Nintendo Wii U [CHAT III] | Club U | Come on in, the water is lovely

Parksey wrote:...my purpose of making this post was actually because I've been playing Star Fox Zero. I'm a sucker for the game anyway due to Lylat Wars, but I can't see why it didn't get better reviews. It's a great little arcade shooter and true to the series. I know some hated the controls, but I don't mind them and the second screen mostly works. It's one of those rare games where it wouldn't really feel the same without the gamepad.

I haven't tried it out myself yet, Parksey, but the game sure was divisive. I recall that TWA (Matt) played a lot of it and was a bit of a fan!

Mommy wrote:...Such a gem of a machine.

\o.

Mommy wrote:
Parksey wrote:Staying back at my parents' for one night and because my consoles are all elsewhere, I've loaded up the Wii U.

It remains a criminally underused console, partially due to me (I bought it on a whim in March 2013 and then just ended up playing 360 stuff) and also due to events in my life (moving to Japan in August 2014, and the console not being region free meant it got left behind).

Looking at my Play Log, I've out about 20 hours into 4 or 5 games and that's it. The only title I've played that was released after summer 2014 was Star Fox Zero.

Really feels like an asterix in my Nintendo collection. In some ways, it's the consoles fault - it feels like a relic already, even though it's not really *that* old. It felt like a relic every since the Switch came out, but even during visits back home for a Christmas 2015 and 2016, it felt weird to be playing it.

I'm tempted to go take it with me to my apartment when I return tomorrow, but with the Switch, the PS5 and the Xbox, I think it'll just gather dust in a box again. Not sure what isn't actually available on Switch now, either.

Saying that, my purpose of making this post was actually because I've been playing Star Fox Zero. I'm a sucker for the game anyway due to Lylat Wars, but I can't see why it didn't get better reviews. It's a great little arcade shooter and true to the series. I know some hated the controls, but I don't mind them and the second screen mostly works. It's one of those rare games where it wouldn't really feel the same without the gamepad.

Breath of the Wild is the same on the WiiU as the Switch.
Such a gem of a machine.

Played through the entire game on Wii U and it really stood out to me how much of the slate stuff must have been removed to make the game suit the Switch, every time Link held it up he was basically holding up a Wii U controller. Id be fascinated to see what the game would have been like if it hadnt been ported to Switch Day 1. Either way the game looks great, runs fine and it really does show the Wii U at its absolute best.

Rax wrote:Played through the entire game on Wii U and it really stood out to me how much of the slate stuff must have been removed to make the game suit the Switch, every time Link held it up he was basically holding up a Wii U controller. Id be fascinated to see what the game would have been like if it hadnt been ported to Switch Day 1.

Probably more forced gyro controls for the powers.

OrangeRKN wrote:
Rax wrote:Played through the entire game on Wii U and it really stood out to me how much of the slate stuff must have been removed to make the game suit the Switch, every time Link held it up he was basically holding up a Wii U controller. Id be fascinated to see what the game would have been like if it hadnt been ported to Switch Day 1.

Probably more forced gyro controls for the powers.

Oh I have no doubt it would have been a worse game for it, but it is fascinating none the less.

Hey Wii U fans!

twitter.com/BackPagePod/status/1629029527593558017

I occasionally listen to the Back Page podcast (it has Matthew Castle! Of NGamer!) and in this recent episode they come up with a Wii U hall of fame. I listened today at work and really enjoyed it, wanted to share with the rest of Club U.

Feeling very nostalgic for the old Wii U now, could really go for a bit of Nintendo Land or Affordable Space Adventures. It's such a nuisance of a machine to set up though, you need charging cables for the gamepad, I think my external harddrive had it's own power supply, and there's setting up the sensor bar for the Wii motes. And after all that, you've got the terrible load times, the best games have all been ported and the online is defunct.

Perhaps I'll leave it in the loft after all.

PuppetBoy wrote:...in this recent episode they come up with a Wii U hall of fame. I listened today at work and really enjoyed it, wanted to share with the rest of Club U.

Feeling very nostalgic for the old Wii U now, could really go for a bit of Nintendo Land or Affordable Space Adventures...

Fantastic stuff, PB! Great to hear of this Wii U-focused podcast :toot:

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PuppetBoy wrote:...It's such a nuisance of a machine to set up though... the best games have all been ported and the online is defunct...

Er... this isn't going like I'd anticipated...

PuppetBoy wrote:...Perhaps I'll leave it in the loft after all.

...ban request.

