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Are you getting the Wii U? This poll is closed.
Yes	9031	65.25%
No	1191	8.60%
Maybe	808	5.84%
I'm an idiot	460	3.32%
Waluigi	1603	11.58%
Waa	748	5.40%
Total:	13841 votes

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Suspicious Cook: Oct 9, 2012; Onward to burgers!

Moriatti posted:

Why not just use the Gamepad?

Are you using the HDMI cable?

I don't have one yet, this was just a preliminary question. Yes, I'd be using the HDMI cable.

How are the gamepad's speakers? I wouldn't imagine they'd be very good.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 20:23

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# ? May 30, 2024 19:56

Novasol: Jul 27, 2006

Suspicious Cook posted:

Probably a stupid question, but if I intended to hook a Wii U up to my computer monitor, is there any way to also use my computer's speakers or headphones?

I did this and it works fine, but it's going to depend on which inputs you have available for your monitor. In my case, all I had was a VGA port available, so I got one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008O7RH5C/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1. If you have HDMI, you shouldn't need anything like this since HDMI carries the audio, so it would use your monitor's speakers.

The upside is that I was able to then rout the audio into my computer's line in port, so now I get my Wii U audio through my computer's headphones. You could also rout it to your monitor's line in and use its speakers.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 20:24

Lagomorphic: Apr 21, 2008; AKA: Orthonormal

Suspicious Cook posted:

I don't have one yet, this was just a preliminary question. Yes, I'd be using the HDMI cable.

How are the gamepad's speakers? I wouldn't imagine they'd be very good.

They're not great but there is a headphones port.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 20:44

CatsPajamas: Jul 4, 2013; I hated the new Stupid Newbie avatar so much that I bought a new one for this user. Congrats, Lowtax.

Suspicious Cook posted:

Probably a stupid question, but if I intended to hook a Wii U up to my computer monitor, is there any way to also use my computer's speakers or headphones?

Novasol posted:

I did this and it works fine, but it's going to depend on which inputs you have available for your monitor. In my case, all I had was a VGA port available, so I got one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008O7RH5C/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1. If you have HDMI, you shouldn't need anything like this since HDMI carries the audio, so it would use your monitor's speakers.

The upside is that I was able to then rout the audio into my computer's line in port, so now I get my Wii U audio through my computer's headphones. You could also rout it to your monitor's line in and use its speakers.

Just as a heads up to Ultigonio I think technical stuff like this would be good for the Q&A section of the new OP. It's good to see we have people in this thread that have done this stuff an can answer these questions!

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:08

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

Smoove J posted:

I tried that a bit, I had read somewhere that you can share swords between the two characters but I guess you have to beat both once (maybe??).

The two sword trees do come together, yeah. Once you beat it and can break white barriers, you can also go do some of the fights that were once locked off to the other character, and you can get some REALLY tough battles.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:13

Long John Power: Sep 11, 2001

Does anyone know how the Wii mode output on the Wii U differs from the output on a normal Wii? I was playing about with capturing footage and there seems to be a slight difference that is borking everything up.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:27

Suspicious Cook: Oct 9, 2012; Onward to burgers!

Novasol posted:

I did this and it works fine, but it's going to depend on which inputs you have available for your monitor. In my case, all I had was a VGA port available, so I got one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008O7RH5C/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1. If you have HDMI, you shouldn't need anything like this since HDMI carries the audio, so it would use your monitor's speakers.

The upside is that I was able to then rout the audio into my computer's line in port, so now I get my Wii U audio through my computer's headphones. You could also rout it to your monitor's line in and use its speakers.

Lagomorphic posted:

They're not great but there is a headphones port.

Both good to know, thanks.

My monitor doesn't have built in speakers, but if all else fails I can just pop some earbuds in the pad. I also have a standard def TV I could just use but I want these pretty games looking their prettiest.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:35

Supgaiz: Jun 27, 2011

Long John Power posted:

Does anyone know how the Wii mode output on the Wii U differs from the output on a normal Wii? I was playing about with capturing footage and there seems to be a slight difference that is borking everything up.

