Wii U Pre-Launch Discussion

Banjo · 10-12-2012 12:06PM

the man has a point. Why he's making it I don't know but that doesn't mean it's not a point

Can you play Wii games on the WiiU controller screen? Can you play all WiiU games on it or is there a subset that support it?

Also,don't ever change Wampy

Myrddin · 10-12-2012 12:26PM

Banjo wrote: »

the man has a point. Why he's making it I don't know but that doesn't mean it's not a point

I figured it out in the end

PickledLime · 10-12-2012 12:38PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

alot of games that are coming out xbox 360 also coming for wii u, like batman arkham city, 007 legends, cabela's dangerous hunts 2013, fifa 13, aliens colonial marines, tekken tag tournament 2, call of duty black ops 2, nfl 2013, nba 2013, assassin creed 3, warrior orochi 3 and next year splinter cell blacklist wii u, Skyrim for the wii u, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge - Wii U, maybe resident evil 6

Nollog · 10-12-2012 03:11PM

Banjo wrote: »

the man has a point. Why he's making it I don't know but that doesn't mean it's not a point

Can you play Wii games on the WiiU controller screen? Can you play all WiiU games on it or is there a subset that support it?

Also,don't ever change Wampy

no
wii games are locked out of wii u hardware because _piracy_ not all wii u games support off-tv play. But going forward i'm sure it'll be a big feature, it's one i enjoy the most.

lol, last page belonged to wampyrus77...
I'm not even sure where to start.

Banjo · 10-12-2012 03:24PM

Cheers
OffTV play would be a huge selling point for me, but no Wii support... well I might as well just move my Wii to another room and take the portable out of the attic, that gives me Off-TV support with far less cash outlay

I take it then it's analogous to the DSiMode / 3DS mode split, so Wiisploits can't be used to leverage WiiU hardware and therefore exploits from the Wii can't be used to pry the WiiU open? Seems cruel to the law-abiding owners.... I take it then there's no chance they've implemented a proprietary "WiiFlow" solution that lets you install your Wii games to hard drive and run them from there instead of having to juggle discs constantly? *sigh* And they call it progress...

wampyrus77 · 10-12-2012 05:17PM

Banjo wrote: »

Cheers
OffTV play would be a huge selling point for me, but no Wii support... well I might as well just move my Wii to another room and take the portable out of the attic, that gives me Off-TV support with far less cash outlay
I take it then it's analogous to the DSiMode / 3DS mode split, so Wiisploits can't be used to leverage WiiU hardware and therefore exploits from the Wii can't be used to pry the WiiU open? Seems cruel to the law-abiding owners.... I take it then there's no chance they've implemented a proprietary "WiiFlow" solution that lets you install your Wii games to hard drive and run them from there instead of having to juggle discs constantly? *sigh* And they call it progress...

u can get wii support, if you update your wii u, wii u only play wii games only its withs updates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvPbnb2e31g

Star Lord · 10-12-2012 05:27PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

u can get wii support, if you update your wii u, wii u only play wii games only its withs updates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvPbnb2e31g

He's talking about how you can't play Wii games on the Wii U pad.

wampyrus77 · 10-12-2012 06:11PM

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

He's talking about how you can't play Wii games on the Wii U pad.

then use wii controllers like
wii remote plus
Wii Classic Controller Pro

Wii Classic Controller

wii zapper for fps

wii so on

Deano7788 · 10-12-2012 06:13PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

then use wii controllers like
wii remote plus
Wii Classic Controller Pro

Wii Classic Controller

wii zapper for fps wii so on

Why, do they have screens in the middle that you can play games on as well? Weird, never noticed.

Star Lord · 10-12-2012 06:18PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

then use wii controllers like
wii remote plus
Wii Classic Controller Pro

Wii Classic Controller

wii zapper for fps

wii so on

Allow me to elaborate further:

He was discussing how you cannot play a Wii game with the game showing on the Wii U game pad. How it would be nice if Wii games could be played on the gamepad.

I guess with the majority of Wii games this would/could never be possible, due to the motion control aspect of these games, and how the motion controls were an integral part of the games.

Myrddin · 10-12-2012 06:24PM

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I guess with the majority of Wii games this would/could never be possible, due to the motion control aspect of these games, and how the motion controls were an integral part of the games.

I'd say this will be one of the objectives to achieve, when the security is eventually broken on the Wii U. I'd say its perfectly possible to have Wii & marketplace stuff run on the gamepad. Maybe Nintendo might even implement it themselves through an update at some stage, because as I said, this will definitely be a goal for hackers

Star Lord · 10-12-2012 06:43PM

EnterNow wrote: »

I'd say this will be one of the objectives to achieve, when the security is eventually broken on the Wii U. I'd say its perfectly possible to have Wii & marketplace stuff run on the gamepad. Maybe Nintendo might even implement it themselves through an update at some stage, because as I said, this will definitely be a goal for hackers

The problem would be you'd still need to play with a Wiimote, and there's no sensor bar for the pad... and even if there was, the movements would have to be toned down so much that it'd make games requiring precision almost unplayable.

smokingman · 10-12-2012 06:59PM

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

The problem would be you'd still need to play with a Wiimote, and there's no sensor bar for the pad... and even if there was, the movements would have to be toned down so much that it'd make games requiring precision almost unplayable.

