@iphys Well, not everyone has 4 Wii mote pluses, so an extra wii mote plus is always welcomed.
Wii fit sold a lot of units and so this will appeal to those millions of people with a balance board already and Wii Fit U doen't need a balance board to be useful. The activity meter is enough to get use out of Wii Fit U.
The sensor bar is for new Wii U owners that dont have a wii or sold it. As the bundle says, 'Play Immediately Family Bundles'. You do not need to buy anything at all to get up and running once you buy the bundle.
@GN004Nadleeh Dude a 2 TB drive is like what? $50? it keeps down the price. Plus you think you wouldn't have to by one for the PS4 or Xbone? Their 500 GB is still not going to be enough especially with their streaming feature and movie service.
Those Pikmin 3 numbers are from 2 days of sales. The Pikmin and Pikmin 2 had more days in the first week. Plus downloading online was not an option for the first two either.
This is unfortunate. It was a great game and worthy of a buy. I was looking forward to a sequel. Honesly Nintendo should fund a sequel after the horrible launch of the Wii U.
This is what was reported: Both titles will have the same character roster and this may lead to less characters than one would expect. According to Sakurai, due to limitations on the 3DS, the team has been forced to reduce some characters.
Hence why I said the 3ds is dragging down the Wii U version.
Smash on the 3ds really isn't needed. As @Donjwolf said he doesn't have a Wii U and only a 3ds. People will buy the 3ds version over the Wii U.
@ChaosAngel Dude, this is the case of the lowest denominator. For example. If it is impossible for them to add the ice climbers because it is two characters then they would not be added to the Wii U version also. If there is no 3ds version then the Wii U can only be limited by its own power.
@ChaosAngel He said that the stages will be different but all the characters will be the same for both versions. The 3ds version is going to be limited in character roster and the type of characters also like ice climbers for example which is difficult to implement since it is two characters which means there will be 5 characters on screen which means a lot more processing power for the 3ds. This is just one example of the "dragging down" problem.
I also wonder what else would be scrapped because it can't be implemented for the 3ds version.
@The-Chosen-one Characters between the two will be the same.
@Bucho Exactly, Smash isn't needed for the 3ds. The Wii U is the one that needs the games and going up against XBONE and PS4 is going to be tough and doesn't need it to be dragged down by the 3ds.
Now that Wii U games can be patched easily I dont see how bikes can break the game now. I wanted Mario Kart Double Dash 2. am cry.
Now that Mario Kart has video recording, add it to the OS and make it mandatory for every game.
Does any one else find it weird that they never talked about the summer update, os updates or miiverse updates? They need to stay toe to toe with the features of the other two OS.
@Optimist_Prime When making a game you need some kind of support of the maker, especially if what people are saying is true about the lack of documentation of the WiiU dev kits. Come on man, you have to know they you need support when making a game.
If this is true then, just wow Nintendo.
Then in Japan Nintendo could not even get a game out for Golden Week.
I am just on the verge of saying love Nintendo and this console. I am just waiting for E3 to see if they really care or not. If E3 disappoints then love em.
@TrickySx4 I admit I don't envy Nintendo because supporting two systems has to be tough. I am not sure if you own a Wii U but everyone that owns one feels abandoned. We are always hearing news about the 3ds for the last few weeks and the only news we are getting for the Wii U is indie games. April was suppose to be the big Wii U update and we were waiting for a Wii U direct for weeks now.
I know it has to be hard to support the 3DS and Wii U in so many different territories especially when each territory like different things but the Wii U is struggling really badly and that is so disappointing.
@ErnisDy This guy is classic example here of my previous post. They make comments like these and people look at his comment and think it is the truth. If you like Jrpgs then there are many games on the Wii like:
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the new World
Xenoblade Chronicles
The last Story
Monado: Beginning of the World
Zelda games:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Dragon Quest X
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Tales of Graces
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
and many more.
Stop being a cliche and actually play the games. These games can last you a longggggg time.
