Wii U Catch-All

Tropical Freeze is still my favorite game on the Wii U.

Huh. I was watching Netflix and the Wii U just shut itself down. When I turned it back on it said it powered down due to inactivity. I guess Nintendo didn't build it to withstand a full episode of MST3K. Maybe I shouldn't have started it off with Carnival Magic... that's kind of a stinker even for them.

Today I added Need For Speed: Most Wanted U, Watch_Dogs, and Game & Wario. All for a better price that eBay is currently asking. This is going well. And it made the trekking around stores for Christmas gifts so much more palatable.

I'm not sure why I added Watch_Dogs. I hear it is not a good port. It was simply too cheap to ignore with this collection itch demanding I acquire it. (I had no such problem ignoring the all-but-free Just Dance.)

Windwaker is gorgeous!

jrralls wrote:

Windwaker is gorgeous!

It is. Especially the HD verison.

Too bad it's dependent on a tablet controller that (for me) has to be tethered to a charger due to battery life issues. My Switch is just as bad undocked, though.

Fedaykin98 wrote:

The WiiU is a wonderful console, with many great games.

+1

Super Mario 3D World is one of the best traditional Mario style games Nintendo has ever done, at least in my opinion.

Glycerine wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

The WiiU is a wonderful console, with many great games.

+1

Super Mario 3D World is the best traditional Mario style game Nintendo has ever done, at least in my opinion.

FIFY.

So the Miiverse shut down but did the store go down too? I should probably load up games I haven’t started yet for the patches.

The eShop will probably stay up for a while. However, the Wii Shop Channel will stop working in 2019 and at the end of March they'll stop letting you purchase points.

So if there's any WiiWare or Virtual Console titles that aren't available natively for the Wii U now's your time to get them.

Target currently has a BOGO deal on select Wii U games. What's the verdict on Star Fox Zero + Guard?

I actually enjoyed Guard. I hated Star Fox Zero. Someone a bit younger or with more patience may have been able to grok the controls better than I did. (NintendoLand was the most I was able to play with motion controls) Also, it was basically a HD version of Star Fox 64, which I didn't realize when purchasing. The first level was identical.

Thanks for the heads up though. Might get Color Splash if I can figure out something else to go with it.

Star Fox Zero is ...fine. It's fine. It takes adjustment, but it's fine. You'll never love it, but it's fine.

Star Fox Guard is surprisingly great couch co-op so I think you and Demyx could have fun with it.

If you’re a Star Fox fan and have a little patience, Zero is a good time. I really enjoyed it. I’m also an unabashed fanboy and have played through Starfox 2 multiple times on the SNES classic because it too is awesome.

Donkey Kong Jungle Freeze is coming to the Switch!

What Wii U games will be impossible to port?

Nintendoland

Star Fox Guard on paper seems like it would be pretty hard to port. Wonderful 101 maybe as well.

Game & Wario.

Mario maker is awesome! Holy cow this should’ve been a day one launch tile. I’ve yet to see any game that has been so awesome with WiiUpad integration as this game. Me and my five-year-old are having a blast making levels, although I’m probably having more fun than he is. What I wouldn’t have given for this game at 10 years old…

I got Tengami with the last round of games for gold coins. Shame it’s relegated to the basement Gaming Annex

Can anyone remind me what the "off" battery life of the gamepad should be? I'm wondering if I should get a new battery while they are still available from Nintendo.

Mine lives in the charging cradle because I use my Pro controller whenever I have the option. Last week I unplugged the dock while I reorganised my TV area, today I've plugged it back in and the gamepad has had the charge light lit up for the last half hour and is still going. That seems like a lot of battery loss for 5 days of not being used or charged. I've still got some games to play which require the gamepad so I'm concerned.

Arise.

Wii U for birthday of the boy has just arrived. I bought a "boxed excellent condition" console online from a pre-owned chain retailer over here, Cex.

I was expecting the standard black 32gb version... Instead, unboxed to find Zelda Windwaker special edition... Bonus! Especially as the game my boy is wanting to play most is Breath of the Wild.

Now, need to see about transferring all the Wii Virtual Console games across and upgrading them to the Wii U versions, if that's still possible and upgrading is worth it?

Then games purchases proper and maybe a pro controller / a Plus remote or two.

Nice haul on the special edition console. That's worth a few pennies extra.

Congrats! The WiiU is one of my favorite consoles ever. I would absolutely import any Virtual Console games you can. Super Mario 3D World is one of my favorite family games of all time, by the way. My kids and I played all the way through that and both Mario Galaxies on our WiiU.

I highly recommend Yoshi and Mario Kart on Wii U, super kid friendly in terms of difficulty levels and controls.

Fastmav347 wrote:

I highly recommend Yoshi and Mario Kart on Wii U, super kid friendly in terms of difficulty levels and controls.

Mario Kart 8 is awesome, although if one is considering a Switch, only 8D has the real Battle Mode. Also, I assume the 8 DLC is still extra on WiiU.

Keep in mind that Wii’s emulation of NES and N64 games is much better than the Wii U’s. I actually left my VC games on my Wii for that reason.

Cheers.

Apart from a couple Mario and Kirby NES games, mostly SNES carrying over but will keep that in mind, ta.

Game wise. Will be grabbing for his bday/Xmas BotW, 3D World, Mkart 8 definitely! With a list of possibles including Splatoon, Super Mario U, Pikmin 3, Yoshi, Capt Toad, Mario Maker... So many first party games that look good. Oh and Lego City Undercover.

Apart from BotW all these games are looking like a tenner each. Pretty good value I thought.

Where are you finding such deals? Nintendo games are frikken expensive over here no matter how old they are.

Warriorpoet897 wrote:

Keep in mind that Wii’s emulation of NES and N64 games is much better than the Wii U’s. I actually left my VC games on my Wii for that reason.

This is the only reason why I kept my Wii - there are some VC games that are so rare that it's worth more than buying used copies on eBay.