naadofett

I'm still debating on how I want to handle new game purchases. I've got the 32gb deluxe with 25 gigs of space left, but I realize that with the games I'd like to get in the near future and down the road, that just won't be enough. So, I can get the physical discs like I've always done. I tend to like to collect the games and have them on the shelf. I still have all my Gamecube games on the shelf for that matter just in case I get the urge to pop one in.

A couple nice things about the downloads come to mind:

1. All the games are sitting right there on the U and/or external hard drive. I'm not concerned with taking games to a friend's house to play or use on a second console at home or something.

2. Quick access to any game without having to get up and pop in a disc.

3. Not having to physically use the disc drive and listen to it spin up all the time. No, that's not a deal-breaker and completely annoying, but it would be a nice touch for me.

4. eShop discount points.

5. Download games when you feel like it.


But then there are the concerns:

1. Have to get over the "collector" aspect of my mindset that likes to see games sitting on a shelf even if I don't use them regularly.

2. Can't sell a game at a later date, but then again, being a collector I tend to not sell them at all anyway.

3. Have to hook up an external hard drive, but this doesn't bother me too much overall.

4. What if the external hard drive and/or Wii U console itself take a dump. Is there some way you'd be able to re-download the games again without being charged for it?

5. How do the digital downloads of full retail games work? You obviously download them from the eShop, but then do they show up as a new "channel" on your Wii U menu interface? I'd rather not spend $60 to experiment and find out. I'm sure others here could explain how this looks/works.

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.

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.

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

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