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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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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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Renoistic posted:It was drop-dead gorgeous though. And fun to play to boot! No disagreements here! Most of the games I advocate here for HD remakes likely sold less than F-Zero GX so it's not like I'm saying games must always make 500K to ever receive a sequel.
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Dec 19, 2012 00:40
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OpaqueEcho posted:Apologies if this has been asked before; I've looked around a bit and also Googled, and haven't found much. New Wii U owner. I've had the issue as well. Sometimes the Wii U's netflix video quality will get really crappy at very random times. Maybe its some sort of feature that helps prevent the movie from stopping to load? I've never had the problem on my Wii's Netflix with quality, but it would occasionally stop to buffer.
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Dec 19, 2012 00:44
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ChineseConnection posted:I've had the issue as well. Sometimes the Wii U's netflix video quality will get really crappy at very random times. Maybe its some sort of feature that helps prevent the movie from stopping to load? I've never had the problem on my Wii's Netflix with quality, but it would occasionally stop to buffer. I noticed that happens very rarely. Didn't happen during Drive, but had it happened at least twice in Always Sunny.
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Dec 19, 2012 00:46
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loving Hulu of all things bricked my Wii U. The install paused 1/5 of the way through and the minutes started ticking upwards. Unplugged it, plugged it back in, and now it just freezes at the home menu right before the Hulu icon is supposed to load. Yes, I know you're not supposed to turn off power during updates, but do you really think Hulu was going to take an hour to install? This is also the first console I've purchased for myself and wasn't expecting an amateur hour operating system. Watch as I fearlessly unplug my PC in the middle of Windows Update... Beforehand I deleted the demos for Sonic Racing and Rayman Legends. Wonder if it was related.
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Dec 19, 2012 01:05
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User accustomed to ignoring "Please do not shut off the device" warnings is dismayed and angered when it turns out to be important advice.
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Dec 19, 2012 01:13
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I'm used to professional hour where the console bricks for no apparent reason at all. Much better then doing something you know will break it then complaining about it.
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Dec 19, 2012 01:21
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Supercar Gautier posted:User accustomed to ignoring "Please do not shut off the device" warnings is dismayed and angered when it turns out to be important advice. Dude, I know it's a warning but you seriously cannot excuse the entire OS being crippled by one app failure. Imagine if the entire computer became unusable every time you had a program install fail, or lost power. The only time that should matter is during a firmware update during the flashing step. It's not an issue for any other game console, 360, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, even the 3DS. At worst, you should boot and the OS says "Hulu install was corrupted and was removed" or something. Redownload, life goes on. It's not like cutting power suddenly make Hulu change it's install location to overwrite critical files.
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Dec 19, 2012 01:22
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Supercar Gautier posted:User accustomed to ignoring "Please do not shut off the device" warnings is dismayed and angered when it turns out to be important advice. Can you cancel an install? Or if the install freezes is your console automatically bricked? Because if you cannot back out of the install, and you cannot unplug your console, what are you supposed to do?
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Dec 19, 2012 01:39
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skywalker6705 posted:Dude, I know it's a warning but you seriously cannot excuse the entire OS being crippled by one app failure. Imagine if the entire computer became unusable every time you had a program install fail, or lost power. The only time that should matter is during a firmware update during the flashing step. It's not an issue for any other game console, 360, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, even the 3DS. I agree, its crappy, but saying that failure doesn't happen in other consoles ignores how other consoles just die on their own. 360 and the RRoD is the obvious example, my old ps3 just started flashing a red light one day and wouldn't turn on. It doesn't excuse this OS failure, but come on making a list of other consoles that don't brick from this particular thing and just poo poo the bed on their own is incredibly disingenuous. When somebody posts and says "I know about the issue but did it anyway and it broke, WTF" Its pretty silly.
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Dec 19, 2012 01:41
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7K Wii Us were stolen in Seattle: http://wiiudaily.com/2012/12/nintendo-gets-jacked-2-million-worth-of-wii-us-stolen/
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Dec 19, 2012 01:42
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Bombadilillo posted:I agree, its crappy, but saying that failure doesn't happen in other consoles ignores how other consoles just die on their own. 360 and the RRoD is the obvious example, my old ps3 just started flashing a red light one day and wouldn't turn on. Would you take this stance if your computer bricked if iTunes did not install correctly? Because that dude's Wii U broke while installing an application. Not even a firmware update. That's not really the same thing.
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Dec 19, 2012 01:43
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Soul Glo posted:Would you take this stance if your computer bricked if iTunes did not install correctly? Because that dude's Wii U broke while installing an Aapplication. Not even a firmware update. That's not really the same thing. What stance? That its lovely? Why yes I would.
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Dec 19, 2012 01:44
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Bombadilillo posted:What stance? That its lovely? Why yes I would. Ah, I read the wrong tone according to your last sentence. But really, what choice do you have if an install hangs indefinitely and you can't pull the plug? That's basically the console bricking itself because you chose to install something from the eShop, right? E: Basically, can you cancel an install?
