Board 8 > Happy 8th Birthday Wii U

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Who still has theirs hooked up?

Like if you cry every time
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this is legit the first time i can remember when my reaction is "that's it?"
like i feel... younger?

and i've got two. by far the best machine when looking for emulation, only the Vita TV holds a candle. things it can't play: 3DS, newer systems, PSP, PS2, Vita, Xbox, Saturn, Dreamcast. and it can do them on the gamepad or TV.

everything else is doable. some library inconsistences with the DS iirc but solid on all other Nintendo lines. Vita TV sacrifices post 16 bit Nintendo (N64/Wii/WIi U/Gamecube/DS) lines but in exchange gets near perfect PS1, PSP, and Vita.


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I still have 2 hooked up, and a 3rd just with its HDMI detached

<_<

plan to be using one of them to play Tales of the Tempest soon, already tested it out last week works well

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Can anything emulate the Saturn well yet?
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Ah, the Wii U: the best purchase I've ever regretted.

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Yes, PC has been more than capable of emulating Saturn for some time. Use Mednafen.

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Its been years since I emulated anything, I just remember it used to be an issue
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Feels like it's way older than 8. Probably because it was more in line with the PS3 and 360.

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only PC can do Saturn well. everything else is a giant nope.
the Panzer Dragoon remakes are eliminating a reason, i figure they're building up to Saga when they've gotta make ground up. there's only like 10-15 Saturn games that matter so it'd be nice if they all found new homes.

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Do a Saturn Mini
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Besides BotW what was the last first party Wii U game? Color Splash?
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I would have mine hooked up, but it's bricked.

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The Wii U had a great little library. Emphasis on little, but the games that were there really packed in the quality - I have no regrets at all about my purchase.

Of course, we're far better off now with (almost!) all of those games being ported elsewhere. I came across my Wii U tablet recently and was kind of taken aback how much it feels like a Fisherprice toy compared to an undocked Switch.

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I enjoyed the Wii U

also mine is still hooked up

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Mine was just a Smash/Mario Kart machine honestly, so it's been completely replaced by the Switch.

I got a good price on a refurbished one though so I don't regret buying it at all

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Mine's still hooked up, I'll use it for Netflix occasionally but other than that

Kenri posted...

it's been completely replaced by the Switch.

It had good party games though, like every Nintendo console N64-onward.

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Does Switch not have Netflix? Lol
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It's still my Wii, Gamecube and now DS system. I've generally played the exclusives.

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Jakyl25 posted...

Does Switch not have Netflix? Lol

nope, just Hulu and YouTube as far as I know

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I just finished playing Super Mario 3D World since I moved in with my brother's kids. Awesome game, easily leaps and bounds ahead of any other Mario game when playing with kids.

I have a nice little Wii U library too. Great console. I just wish the BOTW port was better. It's so half-assed. You could do so much with BOTW on the gamepad.

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To be fair, the Switch version is the port
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I didn't get a Wii U but from the sounds of it it has a much better library of old games and basic features like Netflix that the Switch ridiculously doesn't have. And hey there have been tons of games ported to Switch that have done super well so the games weren't the problem.

What is even left stuck on there now, like Xenoblade X? Nintendoland?

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XBX is the main one that actually has a fanbase.
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XCX, Nintendoland and Game & Wario are the big three holdouts that I can think of off the cuff. The latter two are very much built around the tablet so really there's only one big port left that we could expect.

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Wanglicious posted...

this is legit the first time i can remember when my reaction is "that's it?"
like i feel... younger?

Seriously. Maybe because it was replaced so early, but it feels older than that, even having bought mine a year and change after release (December 2013).
And it's still kinda hooked up but shares an HDMI cable with my PS3.

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Xiahou Shake posted...

XCX, Nintendoland and Game & Wario are the big three holdouts that I can think of off the cuff.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, maybe? I think that'd be bigger than the latter two. I don't think that's been ported to anything else yet.

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Uhhhh I have mine plugged into an outlet but not a TV, does that count

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LordoftheMorons posted...

Uhhhh I have mine plugged into an outlet but not a TV, does that count

Yes, thats part of the point of the tablet
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The other big first party games that havent been mentioned are Paper Mario: Color Splash, Star Fox Zero, and Yoshis Wooly World

And of course the HD Zelda remakes
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Oh and of course Splatoon, Smash 4, and Super Mario Maker if you want to get real technical about it and not count Switch sequels that made them obsolete
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Jakyl25 posted...

Yoshis Wooly World

This was ported to 3DS. It isn't Switch but it gets it off the Wii U.

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andylt posted...

I didn't get a Wii U but from the sounds of it it has a much better library of old games and basic features like Netflix that the Switch ridiculously doesn't have. And hey there have been tons of games ported to Switch that have done super well so the games weren't the problem.

What is even left stuck on there now, like Xenoblade X? Nintendoland?

others already said the big games still stuck on it.

the Switch with its ports may already have a better library but the Wii U is just stupid easy to hack and has the same architecture of the WIi and Gamecube so it can play both at a semi-native level. not exactly native since it's not with the literal hardware inside but close enough. gamecube can be done on the gamepad too, which is nice. Switch right now is experimenting with Gamecube and WIi emulators, that's the Mario collection, and it's pretty good from the looks of it. N64 emulator on the WIi U is to date the best one out there, at least until the Switch fully picks it up. if you want Nintendo anything that wasn't 3DS and maybe DS, it's pretty ideal. unsure how DS games work since i never tried as that's what the 3DS is for.

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Wanglicious posted...

unsure how DS games work since i never tried

The officially released DS Virtual Console games on the Wii U give you all sorts of dual screen options, like both on the TV, or one on the TV or one on the game pad, and different sizes and orientations
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Still have mine hooked up for VC, Wii/Wiiware, and a few Wii U stragglers that havent come out on Switch. Im guessing Devils Third likely never will.
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Underleveled posted...

This was ported to 3DS. It isn't Switch but it gets it off the Wii U.

I have to say, that 3DS version is really freaking good too.

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The Wii U is the best console to play old Nintendo games and the Switch still has a long way to go before it can top it in this department

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Mines not hooked up at the moment but I just moved. It'll come out of storage at some point though.

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I have mine hooked up next to my work computer, along with PS3 and base Xbone.

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