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Anyone choose the Wii u as their sole console? I own a ps3 but feel like I need a change of pace. I was going to buy a ps4, but thinking of going with the wii u instead. What do people love about nintendo?
 
I will have Wii U as my only next gen console until there's an exclusive elsewhere I want to play. Got PS3 last gen primarily for Assassin's Creed, so WiiU will take care of that for me. Eventually I'll get another next gen system (PS4 most likely), but with PS3 and WiiU I'll have most everything I want to play. There will definitely be some Nintendo-only franchises I'll want to play this Christmas, and I expect WiiU to get most of the multi-platform stuff this time around. They've missed a couple, though, but so far nothing I was dying to play.
 
No need for trolls. I own a PS3 and a Wii-U, Nintendo is still a great family system, but for me personally I love Monster Hunter. Wii-U is a decent system and the interface is very similar to that of the Wii, but I really enjoy the gamepad (and it's possibilities).
 
In my house we have Wii U's and PS3's. Have had PS3 for years.

We love the Wii U.

The gamepad is amazing with the ability to play full fledged console games on it.

Currently playing Batman Arkham City and the experience just blows me away. I also played it on PS3, but I really do like it better on the Wii U.

We also have one for our main family TV for Netflix and for regular tv. The TVii feature is pretty cool. We also will just use the gamepad as a web browser.

In my opinion, the Wii U gets a bad rap. So many options.
 
I like the Wii U, it's got great apps (Street View), cool web browser, tv remote, and I don't have to turn everything on just to download a game or demo. I like it as a tablet in the living room. It's not perfect, but my last tablet had limited features so it's pretty good. It's also good as a shared internet experience with my wife. We can look things up online or watch youtube videos together.
 
As I currently only game on Wii / PS2 / GCN, I would think that the solo Wii U would tide me over sufficiently for the next console generation (whenever I do decide to buy in). If you haven't played many of the Wii titles, then you would get plenty of use out of the Wii BC option of the Wii U, in addition to the exclusives.
 
[quote name='rufusjenkins']Good point. I haven't played any Wii games or any nintendo games since the snes days[/QUOTE]

You might not be thrilled about the Wii's terrible controls (wiimote + nunchuk), in comparison to a traditional controller. Better try some games first, then decide.

As for switching to just a Wii U, you'd miss out on just about everything, except a few Nintendo exclusives. If you're just burnt out on gaming, save your money and look at other hobbies.
 
Honestly the Wiimote + Nunchuk is my favorite controller. It's incredibly comfortable. You don't need to grip it a specific way. One hand can be in your lap while the other points at the screen or relaxes beside you.

The buttons are simple to explain and the stick is light yet not oversensitive. I played FF13 on the PS3 controller for 30 hours and it messed me up. I played Xenoblade for 120 hours on the wiimote/nunchuk with no complaints.
 
I had a Wii as my sole next gen console for several years. I really don't recommend it personally, as there are just so many multiplats that skip it or it only get mediocre ports. Sure, Nintendo stuff is and probably always will be worth buying a Nintendo console for, but I think that you should have a 360/PS3 as well.
 
[quote name='Billytwoshoes']As I currently only game on Wii / PS2 / GCN, I would think that the solo Wii U would tide me over sufficiently for the next console generation (whenever I do decide to buy in). If you haven't played many of the Wii titles, then you would get plenty of use out of the Wii BC option of the Wii U, in addition to the exclusives.[/QUOTE]

Are you skipping the entire first generation of HD games for a reason?
 
[quote name='rufusjenkins']Anyone choose the Wii u as their sole console? I own a ps3 but feel like I need a change of pace. I was going to buy a ps4, but thinking of going with the wii u instead. What do people love about nintendo?[/QUOTE]
Unless you love JRPG's, all you really need is a WiiU and PC. PC gets a lot if not most of the multiplatform games (well the good ones you want to play), and all the PC exclusive games (Torchlight 2, Torment, etc). Plus PC games are cheaper (Steam Sales), look better, and you can play games from this gen, next gen, last gen (PS2 Era), hell even games from 1995.
 
[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']Unless you love JRPG's, all you really need is a WiiU and PC. PC gets a lot if not most of the multiplatform games (well the good ones you want to play), and all the PC exclusive games (Torchlight 2, Torment, etc). Plus PC games are cheaper (Steam Sales), look better, and you can play games from this gen, next gen, last gen (PS2 Era), hell even games from 1995.[/QUOTE]

Or if....I don't know...maybe like MOST people...they don't want to be on the PC upgrade cycle and spend many times the cost of the console on upgrades over 8-10 years....?
 
