Nintendo Wii Megathread 2012: Red Dead Console

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iastudent: Apr 22, 2008; You walk through life not knowing who the idiots are! That gives them the element of surprise! And that's how they ruin your day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7tNLlvr320

To anyone in Japan, have your whips coiled and ready for June 21.

# ? Jun 1, 2011 15:25

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# ? May 20, 2013 19:21

Dominic White: Nov 1, 2005; We're marooned on a small island in an endless sea, confined to a tiny spit of sand, unable to escape.

But tonight, on this small planet, we're gonna rock civilization.

iastudent posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7tNLlvr320

To anyone in Japan, have your whips coiled and ready for June 21.

The swansong of Wiiware has been officially dated. Apparently a US date will be announced at E3. Knowing Nicalis, an EU launch might happen sometime late 2012.

The saddest thing is that there's almost no chance that Nigoro will break even on the amount of time and effort they put in on the La-Mulana remake. I hope they don't end up bankrupt. The only other big Wiiware title - Retro City Rampage - was apparently jerked around by Nintendo so bad that the developer bailed and has moved to XBLA.

Dominic White fucked around with this message at Jun 1, 2011 around 15:39

# ? Jun 1, 2011 15:31

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; Big Games Poster

Untrue, it's still coming to WiiWare. Microsoft did eventually pay for timed exclusivity but that was already after the dev had bitten off way more than he could chew and delayed the game a bunch of times, a la Super Meat Boy. Who knows when it'll ever be done.

Also, there's another big WiiWare title worth watching - MotoHeroz! It's from the Trials HD dudes and is basically Trials HD mixed with Mario Kart mixed with Sonic, or something. Four-player local multiplayer, online leaderboards (including friends boards without Friend Codes), replay/ghost sharing and free daily DLC. Wish they'd picked a better name, but whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBHkhmh5OK8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqL_ynSy6J8

# ? Jun 1, 2011 15:52

Business: Feb 6, 2007; very upset, want snack

For various stupid reasons I don't have a wiimote sensor thing at the moment. I want to play an old gamecube game, but the GC controller won't do poo poo at the wii main menu. Is this normal? Do you have to use the Wii controller to select it first or is something else wrong?

# ? Jun 2, 2011 02:23

Purple D. Link: May 17, 2011; HE IS THE HERO

Business posted:

For various stupid reasons I don't have a wiimote sensor thing at the moment. I want to play an old gamecube game, but the GC controller won't do poo poo at the wii main menu. Is this normal? Do you have to use the Wii controller to select it first or is something else wrong?

It's normal, you can't use the GCN controller on the Wii menu. You should be able to use a Classic Controller to navigate the menu though, if you have one.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 02:25

Admiral H. Curtiss: May 11, 2010; I think there are a bunch of people who can create trailing images. I know some who could do this as if they were just going out for a stroll.

You could always help yourself with some candles or other infrared emitting light sources, since that's all the Wiimote uses to determine cursor position.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 02:52

Yoshifan823: Feb 19, 2007

I'm gonna take this post to tell/remind people to play Pikmin 2. I know it's a Gamecube game, but you all have Wiis, so you can play it, and if you're anywhere that isn't the US, you can play it with Wii controls.

Go play it. You will thank me.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 08:03

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; Big Games Poster

Miyamoto better show Pikmin 3 at E3 or I'm gonna be pissed. He's been teasing that poo poo for years now.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 08:09

Yoshifan823: Feb 19, 2007

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

Miyamoto better show Pikmin 3 at E3 or I'm gonna be pissed. He's been teasing that poo poo for years now.

I dunno if teasing is the right word, because that implies that we don't know if it exists or not. By all accounts, it's being worked on, and they just started ramping up the work right after last year's E3. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised (or disappointed) if they reveal it as a Cafe launch title.

Just think: Pikmin in HD. Full Co-op mode, up to 200 Pikmin on screen at once (100 per person, of course), 4 player online multipikmining, the possibilities are endless.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 08:59

Rake Arms: Sep 15, 2007; It's just not the same without widescreen.

