I have been immensely enjoying Pearl Jam's new album Lightning Bolt. The singles from the album are great, but personal favorite track is "Pendulum".

 

I wouldn't mind a Pokemon/Dragon Quest-like RPG with slightly darker visuals, like Metroid or Twilight Princess.

 

I very much hope that the newest Dragon Quest hits North American shores.

Attention all older gamers! Some of you reading this message are just like me. Your youth consisted of blowing on bottom of cartidges, whether they were for the NES, SNES, or the N64. Your childhood was sans internet cheatsheets so you had to rely on the wit of your schoolmates and the information typed in game magazines on your local retail racks. You have indulged your Nintendo memories by picking up the Wii U.

Because of the above reasons, I invite you to join the Nintendo Wii U Gunslingers!

It is about time that us older gamers formed a clan. There are plenty of obligations and negativity wishing to take up your time in your career, in your personal life, and certainly during your online travels. It doesn't need to be that way. The Gunslingers clan, however existential as it may seem, seek to inject some positivity and even escapism in your daily obligations. Come. Kick your feet up. Decompress. Be merry! Everyone deserves that, and, regardless if you are new to online gaming or a veteran, you will be welcomed by the rest of us. Share in our cheer!

We currently have three Nintendo Wii U Clan fronts:

and

 

 

and

 

 

 

*The above list will be edited as updates occur.

Out of respect for the creators of TheWiiU.com site and their hard work in putting together a community for us, please keep general conversations locally. That said, you are invited to join up with the Nintendo Wii U Gunslingers for all your clan wants and needs! Reply to this thread or private message me if interested.

Hell-o! i just got Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate yesterday, having quite a lot of fun with it, i wish i could find anyone online to play with though. Mind if i join?

 

the only multiplayer online game i have is MonsterHunter, though.

 

Thank you for joining and welcome aboard!

 

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Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone!

In case you are checking your computer, laptop, iphone, tablet, or Star Trek communicator during a lull in the BBQ you are attending, the Gunslingers clan has several updates to share!

Gunslingers Six Year Anniversary Approaching! - Yes, six years. Wow! We are less than a week away before we start our celebration month of being a group for six years. What a trip! Look for more announcements at the beginning of June.

Faster Load Times! After the virtual version of having a wrestling match with GoDaddy, we have vastly improved the load times while exploring our clan's Forums and Blog. Amen to advancement!

GS*Twitch.tv! - As posted some time back, Gunslinger members who actively stream gaming broadcasts get showcased in a special section of the GS Forums. To help members out on getting more viewers and relating updates for their channels, each member gets their own forum board! GS*Stauchabilly is the most recent member to add himself to the showcase.

Expanded GS Forum Options! - We have installed two new nifty abilities that members can use while posting in our clan's forums. First, they can now make their messages scroll across the page much like a news ticker. That includes icons and images. Also, they can post a countdown clock within any of their posts or signatures by simply typing the the date and name of the event. Both new features are a click of a button away!

GS*Chat Now With News Feeds! - Our clan's text chat page now includes news feeds of your favorite game. Simply use the drop down menu, select your game, and view the official Twitter feeds for it as they are updated in real time. It should make for good conversation starters in chat!

Thank you for taking the time to read about some of our most recent news on the Gunslingers front. Again, I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend! All kickback-minded older gamers are welcome to join us in our fun.

The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Black Ops 2 Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Need for Speed: Most Wanted Clan for Adults.
The Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers Since 2007.

24 here I still rock bo2 though, not much a fan of ghosts /: I'm on everyday, steady 1.50 kd though haha

 

Ghosts isn't the only Wii U game we play together, so feel free to join us if still interested!

 

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This February's Nintendo Direct was a pretty exciting one! There was new updates on Smash Bros Wii U, Mario Kart 8, NES Remix II, Gameboy Advance selections on the Wii U's Virtual Console, and several 3DS-related game announcements.

So excited were we, the Shellslingers, about the news, we even dedicated an entire one-hour podcast to discussing our reaction to the Nintendo Direct! The podcast featured fellow adult Wii U gamers, GS*Merky Water, GS*MisterYoda, GS*Winged_Human, GS*Cope, and GS*McMurphy.

Here is a Youtube excerpt from the podcast featuring Mario Kart 8 discussion:


You can listen or download to the entire podcast via iTunes, our podcast's RSS feed, Podomatic, or directly from our clan's site!

