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9031 | 65.25% |
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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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I played NES remix on a friend's Wii U the other day and had tons of fun with it. Maybe I'll pick up a second hand Wii U in Japan, would there by any downside to a Japanese version? Can I still create an online account or whatever even if I use it outside of Japan and it's second hand?
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Aug 3, 2014 18:01
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Shibawanko posted:I played NES remix on a friend's Wii U the other day and had tons of fun with it. Maybe I'll pick up a second hand Wii U in Japan, would there by any downside to a Japanese version? Can I still create an online account or whatever even if I use it outside of Japan and it's second hand? regional lockout
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Aug 3, 2014 18:58
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gay skull posted:regional lockout Well that just applies to the games themselves, right? Or does it actually block foreign IP addresses?
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Aug 3, 2014 20:03
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You can play and buy all the Japanese games you want, and you can use the Japanese eShop, assuming you have a Japanese credit card or a reliable source of eshop points from Japan. Obviously if you move you suddenly made all your games super expensive to buy.
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Aug 3, 2014 20:56
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Shibawanko posted:Well that just applies to the games themselves, right? Or does it actually block foreign IP addresses?
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Aug 3, 2014 20:58
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I think I remember someone in this thread asking if they could disable the gamepad when playing NSMBU since it was distracting. You can if you press the home button then go to controller settings. Of course it comes right back on if you press any buttons so you need to use a pro controller.
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Aug 3, 2014 21:42
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I find putting it on the lowest brightness setting does almost as well. I got skyward sword today.... feels so good to be playing a zelda for the first time again
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Aug 3, 2014 22:16
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ethanol posted:I got skyward sword today.... Any chance you found a deal and want to share?
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Aug 3, 2014 22:25
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the truth posted:Any chance you found a deal and want to share? I paid $50.... 
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Aug 3, 2014 22:28
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I'm playing Skyward sword right now, I just wish there was a way to make it look a bit less lovely on WiiU.
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Aug 3, 2014 22:44
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Wait for the inevitable HD remake, I guess.
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Aug 3, 2014 22:46
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dr.acula posted:I'm playing Skyward sword right now, I just wish there was a way to make it look a bit less lovely on WiiU. Just to check, you change the console settings to 480p before playing? I did that with brawl, and I can't remember what looked bad but it did. Then I changed the resolution on the console to match the Wii's and it looked like it would on the Wii. Unless they changed that. Or you already did that and just mean it looks poo poo since it's 480p in which case yeah it sucks.
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Aug 3, 2014 22:49
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You can use dolphin to put it in 1080p if you've got a great cpu... not sure if skyward sword is bug free or not it does look pretty bad upscaled on the wii u
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Aug 3, 2014 22:49
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Silver Falcon posted:Wii games on the Wii U run through a special mode which basically turns it into a Wii. Everything works as normal from there. And you can play everything on the gamepad screen which is cool as gently caress.
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Aug 4, 2014 00:04
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Kly posted:And you can play everything on the gamepad screen which is cool as gently caress. Worth adding that you can play on the screen, but not use the actualGamepad. It's essentially a mini TV screen.
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Aug 4, 2014 00:30
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dr.acula posted:I'm playing Skyward sword right now, I just wish there was a way to make it look a bit less lovely on WiiU. Weird, I thought it looked alright, but just alright. I've generally been pleased with the Wii U's handling of Wii games. Resident Evil 4, on the other hand, looks like total unplayable poo poo. Oh well.
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Aug 4, 2014 00:40
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EU dudes, Amazon Italy has the 8GB Wii Party U console bundle for 190EUR: http://www.amazon.it/Wii-Console-Party-Bianco-Bundle/dp/B00FXOS1KY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407106247&sr=8-1&keywords=wii+u White 8GB console, Wiimote Plus, Wii Party U, Nintendo Land and a Wii U Karaoke pass.
