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I haven't played on any home consoles in a while. Is the Wii U always this kind of loud? My fans aren't obstructed and I can feel a little bit of air coming from them. Did I just forget how loud home consoles are?
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 22:03 |
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# ? May 29, 2024 22:38 |
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mine is pretty loud, yeah
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 22:04 |
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Thanks. I play it at my desk so being this close to the system probably doesn't help.
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 22:08 |
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Of course; all good consoles are loud (RIP Dreamcast).
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 22:09 |
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My Wii U isn't too loud. I hear the optical drive spinning more than I do any fans. Of course, my only basis for comparison is my PC (loud) and my first gen PS3 (louder.)
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 22:55 |
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Astro7x posted:Ugh... why can't I preorder Captain Toad on Amazon? Looks like they sold out of pre-orders for now? I'm glad I got mine in early since it still says I've got guaranteed release day delivery.
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 23:28 |
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thedouche posted:Just buy a "used" (reprint) copy of prime trilogy from gamestop. Mine was 45 used (maybe 50 though). With the 20% birthday coupon and the GS unlocked card, it was a hell of a deal. That's what I ended up doing, I thought they'd have it priced ridiculously, but yeah, it was 45~50. Got their last copy. Really liking the system so far, the Gamepad feels a lot better than I had imagined it would.
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 23:45 |
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I have my WiiU vertically on my desk, and for the most part it's quiet. I have noticed that if I push down on various areas of my desk, it gets much louder. I have to imagine it has to do with how level the surface is.
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 23:45 |
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Monkey Fracas posted:Of course; all good consoles are loud (RIP Dreamcast). The Dreamcast isn't quiet enough to be loud. Definitely good though.
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# ? Dec 3, 2014 23:55 |
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The reason I'm mostly digital is because how loud my Wii U is with a disc in it. I wish we could install discs like on the other consoles.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 00:39 |
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I find it hilarious that Nintendo has been pushing digital downloads, but the one game I got (tropical freeze) took up almost half of the available hard drive space.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 00:53 |
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Narcissus1916 posted:I find it hilarious that Nintendo has been pushing digital downloads, but the one game I got (tropical freeze) took up almost half of the available hard drive space. Uhh..okay? I mean, what exactly is so hilarious about that?
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 01:40 |
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jivjov posted:Uhh..okay? I mean, what exactly is so hilarious about that? Nintendo released a new console with a larger hard drive specifically with intent to push digital downloads using a digital download promotion. It turned out DKCTF which was Nintendo exclusive and billed as a top title in the eShop if purchased basically put an end to your ability to download any games. It's deadly serious and someone at Nintendo should commit seppuku.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 01:52 |
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Other then that and Smash, first party games have pretty small file sizes.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 01:56 |
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If only we could go back to the good old days where we overpaid for proprietary storage.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 01:57 |
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Nolgthorn posted:Nintendo released a new console with a larger hard drive specifically with intent to push digital downloads using a digital download promotion. It turned out DKCTF which was Nintendo exclusive and billed as a top title in the eShop if purchased basically put an end to your ability to download any games. How....so? There's still storage space left if you download Tropical Freeze, and the console supports external storage, and you can delete TF and redownload it at a later date if you need to temporarily clear up space.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 01:59 |
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Actually I don't see why they couldn't give something like a 250 gig HD in the system itself since the physical size difference of the drive is not really going to be an issue. like storage space is real cheap, you can get a 32GB SD card for under 10 bucks.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:01 |
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I'm guessing the next Nintendo will probably have more internal storage. They're only hamstringing their own digital sales by requiring external drives for any significant downloading. I think the majority of users don't even really know what an external drive is.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:02 |
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Yeah I've been getting along fine with the 32gigs. I just make sure to get the huge games on disc. I wish the eshop would list the download size so I didn't have to look that poo poo up in a separate browser but otherwise it's fine.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:02 |
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When the console came out, one of the few things it was praised for was the decision to allow attaching external drives instead of including an arbitrarily-sized hard drive, thus bringing down the cost of the console a bit and letting consumers choose how much hard drive they wanted. Now, Nintendo is being taken to task for that exact same decision.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:04 |
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The Taint Reaper posted:Actually I don't see why they couldn't give something like a 250 gig HD in the system itself since the physical size difference of the drive is not really going to be an issue. Cost. Remember, this system came out two years ago. Design on the Wii U was started at least 5-7 years ago. production agreements for parts were probably signed, at the latest, 3 years ago.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:05 |