There's a sensor bar in the pad itself just above the display so it could be done. I've seen YouTube vids of peeps playing BO2 using their wiimotes on it. Kinda looking forward to trying that when I eventually get it.

Star Lord · 10-12-2012 07:29PM

smokingman wrote: »

There's a sensor bar in the pad itself just above the display so it could be done. I've seen YouTube vids of peeps playing BO2 using their wiimotes on it. Kinda looking forward to trying that when I eventually get it.

Ah, I thought that was just the camera! (Mine is still in the box till this day next week...)

wampyrus77 · 11-12-2012 02:07AM

harvey normans is ripoff €324.99 for the basic,

hmv is €314.99

gamestop €319.99

smyths €319.99

wampyrus77 · 11-12-2012 02:12AM

Littlewoods is ripoff for the Nintendo Wii U Basic Pack: 8Gb White Console €349.00

hmv Nintendo Wii U Basic Pack: 8Gb White Console €314.99

gamestop Nintendo Wii U Basic Pack: 8Gb White Console €319.99

smyths Nintendo Wii U Basic Pack: 8Gb White Console €319.99

Banjo · 11-12-2012 11:20AM

Keep 'em honest, Wampy my boy. Shine the light of justice on their murky bricks and mortar shennanigans!

Yeah, I had dreams of taking the WiiU pad, a wiimote and my GH drums out to the car for some skinbashing practice that doesn't wake the kids. Nearly 4 years on and I've still never used those drums. Pesky daughters and their precious sleep... But as you say, the hackers will work on it - it's a legitimate non-piratey goal that let's them feel like they're fighting "the man". A wise Nintendo would block the known exploit games and let the Wii games through. Are they really going to claim that piracy on the Wii impacted sales? If Piracy was that prevalent on the Wii then Zack and Wikki would have sold better. Badum-tish. Their "core" audience is kids and pensioner who have neither the interest nor the means to hack.

Myrddin · 11-12-2012 11:52AM

Is there any release date of Lego City Undercover? No likely before Xmas I take it?

Star Lord · 11-12-2012 12:06PM

"Early 2013" is as much as we've got so far I think...
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/44576/lego-city-undercover-uk-release-date-set-for-early-2013/
http://www.n-europe.com/news/nintendo-direct-wii-u-release-schedule

Kinski · 11-12-2012 02:03PM

Banjo wrote: »

A wise Nintendo would block the known exploit games and let the Wii games through. Are they really going to claim that piracy on the Wii impacted sales? If Piracy was that prevalent on the Wii then Zack and Wikki would have sold better. Badum-tish. Their "core" audience is kids and pensioner who have neither the interest nor the means to hack.

Piracy was/is rife on the Wii, as it's so easy to hack. And it seems particularly bad is some parts of the world. I was in Brazil last summer, where games are quite expensive, so people get Wiis and hack 'em.

wampyrus77 · 11-12-2012 02:12PM

Legend of Zelda HD Collectors Edition on Wii U

wind waker
twilight princess

skyward sword

are back wii u , in 2013

Kinski · 11-12-2012 02:18PM

THERE IS NO ANNOUNCED ZELDA HD COLLECTION COMING FOR THE WII U. Sheesh...

Star Lord · 11-12-2012 02:28PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

Legend of Zelda HD Collectors Edition on Wii U

wind waker
twilight princess

skyward sword

are back wii u , in 2013

Where did you get that from?

Myrddin · 11-12-2012 02:51PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

are back wii u , in 2013

Seriously, I'm having huge trouble understanding a lot of your recent posts...maybe its just me.

Deano7788 · 11-12-2012 02:51PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Seriously, I'm having huge trouble understanding a lot of your recent posts...maybe its just me.

It's not.

Myrddin · 11-12-2012 02:52PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

Legend of Zelda HD Collectors Edition on Wii U

wind waker
twilight princess

skyward sword

are back wii u , in 2013

Where did

you

get that info from ,?

wampyrus77 · 11-12-2012 02:57PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Where did

you

get that info from ,?

e3 announce it

Deano7788 · 11-12-2012 03:00PM

wampyrus77 wrote: »

e3 announce it

No it didn't. If you're talking about 2 e3s ago, that was just a tech demo; otherwise there's been no mention of Zelda.

Banjo · 11-12-2012 03:33PM

Given some of the amazing scoops he's come up with, I'm pretty sure Wampy gets invited to a different E3 to the one you proles go to. Stop trying to pull him off his cloud just because his halo burns so bright it makes your eyes sting. with Jealousy! and also the Brightness!

Evilbart · 11-12-2012 10:06PM

I was unsure about a bulky cover for my gamepad so decided to go for this decal skin looks pretty cool http://www.decalgirl.com/skins/148134/Nintendo-Wii-U-Skin-Retro-Horizontal?utm_source=dg_email&utm_term=WIIU-RETRO-HOR&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ops&utm_content=receipt

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