Then North America can leapfrog the New Play Control entirely and get the Pikmin Trilogy HD in a couple years. No? gently caress. Okay, how about Mario Galaxy Trilogy HD?

# ? Jun 3, 2011 00:01

Sire Oblivion: Apr 22, 2008; Down the Rabbit Hole.

Maybe 25 years down the line we'll get lovely ports of all the Pikmin titles.

# ? Jun 3, 2011 00:39

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; gosh, mrs. robot, mom told me not to take mixed drinks from strangers

I just got an official message telling me about WiiWare demos, dated December 21, 2010. I'm fairly sure I got this same message back in December. Anybody else experience a similar thing?

# ? Jun 6, 2011 08:53

Purple D. Link: May 17, 2011; HE IS THE HERO

Yeah, Nintendo has sent me repeat messages like that before. I think I recall getting a second DSi XL one months after it launched.

# ? Jun 7, 2011 15:19

Fantasmo: Dec 19, 2008; by Fistgrrl

Just bought Red Steel 2 new for $15 at a Blockbuster clearance sale. I never played the first game, but I heard it stinks. I was curious about the motion controls in this one, though, and I figured $15 was a safe gamble.

I probably won't be playing it for another couple of months, but what's the overall consensus on this game? Good/bad/meh?

# ? Jun 7, 2011 15:37

axleblaze: Oct 18, 2006; Man, this is a boooring found footage movie.

So...for those that missed it...we are going to b waiting for some good Wii games for quite some time it seems...

# ? Jun 7, 2011 17:24

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; Big Games Poster

Actually there were a couple of things... the Enix boardgame/RPG thing Itagaki Street is coming over (as Fortune Street), and there's some more info on Rhythm Heaven and Kirby (four-player c-op with Kirby/Dedede/Meta Knight/Waddle Dee!)

# ? Jun 7, 2011 18:28

C-Euro: Mar 20, 2010; Actually, Lucy, my trouble is football. I just don't understand it. Instead of feeling happy, I feel sort of let down.

Go Lions.

Fantasmo posted:

Just bought Red Steel 2 new for $15 at a Blockbuster clearance sale. I never played the first game, but I heard it stinks. I was curious about the motion controls in this one, though, and I figured $15 was a safe gamble.

I probably won't be playing it for another couple of months, but what's the overall consensus on this game? Good/bad/meh?

A great game and sadly overlooked. Good pick-up.

# ? Jun 7, 2011 19:33

Obeast: Aug 26, 2006; �_~ ANIME BABE LOVER 2000 ~_�

Fantasmo posted:

Just bought Red Steel 2 new for $15 at a Blockbuster clearance sale. I never played the first game, but I heard it stinks. I was curious about the motion controls in this one, though, and I figured $15 was a safe gamble.

I probably won't be playing it for another couple of months, but what's the overall consensus on this game? Good/bad/meh?

I picked it up for

and I wouldn't have minded paying double for it since I enjoyed it a lot. The motion controls seemed pretty good, but (like a lot of Wii games I guess) you don't want your movements to be too jerky or the game won't read them correctly.

# ? Jun 7, 2011 19:52

blablablabla: Jun 6, 2011

Purple D. Link posted:

It's normal, you can't use the GCN controller on the Wii menu. You should be able to use a Classic Controller to navigate the menu though, if you have one.

no you have to use the wii mote until the game loads.

# ? Jun 7, 2011 19:54

quakster: Jul 21, 2007; Buyer's Remorse

You can use a CC on the Wii Menu as long as you moved the analog sticks before pointing the Wiimote at the screen.

# ? Jun 7, 2011 20:26

Roots Radical: Apr 20, 2007; Roots Radical you are nice here is a Nathaniel Hawthorne avatar

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/...s-next-console/

# ? Jun 7, 2011 23:09

chocolateTHUNDER: Jul 19, 2008; GIVE ME ALL YOUR FREE AGENTS

ALL OF THEM

Holy poo poo that Wii U controller looks like the most uncomfortable thing ever.