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Aug 4, 2014 02:00
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I think people a lot of people who complain about the tablet controller try to grip it when it should really just kind of sit in your hands
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Aug 4, 2014 02:35
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Skyward sword looks a lot better on the gamepad since it's much closer to standard definition. Also my mind is blown on how the wiimote seems to work without the sensor bar as I play it on the gamepad. Even if I'm pointing a different direction from it....
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Aug 4, 2014 04:25
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ethanol posted:Skyward sword looks a lot better on the gamepad since it's much closer to standard definition. Also my mind is blown on how the wiimote seems to work without the sensor bar as I play it on the gamepad. Even if I'm pointing a different direction from it.... That's because Skyward Sword doesn't use the sensor bar at all (except for calibration), it's basically entirely controlled by the Wii Motion +'s gyroscope.
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Aug 4, 2014 04:37
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Jsor posted:That's because Skyward Sword doesn't use the sensor bar at all (except for calibration), it's basically entirely controlled by the Wii Motion +'s gyroscope. No, it's because there's a sensor bar in the Gamepad. That long oval at the top that the camera is in also acts as a a Wii sensor bar.
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Aug 4, 2014 04:54
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Fremry posted:No, it's because there's a sensor bar in the Gamepad. That long oval at the top that the camera is in also acts as a a Wii sensor bar. You can aim the slingshot pointing the wiimote at a wall though
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Aug 4, 2014 04:58
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Fremry posted:No, it's because there's a sensor bar in the Gamepad. That long oval at the top that the camera is in also acts as a a Wii sensor bar. While this is true, Skyward Sword doesn't use IR for anything but calibration.
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Aug 4, 2014 05:08
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ethanol posted:You can aim the slingshot pointing the wiimote at a wall though Yeah, Skyward uses Gyro aiming, not IR pointing.
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Aug 4, 2014 05:12
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New trailer, in which a young anime beats monsters to death with a stick edit: Link DLC trailer Zelda DLC trailer ThisIsACoolGuy fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Aug 4, 2014 |
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Aug 4, 2014 05:29
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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:New trailer, in which a young anime beats monsters to death with a stick
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Aug 4, 2014 05:40
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ethanol posted:Skyward sword looks a lot better on the gamepad since it's much closer to standard definition. Also my mind is blown on how the wiimote seems to work without the sensor bar as I play it on the gamepad. Even if I'm pointing a different direction from it.... Going to try this out, I forgot you could do this.
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Aug 4, 2014 06:54
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I've been catching up on the last generation and have been having some bizarre issues playing original Wii discs under the Wii menu. A couple of games I have been playing, Metroid Prime 3 and Smash Bros. Brawl are frequently crashing the console when I try to load them. The splash screen will appear as usual under the disc menu, but half the time I try to load the games the screen just goes black and the console crashes. No button inputs work (even the power button) and I have to unplug the console to get it unstuck. I called Nintendo's support number and was advised to disconnect the wi-fi, since, apparently, routers can sometimes cause some kind of interference with the console(wtf?). This seemed to work when I was on the phone with support, but when I tried the console later, it even crashed on the Wii Menu when going to "Options". I already tried cleaning the console with the Lens cleaner disc, and that didn't seem to help either. Anyone else have issues like this? Is it a firmware thing?
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Aug 4, 2014 07:11
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Elliotw2 posted:You can play and buy all the Japanese games you want, and you can use the Japanese eShop, assuming you have a Japanese credit card or a reliable source of eshop points from Japan. Obviously if you move you suddenly made all your games super expensive to buy. Nintendo is the only company around that accepts international credit cards from anywhere in the world on their eShop. You don't need a Japanese one. The karaoke app may be IP blocked, IIRC, and the Japanese VOD services also are, but none of the games are.