The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Adults.
The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Parents.
The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Older Gamers.
The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Mature, Casual Gamers.

Shellslingers - We have been slinging the shells in Mario Kart since the SNES.
 

It happened again. Another year passed with the Gunslingers clan still in operation. Another year passed with a record amount of new faces joining what was once the humble posse of a dirty dozen. Another year passed with all of us traveling together to new games for new experiences. Another year passed, and the month of June 2013 marks the six-year anniversary of the Gunslingers!

Congratulations! I hope all of you feel as proud as I am for what we have accomplished. From this time last year, we have seen our group for mature, casual gamers expand by 2,000 more members, bumping up our roster to 6,000 members in just six years. Such growth and continued success could not be possible without the ever inviting nature of you. It has always been incredibly important that we all chipped in and added ourselves to the Master Lists, sent out invites, posted greetings in response to new members' introductions, and displayed eagerness to help each other out. Thank you.

Acknowledgement must be given to the GS Leaders. They donate their time to help organize, wrangle issues, and perform group updating at an unmatched pace. If it was not for them and their collective talents, we would not be here today celebrating such a milestone. To the GS Leaders present and past, thank you.

Who knows what the future brings for the Gunslingers. With the next generation of platforms on their way, there is plenty of new territory to explore. And I hope all of you continue to explore as Gunslingers.

There are events set up throughout June to help bring us together to celebrate our sixth anniversary, and they are listed below:

 

 

Flashback Weekend - During the weekend of June 15th, the GS Forums will be converted back to how it looked in 2009. Brace yourself.
Anniversary Banner - A special anniversary version of the GS Forum's banner has been added.
Member Spotlight - June's Member Spotlight features a member, GS*Dick Lazer, who has been with us since July, 2009.
Frosty Pint Raffle - Enter for a chance to win an actual Gunslinger Frosty Pint mug.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Tournament - A pool party that goes terribly wrong!
And More to Be Announced!

Nintendo Wii U Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers Since 2007.

Gunslinger Founder,
McMurphy

Hello, current and potential Gunslingers!

I have some exciting news to share on our front. It is apparent that players can stream live footage of themselves gaming, and so we have created a new feature on the Gunslinger Gaming site to accommodate that need!

Gunslinger Gaming now has a Live Feed site page!
 

Now, on the top navigational bar of all GS site pages (including the forum), you will see a link called "Live Feed." That will bring you to our new page! If you wish to try out what I am talking about directly from this post, here is the link in question: http://www.gunslinge...html/twitch.php

You can even scroll through icons of all the participating members to see who is or is not currently broadcasting before selecting anyone from the drop-down menu. You can refresh the icons to see if anyone has just logged in without disrupting the current stream you are watching or the chat window!


The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.
The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Call of Duty: Ghosts Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers.

The Gunslinger 6 Year Anniversary Celebration continues!

Here are a few additional events that have been added to the GS fun:

• Frosty Pints Trivia Night - Grab a brew and answer some real-time trivia, bar style!
• GS Arcade Tournament - Play like it is 1985 and attempt to hold the highscore!

Also, one of our members by the name of GS*EnemyOnWheels has reached the milestone of making 1,000 posts in our clan's forums. He purposefully saved his 1,000th post to leave the following kind message about the Gunslingers:

This is my 1,000th post in the forum and I figured I would mark this milestone with a special post.

I signed up for the forum nearly 2 years ago when I was getting ready for BF3 and decided I needed to find some people to run with. I was hoping to find a small group of people willing to actually play as a team and use mics. But what I found was something so much better.

Since joining GS I have made friends with people from all over the world and in all walks of life. I play all kinds of games with GS and sometimes just shoot the breeze for a while in the chat room. With the new generation of consoles rapidly approaching from the horizon of the future things can only get better. Game devs know now that we enjoy the social side of games and seem to be looking at expanding that side of things.

So a big thank you to Murph and Toezer for making this place what it is. And thank you to the leaders for all the hard work they do behind the scenes. We might not see all the work you guys put in but we certainly see the benefits in how well GS runs. And I'm sure we all see a massive difference if you stopped.

LONG LIVE GS

If the above experience is something you are looking for in your gaming travels, you are welcome to join in on our party! As our ever standing motto goes, "The more, the merrier!"

