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#145773 Age of wii u buyers

Posted by 9646gt on 09 December 2012 - 01:01 AM in Wii U Hardware

28 here :) Was at walmart the night before thanks giving and told the wife I wanted a wii u for Christmas. There was 3 deluxe systems in the case so the wife bought me one :) Can't have it till Christmas which sucks! lol. But yeah had Nintendo systems my entire life. First was the NES in 1990 when I was like 6 years old haha. But yeah I don't care much for Black Ops or other FPS's. I will be playing NSMBU Nintendo Land and Sonic racing however!



#145775 So it's odd seeing this many systems jsut sitting on shelves.

Posted by 9646gt on 09 December 2012 - 01:06 AM in Wii U Hardware

So when I bought my Wii U the day before Thanksgiving my local walmart had 3 deluxe systems. Went back on black Friday to pick up some 360 and ps3 games on sale and the two systems that were left after I bought mine were still sitting there. Then tonight at the same walmart there were about 8-10 consoles mostly basics just sitting in the case. I couldn't find a wii or 360 to save my life at launch. I don't think this issues is the systems fault, I think it's marketing. I think to many people assume it's a add on for the wii or something. I was playing my ps vita at work one night and someone asked if it was the new Wii U?!? Seriously?!?!



#146173 So it's odd seeing this many systems jsut sitting on shelves.

Posted by 9646gt on 10 December 2012 - 12:21 AM in Wii U Hardware

Some very good opinions here. I there are plenty of tv ads here in the USA. But they focus so much on the game pad that is hard to see what a huge leap this console is from the wii. The 3ds got the same type of feedback from people I work with add the wii u is getting from them. The ps3 and 360 owners when they saw me playing 3ds just thought it was a d's with 3d and still thought you needed glasses. Nobody even knew that the graphics are such a drastic difference that it was almost like a hand held wii. But Yeh I think it will pick up soon. It's just odd that this is the first console launch in recent memory to have systems just sitting on the shelf this early in.. But then again the 3ds had been this way since launch and it doing really well for a handheld. I but this is a console and I guess only time will tell.



#146251 Great budget surround setup I found for us optical guys :)

Posted by 9646gt on 10 December 2012 - 08:53 AM in Wii U Hardware

Yeah we are all mad because there is no optical out for our old 5.1 surround systems. BUT I have ordered this and I think it's a great deal for any of you with a little extra money to spend to get a system with 4 HDMI inputs and be able to keep enjoying surround sound :) http://www.amazon.co...ils_o00_s00_i00 I was going to just buy a new receiver but almost every single one was the wrong ohm rating to work with my speakers and my subwoofer is passive so no upgrading :(



#146268 Great budget surround setup I found for us optical guys :)

Posted by 9646gt on 10 December 2012 - 10:07 AM in Wii U Hardware

Pretty solid reviews all around. Your always going to have people with D.O.A units and negative comments due to just be human in nature. Thanks for the link OP.


^^^ This :) I always go off the overall review and have always had good luck doing so. My current system had some negative reviews but I knew with it being a Sony they would stand behind it and it has worked flawlessly for over 5 years :) My Dad also has an Onkyo system and has bene using it for about 12 years lol. Zero issues with it. The overall review is good and the freeshipping and tax free means it was 249 out the door :) The sub isn't as powerful as my current one but I am sure it will do lol.



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Posted by 9646gt on 10 December 2012 - 10:41 AM in Wii U Games and Software

I'm glad I live in the US. Way to appeal to core gamers Nintendo! They should just move the headquarters :) I guess they expect people to get up in the middle of the night to download anything huh.They should at least add a feature that will run the download at the set time frame.



#146289 Great budget surround setup I found for us optical guys :)

Posted by 9646gt on 10 December 2012 - 10:45 AM in Wii U Hardware

Glad to hear your results Boo :) Can;t wait till it gets here. It will be all set up waiting on the Wii u that the wife refuses to give me till Christmas lol. This is one 28 year old who will be doing some serious Wii u gaming in his Super Mario World PJs! Sadly I have to go to a Christmas dinner that day so I will let it update then haha.



