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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Console Chat => Topic started by: roflmao on December 20, 2015, 06:35:03 AM
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I picked up a Wii U bundle with Super Mario Maker for my son for Christmas and want to know more about the console. What games should I pick up (either for the 7yr old or for me!), what should I avoid, etc. I skipped the Wii, but hear it's compatible so if there are any must own games (especially if they're cheap), let me know!
It sounds as if it's not compatible with Gamecube discs, which is unfortunate. I'd love to be able to play those games with something better than composite cables. :/
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New Super Mario Brothers Wii U and Luigi Bros Wii U. Nintendo Land is an excellent title to get you used to the console and tablet controller.
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Download Shantae and the Pirates Curse. It's a heck of a lot of fun.
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I think all the first party wii u games are family friendly and great fun in multi player cept maybe the Zelda games.
Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario 3D world plus Zelda Windwaker HD just sold me on the console. Pikmin 3 is also great and at times it looks quite real although the framerate isn't that great.
You will probably enjoy a lot of the stuff on the nintendo marketplace.
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Lego City Undercover - it isn't your typical Lego game... more like GTA lite....
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Smash bros is a standard.
honestly though, we only buy nintendo systems for the first party support.
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NES Remix 1+2, there's a disc with both on it or you can grab them from the eshop.
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Wii U games:
Mariokart 8 - Really really good
Super Mario 3D World - you get a flippin CAT SUIT! A CAT SUIT! AND YOU CAN POUNCE!! POUNCE!!!!!!!
New Super Mario U is great
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Wii games: You will have to pick up a wiimote + nunchuck for some of these
Both Mario Galaxy games are fantastic
Donkey Kong Country Returns - except for the wonky controls its great
Wii Sports... yeah its fun.
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Mario Kart 8 is a must :wink: Id also recomend downloading freedom planet as well for 2D platforming goodness.If you are looking for rpgs xenoblade chronicles x just came out recently.
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I've really enjoyed the combo pack of Bayonetta's, and playing Wii games on the gamepad (Xenoblade Chronicles mostly, but also Skyward Sword).
I really like virtual console on the system, though the emulation is often dark and blurry compared to the real deal.
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I picked up a Wii U bundle with Super Mario Maker for my son for Christmas and want to know more about the console. What games should I pick up (either for the 7yr old or for me!), what should I avoid, etc. I skipped the Wii, but hear it's compatible so if there are any must own games (especially if they're cheap), let me know!
It sounds as if it's not compatible with Gamecube discs, which is unfortunate. I'd love to be able to play those games with something better than composite cables. :/
There is actually a pretty easy soft mod you can do on the wii side that let's you play gamecube games. The picture quality is pretty amazing and you can use the wii gamecube adapter.
I would recommend the Mario Galaxy games I have a 5 and 4 year old and they love those games.
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There is actually a pretty easy soft mod you can do on the wii side that let's you play gamecube games. The picture quality is pretty amazing and you can use the wii gamecube adapter.
I would recommend the Mario Galaxy games I have a 5 and 4 year old and they love those games.
Awesome! That gives me hope. I'll dig around for more info on the softmod.
Thanks for all the suggestions. Looks like I'll be busy this coming year. :D
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MK8 fantastic racer
Spaltoon, best shooter this year bar none, and kiddo friendly
Smash for fun fighting bliss
Currently downloading Xenoblade, so I'll play that tomorrow :)
Welcome to the Wii U Family...
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I picked up Shovel Knight recently. If you have not played it yet, you might want to give it a try. The graphics are 8-bit stylized and its an action platformer with minor RPG elements. I'm having a lot of fun with it.
Super Mario Maker is a lot of fun too!
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Bought a Wii U on Black Friday for my kids.
I've played it a bit with them and I'm really impressed, Nintendo are truly the masters of family friendly video games.
So far we've got:
Mario Kart 8
Splatoon
Mario Maker
Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival
Next we're gonna get:
Super Mario 3D World
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
Pikmin 3
New Super Mario Bros. U
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We got a Wii U for the family at launch and we have played it more as a family than any other system.
All I can do is reiterate what everyone else has said about all the first party games are good. WiiU is really like the GameCube once was with a lot of great Nintendo games but nothing else really stands out.
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I downloaded a demo of Pikmin 3 and my son is addicted to it! It looks great, too.
It looks like Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 and Shantea will be picked up some time this coming year. He's been playing Super Mario Maker so much lately that I don't plan on picking up any new games until that dies down. That game is so much fun.
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Will a softmod prevent you from getting online access, similar to Xbox 360 & co.?
