makes me sick!

how spasticated does that make Brits sound?? i hate these sayings and me nor anyone i know from uk say it,,,, EVER! lol..

As the OP, I'd like to say that I'm happier saying this like "pip pip" than derogatory things like "spasticated."

But that wasn't even a clock while running a game. It's not it's actual clock speed. Even of it is, though, the GPU is meant to help the CPU. So again, you are aspect and blowing it to be a bigger deal.

It's not an idle clock rate, he says that a few tweets after OP stopped quoting. If he's right, and there's very little to doubt him for, that's the full clock speed of the chip.

I just did this today, it was pretty quick and I didn't have any problems. However, I had read about people having errors half way through that left their content stuck between two systems, so I actually deleted most the content from my Wii first so the transfer only had to move save files and licenses. Sure I had to redowload a lot on the other side, but it was a smoother process overall and I could get the rest of my content at my leisure then.

Mine is the same as this, illogicology. Feel free to add me, just bought Trine which I believe has online co-op ( haven't checked yet) so if you're grabbing that too, I could use a teammate.

Well, mine just arrived. Fighting with it to take my Wi-fi settings now, but all looks pretty snazzy. More to come.

It's how most people did it on the other consoles when they were first released without playback of some filetypes like the Ps3 and matroska h264 files.
How is leaving a computer on and double-clicking a program complex?

That people used it for other consoles is totally irrelevant to the point I'm making which is that firstly, it's not a feature of the console and is simply a workaround that can be achieved via the browser and secondly, not what the OP was asking since he specified that we was talking about files from the hard drive. You know perfectly well what the guy was asking and that the answer is no.

Can the Wii U play video files on the gamepad? No. It's a simple question. Yes you can play video files on your PC, and use third party software to view them on the Wii U's browser (probably, haven't heard of anyone actually doing it yet) but that is not the same thing.

Leaving a computer on a double clicking a program isn't complex, but those aren't the only steps and the more steps there are, the further and further it goes from being a reasonable proposition for most people. It's complex because it's a lot more fiddly and time consuming than loading videos on to a PSP/Vita which is the type of support the guy was asking about.

I wasn't wrong. A complex workaround that works by accessing outside services through the browser is not the same thing, not even close, and is very unlikely to be the kind of functionality OP was asking about.

I guess, I actually got my bundle for £160 because of staff discount and a voucher i had so i thought it was a decent deal.

Oh yeah, I know it's not going to be the same for everybody. I was on a really tight budget so close to Christmas too so that factored in. I don't think either is a particularly bad choice, it just depends on how much good £50 is to you.

My Amazon.co.uk order just bumped up to "Dispatching Soon."

Excitement!

No, the WiiU has no built in media player functions aside from its various video streaming services.

I wanted a white one but i thought it was a better deal buying the black since it came with more memory and a game

The black one just didn't seem worth it to me. A game I wasn't hugely interested in, storage I'll need to expand anyway, a discount/loyalty scheme that's dependent on my spending £50-£60 on eShop purchases for £5 off and a sensor bar I can just take from the Wii. Might as well pay £50 less and get NintendoLand, USB HDD and spare sensor bar over the next couple of years as I need them.

I'm not worried about stock problems affecting me really. Not only did I get my pre-order through back in September, but I ordered the Ghetto White model too.

Mercy, is it Wednesday already? Amazon UK dispatches should kick off tonight, by all accounts. Excitement.

More info. Future Shop has added some info for the game:


(Source)

This description is something anyone can make up. All Wii U games have HD graphics, dual-screens, and most of the first party games will use Miiverse. An employee might've been required to include a description, and took something out of his/her butt.

Also, it seems that Best Buy has listed the game as well. You can find the listing here.

Agreed, I'm not saying it's genuine, just linking for discussion purposes. However that description is worth considering. Yeah, anyone could have made it up with enough knowledge of the Wii U and Nintendo characters, but that's not necessarily the same person who types up product descriptions. They're usually supplied by the publisher and making up a product description for a product that's only rumoured to exist is not standard practice for a reputable online retailer. Still... I didn't think Amazon would open pre-order for products with fan made covers on the page and they do that all the time.

It's a sing along, start again and we'll jump in on the second "LPCM - Dolby TruHD - DTS Master Audio are all loss-less audio."