#146514 Great budget surround setup I found for us optical guys :)

Posted by 9646gt on 10 December 2012 - 11:26 PM in Wii U Hardware

It needs to have hdmi input and also support lpcm surround sound. I pretty much any re end system with multiple hdmi inputs will provide what you need. I highly suggest going with the one I have linked to. I spent most the day researching and it is the best bang for the buck I could find myself at 249 shipped. I found multiple different systems but almost anything cheaper does not have hdmi inputs.



#146909 Volume in Black Ops 2?

Posted by 9646gt on 12 December 2012 - 03:22 AM in Wii U Games and Software

I do not know how it will work as far as voice chat but if your tv is like mine it has optical audio out you may be able to plug your headset into that. My turtle beach headset uses optical audio but haven't tested with my wii u since I can't get it till Christmas lol



#146918 Great budget surround setup I found for us optical guys :)

Posted by 9646gt on 12 December 2012 - 03:58 AM in Wii U Hardware

Glad to hear you guys approve :)



#147031 Made a NES cartridge External Hdd for my wii U! largePics!

Posted by 9646gt on 12 December 2012 - 11:14 AM in Wii U Hardware

So got bored and remembered seeing those pics of the externals hdds you can buy that are made from a SNES or NES cart. I had a spare hdd out of my old PS3 I was going to use on the wii U so I decided to give it a go myself :) The only cartridge I had that I didn't mind messing up was Rad Racer. It was that of Jeopardy that I got free and I couldn't stand the thought of seeing that label each time I showed someone the drive lol. This was easier than I thought because the drive was very thing but it also worked with a thicker old 80gb drive I had also but was more tight. I also had three different enclosures laying around and I picked the one I have right now because if I decide to use the drive with something else later it has firewire and stuff and it also has a plug for external power so I can safely use it with my Wii U when I get it for Christmas.To trim the inside of the case I simply used a bottom of the line Dremel with a drill bit I had installed in it already lol. I used the PCB board from the external enclosure and just put it on the drive and did a test fit. After trimming the cartridge if fit perfectly with no movement! It's not very professional looking but I like it :) What do you guys think?

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#147041 Made a NES cartridge External Hdd for my wii U! largePics!

Posted by 9646gt on 12 December 2012 - 11:34 AM in Wii U Hardware

Because it has Firewire and USB 2.0. Firewire connectors on the card are two different sizes. The round port is where you can plug in a Ac adaptor but isn't needed.



#147432 DVD Playback

Posted by 9646gt on 13 December 2012 - 12:33 AM in Wii U Hardware

I hate watching DVD quality videos honestly. I would much rather consoles be able to play videos saved to a USB hdd
Or even a network share



#147433 Made a NES cartridge External Hdd for my wii U! largePics!

Posted by 9646gt on 13 December 2012 - 12:37 AM in Wii U Hardware

Thanks guys. I works like a champ too :)



#147563 Made a NES cartridge External Hdd for my wii U! largePics!

Posted by 9646gt on 13 December 2012 - 10:17 AM in Wii U Hardware

looks like you have just taken the external drive circuit and put it into the cartridge, beware, looks like the drive could overheat in there with hardly no ventilation, if you put an ssd drive in there it should be ok

That is pretty much what it is.I don't see any way of doing it different unless you want to build your own PCB board? Doesn't matter as I was just doing it to kill time. Not worried about overheating as it's a 5400rpm drive and all the enclosures I own have zero vents on them. I stress tested it for an hour straight with no issues and barely got warm.

Nice stuff man! I would try to seal off the part with the connectors though... I wouldn't want dust to get in there!

Yeah still gotta look into that. Not much dust will get in but it will still bother me lol. Gotta find a way to make it look clean but that may be beyond my skill level haha. 99% of people won't see the back :)

Not RAD RACER!!!!!!! That game was awesome!!!!!!

It was also a PITA lol. But the 3d mode was so cool back in the day!



#147594 Made a NES cartridge External Hdd for my wii U! largePics!

Posted by 9646gt on 13 December 2012 - 11:34 AM in Wii U Hardware

I think this might be something better suited for The Museum, seeing as it's something you made?

