This morning on UK TV I saw the advert for Minecraft: Story Mode. At the end of the advert they showed the boxed versions for Xbox and PS but below that the logo for the Wii U version was also shown.
@NintendoLee tobtell you the truth, I didn't pay attention to that bit. I just opened it checked they worked with isolation and the discarded the packaging. Is there anything noticeably different between the EU and Australian versions that I should be aware of or worried about?
Not had chance to read all the above comments but perhaps the Wii U editon if Watch Dogs was delayed to not compete with Mario Kart 8.That way, at a later date, people would then have the money to purchase that game as well instead of a this or that choice being forced upon them because I know which one I would choose.
@goldbricks23, I was just about to ask about the 3ds. If you have that and a Wii U, can you mot have the same account on both? Doesn't seem like you can.
@seronja Thanks for the tip. I really want to play Animal Crossing: New Leaf but I'm happy to wait. Also New Super Mario Brothers 2,Paper Mario and the Professor Layton games look really good and I've never played any of them.
Also I know that Tesco here in the uk have a deal whereby you can purchase a 3DS XL and get a power adaptor (third party I assume) for £160!
Looks to me like anything from the Wii can only be stored and played from the sd card and can't be controlled from the gamepad. Well that's the gist I get anyway.
The way I see it is that this pachter chap works for a company and says things that are deemed controversial so that (a) it becomes a talking point and (b) keeps the company and himself in the news.
I would imagine that somewhere in the bowels of Nintendo HQ that a group of boffins are planning Nintendo's next home and handheld masterpieces but that's all they'll be, plans!
@henmii sorry but that wipeout 3 is not the racing game you'd want. Unfortunately its the third in the series of total wipeout tv series console games apparently.
As nice as pretty looking graphics are, all I need from the Wii U is a good selection of first and third party games that are enjoyable to play. My motto is "Graphics alone do not a game make."
I've just got back from the Manchester comic con and managed to get a go of the 3DS XL at the Nintendo unleashed stand. I had a go of the new super Mario brothers game and found the handheld really comfortable to use and having a larger screen made viewing the 3D effect a bit easier on my eyes.
PS: I also met Warwick Davis but I'm just bragging now!
Now that was good, still leaves me with more questions than answers. Looks as though only one Wii U Game Pad per console or do people think that this is something that they will go in to more detail as E3 continues?
At some point in the future don't people think that hardware will tend to plateau and perhaps be more small refinements in what they can achieve? What will happen to the next gen of consoles every x amount of years?
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Re: 'Hidden Gems: Volume One' Brings Four Classic Commodore 64 Games To Switch Tomorrow
@Azuris ha ha, I wouldn't go that far!! 😃
Re: 'Hidden Gems: Volume One' Brings Four Classic Commodore 64 Games To Switch Tomorrow
Would we be able to connect a Bluetooth/usb keyboard to play these with? Just to recreate that old school feeling!
Re: Minecraft Wii U Edition Classification Has Been Removed By PEGI
This morning on UK TV I saw the advert for Minecraft: Story Mode. At the end of the advert they showed the boxed versions for Xbox and PS but below that the logo for the Wii U version was also shown.
Re: Collectors Rejoice, Rare amiibo Figures Are Getting Restocked
@NintendoLee ahh, OK. I wish I made a mental note of it now!
Re: Collectors Rejoice, Rare amiibo Figures Are Getting Restocked
@NintendoLee tobtell you the truth, I didn't pay attention to that bit. I just opened it checked they worked with isolation and the discarded the packaging. Is there anything noticeably different between the EU and Australian versions that I should be aware of or worried about?
Re: Collectors Rejoice, Rare amiibo Figures Are Getting Restocked
I don't know if it helps but I have the Splatoon 3 Pack from Grainger Games and have no issues with it at all.
Re: Club Nintendo to Close, With Replacement Loyalty Programme Coming Later in the Year
Goodbye Club Nintendo, Hello unified 3DS / Wii U account?
Re: E3 2014: Nintendo Confirms New 'Retro' GameCube Controller and Adapter Pricing
Does this mean that future racing games will be able to make use of the new Gamecubes analogue triggers?
Re: Poll: A Tale of Two Blockbusters as Mario Kart 8 and Watch Dogs Arrive This Week
Not had chance to read all the above comments but perhaps the Wii U editon if Watch Dogs was delayed to not compete with Mario Kart 8.That way, at a later date, people would then have the money to purchase that game as well instead of a this or that choice being forced upon them because I know which one I would choose.
Re: Feature: What We Expect From Nintendo's E3 Direct
Just been to Argos and the 32Gb Nintendoland Wii U pack is down from £309 to £299!
Re: Shin'en Multimedia Defends The Wii U Hardware
Agree with his comments 100%.
Re: EarthBound Listing Materializes on Amazon UK
Could this be the game that Retro Studios are working on? A new Earthbound game from them?
Re: Nintendo To Reveal Retro's New Wii U Game "In The Not So Distant Future"
Could they be porting GTA V to the Wii U?
Re: Children Of The '80s, Here's That Battle Beasts Game You Always Wanted
@zemus-dj I'm 35 too, 36 later on this year.
Re: Children Of The '80s, Here's That Battle Beasts Game You Always Wanted
You're not old, you're retro!
Re: Nintendo Set To Host Mysterious 3DS Event In A Couple Of Weeks
@FernandoMachado that's what I'm thinking too.
Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Fingers crossed and good luck to everyone else who has entered!
Re: Space Harrier 3D Is Real, Hits Japanese 3DS eShop Next Week
Space Harrier is good but Outrun would've been better, for me anyway.