The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Adults.
The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Clan for Adults.
The Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate Clan for Adults.
The Need for Speed: Most Wanted Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adults Since 2007.

It has been longer than normal since the last time I shared Gunslinger updates here. There is a perfectly good reason, however. There was a Gunslinger wedding of sorts over the weekend. Myself and GS*Toezer married. Unrelated yet just as special, GS*Nightfury's wife gave birth to their first child over the weekend as well.

When we write about being adult gamers who game around a busy schedule, these are the sort of life developments we mean. I know all too often the overall gaming clan community is full of groups feuding over trumped up online dramas. Let them have it, and come join the Gunslingers instead. We are a group full of real people with real lives you can relate to.

The Wii U Need for Speed: Most Wanted Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Clan for Adults.
The Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate Clan for Adults.
The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers.

I know what you are thinking. You read the phrase "...clan for adults" in the title of this topic, but what does that mean? How are you supposed to know if we are the gaming group for you?

Let's throw out some pop cultural references and see if they seem familiar.

If you not only remember the character Ernest P. Worrell, but you remember him in soda commercials...


If you, without further hints, knew what movie the line, "This is Walter! AHHHH!" is from...


If you thought, regardless of the children crying, White Lion probably didn't have the answer to world peace...


...you'll fit right in with the Gunslingers!

Seriously, though. The Gunslingers is the perfect oasis for the busy yet laid-back older gamer looking for a group that treats gaming like hanging out with a group of drinking buddies.

*This message has been approved by The Nintendo Wii U Gunslingers.

Gunslingers - Yes, we are old. Now get off of our damn lawn.

As you relax after what was a hopefully fun weekend, I wish to dedicate this post to the following topic:

New Members! We are having new Gunslingers join the posse all the time. Tip your hat to the following folks who have signed up with our overall clan during the first week of April:

byob_calisk8ter
Nobin
zerex96
Rayne
Hangman
Anlaria
phulcrum
JHBorden
Hyaku Shiki
confuse
seether
Atrayu
DeMi
deltamfox
Rock
Wizztu
AndytheTanker
ARabidPuma
DiRtY
Joe Subject
Darquejedi
kcninja
Natovdefi
Griffon 1978
slav120
macster1984
crypticbutton
madcatt
shawnf1980
Karden
BSteeleCC
S0DA POPINSKI
Swaggzee
tim_wick
Stoneskinsnake
RenZ0R
SwellerMonk
Tarl
Nemesis213
Litisun
hulkman694
chrisy159
GoldenLlama
Moncus
biokid101
QuantumSam
devestave
Kuriakos
Zuriel
bladerunner34
rgraham2018
Gungeorge
BaneX09
Echoscout
Roy Munson13
DarkShadowMastr
Rarg
holton90
P as in Pack
Converge
NSain
Apozen
westendorfj
faultychaosFX
WEEKENDWARRIORS
Marcs2606
itznoxi0us
Tamacco
AdrianRecon
Remilliah
JONxBOY
Vornoth512
CallousWrath
Jonathan Swift
GSStellin58
Fliggaman
Redwaiv
Kedeus
sushiking89
coderun
WhiskerBiskets
Oshinari
Krazee DD
Krupke
StuntaKing
zedidiah
Ivan Greenbeard
civil orange
EvoXan

Welcome to the Gunslingers and thank you all for joining!!! 89 people joined in a mere SEVEN days. Incredible!

If you are fellow older gamer looking for a group that treats gaming as getting together with a group of drinking buddies rather than a full time job, you are invited to join the Gunslingers.

The Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate Clan for Adults.

The Wii U Black Ops 2 Clan for Adults.

The Need for Speed: Most Wanted Clan for Adults.

The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers.

I'm 28, I would love to join, I have a headset and I play BLOPSII regularly, though I try to stick to objective play, I'm not overly concerned with K/D.

 

Fantastic! We certainly have a fellow GSers that love the objective games, so you will fit right in. I have sent you the clan information in a private message. Please, let me know if you have any questions along the way.

 

I'm 22. Can I join?

 

I'm sorry. Your thewii.com profile states that you are 14 years old. I wish you the best in your BO2 endeavors!

 

 

Go back to MKW, McMurphy. 

 

Oh, I will most certainly be on board for Mario Kart Wii U. I can't wait!

