update when it asks it will still go ahead and download it in the background while you do other stuff. If true should be added to OP. Comments there say it works but who can trust kotaku?
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Nov 20, 2012 20:55
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Edit: Oh geez. I always wondered how goons managed to hit quote and not edit.greatn posted:Might be bullshit but this says if you just cancel firmware update when it asks it will still go ahead and download it in the background while you do other stuff. If true should be added to OP. Comments there say it works but who can trust kotaku? Some goons were posting about doing this on day 1 actually.
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Nov 20, 2012 20:57
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greatn posted:http://m.kotaku.com/5962224/you-might-be-able-to-download-the-wii-us-firmware-update-in-the-background You can background update. Also, that article up there about the software discounts has everything to do with Black Friday. Also, everyone needs to get Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed.
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Nov 20, 2012 21:00
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Is there any nice covers for the Wii U Tablet out yet? I would love to have with a cover that goes over the screen, which would be useful if I use Netflix and not have two mirror images appearing.
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Nov 20, 2012 21:00
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I have this weird bug in zombiU. I am at the first part where the zombie horde attacks the safehouse. I died around 4-5 times and finally wiped out the last zombie. He tells me to rest. I can't rest, it says the area is too dangerous. I leave and continue the mission to buckingham. I get to a sewer grate and still can't save at the bed. What gives? Did I just bug this save out completely?
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Nov 20, 2012 21:03
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Rirse posted:Is there any nice covers for the Wii U Tablet out yet? I would love to have with a cover that goes over the screen, which would be useful if I use Netflix and not have two mirror images appearing. I got a dumb one at GameStop for $10. It has Mario on it and it is blue, and comes with two extra styluses. Why I got it, I have no idea. I figured for $10 what the heck why not. I'll probably use it more when I transport the thing home. This is a full cover though, buttons and all. If you're talking about screen only I have no idea.
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Nov 20, 2012 21:04
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Rirse posted:Is there any nice covers for the Wii U Tablet out yet? I would love to have with a cover that goes over the screen, which would be useful if I use Netflix and not have two mirror images appearing.
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Nov 20, 2012 21:08
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teknologik posted:I have this weird bug in zombiU. I am at the first part where the zombie horde attacks the safehouse. I died around 4-5 times and finally wiped out the last zombie. He tells me to rest. I can't rest, it says the area is too dangerous. I leave and continue the mission to buckingham. I get to a sewer grate and still can't save at the bed. What gives? Did I just bug this save out completely? Are you sure there isn't one still roaming around in there somewhere? He gives what sounds like an all clear before the last one is actually down. If not, that sort of sucks because you are a bit of a distance from the next save point. Can you stash all your stuff and then go and get killed somewhere?
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Nov 20, 2012 21:48
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Iacen posted:I found this linked on another forum: Wii U launch: Reactions mixed, software already discounted I love how everything Nintendo related in game journalism is always doom and gloom. Yeah, software is discounted the week of Black Friday? How is that a shocking and troublesome sign? It's like the IGN article claiming the way to add friends is nonsensical despite the steps he listed being nearly identical to Xbox live
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Nov 20, 2012 21:50
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Underwhelmed posted:Are you sure there isn't one still roaming around in there somewhere? He gives what sounds like an all clear before the last one is actually down. If not, that sort of sucks because you are a bit of a distance from the next save point. Can you stash all your stuff and then go and get killed somewhere? I ended up getting frustrated and giving up. I'll get back on later and roam the safe point area just to make sure I'm not missing something. I tried dying again and it didn't change anything. I'm willing to start over again if I can't figure it out I'm just going to lose some steam on playing the game..
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Nov 20, 2012 21:50
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Pablo Gigante posted:I think someone posted that you can turn off the Gamepad screen when you're not using it I tried doing this while watching Netflix and it was a no go. You turn off the screen through the home menu, but Netflix itself pauses when you click the home button. So then there's no way to get out of the home screen without the display turning back on. Unless there's some setting I missed. Dr. VooDoo posted:It's like the IGN article claiming the way to add friends is nonsensical despite the steps he listed being nearly identical to Xbox live I really wish that article had taken the tone of "here's how you make sure someone gets a friend request". It was actually pretty informative. Admittedly, I don't see why Nintendo needs the "registering" option. I wonder if that's the way it was originally going to be handled, then later developed the user search. Seaniqua fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Nov 20, 2012 |
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Nov 20, 2012 21:53
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teknologik posted:I ended up getting frustrated and giving up. I'll get back on later and roam the safe point area just to make sure I'm not missing something. I tried dying again and it didn't change anything. I'm willing to start over again if I can't figure it out I'm just going to lose some steam on playing the game.. Well I started over at that same point because I lost all my supplies after dying on my way back from the supermarket, and then having to skip right to the defense with nothing but 6 bullets. I died like 8 times. It took less than an hour to get there again, and it was still fun. lovely bug though.
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Nov 20, 2012 21:54
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Not sure if posted yet, but you can play Wii U games from an SD card by using a USB SD card adapter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaBQFRsWxeo
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Nov 20, 2012 21:57
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Seaniqua posted:I tried doing this while watching Netflix and it was a no go. You turn off the screen through the home menu, but Netflix itself pauses when you click the home button. So then there's no way to get out of the home screen without the display turning back on. Unless there's some setting I missed. Try hitting the home button on another Wii remote? It's dumb but might work. I did this with NSMBU to turn off the screen while I played multiplayer with my wife. Oh wait, I see what you mean, that wouldn't do anything. Can you press play on a Wii remote?
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Nov 20, 2012 22:01
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