Nintendo Wii U

[rgraves]

I hate teaser trailers.

Aye, it could do with a bit more meat - can't understand why they haven't just waited until they have more to show.

EDIT: I guess they broke cover because it's going to be playable "behind closed doors" in March, and then publically in April. Mind you, they clearly must have more ready then, so they could hav shown at least a bit.

the studio plans to show the game behind closed doors at March's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and then have it "publicly playable" at April's sold-out PAX East in Boston.

[Not Thread Owner]

The first game was fantastic.

Apart from the final level, which was a billion times harder than any other in the game. Impossible.

[Barnard]

The new game from the Knytt Underground developers looks mighty fine, they've teamed up with a dev who focus on creating decent interfaces. Could be one for a good gamepad workout.

http://gamasutra.com/view/news/211934/QA_Creating_the_Wii_Uexclusive_Affordable_Space_Adventures.php

[Jack]

Fuck waiting for N64 games on the Wii U, I'm getting one of these. We just moved house and my flatmate found a long-thought-lost box with two dozen games and three pads when packing up his stuff.

http://retroactive.be/tech_n64_hdmi.php

[Fletch]

My Wii U is all packed up and ready for the great trade in, in the sky. I've had a great time with it but don't play it enough to justify keeping it. Getting a Vita for my commute instead.

Farewell old friend.

[Not Thread Owner]

Yeah, a Vita is probably a better bet for your commute than a Wii U.

Unless you commute next door and you've great range on the gamepad.

[Fletch]

Won't even reach the bedroom.

[NEG]

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Why the fuck doesn't this have a release date over here yet?

[SMD]

He's 19/20 I think.

[Barnard]

Why the fuck doesn't this have a release date over here yet?

It won't be released over here because Sega hold the rights to release Tetris games in Japan, whilst Ubisoft hold them in the west.

;-P we might end up with an arty farty one from Ubisoft at some point though. ;-P

[roberthazelby]

Never used the Love Film app, but the Netflix one is flawless. The YouTube app is crap too so it's probably app dependent.

When I bought my WiiU back in the summer I'd have agreed with you about the YouTube app. It was awful and locked up on a regular basis.

A few system updates later and I find it a lovely piece of software. It gets a real hammering in our house.

[squirtle]

I just go to the browser for YouTube as I deleted the app itself. I like the fact that with the browser I can have a YouTube video on the tv but still browse something else on the pad.

[NEG]

It won't be released over here because Sega hold the rights to release Tetris games in Japan, whilst Ubisoft hold them in the west.

;-P we might end up with an arty farty one from Ubisoft at some point though. ;-P

I don't want to live in a world like that. That's absolutely criminal.

My first console was Master System, SMD/Spain. If I were back to 20 I'd be doing quite a few things differently.

Mainly less Dr Pepper.

[Massive Invisible Dog]

Here's a good joke -

How many Ubisoft employees does it take to make a Tetris game?

Dunno, probably a million.

[SMD]

I don't want to live in a world like that. That's absolutely criminal.

My first console was Master System, SMD/Spain. If I were back to 20 I'd be doing quite a few things differently.

Mainly less Dr Pepper.

My first console was a Master System. I let go of Sonic a long time ago though.

[NEG]

What about Alex Kidd?

[joffocakes]

The best Master System platformer was Psycho Fox, surely?

[SMD]

The best Master System platformer was Psycho Fox, surely?

Psycho Fox and Wonderboy III were utter gems.

[Not Thread Owner]

Wonderboy III was not great. Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap was the good one.

[NEG]

New Zealand Story would get my vote.

[NEG]

Of course, the Sonic titles were rather good.

[NEG]

The Wii U, ladies and gentlemen.

[SMD]

Wonderboy III was not great. Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap was the good one.

What? I only know of The Dragon's Trap.

[Not Thread Owner]

What? I only know of The Dragon's Trap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Boy_III:_Monster_Lair

It was actually out a couple of years before Dragon's Trap.

[SMD]

Oh it wasn't a Wonder Boy game on home consoles. It sounds a bit pap.

[Protocol Penguin]

Psycho Fox and Wonderboy III were utter gems.

I've always been of the opinion that Sega jumped the shark when they released the first Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega went from being a company with a varied range of games series, particularly platform games, to simply being The Obnoxious Hedgehog Company.

[timgp]

[NEG]

I've always been of the opinion that Sega jumped the shark when they released the first Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega went from being a company with a varied range of games series, particularly platform games, to simply being The Obnoxious Hedgehog Company.

That happened slowly after the Dreamcast, not before.

[Not Thread Owner]

Oh it wasn't a Wonder Boy game on home consoles. It sounds a bit pap.

It was. I've got it.

[Barnard]

I've always been of the opinion that Sega jumped the shark when they released the first Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega went from being a company with a varied range of games series, particularly platform games, to simply being The Obnoxious Hedgehog Company.

Righto.