Do U Wii U?
So anyone out there pick up that new Nintendo watch-cha-call-it? Wii U? I would have loved to, but my cash flow won’t allow it . Probably in the new year or maybe Santa will bring me one for Christmas. That would be super swell. I did get a chance to play it on one of their traveling trucks. I got to play Super Mario U and The Wonderful 101. Both where lots of fun. I mean, Mario is always fun in my books. Sure it’s the game with some game tweaks, but I don’t care. Playing with the game pad was cool too. I was able to put down blocks to help others out and stun enemies.
The Wonderful 101 was really awesome, it’s like Pikmin but with little super heroes. You wander around and gather up regular citizens to be a part of your super hero crew and then you get to wail on enemy robots that are destroying the town. I really liked it and will probably pick that one up once it becomes available.
I have to be honest. My budget doesn’t allow for me to buy every system. So while I’ve been very happy with my collection of Wii games, I did feel a bit left out seeing all the gorgeous games on the PS3 and 360. The Wii U seems to fill that gap now with its current line up. I’ll be very happy to play current versions of Assassins Creed III, Batman, Bayonetta and not some watered down version or just miss them entirely. I know that Nintendo will be left behind again when Sony and Microsoft show the new PS4 and 720 (or what ever they’re going to call them), but for now I’m pretty happy. Or at least I will be once I pick up the system.
Play Asia
November 24th, 2012 at 4:11 am
Been awhile since I stopped in to say hi. Sorry about that…
Anyhoo, I just picked up the new Wii U today. Here’s a heads up on what to expect:
First off, make sure you have PLENTY of time to set the thing up. Hooking it up is a breeze, but once you turn it on it begins to “update”. I’m not kidding, I was sitting there for the better part of an hour. Then you have to make your Mii, set up a Nintendo ID, and finish setting up the console settings.
After you are through with that, it’s time for the memory transfer from your Wii to your Wii U. For this you will need an SD card with at least 512MB free space. The instructions are really easy to follow, but once you transfer, there is no going back as it deletes the data from both the Wii and SD Card. Although, this process didn’t take as long as the update, and there was a little movie-like sequence to ease the wait.
Finally, and this is my biggest beef with it, it is not Gamecube compatible! I have like 10 really good Gamecube games, including Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Now they are useless until I get an old Gamecube to play them on. Grrrrr…
But, looking past that, I got the deluxe version that came with Nintendo Land. I’ve only played 10 minutes of the Legend of Zelda section, and I am already in love with it! The game pad fits perfectly in my hands and the graphics are amazing! And the best part: being able to play Legend of Zelda in glorious HD! lol
To sum up, I recommend you get this console as soon as you are able. Since some of the big title games are coming to the Wii U, this could be a chance to experience some of the games that usually skip on the Wii. Also, I think there is a drawing app on it, but it eludes me thus far…