Wii U General - Gaming Dad: "It's better to lose as Bowser than win as Toad"

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

After playing some 200cc Mario Kart... I'm not really a fan of it. It's great fun on some courses, but the ones with tight cornering simply aren't balanced for it and you're straight-up hosed on U-Turns with heavier Kart builds.

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Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

Now that you mention it I really want a RC Mario Kart game.

Bring back the R.C. Pro-Am IP.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 18:16

The Taint Reaper: Sep 4, 2012; by Shine

Help Im Alive posted:

I went on Miiverse today and I guess Xenoblade is out in Japan already

It's been out for days, if you did a pre-order and live in the US it's here already.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 18:23

SeANMcBAY: Jun 28, 2006; Look on the bright side.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

After playing some 200cc Mario Kart... I'm not really a fan of it. It's great fun on some courses, but the ones with tight cornering simply aren't balanced for it and you're straight-up hosed on U-Turns with heavier Kart builds.

Brake while drifting and you can handle any turn even with heavy builds.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 18:25

Sakurazuka: Jan 24, 2004; NANI?

Mercury Crusader posted:

Bring back the R.C. Pro-Am IP.

That's not how you spell Rock n Roll Racing.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 18:33

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

SeANMcBAY posted:

Brake while drifting and you can handle any turn even with heavy builds.

You can brake while drifting?

# ? Apr 28, 2015 18:47

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

greatn posted:

You can brake while drifting?

Yep! You have to be careful though. If you hold the brake for too long you'll lose your drift boost and then you have to re-accelerate all over again.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 18:55

Minidust: Nov 4, 2009; Keep bustin'

What's the intended use for the SD card reader on the Wii U itself? All I know for sure is that an SD card is required for saving photos in Smash Bros. for some reason. I'm assuming you can't actually use it for game storage like with 3DS.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 18:58

THE AWESOME GHOST: Oct 21, 2005

jivjov posted:

Get an external hard drive with its own wall-plug power supply. this will solve every problem. Only one USB port will be needed, and it's a device designed for the purpose.

I do not have wall plug space next to the Wii U available

Even the gamepad is charging somewhere else.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:00

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

Minidust posted:

What's the intended use for the SD card reader on the Wii U itself? All I know for sure is that an SD card is required for saving photos in Smash Bros. for some reason. I'm assuming you can't actually use it for game storage like with 3DS.

I think the only non-Smash use for it is for Wii mode compatibility.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:00

Dred Cosmonaut: Jan 6, 2010; There once was a tiger-striped cat.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

After playing some 200cc Mario Kart... I'm not really a fan of it. It's great fun on some courses, but the ones with tight cornering simply aren't balanced for it and you're straight-up hosed on U-Turns with heavier Kart builds.

git gud

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:01

Xavier434: Dec 4, 2002

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

I do not have wall plug space next to the Wii U available

Even the gamepad is charging somewhere else.

There are a lot of cheap solutions for this you know.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=outlet+splitter

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:17

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

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

I do not have wall plug space next to the Wii U available

Even the gamepad is charging somewhere else.

Then without a power strip or splitter, you're stuck with substandard storage solutions.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:27

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

my games are stored on discs, which are then stored in cases, which are stored on a shelf where i can display them

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:30

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

oddium posted:

my games are stored on discs, which are then stored in cases, which are stored on a shelf where i can display them

the shelf is up your rear end

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:31

a.lo: Sep 12, 2009

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

I do not have wall plug space next to the Wii U available

Even the gamepad is charging somewhere else.

sorry for your one and only outlet

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:31

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

elf help book posted:

the shelf is up your rear end

elf help book no

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:32

Augus: Mar 9, 2015

elf help book posted:

the shelf is up your rear end

At least it's not up his taint. That would really be bad

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:35

THE AWESOME GHOST: Oct 21, 2005

I have power strips guys. I have multiple things plugged in to the one the Wii U uses. Like do you only own a Wii U + TV

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:39

THE AWESOME GHOST: Oct 21, 2005

Double post

Bayonetta for smashbros

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:39

Ms. Unsmiley: Feb 13, 2012

oddium posted:

my games are stored on discs, which are then stored in cases, which are stored on a shelf where i can display them

heck yeah

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:41

Amppelix: Aug 6, 2010

Here's video of Xenoblade's character creator:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLj1VR01G8

Mostly it seems like it's made for creating horrible anime monstrosities. Disappointingly, there's no face proportion sliders to be found, only a few preset faces, so those doll-like eyes aren't going anywhere, although it seems like the men get off a bit better than women and have some faces that look mostly human. On the other hand, you can choose extremely silly skin and hair colors, and there's a huge variety of dumb facepaint to put on.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:42

a.lo: Sep 12, 2009

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

I have power strips guys. I have multiple things plugged in to the one the Wii U uses. Like do you only own a Wii U + TV

I have my gamepad charging next to the console and not in the bathroom.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:42

yamdankee: Jan 23, 2005; ~anderoid fragmentation~

Maybe get another power strip? :shrug:

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:43

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

we all love to Crack Jokes but honestly a wii u gamepad charger in the bathroom........