[quote name='Blaster man']Or if....I don't know...maybe like MOST people...they don't want to be on the PC upgrade cycle and spend many times the cost of the console on upgrades over 8-10 years....?[/QUOTE]

1. You can build a gaming PC that will run any game out there for $400-$500.

2. You don't have to constantly upgrade.

I swear, someone tried getting into PC gaming in 2002, saw it was expensive, and has just clutched that one tiny bit of info for the last decade as their justification to chose a console over a PC. Its 2013, building a good gaming PC is cheaper and easier than ever.

Anyways, sorry for going off topic, it just bugs me when people are uninformed. Carry on.
 
[quote name='SEH']1. You can build a gaming PC that will run any game out there for $400-$500.

2. You don't have to constantly upgrade.

I swear, someone tried getting into PC gaming in 2002, saw it was expensive, and has just clutched that one tiny bit of info for the last decade as their justification to chose a console over a PC. Its 2013, building a good gaming PC is cheaper and easier than ever.

Anyways, sorry for going off topic, it just bugs me when people are uninformed. Carry on.[/QUOTE]

run any game... or run any game well?

Big difference.
 
[quote name='GBAstar']run any game... or run any game well?

Big difference.[/QUOTE]

You will still run games well. You're obviously not going to max games like Crysis or BF3, but you'll still run them at relatively high settings, and they'll still look better than their console counterparts.
 
Wii U is my only next gen console atm, but I will almost certainly be getting a PS4 and/or a 360 at some point. I just feel if you are not a troll or a fanboy and have the budget there's too many unique awesome experiences to just own one console. That being said, the big rumor Ive heard about this coming generation of PS4/720 is that 3rd party exclusives will be virtually nonexistent. If that's true I'm only grabbing a PS4 because at this point Microsoft's IP consists of pretty much Gears & Halo while Sony has a wealth of IPs.
 
[quote name='SEH']1. You can build a gaming PC that will run any game out there for $400-$500.

2. You don't have to constantly upgrade.

I swear, someone tried getting into PC gaming in 2002, saw it was expensive, and has just clutched that one tiny bit of info for the last decade as their justification to chose a console over a PC. Its 2013, building a good gaming PC is cheaper and easier than ever.

Anyways, sorry for going off topic, it just bugs me when people are uninformed. Carry on.[/QUOTE]

Ok I know this is going even further off topic, but I would love to have an honest to god gaming rig. But I have little in the way of computer knowledge and always hear stories about how certain graphics cards either won't work or won't run as well on certain games even though they should. That just already sounds too confusing to me. A huge part of consoles is that you can pick it up and it's pretty much guaranteed to work when you pop it in. Am I just thinking it's too complicated?
 
[quote name='Erad30']Ok I know this is going even further off topic, but I would love to have an honest to god gaming rig. But I have little in the way of computer knowledge and always hear stories about how certain graphics cards either won't work or won't run as well on certain games even though they should. That just already sounds too confusing to me. A huge part of consoles is that you can pick it up and it's pretty much guaranteed to work when you pop it in. Am I just thinking it's too complicated?[/QUOTE]

go to game-debate.com or tomshardware and people will build you a rig. If you get a decent card you shouldn't have a ton of problems. It's just the horror stories when game A doesn't work with card B that people flip out and blow things out of proportion. Usually devs fix all this stuff pretty fast, but I suppose if you wanted to play a game day one and it didn't work I'd be upset too
 
[quote name='Erad30']Ok I know this is going even further off topic, but I would love to have an honest to god gaming rig. But I have little in the way of computer knowledge and always hear stories about how certain graphics cards either won't work or won't run as well on certain games even though they should. That just already sounds too confusing to me. A huge part of consoles is that you can pick it up and it's pretty much guaranteed to work when you pop it in. Am I just thinking it's too complicated?[/QUOTE]

There are issues at times, but never ones such as a specific video card just flat-out not working with a game. There may be a performance issue or two, but either the card manufacturer will put out drivers or the game dev will put out a patch to fix the problem.

There are definite pluses and minuses to each. I totally get why console people love their consoles, they'll always have the "plug and play" advantage. It just bugs me when people are uninformed but spew their info as fact to those who may not know better.
 
