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9031 | 65.25% |
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| Waluigi |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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I didnt have the sense to pre-order the Wii U despite my Nintendo-Fanboy-ism, but are stores gonna have some consoles in stock on the day of release so I can be one of those crazy people who waited in line all night? Im assuming the answer to this is yes but I just want to verify. It looks like everywhere has Pre-Orders all sold out (unless Im missing something), and I dont reeaallly feel like over paying some dude for the console on Ebay since I dont get it immediately. Is there a better alternative Im completely overlooking? I had no intention of even buying this until a week ago. Suddenly, Im excited  .(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Nov 8, 2012 17:01
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I know a handful of Best Buys are doing a midnight release, but I don't know of any other store doing one. I think I'm just gonna wake up early and go to Sears to try to get one.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:43
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I'm still really banking on the idea that no one realizes Sears is gonna have Wii Us in stock. I called the store and the told me "Yeah dude just show up early no one knows we have game systems. We dont really sell a whole lot of them." I dont know if this is a solid strategy or not. I just dont have any buddies willing to camp out overnight for a Wii U 
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Nov 16, 2012 19:15
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HarveyVdarski posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wSG2BGe3_c Looks like ZombiU is this console's "Red Steel"
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Nov 17, 2012 14:10
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Teenage Fansub posted:He's on the internet now. You can draw blinds closed on the TV display if you don't want mom and dad to see what you're browsing on the pad. The Miiverse is gonna be moderated right? So we have to be really subtle about our penis drawing right? E: Also is there any sort of 'group' feature? So goons can draw goofy things just for eachother?
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Nov 18, 2012 03:42
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Bombadilillo posted:You mean penises right? And, I hope so, is the answer. Yes obviously. It is the only reason to buy a Wii U really.
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Nov 18, 2012 04:11
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Posting from the front of a line at KMart. They literally only have 2 wii us in stock. Hope they have the deluxe 
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Nov 18, 2012 13:20
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I waited in line for an hour in front of a KMart. As I feared, they only had 2 8gig Wii Us. I was crushed, and left in shame. Walmart had a deal on their website which I missed by a minute! I looked at the "Site to Store" thing on the Wii Us page, and found some in stock in a nearby city. Officially purchased a Wii U Deluxe  Anyone who is still looking for Wii Us I'd give walmarts website a try!
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Nov 18, 2012 15:30
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Revol posted:I don't think it's coming to 3DS? Nintendo says it is, they just havent said when yet.
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Nov 19, 2012 18:04
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Since it doesnt look like making a custom community is possible... should we just commandeer a game for Something Awful? Funky Barn is the obvious choice here.
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Nov 20, 2012 04:15
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What do you mean I can't YEAH! my own posts! gently caress you Nintendo this system is bullshit 
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Nov 20, 2012 12:24
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So my WiiU did that loud beep freeze thing last night. I unplugged the cord, restarted everything and now it works fine. Is this a sign of bad things to come or a hiccup until another firmware update?
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Nov 20, 2012 16:02
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liquidypoo posted:Walmart's availability checker is hosed up. In spite of it saying that it hasn't updated since the 18th, I've watched a store near me go from saying it was out of stock, to limited stock, to in stock. I don't want to be that guy that calls the stores daily, either. I really wanted the 32gb model, but I'm really considering just getting the basic. If you dont care about downloading games from the eShop the basic is fine. Otherwise, its a good idea to hold out for a deluxe. ...and it is fun  you'll get one soon.If there is an fye near you I know they're taking 50$ for them to hold a system for you when it comes in. They refund your bux if you find it elsewhere, otherwise it just goes towards the purchase of the system. Also keep an eye open for WiiUs on  CYBER MONDAY
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Nov 21, 2012 20:10
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Just got to the 2nd map in Nintendo Land DKCC Holy poo poo this game is absurd.
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Nov 23, 2012 01:23
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Wow, the WiiU browser rules. I just figured out that you can play youtube videos on your tv while checking other websites on the game pad. Who knew Nintendo would get the browser to work so well.
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Nov 23, 2012 20:44
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My WiiU did the crash-beeping thing again, twice in a row. Do we have any updates from Nintendo on a possible fix?
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Nov 24, 2012 14:52
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Rikimaru posted:Loving the Wii U so far. Miiverse has taken more time than I care to admit to. I am rather disappointed I can't play my VC games directly on the tablet though. I've spent too much time looking at the bizarre Funky Barn community.
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Nov 24, 2012 18:46
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I emailed Nintendo about the crashbeep that has happened to me 3 times now (and more to others in the thread). I asked them if there would be an update for this problem and mentioned that I know it has happened to other people. They send me this email in response:nintendo posted:Hello, They also left a name, number, and a time for me to call them to sort out this problem. I'll keep everyone posted on this hopefully non-serious some-what common issue.
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Nov 26, 2012 13:50
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Theres just not a ton of people with Wii Us that really want BLOPS. I think you're 100% right, 'serious BLOPSerz' dont want Wii Us right now. Also the framerate thing could be anything from mistakes made on a "rushed porting schedule" to "the CPU is actually bad and all hope is lost." Really no way of knowing, since the only info on the cpu is Nintendo saying something about Watson and not much else.
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Nov 26, 2012 18:00
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I've heard basically nothing but good things about scribblenauts Unlimited except that the Steam Version is 20$ cheaper. I really am hoping it drops in price and I can just download it on the eShop for cheap. Nintendo land is really good though even for a single player. Mostly for Donkey Kong Crash Course, but I know I've enjoyed the FPS rail shooter zelda, pikmin and balloon-thing single player. Lots of goons also say good things about ZombiU (as long as you play it and dont expect BLOPs Zombies).
