Wii U Pre-Launch Discussion

Ol' Donie

Mswifter wrote: »

Just got mine delivered

Nice one!

magnumbud

HMV Cork just called me to confirm that they have my WiiU ZombiU edition for me to collect tomorrow at 379.99 :-D only problem now is my selfish friend is throwing his girlfriend a surprise 21st in Galway so i have to head up there after i collect it and send it home with my brother so no playing WiiU for me until Sunday :-(

kevin2me

I rang HMV there too, They have my ZombiU.
They said if not collected by Sat they would not be holding on to it.

Fair enough, Im in Asia for 2 weeks, so have get someone get it for me,
Man cant wait another 2 weeks to get home,
Wii U Coverage on here been great all

Cant wait try out Browser & YouTube, MiiVerse and such.
Also been holding off Netflix 30 day trial until WiiU Release

Hope ye all get ye consoles lads and dont forget turn off auto shutdown feature before installing UPDATE.

Nollog

sniper_samurai wrote: »

They all have the same power connector, just like the original DS had the same connector as the Gameboy Advance SP.

sniper_samurai wrote: »

That is exactly what I said in the original post. I said the Nyko charge cable was able to power the DS Lite, DSi/XL, 3DS/XL and the Wii U gamepad like was stated in the post I quoted as they have the same connector.

Then I mentioned that the original DS had the same connector as the Gameboy Advance SP, I never said that the original DS and Gameboy Advance SP had the same connector as the later models.

DSL has a different connection.
DSi has the same as 3DS
Wii U GamePad has a slightly bigger charger jack, meaning the charger does not fit into the 3DS' port, despite them having the same shape.

wampyrus77 wrote: »

For anyone who gets it at a midnight launch.



i hope not, ireland not getting much stock for wii u

My gamestop are getting two shipments this and next friday, and gave me a choice which one I wanted to be in, naturally I choose tomorrow.
Still no midnight launch here though. 9am

sham69

Tried ringing HMV Henry Street no answer.

BarryH

GameStop Henry Street are doing a midnight launch tonight, i.e. phoning people with pre-orders to come in and collect them. There's only one unreserved system left, a ZombiU Premium Pack.

sham69

Well I went into HMV to see if I could find anything out.
Told the girl I had pre-ordered and was checking to see how stock was and If I would be ok for my order..

She looked at me with a blank expression...
She then said " If its released tomorrow then I can't give it to you now.."

I told her that others had rang branches to be told if their pre-order was safe.
She took my reciept, walked to the pc, looked at the screen without typing anything in , turned on her heels and said " Sorry I don't think I can find that out for you"

Tomorrow should be fun....

sparkthatbled

HMV Drogheda have mine ready to collect in the morning. Getting my OH to collect ofr me so question is do i open it myself when i get home from work or should i tell her to open it and download the update for me? Glad that this is my biggest problem now! Best of luck to anyone still shrouded in uncertainty...

wtlltw

Spoke to someone in HMV grafton street, stock is in and the guy dealing with games will be contacting people this afternoon (he contacted some people yesterday).

So there you have it, as you can see I haven't got a clue what's going on lol!!!

Star Lord

sham69 wrote: »

Well I went into HMV to see if I could find anything out.
...
Tomorrow should be fun....

Which HMV was it? I've found some of the staff know what they're doing and know what they're talking about with regard to this stuff, and some don't have a notion.

When I was in last week one of the guys got the lady that was their "Games Manager", and she was incredibly helpful.

sparkthatbled

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Which HMV was it? I've found some of the staff know what they're doing and know what they're talking about with regard to this stuff, and some don't have a notion.

When I was in last week one of the guys got the lady that was their "Games Manager", and she was incredibly helpful.

In Drogheda the staff are fairly knowledgeable, the gamestop staff there haven't a clue, though, outside of COD and FIFA...

sham69

Which HMV was it? I've found some of the staff know what they're doing and know what they're talking about with regard to this stuff, and some don't have a notion.

When I was in last week one of the guys got the lady that was their "Games Manager", and she was incredibly helpful

Henry Street.
5 people flapping around behind the counter, place was empty.
She didnt have a clue..
She was quite dismissive aswell and rude.
Hopefully they will be staffed with people who know what they are doing.
Normally HMV are fairly spot on with there staff, have never had an issue in all the years dealing with them.

FutureGuy

It's absolutely rediculous. I have rang HMV in the Crescent Limerick (and I am not exagerating) 40 times in the last 3 days and the will not pick up their fcuking phones.

RobbingBandit

sham69 wrote: »

Henry Street.
5 people flapping around behind the counter, place was empty.
She didnt have a clue..
She was quite dismissive aswell and rude.
Hopefully they will be staffed with people who know what they are doing.
Normally HMV are fairly spot on with there staff, have never had an issue in all the years dealing with them.

Christmas Staff or they have just moved the CD staff and stock to the games section so give them time to learn.

RobbingBandit

Anyone open a Premium pack yet, I am curious to hear if Nintendoland is in the box or not.

Princess Peach

I have a Wii U

magnumbud

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Anyone open a Premium pack yet, I am curious to hear if Nintendoland is in the box or not.

if its like the US, which i assume it is, when ign did their unboxing the game was in a case

wtlltw

HMV grafton street just rang

sorted for e's and whizz or u's and wii's

Deano7788

Just got a call from the Cruises Street Limerick HMV saying they have mine and it's guaranteed till Sunday:D.

