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Time to buy a Wii U, what do I need?

Feb 21, 2015#1

Ravenpoe

It's tax time! And while most of my refund is going to expenses and savings, some of it is going to go towards slumming with the console peasants and getting a WiiU! My question is, are there any current bundles that are great deals? Any accessories I really need (do I need a pro controller?) and what games are must haves?

Already on the list are Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2, and Hyrule Warriors.

Feb 21, 2015#2

Bowielee

Mario Kart 8 is probably one of the best games on the system, unless you just don't like the kartracer genre.

I have the pro controller, but only got it to add another player on SSB, but it will probably work well with Bayonetta 2.

Super Mario 3D World is great.

Feb 21, 2015#3

Dei

I got the new Kirby game yesterday but I haven't had a chance to try it yet.

Feb 21, 2015#4

Hailey Knight

Backing up Bowielee: Mario Kart 8, ranked number 3 for Halforums Game of the Year, despite what @Jay thinks.

W

Feb 21, 2015#5

Zappit

Mario Kart 8
Super Mario 3D World
Smash Bros.
The Wonderful 101 (It's by Platinum, and has a bit of a learning cliff.)

I'd also recommend Monster Hunter 3, but with the newest version out, the online community would probably be pretty dead.

Feb 21, 2015#6

Hailey Knight

Zappit said:
I'd also recommend Monster Hunter 3, but with the newest version out, the online community would probably be pretty dead.

I'd have recommended that, except for what you said (and the new one is way better--no underwater battles, climbing/leaping makes for much more dynamic fights) but also I believe RavenPoe played the 3DS version of MH3U and didn't care for it as being too grindy.

I really need to download the Wonderful 101. I have a code from Club Nintendo; I just haven't made room for it. I suppose now I can uninstall Monster Hunter on there and that should do it.

Feb 21, 2015#7

Zappit

It would be a good time.

Feb 21, 2015#8

Ravenpoe

Yeah, not a fan of the grind that is Monster Hunter.

Feb 22, 2015#9

Bowielee

I'll agree that Wonderful 101 is great. It's like Viewtiful Joe and Overlord had a bastard child and it is glorious.

Feb 22, 2015#10

AshburnerX

If you like horror, ZombiU is pretty fantastic. It's also basically your only option on the WiiU.

Feb 22, 2015#11

Eriol

The Pro controller is so much more pleasant than using the big controller-pad for anything that can use it. Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, both better with the pro controller IMO.

Though for Kart, have a wii-mote and nunchuck. I just find that the most pleasant for whatever reason, even more so than a "regular" controller.

Feb 22, 2015#12

AshburnerX

A better alternative to the Pro controller is to pick up a Gamecube controller... though those are hot items right now, especially for people who want to play Smash Brothers.

Feb 22, 2015#13

Hailey Knight

You have to hunt down the adapter, too, which can be a bitch.

I'd recommend just getting the Pro controller overall. Though the gamepad is great for gamepad-centric games and works fine for Mario Kart, all the games listed in the first post are better with the Pro controller. I really couldn't play Smash Bros with the gamepad, and I didn't even try it for Bayonetta.

Also, Bayonetta 2 is sooooooooo good. I know reviewers and GOTY people forgot about it once Shadow of Mordor and Alien Isolation came out because of their depth and mechanics, but honestly Bayonetta 2 is the kind of smooth, wonderful action game we rarely get and should've gotten more dues by year's end considering the high praise it had already received. Plus, you get Bayonetta 1 for free with it on its own disc.

Feb 22, 2015#14

Bowielee

Zero Esc said:
You have to hunt down the adapter, too, which can be a bitch.

Or, you can get THIS. It connects to a Wiimote. I have two of them for SSB and they work great, and it's exactly like a GC controller. If you don't already have a Wiimote, you should get at least one for backwards compatible games that you may want to play, all Wii games are backwards compatible with the WiiU, and if you want to pick up, say Xenosaga, or the AWESOME Metroid Prime trilogy (just released recently on the eShop), you'll want a wiimote and nunchuck. Plus, if you already had a Wii, you can transfer over all the games you bought through the Wii eShop and use this GC controller instead of the "classic controller" which I HATED the design of.[DOUBLEPOST=1424606255,1424605881][/DOUBLEPOST]

Eriol said:
The Pro controller is so much more pleasant than using the big controller-pad for anything that can use it. Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, both better with the pro controller IMO.

Though for Kart, have a wii-mote and nunchuck. I just find that the most pleasant for whatever reason, even more so than a "regular" controller.

I actually prefer using the gamepad for most games, I like having the maps and such at a glance instead of having to pause the game and pull one up. For games that don't really utilize the screen on the gamepad at all, though, the pro controller is usually better.

I'd love to see them do a remaster of Okami using the gamepad. Using the celestial brush was SOOOOO much easier on Okamiden for the DS because you just drew it on the lower screen, and if you translated that for the WiiU, it would be fantastic. I mean the Wii port worked well with the wiimote better than the PS version, but using the gamepad would be even better.

