Wii U Discussion

Yeah, I am sold. Don't read this as buy one get one free, read it is "first party nintendo titles half off." That shit never happens.

In for PIKMIN 3!

Damn, I might need more storage. I haven't checked in a while, but between MK8 and Pikmin 3, I might be running up against the limits of the internal memory. I know they say they don't recommend using a flash drive, they say it's because of the "limited number of read/write cycles." That kind of sounds like crap to me. It'd be way cheaper to slap a $20 32gb thumb drive in there than get an external drive that's way bigger than I need.

Btw, this deal gets even better if you have a deluxe system and buy digitally. For buying the game, you should get 599 points, which gives you a $5 eshop certificate. Depending on how they handle the free game, redeeming that might get you another bunch of points (599 for the good games), which will get you ANOTHER $5 certificate.

Basically, I'm saying that if you buy it on the eshop, you'll get a cheap or free copy of Earthbound in addition to Pikmin 3.

Thanks SaMoKo. Now I need to figure out what I'm going to sell so I can buy even MORE Wii U games.

I'm now at least a decade removed from video gaming, so am totally lost as to the current scene.

My son has gotten by with hand-me-down and retro systems, but I'm thinking about getting him a somewhat modern console sometime later this year.

So, what's the deal with Nintendo's status? Should I get a standard Wii (I'd assume cheaper now) or is there no longer any capability to download classic 16bit titles (was there ever)? Is the online functionality of the Wii dead?

What's the Wii U? The next step? Can we download 16bit games on it (particularly SNES KOEI strategy games for pops)?

Is that Minecraft game available for Wii?

Jeff White wrote: I'm now at least a decade removed from video gaming, so am totally lost as to the current scene.

My son has gotten by with hand-me-down and retro systems, but I'm thinking about getting him a somewhat modern console sometime later this year.

So, what's the deal with Nintendo's status? Should I get a standard Wii (I'd assume cheaper now) or is there no longer any capability to download classic 16bit titles (was there ever)? Is the online functionality of the Wii dead?

What's the Wii U? The next step? Can we download 16bit games on it (particularly SNES KOEI strategy games for pops)?

Is that Minecraft game available for Wii?

I think the Wii was pretty underrated. It got at least three outstanding Mario games, two great Zelda games, and solid entries from every Nintendo franchise. You're more of an old-schooler so you would also probably really appreciate Donkey Kong Country Returns and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which are about as old school as they come.

Is it worth getting one now? The biggest things going for it are cost and Gamecube games. I think it retails for like $99 now. The ability to play Gamecube games is great, although it's somewhat diminished now that Windwaker is available on the Wii U. There's no HD on it either, but if you're already using old-school systems it sounds like that won't be an issue.

The Virtual Console is one of the coolest things about both systems, and this is where the Wii has the edge right now. The VC is essentially where you can download old games from past generations on the system. The Wii U has been getting a trickle of VC releases, but they've been slow to get anything but the big tentpoles up there. The Wii U also doesn't yet have any N64 games up, which boggles my mind. They do have Game Boy Advance games for some reason, but those are generally awesome so I don't mind.

I like the Wii U better, mostly because it does everything the Wii does anyway and because it's far less reliable on motion control. Of course it is more expensive. I found mine used from Cloudy, so I saved some money that way. I also was pretty heavily invested in the Wii, with several games, controllers, and peripherals that all still work on the Wii U and are frequently used.

The Wii is still actually a decent seller for Nintendo I think, so maybe they'll hold on to the online functionality for a while. But keep in mind that the controllers for it won't get much cheaper because they actually are still used by the Wii U.

I cannot imagine a more Jeff White thing to do than buying a Wii in 2014.

Minecraft is basically a PC game I think.

*edit for further detail*

The Wii U is the next generation after the Wii. In spite of what the name implies it is an entirely new system. Instead of the motion controls from the Wii, it utilizes the Gamepad, which is basically a video game controller attached to a touchscreen. Further players on Wii U games will usually use Wii controllers.

One tricky thing about the Wii was that there were actually two distinct type of wii-mote controllers. One was the basic kind they released with the console way back in 2006, the other is Wii Motion Plus, which is an enhanced motion control for games that use it. This is important because a lot of games for both the Wii and Wii U require Motion Plus. For a while there was a little dongle you could attach to the old wii-motes to make them Motion Plus, but I don't believe it's available anymore. These days all new wii-motes come with Motion Plus already there.

Chaz wrote: Btw, this deal gets even better if you have a deluxe system and buy digitally. For buying the game, you should get 599 points, which gives you a $5 eshop certificate. Depending on how they handle the free game, redeeming that might get you another bunch of points (599 for the good games), which will get you ANOTHER $5 certificate.

Basically, I'm saying that if you buy it on the eshop, you'll get a cheap or free copy of Earthbound in addition to Pikmin 3.

Hm, I haven't thought of the eshop credit thing. Time to finish up my Mega Man collection I guess!

For HD Space, I think Pikmin 3 takes up about 4 gig of memory, not sure about MK8, but I'm guessing around 5-6.

Those eShop credits are going to be spent on PICROSS e4 because I am so weak. Weak and frail like a baby.

SaMoKo wrote:

Chaz wrote: Btw, this deal gets even better if you have a deluxe system and buy digitally. For buying the game, you should get 599 points, which gives you a $5 eshop certificate. Depending on how they handle the free game, redeeming that might get you another bunch of points (599 for the good games), which will get you ANOTHER $5 certificate.

Basically, I'm saying that if you buy it on the eshop, you'll get a cheap or free copy of Earthbound in addition to Pikmin 3.

Hm, I haven't thought of the eshop credit thing. Time to finish up my Mega Man collection I guess!

For HD Space, I think Pikmin 3 takes up about 4 gig of memory, not sure about MK8, but I'm guessing around 5-6.

I've got Mario 3d World and Monster Hunter on there, plus the VCs of Super Metroid and Link to the Past. Maybe there'll be enough left over for two more? If I delete a game, I keep my saves, right? This isn't some iOS "you delete the game, you delete your data" bullshit, right?

I accidentally plugged our NTSC Wii into a 220v outlet and fried it. The cheapest wii I can get out here is the Wii mini, which has no internet and can't be soft modded. The kids are asking for an Xbox 360, but they also just learned they can play my son' Steam games remotely on our flat screen, so perhaps that will be our next "console." #pcmasterrace

Pssst. dolphin-emu.org/

The Wii's ability to online play (Mario-Kart, etc) is being phased out. I never used it much (Mario Kart is more fun when you can shove the jerk next to you during a race) but it's something to consider.

wadenels wrote: The Wii's ability to online play (Mario-Kart, etc) is being phased out. I never used it much (Mario Kart is more fun when you can shove the jerk next to you during a race) but it's something to consider.

So, if online play for the Wii is being phased out does that also mean access to the download able 16-bit games (virtual arcade?) will no longer be accessible? Rather is it online play specifically that's going, or is it any and all online functionality?

I think it's just the online play, the servers for those will be shut down. The store is a separate entity I believe. The Wii VC games can also be bought on the Wii U so it would be a bad idea for them to shut that down

Chaz wrote: I've got Mario 3d World and Monster Hunter on there, plus the VCs of Super Metroid and Link to the Past. Maybe there'll be enough left over for two more? If I delete a game, I keep my saves, right? This isn't some iOS "you delete the game, you delete your data" bullshit, right?

I'm honestly not sure :3

If you are really short on space, the free game offer doesn't just extend to digital copies of MK8, you can also register a physical copy on Club Nintendo and then download your free game. You'll get a code for the download that you can enter in the eShop, similar to how the FE/SMT deal worked.