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9031 | 65.25% |
| No |
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1191 | 8.60% |
| Maybe |
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808 | 5.84% |
| I'm an idiot |
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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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Excitebike World Challenge is manna from heaven and anyone that disagrees just plain doesn't like fun 
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Feb 23, 2013 08:22
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Monster Games has to be working on something new, right? They haven't made a non-Nintendo game since Excite Truck, and their last game was Pilotwings Resort which was a 3DS launch title.
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Feb 23, 2013 08:36
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Detective No. 27 posted:The Deluxe is normally the way to go, but if you want it for Monster Hunter, I'd suggest getting the Zombi U bundle. It's $385, comes with a 32gb console, digital copy of Nintendoland,a physical copy of Zombi U, and most importantly to you, the Professional Controller. The 32Gb Deluxe bundle comes with a black Wii U controller that looks vaguely like a 360 controller. Is the one in the Zombi U bundle something with better hardware inside or something?
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Feb 23, 2013 09:04
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Monster Games has to be working on something new, right? They haven't made a non-Nintendo game since Excite Truck, and their last game was Pilotwings Resort which was a 3DS launch title. Eej posted:The 32Gb Deluxe bundle comes with a black Wii U controller that looks vaguely like a 360 controller. Is the one in the Zombi U bundle something with better hardware inside or something?
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Feb 23, 2013 09:31
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I went to buy my copy of F-Zero and saw that there was Google Wii Street U available for free in the eShop. I'm downloading it now but I'm assuming that it's Google Earth for Wii U. Not the most helpful of applications for a console but it's nice that they made it...
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Feb 23, 2013 12:23
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japtor posted:Yeah them, and a bunch of others really, haven't had anything in a while so I imagine they're all working on something. Of course with the way Nintendo is now we probably won't know until a few months before release in a Nintendo Direct in the middle of the night/early morning. Ah okay, got the terminology messed up since "gamepad" seems to imply Pro Controller to me. That being said, $299 for a refurb deluxe unit still seems to be a better deal since I can get the $50 controller and save $40 from skipping a game I have no interest in.
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Feb 23, 2013 12:42
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Eej posted:Ah okay, got the terminology messed up since "gamepad" seems to imply Pro Controller to me. That being said, $299 for a refurb deluxe unit still seems to be a better deal since I can get the $50 controller and save $40 from skipping a game I have no interest in. To each his own, but ZombiU is a fantastic horror game reminiscent of Dark Souls, and it's definitely worth taking a look at, even if those kinds of games usually aren't your thing.
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Feb 23, 2013 12:47
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Eej posted:The 32Gb Deluxe bundle comes with a black Wii U controller that looks vaguely like a 360 controller. Is the one in the Zombi U bundle something with better hardware inside or something? The normal deluxe bundle does not come with the pro controller. It costs $50 seperate. The Zombi-U deluxe bundle comes with that controller and Zombi-u, and I think it's only $35 more than the normal bundle.
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Feb 23, 2013 12:48
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Artix posted:To each his own, but ZombiU is a fantastic horror game reminiscent of Dark Souls, and it's definitely worth taking a look at, even if those kinds of games usually aren't your thing. I'll vouch for that, I usually hate horror games but I'm having an absolute blast with ZombiU. I think either way if you're getting the deluxe version then you'll have a game though. Just depends on the choice between ZombiU and Nintendoland.
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Feb 23, 2013 13:53
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I'd definitely pick NLand for the party fun. If you have friends over frequently the game is a blast.
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Feb 23, 2013 14:00
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It's fun by yourself too. I don't know why people were crapping on Nintendoland, it does a great job of illustrating how you can use the controller. You can tell the devs really had fun with the thing. But, ZombiU is excellent too. Do what I did: get both. And also New Super Mario Bros U.
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Feb 23, 2013 14:03
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Yeah, Nintendo Land was a real surprise. Lots of fun and surprisingly deep in terms of amount of content.
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Feb 23, 2013 14:37
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Google Street U is really cool for showing friends the wii's capabilities. So far everyone I've shown has been like 'whaaat this is awesome!" I wish I could put in two addresses and then have it "drive" between them, that would be really cool. Does the ethernet adapter help at all with download speeds? I have a 50 mbit connection and I've been trying to download assassin's creed for about 24 hours, it says right now that it will be done in 6 hours but even that is ridiculous long. ascii genitals fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Feb 23, 2013 |
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Feb 23, 2013 16:56
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I'm in the uk and looking to pick up a WiiU. At the moment i'm only interested in Nintendoland and Mario U (maybe zombiu and sonic racing later) but I want to pick up Monster Hunter when it's released. I already have the classic controller pro so I take it waiting for the Monster Hunter bundle isn't worth it (from the looks of it it costs £320 and doesn't come with Nintendoland, just the premium console and pro controller). That being said, what's the best deal on a WiiU in the uk?
