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@SteveW : when i think back at the Wii, i think about Mario Wii, Zelda Wii,... when we'll think back to wii u, we'll think back to Mario U, Zelda U.. zombi U.. well some thing of innovation is wellcome from nintendo

@Tsuchiya

@Lan, unless the competitor cpu is drammatically unefficent, 2Ghz clock difference, is always 2Ghz clock difference

@Lan I agree, but an Athlon running @3.2Ghz will beat an i5 running @1.2Ghz, isn't it?

@Tasuki Assassin's creed 3 is another problematic game for wii u. It's better to buy this for pc rather than a console :
ZombiU is mediocre survival game with bad graphics and so and so artistic fulfilment. It's good to buy later, when a price drop will occur.

@astroshamu i really hope so. If not so, wii u is the worst console investment of my life.

@ocarinaoftime : they are not noticeable because the average framerate is low compared to other platforms. A game running @22-25fps average, is simply not acceptable nowadays.

A wii u third party game with frame rate problems?? That's a real scoop!

please leave zelda to intendo... give to me another Skyward Sword style game with hd graphics, larger area with more quests, more details and more npc. Give to me the control of the sword on my wiimote+ again. I will be the happier gamer on the earth!

@zipmon thankyou very much your help is much appreciated
I really don't understand this Iwata & Co. choice to not support wiimote mii transfer.

i have some miis on my wiimote can i transfer them?

Loading times... this word is a constant in wii u reviews, together with "low framerate" . I don't remember this issues on my old Wii.

Here the eurogamer review:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-black-ops-2-wii-u-face-off

Really bad news for the wii u hardware...

U cannot rely on gpu only. Much tasks are strictly cpu oriented. Too bat, i was pretty sure about the cod black ops 2 high framerate watching some gameplay video on youtube

Wii Freeze U!

It's Magic!

I'm curious to know more about this wii u cpu... is it really so slow? Accordimg to me wii u hardware is more like a modernulticore arm soc than a pc, with low frequencies to keep low the power needings.

What's a wii u? It's simple: a freezing machine. Nintendo " U let Wii down".

I don't care about cpu, i care about people reporting continuous wii u freezes!

They should have been included an ethernet port..humm.. a larger storage...err a faster memory... eehhmm... a multi touch display... uhm.. okaayy.

Humm... seems like i'll have to buy a next gen console to put side by side.
Maybe this turn i'll have a wii u and the next xbox..

I early wii u adopters! How's going, i read some problems here and there, but they seems to be mii verse (maybe overloaded servers..?) only.
What about wii u? How's the system speed, is it responsive?
How's the launch hardcore game "zombi u"? Did you like graphics, are the wii u a real step over the past competitors generation?

@Bass_X0 because in my wii there are some memories that i want to stay there, and because i will go to live in another place, while the the wii would remain here were my brother could continue to use it.
There are many reasons becouse anyone would like to leave original savegame and settings on the wii, honestly i don't understand why nintendo choosed to delete them rathen tham backup them. These are simple savegames, miis and settings.. not copyrighted material

@zipmon thankyou, i will'try when i'll get my wii u.
@True_Hero thankyou, but i want the original mii. Yes it's hard to get the point, but this is my first job to do when i'll have my new wii u..

@zipmon: yes i know the option to copy the wii contents to the wii u, but this proces is destructive: all wii data will be lost and accessible on wii u only.
I would like to leave my wii as it is, i joust want to bring with me a particular mii wich is very important to me.

Will the games continuing to support the wiimote+nunchuck? According to me it's one of the best game control ever made.

@Burning_Spear Please Nintendo don't make me cry

@zipmon: no i don't have i got a nds lite :/

Well i'll wait for your report, it could sound strange, but it's important for me

@zipmon: Thankyou, i would have to copy an old mii to the new console becouse of an emotional matter.

Is it possible to transfer Miis from wii motes?

METROID PRIME. No other words are needed.

I think the main wii u competitor will be the new xbox. Microsoft is attempting to create a new ecosystem around windows 8, xbox and surface brand (not to mention the incredible rumored hardware specs). Let's see what will happen.

That's ok. For storage purposes, an external hd is cheap and it's an optional.
But, let's consider another nice use for an internal hdd:
the main advanced use is for game streaming.
The first would give to the wii u some boost in performances, such as all new ps3 games does (for example: god of war III delivers such rich graphics thanks to hdd streaming).

So the external usb drive will be used for backup only? Thats would be so stupid... i should install and uninstall games on the little 32Gb space every time i want to play a different title.... gosh.

@TheRealThanosI still got my old C128 with its original box, and i will keep it untill my death I will buy the new wii u and, if the compatibility with previous games is @100%, i will use it to play all my games to save up some space. My wii will rest in the box, for future use, but i will not sell it.

It would be fantastic to play skyward sword with a new upscaled and filtered wersion

@GamecubeMan @GamecubeMan Sure, you get a cokie.

@gamermii Trust me.. using the wii on my 40" lcd screen is horrible.

@GamecubeMan Yeah.. so it's useless to produce a new console, they can produce the new 480p mario on the old wii. And i can buy another brand console P_P

Comeon!! The Wii U can't manage to run a 2D game in full hd resolution... this is simply ridiculous!

No, i'll wait for mario kart 8, with full hd graphics. Nintendo can not sell the new mario kart game with less than full hd resolution. I have big expectations for the new mario kart title.

@k8sMum: I agree. The should sell 32GB white or black with nintendoland included and an extra pack wich includes for exaple zombi u.
Nintendoland is more a showcase of console abilities than a real game.

I'm a core gamer and i want more storage space on board. By the way, do you know something about the internal storage technology (ssd, flash..?). Ofcourse an ssd storage would be more and more faster and reliable than a flash one.

Usb2 drive? It means really low data rate... could it be used to install games??

"We cannot promise that the Wii U will never be excluded from multiplatform software for eternity"
You must promise that your platform will not be excluded until the end of it's lifecycle, idiot.
I'm a Nintendo fan but, really, i want to see something new, they can't always throw to us the same old mario, zelda and metroid.. i want new stories, new characters.. a new incredible saga.. were the hell old school game artists are?

@antdickens The problem is with the next gen consoles: new multiplatform titles will not be published on wii u if it'll not have enought power to support them.

@Henmii It's opinion to me that graphics power is the same of the actual gen consoles. In other words, if you got a ps3, there is no reason to buy a wii u. May be a new zelda or metroid prime would raise my hype, but "new super mario bros U" isn't enough.. wathever new trick they added to the gameplay.

@hydeks Yes nintendo can do a lot of things, like another mario, another zelda, another wii party or mario party etc.. That's ok but, as sony and microsoft does, apart from the exclusive titles, they should offer multiplaftorm games too like, for example, the exceptional mass effect trilogy, to enjoy which i had to buy a ps3. Why should i buy wii u if i know that, apart from exclusive titles (super mario bros "n") i'll find the same titles i could buy for a ps3 system? Sorry, but i can't see innovation in nintendo's titles, zelda and mario gameplay is great, but i think this is the right time to risk and invent something really new.

"as good as any of the HD platforms".. this sounds to me as "no Full-HD" and "the same power of the actual gen consoles"... with some years delay. In other way, it's possible that, with the incoming of the next gen consoles, we'll have to buy another console to enjoy multiplatform games.