I honestly never got that comment. I play my Wii games on my Wii U to this day. Before my Wii U I played my Wii all the time for hours, good times. There are so many great games for it and yet people say they play it for 5 hrs and put it in a closet. Dust and Wii became a meme and people just said it on the internet to be cool or something, or people say they bought only Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 and never bought another game for it. WHAT?!? SMH. I understand that a certain group that bought a Wii and Wii sports, Wii fit, etc and not other games but that group would never buy a PS3 or 360 anyway. That group does not consist of gamers.
@P184 Leave the character count as it is. Miiverse isnt a forum to have meaningful conversation. There are many forums to do that and the Wii U has a broswer so do it there. Miiverse is for giving quick replys or encouragements to people that beat a level, etc. Not talking about discussion heavy topics.
I also do not like the tag system where anyone can create them. This isnt twitter either. Leave the tag system to game/application created ones like Mario and Tvii.
@Mahe Make Wii Party U online with leaderboards and what not and make Wii Fit U as social as possible with as much miiverse interactions as possible and they will be a hit.
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Re: Nintendo Confirms "Super Indie Connection Sale" on North American Wii U eShop
Wish castle storm was in the sale also.
Re: David Jaffe Is A Massive Fan Of Nintendo, But Thinks The Company Should Sell Out To Disney
Screw Disney, they shutdown Black Rock Studios.
Re: Assassin's Creed IV DLC Looks Set to Sail Past Wii U
@withoutdk It would be too expensive, Sony is already taking a hit on the ps4.
Re: Assassin's Creed IV DLC Looks Set to Sail Past Wii U
@rjejr I know what you are saying but there are games that have DLC for the Wii U. I am not sure if season passes are different tho.
Re: Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition Isn't Coming To Wii U
Surprised that it isn't coming out for the XBONE and coming out for the VITA. Sony throwing money around?
Re: Ubisoft Explains Wii U Watch_Dogs Visuals as "In Between" Current and Next-Gen
Disappointed by the lack of gamepad features. Off tv is fine but this game seems it could lend itself to the game pretty well.
Re: Wii U Family Hardware Bundles Revealed in Japan
@iphys Well, not everyone has 4 Wii mote pluses, so an extra wii mote plus is always welcomed.
Wii fit sold a lot of units and so this will appeal to those millions of people with a balance board already and Wii Fit U doen't need a balance board to be useful. The activity meter is enough to get use out of Wii Fit U.
The sensor bar is for new Wii U owners that dont have a wii or sold it. As the bundle says, 'Play Immediately Family Bundles'. You do not need to buy anything at all to get up and running once you buy the bundle.
Re: You'll Be Able To Use Wii Fit U For One Month Free Of Charge
If they can get a bundle out for xmas, it would be excellent.
Re: SoulCalibur II HD On Wii U "Isn't Out Of The Question", Says Series Producer
Everyone please tweet or get on facebook and let them know we want it.
https://twitter.com/hoshino_calibur
https://www.facebook.com/SoulCalibur
Re: The Wii U Continues to Struggle in Japanese Charts
Wind Waker hopefully will wake up the Wii U.
The price isn't dropping in Japan, it is 30,000 yen($307).
Re: Australia Can Get 30% Off The Wonderful 101 By Downloading Pikmin 3 From The eShop
@GN004Nadleeh Dude a 2 TB drive is like what? $50? it keeps down the price. Plus you think you wouldn't have to by one for the PS4 or Xbone? Their 500 GB is still not going to be enough especially with their streaming feature and movie service.
Re: Pikmin 3 Shifts Slightly More Copies Than The Original in First Week in Japan
Those Pikmin 3 numbers are from 2 days of sales. The Pikmin and Pikmin 2 had more days in the first week. Plus downloading online was not an option for the first two either.
Such a horrible comparison.
Re: Pikmin 3 Makes Japanese Chart Debut at Number One, Boosts Wii U Hardware Sales
Remember this is from only 2 days of sales.
Re: Ubisoft CEO Admits ZombiU Sales Were Disappointing, No Plans For Sequel
This is unfortunate. It was a great game and worthy of a buy. I was looking forward to a sequel. Honesly Nintendo should fund a sequel after the horrible launch of the Wii U.
Re: Iwata: Third Party Wii U Launch Titles Could Not Enjoy Brisk Sales As Many Were Ports
Tell that to EA, late, bad, no DLC ports. NFS might be the exception.
