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oknope posted:Did anyone buy Watchdogs? Lots of people bought it when it came out back in May.
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I bought it in May and it is a bad, boring game that I don't recommend playing even if you can get it for $10.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:05
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Besides the storage space difference and racial analogies, Is there anything different between the Basic and Deluxe Wii U? Is there a storage addon I can buy and install to give the basic more space?
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Dizz posted:Besides the storage space difference and racial analogies, Is there anything different between the Basic and Deluxe Wii U? Is there a storage addon I can buy and install to give the basic more space? You can hook up pretty much any old external hard drive to a Wii U to give it more space. Externals with their own power supply are more recommended than others, but some people have said hooking up their externals with Y-cables works fine (personally this did not work for me).
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Nov 24, 2014 16:12
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You can buy any external drive, preferably with its own power source. The deluxe comes with a charging cradle.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:14
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You can put in any USB HDD and even USB keys to expand on space. Deluxe comes with Wii's sensor bar, a stand for both the console and game pad, and a cradle. Also, some bonus credit stuff if you buy digital games, but it's ending at the end of the year. Just go with whatever's cheaper.
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Kaubocks posted:You can hook up pretty much any old external hard drive to a Wii U to give it more space. Externals with their own power supply are more recommended than others, but some people have said hooking up their externals with Y-cables works fine (personally this did not work for me). Isn't this a huge pain in the rear end because you have to turn a switch on every time you want to play the WiiU? I mean I understand how lazy that makes me sound, but turning the WiiU on by the gamepad only to have to go up to the TV, flick on a hard drive switch, and restart the system seems kind of annoying. Either that or have an external hard drive turned on 24/7? I was able to get my external working with a Y-cable but I do get the "you unplugged the hard drive!!!!" error once in a while (if the system has been idled for a very long time).
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Nov 24, 2014 16:17
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Are you actually complaining about flicking a switch? You've put more effort in reading this post than turning a hard drive on.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:21
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Can't you just leave the hard drive on?
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Nov 24, 2014 16:21
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RyokoTK posted:Can't you just leave the hard drive on? Some hard drives go idle after long periods of inactivity.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:24
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I don't know about the WiiU but the HDD plugged into my Wii is plugged into the wall but will turn off when I turn the console off. Is that not the same with the WiiU?
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Nov 24, 2014 16:25
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Heran Bago posted:
Do you know the method to make Nintendon't recognize the GameCube adapter for the Wii U? Please explain like you would to a child (physical connections + menu items).
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Nov 24, 2014 16:30
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I'm one of the blubbering fools planning to buy a WiiU (just) for Xenoblade Chronicles X, so for the sake of friends eventually doing the same thing; Would it be a PS360-with-tiny-HD like experience with the 8gb unit, and we'd be fine just jamming a USB stick in for (extra) storage of patches and saves and whatnot? Not allergic to loadtimes.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:38
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It's kind of recommended you don't. Some people have gotten away with it, others have had a lot of trouble with it. Also, unless you live in the UK, I can't think of a good reason to grab a Basic Wii U, except for perhaps second-hand shopping.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:42
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The Wii U doesn't really have games that install poo poo to the HD, so as long as you never plan on downloading games the 8gb unit will be more than fine.\ e: But it's been recommended several times by people not to use flash drives for storage.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:43
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You say that, but I've been running into space issues with the 8 GB WiiU just with game updates and DLC (and a few VC games but they don't add up to more than a gig), and that's only going to get worse as more games come out.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:45
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All the new 32gb models include a game or two depending on the bundle. There is no reason not to get Super Mario 3D World unless you are Hitler.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:48
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Admiral H. Curtiss posted:You say that, but I've been running into space issues with the 8 GB WiiU just with game updates and DLC (and a few VC games but they don't add up to more than a gig), and that's only going to get worse as more games come out. That's true. I think the Mario Kart DLC is about a gig. Where can you readily get an 8gb model though? The 32gb models that come bundled with games aren't really expensive.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:49
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RyokoTK posted:That's true. I think the Mario Kart DLC is about a gig. There's a Nintendoland + Skylanders basic bundle out there, and on Black Friday it's going to be $200 at Toys R Us. I'm looking forward to picking it up (and selling/trading in the Skylanders stuff) since I only play 1 or 2 games at a time, and don't buy digital releases. Also, the white model looks cool.
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Nov 24, 2014 16:55
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I've never had an external hard drive with a switch on it. If I want to turn off the drive, I unplug it. I think maybe it also turns off when the device it's connected to (be it the wii u or my PC) is turned off.
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Nov 24, 2014 17:15
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Mine doesn't even turn off when the WiiU is off. I see it blinking sometimes and know an update must be downloading.
