That new Nintento Wii Thingy...

edited November 2012 in Chit chat
What exactly is it? is it a DS? is it portable? I don't get it...
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  • fogfog
    edited November 2012
    there are 2.. a budget version of the wii mini , for canada

    no net access on !! no online gaming = fail even before it starts
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20513591

    it might be worth getting one as an investment, as nintendo fans are a bit nuts..


    or the wii u .. which reminds me of 1 of them formula 1 steering wheels
    http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Wii-U/Wii-U-344102.html

    it's still a console, but the joystick is the bit that changes / is like a tablet.
  • edited November 2012
    No it's not, It's just like a Wii with wii-motes and nunchucks, the tablet is an additional interface that offers others stuff, but I don't know what.
  • fogfog
    edited November 2012
    chop983 wrote: »
    No it's not, It's just like a Wii with wii-motes and nunchucks, the tablet is an additional interface that offers others stuff, but I don't know what.

    hint : try looking at the trailer on the site I gave, which has wii-motes *shrugs*
  • edited November 2012
    Well whatever it is there's one one the way.
  • edited November 2012
    The new WiiU is released in the UK today. I've not botheres with this one as theres nothing on it that I want to play at the moment and nothing due anytime soon either. I popped into GAME on the way home today and I was shocked at the price of the games! ?49.99 for the basic ones and ?54.99 for the ones that people msy actually want (ZombiU for example). I think I'll wair for a price drop ;-)
  • edited November 2012
    ?49.99 for the basic ones and ?54.99 for the ones that people msy actually want (ZombiU for example). I think I'll wair for a price drop ;-)

    Bloody hell I didn't know they were that expensive! I'm interested in getting one, but only when there's a 3D Mario and Zelda.
  • edited November 2012
    The new WiiU is released in the UK today. I've not botheres with this one as theres nothing on it that I want to play at the moment and nothing due anytime soon either. I popped into GAME on the way home today and I was shocked at the price of the games! ?49.99 for the basic ones and ?54.99 for the ones that people msy actually want (ZombiU for example). I think I'll wair for a price drop ;-)

    loads cheaper online, just GAME trying to cash in before christmas.

    you'd prolly get it in tesco for a tenner cheaper. :D
  • edited November 2012
    Yeah, they're only about a fiver up on the prices of last generation game RRPs. It's just that you rarely get to see these prices as everyone's heavily discounting all the time. It's so much cheaper to buy on-line as the retailers can cut their mark-ups back to just a few pennies per unit.
  • So what's the deal with the tablet controller?
    Do you not use the telly at all?
  • edited November 2012
    So what's the deal with the tablet controller?
    Do you not use the telly at all?

    I think some games are playable directly on tge tablet, rather thsn the telly. Batman: Arkham City is one of them. I imagine that you'll still need the main console turned on though.

    I'll buy one eventually, but I'll wait until a Zelda or proper Mario game is due out.
  • edited November 2012
    If I remember correctly, it has several features. You can, for example, be playing a game and using your TV, then switch it to the controller, walk away and continue playing.
  • edited November 2012
    So what's the deal with the tablet controller?
    Do you not use the telly at all?

    Have you ever seen Zelda Four Swords Adventure for GC? Or Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for GC? The tablet basically works like the Gameboy Advance did in those games.



    Of course, it's not limited to just this use, but you get the idea.

    Patrik
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