I have a Wii U - General Discussion.

Banjo

Ah shut up and eat your pork bellies!

RobbingBandit

Nothing but pheasant for me. Philistine

OwaynOTT

MERRY NEW YEAR!

branners69

Quick question for Wii U gurus!!

Am interested in getting one for my lads who are 6 for Xmas.

Where is the best place to look for one Adverts, Cex or Done Deal?
Ideally would want one with a box but I know that might be stretching it!

Are there any issues I should look out for? Is the handheld screen easily scratched?

Thanks for any advice!

sweetie

branners69 wrote: »

Quick question for Wii U gurus!!

Am interested in getting one for my lads who are 6 for Xmas.

Where is the best place to look for one Adverts, Cex or Done Deal?
Ideally would want one with a box but I know that might be stretching it!

Are there any issues I should look out for? Is the handheld screen easily scratched?

Thanks for any advice!

If you cant find online or in a shop then CEX give a warranty and you can inspect before you buy.

sligeach

branners69 wrote: »

Quick question for Wii U gurus!!

Am interested in getting one for my lads who are 6 for Xmas.

Where is the best place to look for one Adverts, Cex or Done Deal?
Ideally would want one with a box but I know that might be stretching it!

Are there any issues I should look out for? Is the handheld screen easily scratched?

Thanks for any advice!

Buy from Adverts.ie You'll find much better value. Donedeal I find have a fair amount of scam adverts. Cex are more expensive.

OwaynOTT

sligeach wrote: »

Buy from Adverts.ie You'll find much better value. Donedeal I find have a fair amount of scam adverts. Cex are more expensive.

2 year warranty though with cex.

Gizmo55

branners69 wrote: »

Quick question for Wii U gurus!!

Am interested in getting one for my lads who are 6 for Xmas.

Where is the best place to look for one Adverts, Cex or Done Deal?
Ideally would want one with a box but I know that might be stretching it!

Are there any issues I should look out for? Is the handheld screen easily scratched?

Thanks for any advice!

Argos have new ones if it’s a Christmas present.
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2452687/Trail/searchtext%3EWII+U+CONSOLE.htm

branners69

OwaynOTT wrote: »

2 year warranty though with cex.

I thought it was only 3 months?

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Argos have new ones if it’s a Christmas present.
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2452687/Trail/searchtext%3EWII+U+CONSOLE.htm

They never have stock and at that price I think I would just get the Switch.

Gizmo55

branners69 wrote: »

I thought it was only 3 months?



They never have stock and at that price I think I would just get the Switch.

Cex is 2 years. Grabbed a controller the other day and they said 2 years. Yeh, wii u seems to be out of stock.

sligeach

OwaynOTT wrote: »

2 year warranty though with cex.

Feck the warranty. I've had my Wii U on every day for the past 5 years and have never had an issue. It's needless extra expense.

Banjo

All warranties are a needless extra expense.
Except when they're not.
And you don't know if / when that's going to be.
So it all depends on whether you'd rather a guaranteed small expense up front, or a much less likely but far larger expense later. And that's a subjective decision.

gflood

branners69 wrote: »

Quick question for Wii U gurus!!

Am interested in getting one for my lads who are 6 for Xmas.

Where is the best place to look for one Adverts, Cex or Done Deal?
Ideally would want one with a box but I know that might be stretching it!

Are there any issues I should look out for? Is the handheld screen easily scratched?

Thanks for any advice!

Hi, I have a WiiiU here if you are interested. Pristine condition, no scratches anywhere. Several top games inc Mario Kart, Poker, Smash Bros, Mario.

I was gonna trade it but I would love it to go to a good home at a good price.

Let me know if you are interested via PM and I can show it to you etc..

branners69

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Cex is 2 years.

That is great to know cheers. Will be worth the extra on the off chance something goes wrong. As it is for Xmas I dont want a head ache in the new year.

OwaynOTT

sligeach wrote: »

Feck the warranty. I've had my Wii U on every day for the past 5 years and have never had an issue. It's needless extra expense.

