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How long is the charging cable for the controller, and does it still charge upwards while playing (ie: if I play on the couch for the most part, I can take it away whenever I like)?

Any problems with the TV/STB integration? Can it control an AppleTV/Surround Sound (or is it just TV/STB manu's)? Does it support xbox360 IR control? :)

What does the tablet controller feel like on the older games, especially zelda and mario64? Is it a case of needing to buy the pro controller?

Definitely going to get one, especially due to the day 1 homebrew (for development research of course).

Simul I'm pretty sure that wii vc titles only work in wii mode, the machine has to reboot and has no knowledge off wii u accessories so you can still only use wii remote or classic controller with them.

The question with every new console I see is "what RPGs will be coming out for it" and usually that means waiting over 2 or 3 years

Will the Monster Hunter game ever get a western release? I sure hope so as that would be the balls.

I posted a bunch of questions on facebook steve, id copy pasta but cbf.

Considering how expensive the pad controllers are expected to be - would a second player feel disadvantaged in the launch titles if they don't have one?

Also, how fragile are they & if the one that comes in the box ends up breaking and you're forced to fall back on a Wiimote or Pro controller are there any titles that are severely impacted by expecting that missing second little screen?

If you're able to speak to someone from Nintendo it'd be interesting to know what their thoughts are on the "cheap console/expensive controller" deal will play out in terms of game design etc as opposed to their upcoming next gen competition which will most likely be "expensive console/cheap controller", considering the Wii has traditionally been positioned as a console more friendly to multiplayer 'gather everyone round on the couch' situations.

Nintendo is dead imo.

Nintendo is dead imo.

They have def discouraged "Gamers" but attracted a massive family appeal.

I have been wondering if it supports bluray.

I have been wondering if it supports bluray

Just like the Wii, the Wii U will use a modified Blu-Ray format capable of holding up to 25 GB of data per layer. On a very lame note however, the Wii U will NOT play Blu-Ray or DVD movies.

Why neuter your console's bluray drive so that it can't play movies? The f*** nintendo seriously.

EDIT - The difference between the 2 packs seems to be 32gb of memory over the 8 of the normal pack, charging cradles and stands for the console and the pad, Nintendo land game and a nintendo network premium subscription... whatever that is.

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Is the Platinum (or whatever its called) pack a worthwhile purchase, or should I stick to the regular pack?

Dude you stick to crayons and paper....... you're hopeless at video games

It could be rainbow coloured, thats no concern for me. Nintendo land will presumedly show up for $20 second hand pretty quickly , so it really comes down to whether 8GB is enough and whether the extra cradles or whatever they are, are worth having?

I dont know how quickly it chews through its storage, so thats the kind of thing that an article could address. Is 8GB plenty or is it next to nothing?

Have they upgraded the online experience?
Do they still have the s***** Friend Code you have to use?

Both of these have been answered for a few months now. Much improved online experience, no friend codes.

They're different colours I think, the normal one is white and comes with no games, the more expensive one is black and comes with Nintendoland packed in.

The white is 8GB, the black is 32GB. Also, the premium gives a 10% refund on all eShop purchases until some time in 2014.

One of the cradles is a charging dock.

I'd definitely be going for the premium bundle. In fact, I am!

I would have gone for the premium one just cos its black, I didn't realise there were other differences, so thats just a bonus I guess. I'm so superficial.

The only surround sound you can get out of the system is 5.1 PCM

Gah, so fail. I just assumed with HDMI Nintendo would have *finally* got on board with surround sound.

What's worse is some of the retail boxes have the Dolby logos on them too. Surely it's illegal for them to do that too. Here's the thread with more tails. /tom haverford

Yeah, it's a weird feeling not wanting to go buy this Nintendo system, for me who has always been a pretty staunch follower, and was there on the launch night of the Wii. I think if I buy one it will be quite a way down the line when something I really can't go without comes out on it. Right now it seems to be frustrating all over with how slow and buggy the system is with hard locks and all that.

It was a warning sign to me that the system only came with disc playing abilities on launch and there was a day 1 patch to give the system all it's functionality. I'm betting NCL was in major crunch mode and were coding and doing QA on the OS right up to the last week.

went and bought one to just check it out. Got FIFA13, Tekken, Mass Effect, Warriors Orochi and a few others.

Had a bash at FIFA13 which is awesome on WiiU with being able to use the big controller to do on the fly changes to your formations, use the touch screen to tell other team mates to make runs in what directions and a few other neat things.

I was thinking about buying one after playing Nats' one at work, but when I looked through the list of launch titles on metacritic, I still had trouble finding games I'd actually want to buy =\

The scribblenauts one seems to get some good reviews, and I've never played a scribblenauts game before so I guess it'd be all new for me, seems like a waste just for that though.

I wasn't sure about it, but visited a friend today, the tablet controller is actually very light and comfortable.

Yeah it surprised me as well, thought it would be same weight as my tablet. Tried out Nintendoland today, some really great games in there that show off how successful the gamepad controller is if used right. Captain Falcon racing game is my favourite so far, really interesting method of using the second screen as your top-down view with your TV giving you frontal view.

I'm really tempted to try and make a DnD style game, just to see if it is possible. I've got a few coder friends doing nothing at the moment and it might be an interesting concept if done right.

Pretty expensive to get the tools and the API and stuff to develop on Wii, cos you need to become a licensed nintendo developer and all that stuff, I don't think theres many (or any) avenues for garage style indie devs. I dunno if its different for Wii-U, would be good if there was some way they could open it up more, cos it'd be good to see what people can do with the new controller.

Pretty expensive to get the tools and the API and stuff to develop on Wii, cos you need to become a licensed nintendo developer and all that stuff, I don't think theres many (or any) avenues for garage style indie devs. I dunno if its different for Wii-U, would be good if there was some way they could open it up more, cos it'd be good to see what people can do with the new controller.

It looks like Unity has support tools for it and I absolutely love that engine. Apparently Nintendo don't charge for patches and some other small things but I'll have to look into it more. I guess it is somewhat Indie friendly if titles like Trine 2 and Nano Assault Neo are on the eShop.

went and bought one to just check it out.

This says it all. Gimmicky s*** for the mass consumer.

Anyone know how the supply is holding up? Thinking about grabbing one this weekend once I'm back in town.

Apparently, the Wii U eShop is quite good for indie developers.

Yeah, it does sound pretty good for developers, but I was talking more about the cost of getting set up to develop Wii games for people sitting at home, making a game in their own time with a few friends. Frozenbyte on the other hand are a proper development company of 20+ people.

Guess it comes back to what I was saying somewhere else recently about the overuse of the term 'indie'. I mean I guess they're indie in the sense that they're independant from a publisher, but when I think indie I think of games made by a single person or a couple of people, not games made by medium-sized professional studios. I'd imagine a company like Frozenbyte would have no problem paying the licensing costs to be a Nintendo developer and buying dev kits and stuff, but for someone sitting at home making a game in their own time, its not quite so easy to do.

Indie development is going to take off with Ouya IMO.

I hope so, but I'm skeptical.

there is no way anyone is having fun with a wii-u, because it has less polygons than next generation consoles

Yeah man, those polygons hey, definitely detract from the overall gameplay.

Bought ZombiU and Super Mario Bros. U today, such great games with excellent multiplayer gameplay. ZombiU's versus multiplayer is hilariously fun, the gamepad really helps enhance the tactical RTS style gameplay, hopefully we'll see some great games.

If anyone wants to add me Froodle is my Nintendo ID.

Serimorph here.