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:44

Xavier434: Dec 4, 2002

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

I have power strips guys. I have multiple things plugged in to the one the Wii U uses. Like do you only own a Wii U + TV

Have you considered looking for a more efficient power strip that spaces plugs out so that large AC adapters don't block additional plugs? That or a strip with more plugs in general. I am not trying to be rude. It's just that this is your only option without adding more electrical wiring in your house so that you can install an additional wall outlet.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 19:55

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

is there something wrong with using a Y-cable other than just taking up both USB slots and maybe degrading the drive a little faster

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:01

Looper: Mar 1, 2012

I had a problem similar to this once upon a time, then I got another power strip. The fire marshal hates me but eh, gamers gotta game

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:01

THE AWESOME GHOST: Oct 21, 2005

Xavier434 posted:

Have you considered looking for a more efficient power strip that spaces plugs out so that large AC adapters don't block additional plugs? That or a strip with more plugs in general. I am not trying to be rude. It's just that this is your only option without adding more electrical wiring in your house so that you can install an additional wall outlet.

I could, but there are about 6 things hooked up to this current power strip. It's not a big deal because the gamepad is still charging in the living room just next to the couch instead of the console which actually works out a lot better. I honestly could make the space if I needed to but I have an old HDD with Y cable so why bother.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:04

The Taint Reaper: Sep 4, 2012; by Shine

Amppelix posted:

Here's video of Xenoblade's character creator:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLj1VR01G8

Mostly it seems like it's made for creating horrible anime monstrosities. Disappointingly, there's no face proportion sliders to be found, only a few preset faces, so those doll-like eyes aren't going anywhere, although it seems like the men get off a bit better than women and have some faces that look mostly human. On the other hand, you can choose extremely silly skin and hair colors, and there's a huge variety of dumb facepaint to put on.

It's just a more advanced Monster Hunter Character Creator. Not up to Dragon's Dogma, Dark Souls or Bethesda level but it's acceptable.

also why are you expecting a character creator for an anime game to not make anime characters? Like the Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Xenoblade games have always been anime.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:07

PneumonicBook: Sep 26, 2007; Do you like our owl?; Ultra Carp

Fungah! posted:

is there something wrong with using a Y-cable other than just taking up both USB slots and maybe degrading the drive a little faster

I've never had a problem using one with my Wii U.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:11

Xavier434: Dec 4, 2002

Amppelix posted:

Here's video of Xenoblade's character creator:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLj1VR01G8

Mostly it seems like it's made for creating horrible anime monstrosities. Disappointingly, there's no face proportion sliders to be found, only a few preset faces, so those doll-like eyes aren't going anywhere, although it seems like the men get off a bit better than women and have some faces that look mostly human. On the other hand, you can choose extremely silly skin and hair colors, and there's a huge variety of dumb facepaint to put on.

I am not even sure if this will allow for monstrosities. Those usually get created thanks to sliders that allow the player to exaggerate proportions all over the place. This creator appears to limit the player to selecting a bunch of presets for a select number of body parts/features.

Black Desert's character creator makes this thing look like it is over a decade old. I don't personally mind though since the character skins do not look all that great to begin with.

Xavier434 fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Apr 28, 2015

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:12

The Taint Reaper: Sep 4, 2012; by Shine

It's Nice that Nintendo is rivaling NIS for games with the most anime in them.

They have even put ATLUS to shame.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:12

Electric Phantasm: Apr 7, 2011; YOSPOS

Amppelix posted:

Here's video of Xenoblade's character creator:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLj1VR01G8

Mostly it seems like it's made for creating horrible anime monstrosities. Disappointingly, there's no face proportion sliders to be found, only a few preset faces, so those doll-like eyes aren't going anywhere, although it seems like the men get off a bit better than women and have some faces that look mostly human. On the other hand, you can choose extremely silly skin and hair colors, and there's a huge variety of dumb facepaint to put on.

The equipment is shaping up to look good at least

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:15

Astro7x: Aug 4, 2004; Thinks It's All Real

SeANMcBAY posted:

Brake while drifting and you can handle any turn even with heavy builds.

I refuse to brake on 200cc. I've been having success with super light karts that have incredibly high handling and acceleration stats.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:15

The Taint Reaper: Sep 4, 2012; by Shine

Electric Phantasm posted:

The equipment is shaping up to look good at least

Get the eyepatch from the quest and you can make Big Boss/Solid snake.

like there's a hairstyle and headband for it too. I'm sure it's intentional. You can also make a passable Raiden.

# ? Apr 28, 2015 20:16