Re: Video: New Project CARS Footage Gets Down to Nuts and Bolts
Nintendo should have published this. MS has Forza and Sony has GT.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Team Talk GamePad Features, Track Design And F-Zero
@WiiLovePeace If both players pressed Z then they would switch kart if I remember correctly.
Re: Exclusive: Conker's Bad Fur Day Creator Chris Seavor Is Bringing Rusty Pup To Wii U
@XCWarrior It takes a financial investment. I think that is his problem.
Re: Exclusive: Conker's Bad Fur Day Creator Chris Seavor Is Bringing Rusty Pup To Wii U
@Dogpigfish Ever thought of trying kickstarter? Contact Nintendo and see what your options are.
Re: Exclusive: Conker's Bad Fur Day Creator Chris Seavor Is Bringing Rusty Pup To Wii U
The more the better
Re: Super Smash Bros. Won't Feature Cross-Platform Play Between Wii U and 3DS
@Rafie
This is what was reported:
Both titles will have the same character roster and this may lead to less characters than one would expect. According to Sakurai, due to limitations on the 3DS, the team has been forced to reduce some characters.
Hence why I said the 3ds is dragging down the Wii U version.
Smash on the 3ds really isn't needed. As @Donjwolf said he doesn't have a Wii U and only a 3ds. People will buy the 3ds version over the Wii U.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Won't Feature Cross-Platform Play Between Wii U and 3DS
@ChaosAngel Dude, this is the case of the lowest denominator.
For example. If it is impossible for them to add the ice climbers because it is two characters then they would not be added to the Wii U version also. If there is no 3ds version then the Wii U can only be limited by its own power.
It is pretty simple.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Won't Feature Cross-Platform Play Between Wii U and 3DS
@ChaosAngel He said that the stages will be different but all the characters will be the same for both versions. The 3ds version is going to be limited in character roster and the type of characters also like ice climbers for example which is difficult to implement since it is two characters which means there will be 5 characters on screen which means a lot more processing power for the 3ds. This is just one example of the "dragging down" problem.
I also wonder what else would be scrapped because it can't be implemented for the 3ds version.
@The-Chosen-one Characters between the two will be the same.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Won't Feature Cross-Platform Play Between Wii U and 3DS
@Bucho Exactly, Smash isn't needed for the 3ds. The Wii U is the one that needs the games and going up against XBONE and PS4 is going to be tough and doesn't need it to be dragged down by the 3ds.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Won't Feature Cross-Platform Play Between Wii U and 3DS
I think they should cancel the 3ds version. It is really limiting the Wii U version. Pretty unfortunate.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Still Wants to Work on Star Fox
There is actually a retweet campaign going on
https://twitter.com/AzureJ89/statuses/345346763693125632
Re: Mario Kart TV Will Allow You To Share Your Racing Skills On Miiverse
Now that Wii U games can be patched easily I dont see how bikes can break the game now. I wanted Mario Kart Double Dash 2. am cry.
Now that Mario Kart has video recording, add it to the OS and make it mandatory for every game.
Does any one else find it weird that they never talked about the summer update, os updates or miiverse updates? They need to stay toe to toe with the features of the other two OS.
Re: Feature: What We Expect From Nintendo's E3 Direct
That $400 price put more pressure on Nintendo than it did MS.
Re: Capybara: Nintendo Is Making A "Big Move" For Indie Developers
I have to agree, Dan is a great guy.
Re: Urban Trial Freestyle Release Date Confirmed, Track Editor to be 3DS eShop Exclusive
Why is this not on the Wii U also with the track editor?
Re: PES 2014 Will Not Be Dispensed On Wii U
Adam Bhatti's twitter is getting blown up from Wii U fans. Like me
Re: PES 2014 Will Not Be Dispensed On Wii U
@Azooooz It would have been great to have a manager mode using the gamepad.
Re: PES 2014 Will Not Be Dispensed On Wii U
It is cycle, release no games then complain there is no install base. The Wii U has been getting late/poor ports and they expect people to buy them.
Re: Video: Disney's Planes Trailer Flies Into View
A Nintendo exclusive? Interesting. I hope this brings in the younger demographics to the Wii U platform.
