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This has probably been gone over a million times... but, I need a USB drive. I don't want to spend 80 odd quid on something with 1TB as I can pretty much guarantee I won't take up that much space with downloads and, my understanding is that once it's formatted for use with the WiiU, I can't use it for anything else like store piccies on and stuff... so... can I buy a 500Gb Passport and connect it with a Y-cable and job done?

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You definitely need the Y cable. I tried mine without it and it looked like it worked, but New Super Mario Bros. U ended up crashing repeatedly. It only stopped happening when I started using the Y cable again.

The formatting of my 1TB HDD was surprisingly quick, but it's definitely not usable on a PC without wiping the Wii U stuff.

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I've ordered a wee drive and a Y-cable anyway, since they cost bugger all.

Problem is, this'll mean that both my USB ports are used - so if I want to play Skylanders, I'll have to disconnect the drive...?

I mean, really, Nintendo - for the sake of about 50p... could you not have done what every other bloody hardware manufacture has been able to do??

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You definitely need the Y cable. I tried mine without it and it looked like it worked, but New Super Mario Bros. U ended up crashing repeatedly. It only stopped happening when I started using the Y cable again.

The formatting of my 1TB HDD was surprisingly quick, but it's definitely not usable on a PC without wiping the Wii U stuff.

Not all drives need the Y cable. First one I tried (old Apple drive in a generic case) doesn't need it.

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So today whilst my family came over I thought it was time to show my little 2 year old nephew some games, so I stuck on New Super Mario Bros U. I went in with the intention of showing him some cool stuff, how to run through a level and some fancy moves. Instead, he realised that just by moving the Wii U gamepad that Mario would jump. So he spent the next 30mins jumping up and down in time to Marios jump. He was completely exhausted by the time he went home and my sister was incredibly grateful as he went to bed without much fuss :lol: Looking forward to playing more with him though, he absolutely loved it.

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So today whilst my family came over I thought it was time to show my little 2 year old nephew some games, so I stuck on New Super Mario Bros U. I went in with the intention of showing him some cool stuff, how to run through a level and some fancy moves. Instead, he realised that just by moving the Wii U gamepad that Mario would jump. So he spent the next 30mins jumping up and down in time to Marios jump. He was completely exhausted by the time he went home and my sister was incredibly grateful as he went to bed without much fuss :lol: Looking forward to playing more with him though, he absolutely loved it.

YouTube vid needed, next time ;)

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Regarding the Pokemon Rumble U NFC figures - you can scan them whilst they are still unopened, if you load up the game and scan them on the gamepad.

I just bought some from Game.co.uk and I'm going to bring my duplicate Torchic figure back to a Game shop and get my money back/ and or replacement - which ever they will do.

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Regarding the Pokemon Rumble U NFC figures - you can scan them whilst they are still unopened, if you load up the game and scan them on the gamepad.

I just bought some from Game.co.uk and I'm going to bring my duplicate Torchic figure back to a Game shop and get my money back/ and or replacement - which ever they will do.

WINNER!

Right - I'm off to Game to buy a ton of them... :)

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YouTube vid needed, next time ;)

:D

He was over again today but he was getting frustrated as he couldn't get his head around jumping and moving Mario at the same time. He kept asking me to do it, then realised he wanted the gamepad back as he loves the thing and so the cycle continued until he told me to turn it off and went off to watch Fireman Sam instead :lol: I'm sure when he's a little bit older he'll get more into it.

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Regarding the Pokemon Rumble U NFC figures - you can scan them whilst they are still unopened, if you load up the game and scan them on the gamepad.

I just bought some from Game.co.uk and I'm going to bring my duplicate Torchic figure back to a Game shop and get my money back/ and or replacement - which ever they will do.

Wait. So you can scan them when they are still bagged and sealed in the egg?

Asking for a replacement could be a bit weird. :lol:

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Yes, you can scan them whilst they are still in the egg. The NFC sensor on the gamepad can pick them up from 1-2 cm's or so away.

A good way to do it is to buy a load of them via Game online and return the ones that are copies, or ones you just don't want, to the shop for a full refund - if the seal isn't broken of course.

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Price cut confirmed and new bundles announced (in the US, anyway)

Nintendo has announced a Wii U price cut for North America.

Amid terrible sales for the console, Nintendo has slashed the price of the Wii U Deluxe version by $50 to $299.99, effective from 20th September.

That's in the US. Nintendo of Europe doesn't set the retail price of hardware on these shores, where the console is already heavily discounted by most shops.

"The new price makes Wii U an even greater value, particularly with the strong lineup of Wii U games available and on the way for the system in 2013," Nintendo said. "These include Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, EarthBound, New Super Luigi U, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze."

Meanwhile, Nintendo announced a new limited-edition Wii U bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for release on 20th September a $299.99.

The bundle includes a black Deluxe Wii U console, a GamePad controller with gold lettering, a gold Hyrule crest and gold symbols from the game, a download code for the digital version of Hyrule Historia, and a code that can be used to download The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD from the Nintendo eShop immediately at no additional cost.

The digital version of the game also launches on 20th September. The packaged version launches on 4th October with gold-foil packaging. In the US, GameStop has the exclusive on a Ganondorf figuring bundled with the game for $55.

The Wii U price cut is welcome. Nintendo shifted just 160,000 Wii U consoles worldwide - 90,000 in Japan, 60,000 in North America and 10,000 in Europe and Australia, during its last financial quarter. During that period a paltry 1.03 million Wii U games were sold. Wii U has now sold an abysmal 3.61 million units worldwide.

Despite this Nintendo is sticking to its ambitious sales projections for the financial year, which include an expected nine million Wii U console sales.

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Didn't they concede that they were still losing money on it, just a few months ago. If true, this is a necessary but ballsy move. I'd imagine we'll see something similar in Europe. I wonder if we'll still see fat retailer discounts on top. If I can find a WiiU for 150, I'll be sold for the Wonderful 101 and the promise of Bayonetta 2.

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