Wii mode on the Wii U upscales the Wii output to 1080p as I understand it.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:41

g0lbez: Dec 25, 2004; and then you'll beg

Are there any decent roguelikes for the Wii U? eshop or otherwise

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:54

Silver Falcon: Dec 5, 2005; Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and barbecue your own drumsticks!

I just beat "last" world on SM3DW the other day. At what point do you unlock Rosalina? I just started the first extra world.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:55

JordanKai: Aug 19, 2011; Get high and think of me.

Silver Falcon posted:

I just beat "last" world on SM3DW the other day. At what point do you unlock Rosalina? I just started the first extra world.

After beating the second level of World Star

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:57

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

g0lbez posted:

Are there any decent roguelikes for the Wii U? eshop or otherwise

Just old Wii games... Shiren, Chocobo's Dungeon, Baroque, etc.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 21:58

Silver Falcon: Dec 5, 2005; Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and barbecue your own drumsticks!

JordanKai posted:

After beating the second level of World Star

Thanks! I was just wondering how close I was.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:11

Inverness: Feb 4, 2009; Fully configurable personal assistant.

Is there some kind of adapter that would allow the Wii U Pro controller to be used with Wii mode games?

I found a nice adapter that would allow it to be used on the PC, and I even found an adapter that would allow the GameCube controller to be used with the Wii or Wii U. But nothing to allow the Wii U Pro Controller to be used with Wii. :ohdear:

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:24

ChaosArgate: Oct 10, 2012; Why does everyone think I'm going to get in trouble?

Inverness posted:

Is there some kind of adapter that would allow the Wii U Pro controller to be used with Wii mode games?

I found a nice adapter that would allow it to be used on the PC, and I even found an adapter that would allow the GameCube controller to be used with the Wii or Wii U. But nothing to allow the Wii U Pro Controller to be used with Wii.

No such luck.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:31

Austrian mook: Feb 24, 2013; by Shine

So, how do I get the Swift Sail in the Wind Waker?

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:33

Shadow Ninja 64: May 21, 2007; "I stood there, wondering why the puck was getting bigger...

and then it hit me."

Austrian mook posted:

So, how do I get the Swift Sail in the Wind Waker?

You have to buy it at the auction house.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:36

jivjov: Sep 13, 2007; But how does it taste? Yummy!; Dinosaur Gum

Shadow Ninja 64 posted:

You have to ~~buy~~ win it at the auction house.

Slight correction.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:42

enojy: Sep 11, 2001; bass rattle
stars out
the sky

Also, try and go to the auction with around 1000 rupees or more; you want to win everything up to and including the Swift Sail. A guide said you can leave the auction and use the Song of Passing to cycle forward to the next night, but I got the stupid Joy Pendant like 10 times in a row ("so-and-so couldn't pay for it, so here it is again!") until I just gave up out of frustration and outbid everyone on everything. I think I spent around a total of 700 rupees to get the sail.

The key to winning for cheap is to outbid the highest bid by at least 10%, it "stuns" the others for 15 seconds. Then, just outbid yourself by 10% right as that 15 seconds elapses to chain stun them.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:52

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

Ok, I gotta start playing this game. Chain stun auction house bidding. Sounds like a blast.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 22:58

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

For me I always have to bid more by 30 to stun, even from the beginning.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 23:00

The Muffinlord: Mar 3, 2007; newbid stupie?

You can also just not bid until the last second, and then bid enough to stun them until the timer elapses.

# ? Jul 6, 2014 23:00

mancalamania: Oct 23, 2008

enojy posted:

Also, try and go to the auction with around 1000 rupees or more; you want to win everything up to and including the Swift Sail. A guide said you can leave the auction and use the Song of Passing to cycle forward to the next night, but I got the stupid Joy Pendant like 10 times in a row ("so-and-so couldn't pay for it, so here it is again!") until I just gave up out of frustration and outbid everyone on everything. I think I spent around a total of 700 rupees to get the sail.