[User "PuppetBoy" banned for 24 minutes. Reason: Dissing the U]

What the ?!?! Our Wii U consoles could be dead?!?!

Over the past week I've read a few news reports about Wii U consoles dying from non-use; apparently a lack of power can cause a flash memory (NAND) corruption.

Strawbin' heck, I'm panicking now. I have two Wii U systems; one that I haven't powered on in about three years and another that has never been powered on (it's still in the box).

Looking around the web, apparently this story is legit. I'm gonna try and get my Wii U systems setup during next week; I'm praying they're okay. Are you gonna check your Wii U?

jawa_ wrote:What the ?!?! Our Wii U consoles could be dead?!?!

Over the past week I've read a few news reports about Wii U consoles dying from non-use; apparently a lack of power can cause a flash memory (NAND) corruption.

Strawbin' heck, I'm panicking now. I have two Wii U systems; one that I haven't powered on in about three years and another that has never been powered on (it's still in the box).

Looking around the web, apparently this story is legit. I'm gonna try and get my Wii U systems setup during next week; I'm praying they're okay. Are you gonna check your Wii U?

I checked mine recently, but I'm definitely going to power it on more often I think. It seems there are ways to fix it using a USB so hopefully it's not bad!

Qikz wrote:I checked mine recently, but I'm definitely going to power it on more often I think. It seems there are ways to fix it using a USB so hopefully it's not bad!

I hope so, Qikz; definitely don't wanna lose the U!

jawa_ wrote:Strawbin' heck, I'm panicking now. I have two Wii U systems; one that I haven't powered on in about three years and another that has never been powered on (it's still in the box).

Schrödinger’s Wii U.

rinks wrote:
jawa_ wrote:Strawbin' heck, I'm panicking now. I have two Wii U systems; one that I haven't powered on in about three years and another that has never been powered on (it's still in the box).

Schrödinger’s Wii U.

Hehe, you've lost me there, rinks!

I picked up the second Wii U (the Xenoblade Chronicles X pack :datass:

) at a discount towards the end of the U's life at retail. I had the idea of it being a back-up for my main system; plus as a spare Gamepad! Of course, now I find that it may already be dead :shock:

. But nervous about digging it out and setting it up :dread:

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^^^ Gonna try and setup and power on my U consoles later this week. Really don't want 'em to be wrecked!

My Wii U gamepad gave up the ghost after a little while ago with it still in use. The USB cable works a charm though! I'll load it up again soon, just to check on it.

Loaded mine up and played a decent bit of Famicom/NES Remix 1/2 - my hard drive died long ago so I lost all my save data, but had a quick go and forgot how fun it is. Gamepad is surprisingly light lol

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Had a little look into this, apparently it's most likely caused by Wii Us with Hynix memory chips, that were most likely a cheaper alternative once they saw how poorly the Wii U was doing. It seems like those are the ones being affected by this bricking issue. But this is just what I've seen online so who knows what's really true.

Qikz wrote:...had a quick go and forgot how fun it is. Gamepad is surprisingly light lol

Great to hear that your U was alive and rocking, Qikz. And, yeah, the Gamepad is still comfortable to use!

Jezo wrote:Had a little look into this, apparently it's most likely caused by Wii Us with Hynix memory chips... this is just what I've seen online so who knows what's really true.

Ah! I wonder if it is specific chips, Jezo - it's an interesting thought. I'm not gonna get time to dig out my Wii U's until Friday or Saturday. Have got my fingers crossed.

PuppetBoy wrote:Hey Wii U fans!

twitter.com/BackPagePod/status/1629029527593558017

I occasionally listen to the Back Page podcast (it has Matthew Castle! Of NGamer!) and in this recent episode they come up with a Wii U hall of fame. I listened today at work and really enjoyed it, wanted to share with the rest of Club U.

Feeling very nostalgic for the old Wii U now, could really go for a bit of Nintendo Land or Affordable Space Adventures. It's such a nuisance of a machine to set up though, you need charging cables for the gamepad, I think my external harddrive had it's own power supply, and there's setting up the sensor bar for the Wii motes. And after all that, you've got the terrible load times, the best games have all been ported and the online is defunct.

Perhaps I'll leave it in the loft after all.

Thank you for the recommendation, this is great!

I listened to the Wii U draft episode and really enjoyed it, quickly followed by their ten best games of 2014 that had me installing the evil within and Kalimba onto my Xbox. Going to enjoy listening to older episodes during my marathon training.

twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1686643575373651970

Those five people who haven't bought either on Switch are going to be really happy with this news.

We're back baby :toot:

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