Re: Interview: Next Level Games Excited to Work on More Nintendo IPs
Give me a Wave Race U.
Re: Just Cause Dev Thinks Wii U Is "Cool" But Has No Immediate Plans To Support It
@Optimist_Prime When making a game you need some kind of support of the maker, especially if what people are saying is true about the lack of documentation of the WiiU dev kits. Come on man, you have to know they you need support when making a game.
Re: Just Cause Dev Thinks Wii U Is "Cool" But Has No Immediate Plans To Support It
If this is true then, just wow Nintendo.
Then in Japan Nintendo could not even get a game out for Golden Week.
I am just on the verge of saying love Nintendo and this console. I am just waiting for E3 to see if they really care or not. If E3 disappoints then love em.
Re: LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Catches Up With the UK Top Ten
@datamonkey At some point? The game is $50 right now and is more than worth it. Awesome game.
Re: The Wonderful 101 Is Focused On "Fun" And Not Game Length
I don't expect a 40 hour game at all. 8-10 for this sort of game is fine by me if it has replayability.
Re: Hardware Review: MaxPlay Wii U In-Car Adapter
Pretty awesome if you ask me
Re: Road Rash-Inspired Road Redemption Confirmed For Wii U Release
Backing this project, looks great
Re: Play Wii U From The Comfort Of The Passenger Seat With MaxPlay
@Einherjar Only play downloaded games then.
Re: New 3DS Nintendo Direct to Broadcast on 17th April
@TrickySx4 I admit I don't envy Nintendo because supporting two systems has to be tough. I am not sure if you own a Wii U but everyone that owns one feels abandoned. We are always hearing news about the 3ds for the last few weeks and the only news we are getting for the Wii U is indie games. April was suppose to be the big Wii U update and we were waiting for a Wii U direct for weeks now.
Re: Luigi's Mansion 2 Refuses to Get Scared Out of the UK Top 10
I know it has to be hard to support the 3DS and Wii U in so many different territories especially when each territory like different things but the Wii U is struggling really badly and that is so disappointing.
Re: Cliff Bleszinski Likens The Wii To A "Virus"
@ErnisDy This guy is classic example here of my previous post. They make comments like these and people look at his comment and think it is the truth. If you like Jrpgs then there are many games on the Wii like:
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the new World
Xenoblade Chronicles
The last Story
Monado: Beginning of the World
Zelda games:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Dragon Quest X
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Tales of Graces
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
and many more.
Stop being a cliche and actually play the games. These games can last you a longggggg time.
Re: Cliff Bleszinski Likens The Wii To A "Virus"
I honestly never got that comment. I play my Wii games on my Wii U to this day. Before my Wii U I played my Wii all the time for hours, good times. There are so many great games for it and yet people say they play it for 5 hrs and put it in a closet. Dust and Wii became a meme and people just said it on the internet to be cool or something, or people say they bought only Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 and never bought another game for it. WHAT?!? SMH. I understand that a certain group that bought a Wii and Wii sports, Wii fit, etc and not other games but that group would never buy a PS3 or 360 anyway. That group does not consist of gamers.
Re: Video: Latest Miiverse Update Continues to Improve the Platform
@P184 Leave the character count as it is. Miiverse isnt a forum to have meaningful conversation. There are many forums to do that and the Wii U has a broswer so do it there. Miiverse is for giving quick replys or encouragements to people that beat a level, etc. Not talking about discussion heavy topics.
I also do not like the tag system where anyone can create them. This isnt twitter either. Leave the tag system to game/application created ones like Mario and Tvii.
Let Miiverse be its own thing.
There other ones are great.
Re: Nintendo of Europe Apologises for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Stock Shortage
@Noxia How can you ever be done with Monster Hunter? It is impossible. Too many hours not enough time.
Re: Wii U Sales Double in Japanese Charts Following New Releases
@Relylp I agree completely. One big game a month with smaller games littered in the month would do wonders for the WIi U.
Re: Feature: The Biggest Wii U Games of 2013 - Spring Edition
@Mahe Make Wii Party U online with leaderboards and what not and make Wii Fit U as social as possible with as much miiverse interactions as possible and they will be a hit.