That's me. I've all but stopped purchases for my Xbox 360. It's 3DS and Wii U from this point on.

Hopefully sticking with only one console and one handheld will help me save money and cut down on my backlog for the next six years.
 
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Well I decided to pick up a Wii u. Is the basic model enough? My games will be physical, so I think I will only need game save space.
 
You have about 3GB really, due to the operating system. VC games are tiny, but patches are generally about 300MB each, and every game I've bought has downloaded a patch. I have two downloadable games (Trine and Runner) and it's almost full. I supplemented it with an 8GB flash drive, which was like $5.

I also bought a charging cradle ($6 amazon, shipped) because there's not really anywhere to put the gamepad, and I worry about sitting on the screen or something.

I wouldn't have bought the basic, since I ended up spending money on things included with the deluxe, but it was a gift. If you are planning on buying an external hard drive, or have a one lying around, you're probably fine.
 
[quote name='SEH']You will still run games well. You're obviously not going to max games like Crysis or BF3, but you'll still run them at relatively high settings, and they'll still look better than their console counterparts.[/QUOTE]

Another thing to PC gaming is that if you're cheap and hesitant to pick up anything/everything at release, there's inevitably a large catalog of really good (even great), incredibly cheap games that you can play with sliders up. The first few years of Sliders Up on new-to-me titles that come after a PC upgrade are good times.
 
[quote name='Blaster man']Are you skipping the entire first generation of HD games for a reason?[/QUOTE]
No real direct reason why, other than time really. Cost isn't really a concern, its just my wife and I like playing games together, and Wii usually has the more suitable options. I was thinking about getting a PS3 cheap sometime in the future (as I prefer their exclusives), but no real motivation, as honestly, most of the big budget 3rd party multi-platform titles are just white noise to me now.

I'm sure I'd have fun playing them (as I did back in the PS2 days), but what I have is sufficiently entertaining enough for my needs (and limited gaming time).
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']go to game-debate.com or tomshardware and people will build you a rig. If you get a decent card you shouldn't have a ton of problems. It's just the horror stories when game A doesn't work with card B that people flip out and blow things out of proportion. Usually devs fix all this stuff pretty fast, but I suppose if you wanted to play a game day one and it didn't work I'd be upset too[/QUOTE]

Or, go on the PC forum on this forum. Plenty of helpful people to give you suggestions. PC gaming is far less scary than it used to be. Things tend to just work.

As for this subject, I suspect the Wii U might be my only next gen console, and it might be my last console. I've been primarily a PC gamer for years, and I may go back to it. The Wii U at least tries to do something different, and I give it credit for that.
 
[quote name='TheLongshot']As for this subject, I suspect the Wii U might be my only next gen console, and it might be my last console.[/QUOTE]
That's where I am. I'll continue on the PC, and I'll likely pick up a WIIU as my last gasp with Nintendo once a worthwhile Mario and Zelda are available. I don't see it going beyond that, I've played enough Mario 2D/3D for one lifetime given the circles they're treading, my beloved karting has been ground to paste, and the new tricks to console Zelda deserve one more try.
 
[quote name='SEH']1. You can build a gaming PC that will run any game out there for $400-$500.

2. You don't have to constantly upgrade.

I swear, someone tried getting into PC gaming in 2002, saw it was expensive, and has just clutched that one tiny bit of info for the last decade as their justification to chose a console over a PC. Its 2013, building a good gaming PC is cheaper and easier than ever.

Anyways, sorry for going off topic, it just bugs me when people are uninformed. Carry on.[/QUOTE]

When the 360 came out an equivalent PC (assuming you have to buy everything) would have cost between 3k-4k dollars and wouldn't be able to run something like skyrim. For most people back then they'd be using at best a pentium 4 processor based PC that cost 1500ish at the time of purchase.

Your "good gaming PC" today isnt going to be able to run what the next gen consoles run at the end of their life cycle. You're going to have to build new machines. Just to check, how many gigs of DDR5 RAM does your motherboard have plugged into it? Oh yeah, zero.
 
[quote name='rufusjenkins']Good point. I haven't played any Wii games or any nintendo games since the snes days[/QUOTE]

Wow there are so many awesome games you haven't played. I'm actually kind of jealous you can experience them for the first time. That said, I love Nintendo and I'll get a WiiU once there are enough exclusives that I want to play (Mario, Zelda, Metroid basically) but at this point I could never have it as my only console - it supplements the 360/PS3 (or the Ps4/Xbox).
 
