Wii U

[Steve Evil]

So it's coming out here on the 30th of November. Have to say I'm not massively excited for it, but I'll probably pick one up, two versions available at launch, the more expensive looking likely to cost £250 and the cheaper one £200.

Lacking a truly killer app for it at the moment, the Lego City game looks like the best thing to me, but the ability to stop playing it on the TV and then carry on playing it via the screen on the controller will be nifty, especially if the other half appears and wants to watch crap on the TV.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Zombie U?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukalSSHAfa8&fea...

[Steve Evil]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Zombie U?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukalSSHAfa8&fea...

Not really interested, will keep an eye on it, but I think the decision to purchase will be made when Zelda appears on it, or a 3D Mario.

[P-Jay]

Steve Evil said:

Not really interested, will keep an eye on it, but I think the decision to purchase will be made when Zelda appears on it, or a 3D Mario.

I'd settle for a decent 2d platform Mario, the only game my Son and I have ever played together for any length of time was Super Mario Wii, that super mario glaxay was utter st IMHO.

Edited by P-Jay on Thursday 13th September 16:46

[Steve Evil]

P-Jay said:

I'd settle for a decent 3d platform Mario, the only game my Son and I have ever played together for any length of time was Super Mario Wii, that super mario glaxay was utter st IMHO.

I loved Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. Not played the New Super Mario Bros. ones though, so can't comment on them.

[P-Jay]

Steve Evil said:

P-Jay said:

I'd settle for a decent 3d platform Mario, the only game my Son and I have ever played together for any length of time was Super Mario Wii, that super mario glaxay was utter st IMHO.

I loved Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. Not played the New Super Mario Bros. ones though, so can't comment on them.

It's a straight up old school Mario platform game, even the graphics are pretty basic even for the Wii - Graphics and Inovation 2/10 Gameplay and Fun 11/10.

I should add this in in terms of playing with a 6 year old, we just couldn't get to grips with Galaxy and ended up with me playing and him shooting the screen with stars until I got bored and him frustrated.

[andyjo1982]

Anyone know any new features for the console (I've seen the controllers, which looks a good touch)? I guess the graphics will be a lot better and also the motion sensor must've improved?

[Steve Evil]

andyjo1982 said:

Anyone know any new features for the console (I've seen the controllers, which looks a good touch)? I guess the graphics will be a lot better and also the motion sensor must've improved?

Graphics are on-par or slightly better than the 360 and PS3, so it'll look a bit creaky once the next-gen PlayStation and XBox appear. I don't think the motion control will have improved, they got that pretty much nailed with the Wii Motion-plus.

The main angle they're going for is the difference between playing with the pad and a wii-mote now, so one person will have the game pad and will be able to see things the other players using the wii-motes can't. The bundled game called Nintendo Land has a few different examples for possible different uses of the system, much like Wii Sports demoed the capabilities of that system. In Super Mario Bros Wii U four players can play with the Wii-Motes and the fifth player has the new game pad which they can use to lay down additional bricks to make their job easier or harder. Ideally you'd have the Dad or more experienced gamer holding the pad and the kids using the wii-motes, with the Dad helping out by making things easier.

Penny Arcade also suggested the idea of using it for something like Dungeons and Dragons, where the Dungeon Master has the pad and can add in monsters and tweak things whilst the other players are oblivious of what he's up to.

[P-Jay]

Read up a bit on it last night, think I'll get one for our Lad for Xmas.

Little more powerful that the current Xbox / PS3, but as above it'll be blown into the weeds when the new ones arrive but the current Wii was never about the latest and greatest gubbings.

The U screen thing will probably be too big for him to really want to us, but it seems it'll use all the old controlers, motion bars and fit boards etc which must have been a hard decition to make.

New Mario looks good, in a sort of like all the others way, just hope they decide to release more than 1 of them for the U.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4pJnV5OxPI

[370ZTheWorx]

I think there are some interesting games, it definitely needs a few racing games though. Not sure the gamepad is going to work that well as a steering wheel though!

ZombiU looks pretty fun, one hit kills could get a bit annoying though. It's about the only real 'adult' game out of the bunch though, getting a bit bored of Mario and fitness games now...

Here's all of the confirmed games:


505 Games
Funky Barn

2K Sports
NBA 2K13

Activision
007 Legends
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
Skylanders Giants
Transformers Prime
Wipeout 3
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

D3 Publisher
Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
Ben 10: Omniverse
Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade

Disney Interactive
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Electronic Arts
FIFA 13
Madden NFL 13
Mass Effect 3

Frozenbyte
Trine 2: The Director's Cut

Gaijin Games
Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Majesco Entertainment
Zumba Fitness Core

Maximum Games
Jett Tailfin

Namco Bandai
TANK! TANK! TANK!
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Nintendo
Bayonetta 2
Lego City: Undercover
New Super Mario Bros. U
Nintendo Land
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
Pikmin 3
SiNG Party
The Wonderful 101
Wii Fit U
Sega
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Shin'en
Nano Assault Neo

Tecmo Koei
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper

THQ
Darksiders 2
Jeopardy
Wheel of Fortune

Two Tribes
Toki Tori 2

Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed 3
Just Dance 4
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
Rabbids Land
Rayman Legends
Sports Connection
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
ZombiU

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
Game Party Champtions
Scribblenauts: Unlimited

[andyjo1982]

Steve Evil said:

andyjo1982 said:

Anyone know any new features for the console (I've seen the controllers, which looks a good touch)? I guess the graphics will be a lot better and also the motion sensor must've improved?

