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9031 | 65.25% |
| No |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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808 | 5.84% |
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460 | 3.32% |
| Waluigi |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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Bobnumerotres posted:Now what you've gotta do is spawn "President" and see what they do.
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Nov 30, 2012 08:37
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Well these ones sure weren't. E: also you'd be surprised how many puzzles you can solve with dead babies. Gendo fucked around with this message at 08:43 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Nov 30, 2012 08:39
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Chaltab posted:IIRC from Super Scribblenauts, Imams, Rabbis, and Priests are all invulnerable for reason that should be obvious. I can kill them just fine. They just can't be harmed by other spiritual figures directly. I played with Death a bit. He will attack anything that is alive, be it an object, person, creature, etc. He can also one-shot zombies, but he can't interact with ghosts, and when fighting a God of any sort he has to fight them the normal way. He loves scythes and ghost horses. God this is such a cool game. I wish you could deconstruct and edit the existing objects though. Like see exactly what properties God has and stuff like that. extremebuff fucked around with this message at 08:55 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Nov 30, 2012 08:52
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Gendo posted:Well these ones sure weren't. You are an awful, awful person. Why aren't you varying your puzzles with dead babies on fire? Also it's interesting to see that thing on Scribblenauts Unlimited being delayed in PAL territories turned out to be incorrect - came out launch day in Australia without a hitch.
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Nov 30, 2012 09:00
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Been lurkin' for a good bit now, might as well make my first post on this momentous occasion! Braved the snowy streets of Helsinki to pick up my order, luckily only 4-5 mouthbreathers before me in the queue. I've been really optimistic about this console because Nintendo so I thought surely the update times, WiFi issues etc. must just have been exaggeration? Hell to the no. I've now spent ~30 minutes setting up the system and am perhaps 20% through downloading the system update. Is there a way to mute the controller? The bleep-bloop sounds annoy me greatly. Luckily I happen to have a day off from work and have a few cold Pilsner Urquells in the fridge to help me through this painful process. 
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Nov 30, 2012 09:19
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There's a volume slider on the top of the controller. 
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Nov 30, 2012 09:21
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So I'm in Norway, and friend got the Wii U a day early. He got a mail from the place he got it that Nintendo is "logging" all consoles that connect to the internet before the launch and now he is freaking out since he connected his. I tried to tell him that it would be really stupid of Nintendo to punish any eager first adapters and it's probably just the seller covering their rear end, have you guys heard anything about this?
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Nov 30, 2012 09:25
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Neddy Seagoon posted:You are an awful, awful person. Why aren't you varying your puzzles with dead babies on fire? It's still delayed in Europe.
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Nov 30, 2012 09:30
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Snowcow posted:It's still delayed in Europe. Ah, my mistake. I thought it was an EU and AU thing.
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Nov 30, 2012 09:32
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Ah, my mistake. I thought it was an EU and AU thing. Maybe they could push it out in AUNZ because they just need English. The EU would need the Big 5, at least and I imagine localising a game like that would be a nightmare.
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Nov 30, 2012 09:44
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Is it possible to disable your WiiU gamepad screen when playing NSMBU while still using it as a controller? I found myself looking at the gamepad more than my 'glorious HD 3D TV', which feels like a waste. Also saving some battery time on the controller would be nice if possible.
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Nov 30, 2012 10:05
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AU/NZ releases on Nintendo platforms are kinda weird - they're always PAL-encoded, but sometimes they're based on the NA version and sometimes they're based on the EU version, and Nintendo Australia often self-publishes a whole bunch of weird third-party junk.
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Nov 30, 2012 10:05
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Sandweed posted:So I'm in Norway, and friend got the Wii U a day early. He got a mail from the place he got it that Nintendo is "logging" all consoles that connect to the internet before the launch and now he is freaking out since he connected his. I tried to tell him that it would be really stupid of Nintendo to punish any eager first adapters and it's probably just the seller covering their rear end, have you guys heard anything about this? I'm in the UK and I got mine 2 days early, wasn't even anything to connect to when I received it but yesterday all the updates and online functionality was up a day early (I'm guessing so that display models worked properly for the launch). Still working fine on launch day and no emails or account problems
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Nov 30, 2012 10:33
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Got my WiiU this morning I figured there wouldn't be many people there to get one but I was literally the only person in the store, and the first to pick one up. This was at about 9:30. Can't help but feel Nintendo have done a bad job in marketing this thing. Currently waiting for the update now... only about 10% done. Ho hum. Monode fucked around with this message at 11:56 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Nov 30, 2012 11:22
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Kiwillian posted:Anyone in AU/NZ get one today? Curious as to how the network is holding up for the big initial patch. Three hours and it's about 20% done if the progress bar is accurate. This is after an hour dicking with wireless. Also, you cannot just let it download. You need to be constantly checking since it will disconnect on you and you need to manually restart the download. I'm dreading seeing the "this game needs an update" thing when I finally get to fire up ZombiU.