Any way, I always see things like this on etsy (like http://www.etsy.com/shop/8bitmemory).. They are kind of expensive though, but I always wanted to learn how to make one because I want oneeee~ Le sigh~ Technical skill failure T__T

This one came out great, though. Sweet job!


LOL I never even saw that section of the forum existed :) Guess I am guilty of lurking on jsut the Wii U sections haha. Yeah it turned out decent and was very easy really. Not nearly as professional but Nobody will see it much :) The friends I have showed loved it!



#147906 Made a NES cartridge External Hdd for my wii U! largePics!

Posted by 9646gt on 14 December 2012 - 01:27 AM in Wii U Hardware

Thanks guys. :) not sure you could do it with a n64 cart unless you had a really small ssd drive or something. You can do it with a snes cart!



#148836 So it's odd seeing this many systems jsut sitting on shelves.

Posted by 9646gt on 17 December 2012 - 06:56 AM in Wii U Hardware

Some interesting replies. Every store I visited this weekend in a decent size city all had multiple wii u consoles in both versions sitting on the shelf. Even game stop had a decent amount but the guy there said it had been selling really well and that Nintendo just seems to be keeping a better stock than in the past. Did any sales numbers ever get announced for the Us minus the Nintendo statement? All I know is I will have mine in a week and I can't wait!



#148838 Two players - New Super Mario Bros. U (help)

Posted by 9646gt on 17 December 2012 - 06:59 AM in Wii U Games and Software

Sadly no. Multiolayer can only be done with every player using wiimotes

Sorry but that statement is confusing. Do you mean if you start the game with ONLY two wii remotes that both players can s be on screen at once? I how does one do this



#149108 Audio capabilities: Nintendo Wii U (comprehensive post).

Posted by 9646gt on 18 December 2012 - 12:53 AM in Wii U Hardware

Honestly there is no way to get true surround from a head at on the wii u. The built in Jack in the game pad will only offer two channel audio. One plan I have to use my existing turtle beach headset is to use the head phone Jack on my surround sound receiver where my wii u is hooked up with hdmi. Then I can set my receiver to neo 6 or another mode to simulate surround sound on my headset. Just still researching to see which mode will give the best results. Most headsets only have single speakers anyway so even on say ps3 or 360 are still getting simulated surround sound.



#149131 Age of wii u buyers

Posted by 9646gt on 18 December 2012 - 02:25 AM in Wii U Hardware

Im 18, always been a Nintendo gamer since the first consoles i played were N64 and SNES. I skipped the gamecube and got the PS2 (which IMO nintendo have never made a console as good as). I never bought a PS3 or £60 and continued to play my PS2 with its massive catalogue of games until i got Wii and played that along with my PS2. My brother got a 360 and i played that too but now the Wii U is out im hoping it will be my main console and i wont need to play the 360 for many games apart from exclusives.


Luckily there are only like 4 exclusives on Xbox lol



#149166 Nintendo should release wii u enhanced wii games.

Posted by 9646gt on 18 December 2012 - 05:00 AM in Wii U Games and Software

I'm sure Nintendo won't be able to resist doing remakes. But honestly I would rather be playing fresh new games than a bunch of previous generation games.



#149167 Two players - New Super Mario Bros. U (help)

Posted by 9646gt on 18 December 2012 - 05:03 AM in Wii U Games and Software

You can only use the GamePad to control a character in single player mode. When you try to use the GamePad in multiplayer, it automatically goes to boost mode.


Finally plain English lol thank you. Good thing I have two wii remotes!



#149168 Rayman Legends confirmed to run at 1080p 60fps.

Posted by 9646gt on 18 December 2012 - 05:07 AM in Wii U Games and Software

My Macbook has a 2880x1800 screen and games look amazing on that but alot of them won't run that high of a resolution with the video card it has. Rayman will and is so amazing it is like looking at a painting. 1080p looks terrible on it due to it being 16:9 on a 16:10 display. But it's a great preview of what we have to look forward to when 4k tvs become affordable.



#149170 Sonic Racing transformed...ahh brings me back to the 90s... :' )

Posted by 9646gt on 18 December 2012 - 05:13 AM in Wii U Games and Software

Picked this up this weekend and can't wait till I get my wii u on Christmas to play!




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