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I'd recommend store.nintendo.com to get a refurb unit, if you want a backup. They're $200 (or were the last time I checked). It's not a bad deal (well, a little pricy) because if your Gamepad goes out then what are you going to do? Luckily, they seem pretty rugged. In the past, Nintendo has...

I don't know that everyone is responding directly to your post like you think they are. I certainly wasn't. I was only pointing out the oddity that while the Wii was successful in console sales, it really wasn't a successful gaming platform. I think a lot of this is just people posting...

Something else about the Wii: It was a huge success... except it wasn't. When the Wii was released there was all of this talk about the "casual gamer" and how this is the the new way to do gaming and all of the hard-core gamers would go to Xbox and PS but Nintendo was being genius by going...

The Wii U is, for me, the best console I've owned so far. I know some will compare the specs to the PS4 (or even the PS3) or XBoxes, etc..  Here's the thing: I had a PSX, PS2, PS3, and a long list of other consoles. The Wii U is one of those machines that I go back to again and again to play...

Local multiplay really is fun, as you say. Outside of the points you mentioned, mainly just getting people together which, you're right, can be a PITA to do, for video games there are some extra hurdles: - everyone needs to own the console. - Everyone needs to own the game. (about as close as...

If they decide to go the VC route with the Switch, which I think that they have, I really wish they'd just release all of the current VC that they have already released on the Wii/Wii U onto it rather than doing the weekly VC trickle deal. My thought is that if you've already purchased SMB on...

I don't know what others are waiting for but I'm hoping for: Wii: - New Super Mario Bros. - already released for EU and Japan eShop - Pikmin 2 - already released for EU eShop - Excite Truck (Excite Bots sort of suggested that they may do this) - Mario Kart Wii - no idea here. Just kind of...

I think that these are all great points. I like the first party games and, yeah, you get a new Mario with each system but, at the same time, like you said, it feels like a lot of re-hashing of the same IPs - because that's exactly what it is. I think that there's an industry-wide problem with...

That's how I am with my Wii U. I bought it for Super Mario 3D World. I had a Wii before and, outside of a few good games, it mostly collected dust. The Wii U reminds me of the GameCube in that there are a lot of just fun games for it but it's kind of under appreciated. I had a PS3, PS2, and PS1...

re: NES Classic Mini vs Wii U Checked this out at lunch. Yeah, they're right. The Wii U version looks "muddy".. I wasn't doing them side by side but trying to compare Wii U VC vs Wii VC and, in my opinion, I think that the Wii VC may have actually looked slightly better than the Wii U VC but...

I use a USB charger cable I got off of eBay and then various Anker chargers (Amazon). Never had a problem.

Looks like this will be out today: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/09/nintendo_download_22nd_september_north_america Now they just need to release Wii VCs of: - Mario Kart Wii - New Super Mario Bros. Wii

I'd be happy if they'd just make it something I could buy. I mentioned this in another thread under Wii U but I really hate how Nintendo does these things. You have one shot at getting some of these games and then that's it. I get having a one-shot situation for early release or at a discount...

It's still listing as "Retail only" but it allowed me to purchase it and it's in my download queue. So, either it's a glitch and I got through or it's just back on the eShop again.

It kind of puts a sour taste in my mouth with regards to Nintendo. I want to give them money. They make it hard for me to give them money. Do I want to hop on the NX train for more of this nonsense? No.

Oh, was it just a limited release if you were a My Nintendo person? Either way, my point is: Just release it and be done with it instead of playing the games.

I don't want discs. I don't want the clutter. I happened to be thinking about whether Nintendo has released DKC Returns (Wii) in the eShop for the Wii U. Turns out they have... I could even have gotten it free!... a month ago. I don't mind that they offered it free and I missed it. It just...

I think that the problem is that there really isn't a compelling reason to buy them because the software support seems 'meh'. You can buy them to collect them, and I'm sure people do. People will collect anything. In games, though, you sort of expect complete games so you'd get annoyed if the...

I think it's a neat idea that will appeal to many. For me, I'm sort of a collector, too, but I just collect them via VC versions on the Wii/Wii U (started on the Wii, moved over to the Wii U). I kind of like having them there (on the hard drive) but not THERE like collecting dust on a shelf...

I think we're pretty much at the end of life for Wii U. Last week I don't think there was even any Recent News in the eShop concerning it. I kind of wish they'd at least put a little more effort into the VC titles (more Wii titles and maybe start with some GameCube titles) but I don't think...