The key to winning for cheap is to outbid the highest bid by at least 10%, it "stuns" the others for 15 seconds. Then, just outbid yourself by 10% right as that 15 seconds elapses to chain stun them.

I think the mechanics of the auction are: if you let an auction end on a specific item and don't win it, that item will always be the auction item until you do win it; if you quit the auction before it ends, when you come back it'll be a random item (I don't even think you need the Song of Passing, but not sure). I have no idea why they did it that way though, and I did the same thing you did for a while (wasted 10-20 minutes trying to get anything but a Joy Pendant).

# ? Jul 6, 2014 23:01

Long John Power: Sep 11, 2001

Supgaiz posted:

Wii mode on the Wii U upscales the Wii output to 1080p as I understand it.

Well that would explain it!

# ? Jul 6, 2014 23:52

Alteisen: Jun 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

I JUST GOT A WII U.

I also got Mario Kart 8, I'm trying the code but keep getting errors, on top of that I'm only getting 4 options instead of the 10 I saw before(unless that changed, I wanted W101 but I'll settle for Mario).

# ? Jul 6, 2014 23:59

Silver Falcon: Dec 5, 2005; Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and barbecue your own drumsticks!

Inverness posted:

Is there some kind of adapter that would allow the Wii U Pro controller to be used with Wii mode games?

I found a nice adapter that would allow it to be used on the PC, and I even found an adapter that would allow the GameCube controller to be used with the Wii or Wii U. But nothing to allow the Wii U Pro Controller to be used with Wii.

If you don't mind using an off-brand controller, I use one of these puppies (Amazon link).

They work in Wii mode as well as Wii U mode. They can just be a little bit fiddly to get them to work in Wii mode. Also, I bought two, but one was dead in the box when I opened it. (I let it sit for like a year though so that could be why.) Anyway, they're very comfortable and they've worked with all the games I've played them on. (Rayman Origins and Xenoblade, mostly.)

# ? Jul 7, 2014 00:15

Shelf Adventure: Jul 18, 2006; I'm down with that brother

Alteisen posted:

I JUST GOT A WII U.

I also got Mario Kart 8, I'm trying the code but keep getting errors, on top of that I'm only getting 4 options instead of the 10 I saw before(unless that changed, I wanted W101 but I'll settle for Mario).

Are you American? Europe get a lot more games to choose from; you might have seen that list.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 00:19

Zack_Gochuck: Jan 4, 2007; Stupid Wrestling People

g0lbez posted:

Are there any decent roguelikes for the Wii U? eshop or otherwise

Unepic is sort of like a 2D dungeon crawler. The castle is the same every time you play, though. It'd be cool if it generated a new one every time you started your game.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 00:36

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

g0lbez posted:

Are there any decent roguelikes for the Wii U? eshop or otherwise

Have you played Zombi U?

# ? Jul 7, 2014 00:42

Bass Bottles: Jan 14, 2006; BOSS BATTLES DID NOTHING WRONG

I like how the Wii U keeps track of how long you play each game, but I keep a laptop on the couch with me at all times and spend a lot of time with the game paused while reading the internet.

I know the timer still counts when the game is paused, but what if you bring up the Home Menu? Does it stop the timer then?

# ? Jul 7, 2014 00:54

Karasu Tengu: Feb 16, 2011; Humble Tengu Newspaper Reporter

Silver Falcon posted:

If you don't mind using an off-brand controller, I use one of these puppies (Amazon link).

They work in Wii mode as well as Wii U mode. They can just be a little bit fiddly to get them to work in Wii mode. Also, I bought two, but one was dead in the box when I opened it. (I let it sit for like a year though so that could be why.) Anyway, they're very comfortable and they've worked with all the games I've played them on. (Rayman Origins and Xenoblade, mostly.)