Leaks just keep coming out of Canada today, first Wii Mini and now this.

Yoshi's Land was one of those games spotted when that guy stumbled into the MiiVerse admin menu. It could be that Futureshop's source is also that leak, but it's still pretty interesting.

Interesting. I wonder if demand has spiked a little now more people have seen it in real life. If the waiting list is still growing a week after release, that has to be a good sign for Nintendo, right?

illogiology

i actually work for Amazon, i am about to go to my desk in the next few hours and i may be able to give you an update on when we will start shipping them. As of Sunday we only had Zombiu Sets in and no basics or deluxe. Hopefully it wont be a mess like Black Ops 2, A few thousand people got it a day late :/ but then again there was way more copies. I know somebody said at Amazon about not shipping until Wednesday night at the earliest to ensure they dont get delivered early.

Any updates would be much appreciated. Going to such lengths to make sure they don't arrive early seems strange. I know Friday is release day and they don't want to upset Nintendo, but it doesn't seem to be much of a problem for ShopTo. I'm pretty sure they do it on purpose.

Not that I mind. I've had a lot of good experience with Amazon and so long as I get it on release day, I've nothing to complain about. I suppose they don't really need to worry about differentiating themselves from the competition, they are the competition.

I must admit, I'm crossing my fingers for a Thursday arrival. My order is with Amazon and hasn't dispatched yet but the rumour is Amazon starts dispatching tomorrow. If I'm lucky and it leaves early enough in the day, first class post could get it to me early. A whole extra day to set it up, get the update going etc. would be very welcome.

It's a small world illogicology. Maybe have to swap gamertags if your getting wiiu?

Yeah, with any luck Amazon will have mine to me on launch day. Doubt it'll be early. Only problem is that my budget won't stretch to many games, grabbing NSMBU and even that isn't likely to turn up on time.

I live near Leeds and went to my local Game store (White Rose) to have a quick play with there demo unit. Must admit it was Fantastic. Found out whilst i was there that they are not having a midnight launch. They are going to open up at 7.00am instead
Just had 2 e-mails come through from ShopTo on my i-phone 2 minutes ago. My Assassins Creed 3 pre order is now being processed. Looks like everything will be with me for Friday. The anticipation is killing me now

That's my local Game too! I live in Morley. They never have midnight launches because it would necessitate keeping the whole centre open.

NAH MATE, YOU'VE BEEN MISTAKEN, THIS IS AN AUSSIE WII U LAUNCH THREAD IT IS, YA BLOODY DOG, THE horsing MISSUS IS GOIN' OFF AT ME BECAUSE ME AND BAZ GOT SMASHED LAST NIGHT AND THE BLOODY PIGS DOGGED US, ANYWAY, I'M OUT TO THE PUB MATE.

Win.

I agree the only reason I preordered with game is £500 store credit from previous trade-in's

Ooh, nice.

My only concern now is delivery. I'm on leave anyway so I'm not going to miss it, but if Amazon send my Parcel with Yodel again then I just might cry.

Yep Indeed, I have mine ordered with a local GAME store, sadly I have a lazy @ss manager who wont open at midnight....The nerve of it .... so at least i'll get a goodnights sleep i guess.

Oh noes!

I have gone with Amazon. I know it's not as exciting as the midnight launch, but I like to save for stuff like this in Amazon vouchers and I had about £75's worth built up when pre-orders opened so it was silly to go elsewhere.

Ahh... so it Bee Strawberry jam with no sugar but added Bee.... I assume for sweetness. Second thoughts I'll have a salmon & cucumber sarnie

Good choice, sir.

So, are you waiting for your Wii U?

Just thought I would mention there's a pinned topic in this forum where everyone's already been trading NNIDs its highly convenient as a list of NNIDs has been compiled there. Also other PAL territories such as Australia et al will be getting the Wii U come the 30th so would be cool to hear their Wii U stories aswell

Compiled NNID thread is good, will hunt it down. We should still have a regional list though since I quite enjoy playing games with people who are awake at the same time as me.

P.S The Aussies can join this thread if AND ONLY IF they stop beating us at cricket.

Is there Jam?

Yes. But the Bees have got into it!