I was in GAME about thirty minutes ago, a young - middle aged man and his partner were walking around the shop, he walked up to mario 3d world, pointed at it and said to his partner "can you get this on the wii?" His partner said "no I don't think so," then while tapping the wii u next to the wii u games she said "I think that's for this." Then they both walked off talking about buying minecraft for "him," guessing him is their son. Thought I'd share the story with you all, that happened in a GAME store in the U.K, in a small to medium sized city. I have never seen a Wii u ad on U.K t.v, though i have read on nintendo life that they exist, i think Nintendo need to do more.
a cricket game on the wii u has soooo much potential: imagine asynchronous local mulitiplayer, one person controls the bowling/fielding with the gamepad- giving them the element of total surprise, and the batting team uses either wii motion plus or a pro controller depending on their preference. It could be brilliant.
@Tobias95 Just a guess, but I think it's golf. i taught english in Japan for a while and often encountered Japanese people who were secretive about golfing and didn't like to be asked questions about how good they were etc. I Could be totally wrong though obviously (laughs).
personally I found the pointer controls pretty awful when I tried to black ops with them, reverted to a pro controller. Think this was backed up by my online experience, it's pretty easy to spot/ kill all those using the pointer controls.
@JuleyJules I believe there is a button you can press when you turn on your wii u to make it go straight to wii mode, not sure what it is though and i could be wrong altogether. Either way, going to wii mode from your wii u isn't really that big a deal is it?
@Dambuster you don't think it's worth spending more than twenty pounds on entertainment that often takes hundreds of people years to create? Entertainment that has incredible longevity?
@Pachterkid I've got most of those and haven't had any real issues with any of them, maybe some kind of problem with your wiiu? Or were those problems occurring before the update?
I think that at least half of the people that voted 'not my type of game' are perhaps a little sore that it's not coming to wiiu and actually would have bought it; I could be wrong of course.
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Re: Mighty No. 9 Studio Comcept Facing Fan Backlash Over Community Manager Appointment
@Zael you should read a book called 'The sceptical feminist' by Janet. Radcliffe Richards. You are completely misinformed with regards to feminism.
Re: Rumour: Smash Bros. Heading for a Spring 2014 Release
@FineLerv hear hear
Re: Super Mario 3D World Drops Down UK Charts in Second Week
Just kidding of course, but it is extremely depressing.
Re: Super Mario 3D World Drops Down UK Charts in Second Week
Knack is outselling super mario 3d land, I've had enough; good bye cruel world.
Re: Super Mario 3D World Picks Up Best Nintendo Game VGX Award
@SirGreatNose haha, touché
Re: Knytt Underground Arrives on the Wii U eShop on 19th December
looks excellent, will certainly download it.
Re: Retail Company Rakuten Highlights the Wii U and iPad as Most Talked About Children's Presents
I was in GAME about thirty minutes ago, a young - middle aged man and his partner were walking around the shop, he walked up to mario 3d world, pointed at it and said to his partner "can you get this on the wii?" His partner said "no I don't think so," then while tapping the wii u next to the wii u games she said "I think that's for this." Then they both walked off talking about buying minecraft for "him," guessing him is their son. Thought I'd share the story with you all, that happened in a GAME store in the U.K, in a small to medium sized city. I have never seen a Wii u ad on U.K t.v, though i have read on nintendo life that they exist, i think Nintendo need to do more.
Re: Reggie Talks Up Wii U Blockbusters As Top 10 Sellers Across the Whole Generation
@theadrock13 that Hansel is so hot right now
Re: Super Mario 3D World Struggles Against PS4 Titles in UK Charts
@MadAussieBloke sales aren't always a good indication of a games quality.
Re: Nintendo Recreates Super Mario 3D World Through Shadow Hand Puppetry
@turnmebackwards woah, after you finish it you should buy galaxy 2 and/or 1
Re: Retro-Inspired Adventure Platformer Lobodestroyo Adds Wii U to Funding Goal
@Kroisos i enjoyed reading your post.
Re: Pokémon X & Y Online Battles Vulnerable to "Battle Analyser" Cheaters
@Jazzer94 Are you referring to 'snaking' on mario kart ds?
Re: Pokémon X & Y Online Battles Vulnerable to "Battle Analyser" Cheaters
Really can't understand people that cheat when playing online games; what fun is there in victory?
Re: Developer Session: Nifflas and Ripstone Talk Over Design Principles, Age Ratings and What's Next
@Jaz007 did you read the whole article? I think your comments are pretty ridiculous in light of what Nifflas actually said
Re: Ashes Cricket 2013 Spins Onto PC, Yet Remains in the Wii U Pavilion
a cricket game on the wii u has soooo much potential: imagine asynchronous local mulitiplayer, one person controls the bowling/fielding with the gamepad- giving them the element of total surprise, and the batting team uses either wii motion plus or a pro controller depending on their preference. It could be brilliant.
Re: Here Are Some Lighter Moments from the Link Between Worlds Iwata Asks
@Tobias95 Just a guess, but I think it's golf. i taught english in Japan for a while and often encountered Japanese people who were secretive about golfing and didn't like to be asked questions about how good they were etc. I Could be totally wrong though obviously (laughs).