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Dec 19, 2012 01:57
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If you are having Netflix problems it is probably because of the wireless connection acting up. Try changing your router settings to either the highest or lowest channel, because Ninentech has trouble with the band in the middle. Your connection should be less intermittent and stream video better, also download updates better. If you still have trouble with downloads unplug your console like a dumb rear end even though there have been multiple warnings and press releases telling you not to. I'm sure it will be fine!
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Dec 19, 2012 01:58
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If the minutes were ticking upwards, the console was still operating, not frozen.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:02
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Soul Glo posted:Ah, I read the wrong tone according to your last sentence. I don't know if you can, I was too scared to try myself when I did the initial install accidentally instead of letting it background install. Hopefully Nintendo gets it together soon, they've had to deal with a lot of returns so It must be known. Until then though, for the love of god, don't unplug to try and cancel an install.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:03
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Supercar Gautier posted:If the minutes were ticking upwards, the console was still operating, not frozen. This is pretty much why Windows and such have silly animations on their progress bars, to assure the user that it's still going and don't close it / unplug it.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:04
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If anyone wants to cancel an active download, first remember you could have downloaded in the background. Second, instead of turning your console off, turn your router off. The console should throw an error and stop on its own safely if it has no connection at all.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:05
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Soul Glo posted:But really, what choice do you have if an install hangs indefinitely and you can't pull the plug? That's basically the console bricking itself because you chose to install something from the eShop, right? I do expect better from Nintendo products thouh. My Wii's nearly six years old and still running fine. Hell, my SNES is still functional, if discolored.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:10
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Chaltab posted:No doubt that it sucks, but it's hardly uncommon. Both my Xbox360s (which ended up stolen) Red Ringed from just regular gameplay and my PS3 disc drive failed while running Dead Space (and unlike Microsoft, Sony wasn't kind enough to repair it for free). Well, it's not really the same, is it? Literally every bit of hardware ever existed has a fail date, and the newer the console, the more moving parts, and the more moving parts, the more there is to break. Both RROD (heat damage) and failed disc drives are hardware problems, while the one in question in this thread is a software problem. I completely understand borking a console by interrupting a firmware update, but an application? That's wild. That's like force ending a Steam install in Windows by Ctrl+Alt+Deleting and then your whole rig dies. Which would be ridiculous, no matter what warnings about force quitting Steam was throwing you before it froze up.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:16
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Chaltab posted:No doubt that it sucks, but it's hardly uncommon. Both my Xbox360s (which ended up stolen) Red Ringed from just regular gameplay and my PS3 disc drive failed while running Dead Space (and unlike Microsoft, Sony wasn't kind enough to repair it for free). Tell that to my first Wii which had the GPU overheat from using advertised features and Nintendo wasn't gracious enough to repair it for free.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:20
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I'd love to be on the other end of the phone for that customer service call... "So it specifically says do not turn the power off during installation and you turned the power off?" Yes, it shouldn't brick a console having an app interrupted when downloading/installing but blatantly doing exactly what it warns you against doing just because the installation time is fluctuating is pretty mind boggling.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:21
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blackguy32 posted:Tell that to my first Wii which had the GPU overheat from using advertised features and Nintendo wasn't gracious enough to repair it for free. Hell, talk about the lasers on first-gen Gamecubes. Luckily I got that one fixed by Nintendo.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:24
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blackguy32 posted:Tell that to my first Wii which had the GPU overheat from using advertised features and Nintendo wasn't gracious enough to repair it for free. That doesn't sound fair at all; they repaired mine, even paid for shipping and threw in some free Wiimote condoms and straps.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:27
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Chronojam posted:That doesn't sound fair at all; they repaired mine, even paid for shipping and threw in some free Wiimote condoms and straps. Thankfully, my mom gave me my brother's wii, but then I had the problem of transferring everything. I got the saves over with homebrew but my VC purchases are still on my other console. Echophonic posted:Hell, talk about the lasers on first-gen Gamecubes. Luckily I got that one fixed by Nintendo. This, on the other hand I got fixed for free by Nintendo because it was pretty early in the console's life. The only downside was that Metroid Prime came out while I was waiting to get it back  . I had to read the manual for a week in anticipation.
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Dec 19, 2012 02:43
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Artix74 posted:You can co-op literally everything in the game. Including that big bad mode you hate that locks all the characters. Having to go back to 4 star everything after you've 3 stared everything to finish unlocking mods is pretty annoying though! And traffic attack becomes harder with coop.
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Dec 19, 2012 03:15
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I still haven't had an issue with a Nintendo console or handheld. ...knock on wood.