The US GameCube is able to output S-Video via the analog AV Out, while the PAL one does RGB. Wii consoles with model no. RVL-001 will play GameCube games and allow to use pretty affordable component video cables. Later RVL-101 and Wii mini won't. Edit: Won't do GameCube games, I meant, while the Wii mini doesn't even output anything aside from composite video.
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Will a softmod prevent you from getting online access, similar to Xbox 360 & co.?
The US GameCube is able to output S-Video via the analog AV Out, while the PAL one does RGB. Wii consoles with model no. RVL-001 will play GameCube games and allow to use pretty affordable component video cables. Later RVL-101 and Wii mini won't.
The softmod will not prevent online access as the wii mode is totally different than the wii u mode. I have had the wii side of my wii u soft modded for months with no issues at all.
All the gamecube games play flawlessly because it is not emulation but actually using the real hardware to run the games.
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Lego City Undercover is a must-have on the Wii U! It's probably still my favorite game on the system. 8)
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One day, there'll be the day I own a Wii U. And play Lego City Undercover, that's for sure. It looks so much fun.
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Bayonetta 2 on Wii U just became pricey after the amiibo/smash announcement.
It's a Wii U exclusive and comes with the first one on a separate disc. Be weary of people trying to sell the discs separately. If for some reason you stumble across a single disc only. Bayonetta has short hair in part 2.... spoilers lol
As far as the game itself, its a fun title, think devil may cry with a female protagonist, fan service, and angels.
For me the series feels very segaish, feels like I'm almost playing a game from the dreamcast era (in a good way) with updated graphics. There are even some sega easter eggs throughout.
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Bayonetta 2 on Wii U just became pricey after the amiibo/smash announcement.
It's a Wii U exclusive and comes with the first one on a separate disc. Be weary of people trying to sell the discs separately. If for some reason you stumble across a single disc only. Bayonetta has short hair in part 2.... spoilers lol
As far as the game itself, its a fun title, think devil may cry with a female protagonist, fan service, and angels.
For me the series feels very segaish, feels like I'm almost playing a game from the dreamcast era (in a good way) with updated graphics. There are even some sega easter eggs throughout.
I've notice wtf is going on with wii-u games going out of print and flippers taking advantage of it !
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Bayonetta 2 on Wii U just became pricey after the amiibo/smash announcement.
It's a Wii U exclusive and comes with the first one on a separate disc. Be weary of people trying to sell the discs separately. If for some reason you stumble across a single disc only. Bayonetta has short hair in part 2.... spoilers lol
As far as the game itself, its a fun title, think devil may cry with a female protagonist, fan service, and angels.
For me the series feels very segaish, feels like I'm almost playing a game from the dreamcast era (in a good way) with updated graphics. There are even some sega easter eggs throughout.
I've notice wtf is going on with wii-u games going out of print and flippers taking advantage of it !
I think third party game or even lower tier first party games are getting small print runs and people are hoarding or flipping and raising the price. In the long run only a handful will probably remain expensive as both Gamestop and Nintendo have been reprinting games when prices get real high. In addition Nintendo games are low to get discounts. A game like Hyrule Warirors has been out for more than a year and it is still retail price in many places.
Right now the two popular titles are Bayonetta 2 and Devils Third, Devil's third just came out and I assume will get a reprint. Bayonetta 2, probably and im guessing just Part 2 only when the amiibo come out.
Past rares Tank Tank Tank, Pikman 3 got reprints @ Gamestop
Darksiders 2 got a reprint
New Super Mario Wii U and Luigi U combo pack got a reprint.
The Wii saw a few titles explode and get reprints
Xenoblade
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Fire Emblem
The Calling
One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Dokapon
Rune Factory
Little Kings Story
Punch Out
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Kirby Return to Dreamland
What doesn't seem to get reprints are collectors/le editions. So wii u collectors will want to keep their eye on the following collectors editions.
Zelda Twilight Princess
Yoshi Woolly World
Rodea the Sky Soldier
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Wii Party U
To a lesser degree
Animal Crossing
Mario Party
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Don't forget the Wind Waker HD LE for Wii U. ;)
Personally, I don't think Xenoblade is going to be rare. It's super abundant from what I've seen.
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Bayonetta 2 on Wii U just became pricey after the amiibo/smash announcement.
It's a Wii U exclusive and comes with the first one on a separate disc. Be weary of people trying to sell the discs separately. If for some reason you stumble across a single disc only. Bayonetta has short hair in part 2.... spoilers lol
As far as the game itself, its a fun title, think devil may cry with a female protagonist, fan service, and angels.
For me the series feels very segaish, feels like I'm almost playing a game from the dreamcast era (in a good way) with updated graphics. There are even some sega easter eggs throughout.
