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[Wii U] Best console ever!* (*opinions based on facts)

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    JihadJesus wrote: »
    If any of you still have a blockbuster near you, check it out for their close out. Got Batman:AC Armored Edition for $10 and they had ZombieU and AC3 for that too but I passed.

    What is this... block... buster?

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  • BronzeKoopaBronzeKoopa Registered User regular
    I discovered that the old Blockbuster that I spent my childhood renting video games from turned into a mattress store :\

  • SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    Mblackwell wrote: »
    If an app has an update that requires the app to be run it won't disappear from the download screen until you run the app.

    Thank you for this! I get the notification every single time I hit the home button and couldn't figure out why. I need to pop in AC3 and run it again!

  • MulletudeMulletude Registered User regular
    I discovered that the old Blockbuster that I spent my childhood renting video games from turned into a mattress store :\

    That's crazy because so did mine. I think i'm starting to see a conspiracy against blockbuster!!

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Mulletude wrote: »
    I discovered that the old Blockbuster that I spent my childhood renting video games from turned into a mattress store :\

    That's crazy because so did mine. I think i'm starting to see a conspiracy against blockbuster!!

    I think the conspiracy is that a mattress sells better than a movie rental.

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  • Dodge AspenDodge Aspen Registered User regular
    Ladies and gentlemen I am currently transferring data from my Wii to my Wii U. It is a lengthy process, but it is accompanied by the coolest cartoon of Pikmin moving all your channels and data from console to console. A must see.

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Ladies and gentlemen I am currently transferring data from my Wii to my Wii U. It is a lengthy process, but it is accompanied by the coolest cartoon of Pikmin moving all your channels and data from console to console. A must see.

    Yeah, I could watch it for hours. Ok, well maybe not really.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPkGtSKOP2Q

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited January 2014
    I would have appreciated that procedure much more if it wasn't for the fact that it crashed on me about a dozen times before I managed to get it to go all the way through. What a nerve-wracking process.

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  • Custom SpecialCustom Special I know I am, I'm sure I am, I'm Sounders 'til I die!Registered User regular
    HOLY MOTHER OF LEGO!
    Whoever mentioned that LEGO City Undercover had an epic ending for just being a LEGO game...wow. Just, wow. I got up there and did the first fight and thought "yeah, this is kind of cool driving this big thing", but then the next part happened and we were fighting out there and then we came back! IT WAS RIDONKS!
    My wife and I were both pretty wide-eyed at the ending (I seriously couldn't blink the whole time).

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    Yeah it was pretty amazing.

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Some really great music too

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlwcwHHNZ0Q

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  • KisidanKisidan Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    Turned my Wii U on for the first time in ages...

    I don't know why I'm surprised I have another massive update to download, but I'm glad I have crazy fast internet. Otherwise this would be even more infuriating!

    ETA: And now, having installed the damn thing over 20 minutes, the wii u refuses to connect to my network again! FANTASTIC!

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Why would you be surprised that there's a system update to install if you haven't turned on your system in almost three months?

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  • KisidanKisidan Registered User regular
    It was more the size of the update that surprised me; but hey, if it was just an update, I could deal with it.

    And now the fact that the update has apparently removed the ability for the thing to connect to the network at all. Having literally just downloaded a massive patch, I'm now getting 103-1001 'could not find an available network'.

    I went through this when I first set it up and it took hours to sort out. Incredibly frustrating.

  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    HOLY MOTHER OF LEGO!
    Whoever mentioned that LEGO City Undercover had an epic ending for just being a LEGO game...wow. Just, wow. I got up there and did the first fight and thought "yeah, this is kind of cool driving this big thing", but then the next part happened and we were fighting out there and then we came back! IT WAS RIDONKS!
    My wife and I were both pretty wide-eyed at the ending (I seriously couldn't blink the whole time).

    Yup, I told you. Lego City had a much more epic endgame than you would expect for a Lego game.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Kisidan wrote: »
    It was more the size of the update that surprised me; but hey, if it was just an update, I could deal with it.

    And now the fact that the update has apparently removed the ability for the thing to connect to the network at all. Having literally just downloaded a massive patch, I'm now getting 103-1001 'could not find an available network'.

    I went through this when I first set it up and it took hours to sort out. Incredibly frustrating.

    That sucks man. But if it's not a widespread problem then it's probably your router.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    @Kisidan Did you try the following?

    1. Change the DNS to Google's DNS (you can find it by searching for it)
    2. Change the MTU for your wireless (on the actual WiiU) to 1200?

    I had issues with the network once upon a time and both of these solved my problems.

  • KisidanKisidan Registered User regular
    Thanks, Urahonky!

    We wound up having to reconfigure the router to use an older security protocol. We got there in the end, though. I'm a bit baffled why the update caused it to no longer be compatible with what we were using, but it looks like it was using WPA-2 rather than WPA which was the issue.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Weird. Yeah I am using WPA-2 as well. I'm guessing that you can use either WPA2 but lower your MTU or go straight to WPA and not have to worry about it.