Quick Update: Several of our members have picked up Need for Speed: Most Wanted for the Wii U, so we are starting a GS car club for the game. As with our clan's other Wii U fronts, older gamers are welcome join us!

I'm 22. I could try out for your BLOPS2 clan. I have a headset but I haven't played forever so I'm kind of rusty. 

 

Awesome! We aren't overly concerned about kill/death ratios and the like; rather, we focus on the socialibility of the clan experience. I have private messaged you the necessary clan information.

Frosty Pints!

We welcome you to join in on the premiere event here at Gunslingers entitled Frosty Pints!

Crack open your favorite brew, stop by the GS Chats and connect with fellow members for some drunken gaming fun. Going strong since 2008, Frosty Pints is a particularly great time for new members to meet other Gunslingers and to swap game contacts.

Frosty Pints takes place on Friday and Saturday evenings, which actually means all day Friday and Saturday due to having members from time zones across the globe. (Quite the bender, huh!?) The busiest times tend to be from 3:00pm PST and on.

The Wii U Black Ops 2 Clan for Adults.
The Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Need for Speed: Most Wanted Clan for Adults.

The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers.

hi, fancying joining your mh3u clan if you'll have me. just turned 31 and after relaxed gaming online

 

We would love to have you! I will send you the necessary clan information in private message.

 

As we do some last minute laundry before the work week starts on Monday, here are some exciting updates taking place within the Gunslingers:

The Gunslingers is OVER 6,000 Members Strong! An incredible milestone happened this week. Within a few months shy over our six year anniversary as a gaming group, the Gunslingers gained our 6,000th member. We have had over two thousand fellow parent and adult gamers join our posse since this time last year. I sincerely thank everyone for their continued support in making us the #1 home for gamers looking for a casual gaming experience!

Google Documents Now Supported in GS Forums! We have many members interested in putting together events and features for their fellow gamers. To encourage said creativity, we have installed the ability for any registered member to embed Google documents they have made in forum posts by merely using "[googledoc]" tags. Enjoy!

Two New Games Added to GS Arcade! One of the perks of being a Gunslinger member is getting access to our retro-style custom arcade in which we routinely install new titles. Of recent, we have added "De-Animator," a title based on Lovecraft's work, and "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," which is based on the television game show of the same name. Can you earn the highscore? Is that your final answer?

The GS Voice Chat Channel is Live! In addition to your in-game chat options, the Gunslingers also have a Raidcall channel that all members are welcome to use. The channel is aptly entitled "Gunslinger Gaming." It's free. It's extremely light on resources. And it is very easy to set up!

Thank you for taking the time to read the most recent Gunslinger updates. If you are a fellow mature, casual gamer looking for a gaming experience away from the typical drama, you are welcome to join us in the fun!

The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.
The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Parents.
The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Older Gamers.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Over 6,000 Mature, Casual Gamers.

Current and Future Gunslingers!

I know it has been some time since this thread has gotten attention, but that is because I am in a middle of a big move. The good news is that the Gunslingers clan is just as active as ever. Why? Well, because our entire group is composed of folks who juggle real life with our love of gaming. It is amazing how well things work when everyone can relate!

Anyway, here are some recent, general updates taking place within the Gunslingers that you all may be interested in:

Member Spotlight - The GS clan is all about the members, which is why we periodically pick an active member at random to publish an interview in our blog. September's edition features our sci-fi loving members, GS*Gaz_Bot! Find out more about his thirst for science fiction, tattoos, and microbrews.

Official Gunslingers Twitch.tv Channel - We have been featuring the live streaming channels of GS members for some time. Now, we have created an official Gunslinger Gaming channel in which all interested members can broadcast from...creating a channel composed of gaming content from around the world!

Football Season Tribute - American pro and college level football has begun and, as a tribute, we have added a football highscore game to our custom and ever growing Gunslinger Arcade! It is a great way to kill some time (preferably while the boss isn't looking) when we can't be in-game!

Gunslinger Gaming Podcast - If you haven't had a chance to listen to Episode Six of our hilarious podcast, take a listen! It is like other gaming podcasts...but with beer.

New Memberships Keep Coming! - Normally, the gaming community doesn't go into overdrive until the Fall and Winter times of the year. That may be true, but people keep signing up with the Gunslingers in the meantime! We are proud to provide an oasis for 129 new members during the month of August! Welcome aboard and thank you all for joining!