Can't play it till Christmas though:(.

wampyrus77

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Is there anywhere doing deals? HMV In the UK are giving free mario land to the first 100 in the que.

Here's the UK ones, nothing special:

Price round-up
Unlike with the Nintendo 3DS there isn't an intense price war surrounding the Wii U.The truce on undercutting and cr(rrrrr)azy deals means it's just a matter of finding the retailer that has the best bundle of hardware, games and peripherals for you. Here's a few we've found:

Amazon: Premium Package (incl. Nintendo Land, HDMI Cable, Nintendo Premium, Wii U stand, GamePad charging cradle and stand) - £299.99 =
€370.0047

Amazon: Basic Package - £248.00 =
306.4412 euros

Amazon: Wii U Premium, New Super Mario Bros. U, Wii U Pro Controller - £380.99 =
€470.7703


GAME: Wii U Premium Pack with ZombiU - £349.99 =
€431.6742

ShopTo: Wii U Black Premium Pack and New Super Mario Bros. U - £339.85 = €419.9357
ShopTo: Wii U Premium Zombi U Pack and New Super Mario Bros. U - £374.86 = €463.1958
Play.com: Wii U Basic Package - £259.99 = €321.2566
Play.com: Wii U Premium Package - £309.99 = €383.0391
Zavvi: Wii U Premium ZombiU Package - £319.99 = €395.3956
Zavvi: Wii U Basic Just Dance 4 Package - £249.99 = €308.9001
Tesco: Wii U Basic Package - £248.00 =
306.4412 euros

Sainsbury's: Wii U Basic Package and Just Dance 4 - £269.99

= €333.6131

do any these delivery for free

Nollog

Marcan has twitched the Wii U CPU and GPU clocks.
Wii U processor has a clock speed of 1.24 GHz
Wii U GPU apparently runs at 550 MHz

https://twitter.com/marcan42

CastorTroy

Princess Peach wrote: »

I have a Wii U

Mswifter wrote: »

Just got mine delivered

Cue Muttley style "Fricka fricka fricka!"

Have fun and see you in a couple days. Or during the update download.

Star Lord

I just called HMV Liffey Valley, guy that answered said open at 9:30 tomorrow... I'm in work at 10...Do I chance it, or wait till lunch time? Hmmmmm...

waiting for wii u

wes

Got a call from HMV Grafton street, so mine is there .

magnumbud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnsq1LWKeVI

wtlltw

Taken from C&VG

Nintendo of Europe has detailed the Wii U's digital launch line-up.

Following the downloading of a hefty day one system update enabling online functionality, for which Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has apologised, Wii U owners will be able to download a number of games from the eShop.
As well as select downloadable versions of packaged software from Nintendo and other publishers such as New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, ZombiU and FIFA 13, the eShop will launch with a FIFA 13 demo and the following digital offerings:

Trine 2: Directors Cut (Frozenbyte), special launch offer until December 31: €13.49/£10.99, then: €16.99/£13.99
Puddle (Neko Entertainment), special launch offer until December 14: €7.99/£7.19, then: €9.99/£8.99
Nano Assault Neo (Shin'en Multimedia), €9.99/£8.99
Little Inferno (Tomorrow Corporation), €14.99/£12.99
Chasing Aurora (Broken Rules), €11.99/£10.79

Princess Peach

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I just called HMV Liffey Valley, guy that answered said open at 9:30 tomorrow... I'm in work at 10...Do I chance it, or wait till lunch time? Hmmmmm...

Chance it!

If you get sacked for being late, more time for game play

Lord Spence

FutureGuy wrote: »

It's absolutely rediculous. I have rang HMV in the Crescent Limerick (and I am not exagerating) 40 times in the last 3 days and the will not pick up their fcuking phones.

Just got a call from hmv the cresent limerick, and they have my zombie u bundle ready and waiting roll on dec 25th

CastorTroy

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I just called HMV Liffey Valley, guy that answered said open at 9:30 tomorrow... I'm in work at 10...Do I chance it, or wait till lunch time? Hmmmmm...

I hear there's really bad traffic around your workplace tomorrow.

Sure if you've the time to get there and back during your lunch, you should have enough time to get there before work

wtlltw wrote: »

Taken from C&VG

Nintendo of Europe has detailed the Wii U's digital launch line-up.

Following the downloading of a hefty day one system update enabling online functionality, for which Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has apologised, Wii U owners will be able to download a number of games from the eShop.
As well as select downloadable versions of packaged software from Nintendo and other publishers such as New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, ZombiU and FIFA 13, the eShop will launch with a FIFA 13 demo and the following digital offerings:

Trine 2: Directors Cut (Frozenbyte), special launch offer until December 31: €13.49/£10.99, then: €16.99/£13.99
Puddle (Neko Entertainment), special launch offer until December 14: €7.99/£7.19, then: €9.99/£8.99
Nano Assault Neo (Shin'en Multimedia), €9.99/£8.99
Little Inferno (Tomorrow Corporation), €14.99/£12.99
Chasing Aurora (Broken Rules), €11.99/£10.79

If you've never payed Trine 2, I would suggest it. Great game. I played the first on PC and the second on PS3.