I'm sure you looked after yours becuase you love it. I doubt a second hand for sale in adverts/donedeal has been loved.
You're not even saving that much by not going cex. You'll save on games all right.

I bought one for work in cex with Mario maker. A year later maker stops working and I went into cex with the receipt and got a replacement.

ionapaul

Ahead of opening my Switch on Christmas morning, I want to put in one last push to get through some of my unplayed Wii U backlog (before selling the lot over the next few weeks). The two best rated games I have that need looking at are 1) Pikmin 3 and 2) Wonderful 101.

I played the first few levels of Pikmin 3 a few years ago, put it aside for whatever reason and never went back to it. Haven't played 1 second of Wonderful 101. Which should I look at first, given I may have limited playing time and want to get everything sold by the end of the month if possible?

johnpatrick81

I'm the same with Pikmin 3. I only played the first few levels and never went back. Someday......faithful backlog! Didn't like the look of Wonderful 101 from the videos I watched, but both get great reviews!

The_B_Man

Pikmin 3 shines in the multiplayer. Both the campaign and the battle modes.
But the single player is still great. Although I don't know how some of the later levels are done on single player! They're almost impossible on 2 player!!
Either way, I'd recommend you at least give Pikmin 3 another go, if even for a short while.

Pac1Man

Can Pikmin be played well just using the gamepad? My Wii remote is banjaxed but I wouldn't mind giving Pikmin another try.

Sorry wasn't sure where to post this.

Does anyone know if CEX accept "Nintendo Selects" Wii U games (The games with the red covers) when trading in games?

Thanks

CiDeRmAn

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sorry wasn't sure where to post this.

Does anyone know if CEX accept "Nintendo Selects" Wii U games (The games with the red covers) when trading in games?

Thanks

Afaik they don't make a distinction between one or the other.

sligeach

https://twitter.com/DartsEnthusiast/status/953756932279558149

iamtony

sligeach wrote: »

https://twitter.com/DartsEnthusiast/status/953756932279558149

Sleep tight Wii u. We loved you like a brother xxx.

Gizmo55

iamtony wrote: »

Sleep tight Wii u. We loved you like a brother xxx.

Still goin’ on like Donkey Kong.

Xofpod

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Still goin’ on like Donkey Kong.

And speaking of which - picked up the Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns a couple of weeks ago and playing the crap out of it. The Switch is a good piece of kit but the backwards compatibility of the Wii U was/is magic.

CiDeRmAn

The WiiU legacy for me is, not only in the excellent range of 1st party software, but also the easy HDMI out for my Wii collection, not to mention the compatibility with it's accessories.
My Wii titles include some rare ones, so it's cool to have access to them on the main tv.
That said, I've a decent plasma in the games room now, so it's likely the WiiU will be making the move there from the living room in the coming weeks.
The Wii as well, easy to region mod, so I've access to every region Wii title and Gamecube title as well, not to mention the other "benefits" of having the homebrew channel installled.
I used to have an illicit hdd hooked up, full of "content" but packed it in, as I collected all the significant titles in their physical form.

Mr.Saturn

I think the "fancy Wii" is the Wii U's legacy in its afterlife. I mean, is there anything else it's got going for it at this point? Given a lot of its killer apps are making the jump to the Switch, and the fact the Switch essentially takes the Wii U's USP and improves on it tenfold, the Wii U is kinda out in the cold in terms of reasons to keep on with it from a consumer standpoint. Sure, the only holdouts in terms of ports is 3D world, Wonderful 101, Xenoblade X and NSLU and I don't think they're gonna be holdouts for long.

Star Lord

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

and the fact the Switch essentially takes the Wii U's USP

Not for me, the asynchronous multiplayer was the USP of the Wii U for me, but sadly something that wasn't taken advantage of that much. But it's the main reason I've held on to NintendoLand, and will continue to do so!

Len_007

The one thing it's got over the Switch? Netflix! (Currently...)

Banjo

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Sure, the only holdouts in terms of ports is 3D world, Wonderful 101, Xenoblade X and NSLU and I don't think they're gonna be holdouts for long.

