David Howard:
Six years almost to the day after Nintendo launched the Wii comes its successor, the Wii U. Much like its predecessor, the Wii U hopes to garner new audiences with a new way of playing. The GamePad is the Japanese company’s latest attempt at innovation by merging a tablet interface with a traditional controller.
How successful was the console’s launch depends on what your expectations were but it certainly didn’t fall flat on its face. However, that is not the purpose of the following ??? words. We chose not to do a review at the time of launch as, well, we wanted time to settle with the hardware, get a good look around the different aspects of what were available and, perhaps most importantly, test it out in a variety of scenarios.
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One month later and it still feels like I have only just unboxed it and feel compelled to keep playing it.
The wiiu is the best console ever. TRUE remote play (in house True remote play) has totally revolutionized the way I play. So has the challenge of managing 2 screens all the time.
This console has TONS of potential.
Graphically , I'm happy with what I see too. Rayman Legends is a site to behold running 1080p 60FPS with AMAZING textures and lighting..... With 2 screen running...WOW.
NSMBU- 9/10
ZombiU- 8/10
Nintendo Land 8.5/10
TTT2- 9/10
Trine 2 DC - 9.5/10
Nano Assault- 8/10
AC3 - 8.5/10
BACAE- 8.5/10
ME3 SE- 9/10
SASRT - 7/10
Blops 2 - 9/10
My reviews for all the games I own on wiiu. Disagree with any ?
With a name like Kingofwiiu we know how tainted your reviews and thinking is lol Games like MGS4, UC series and other blow all those games out the water. And i laugh when cartoony games like Raymans are touted as these graphical achievements lol Please tell me what Rayman game on any other console be it the Ps3, vita, xbox etc.... doesnt look beautiful? Do you know why games like those arent taxing on a system in any which way and can be done fairly easy with minimal strees on cpu or gpu lol
I bet your Wiiulee/metroid/wiiu alpha lol keep bubbling yourself mate. The consensus frm x wiiu owners and present owners alike is that it is a decent system with np graphical improvements and the controller isnt revolutionizing at all. With horrible loading times and some ports that actually run worse than the ps3 or xbox360 lol
Hey but your opinion is your opinion
This console has just launched. And I've never had so much fun with any console at launch.
OK some of the ports were a bit rushed... Others were'nt like Trine 2.
Graphics ASIDE. The reason this is MY favorite console ever , Is simply because of 2 things. 1 the ability to play on the gamepad whilst someone or myself is watching TV or If I'm tucked up in bed and want to lie down and play on the gamepad.
ZombiU is amazing. The graphics are not that great at all. But the intensity of Managing 2 screens at once is something completely new. It adds a new layer of depth to Gaming.
In trine 2 just drawing a square or a line summons a plank or a box instantly and feels amazing.
Rayman Legends demo is immense. I could go on and on.
I have a ps3 and 360 , and they feel seriously outdated and to me, irrelivant and finished now. With the exception of GTAV and a couple of other games.
I seriously CANNOT play 36o or ps3 no more. The Gamepad has changed everything for me.
But hey. That's just my opinion.
Anime avenger- Im not disagreeing with anyone. IMO ZombiU is immense. The gameplay is almost perfect.....
Wiiu >>>>>> Everything until Ps4 and 720.
Miiverse 9.5/10.
I never knew it before last month but having a second screen for a home console is what I've always wanted. Now it's just up to developers to want to use the Wii U to it's fullest potential.
You can play off-screen with Black Ops 2, Assassin's Creed III, Darksiders II and New Super Mario Bros. U, and I like/own all of those games.
I guess I'm a blind sheep for buying things that I like. By that logic, anyone who generally gravitates toward Microsoft or Sony products, or frankly, demonstrate any favoritism or a lack of neutrality is a blind sheep.
Yeah, that's not narrow minded at all.
I've had my Wii U for a few weeks and game like Marvel Avengers make me even more wary of the system. So far, this game feels like a straight iOS port - all controls are swiping on the screen, unless I'm missing something or haven't gotten deep enough into it. I fear that the Wii U will end up with a lot of tablet shovelware just because it can be done, and easily. Why make a game from the ground up when you can just port your (already made) tablet game over and charge more for the experience?
NSMBU is fun for sure,
NintendoLand is the Wii Play of the Wii U, a bunch of tech demos disguised as mini games, not a lot of depth there.
Zomibe U is interesting, fun at times but not amazing by any means.
Batman is my favorite so far because of the pad use, but it does seem to have framerate issues compared to PS3/360.
Adding Friends on the system is a confusing mess and the Wii BC is terrible. I can move my games over from the Wii but then they're locked out of the Wii forever?? I'm keeping the Wii for the GameCube compatibility and it looks like I'll never use the Wii BC on the Wii U because of the draconian security policies they have in place.
As I said, personal opinion. I'm sure people love it more than I do and hate it more than I do. I'm still somewhere in the middle hoping to see that groundbreaking experience come along at some point, but it's not there yet.
Surprisely, I use the WiiU 50% of the time for internet browsing, Netflix, and Nintendo TVii while keeping current games paused. I have two laptops in the home but WiiU browser is lightning fast.
The signal from the WiiU console to gamepad is very good. I can move easily around my house and even use to in my front yard. I use signal in the back yard tho. Nothing is perfect!
My next game purchase will be Rayman Legends. I have plenty to keep me busy until then CoD online community is over 3500 now. Never have problems finding battles.
Ok then.
Your Final Fantasy statement makes no sense Tre.
I can not wait to try out the Wii library of games that I missed, like Xenoblade Chronicles.
Not a hater, just a new lover of Nintendo... right now.
EDIT: I agree that the system and its OS can be improved, but I feel it's nothing Nintendo can't or won't patch in later on during its life cycle.
Hahah, what a lame article. Both games run at 720p:
New Super Mario Bros. U = 1280x720 (no AA on world map, post-AA in-game)
Nintendo Land = 1280x720 (post-AA)
But for many, they are waiting on other things.
Personally I don't hate ninty, some games are excellent.
I do however hate stupid little wii characters for children. Nearly as bad as avatars from ms.
As for graphics, haven't seen anything yet that cannot be done on PS3/360.
Although my pc destroys all.
I actually hope Sony does not go the same way with the controller.
Totally blown away on Trine 2 and Raymond. The graphics and detail are crazy!! Loving the 1080p.
Go to your local game shop and give it a try. Then you can form your own opinion. Happy gaming!
Trine 2: Director's Cut = 1280x720 (FXAA)
Those 3 alone will sell 5 million Wii U's.
It's my all in one device (PC, gaming system, streaming services).
I splurged on a gaming laptop because my wife hogs TV. So I can completely understand how awesome it is to be able to play game without TV.
I am keeping my eye on WiiU and see what kind of library it gets as I was dissapointed in the Wii's library for awhile (which turned into my familys bowling machine basically). Of course a new Zelda and two good JRPGS come out at the end of its cycle after i gave it away (which is more incentive for me to get WiiU).
I also wonder if the newer PS and xbox are going to make the wiiU look underpowered like last gen.
As a gamer I am more than satisfied.
The console itself is nice, though. Nothing really blows my mind but it has potential.
That being said, its launch isn't too bad. You can't expect a system to have all kinds of awesome exclusives within a month of launch. Its why I hate buying consoles when they first come out.
I will say though, that not having ANY of those titles you listed is disappointing. Snes launched with mario world, 64 with mario 64, even the wii had twilight princess (although gamecubes was available and better). The gamecube didnt have any of those at launch and look how that did...