# ? Jun 7, 2011 23:10

Doug Dinsdale: Aug 31, 2003; Shorts
Comfy: {Yes}
Easy to Wear: {Yes}
Alright, we're good to go!

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

Actually there were a couple of things... the Enix boardgame/RPG thing Itagaki Street is coming over (as Fortune Street)...

It's about time. The original Itadaki Street came out on Famicom in '91. It's a board game in the vein of Monopoly, but deeper and way more fun.

It's been out on other formats since then, including a DS outing with Mario and Dragon Quest characters, and a PS2 version with DQ and FF characters.

Enix USA wanted to localize the PS ItaSuto 3, but Enix Japan wasn't all that keen unless some sucker translator'd work for dirt-cheap like he'd already done for the PS Torneko just because he felt duty-bound to bring a good game over. But when Enix USA went to Sony USA for approval, they shot EUS down saying the game had no chance of selling, and that was that. I think Torneko, the first Magic Dungeon (which begot Shiren the Wanderer) title localized sold like 20,000 copies.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 00:54

The Black Stones: May 7, 2007; COMPUTERS!
COMPUTERS!
YAAAAAAAAY!

So Nintendo didn't say anything at all about release dates or even confirmed Xenoblade and The Last Story releases. It's so nice that Nintendo cares about those of us who plays RPGs. Hoping for some tidbit or something later on during the show.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 00:59

Astro7x: Aug 4, 2004; Thinks It's All Real

The Black Stones posted:

So Nintendo didn't say anything at all about release dates or even confirmed Xenoblade and The Last Story releases. It's so nice that Nintendo cares about those of us who plays RPGs. Hoping for some tidbit or something later on during the show.

Nintendo's E3 conference consisted of
-Zelda 25th Anniversary releases
-Videos of upcoming 1st Party 3DS Releases
-Montage of 3rd Party 3DS Releases
-Wii U reveal

That's it. They didn't talk about a lot of stuff.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 01:06

Glumwheels: Jan 25, 2003; I AM SO FUCKING SMART.NOW I AM THE BIGGER FAGGOT.ZELDA HAHAHAHAHA

I played some of the announced Wii games today:

Kirby Wii is a typical Kirby game. You get all of his classic moves plus some new ones that incorporate motion controls. It's definitely not as cute as Epic Yarn but it's solid. There are some new power ups that are pretty massive and can kill entire screens full of enemies or bust up the environment (giant trees/mountains). For example one dude you can swallow gives Kirby a giant sword ability that can cut through everything on screen and another gives him the ability to call up a giant flaming dragon. There is co-op but it wasn't set up for that yet and the name will probably change.

Skyward Sword is looking good with the Motion Plus controls. It's very smooth and the dungeon I played looks great. The controls are different from Twilight Princess. Firing the bow and arrow will take a bit to get used to but it's a cool feature. The demo was pretty short and there wasn't much else to see. I'm still looking forward to it and getting my hands on that gold motion plus controller

# ? Jun 8, 2011 02:16

DarkHamsterlord: Jul 8, 2010; Step 1: Lay Trap

Step 2: Victory

Pikmin 3 has been moved from the Wii to the Wii U. This is kind of upsetting for me, since I'm not sold on the Wii U yet, but the idea of Pikmin in HD is really exciting.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 03:45

Gutcruncher: Apr 16, 2005; Go home and be a family man!

DarkHamsterlord posted:

Pikmin 3 has been moved from the Wii to the Wii U. This is kind of upsetting for me, since I'm not sold on the Wii U yet, but the idea of Pikmin in HD is really exciting.

More than the HD Im psyched about the possibilities of Pikmin with an extra screen. Simultaneous Olimar and Louie control? Could be cool!

# ? Jun 8, 2011 03:58

Rake Arms: Sep 15, 2007; It's just not the same without widescreen.