  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    you can't use those pro controllers in wii mode for vc games, right

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Naphtali wrote: »
    you can't use those pro controllers in wii mode for vc games, right

    That's right, you can't.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    My decision to go all digital with Wii U is really screwing me out of all these sales and discounts.

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  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    Zephiran wrote: »

    I hope Nintendo doesn't do anything stupid like patch this out.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    My decision to go all digital with Wii U is really screwing me out of all these sales and discounts.

    Not me, 20% off eshop fun bucks +10% back for DDP is a significant discount.

    That being said I still buy physical games when they are absurdly cheap, 8-15 bucks. God I wish we had the same Ubisoft sales as Europe though.

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  • IncindiumIncindium Registered User regular
    Huh maybe should pick up a couple Wiimote pluses and then retire a couple of old ones along with my Wii if I could unload it to someone. Only thing stopping me from getting rid of Wii is I won't have any way to play Paper Mario 1000 Year Door... Although it would hopefully eventually show up as a VC title by the time I'd ever want to play it again.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    I initially felt a little bad about the Wii Remotes being on sale, but then I remembered I got them on sale for $35 from NewEgg at their release. $32 plus local tax would be damn close to $35 anyway.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    I'm imagining Woody somehow fitting that blaster into the tiny holster at his hip.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    So hey, Pikmin 2 is $15.99 at Best Buy, and The Last Story is $18.99

    Neither are available to ship, but they can be ordered for in-store pickup.

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  • SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    I've been playing a ton of The Last Story this month. I like to believe that they took Final Fantasy XII and XIII and combined them into a game better than the sum of their parts. It really is the most "modern" JRPG I've played in forever. I'm having a lot of fun with it, even if its a little light on the difficulty.

    That whole HDMI thing makes my untouched Wii library so much more accessible and I love it. I've got all of the Project Rainfall titles to go through, so its pretty nice to make a dent in one. This one's definitely worth $18.99.

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    SightTDW wrote: »
    I've been playing a ton of The Last Story this month. I like to believe that they took Final Fantasy XII and XIII and combined them into a game better than the sum of their parts. It really is the most "modern" JRPG I've played in forever. I'm having a lot of fun with it, even if its a little light on the difficulty.

    That whole HDMI thing makes my untouched Wii library so much more accessible and I love it. I've got all of the Project Rainfall titles to go through, so its pretty nice to make a dent in one. This one's definitely worth $18.99.

    Boy, are you in for a treat when you play Xenoblade.

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  • Ov3rchargeOv3rcharge R.I.P. Mass Effect You were dead to me for yearsRegistered User regular
    Maz- wrote: »
    SightTDW wrote: »
    I've been playing a ton of The Last Story this month. I like to believe that they took Final Fantasy XII and XIII and combined them into a game better than the sum of their parts. It really is the most "modern" JRPG I've played in forever. I'm having a lot of fun with it, even if its a little light on the difficulty.

    That whole HDMI thing makes my untouched Wii library so much more accessible and I love it. I've got all of the Project Rainfall titles to go through, so its pretty nice to make a dent in one. This one's definitely worth $18.99.

    Boy, are you in for a treat when you play Xenoblade.

    Implying anyone can get it.

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  • Oniros25Oniros25 Registered User regular
    He already said he has all three project rainfall games. That means he already has Xenoblade.

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  • JoshmviiJoshmvii Registered User regular
    I got about halfway through The Last Story before I got tired of it. The gameplay just didn't grab me at all. Xenoblade Chronicles is far and away the best JRPG game of last generation IMO.

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Anyone's thoughts on Pandora's Tower?

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Mmmm I should play Xenoblade and The Last Story

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    Anyone's thoughts on Pandora's Tower?

    It's the weakest of the Operation Rainfall trilogy IMO.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »
    Enlong wrote: »
    Anyone's thoughts on Pandora's Tower?

    It's the weakest of the Operation Rainfall trilogy IMO.

    It's better than the Last Story, I thought. I enjoyed the dungeon exploring, figuring out or unlocking shortcuts and the occasional gruesome bits with Elena. But I wouldn't really call it an RPG.

    To me, The Last Story was just kind of there.

  • SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    Maz- wrote: »
    SightTDW wrote: »
    I've been playing a ton of The Last Story this month. I like to believe that they took Final Fantasy XII and XIII and combined them into a game better than the sum of their parts. It really is the most "modern" JRPG I've played in forever. I'm having a lot of fun with it, even if its a little light on the difficulty.

    That whole HDMI thing makes my untouched Wii library so much more accessible and I love it. I've got all of the Project Rainfall titles to go through, so its pretty nice to make a dent in one. This one's definitely worth $18.99.

    Boy, are you in for a treat when you play Xenoblade.

    Oh trust me, I know. I saved it for last for a reason. Everyone I know who played The Last Story described it as "great, just not as great as Xenoblade."

    Not so worried with Pandora's Tower since its not really an RPG from what I can tell.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    That's a good plan. Xenoblade is a really hard act to follow.

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