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#136536 1 wii 2 wii u

Posted by naadofett on 22 November 2012 - 07:52 PM in Wii U Hardware

I don't believe that's possible. When you do the Wii -> Wii U migration process, it transfers all purchases to the "target" Wii U all at once then removes them completely from the old Wii. Nothing can be done about that. Once they are removed from the old Wii, they cannot be transferred back according to the transfer instructions.

#136434 Noisy Disc Drive

Posted by naadofett on 22 November 2012 - 03:53 PM in Wii U Hardware

So nobody else here has a consistent "whirring" sound while a disc is inserted? I find it hard to believe I'm the only one. Maybe I'll need to make a youtube video so my description is clear.

#136431 Wii U Black Friday Deals Post Deals Here USA only please

Posted by naadofett on 22 November 2012 - 03:49 PM in Wii U Hardware

I think the Toy R Us deal is pretty much the main Wii U Black Friday opportunity this year. What I'm curious about is if the 1st game is at 100% and all subsequent games are 40% off or if you're limited to only one discounted secondary game.

#136424 Noisy Disc Drive

Posted by naadofett on 22 November 2012 - 03:32 PM in Wii U Hardware

It's definitely not the fan. The sound is only there when there is a disc in the system (whether playing the game or not) - unless the power is off, of course. As I said, it doesn't sound completely abnormal. I'm just surprised the drive spins the disc at all times when inserted in the console w/power on.

#136203 Noisy Disc Drive

Posted by naadofett on 22 November 2012 - 10:09 AM in Wii U Hardware

Has anybody else noticed their disc drive to be a little on the loud side? It seems anytime a disc is inserted it is spinning regardless if you're playing a game or not. Let me be clear, it is not making any strange loud noises, clicking, snap-crackle-popping, but you'd think the disc would spin up when first inserted then sit idle until you actually start up a game. I have a feeling this is normal, but thought I'd check. Do you think this is something that could be resolved by a software fix? Something in the software that would tell the disc drive to remain in "hibernation" until a command is sent to the system to play a game off the disc and then spin up the drive.

#136135 Wii U Video Chat

Posted by naadofett on 22 November 2012 - 08:48 AM in Wii U Hardware

Wii U Chat Roulette?

#135907 Wii U Video Chat

Posted by naadofett on 21 November 2012 - 10:36 PM in Wii U Hardware

Has anybody actually used the video chat application? What do you think? I don't know anybody with a Wii U so I haven't tried it. I've "friended" several people, but I haven't crossed the awkward barrier of requesting a video since I don't actually know these people.

#135897 What is new with the Wii U Miis?

Posted by naadofett on 21 November 2012 - 10:01 PM in Wii U Hardware

Why can't you change the color of your pants?!? This makes me crazy.

#135894 YouTube app is now live!

Posted by naadofett on 21 November 2012 - 09:53 PM in Wii U Hardware

Such a shame that the app is pretty much garbage. I mean, you can't even browse from the gamepad and the interface is a sloppy mess. I'll stick to the browser.

Who do you suppose was in charge of developing the app? Nintendo or Youtube? I'm trying to think of where else I saw a similar complaint about Youtube on a device. Oh, I think it was people complaining about how crappy the iOS version of the Youtube app is compared to simply just using the Safari browser on iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. Maybe this isn't a coincidence.

#135892 Amazon Instant Video now available

Posted by naadofett on 21 November 2012 - 09:51 PM in Wii U Hardware

Now my Amazon Prime isn't useless anymore! Woot Woot! ALSO, GREEN LANTERN STEAM LANTERN ON MY TV IN FULL HD!! WOOT EFFIN WOOT!

Sorry... that second thing was a complete after thought I forgot about...

The opposite for me. I shop with Amazon all the time so I really like their shipping. I never even used the video service up until about 2 weeks ago when I nearly cancelled my cable. Then I realized I could use Amazon instead of my Netflix streaming account that I never used. So, for me I finally realized I could get use out of something I didn't even really know about before.

#135801 Amazon Instant Video now available

Posted by naadofett on 21 November 2012 - 07:11 PM in Wii U Hardware

It's being reported the update for this is now available in the eShop. Woo woo.