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Nov 24, 2014 17:21
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Cialis Railman posted:What do you guys recommend for routers? I'm looking to switch my Wii U to a wired connection instead of a wireless one. So... I just went through this and the short answer is don't switch the Wii U over to a wired connection. All of the USB adapters that interface it with ethernet are actually slower than a solid wireless N connection. I went ahead and spent the money on an ASUS RT-AC66U flashed with DD-WRT and couldn't be happier with it. You don't necessarily need AC but I bought future proofed hardware. If you just want an N router I'd suggest the ASUS RT-N66U flashed with DD-WRT. Check the Home Networking thread for other router recommendations here... http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3442319
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Detective No. 27 posted:All the new 32gb models include a game or two depending on the bundle. There is no reason not to get Super Mario 3D World unless you are Hitler. Would love to get a game with it or two and I know the quality, loved the little MK8 I played. I was thinking about waiting for a XenoChronX release-date, if it would get the usual Euro Nintendo treatment and delayed I would grab an import from Canada and save too much money, I could buy a cheap used one here in Sweden. Another reason I'd import: Nintendo still being bad about 50hz for PAL regions. It's been nearly 20 years since the last 50hz only TV was manufactured.
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Nov 24, 2014 17:32
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Ah, yeah. I'm not aware of what bundles they have out there.
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Nov 24, 2014 17:36
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I am excited to get the Best Buy BlackFriday bundle to get a wiiu with smash, donkey kong, and cat mario.
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Nov 24, 2014 17:39
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Also be excited to pick up the surprise winner of 2014, Hyrule Warriors.
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Shelf Adventure posted:Are you actually complaining about flicking a switch? You've put more effort in reading this post than turning a hard drive on. Except I said in my post that I use a USB-powered hard drive so I don't have that issue?
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Nov 24, 2014 18:03
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:Isn't this a huge pain in the rear end because you have to turn a switch on every time you want to play the WiiU? I mean I understand how lazy that makes me sound, but turning the WiiU on by the gamepad only to have to go up to the TV, flick on a hard drive switch, and restart the system seems kind of annoying. Either that or have an external hard drive turned on 24/7? I'm using a 2TB Seagate which either: 1) doesn't have a power switch or 2) has a power switch that was turned on and I just never knew about it. My external turns on when I turn on the Wii U and then it shuts down shortly after I turn the Wii U off.
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:Except I said in my post that I use a USB-powered hard drive so I don't have that issue? Are you actually saying flicking a switch is an issue?
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Nov 24, 2014 18:31
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RyokoTK posted:Also be excited to pick up the surprise winner of 2014, Hyrule Warriors. I've put a good 65 hours into the game and still haven't finished the Adventure Map, much less even started the Master Quest one and there's yet another map coming with the TP DLC. This game has a ridiculous amount of content but you really have to be into the gameplay because there's a lot of similar stages throughout all of it.
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Nov 24, 2014 18:35
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Just picked up a Wii Classic Controller, this thing is great for Virtual Console games, it's even better than the Pro Controller for that purpose. I can also now play Paper Mario since I foolishly wasted coins on it and didn't realize you couldn't use the gamepad or the pro controller while in Wii Classic mode. 
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Nov 24, 2014 18:41
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Kaubocks posted:You can hook up pretty much any old external hard drive to a Wii U to give it more space. Externals with their own power supply are more recommended than others, but some people have said hooking up their externals with Y-cables works fine (personally this did not work for me). I got a Y cable to work which is great because my wife would kill me if I took up 3 plugs in the power extension for a single system
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Hogscraper posted:So... I just went through this and the short answer is don't switch the Wii U over to a wired connection. All of the USB adapters that interface it with ethernet are actually slower than a solid wireless N connection. I went ahead and spent the money on an ASUS RT-AC66U flashed with DD-WRT and couldn't be happier with it. OK, I'll take a look at that. Thanks. 
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Shelf Adventure posted:Are you actually saying flicking a switch is an issue? Do I really need to explain why that might be annoying on a console that uses wireless controllers? One of which is meant for remote gaming? Is someone named "Uncle at Nintendo" not even allowed to question why the WiiU doesn't provide the proper power to a hard drive or something?
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Nov 24, 2014 19:05
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You're complaint is so small that I'm actually kind of worried I'm making fun of someone with an actual physical impediment to getting up. So, uh, congrats
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Nov 24, 2014 19:07
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Sweet burn bro
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:Is someone named "Uncle at Nintendo" not even allowed to question why the WiiU doesn't provide the proper power to a hard drive or something? It literally barely provides enough power to the console itself (it's an energy efficient console) so it's no surprise that the USB ports don't power anything. Sorry you're triggered by switches.
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Nov 24, 2014 19:22
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The bigger mystery, why the hell can't it use an SD card for expansion? Such a random waste of a piece of hardware they have on there.
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:The bigger mystery, why the hell can't it use an SD card for expansion? Such a random waste of a piece of hardware they have on there. That's how all the homebrew for the Wii happened. Nintendo's not about to let that happen again if they can help it.
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