I've notice wtf is going on with wii-u games going out of print and flippers taking advantage of it !
I think third party game or even lower tier first party games are getting small print runs and people are hoarding or flipping and raising the price. In the long run only a handful will probably remain expensive as both Gamestop and Nintendo have been reprinting games when prices get real high. In addition Nintendo games are low to get discounts. A game like Hyrule Warirors has been out for more than a year and it is still retail price in many places.
Right now the two popular titles are Bayonetta 2 and Devils Third, Devil's third just came out and I assume will get a reprint. Bayonetta 2, probably and im guessing just Part 2 only when the amiibo come out.
Past rares Tank Tank Tank, Pikman 3 got reprints @ Gamestop
Darksiders 2 got a reprint
New Super Mario Wii U and Luigi U combo pack got a reprint.
The Wii saw a few titles explode and get reprints
Xenoblade
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Fire Emblem
The Calling
One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Dokapon
Rune Factory
Little Kings Story
Punch Out
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Kirby Return to Dreamland
What doesn't seem to get reprints are collectors/le editions. So wii u collectors will want to keep their eye on the following collectors editions.
Zelda Twilight Princess
Yoshi Woolly World
Rodea the Sky Soldier
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Wii Party U
To a lesser degree
Animal Crossing
Mario Party
That seems to be the case.I remember i did keep putting off buying bayonetta 2 when it in drop in price.Either,hold out and hope for a reprint or pay up.Sure there is a digital version but i do prefer a physical copy.Still these flippers for any thing nintendo wise has become a disease to the community.
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No joke, there really almost is a cult around the Ninty stuff anymore.
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Sonic Lost World, is a good one to try.
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I really appreciate all the recommendations. Keep 'em coming! Right now I'm waiting to pick anything else up because Super Mario Maker is still being played *non-stop*. Definitely a worthy purchase. It's so nice to have the house filled with tunes from the old-school Super Mario games again. So much nostalgia in that music. And now my son will have nostalgia of the same music. Genius!
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(If you haven't played it yet) Duck Tales remastered is a solid title on the Wii U. I'm glad I picked the Wii U version. It's nice having the option to play on the TV or with the tablet.
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Something I had read about but never noticed myself is the lag on Wii u's virtual console games. I was playing Punch Out on Wii U and I was losing to some of the earliest opponents; at first I chalked it up to not having played in years. After getting my Famicom Everdrive I had no problems and played to Soda Popinsky without losing.
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Something I had read about but never noticed myself is the lag on Wii u's virtual console games. I was playing Punch Out on Wii U and I was losing to some of the earliest opponents; at first I chalked it up to not having played in years. After getting my Famicom Everdrive I had no problems and played to Soda Popinsky without losing.
We're these both played on a lcd/plasma?
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Something I had read about but never noticed myself is the lag on Wii u's virtual console games. I was playing Punch Out on Wii U and I was losing to some of the earliest opponents; at first I chalked it up to not having played in years. After getting my Famicom Everdrive I had no problems and played to Soda Popinsky without losing.
We're these both played on a lcd/plasma?
The Wii-u was on a plasma set to game mode, the Famicom was on a CRT.
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To tell you my experiences, I didn't noticed any lag with the original Wii's virtual console games, when being played on a CRT. I compared them to games that I also have played on real consoles (e.g. Gradius II). It did not matter if I used wired controllers (e.g. GameCube controller) or wireless controllers (Wiimote, or Wii Classic Controller Pro attached to the Wiimote).
I have no idea if the Wii U's virtual console all of a sudden introduced input lag. So that's one thing that I'm very curious about.
One thing I know is that Wii Ware games like Castlevania Rebirth add video postprocessing when played in Wii's 16:9 mode, resulting in blurry pixels (not related to the TV's aspect ratio setting). These games are recommended to be played with the Wii set up in 4:3 mode. But there was no input lag whatsoever even in Wii 16:9.
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this thread inspired me to "undust" (the dust is still there) my WiiU. Played Wonderful 101 for the first time, I only played the first mission. I just hope the rest of the game is not like that (the narrator explaining everything like in some old animes).
I also went ahead and performed the smash stack. No need for the Wii anymore.
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this thread inspired me to "undust" (the dust is still there) my WiiU. Played Wonderful 101 for the first time, I only played the first mission. I just hope the rest of the game is not like that (the narrator explaining everything like in some old animes).
I also went ahead and performed the smash stack. No need for the Wii anymore.
I haven't touched 101 in agges.. and xenoblade is just sitting around. The new direct had some something I liked and that was..
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Lost Reaver looks promising and hopefully it will deliver.. but it's just a digital download game I hope it will have a physical release.
4 player online co-op
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