Graphics are on-par or slightly better than the 360 and PS3, so it'll look a bit creaky once the next-gen PlayStation and XBox appear. I don't think the motion control will have improved, they got that pretty much nailed with the Wii Motion-plus.

The main angle they're going for is the difference between playing with the pad and a wii-mote now, so one person will have the game pad and will be able to see things the other players using the wii-motes can't. The bundled game called Nintendo Land has a few different examples for possible different uses of the system, much like Wii Sports demoed the capabilities of that system. In Super Mario Bros Wii U four players can play with the Wii-Motes and the fifth player has the new game pad which they can use to lay down additional bricks to make their job easier or harder. Ideally you'd have the Dad or more experienced gamer holding the pad and the kids using the wii-motes, with the Dad helping out by making things easier.

Penny Arcade also suggested the idea of using it for something like Dungeons and Dragons, where the Dungeon Master has the pad and can add in monsters and tweak things whilst the other players are oblivious of what he's up to.

Some good touches there. Could be good to alter the game unexpectedly for other games, meaning no experience is the same.

I'm now debating if to pre-order. Could this be 2012's must have Xmas present?

[Steve Evil]

andyjo1982 said:

Some good touches there. Could be good to alter the game unexpectedly for other games, meaning no experience is the same.

I'm now debating if to pre-order. Could this be 2012's must have Xmas present?

I think it will be if there is a must-have game in the list for you, but there's nothing that screams must-buy to me, so I'll hold off until something does. There will only be 8 games for it at launch and 4 of those titles are appearing on the other platforms:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
FIFA 13
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
New Super Mario Bros. U
Nintendo Land (included in Premium bundle)
Rayman Legends
ZombiU
Trine 2: Director's Cut

Plus two downloadable games:
Toki Tori 2
Nano Assault Neo

[Broshnat]

They need to get GTA 5 or Forza Horizon on there to get me interested...

[Steve Evil]

Broshnat said:

They need to get GTA 5 or Forza Horizon on there to get me interested...

Well as they've not announced which platforms GTA 5 will be on yet, it may still happen. Forza Horizon is made by a Microsoft studio, so the chances of that happening are zero.

[Broshnat]

GTA 5 would be a huge coup for Nintendo if they could get it on Wii U along with Black Ops 2.

[P-Jay]

Can't see GTA V or any of the COD type games coming out on the U, I know there was a version of COD on the wii once, but it wasn't really the same game.

Nintendo won't try to compete with the hardcore gaming machines like the PS3/4 or XBox 360/720, their market is the more casual gamer, kids and familes.

[Steve Evil]

P-Jay said:

Can't see GTA V or any of the COD type games coming out on the U, I know there was a version of COD on the wii once, but it wasn't really the same game.

Nintendo won't try to compete with the hardcore gaming machines like the PS3/4 or XBox 360/720, their market is the more casual gamer, kids and familes.

You missed the announcement that Black Ops 2 is coming out for it then? And it won't be a different version this time. Nintendo have said they don't want to make the same mistake as last time, so they've secured Bayonetta 2 - arguably a pretty hardcore game - as a Wii U exclusive already.

[P-Jay]

Steve Evil said:

P-Jay said:

Can't see GTA V or any of the COD type games coming out on the U, I know there was a version of COD on the wii once, but it wasn't really the same game.

Nintendo won't try to compete with the hardcore gaming machines like the PS3/4 or XBox 360/720, their market is the more casual gamer, kids and familes.

You missed the announcement that Black Ops 2 is coming out for it then? And it won't be a different version this time. Nintendo have said they don't want to make the same mistake as last time, so they've secured Bayonetta 2 - arguably a pretty hardcore game - as a Wii U exclusive already.

Guess I did, ah well, fk do I know about it ha ha.

[Steve Evil]

P-Jay said:

Guess I did, ah well, fk do I know about it ha ha.

I do agree with you, it won't be the natural choice of console for that sort of thing, but it'll be interesting to see what they can do with the new pad.

[HRL]

I don't see why GTA V won't come out on it if it is indeed more powerful than the current Xbox and PS3.

My little girl wanted a 3DS XL for Christmas, now I wonder if that's likely to change to one of these instead.