Originally Posted by Drclaw411 I wonder if they'll release Wii games as "New New Play Control" lol

Hey if they do New Play Control HD Remakes of Wii games, this could be something interesting.

Originally Posted by coolz481 I highly recommend Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed if you have even the slightest interest in kart racers. It has the best single player modes I've ever played and the online runs well on Wii U as well - plus off TV play.

This. I mean yeah it could seem like oh just another Kart Racer that rips off Mario Kart, but it's way better than Mario Kart's recent offerings imo. Plus it has a singleplayer mode. Not just grand prix. Highly worth the money.

Originally Posted by Sir_Fragalot This. I mean yeah it could seem like oh just another Kart Racer that rips off Mario Kart, but it's way better than Mario Kart's recent offerings imo. Plus it has a singleplayer mode. Not just grand prix. Highly worth the money.

I think you guys have convinced me to pick this up the first time it drops a bit. I am still having fun with Nintendo Land, and, am not even halfway through NSMBU. (And I will 100% NSMBU...)

To be fair the launch lineup here is actually much better than other consoles, because all consoles have a crappy launch lineup and the games will drop to a couple dollars each eventually in a few years. I fully expect Nintendo Land to reach Kinect Adventures pricing at GS eventually. It happens every time a system is launched. There is no killer app but has there ever been at a console's launch? The N64 was launched with 1 game from what I can remember and the Gamecube only had 2 games. The original DS only launched with a remake of an N64 game, Super Mario 64 DS, that was really terrible. The Wii and Wii U have had significantly more.

Originally Posted by Halo05 I want more Wii U games. The immediate release slate is pretty sparse. I guess that's the risk you run by having a good launch but alas, I already owned stuff like Blops 2, ME3, Batman AC, Darksiders 2 and Ass Creed 3 when the Wii U came out. I feel like I'm going to be rocking Mario and Nintendoland for ages.

I'm in the same boat, but there are a few good games to be found on the e-shop. Trine 2 is a pretty lengthy platform/puzzler that's well worth the price tag at $20, for example.

I've been loving the Wii U since getting it and surprisingly enough a lot of my hours have been spent on Miiverse XD

Currently only have three games for it,Nintendo Land/NSMB U and Zombi U but I've rented others like TANK! TANK! TANK! and Scribblenauts just got shipped by Gamefly, so I should be playing that in the next few days.

My personal ''cant wait for'' games at the moment are LEGO City,Pikmin 3 and Monster Hunter

Update #2 completed: Awful that on a Wed afternoon, it took almost an hour to get that done. That included a disconnect from their side...

Menu navigation continues to be just as bad as before. Attempted to access the store to see if there's anything worth my time, but it's 'under maintenance' at the moment.
And by far the worse thing about today's interaction, was seeing the red charge light on the tablet. Most things in my play room are wireless, but this dangling wire/short battery life is going to be a nuisance.

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Originally Posted by dragonjud Update #2 completed: Awful that on a Wed afternoon, it took almost an hour to get that done. That included a disconnect from their side... Menu navigation continues to be just as bad as before. Attempted to access the store to see if there's anything worth my time, but it's 'under maintenance' at the moment. And by far the worse thing about today's interaction, was seeing the red charge light on the tablet. Most things in my play room are wireless, but this dangling wire/short battery life is going to be a nuisance.

They updated again? Takes an hour? FFS... I updated the damn thing and then wrapped it so my kid wouldn't have to sit through that crap on Christmas day. :(

Originally Posted by pseudonem They updated again? Takes an hour? FFS... I updated the damn thing and then wrapped it so my kid wouldn't have to sit through that crap on Christmas day. :(

The update I did today was released last week, I believe.
There was a day one update, and then another one last week (or week before that).
Nintendo promised another update for the TVii feature in December, so I'm assuming that regardless of anything else there will be another painful update just before Christmas.
I don't care anymore. I wrapped it today, and I'm not opening it again until Christmas day.