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Feb 23, 2013 17:01
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Did they update NintendoLand to stop the hard locks it was causing? I haven't touched it in about 2 months because I was too afraid it would gently caress up my U. ZombiU is awesome though. If I weren't swamped with other games I want to play on other systems I'd be putting waaaay more time into it. Did anyone make it through Hardcore mode with only 1 life yet? Weren't the devs taunting people at launch because no one could do it?
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Feb 23, 2013 17:19
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Anecdotal but I haven't hard lock at all. I did have a few locks while playing zombiu a month or so ago, so I know what you mean. But yeah, nintendo land has worked flawlessly for me.
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Feb 23, 2013 17:27
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Yea, I haven't had a single hardlock since that update months ago.
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Feb 23, 2013 18:29
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MrFlibble posted:I'm in the uk and looking to pick up a WiiU. At the moment i'm only interested in Nintendoland and Mario U (maybe zombiu and sonic racing later) but I want to pick up Monster Hunter when it's released. I already have the classic controller pro so I take it waiting for the Monster Hunter bundle isn't worth it (from the looks of it it costs £320 and doesn't come with Nintendoland, just the premium console and pro controller). That being said, what's the best deal on a WiiU in the uk? I got mine from Game for £306 which was the ZombiU bundle. Most everywhere you'll be lucky to get below £300 for the regular Nintendoland deluxe.
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Feb 23, 2013 18:44
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I've had about 5-6 hard locks that necessitated pulling the power plug from the back of the WiiU. Doesn't seem to be any pattern to them, except that they *may* be occurring when I try to start running apps after startup. Perhaps the WiiU is still running background startup processes for a few seconds after startup?
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Feb 23, 2013 18:51
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This is such a loving joke: This is after 15 hours of downloading, having to baby sit it to prevent it from erroring it out (and having to entirely restart the download once.)  Speed test run from my laptop, using the same wireless router as the wii. In the same room as the wii.  Speed test on the wii. What??? 26% of the full 16 gb file size complete means I have downloaded 4.16 gb, with 11.84 gb left to go. 48.216 hours is 173,580 seconds. (11.84 gigabytes) / (173 580 seconds) = 71.5 KBps what. the. gently caress. edit: out of nowhere its finally speeding up and im now getting 633 KB/s (nintendo is listening to me bitch through the controller's microphone!!!!!!!!) Still pretty poo poo, but 4 hours is better than the 48 it has been claiming it would take since last night. ascii genitals fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Feb 23, 2013 |
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Feb 23, 2013 19:23
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Yeah, WiiU downloads have some major issues. Sometimes they'll take super long to download, or super long to install. It's ridiculous. Also love that your mii in the corner is also shocked and horrified.
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Feb 23, 2013 19:26
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Even worse, once it's done you'll have to play AC3.  (Although if the multiplayer is still active it might be okay.)
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Feb 23, 2013 20:07
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I had several hardlocks before the update but have had none since.
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Feb 23, 2013 20:12
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All of the consoles have really slow download times and I don't understand it. Do they not have any mirror servers???
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Feb 23, 2013 20:23
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njsykora posted:I'll vouch for that, I usually hate horror games but I'm having an absolute blast with ZombiU. I think either way if you're getting the deluxe version then you'll have a game though. Just depends on the choice between ZombiU and Nintendoland. SyHopeful posted:I've had about 5-6 hard locks that necessitated pulling the power plug from the back of the WiiU. Doesn't seem to be any pattern to them, except that they *may* be occurring when I try to start running apps after startup. Perhaps the WiiU is still running background startup processes for a few seconds after startup? Bobnumerotres posted:Yeah, WiiU downloads have some major issues. Sometimes they'll take super long to download, or super long to install. It's ridiculous. I gotta try that speed test some time to see if it's just all Wii Us or if routers or other variables have anything to do with it. Edit: spikes to about 2mbps before settling to around 1.5 vs 25ish on other devices, error on upload (...better than on iOS there at least, it appears to lock up Safari on upload )
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Feb 23, 2013 20:33
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I tried speedof.me and on my computer I got 20mb/s as I should, yet on my Wii U I get anywhere between 1 and 2mb/s. Both are on a wired connection. The speeds were the same on the Wii U over wireless too. +1 for "dislike horror but liked ZombiU".