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Wii Fit U on the eShop and a few small titles but if you are ever planning on selling your Wii U it's better if it doesn't have an external hard drive hanging off of it. If you want to be able to sell your games for any respectable percentage of their cost then they should be physical. I don't see the benefit of digital downloads. I suppose I don't switch between games all that often.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:05 |
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katkillad2 posted:If only we could go back to the good old days where we overpaid for proprietary storage. Try saying that to somebody who owns a Vita. We're still living in those "good old days". Downloads being as big as they are and a desire to physically own stuff is mainly why I'm not switching from discs anytime soon. I still buy the poo poo out of Virtual Console games though.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:06 |
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Not having to disc-swap and just having everything at the touch of an icon is the biggest draw for digital downloading for me.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:07 |
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unimportantguy posted:When the console came out, one of the few things it was praised for was the decision to allow attaching external drives instead of including an arbitrarily-sized hard drive, thus bringing down the cost of the console a bit and letting consumers choose how much hard drive they wanted. Now, Nintendo is being taken to task for that exact same decision. It wasn't praised for that though. Some people in this thread made that argument but most people thought it was a dumb decision. Allowing any external is great, but you can do that and also provide an adequate amount of internal storage. The lower disk space wasn't really all that big of a boon for cost anyway considering they were selling these things at $350 and eating a loss on them. Internal HDD, proper audio out cables, and ethernet port were bad places to cut costs. Lack of internal drive space, because they didn't want moving parts in there, was good for design and reliability and power draw though, which is the main things Nintendo cares about. Their next system still probably won't have a hard drive, but the memory of the type they're using now will probably be a lot cheaper and more will be crammed in.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:10 |
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How do you send a complaint and get a fucker banned? I just had "kingHitl3r" join my Mario Kart game and that fucker needs to not be online.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:51 |
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FairGame posted:How do you send a complaint and get a fucker banned? I just had "kingHitl3r" join my Mario Kart game and that fucker needs to not be online. was he using a hitler mii
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:57 |
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FairGame posted:How do you send a complaint and get a fucker banned? I just had "kingHitl3r" join my Mario Kart game and that fucker needs to not be online. I hope he won the race. Race war that is ha ha ha ha
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 02:59 |
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FairGame posted:How do you send a complaint and get a fucker banned? I just had "kingHitl3r" join my Mario Kart game and that fucker needs to not be online. Sounds like he was just out for a drive with some of his Italian buddies.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:11 |
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That's a little juvenile and his name should be changed, but was he doing anything particularly abusive that would make you that mad about it?
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:14 |
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FairGame posted:How do you send a complaint and get a fucker banned? I just had "kingHitl3r" join my Mario Kart game and that fucker needs to not be online. Was he from Florida? All the name-trolls I see tend to be from there.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:15 |
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Was he from Florida? All the name-trolls I see tend to be from there. We need to hunt down King Hitl3r, and bring him to justice. We'll search from Fernandina Beach to Miami. He will have no place to run
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:19 |
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greatn posted:That's a little juvenile and his name should be changed, but was he doing anything particularly abusive that would make you that mad about it? No, but that's still not something I want in my online experience--and clearly neither does Nintendo or they wouldn't have a filter that forced him to use a 3 instead of an e. Jonas Albrecht posted:Was he from Florida? All the name-trolls I see tend to be from there. Utah, I think. absolutely anything posted:was he using a hitler mii Now I'm upset he missed this opportunity
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:19 |
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FairGame posted:No, but that's still not something I want in my online experience--and clearly neither does Nintendo or they wouldn't have a filter that forced him to use a 3 instead of an e. Your discrimination is just disgusting. Get Off Line if you don't accept that people are god drat different than you sometimes you bigot.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:20 |
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You see this on Xbox Live all the time. Generally they will be forced to name change, and if they keep changing it to something offensive they are banned.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:21 |
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Ruddha posted:I hope he won the race. Race war that is ha ha ha ha lol
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:21 |
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Uhhhh are there people who don't have Hitler Miis? I don't understand.
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:25 |
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What if his name is Hitler you monster?
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:34 |
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Hitler pressed the gas pedal the entire time, to be ironic
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# ? Dec 4, 2014 03:48 |
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# ? May 29, 2024 22:38 |
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The_Frag_Man posted:What if his name is Hitler you monster? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Patrick_Hitler Could be this dude's grandson.
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