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Nov 30, 2012 11:32
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Mailer posted:Three hours and it's about 20% done if the progress bar is accurate. This is after an hour dicking with wireless. Also, you cannot just let it download. You need to be constantly checking since it will disconnect on you and you need to manually restart the download. I didn't have any disconnection or speed issues. Though that said, I was using a LAN adapter and it sounds like may well become a must-buy purchase in general for the WiiU.
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Nov 30, 2012 11:43
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Captain Flame Guy posted:Is it possible to disable your WiiU gamepad screen when playing NSMBU while still using it as a controller? I found myself looking at the gamepad more than my 'glorious HD 3D TV', which feels like a waste. Also saving some battery time on the controller would be nice if possible. This. I agree completely. I understand why the Gamepad f unctions as it does, but I want to play on my 54" HD TV. Not a small screen. I wish there was a way to turn it off when not needed.
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Nov 30, 2012 11:55
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First impressions, Gamepad is huge but incredibly comfortable. It's still downloading the update, but just messing around with it, the buttons are positioned nicely, the sticks feel great. After holding it in my hands, I can see why they went with digital triggers, I think Analog would have felt weird on the pad, whether this comes back to haunt them is a different question. Unless they are only going for the arcade racer games, it will work, but for any kind of sim it will make it hard to play unless they utilise the right stick as gas/brake setup. (which I personally don't like) However, its a very nice piece of kit, screen is quite responsive not being a capacitive screen. Overall pretty impressed with it and I haven't even booted a game.
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Nov 30, 2012 12:22
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Vertigo posted:This. The closest thing to what you guys want is switching to a standard wii remote and setting the gamepad down. When not the primary controller, the gamepad will just display a zoomed-out map screen.
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Nov 30, 2012 13:19
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Is Mario U fluid with the multiplayer element - e.g. can I start a game on my own, play a few levels, then have my wife join in when she wants, then bow out again etc.?
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Nov 30, 2012 13:39
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:Is Mario U fluid with the multiplayer element - e.g. can I start a game on my own, play a few levels, then have my wife join in when she wants, then bow out again etc.? Yes. You can add more players through the pause menu (+ button).
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Nov 30, 2012 14:47
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Puddin posted:First impressions, Gamepad is huge but incredibly comfortable. It's still downloading the update, but just messing around with it, the buttons are positioned nicely, the sticks feel great. I have large hands, and something felt off about holding the gamepad, especially when using the triggers as opposed to an Xbox or PS3 controller. It was like the ridges were straining my fingers when reaching for the bumpers. Then I figured out if I hold it where my index fingers are on the bumpers and middle fingers on the triggers, it's like the most comfortable controller. After that it was just getting use to gaming with 6 fingers instead of 4.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:09
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Finally got the Wii U. Nice to find out that the TV Controls work on my SD TV. Now I just have to wait for the System Update to finish.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:21
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So many updates on this thing. First update took about an hour, then had to wait another 20 minutes or so to get into NintendoLand. Currently waiting for ZombiU to finish updating before it then installs it. I know it's to be expected at launch with all the patches but it's a bit frustrating. Games are great though once you get into them. Miiverse too.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:35
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Monode posted:So many updates on this thing. First update took about an hour, then had to wait another 20 minutes or so to get into NintendoLand. Currently waiting for ZombiU to finish updating before it then installs it. I know it's to be expected at launch with all the patches but it's a bit frustrating. After updating I always got the option to start the game regardless of the update, which allowed me to download the update in the background while playing. I'm not sure if this was added during the big patch you install when you first connect to the internet or if it's in by default though.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:40
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Downloading the update was slooooow, but updating is at least going decently fast. I'm at 63% and counting right now.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:44
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Monode posted:I know it's to be expected at launch with all the patches but it's a bit frustrating. I can honestly say I didn't expect, even knowing about the US launch, a five hour update. Now ZombiU needs to update. I'll play games on my new game console tomorrow probably.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:49
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I'm prepping to make sure that we can have some Wii U fun on Christmas morning. Is there a way to download the update now and feed it to the Wii U locally? Failing that, can I skip the update process and just play Nintendoland immediately?