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Employee Discusses Work on "Tablet With Educational Games"
"Give me the boy and I will give you the man"
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Employee Discusses Work on "Tablet With Educational Games"
@JenJacobsen chill out man, life's too short
Re: UK Study Finds No Link Between Video Games And Behavioural Problems In Children
@FutureAlphaMale no they don't
Re: Nintendo Download: 21st November (Europe)
@Savino i'll be buying a retail copy
Re: Pokémon Bank Pricing Emerges For Europe
@unrandomsam Why is pokemon a kids game?
Re: Pokémon X & Y Enjoyed the Strongest Ever Nintendo Game Launch in Australia and New Zealand
@Nintenjoe64 don't forget fire emblem awakening, kid icarus:uprising and super mario 3d land. The list could on.
Re: Nintendo Stock Value Rises After Buying Stake In Mobile Web Company Dwango
@StarDust very nice
Re: Miyamoto: Nintendo Has Unfinished Business With Super Mario Galaxy Series
@Wonder_Mask are you mad?
Re: Miyamoto: Nintendo Has Unfinished Business With Super Mario Galaxy Series
@D3athBr1ng3r187 "3d world mess" have you played it?
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
What is the 3d effect like? Feel like it's a fairly important feature and didn't see it mentioned in the review
Re: Video: Ubisoft Unveils Illuminating New Child of Light Walkthrough Footage
@D3athBr1ng3r187 new super mario bros, mario 64, mario galaxy and super mario 3d land really aren't similar at all
Re: Video: This Is Why CoD: Ghosts Is Best on Wii U
personally I found the pointer controls pretty awful when I tried to black ops with them, reverted to a pro controller. Think this was backed up by my online experience, it's pretty easy to spot/ kill all those using the pointer controls.
Re: Target To Offer 3DS XL Consoles For Only $149.99 On Black Friday
@ACK do you work there?
Re: The Nintendo 2DS Was The UK's Best-Selling Console Last Week
@rjejr £100 is a lot more than $99 dollars
Re: Super Mario Galaxy Is Eurogamer's Game of the Generation
@unrandomsam do you think sonic generations is better than super mario galaxy?
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Clarifies That Local Multiplayer is Still the Priority for Mario
online multiplayer should be included
Re: Readers Of EDGE Consider Ocarina Of Time And Mario 64 To Be The Best Games Of The Last 20 Years
@unrandomsam shenmue undoubtedly deserves a spot in that list
Re: Soapbox: The Wii Changed The Face of Gaming, Before The Console Industry Promptly Forgot Its Lessons
@JuleyJules I believe there is a button you can press when you turn on your wii u to make it go straight to wii mode, not sure what it is though and i could be wrong altogether. Either way, going to wii mode from your wii u isn't really that big a deal is it?
Re: Review: Skylanders SWAP Force (Wii U)
@Shiryu are you working for Activision?
Re: 3DS Tops NPD Hardware Charts Once Again, As Wii U Sales Increase More Than 200%
@JustinH completely agree with what you said about it feeling like a chore to play sometimes
Re: Review: Sonic Lost World (Wii U)
shame
Re: Weirdness: UK Tabloid Reports on Fictional Deus Ex "Eyeball Implant"
hahahaha
Re: Sonic Lost World Producer Admits "There Was a Struggle in 3D Sonic Games"
@Dambuster you don't think it's worth spending more than twenty pounds on entertainment that often takes hundreds of people years to create? Entertainment that has incredible longevity?
Re: Interview: Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson Talks SteamWorld Dig And Working On The eShop
what a charming guy, hope steamworld dig gets the sales it deserves; it is a fantastic game.
Re: Assassin's Creed IV DLC Looks Set to Sail Past Wii U
I want companies to stop announcing DLC before the game has even been released
Re: Working With Western Developers Is All About Trust, Says Miyamoto
@Buduski no, no it is not
Re: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Shakes Up Item and Dungeon Conventions
@Pachterkid have you played phantom hourglass?
Re: Awesome Mario Kart Trophies Added to Club Nintendo Europe
@ledreppe I've been looking at that figurine recently, is it good?
Re: Shin'en: If Developers Can't Make Great Looking Games On Wii U, It's Their Own Fault
@Bliquid how could a day one 3ds purchase have lost you?
Re: Shin'en: If Developers Can't Make Great Looking Games On Wii U, It's Their Own Fault
@Pachterkid I've got most of those and haven't had any real issues with any of them, maybe some kind of problem with your wiiu? Or were those problems occurring before the update?
Re: Pokémon X & Y Nearly Had a Feature To Translate Pokémon Cries
does anyone know if the cries are still 8-bit? or are they more akin to the cries from the anime?
Re: Poll: Would You Buy Grand Theft Auto V On Wii U?
@cfgk24 same
Re: Poll: Would You Buy Grand Theft Auto V On Wii U?
I think that at least half of the people that voted 'not my type of game' are perhaps a little sore that it's not coming to wiiu and actually would have bought it; I could be wrong of course.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)
can you use the map to make notes on in the way you could on phantom hourglass?