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Is Anyone Still Regularly Playing Their Wii U?
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I think I'll go mod it for some retro gaming for my Xmas break project. I bought 4 Wii-U's for some insane reason due to Cowboom.
Can the Wii U still be easily modified to play Gamecube games?
My memory doesn't really serve me. Could it read gamecube discs in particular?
My memory doesn't really serve me. Could it read gamecube discs in particular?
I need to go back and finish Wind Waker & Twilight Princess HD, wondering whether I should go all the way and homebrew it for emulation now 🤔
Comparing the Wii U tablet to the Switch, it really does just feel like a clunky prototype that's awkward to find space for!
Comparing the Wii U tablet to the Switch, it really does just feel like a clunky prototype that's awkward to find space for!
I actually only just boxed it back up this week, I wouldn't say it had regular use over this year but as the machine hosting my wii and virtual console libraries as well as Wii U it was still dipped into at points.
Unfortunately my Gamepad slowly but surely lost the ability to keep a stable connection with the console leading to missed inputs and lag like symptoms so it was effectively on its way out anyway.
Unfortunately my Gamepad slowly but surely lost the ability to keep a stable connection with the console leading to missed inputs and lag like symptoms so it was effectively on its way out anyway.
I'm still surprised that Wii U has TWO Call of Duty games while the Switch has zero.
My family still plays Made in Wario. Islands, Fruit, and the drawing game. Once or twice a week.
nope. would enjoying playing some vc stuff but the battery is bad on my pro controller and i really hate the pad. i have ergo problems with it. suffered through fatal frame out of love but probably will never touch that pad again
Yep, and two full of players who love online matches (for free!).
It's brilliant btw haha
I still play it occasionally (I replayed Pikmin 3 a couple weeks ago) but I didn't even frequently play it when it was current due to the low quantity of exclusive games.
Splatoon and Dr. Luigi are my regulars, but if Xeno X doesn't get Switched I look forward to replaying it.
I use mine for retro games. The GBA and Wii VC libraries are great in this device. Also has a great selection of TG16 games. Gets monthly use for sure, which is more than my other old systems.
Backlog aside, now I'm trying to get the major number of costumes in Mario Maker before the online goes tits up, so it's at least half an hour at day (if the gamepad battery lasts).
It's my official wii machine for the most part, but there are still a few games I never played for it and have to grab like Pikmin 3 and Donkey Kong. I'd rather pay $10 for the Wii U versions than $60 for the Switch ports just for the deluxe features, and 'play on the go' isn't much of a consideration anymore.
I was barely playing it when it was new. So it has even less of a reason for me to play now with all the ports.
I am actually thinking of hooking back up my Wii U, though it'll just be for the family to play some Wii games like Wii Sports Resort. (I really miss that Frisbee golf!)
But I might just hook up the regular Wii instead, because I don't feel like having everyone deal with the GamePad.
But I might just hook up the regular Wii instead, because I don't feel like having everyone deal with the GamePad.
Sold mine around the time the Switch came out for just under $200. Amazing decision in hindsight considering how much stuff got ported over. Though I am bummed that I'll never play Nintendo Land again. Hands down one of my favorite local multiplayer experiences out there.
Also this
Lmao what? How do you do that? By putting it in Wii mode or something?
Yea, the Wii U can do everything the Wii can but a little bit better
Dude, that REALLY changes things for me! I kept my Wii around for GC emulation, but this is a really good substitute! Thanks for the info!
Probably has ten layers of dust on it. Smash 4 was the last remaining reason I had to keep my Wii U out, but after Ultimate I've not touched it.
It's the only console from the beginning of that Generation I still have hooked up launch Xbox and PS4 have been retired to my collection shelves.
Is my second plattaform. Basically, every time Nintendo pulls a game from the eShop, I go and buy a physical copy in the hopes of making a buck selling the rare version in the future.
Last game I finished was pikmin 3, and I bought a wiimote to play skyward sword next.
However, I only touch it every 3 months or so.
Last game I finished was pikmin 3, and I bought a wiimote to play skyward sword next.
However, I only touch it every 3 months or so.
I want to say yes but it's not the case right now. I had been using the WiiU and 3ds combo as my main gaming source for the last few years, but I got a Switch and a PS4 this year so my time shifted to those since I installed them on my room, which no space for more consoles there.
My gaming time is always focused on finishing stuff I bought (not so much of a replayer/score/multiplayer person) and I have a lot of indies and virtual console games gathered on the WiiU, so there's always something left to do with it.
As for disk games, I had Deus Ex, Darksiders 2, Starfox Zero, Sakura Wars 5 and The Last Story left, so I still want to keep playing it. But with the pandemic my parents are at home all day watching TV at the living room. I COULD use the gamepad, but I feel like those games would be more comfortable on the TV (not having to use headphones, HD graphics, Starfox Zero being the way it is, or Wii games simply feeling better on the TV despite having the option to play in "tabletop mode".)
In any case, something that the WiiU is pretty good for even with this situation are 2D platformers, since they are great to play on the couch without having to look too closer to the screen or worry about audio inmersion. I still need to finish the extra campaigns from Shovel Knight and Shantae Half Genie, so I might try playing some more... if Age of Calamity stops being so much fun.
My gaming time is always focused on finishing stuff I bought (not so much of a replayer/score/multiplayer person) and I have a lot of indies and virtual console games gathered on the WiiU, so there's always something left to do with it.
As for disk games, I had Deus Ex, Darksiders 2, Starfox Zero, Sakura Wars 5 and The Last Story left, so I still want to keep playing it. But with the pandemic my parents are at home all day watching TV at the living room. I COULD use the gamepad, but I feel like those games would be more comfortable on the TV (not having to use headphones, HD graphics, Starfox Zero being the way it is, or Wii games simply feeling better on the TV despite having the option to play in "tabletop mode".)
In any case, something that the WiiU is pretty good for even with this situation are 2D platformers, since they are great to play on the couch without having to look too closer to the screen or worry about audio inmersion. I still need to finish the extra campaigns from Shovel Knight and Shantae Half Genie, so I might try playing some more... if Age of Calamity stops being so much fun.
Nope.
It's the only Nintendo console I've ever owned that is bricked. Not sure where to go to get it repaired as Nintendo stopped doing them.
It's the only Nintendo console I've ever owned that is bricked. Not sure where to go to get it repaired as Nintendo stopped doing them.
It's pretty much just a Xenoblade X machine at the moment. I still also want to go through Twilight Princess HD on it to power up the Wolf Link amiibo for BotW. That's really about it though.
I actually have it hooked up to play RE Darkside Chronicles and Sin & Punishment every so often. So yah, I use it for not Wii-U games lol
I played a ton of BLOPS2 back when it first released, the only COD I've played in a decade lol
Homebrew on it is great so sometimes I play the occasional DS, Gamecube or Wii game on it. Not having to grab my DS to replay the Castlevania DS trilogy and also playing them on a big screen is pretty cool.
Though not every DS is compatible, so something like RIZ-ZOAWD or Solatorobo won't work on it and in those cases I do have to grab my copy of it and the DS to play.
Though not every DS is compatible, so something like RIZ-ZOAWD or Solatorobo won't work on it and in those cases I do have to grab my copy of it and the DS to play.