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Feb 23, 2013 20:41
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SyHopeful posted:I've had about 5-6 hard locks that necessitated pulling the power plug from the back of the WiiU. Doesn't seem to be any pattern to them, except that they *may* be occurring when I try to start running apps after startup. Perhaps the WiiU is still running background startup processes for a few seconds after startup? There were firmware/software based lockups for just about everyone in the first couple of weeks, but those seem to have been largely patched up. If you're still having them, it could be your hardware.
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Feb 23, 2013 20:49
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Quest For Glory II posted:All of the consoles have really slow download times and I don't understand it. Do they not have any mirror servers??? The 360 is the only console I have that had adequate download times. But that was wired. Both my wireless PS3 and wireless Wii are pretty slow, but its much less of a problem on the wii
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Feb 23, 2013 21:07
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blackguy32 posted:The 360 is the only console I have that had adequate download times. But that was wired. Both my wireless PS3 and wireless Wii are pretty slow, but its much less of a problem on the wii That's one of the reasons I was bummed about no ethernet port. Wireless is great and all but I love the dependability of a wired connection. If I was downloading more on the Wii I'd check out one of those adapters.
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Feb 23, 2013 21:21
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Supercar Gautier posted:There were firmware/software based lockups for just about everyone in the first couple of weeks, but those seem to have been largely patched up. If you're still having them, it could be your hardware. Possibly. I bought mine well after those updates rolled out. Right now it hasn't happened enough to push me to take action. Maybe I'm just optimistic because I still have my launch Wii and it runs perfectly.
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Feb 23, 2013 21:28
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There were a few WiiUs that did indeed get a "blue ring of death" out of the box, or after a short use time. So, use the poo poo out of your console and see if it breaks, or it might break out of warranty. EDIT: Only have 19 uses left on the MHTriU demo. March 19th why can't you be here already 
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Feb 23, 2013 21:31
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blackguy32 posted:The 360 is the only console I have that had adequate download times. But that was wired. Both my wireless PS3 and wireless Wii are pretty slow, but its much less of a problem on the wii
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Feb 23, 2013 21:44
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ascii genitals posted:Does the ethernet adapter help at all with download speeds? I have a 50 mbit connection and I've been trying to download assassin's creed for about 24 hours, it says right now that it will be done in 6 hours but even that is ridiculous long.
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Feb 23, 2013 21:45
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Bobnumerotres posted:There were a few WiiUs that did indeed get a "blue ring of death" out of the box, or after a short use time. I run it frequently as my Netflix box so it gets a workout. Also have you made a single post in this thread that could be construed as positive?
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Feb 23, 2013 21:48
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More anecdotal evidence: I bought my WiiU two weeks ago and haven't had a single freeze. Updated first thing, so could be the patch did do something. Of course, I could be just lucky, I think I've only logged about 10 hours of use so far.
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Feb 23, 2013 21:54
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Static Rook posted:Even worse, once it's done you'll have to play AC3. Yeah I liked the first two ok, they get boring quickly, but I just wanted something violent to play around with until better games come out and I'm tired as poo poo of stuff like black ops. I need something to tide me over till sim city comes out in 2 weeks :P
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Feb 23, 2013 21:56
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Minidust posted:What I've heard about the ethernet adapter is that it provides no speed advantage and is even slower at times. It's only recommended if you legitimately have no access to wi-fi. Would it stop the constant connection errors I get with my Wii U? It's really frustrating that I own all these gaming devices that use my wireless flawlessly and all I just want my Wii U to behave when I'm on the internet. I was browsing some stores the other day and I saw them clearing out Datel brand Wii Ethernet adapters for like $20, but I wasn't sure on it then.
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Feb 23, 2013 22:03
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Soul Glo posted:More anecdotal evidence: I bought my WiiU two weeks ago and haven't had a single freeze. Updated first thing, so could be the patch did do something. Of course, I could be just lucky, I think I've only logged about 10 hours of use so far. I've only had mine for 3-4 weeks and had that one big system update at startup as well. Hopefully you don't have to pull your plug!
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Feb 23, 2013 22:07
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SyHopeful posted:Also have you made a single post in this thread that could be construed as positive? I've made plenty of positive posts! The WiiU is just frankly kind of lovely right now due to no games, slow-bad OS, limited amount of people that even know the console exists so there aren't a lot of people online for Sonic/CoD, etc. On a positive note, it's going to get better when there's actual games on it!
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Feb 23, 2013 22:22
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I've had mine hardlock about 2:30 into a single episode of fringe using amazon prime, but no other issues. It's really weird because I watched plenty of other stuff with no issues. I've also had the amazon app hardlock my ps3 regularly, so frankly I'm not surprised.
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