Keep in mind that those are actually a wiimote + classic controller in a goofy shell, so the three Wii U games that actually require a Pro Controller will not work with them.

edit: Actually it looks like there's a second run of them that has a toggle mode, make sure yours has a mode switch on the back.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 01:08

Smoove J: Sep 13, 2003; yeah Meade's ok I spose

Chronojam posted:

The two sword trees do come together, yeah. Once you beat it and can break white barriers, you can also go do some of the fights that were once locked off to the other character, and you can get some REALLY tough battles.

Kisuke's bosses seemed easier, or I figured out how to play, and I steamrolled through his story. Gonna try out the 1-hit-kill mode for all these extra swords/endings/etc. Excellent game.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 01:55

Ultigonio: Oct 26, 2012; Well now.

Bass Bottles posted:

I know the timer still counts when the game is paused, but what if you bring up the Home Menu? Does it stop the timer then?

I am 99% sure it does, yes.

CatsPajamas posted:

Just as a heads up to Ultigonio I think technical stuff like this would be good for the Q&A section of the new OP. It's good to see we have people in this thread that have done this stuff an can answer these questions!

Noted!

# ? Jul 7, 2014 01:57

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

Smoove J posted:

Kisuke's bosses seemed easier, or I figured out how to play, and I steamrolled through his story. Gonna try out the 1-hit-kill mode for all these extra swords/endings/etc. Excellent game.

Kisuke's sword abilities give you much more crowd control ability and way more time to breathe while you're invulnerable plus a lot of mobility instead of just shooting projectiles, which makes quite a difference.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 02:28

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

NOA finally clarified the Bayonetta 1/2 situation for North America: if you buy a retail copy of Bayo 2 you'll get Bayo 1 on a separate disc, and if you buy Bayo 2 on the eShop you'll get a free digital version of Bayo 1.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 03:18

johnny sack: Jan 30, 2004; One day, this team will play to their expectations...

Just not this year..

So I just beat Pikmin 3. I have to say upfront that my TV is the following : this OLED curved screen TV. That being said, I believe Pikmin 3 may be the prettiest looking game I have ever played. The overall graphics are very good, but when you are on the scenes such as climbing up a tree limb, and you can't really 'look around', omg they are so pretty.

The game play itself took me a while to master, using the gamepad. It's really frustrating having an enemy scatter your troops and then having to whistle them back with the gamepad. That's my only complaint. Otherwise I enjoyed the game immensely.

Then today I went to amazon.com and suddenly there's a whole new slew of games you can preorder. I know nothing about any of them but I'm excited nevertheless.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 03:37

Crawfish: Dec 11, 2012

Have you tried Mission mode yet?

That poo poo is intense. It makes the story mode look like some casual affair if you are going for the higher medal ranks in comparison.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 03:48

Evil Canadian: Sep 10, 2000; No one man should have all that Psycho-Power.

So I will be transfering my Wii stuff to my Wii u soon and the graphic in the op leaves me a bit confused. Once stuff is switched over do the VC games count as Wii vc games still, or Wii U VC games for the purposes of using the pro controller?

# ? Jul 7, 2014 05:59

Neddy Seagoon: Oct 12, 2012; "Hi Everybody!"

Evil Canadian posted:

So I will be transfering my Wii stuff to my Wii u soon and the graphic in the op leaves me a bit confused. Once stuff is switched over do the VC games count as Wii vc games still, or Wii U VC games for the purposes of using the pro controller?

They stay Wii VC games. The WiiU has a Wii "Channel" that operates exactly like the WiiOS, except it has a channel option to return to the WiiU menu.

# ? Jul 7, 2014 06:01

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# ? May 30, 2024 19:56

Quidthulhu: Dec 17, 2003; Stand down, men! It's only smooching!

Some of them you can pay a fee to upgrade to WiiU versions, though. Dunno which ones!

# ? Jul 7, 2014 06:02

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