#135065 Official Nintendo Network ID Sharing Thread

Posted by naadofett on 20 November 2012 - 06:31 PM in General Gaming

Just turned 29, old enough? Been gaming since Atari.

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#135063 Wifi or USB Ethernet?

Posted by naadofett on 20 November 2012 - 06:27 PM in Wii U Hardware

Has anybody tried internetspeedtest.com on the Wii U? I'm not sure if this site uses flash or not though.

#135057 Wifi or USB Ethernet?

Posted by naadofett on 20 November 2012 - 06:23 PM in Wii U Hardware

I'm referring to the USB->Ethernet adapter. Not plugging a USB modem directly into the Wii U. This is the one I'm using that I've had since my Wii days a couple years ago.

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#135053 Wifi or USB Ethernet?

Posted by naadofett on 20 November 2012 - 06:13 PM in Wii U Hardware

How is your network performance based on your connection method?

#135049 Error while updating?

Posted by naadofett on 20 November 2012 - 06:08 PM in Wii U Hardware

I got the error three times during the update. At least it picked up where it left off each time.

#135043 Official Nintendo Network ID Sharing Thread

Posted by naadofett on 20 November 2012 - 06:01 PM in General Gaming

Who here is 30+ y/o? It'd be cool to exchange IDs with some of the "old" gamers.

#135007 Box Size?

Posted by naadofett on 20 November 2012 - 05:26 PM in Wii U Hardware

I'd cut out an ad for a Wii U and put it in a card or tiny package. Make the kid think they would get one, but it probably wouldn't be for a while until they are out of stock. Then pull a Christmas Story move.... "oh hey, I think there's one more present over there". Kid then proceeds to loose their mind. Classic.

#134095 Wii Online Store Funds & Wii U eShop

Posted by naadofett on 19 November 2012 - 09:21 PM in Wii U Hardware

The Wii Shop points can only be used in the Wii Shop, not the Wii U Shop. The good news is you haven't lost your points, but the bad news is you can only use them in Wii mode.

As I feared. Oh well. I forgot I even had the points on the Wii so it's not like it's a big deal. I just thought it'd be convenient if I could've used them in the Wii U eShop.

#134084 Wii Online Store Funds & Wii U eShop

Posted by naadofett on 19 November 2012 - 09:12 PM in Wii U Hardware

I just transferred my Wii data to my Wii U. I had 400 points in the Wii shop. Do the Wii online store points not transfer over to the Wii U shop? I know it's only $4, but that would've been nice to be able to use that money in the Wii U store.

#134072 Official Nintendo Network ID Sharing Thread

Posted by naadofett on 19 November 2012 - 09:06 PM in General Gaming

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#133891 Trying to narrow down my list of games to get my hands on...

Posted by naadofett on 19 November 2012 - 05:00 PM in Wii U Games and Software

No Mario?

#133028 Are people over-criticizing the Wii U?

Posted by naadofett on 18 November 2012 - 10:28 PM in Wii U Hardware

I checked on the Nintendo support site and they are aware of any slowness in the menus and plan to fix it someday. Im pretty sure they will.

Oh I'm sure they're looking at it. When I registered the U on club Nintendo I made sure to point out this issue as well as a couple of other small issues as well. Pass along the info in multiple ways. Nothing ever goes without a hitch on day 1 so I'm not exactly concerned right now. With the time I've spent with the system so far (albeit not too much), I'm overall plenty happy with it so far.

#133024 Are people over-criticizing the Wii U?

Posted by naadofett on 18 November 2012 - 10:22 PM in Wii U Hardware

My initial impression was that the loading times seem a little long, but they didn't rub me the wrong way. It'd be nice if they can improve that somehow though. Otherwise, the touch screen seems to work fine for me and the interface doesn't really bother me.

#133003 An honest letdown, but still hopeful

Posted by naadofett on 18 November 2012 - 10:04 PM in Wii U Hardware

What I'm curious about is if the slowness in the menu system could be addressed by improvements in the software as opposed to being some sort of hardware limitation.

As far as the Wii emulator goes, yeah, that's kind of a bummer. However, I'm used to this because of the Wii's backwards compatibility with Gamecube games. It would definitely be more streamlined to not have to deal with this, but this doesn't make me crazy.

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