Some of the tech demos used the controller as a sort of window to magnify parts of the TV screen. That would be pretty neat for Pikmin.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 04:02

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; Big Games Poster

Kirby Wii trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFhIQxLxEi0

# ? Jun 8, 2011 05:44

Obeast: Aug 26, 2006; �_~ ANIME BABE LOVER 2000 ~_�

Looks like Mario Party 9 is confirmed and nobody either noticed or mentioned it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv6PfwvEtjc

It looks pretty decent compared to what I've seen of MP8, but this just got announced so it's too early to tell if this will redeem the Mario Party series or not. At least it is widescreen.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 10:13

Hedrigall: Mar 27, 2008; *grunt*

I just had a really loving weird error while playing Twilight Princess. The "communication with Wii Remote has been suspended" error came up for no discernible reason, and I pressed A to reestablish connection or whatever, and then suddenly all the Wii remote's buttons weren't working. The buttons and stick on the Nunchuk were still responding (I could run around as Link and do Nunchuk stuff) and the pointer still moved around on screen, but A, B, D pad, +, -, Home, 1 and 2 all did nothing.

It's happened twice now, each time I've had to take out the batteries to restart the remote. Has anyone come across this, or know how to fix it?

# ? Jun 8, 2011 13:04

Paper Jam Dipper: Jul 14, 2007; "Hey you want some cheese and crackers buddy?"

This is my favourite part of a consoles cycle. When I can buy all of the really good games really cheap and play them to my hearts content.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 13:15

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; gosh, mrs. robot, mom told me not to take mixed drinks from strangers

Hedrigall posted:

It's happened twice now, each time I've had to take out the batteries to restart the remote. Has anyone come across this, or know how to fix it?

Could the batteries be loving up?

# ? Jun 8, 2011 22:14

Hedrigall: Mar 27, 2008; *grunt*

Chronojam posted:

Could the batteries be loving up?

But I could still move the pointer and use the Nunchuk controls.

# ? Jun 8, 2011 22:56

JawnV6: Jul 4, 2004; so hot...

Hedrigall posted:

But I could still move the pointer and use the Nunchuk controls.

So your analog controls worked while the digital buttons didn't. Is swapping the batteries such a monumental task that it's not worth a shot?

# ? Jun 8, 2011 23:05

Hedrigall: Mar 27, 2008; *grunt*

JawnV6 posted:

So your analog controls worked while the digital buttons didn't. Is swapping the batteries such a monumental task that it's not worth a shot?

No, the digital buttons on the nunchuk also worked.

Why, if the batteries were failing, would half the functions still work perfectly?

# ? Jun 8, 2011 23:10

TaurusOxford: Feb 10, 2009; Fuck you Nintendo

Obeast posted:

Looks like Mario Party 9 is confirmed and nobody either noticed or mentioned it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv6PfwvEtjc

It looks pretty decent compared to what I've seen of MP8, but this just got announced so it's too early to tell if this will redeem the Mario Party series or not. At least it is widescreen.

Hey, you know what would be good for Mario Party? ONLINE!

# ? Jun 8, 2011 23:34

JawnV6: Jul 4, 2004; so hot...

Hedrigall posted:

Why, if the batteries were failing, would half the functions still work perfectly?

If they're not supplying the nominal voltage or even just unable to handle the increased current draw when a button's depressed, it's entirely possible for it to fail in unexpected ways. I design and test electronic equipment professionally, you'd be surprised how badly a transistor can behave when you're giving it 200 mV less than expected.

I'm still interested in why you're unwilling to do a simple loving experiment like "use different batteries". Do these batteries have significant sentimental value? How attached are you to these batteries? Would it be reasonable to move them into a protective case while functional batteries are used day-to-day?

# ? Jun 8, 2011 23:46

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# ? May 20, 2013 19:21

Gutcruncher: Apr 16, 2005; Go home and be a family man!

TaurusOxford posted:

Hey, you know what would be good for Mario Party? ONLINE!

Id hate playing Mario Party online. I really cant imagine it being any fun.

# ? Jun 9, 2011 00:02

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