Nintendo Wii U

[McCoy]

And most likely never will for Wii VC games from non-Nintendo hardware formats.

Quite. They've still yet to mention N64 games as to whether they will transfer over.

Wii VC on the controller screen is actually a decent selling point and is perfect for previously handheld systems such as GBA. But they seem determined not to utilise it as a way to drive early adopters.

[b00dles]

I can't imagine for the life of me what it is, but there must be some reason for the weird use of VC, as it really is the most obvious thing for them to have used in thie incredibly empty launch window. Whatever happened to the any more Game Gear games on the 3DS as well?

[Not Thread Owner]

I can't imagine for the life of me what it is, but there must be some reason for the weird use of VC, as it really is the most obvious thing for them to have used in thie incredibly empty launch window. Whatever happened to the any more Game Gear games on the 3DS as well?

No idea, but they've had loads of Game Gear games on the 3DS in Japan.

[NEG]

Updates up.

Just kidding.

[McCoy]

I'd actually wager that the slow release of Wii VC games actually hampered that service with the general public. Many will have entered the eshop when they first brought the console, seen there wasn't much there and never went back.

Yes, perhaps being greeted with an Itunes like library of thousands of games might have been a bit much but there is a happy medium that could have been reached. I would have suggested, as an opening offer, available on release with the console, perhaps the top ten games from every applicable Nintendo platform and then, on a monthly schedule, release another ten games for each platform and so on.

Within in year you'll basically have the store sorted without having launched every game at once. Whilst you do't want to overwhelm people you do really want a service which is the Nintendo itunes of games where you can reasonably expect to go into it and find 90% of the games you would be looking for. That's how the service should be utilised.

[scottcr]

one thing that I like about the WiiU boot up screen is the way it shows you what other people are playing - you can highlight a game with a lot of comments and go straight to the eShop for that game.

I don't think lack of anything on the eShop to start with really stops people going into it...

[NEG]

For comparison, you've been able to view what friends are playing on Xbox Live since 1732.

[Rain Birds]

For comparison, you've been able to view what friends are playing on Xbox Live since 1732.

He doesn't mean friends though, just a general sampling of what's popular and instant Miiverse comments upon booting the console.

[NEG]

Oh, that part is cool and new, yes. Seeing a general 'fun' census of what people are doing/whats popular without having to delve into some official website (majornelson) to see the same statistics.

[scottcr]

Yes - exactly.

[rgraves]

Now that folks can get at them easily, there are some really nice Wii U screens popping up

ZombiU

https://image.miiverse.nintendo.net/a/posts/AYMHAAABAADzUKlPwomdow/screenshot

https://image.miiverse.nintendo.net/a/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlVJX7Pcg/screenshot

NintendoLand

[b00dles]

The update isn't actually today is it? I thought they do thie updates around 2pm normally? Well, eshop ones anyway.

[scottcr]

How do you share the images easily?

[Super Craig]

Have you tried using the BB code or whatever it's called on this forum rather than using the toolbar?

[pulsemyne]

Rayman's challenge mode is bloody awesome. Brilliant fun.

[Not Thread Owner]

How do you share the images easily?

Just save them and upload them.

Anyhoo, no updates but Rayman downloading.

[sweetdaddyg]

Sweetdaddyg I hope your body is ready....the update is apparently (according to a poster on GAF) live....

EDIT: Or maybe not, there appears to be some confusion

EDIT 2: The new Rayman challenges demo certainly appears to be live now though.

my body is always ready lol....what its ready for may be a different matter entirely

[scottcr]

Rayman is very nice indeed

[jonnyalpha]

Is it just the demo without a limit on usage? It's all the same so far.

[Super Craig]

Fuck Rayman. They need to release a running platformer with nothing but levels like the music one in the first demo.

[scottcr]

I'm just constantly playing a Murphy challenge. It's really well done and the friends stuff is *very* similar to how Nintendo did Mario kart on the Wii

[sweetdaddyg]

no sign of the update then ah well

[NEG]

Fuck Rayman. They need to release a running platformer with nothing but levels like the music one in the first demo.

You might be interested in this game called Runner 2...

[grungekid]

Rayman Jungle Run is pretty much what you're looking for. Just had 30 new levels added as part of a free dlc pack too

[NEG]

Rayman Jungle Run is pretty much what you're looking for. Just had 30 new levels added as part of a free dlc pack too

That's good too, yes. Not timed to the music but well worth playing.

[pulsemyne]

System update is out. Downloading quite quick as well..

[Rain Birds]

Apparently it has an overscan fix / screen size adjustment as part of the update, albeit only in Wii U mode.

[Rain Birds]

And the disc stops spinning when you enter a game / app which doesn't require it!

[Rain Birds]

Wow, getting out of a game is much quicker now. 9.08 seconds to fully loaded home for NFS.

[Rain Birds]

System settings is still an insanely long 23 second exit, but that's apparently being addressed in the second part of the update due in the summer.

Also, you can now press A to enter an app, no need to use the touch screen.