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9031 | 65.25% |
| No |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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808 | 5.84% |
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460 | 3.32% |
| Waluigi |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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Anyone else have a green line on the left side of the screen when using the Wii mode on the Wii U? It's a bit distracting on dark scenes.
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Dec 1, 2012 02:35
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Chronojam posted:Isn't eneloop the preferred brand of rechargeables now? Random Stranger posted:That's why you have two sets and one are constantly charged. LividLiquid posted:They last much longer than four hours, so I'm not entirely sure why that's a problem. My experience: I have used a BLAZE 4 battery pack and charger (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blaze-Way-Charger-Battery-Packs/dp/B0047Y06LS). It stopped working within a month. E: The charger stopped working that is. I think the batteries are salvageable.
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Dec 1, 2012 02:40
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Apparently there was a problem with Amazon UK not including Nintendo land. So they have sent emailed out shop codes to install Nintendo Land onto the system. Just got an email with the code in it now, seems exploitable.
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Dec 1, 2012 02:48
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Anyone know if there's a patch available yet for the Wii U's version of Assassin's Creed 3, and if not if it's worth waiting for it before starting? I understand there were a few big bugs needed sorting out on the other versions.
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Dec 1, 2012 02:50
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Shinku ABOOKEN posted:My experience: Presumably from your link you're in the UK - I use energizer rechargables, in an energizer recharger (it has slots for 4 batteries, so you'll need two) and they last for weeks and weeks without needing recharging. I've had them since 2010 with no issues. quote:Apparently there was a problem with Amazon UK not including Nintendo land. So they have sent emailed out shop codes to install Nintendo Land onto the system. Taear fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Dec 1, 2012 |
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Dec 1, 2012 03:09
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Shinku ABOOKEN posted:Have fun doing that with four controllers. I do it with about ten, actually (four wiimotes, two XBox 360 controllers, a Wavebird, and a couple of other things). All I have to do is when one set of batteries run dry I pop a new pair out of the charger and put a dead set in to be charged. This isn't exactly rocket science.
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Dec 1, 2012 03:14
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Taear posted:Presumably from your link you're in the UK - I use energizer rechargables, in an energizer recharger (it has slots for 4 batteries, so you'll need two) and they last for weeks and weeks without needing recharging. You'll want one of these   It's a LAN adapter that plugs into the USB port of your WiiU. Should set you back about $30, or your local equivalent.
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Dec 1, 2012 03:16
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Neddy Seagoon posted:You'll want one of these I've got all four ports on my router filled and my Wii U is quite far away. But yes, I know, it'll happen eventually. That is why I said at the moment!
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Dec 1, 2012 03:21
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Quite impressed with this so far. Haven't spent too long playing games, just farting about with the thing. I do like the whole audio thing with it. With a 5.1 system and the gamepad it sometimes sounds really cool, sorta "filled in" in a way. Hard to describe but it's a pretty neat thing, especially if the pad and the 5.1 are doing different parts. I wondered about how to customise the plaza thingo (Warawara?) but it eventually just switched for me after 4-5 hours. One thing that bothers me is that I set the Miiverse to English only but I am still getting french and german stuff popping up on the plaza. I'm not even in Europe! I hope they can fix this, unless there is another setting I am missing. Yet to even try ZombiU! I did install the Uplay app and it sucks balls. No touch controls at all and all I get is place holder text like !Menu_Name_Goes_Here! and that's it. Tried deleting it but nothing changed. I guess there is no way to customise the plaza menu bit?
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Dec 1, 2012 03:36
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Picked mine up yesterday and really enjoying it so far! Nintendoland is fun in a goofy way, and Mario is the best one they've made in years. Was under the impression that they had online multiplayer though, so after adding a few people in the ID thread that's a little disappointing. Miiverse is fantastic though. Between some of the awesome drawings and just the overall positivity of the forum, it's a really enjoyable feature. Looking forward to what comes out next!
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Dec 1, 2012 05:14
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Nekrews posted:Nintendoland is fun in a goofy way, and Mario is the best one they've made in years. Was under the impression that they had online multiplayer though, so after adding a few people in the ID thread that's a little disappointing. What I had heard about the new Mario was that you don't have to be Mario if you're player one in a story mode multiplayer game, but it seems you do. It's a stupid thing to be sad about and maybe I'm missing something, but I would much rather be Luigi or a Toad.