Re: Guitar Hero 7 Was in Development With a Six-Stringed Guitar
There is that guitar game out for pc and Xbox that let's you play a real guitar don't forget!
Re: Nintendo of Europe Gives Free Retail Game to 3DS XL Owners
@SMW If I go for the deal here in the UK, those are the options I would be going with.
Re: Limited Edition Hyrule Historia Restricted To Just 4000 Copies
Anywhere in the UK selling the limited edition version?
Re: Halting Wii U System Update May Brick the System
Does the Wii U have an Ethernet port? Just wondering in case of dropped wireless that's all.
Re: Nintendo Network IDs Are Tied To A Single Wii U Console, For Now
@goldbricks23, I was just about to ask about the 3ds. If you have that and a Wii U, can you mot have the same account on both? Doesn't seem like you can.
Re: 3DS Passes Eight Million Sales in Japan
@seronja Thanks for the tip. I really want to play Animal Crossing: New Leaf but I'm happy to wait. Also New Super Mario Brothers 2,Paper Mario and the Professor Layton games look really good and I've never played any of them.
Also I know that Tesco here in the uk have a deal whereby you can purchase a 3DS XL and get a power adaptor (third party I assume) for £160!
Re: 3DS Passes Eight Million Sales in Japan
I am tempted to get a 3ds XL over a Wii U at the moment. I'm going to wait until after Christmas to see what bundles/offers are available .
Re: Wii U GamePad Will Not Have Backward Compatibility
I'm hoping that the Wii U virtual console will allow you to transfer your Wii virtual games over in the eShop.
Re: Unexpected Wii U Nintendo Direct Details Storage And Online
Looks to me like anything from the Wii can only be stored and played from the sd card and can't be controlled from the gamepad. Well that's the gist I get anyway.
Re: Unexpected Wii U Nintendo Direct Details Storage And Online
Hopefully this will answer any questions about playing games directly from external hard drives, etc.
Re: Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) Giveaway
I'm in the UK but don't have a 3ds to be able to enter.
Re: Pachter Pours Scorn Over Wii U Sales Projections
The way I see it is that this pachter chap works for a company and says things that are deemed controversial so that (a) it becomes a talking point and (b) keeps the company and himself in the news.
Re: The Wii U Nintendo Network Will Connect to EA's Origin
Is it possible that this would happen in the future to the DS/3DS/future Nintendo Handhelds?
Re: MCV: Wii U Is A Stopgap System, Real Successor Is Still To Come
I would imagine that somewhere in the bowels of Nintendo HQ that a group of boffins are planning Nintendo's next home and handheld masterpieces but that's all they'll be, plans!
Re: Our Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct Translation Awaits Forest Folk Within
@grumblebuzzz, That's ok then I'll let you off! I suppose it just goes to show that the popularity of Animal Crossing transcends the ages.
Re: Our Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct Translation Awaits Forest Folk Within
@grumblebuzz, woah.....who said anything about liking one direction and Justin beiber! I do have taste in music.
Re: Our Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct Translation Awaits Forest Folk Within
@clubmini, try being in your mid thirties!
Re: Our Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct Translation Awaits Forest Folk Within
Seriously considering buying a 3ds XL just for thos when it is released in the UK!
Re: Round Up: Wii U Launch Window Games
Has there been any mention of what Retro Studios are working on?
Re: Round Up: Wii U Launch Window Games
@henmii sorry but that wipeout 3 is not the racing game you'd want. Unfortunately its the third in the series of total wipeout tv series console games apparently.
Re: Talking Point: The Importance of the Wii U Press Event
I hope that the Miiverse phone app is android compatible from the start.
Re: Sumo Digital: Wii U "Looks As Good" as HD Platforms
As nice as pretty looking graphics are, all I need from the Wii U is a good selection of first and third party games that are enjoyable to play. My motto is "Graphics alone do not a game make."
Re: Bing Gordon: Nintendo's 'On Track' to Primarily Focus on Software
I hope it never comes to Nintendo teaming up with apple or sony, that would be a dark day. Now partnering with Sega, I could handle that.
Re: 3DS XL Represents 'The Progress of Technology'
I've just got back from the Manchester comic con and managed to get a go of the 3DS XL at the Nintendo unleashed stand. I had a go of the new super Mario brothers game and found the handheld really comfortable to use and having a larger screen made viewing the 3D effect a bit easier on my eyes.
PS: I also met Warwick Davis but I'm just bragging now!
Re: Major Retailers List 3DS XL at £179.99
Also I noticed that Play.com has listed a 3DS XL charging cradle for £19.99.
http://www.play.com/Games/DS/4-/33367485/0/Ninendo-3DS-XL-Charging-Cradle-And-AC-Adapter/ListingDetails.html
Re: Feature: The Potential of Wii U and Amazon
I know its not Amazon but I'd love to be able to access my Marvel comics digital subscription from the WiiU and read them on the Gamepad.
Re: First Impressions: Project P-100
Sounds interesting but I wonder how many unfair comparisons to Pikmin it'll have to take though?
Re: E3 2012: Ding Dong, Friend Codes are Dead on Wii U
@kyloctopus: In that case I claim nonspecific_player_name
Re: E3 2012: Nintendo Direct Live
Now that was good, still leaves me with more questions than answers. Looks as though only one Wii U Game Pad per console or do people think that this is something that they will go in to more detail as E3 continues?
Re: Gearbox: "Wii U is a Powerful, Powerful Machine"
At some point in the future don't people think that hardware will tend to plateau and perhaps be more small refinements in what they can achieve? What will happen to the next gen of consoles every x amount of years?
Re: Bionic Commando Swings to Japan's 3DS VC Next Week
I just wish they would release the NES version for me to play on the Wii.