[quote name='Blaster man']When the 360 came out an equivalent PC (assuming you have to buy everything) would have cost between 3k-4k dollars and wouldn't be able to run something like skyrim. For most people back then they'd be using at best a pentium 4 processor based PC that cost 1500ish at the time of purchase.

Your "good gaming PC" today isnt going to be able to run what the next gen consoles run at the end of their life cycle. You're going to have to build new machines. Just to check, how many gigs of DDR5 RAM does your motherboard have plugged into it? Oh yeah, zero.[/QUOTE]

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I'm not even going to bother with this as you've just proven my point. You're clueless dude. Just wow.
 
[quote name='SEH']...

I'm not even going to bother with this as you've just proven my point. You're clueless dude. Just wow.[/QUOTE]

I love how you come and say you aren't even going to bother when in fact that in and of itself is "bothering". Then you add that I'm "clueless" which is a way to "bother" to disagree with me in a way that has no points to be disproven (ad hominen attack). So hey, I won't even bother since you're so clueless as to post on a gaming forum yet think "this time is different" after many years of the upgrade cycle.

See how I didn't bother also? Funny how that works.
 
I didn't bother giving any kind of argument because of how completely asinine your post was. Like I said, you proved my whole point about being clueless. If any one of the other PC guys who've posted in here want to prove your idiotic post wrong, go for it. I'm done talking to this guy.

"$3,000-$4,000 to build a PC as powerful as the Xbox 360 at launch"

ROFL
 
[quote name='SEH']I didn't bother giving any kind of argument because of how completely asinine your post was. Like I said, you proved my whole point about being clueless. If any one of the other PC guys who've posted in here want to prove your idiotic post wrong, go for it. I'm done talking to this guy.

"$3,000-$4,000 to build a PC as powerful as the Xbox 360 at launch"

ROFL[/QUOTE]

You either weren't building PC's back then or don't remember what parts were out and what they cost.

edit:
2007 prices (year after it came out)
PC price:

RAM : 2x1GB ~ 250$
8800GTX ~ $650
QuadCore ~ $1700
Total ~ $2600
And this just for 3 components, the PC would have also needed mobo, optical drive, hdd, case, PSU, keyboard, mouse, Windows OS, monitor.


X360 price:
$399
Total:$399

Games on consoles are optimized to a level impossible for PC's. The Xbox 360 has 512 MB RAM. Take your PC and strip all the RAM out of it, put in 512MB and try to run Skyrim. How well is that going to do? The PS4 will have 8GB DDR5 RAM. Now think about what the current gen consoles do with VERY LITTLE resources compared to modern PC's.

Unbelievable that you call me clueless when you have no facts and I'm completely right.
 
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Or you could buy an 8800GT for $200 and a Q6600 for like $150 at the time. I think you forgot that I said it could be done for cheap. Obviously you could go and buy the most ridiculously expensive parts and wind up with a 3-4k rig. Hell, you could build a PC now and spend 10k, that doesn't mean you HAVE to in order to play games on a PC.
 
[quote name='SEH']Or you could buy an 8800GT for $200 and a Q6600 for like $150 at the time. I think you forgot that I said it could be done for cheap. Obviously you could go and buy the most ridiculously expensive parts and wind up with a 3-4k rig. Hell, you could build a PC now and spend 10k, that doesn't mean you HAVE to in order to game on it.[/QUOTE]

Yes but my point was equivalent power. I'm sure you're aware that you'll need a PC with higher specs than the console to get the same graphics.

As I mentioned previously, try to run skyrim (or any other modern game for that matter) with 512 mb of ram. The 360 has a tricore processor and when that came out (2005) I believe the best for PC's was dual core.

We don't know the 720's specs but we do know that the ps4 will have 8 gb of gddr5. Even if the OS is using 1gb of that, the remaining 7gb (gddr5) on a dedicated gaming console is going to be really hard to match. It will be a couple of years before anyone gets a PC with equivalent power for the price normal folks can pay.
 
