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Wii U, will you?
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That's annoying as hell. (I've got a 60mbps connection so not for me), but losing connection won't break your console. It downloads it first, then installs. It doesn't install as it downloads. Unless you mean you're so frustrated waiting for the update that you flip out Hulk style and break it. Which I think is covered in the warranty.
Well according to some of the reports on the interwebs it seems that some who interrupted the download once started were left with bricked wii u's.
So it bricks during the download itself, and not the installation? Ouch. What a major flaw.
Ten bucks says that the majority of them are impatient individuals who unplugged their console mid-update, a big no-no, no matter what the device.
I can confirm that my connection dropped 2 or 3 times during the update, but I was able to pick up exactly where I left off without having to start over from 0%, so any bricking is definitely not because of a dropped connection.
Where are you hearing 5GB?
As far as I can tell it's somewhere in the 800MB range.
It's already been mentioned but Nintendo has so much money they'd have to release three or four failed consoles before they'd throw in the towel.
Heck you would see Sony abandon the videogames race long before you would Nintendo.
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If it was 5GB it would have taken me close to six hours to download instead of the maybe 90 minutes it did take.
Yeah my connection dropped once during the update but my system is fine.
The first guy to brick his system was a writer for the LA Times who then wrote about it. I don't think it would've been as big a deal otherwise.
Haven't tried internet play. Miiverse is like a colorful message board social network hybrid. Message boards are divided by game right now and people start threads in there. That Gamepad lets you draw on it so a lot of people are drawing pretty elaborate pictures and posting them too. Popular ones get posted to the lobby screen when you power on the console. You can also post screenshots but I don't know how to do that yet. Some people will post a screenshot directly from a game and a message like, how do I kill this guy, and people will post answers. There's also way to cover up spoilers. Far as the social network part, you can follow posters, post on your page, add them to your friend list, typical stuff. Some games integrate with miiverse too. IE on Mario Brothers U, if you've passed some level that took you 20 tries to get through, you can let the miiverse know.
I honestly don't care for it all that much but that's just me. From the pictures, looks like there're people out there that spend more time drawing on their Gamepad and screwing around in Miiverse than they do gaming.
Well, I'm betting it won't take long to get covered in crude drawings of penises.
To whoever saying the Deluxe set "sold out in 5 min", I just walked in to a GameStop and walked out with a Deluxe set and Super Mario Wii U. It was so rare it took me 1 inadvertent try to get.
Quite honestly I was there for Playstation All-Stars but since they had it in and I'm a gadget whore I just bought it and PS All-Stars.
It's not selling out nor does it have the movement behind it like the last Wii, hopefully it keeps my interest more than the last one otherwise I'm sitting on a $359 dust collector
Quite honestly I was there for Playstation All-Stars but since they had it in and I'm a gadget whore I just bought it and PS All-Stars.
It's not selling out nor does it have the movement behind it like the last Wii, hopefully it keeps my interest more than the last one otherwise I'm sitting on a $359 dust collector
But did they have them in stock or just the boxes. Often gamestops have boxes for display purposes, and sometimes this is not indicative of stock levels.
I bought one with Super Mario U, the box feels heavy so I'll assume its in there lol. They had 6 Deluxe sitting behind the counter and 10 or so white ones.
I'll hook it up once I get home from work
OT: I bought Persona 4 Golden for Vita and Playstation All-Stars too, did you pick that MRU?
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I bought one with Super Mario U, the box feels heavy so I'll assume its in there lol. They had 6 Deluxe sitting behind the counter and 10 or so white ones.
I'll hook it up once I get home from work
OT: I bought Persona 4 Golden for Vita and Playstation All-Stars too, did you pick that MRU?
Lol.. You're as bad as me
. Wii-Resistance Is Futile!!!Yep my copy of Persona still hasn't arrived, but should be here any day now, and yep I've got All Stars on pre-order for PS3 (just so I can get it free on the Vita
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You guys are annoying..now I want one!
I also picked up PSAS,P4G today and will be downloading Sine Mora when I get home ..somebody please stop me
Bless
I also picked up PSAS,P4G today and will be downloading Sine Mora when I get home ..somebody please stop me
Bless
"Well, its true. It seems to be more of a phenomenon found in the west."
Oh god, the Japanese have it down as a character trait for westerners. I would be annoyed if it wasn't true!
"Well, its true. It seems to be more of a phenomenon found in the west."
Oh god, the Japanese have it down as a character trait for westerners. I would be annoyed if it wasn't true!
Lol it's a fake article but kinda spot on regardless
I think once Nintendo fixes the annoyingly long menu load time, the Wii U could just be the near-perfect game system. I haven't had this much fun with a game console since the 90's. The controller is brilliant and I can't wait to see how future games use it. I just wish it could play Blu-ray Discs. I also wish the hard drive was user upgradeable like the PS3. I'd prefer not to have to connect an external Hard drive once/if I run out of space.
I think the Wii U may be more disruptive than first thought. As I play more, definitely see how some of their ideas could come together (emphasis on "could"--no guarentees). My impression is that once their TVii thing is up and running, it will become more of a digital media hub than people have previously thought of.
That said, Nintendo has an annoying habit of "going their own way," and giving the consumer most of what they want, but then adding a bit of their own ideas about what they think you need. In Apple's case, it works like magic, but in Nintendo's case, it never seems to work 100%.
The examples I am thinking of are releasing the Wii (and the Gamecube, for that matter) with optical discs, but not including a capability to play DVD's...and oh yeah, I keep forgetting...the Wii had the coolest name as a prototype (the "Revolution") but then they came up with the Wii name. My wife still chuckles to this date (over 6 years on) about me "playing with my Wii."
That said, Nintendo has an annoying habit of "going their own way," and giving the consumer most of what they want, but then adding a bit of their own ideas about what they think you need. In Apple's case, it works like magic, but in Nintendo's case, it never seems to work 100%.
The examples I am thinking of are releasing the Wii (and the Gamecube, for that matter) with optical discs, but not including a capability to play DVD's...and oh yeah, I keep forgetting...the Wii had the coolest name as a prototype (the "Revolution") but then they came up with the Wii name. My wife still chuckles to this date (over 6 years on) about me "playing with my Wii."
Interesting read:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-11-20-wii-u-launch-reactions-mixed-software-on-sale
"Nintendo has set up the Wii U for failure"
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-11-20-wii-u-launch-reactions-mixed-software-on-sale
"Nintendo has set up the Wii U for failure"
Yes, because all consoles EXCEPT the Wii U have had great launch titles, apps, and flawless network services that really show the full potential of the system from day 1 right?
The Wii U has its flaws, but it also has a list of great things that have enormous potential if utilized correctly.
We're likely to see it show its true colors after the launch window closes, right now its early adopters and hardcore Nintendo fans. It's launching like any other console does, the Wii launch was the exception to the rule, an anomaly, not how every launch really goes.
Though it makes me chuckle a bit that the industries little darling from last gen is getting dragged through the mud a bit now