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Dec 19, 2012 03:36
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So far my biggest issue with a Nintendo product has been a dead pixel on my DS phat. I never actually sent that in to be fixed. No more ever sprouted. I would never have thought to turn off the router, I admit, but unplugging the console, yes even though it was just a software update, was a silly choice, given you knew better. Yes, it's hosed up that Hulu of all things bricked it but you can't say you didn't know it was a possibility beforehand. (And if the time was just going up it was still working, so you were hasty.) At any rate I wish I had Sonic Racing now. I asked for it for Christmas. I've basically heard it's the Diddy Kong Racing of this gen. EDIT: By the way, I haven't actually watched anything on Netflix yet for some reason (just on the WiiU, of course, I watch Netflix all the time) but I've noticed the same sort of random crap blurriness on Amazon Instant as well. However I've also seen that when watching those on my PC so it could be unrelated. (God I love being able to watch Amazon Instant some other place than in front of my goddamn computer.) The Lobster fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Dec 19, 2012 |
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Dec 19, 2012 04:05
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:I still haven't had an issue with a Nintendo console or handheld. Neither have I. I'm surprised so many people in here had/have problems, I honestly thought Nintendo was still making their stuff out of the Nintendium they made the original Game Boys out of. (Just lighter  )
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Dec 19, 2012 04:44
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Ciaphas posted:Neither have I. I'm surprised so many people in here had/have problems, I honestly thought Nintendo was still making their stuff out of the Nintendium they made the original Game Boys out of. (Just lighter They are. Remember all the issues with Wiimotes to the face and through TVs? Good times. I haven't really thought about transferring my stuff over to the WiiU, but why won't Lost Winds go over? Does that also apply to the sequel? Anybody know?
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Dec 19, 2012 04:51
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Ciaphas posted:Neither have I. I'm surprised so many people in here had/have problems, I honestly thought Nintendo was still making their stuff out of the Nintendium they made the original Game Boys out of. (Just lighter 
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Dec 19, 2012 04:51
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The Lobster posted:They are. Remember all the issues with Wiimotes to the face and through TVs? Good times. My guess is simply, it was the first Wiiware game, and released before Nintendo came up with a licensing agreement to future proof virtual console games onto their next systems.
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Dec 19, 2012 04:52
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The Lobster posted:They are. Remember all the issues with Wiimotes to the face and through TVs? Good times. Stuff with online access won't transfer 
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Dec 19, 2012 04:54
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The Lobster posted:I haven't really thought about transferring my stuff over to the WiiU, but why won't Lost Winds go over? Does that also apply to the sequel? Anybody know? Both the devs and NOA have said it's a technical issue that pertains only to that particular game, and that there'll be a fix eventually. Same things happened with a few random DSiWare games, too.
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Dec 19, 2012 05:04
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skywalker6705 posted:Dude, I know it's a warning but you seriously cannot excuse the entire OS being crippled by one app failure. Imagine if the entire computer became unusable every time you had a program install fail, or lost power. I have had to reinstall my OS on multiple occasions by turning it off when installing updates.
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Dec 19, 2012 05:09
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The Lobster posted:They are. Remember all the issues with Wiimotes to the face and through TVs? Good times. I dunno about Lost Winds 2, but Lost Winds 1 transferred over to my Wii U no problem. It even said it wouldn't... but it did.
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Dec 19, 2012 05:11
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Detective No. 27 posted:I dunno about Lost Winds 2, but Lost Winds 1 transferred over to my Wii U no problem. It even said it wouldn't... but it did. *Twilight Zone music* PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Both the devs and NOA have said it's a technical issue that pertains only to that particular game, and that there'll be a fix eventually. Same things happened with a few random DSiWare games, too. I guess I'll wait. Honestly, even though I've never done any sort of homebrewing or anything, I think I'm going to create a backup before I transfer anyway, so that all my crap will still be on my Wii just in case I really, desperately need it there at some point in the future. Will just have to learn how, whenever the time comes.
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Dec 19, 2012 05:26
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I wonder if Tetris is melted into the handheld. The Lobster posted:I guess I'll wait. Honestly, even though I've never done any sort of homebrewing or anything, I think I'm going to create a backup before I transfer anyway, so that all my crap will still be on my Wii just in case I really, desperately need it there at some point in the future. Will just have to learn how, whenever the time comes. I really don't want to take the chance due to homebrew so I'm leaving my Wii as is. I have a great set up on my desk (I have my TV connected to my laptop so it looks like an upside down 3DS with a big screen on top) where I can have the Wii and Wii U plugged in at the same time. Once I'm done with Xenoblade I got a few Gamecube games to still complete. Paper Jam Dipper fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Dec 19, 2012 |
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Dec 19, 2012 05:26
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This is the modified intro into the WiiU version of the next Fallout game.
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Dec 19, 2012 05:29
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Ok, I tried to boot up LostWinds and it gave me a message saying it couldn't be launched. My bad. I'm gonna pop in Brawl and see if my save carried over now.
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Dec 19, 2012 05:33
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