Originally Posted by dragonjud The update I did today was released last week, I believe. There was a day one update, and then another one last week (or week before that). Nintendo promised another update for the TVii feature in December, so I'm assuming that regardless of anything else there will be another painful update just before Christmas. I don't care anymore. I wrapped it today, and I'm not opening it again until Christmas day.

I miss the good old days. Just unwrap, plug-in (sure you had to move a big ass CRT TV) and play!

Apparently the second update (if you did the first) will download automatically in the background as they play, so it doesn't seem necessary to open it and do the update.

I'm a page behind the discussion, but the fact that it isn't sluggish in games is beside the point if Nintendo's concept for the WIIU is taken seriously, a concept that features TVii, Netflix, Tivo, etc. as heavily as it does gaming on a tablet in the shitter.

boo's experience with system navigation load times is stupid. The Wii OS and WIIU development was ample time for nailing basic OS operations. I don't think it's a particularly good sign that they're playing catch-up on OS basics. This is especially out-of-tune from a company with a history of willfully ignored popular hardware trends (N64) or in-house media and readers (GC) to ensure that gamers have the fastest load times possible, the motive being, "You don't buy and use our products to wait on them."

It seems like TVii, Netflix, Tivo, etc. are being promoted in earnest (at least they got my attention with it). If they mean it, and I think they do, then they're an OS company whether they like it or not. They need to lock this shit down. Waiting on games I can understand, that development takes time, but releasing hardware with an iffy OS is not acceptable.

Anybody know if these are going to be good controllers/if the company is reliable? http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Controller...ords=wii+u+pro

Originally Posted by chicagocubsfan Anybody know if these are going to be good controllers/if the company is reliable? http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Controller...ords=wii+u+pro

No one really knows right now. I personally want to try one out with Brawl, because it was always so annoying to need the Wiimote to start the system/game when I was going to use a Gamecube controller. Depending on what early reviews say will determine if I want to pick one up.

Originally Posted by Rig I think you guys have convinced me to pick this up the first time it drops a bit. I am still having fun with Nintendo Land, and, am not even halfway through NSMBU. (And I will 100% NSMBU...)

Quite honestly, I disliked Mario Kart DS, Wii and 7. 7 was the best of the three, but in my opinion Sonic blows them out of the water. Just alone for it's singleplayer tour mode which has challenges like drift, elimination and such. Things that really enhance the game beyond just basic grand prix. Plus the tracks are great because some tracks even change how you race them on lap 2/3,

Originally Posted by Strell No one really knows right now. I personally want to try one out with Brawl, because it was always so annoying to need the Wiimote to start the system/game when I was going to use a Gamecube controller. Depending on what early reviews say will determine if I want to pick one up.

Worse, the images used for the product are still just renders. This until it shows up on some site being demoed is just vapourware. The only thing going for this product is that it was announced by Interworks and they have actually shipped some products before.

Frosty's finding himself having a constant stream of chuckles and WTFs while looking at what the Japanese Wii U owners drew on Miiverse. Some quirky imagination right there.

*sucks battle-weary thumb* Just two more ranks until Frosty finally makes his virtual girlfriend Asuka a True Tekken God on TTT 2. Whoo!

Originally Posted by chicagocubsfan Anybody know if these are going to be good controllers/if the company is reliable? http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Controller...ords=wii+u+pro

Can't vouch for the functionality, but DAMN it looks EXACTLY like someone slapped analog sticks and shoulder buttons on top of a SNES controller

I hope that was intentional. Also comes in Gold, Black, Silver and White

Originally Posted by drktrpr1 Can't vouch for the functionality, but DAMN it looks EXACTLY like someone slapped analog sticks and shoulder buttons on top of a SNES controller I hope that was intentional. Also comes in Gold, Black, Silver and White

Love the retro styling of that controller, but usually aftermarket companies seem to produce no so great controllers - with the exception of Logitech (back on the PS2) which felt like a first-party product.

I hope someone buys one soon on CAG and gives a review!

Originally Posted by exceed19 I hope someone buys one soon on CAG and gives a review!

If I don't see a few reviews within 1-2 weeks of release, I'll grab one and let you guys know.