Wii U is Sweet!

First purchased: December 2012
Returned: December 2012

Awful game selection.. No real bread winners.. It lasted two weeks

Repurchased: November 2014
Returned: Over my dead body

Holy hell what a difference time makes.. The lineup is awesome.. The Wii U while under powered has a damn great lineup of just pure fun games.. I've had it again a month now and have purchased seven games already.. Love this console and easily now one of the most underrated.

Mario Bros U: Awesome
Super Mario 3D World: Awesome
Sonic Allstar Racing: Awesome
Mario Kart 8: Awesome
Nintendo Land: Great mini games
Mass Effect 3: Holds up well. Great game
Wind Waker HD: Duh.. One of the best.

Will buy next paycheck

Bayonetta 2
Pikmin 3

And Wind Waker HD looks incredible.

 

Atm owning Bayonetta 1/2, Wonderful 101, Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros, Windwaker, Super Mario 3d World, Nintendo Land. Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Pikmin 3. Zombi U and Hyrule Warriors I love all of these games Compared to X1 where I have 2 games as of now + the free stuff I've gotten. It is hands down the best console atm the Wii U.

 

Actually.. I own more games.. I only counted physical copies.. In total (physical + eShop) I have 14 games..

Sonic Allstar Racing is one of the best Kart Racers next to Mario Kart..

BTW: How is Wonderful 101.. I heard everything from best game ever, to worst game ever.. Seems like a love hate thing with that game

 

Well it isn't the most simple game since the mechanics controlling your heroes is loads of drawing shapes of swords and fist for example. But it is a lot of fun, viewtiful joe fun. I would say if you like games with puzzle elements and isometric camera it would be perfect. The world is vibrant and the game is rather imaginative.

I think most criticism came from sexual-jokes. Well it is teen rated game so no idea why

 

Quoting from the Zelda thread

It's not even missing DLLs etc.. Usually most PC games run out of the box now a days. It's just the big names aren't churning out anything I haven't seen before. Assasins Creed Unity.. Same exact game as, AC2, AC3 / AC4, in a different setting. You're bored to death 1/2 through because it's the same redundant routine.. Watch Dogs.. Overhyped garbage. FC4.. Same game as FC3 in a new world.. The list goes on.. The graphics change, the gameplay and core stays the same.. And let's not even get into COD... The king of cash cowing it in.

Nintendo is willing to take chances so their games don't become redundant formulas.

Look at all the direction changes and risks Nintendo took keep Zelda relevant. From overhead, to side scrolling platformer, to 3D, to Cell Shading, to now almost a Skyrim like take on the series.

Mario has gone through just as many transformation changes.. The concept stays the same but the approach constantly changes keeping it fresh.

Then their originals are just that.. Pikmin, Captain Toad, Wonderful 101.. It's refreshing to see on a console different risks of what a "game" is and succeeding.. Nintendo reminds me of Steam greenlight offerings without being in alpha stages.. The greenlight games are usually the more innovative PC games but usually are never finished to completion and miss that "sweet spot" to make you invest fully in them.

 

My dispatcher had me post near a Gamestop today.. Then these magically appeared and my wallet a little lighter. :banana:

 

New Nintendo console.

http://gamingtheater.net/2014/12/nintendo-confirms-work-underway-new-consoles/

Ohh yeeeaaah!
Wii - u still gets all of 2015's focus, so hopefully wii-u owners get more titles.

 

Of course, that's years off, they were screwing around with this gens consoles like 5 years ago. Many more games to be had

 

A doubt a new Ninty console will appear before 2018, round about late 2016 we might get some leaked specs, then 2017 it will appear at big video game avents, then 2018 in retailers hands....assuming they are even working on a console as we know it today, might be a hybrid console, might be portable like the DS, but you drop that into the base and it becomes a under your TV type console with all the extra power for big next gen games....all speculation of course.

But WU has a good few years to go yet.

 

^^I hope somewhere, in some secret lab, in Nintendo, pilot Wings Wii-U is in full development, and in the room next to it, Mario galaxy Wii-U, is almost finished.

I can dream.

 

^^Cracking list...

I still have most of them on cart but my N64 is acting up these days, but it has servced me well.

Starwars pod racer on the dreamcast via the VGA display adaptor box is a sight to behold, so is MSR.

I wish somebody would buy these old game sup and release them on steam.

 

Would like to see an new Waverace and Blastcorps, Waverace was revolutionary when it came out, only on Jap and USA consoles/60hz though.

PAL versions sucked bigtime.

 

I would love a Wave Race Wii U.. Especially one that focused on the original N64 version.. Wave Race Blue Storm while ok was obviously built from a different base. Had a very Japan arcade feel and almost nothing with it from characters and controls related to the original at all. Seemed like Nintendo just made a random Jet Ski game and threw the "Wave Race" title on it.

 

Anyone have opinion on Wii-u Super Smash Bros. GC-controllers ?

Worth it or as well sticking with the Wii-u pad ?

Was never a fan before so not so sure if the GC controllers will offer a better experience if not so used to them and the original game.

 

Then no, GC pads are for people stuck in the nostalgia years and professional smash players.

Well, unless you happen to know a lot of people who have spare GC controllers to make 8 player easier.

 

I kind of thought that.

Thanks dude

 

Also the GC controllers are for users who do not own any pro controllers yet and need some controllers for the game.

 

I got the gc adapter got 3 old gc controllers + 1 pro + gamepad + 4 wii sticks with classic controllers