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Nov 26, 2012 21:59
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Are direct messages on the miiverse moderated?
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Nov 27, 2012 01:41
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My call yesterday with Nintendo Customer service was uneventful. The service rep said ... "Well if your Wii U is working now... then just keep enjoying it, but if it gets worse give us a call back and we can take a look at your system." He did, however, imply that there will be some sort of system update in the next week or two that 'should address this problem.'
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Nov 27, 2012 14:35
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When every game journalist fears the worst for Nintendo I think they just assume everything Nintendo makes is the next Sega Dreamcast. Also lets not forget all these same guys predicted the failure of the original XBox as well (THERE CAN ONLY BE 2 CONSOLES AT A TIME, HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING FROM SEGA DREAMCAST?). Basically dont trust anyone predicting anything.
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Nov 27, 2012 17:53
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Yeah I think Im gonna start calling it the woo also... The WU? Either way the Wii was definitely one of the cooler designed systems. I mean in reality it was just a rectangle with a base, and the wu is just not as pretty to look at. Its just another rectangle but a little bit rounded. Nintendo spent a lot of time making the controller appealing to look at though, and it definitely shows.
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Nov 27, 2012 19:41
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Xenomorph posted:I've seen a lot of praise for the Miiverse. What's the big deal? It's a combo message board/twitter feed where you can draw goofy pictures but there are no dicks or racism allowed. Whats not to love? Its also easier to navigate than it looks.
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Nov 27, 2012 21:23
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The wii U is a fine name. Nintendo is obviously trying to brand everything "Wii." Wii U, Wii Mini, etc. I wouldnt be surprised if there are more things to come out in the future that are have wii as a prefix.
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Nov 28, 2012 16:08
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Rake Arms posted:But with the NFC chip in the Gamepad and the popularity of Skylanders, they could justifiably try to introduce the Pokemon series to consoles. I'm not into that whole card/figurine thing, but just having the Pokedex on the Gamepad would be sick. And if N is too busy with other projects, then they should give the it to Monolith Xenomon Saga 
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Nov 28, 2012 18:16
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I 100% agree with the idea that Wii U is not gonna sell nearly as well as the Wii did. The Wii U hype isnt really as big in the casual market, and thats why I think the Wii mini exists. Nintendo wants to maintain the casual market as much as physically possible. ...but if TVii isn't lovely and turns into a really popular feature all bets are off and the Wii U could be the next huge thing. Either way Nintendo will do fine, they need to sell exactly 1 game for the system to turn a profit.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:28
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zenintrude posted:Happens all the time... I think my monitor can do this too but I have never found a reason for it... until now obviously.
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Nov 29, 2012 15:20
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flyboi posted:Basically it's tri-core and has a really kick-rear end gpu. The gpu is actually a gpgpu so while the cpu is nothing "amazing" the big point is the gpu can now offload a lot of taxing processes cpus normally had to do. On top of this the Wii U has a lot of edram which is used to push stuff through the processors. Because of how it's all laid out it may seem like a slow turd but in reality due to how it's all configured it can still process far larger chunks of data per cycle than the Wii could and likely the 360. Thank you for this post. Even though I dont really care about Nintendo's graphics/hardware (I only owned a wii last generation and will probably only own a wiiu) this puts this URRGGG HARDWARE thing into perspective. Unfortunately people who hate Nintendo will overlook this E: Put this in the OP somewhere maybe?
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Nov 29, 2012 17:42
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I'm learning so much in this thread.  So for a layman the tech consensus is "the Wii U is more powerful than it looks on paper."
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Nov 29, 2012 18:26
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Quest For Glory II posted:I guess I disagree? NSMBU and NintendoLand are fantastic, a great start to the system. Even though they closed out the Wii poorly with Skyward Sword, I don't know a whole lot of people that have anything negative to say about Epic Yarn or DKC Returns. Or Mario Land 3D or Mario Kart 7. How many publishers put out the amount of titles that Nintendo does every generation, that has as many hits and as few misses as Nintendo has? It's pretty rare. Maybe Ubisoft? When I think about the games I've bought in Steam sales, I can't point out any one publisher that I bought a majority of games from. Shrug. Also as much as I get where the 'staleness' argument comes from, I really don't think reinventing the wheel with each iteration of a franchise makes sense. The reason people buy into these franchise is the experience they have had with the original game/older versions. Am I the only person on SA that enjoyed Skyward Sword? (excluding Fi)
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Nov 29, 2012 20:51
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Any updates on when they're launching Nintendo TVii?
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Dec 2, 2012 18:18
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Isnt the object editor absent in the 3DS version?
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Dec 4, 2012 01:01
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Why the heck is Xenoblade a million dollars when I google it? Gamestop has it at normal price though?
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Dec 5, 2012 00:30
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Man, I'm really hoping this update includes Nintendo TVii.
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Dec 5, 2012 03:06
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greatn posted:The last game was cooperative so I suspect this one will be as well. But I bet it's not god damned ONLINE cooperative. According to Forbes there won't be online multiplayer
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Dec 5, 2012 17:55
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I believe Nintendo has said they don't like using common disc formats for games because they're significantly easier to pirate. This is at least what they said for gamecube (and Wii I think too).
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Dec 6, 2012 17:52
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zenintrude posted:Time to cash in: This is really cool. Seeing my Mii on something that isn't my 3DS or my Wii U is bizarre and exciting.
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Dec 7, 2012 17:25
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That doesn't seem counter-intuitive to me at all. I really wouldn't expect to have access to a rewards program for a thing I'm not using.  E: Are you referring to the 'day after a purchase' thing as not making sense?
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Dec 7, 2012 17:49
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