If you have read the above and our gaming group sounds like your type of brew, you are invited to join the Gunslingers! Finally, there is a place exclusively for older, casual gamers. Unite!

The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.
The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Splinter Cell: Blacklist Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Clan for Adults.
The Wii U Call of Duty: Ghosts Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers.

 

 

 

 

I apologize in advance for the double post. I just wish to make note that the information in the first post has been updated to reflect that, while we still play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, we are now focusing on Call of Duty: Ghosts. A large majority of our Wii U members are going to be on from day-one, so I hope to see you all there!

 

[*Banner image in first post updated]

The 2014 Winter Olympics are over. I don't know about the rest of you, but I was glued to the television (or internet feeds) during the entire event. Just like living it up in game, the Gunslingers forums and chats were full of GS members from Finland, Australia, Norway, Denmark, United States, Canada, Scotland, England, and several other regions of the globe discussing the Olympics. Amazingly enough, it done with good cheer, mutual respect, and laughter.

Case in point: During the hours of a particular Frosty Pints (i.e.: the community-wide celebration of the weekend with drinks and online matches), GS*Sosyc posted the following animated image in the forums:



And that is what a gaming clan should be about. Good times. Leave the competitive drama and stat boosting for the other groups. Rather, it is about having fun on your own terms and on your own schedule. It is about laughing. It is about comradery between friends, new and old, regardless of what nation you hail from.

You are invited to join the Gunslingers.

The Mario Kart 8 Clan for Adults.
The Nintendo Wii U Clan for Adults.

Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers Since 2007.

Since Birdo made an appearance in Mario Kart Wii, how about throwing in some other Super Mario Bros. 2 characters, such as the main villian, WART, or Ninji, Beezo, and Mouser?



Sidenote: I sure hope bikes do not make another appearance.

I have the following Wii U disc-based games:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
• Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• Nintendoland

I have purchased the following titles via the Wii U's Virtual Console:

• Balloon Fight (NES)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
• F-Zero (SNES)
• Kirby's Adventure (NES)
• Kirby Super Star (SNES)
• Mega Man (NES)
• Punch-Out! (NES)
• Solomon's Key (NES)
• Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
• Super Metroid (SNES)

A friend pointed out to me the non spinning of disc update as well. That is a great adjustment. As a Wii owner who had to get his disc drive assembly replaced because it was burned out by Treyarch's Black Ops port (known issue), I am grateful of the longevity consideration.

Don't get me wrong: I really enjoy my Wii U. That said, it does feel like Nintendo has no clue or is just not interested in having a foothold in any niche market during this generation of consoles. The less they do now to gather consumer interest, the more important (and difficult) it will be that MK8 and Smash Bros to get the Wii U out of this downward spiral in regards to market share.

Yeah, the age of video game manuals is long gone. I have to admit I was the nerd who liked to, at the very least, thumb through the manual prior to popping in the game for the first time.

 

Does anyone else remember just how thick the instruction manual for the original Super Mario Bros (NES) was? They explained EVERYTHING in that thing...even as to why a player got points for smashing a brick.

 

And. in case you were wondering why, you got points for smashing bricks because doing so released the souls of Mushroom Kingdom citizens who were transformed into that state by King Bowser.

It severally depends on whether or not players will continue to have the option to use the Wiimote+nunchuck control setting to play Ghosts online. If they limit it to "driving tank" controls, it will lose the appeal of playing it on the Wii U system for me, personally.

I love what I have seen. I wasn't particularly happy to see bikes make a return, but I did notice that no one was popping wheelies to gain that OP boost. That is a good sign. I have no problems with the gliding or the hovering aspects of gameplay. I am sure they will both enhance the craziness of the matches. As long as they don't slow down good chunks of the race like Sonic Racing 2 did, gamers shouldn't have a problem, overall.

 

Unless I missed it, a link to the official Developer's Video hasn't yet been posted in this topic. Here it is:

 

My ears perked at two features mentioned in said video:

1. The game automatically creates highlight videos of each race. Get ready, Youtube!
2. You can create your own custom tournaments complete with its own set of rules. The MK clans will have fun with that!

While I personally enjoy the Wii U (off and online), the writing is pretty clearly on the wall when it comes the future of third party development. The future releases of MK8 or the next Smash Bros may help, but it will most likely be a case of too little, too late.