Mario Maker, Smash Bros. Maybe Captain Toad. And theres room for the likes of Monster Hunter (although I'd prefer 4 to 3) and Assassin's Creed Black Flag.

Personally I'd like to see Disney Infinity make the jump, using the Skylanders switch idea of storing a DB of all your activated bits and bobs so you don't need to pull a skip behind you when you game on the go.

CiDeRmAn

Banjo wrote: »

Personally I'd like to see Disney Infinity make the jump, using the Skylanders switch idea of storing a DB of all your activated bits and bobs so you don't need to pull a skip behind you when you game on the go.

Disney Infinity is dead Dave, as is the Lego equivalent.
I wouldn't say Skylanders is too far behind either.
So, unlikely to see those franchises appearing on a Switch near you.

Banjo

I said "like", not "expect"
I'm not an idiot.
I'm a hopeless optimist.

CiDeRmAn

Banjo wrote: »

I said "like", not "expect"
I'm not an idiot.
I'm a hopeless optimist.

That's like looking at Great Grandma Peggy's cooling corpse and still making plans for her next birthday, eventually people are going to stop patting you on the head and will, instead, insist on sedating you.

Banjo

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

That's like looking at Great Grandma Peggy's cooling corpse and still making plans for her next birthday, eventually people are going to stop patting you on the head and will, instead, insist on sedating you.

I bow to your clearly superior experience in the field of staring at dead old ladies and making plans.....

CiDeRmAn

Banjo wrote: »

I bow to your clearly superior experience in the field of staring at dead old ladies and making plans.....

You literally have no idea...

sligeach

Came across this yesterday, kept meaning to post it but then kept forgetting. I think it's pretty cool.

Portable Nintendo Wii U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ajOX5Y0Sg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ajOX5Y0Sg

Star Lord

If you think that's cool, you should try a Switch...

CiDeRmAn

Star Lord wrote: »

If you think that's cool, you should try a Switch...

I was just thinking that it's a testament to the design of the Switch manages to do all the above and in a slim and efficient profile.

blockfighter

sligeach wrote: »

Came across this yesterday, kept meaning to post it but then kept forgetting. I think it's pretty cool.

Portable Nintendo Wii U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ajOX5Y0Sg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ajOX5Y0Sg

That's one of the stupidest things I've ever seen.

Pac1Man

If only a portable console existed which allowed you to play AAA games.

Mr.Saturn

My main take away from the whole thing is that there is actually someone in this world that kept the auto-download Napster app on their Wii U home screen.

CastorTroy

There was a Napster app?

Napster is still a thing?

Mr.Saturn

CastorTroy wrote: »

There was a Napster app?

Napster is still a thing?

Words right outta my mouth as it appeared on my home menu.

CiDeRmAn

So, who among us is still using the WiiU regularly?
Mine hasn't been used in months, probably heading the gamesroom upstairs in the coming week or so.
Pity, as I've not invested anything like enough time in many of the games.

wheresmahbombs

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

So, who among us is still using the WiiU regularly?
Mine hasn't been used in months, probably heading the gamesroom upstairs in the coming week or so.

Mine neither, thanks to the Switch.

Corholio

I still play stuff like Xenoblade X, Wonderful 101, One Piece and Project Zero on Wii U from time to time. Tropical Freeze too although will probably pick it up soon on Switch.

Tom Mann Centuria

I still play my Wii U mainly because the Switch is is either being used by my son or is all the way in the other room, that's 2 or 3 whole metres away.

sryanbruen

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

So, who among us is still using the WiiU regularly?
Mine hasn't been used in months, probably heading the gamesroom upstairs in the coming week or so.
Pity, as I've not invested anything like enough time in many of the games.

Not regularly, but I still hop on to play Super Mario Maker from time to time and make levels if I'm feeling inspired - not nearly as much as I was 2 years ago.

Gizmo55

I do but less so obviously. Really want to finish Tokyo Mirage Sessions.

Banjo

Once in a while for 4player mariokart (only have 1 pro and the 2 joycons) or Disney infinity with the kids. Otherwise it's just a dust magnet. Still gets more use than the snes mini though