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Nov 30, 2012 15:54
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EC posted:I'm prepping to make sure that we can have some Wii U fun on Christmas morning. Is there a way to download the update now and feed it to the Wii U locally? Failing that, can I skip the update process and just play Nintendoland immediately? You can skip the update and it will download in the background.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:56
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DoctorWhat posted:You can skip the update and it will download in the background. Nice! The family will only be here on Christmas day, so I want to make sure I can get it setup and play while they're here, and then I can do all the fun networking stuff later. I've got two Wii-motes (motionplus), do I need anything else? Do any of the Nintendoland game require a nunchuck?
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Nov 30, 2012 15:58
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Mailer posted:I can honestly say I didn't expect, even knowing about the US launch, a five hour update. Now ZombiU needs to update. I'll play games on my new game console tomorrow probably. It doesn't need to update. You should have the option to start software while it downloads the update in the background. It will do the install next time you start the game. Metroid requires nunchucks.
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Nov 30, 2012 15:58
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EC posted:Nice! The family will only be here on Christmas day, so I want to make sure I can get it setup and play while they're here, and then I can do all the fun networking stuff later. You'll need as many remotes as will be playing, unless you're playing as a GamePad user, in which case someone... can do that. HOWEVER, NSMBU requires a Wiimote for EACH player; you can't use the gamepad as it's own controller in multiplayer except for placing blocks.
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Nov 30, 2012 16:02
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EC posted:Nice! The family will only be here on Christmas day, so I want to make sure I can get it setup and play while they're here, and then I can do all the fun networking stuff later. I would recommend that you actually pop in Nintendoland and play for a bit now, if you have the chance. It makes you go through some tutorial stuff to start with, which cuts into your "have fun with other people" time. It didn't take too long, but my girlfriend and I decided to play and it took us a while to actually get to the playing part. The tutorial is fine, though, and is probably stuff you'll want to know. The individual games allow you to hit the - button to see controls again, so people won't be totally lost when you want to play with them.
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Nov 30, 2012 16:03
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That reminds me. My Wii U has Netflix on it. I guess it's because they recently set up shop in my country. Not bad.
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Nov 30, 2012 16:07
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By the way update trip report, all done in under an hour.
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Nov 30, 2012 16:08
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Thanks for the advice y'all! I'm excited about picking up some Wii games that I missed like Skyward Sword, Mario Galaxy 1&2...and I guess that's it? I sold my Wii a few years ago after not playing it for a LONG time. Are there any big third party releases I might have missed? I played the early big hits (we loving loved Excite Truck for some reason). I have a 360 & PS3, so exclusive stuff only. I know the whole joke about Nintendo and third parties, but I promise this is a snark-free question, I just want to pick up any Wii games I might have missed, and I know what Nintendo stuff I'll play.
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Nov 30, 2012 16:10
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EC posted:Thanks for the advice y'all! Fortune Street is a great game for up to 4 people. My friends and I have a blast with it. It's like Monopoly, but is a ton more fun with stocks and cutthroat buyouts. Logic fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Nov 30, 2012 16:17
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EC posted:Thanks for the advice y'all! Xenoblade Chronicles if you enjoy jrpgs. Has Nintendo said anything about adding gamecube games to the VC? They'd be pretty dumb not to, since it's essentially free money.
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Nov 30, 2012 16:18
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I just had a mild heart attack when after the system update my WiiU turned itself off instead of restarting. After turning it back on it showed its logo for a few seconds and powered down again. The next try didn't show better results. Turns out it didn't like the micro SD card adapter i had inserted before the system update any longer. After removing it the console booted just fine.  On with the updates now. I know i could play already but i kind of like staring at progress bars. Working as IT admin for years damaged me in that way.....
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Nov 30, 2012 16:24
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EC posted:Thanks for the advice y'all! Little King's Story is probably my favorite game on the Wii. It plays a lot like pikmin, but with a lot more depth.
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