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Dec 1, 2012 05:16
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For some reason, when I power up the gamepad the console does not turn on. It just moans at me to get closer but I am already pretty close. Any one had this happen or know how to sort it out? And why is this Fifa demo taking 12 minutes to install? Jesus!
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Dec 1, 2012 07:05
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Woah, there's demos now? They finally added them? Also, just so you know, FIFA 13 has some horrible glitches that break the game and make parts of it unplayable, at least on the PS3, and it might be the same deal on the Wii U. They're patching it but aren't really producing any results.
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Dec 1, 2012 07:07
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Bobnumerotres posted:Woah, there's demos now? They finally added them? FIFA is the one and only demo, so I downloaded it. I'm not likely to buy it, just playing with my new toy  It is still installing....
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Dec 1, 2012 07:11
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Kiwillian posted:FIFA is the one and only demo, so I downloaded it. I'm not likely to buy it, just playing with my new toy I don't see any demos...
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Dec 1, 2012 07:12
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Disappointing Pie posted:Anyone else have a green line on the left side of the screen when using the Wii mode on the Wii U? It's a bit distracting on dark scenes. Yes. In fact, the left side of all high contrast edges have a green tint for me. For example, the left edges of ? blocks in NSMB Wii are green when the sky is behind them. I assumed this was due to a crummy scaler because changing the Wii U output to 480p and letting my TV do the upscaling fixes the problem. 
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Dec 1, 2012 07:16
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Unlucky7 posted:I don't see any demos... I'm in NZ which uses the EU store, so maybe just there. What with it being soccer and all.
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Dec 1, 2012 07:22
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Detective No. 27 posted:By the way, does anyone know what the poster inside it is? I'm gonna have to track down a copy tomorrow after work. I sure hope it's an updated version of whatever the first one's poster was.
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Dec 1, 2012 07:29
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Unlucky7 posted:I don't see any demos... Me either. drat I got all excited and checked. I was hoping there'd be demos of everything on release. I'm amazed the Wii still sells in the numbers it does, after all this time. extremebuff fucked around with this message at 08:00 on Dec 1, 2012 |
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Dec 1, 2012 07:46
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Has anybody elses gamepad just stopped working with their TV at all? Mine will work until I use the gamepad to turn it on. After it turns on, the gamepad will no longer control it at all and I have to go into the settings and go through the codes again. This happen to anybody else?
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Dec 1, 2012 08:44
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Den of Lies posted:Has anybody elses gamepad just stopped working with their TV at all? Mine will work until I use the gamepad to turn it on. After it turns on, the gamepad will no longer control it at all and I have to go into the settings and go through the codes again. This happen to anybody else? Mine won't even turn the console on for some reason I just had a message of mine pop up on the plaza thing but instead of my name it had MiiMii, what is up with that? Did I miss a step?
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Dec 1, 2012 09:12
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Really like Scribblenauts Unlimited a lot so far. Spend probably a hour just messing with the create a object mode, just making random things and getting the hang of the tools. Managed to make a near perfect Rock Knight from the Space Adventure Cobra game, but I don't have my capture device setup to grab a picture.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:15
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Rirse posted:Really like Scribblenauts Unlimited a lot so far. Spend probably a hour just messing with the create a object mode, just making random things and getting the hang of the tools. Managed to make a near perfect Rock Knight from the Space Adventure Cobra game, but I don't have my capture device setup to grab a picture. This makes me wonder if we'll ever get a Facebook/Twitter overlay, or at least the option to cross-post from Miiverse. Nintendo TVii will have integration with all three, so I don't see why they wouldn't make it a system-wide feature.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:20
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Shinku ABOOKEN posted:Have fun doing that with four controllers.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:25
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Shinku ABOOKEN posted:I never saw that brand in my region. I'll keep it in mind. If you use a nicer charger the batteries fare a bit better; http://www.amazon.com/La-Crosse-Technology-Battery-Charger/dp/B000RSOV50 can do most cheap rechargables in 2hr. Extended (2000mAh+) batteries take longer though. The next one up (BC-1000) can do a 1A or 1.8A charge rate, or 60-80 minutes per battery. That's more or less on par with most li-ion packs. I know $60 is a lot for a charger but it does include some batteries and it is really a nice charger.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:31
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Update about demos: Started the FIFA one and a dialog popped up saying I had 10 goes remaining. So I guess they limit how many times you can play them. Dunno if it is a universal thing, since this is the only demo so far. Did the 3DS do that? I think it may have... FIFA, meanwhile, while not my kinda game, has fun commentary despite me being hopeless.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:38
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Downloading a mutli-gig demo for like 10 plays is pretty lame.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:39
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Gendo posted:Downloading a mutli-gig demo for like 10 plays is pretty lame. It was 1.something gig, but yeah it's a bit daft. I'm pretty sure I've seen the same thing somewhere else, if not the 3DS then elsewhere. And who knows if all demos will do it since this is the only one and only on the EU/AU store, it seems.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:46
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People play demos more than once? The PS3 has had demos that expired after a certain amount of time. I remember downloading some Sonic game demo and having it expire by the time I got around to playing it.