[quote name='Blaster man']Yes but my point was equivalent power. I'm sure you're aware that you'll need a PC with higher specs than the console to get the same graphics.[/quote]

An 8800GT performed the same or better than an 8800GTX back in the day. Same goes for a Q6600 and whatever processor the Xbox is using. You really think they took parts that cost hundreds or thousands of dollars and were able to get them into a console and sell it for $300? Also, games are MADE for consoles nowadays, so of course they'll be better optimized as far as hardware requirements go.

[quote name='Blaster man']As I mentioned previously, try to run skyrim (or any other modern game for that matter) with 512 mb of ram. The 360 has a tricore processor and when that came out (2005) I believe the best for PC's was dual core.[/quote]

Yes, on PC Skyrim would have issues with 512MB of RAM. That being said, you can purchase like 8GB's of RAM for under $80. As for it running on an Xbox with 512MB of RAM, refer to my first point.


[quote name='Blaster man']We don't know the 720's specs but we do know that the ps4 will have 8 gb of gddr5. Even if the OS is using 1gb of that, the remaining 7gb (gddr5) on a dedicated gaming console is going to be really hard to match. It will be a couple of years before anyone gets a PC with equivalent power for the price normal folks can pay.[/QUOTE]

The PS4 will have DDR5 RAM, cool. The performance difference between that and 8GB's of DD3 isn't going to make a really big difference. Will DDR5 be faster? Obviously. RAM isn't everything though. Even when PS4 releases, a PC built for $500-$600 will look better.

You're completely missing my initial point, which was that gaming on a PC can be done on the cheap (AKA relatively close to console prices) and it will look better. My whole point was a counter to your post saying it costs thousands to build a PC to play games on, which is ridiculously off base.
 
I don't think a 500-600 dollar PC will be able to run games the same as the ps4. I'm not an expert of them but my understanding is that the ps4 will use an apu which means the processor and GPU are on the same die. Combine that with the really high bandwidth gddr5 and its going to be years before low end pcs can match it. Especially since some low end pcs don't even have a discrete graphics card. Then of course you'll need to buy snot her PC in a few years to be able to run the stuff (see skyrim).

Let's not make shit up here, 99% of gamers will have replaced their PC between 5 and 8 years.
 
Well anyway, back on track... Personally, I've decided that I will likely be sticking with just Vita, 3DS, and Wii U for the next round of consoles. I've grown tired of the AAA and online competitive multiplayer focuses of PS3 and 360, which I anticipate continuing into the next generation.

Halo, which at one time was my favorite franchise, has completely lost me at this point. I thought 4 was a boring, repetitive and bland affair that I only struggled to get through because I didn't want my Redbox rental to cost me more than the initial $2.

I'm really disappointed to see the game industry has turned to being focused almost entirely on the next AAA blockbuster game. It's essentially become just like Hollywood in that it seems like the only reason publishers exist is to pump out the next blockbuster, much as the same way studios only exist to pump out the summer movies and tread water in between. They seem to refuse to explore any business model which doesn't mimic this.

So what does this all have to do with Wii U? Well, over the last few weeks we've seen Unreal Engine 4 not being ported to Wii U, even being laughed at and EA increasingly cutting support for Wii U. What do I say to that? Good, I don't want any of the games associated with either those things anyway because all I see coming from either of them is the same type of games I'm just not interested in anymore.

At this point I'll be happy with Nintendo as a publisher and the strong independent support they seem to be building. Nintendo might not be at their best right now with stuff such as the almost annualization of the New Super Mario Bros. franchise but even at their lowest their games are still more entertaining to me than the same regurgitated bland shooter that seems to come on a regular basis on other consoles.
 
I feel the same. I bought a PS3 to have something HD to hook up to my HDTV, and the games were not impressive for the most part. I think I have maybe five games I haven't sold, and some virtual console stuff that was on sale. My favorites were Braid and Fat Princess - not really HD eyeball fests.
 
So I was looking at pikmin 3 and read that you need a Wii mote to play as the game pad isn't compatible. I don't own a Wii so having to buy Wii accessories to play Wii u Games is a bit of a turn off
 
[quote name='rufusjenkins']So I was looking at pikmin 3 and read that you need a Wii mote to play as the game pad isn't compatible. I don't own a Wii so having to buy Wii accessories to play Wii u Games is a bit of a turn off[/QUOTE]

Are you saying Pikmin 3 won't have off-screen play on the gamepad, or it won't even use the gamepad at all? What is Nintendo thinking?
 
the demo was played using Wii mote and the game pad was used as a off screen map.writer said game pad want able to be used
 
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