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Aug 4, 2014 07:15
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noirstronaut posted:Should I go ahead and import Taiko? As far as I know (and I don't know very much), there exists a browser-mode exploit but it doesn't do anything useful like allow access to the filesystem, and even if it did, nobody's familiar enough with how the WiiU works yet to actually make anything with it. Edit: Here's the announcement: quote:Yesterday, MarioNumber1 updated the first big exploit on Wii U using the WebKit Browser to be able to handle the latest firmwares v5.1.0, but already developers have been working on exploring the userspace and finding more exploits and other things that can be accessed thanks to the 'Browser Exploit', we already posted over the last month videos of Mario Kart 8, but today we bring the first image of actual Homebrew App/Utility being dumped that when finished will able you to launch actual Wii U mode 'homebrew' and dump your needed unique 'keys' that are needed to enable devices like ODE's to work, and also other great future homebrew apps, etc. The upshot is that that image is pretty much definitely a text string being displayed through the browser exploit and not some magic breakthrough which just so happens to include the three things everyone most wants an exploit to be able to do plus an advert for a website. Don't hold your breath for actual homebrew for a long while.
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Aug 4, 2014 13:13
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Space Harrier posted:I've been catching up on the last generation and have been having some bizarre issues playing original Wii discs under the Wii menu. A couple of games I have been playing, Metroid Prime 3 and Smash Bros. Brawl are frequently crashing the console when I try to load them. The splash screen will appear as usual under the disc menu, but half the time I try to load the games the screen just goes black and the console crashes. No button inputs work (even the power button) and I have to unplug the console to get it unstuck. I called Nintendo's support number and was advised to disconnect the wi-fi, since, apparently, routers can sometimes cause some kind of interference with the console(wtf?). This seemed to work when I was on the phone with support, but when I tried the console later, it even crashed on the Wii Menu when going to "Options". I already tried cleaning the console with the Lens cleaner disc, and that didn't seem to help either. Anyone else have issues like this? Is it a firmware thing? That sounds like an issue specifically related to dual-layer Wii discs, my old Wii had the same issue. There aren't many of them - those two plus Metroid Other M, Xenoblade, Last Story and a few others - but they're known to cause a lot of disc read errors. I'm not sure there's a lot you can do to fix the problem on your own... if you're still under warranty, your best bet might be to call back ad explain the dual-layer thing and hope they're willing to fix it for free.
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Aug 4, 2014 13:29
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Cross-post from the Zelda thread: JordanKai posted:So here's a bit of interesting news: The Nintendo Network is going to be down for scheduled maintenance right around the time the Hyrule Warriors direct will be airing.
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Aug 4, 2014 14:05
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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:New trailer, in which a young anime beats monsters to death with a stick Why is she not Saria? Wouldn't that moveset work perfectly for some sort of Kokiri character? Also I don't get it, what's this DLC now? Just costumes or weapons?
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Aug 4, 2014 14:12
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BottledBodhisvata posted:Why is she not Saria? Wouldn't that moveset work perfectly for some sort of Kokiri character? Dlc is just costumes for Link and Zelda (and gossip of Ganondorf but more sketchy on that)
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Aug 4, 2014 14:24
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Skyward Sword Zelda beating people up with the Wind Waker (and having it make the combat sound effects from TWW)? Sure why not, game looks cool as heck.
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Aug 4, 2014 14:52
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Geez the direct is at 11 PM and not AM? They've always been in the morning until now. I wonder what's up with that.
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Aug 4, 2014 16:44
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The wii u gamepad has a built in sensor bar so you can play games that use the wiimote on it.
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Aug 4, 2014 16:53
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How on earth are people playing Wii games using the gamepad screen? Are you just setting it up on the dinky stand and using it exactly like a tiny TV? Why?
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Aug 4, 2014 17:12
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I tried playing a little Xenoblade on my GamePad once. The resolution had this weird sort of blurriness I can't quite put words to, and it was pretty unpleasant. Usable, technically, but not something I'd do unless I had some other dire need of my TV.
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Aug 4, 2014 17:17
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Stan Taylor posted:How on earth are people playing Wii games using the gamepad screen? Are you just setting it up on the dinky stand and using it exactly like a tiny TV? Why? I've played a few wii games on my gamepad when I've been sick and just wanna lay in bed. Or just lazy.
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