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Dec 1, 2012 09:55
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Just got Sonic Racing and playing it on the pad seemed real artifacty. I guess stuff moving constantly doesn't stream well. Also I might just need to get used to it, but it really stinks that this game is 30fps (it's also 30 on the 360 demo I tried, fyi.) Forza Horizon is also 30fps, but feels buttery, which is probably down to the motion blur.
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Dec 1, 2012 10:02
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This sort of blows my mind, I didn't even realize this was going on where the TV and Gamepad were producing two different sounds that harmonized http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObaIXnKIPao
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Dec 1, 2012 10:04
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I wish Nintendo Land had more competitive multiplayer games, they all rock my world! Just playing Warriors Orochi on the controller while watching television now.
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Dec 1, 2012 10:20
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Astro7x posted:This sort of blows my mind, I didn't even realize this was going on where the TV and Gamepad were producing two different sounds that harmonized Ooooh gosh, that's cool. It makes me pine even more for another Zelda game that emphasizes music. And I don't mean howling at the moon or playing the harp like it's Wii Music.
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Dec 1, 2012 10:40
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Astro7x posted:This sort of blows my mind, I didn't even realize this was going on where the TV and Gamepad were producing two different sounds that harmonized It would be a lot better if there were a way to sync the Gamepad's sound in the settings menu. As it is, you're at the mercy of your TV's audio delay as to whether it sounds awesome or sloppy.
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Dec 1, 2012 11:04
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Astro7x posted:This sort of blows my mind, I didn't even realize this was going on where the TV and Gamepad were producing two different sounds that harmonized I'm more baffled that this isn't the first thing everyone notices when they turned on their Wii U for the first time.
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Dec 1, 2012 11:55
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Gendo posted:Downloading a mutli-gig demo for like 10 plays is pretty lame. I've never hit the limit on any of the 3DS demos; I think the publisher sets that because it varies by game.
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Dec 1, 2012 12:02
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I know that the people with broken units tend to post more than people with functioning ones, so it's hard to gauge, but would you guys say the probability of a bad unit is low enough that I should ask someone to purchase a Wii U in the US and fly it over here to the Philippines (where it costs around $650)? Pros: No need to pay the $300-$350 that all the stores here add to the base price, Cons: Wouldn't be able to exchange it at the store, so if it's bad, I'm screwed.
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Dec 1, 2012 13:20
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I solved my problem with the Mii Plaza not showing games if anyone is still having that problem. The answer for me was to go into Mii maker and make a load of Miis. I used QR codes to add Batman and Bane etc. That instantly sorted it. But what problems in life can't be solved with Batman
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Dec 1, 2012 13:26
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Argue posted:I know that the people with broken units tend to post more than people with functioning ones, so it's hard to gauge, but would you guys say the probability of a bad unit is low enough that I should ask someone to purchase a Wii U in the US and fly it over here to the Philippines (where it costs around $650)? All I know is mine froze today. With the warranty couldn't you send it to your buddy to send to Nintendo? I wouldn't be afraid if there's games you totally want to play. In my experience you should expect systems to die at least once during their time with you.
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Dec 1, 2012 13:26
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Teenage Fansub posted:All I know is mine froze today. Yeah, I could, but shipping it around (Philippines to US to Philippines) would cost about $80 in total. I'm no stranger to systems dying, but only my Sony systems have ever died, and there's no shortage of people who can repair those here. If a Nintendo system died I don't know if I'd have a cheaper alternative.
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Dec 1, 2012 13:43
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