The sorry state of the Wii U

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://gamerant.com/nintendo-wont-abandon-wii-u-nx-release/

I think our first job right now is to make sure that the customers, those 10 million customers who have a Wii U at home have software to play. And we need to make sure that they are satisfied with their purchase and continue to enjoy playing on this platform. So we can’t just abandon them and say ‘Hey, it’s time to move on to the next thing.’

https://twitter.com/Cheesemeister3k/status/747964747681669121

lmao

http://alwaysnintendo.com/european-retailers-reportedly-taking-final-wii-u-orders-september-30th/

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reminder that nikkei hit the nail on the head yet again and nintendo's flimsy denials of nikkei rumours facts are utterly worthless

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/22/report-nintendo-to-cease-production-of-wii-u-during-2016.aspx

welp

[C.Mongler]

hopefully the price drops like a fucking brick soon so i can pick up another for like 75-100 soley because my gamepad has a dipshit ass crack in it and they don't sell them separately beyond refurbs (though i thought they promised they would in their pre-launch kerfuffle)


and then i can have another wii u to prop up a table or something i dunno

[Kalahari Inkantation]

hopefully the price drops like a fucking brick soon so i can pick up another for like 75-100 soley because my gamepad has a dipshit ass crack in it and they don't sell them separately beyond refurbs (though i thought they promised they would in their pre-launch kerfuffle)

more ingenious nintendo hardware design

the wii u is almost entirely functional without the gamepad except for the fact that the os is artificially married to it

there is absolutely no reason you shouldn't be able to get around a broken gamepad by just using a pro controller since 99% of games don't even use the piece of junk

but for some reason the wii u's settings menu just requires two screens!!!!!!

i guess they had to make the thing mandatory somehow, otherwise we all would have tossed it aside by day 2

very consumer-friendly, nintendo, either buy a whole new system or pony up $150 (2x the value of the wii u) to regain access to my settings menu

great for fans of legacy gaming too, once wii u gamepads start breaking and no one's around to repair them, it'll render otherwise perfectly functional consoles completely unusable for no legitimate reason

[C.Mongler]

yeah it's pretty fucking stupid


i only want another one because i usually play my wii u on the bb screen in bed or while i'm taking a shit. i think i've played more wii u games on the pad than on tv honestly/sadly

[strongbad]

hopefully the price drops like a fucking brick soon so i can pick up another for like 75-100 soley because my gamepad has a dipshit ass crack in it and they don't sell them separately beyond refurbs (though i thought they promised they would in their pre-launch kerfuffle)

more ingenious nintendo hardware design

the wii u is almost entirely functional without the gamepad except for the fact that the os is artificially married to it

there is absolutely no reason you shouldn't be able to get around a broken gamepad by just using a pro controller since 99% of games don't even use the piece of junk

but for some reason the wii u's settings menu just requires two screens!!!!!!

i guess they had to make the thing mandatory somehow, otherwise we all would have tossed it aside by day 2

very consumer-friendly, nintendo, either buy a whole new system or pony up $150 (2x the value of the wii u) to regain access to my settings menu

great for fans of legacy gaming too, once wii u gamepads start breaking and no one's around to repair them, it'll render otherwise perfectly functional consoles completely unusable for no legitimate reason

they did the same shit with the wii and the wiimote/sensor bar lol
i guess you could use a classic controller but you still needed batteries and a dongle

[Kalahari Inkantation]

that's true but at least wii remotes are inexpensive, extremely abundant and effortless to replace

replacement gamepads can only be obtained through nintendo for $150

[Kalahari Inkantation]

lol i love this

forced to resort to such unapologetically disingenuous advertising to make the case for a game that they know is doomed to get exactly the embarrassing sales it deserves

yes, a floating paint bucket and endless toads are certain to make for a memorable cast

splatoon has paint, color splash has paint, i like splatoon, i like paint

i am confident that color splash will my personal goty

[C.Mongler]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-01-nintendo-to-end-wii-u-production-this-week


i really hope i can get a gamepad in decent shape for like 30 bucks or less before this thing rolls into obscurity

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-01-nintendo-to-end-wii-u-production-this-week


i really hope i can get a gamepad in decent shape for like 30 bucks or less before this thing rolls into obscurity

it's simply astounding that nintendo had the audacity to flatly deny this, only to confirm it themselves the very next day

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/nintendo-denies-end-of-wii-u-production-this-week-2/

[C.Mongler]

"please buy it still, we need the money"

[C.Mongler]

for any of you nerds that still want one of these ninty has $200 refurbs up, probably the cheapest you'll find one for a bit that isnt totally crusty

https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/us/po/browse/productDetailColorSizePicker.jsp?categoryNav=true&navAction=jump&navCount=0&atg.multisite.remap=false&productId=prod840425&categoryId=cat570935

not saying i necessarily recommend getting one lol

[rdl]

lol i paid 400 for mine

came with a bunch of games ive never played. lol oops

[Kalahari Inkantation]

so for the six of you sorry saps who got suckered into buying a wii u, what does you final library look like

mine:

nintendoland (pack-in)
mario kart 8
super mario 3d world
new super mario bros. u (digital, from the mk8 promo)
wind waker hd (digital, gift from tyler )
bayonetta/bayonetta 2 combo
smash 4
star fox zero/star fox guard
hyrule warriors
captain toad treasure tracker
yoshi's woolly world

and a handful of digital indies like shantæ

i still intend to get botw (of course), tp hd, kirby and the rainbow curse, new super luigi u, donkey kong country tropical freeze, and maybe mario maker or splatoon but eh

with a complete library of <15 decent games, i think it's quite easy to say that the wii u was the worst nintendo console of all time

[Thyme]

i'd be curious to see your list of decent OG wii games
seems like it didn't have that many either

[TooB]

Uh, from memory, its

Bayonetta 1 & 2
Donkey Kong country tropical freeze
Ducktales Remastered
Kirby rainbow curse
Mario u
Mario 3d world
Shovel Knight
Smash
Hyrule Warriors
Tokyo mirage sessions
Xenoblade x
Mario maker