Feb 22, 2015#15

Hailey Knight

Bowielee said:
I'd love to see them do a remaster of Okami using the gamepad. Using the celestial brush was SOOOOO much easier on Okamiden for the DS because you just drew it on the lower screen, and if you translated that for the WiiU, it would be fantastic. I mean the Wii port worked well with the wiimote better than the PS version, but using the gamepad would be even better.

I'd love to see this. I have Okami HD on PS3, but it's hard to play using the joystick and I have no plans on buying a Move. Okami HD on Wii U with stylus controls would be perfect.

Feb 22, 2015#16

Squidleybits

You can't go wrong with Mario Kart or any of the Mario games.

Feb 22, 2015#17

CrimsonSoul

If you're going to buy a wii-u you need money.

Feb 22, 2015#18

phil

CrimsonSoul said:
If you're going to buy a wii-u you need money.

He should get a Tv or something.

Feb 22, 2015#19

Ravenpoe

phil said:
He should get a Tv or something.

Don't forget a house to keep it in. And electricity!

Shit, this is getting pricey.

Feb 23, 2015#20

CynicismKills

Echoing Mario Kart 8 and 3D World.

Definitely browse the Shop, too, there's a pretty solid number of classic games there now.

Feb 23, 2015#21

Hailey Knight

Yeah, some good SNES stuff on there. A lot of the indie stuff can be found elsewhere though.

... and GBA stuff, but that should friggin be on the 3DS, especially now that the New one has come out.

Feb 23, 2015#22

AshburnerX

Zero Esc said:
Yeah, some good SNES stuff on there. A lot of the indie stuff can be found elsewhere though.

... and GBA stuff, but that should friggin be on the 3DS, especially now that the New one has come out.

Nope. Nintendo refuses to do this for some reason, outside of some games in the Ambassador program. This is just a strange marketing decision... especially with how few VC titles are actually on the 3DS eShop.

Feb 23, 2015#23

Ravenpoe

Yeah... I'm not rebuying SNES games when I already have nearly all of them on emulator.

Feb 23, 2015#24

Bowielee

Ravenpoe said:
Yeah... I'm not rebuying SNES games when I already have nearly all of them on emulator.

So do I and this awesome USB SNES controller too. http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1b4c/?srp=3

Feb 23, 2015#25

Ravenpoe

Bowielee said:
So do I and this awesome USB SNES controller too. http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1b4c/?srp=3

I have that too!

Feb 26, 2015#26

Ravenpoe

Welp, after finding out I need money and a place to buy it, I decided to take money down to a place that sells Wii-Us, and somehow that sucker managed to trade one to me for just some stacks of green paper.

And now I have a Wii-U! I've spent the last two hours charging gamepads and waiting through updates.

Feb 27, 2015#27

Ravenpoe

So... anyone know a good place to buy Wii U games used/cheap? Other than ebay?

Feb 27, 2015#28

Bowielee

Ravenpoe said:
So... anyone know a good place to buy Wii U games used/cheap? Other than ebay?

I hate to say it, but there's always.... the unspeakable place. The land of preorder bonuses and overpriced accessories. But that way lies madness, sorrow, and pain unending.

Feb 27, 2015#29

Ravenpoe

Bowielee said:
I hate to say it, but there's always.... the unspeakable place. The land of preorder bonuses and overpriced accessories. But that way lies madness, sorrow, and pain unending.

It's also 50 miles away.

Feb 27, 2015#30

Bubble181

Craigslist?

Feb 27, 2015#31

Bowielee

Bubble181 said:
Craigslist?

Yeah, that way you can get a WiiU game AND possibly raped!

Feb 27, 2015#32

Bubble181

Bowielee said:
Yeah, that way you can get a WiiU game AND possibly raped!

Hey now, it's a gamble, vut isn't the risk worth the $5 under retail price?

Feb 27, 2015#33

CynicismKills

Amazon sells new and used, I generally get everything there now.

Edit: I should say Amazon uses outside sellers to do used games, but it still works fine.

Feb 27, 2015#34

Bubble181

I'm not actually sure if it exists in the US, but play.com is a pretty good source for PC games and stuff.

Feb 27, 2015#35

Ravenpoe

Bubble181 said:
I'm not actually sure if it exists in the US, but play.com is a pretty good source for PC games and stuff.

I've already got pc games well covered.

Feb 27, 2015#36

Bowielee

I can't really direct you because I've moved to completely digital media on the WiiU. It's a lot easier for me to have ONE external hard drive than a bunch of disks.

Feb 27, 2015#37

Hailey Knight

Bowielee said:
I hate to say it, but there's always.... the unspeakable place. The land of preorder bonuses and overpriced accessories. But that way lies madness, sorrow, and pain unending.

That wouldn't help. Because so few people trade in their Nintendo games, he'd only save $5 per game.

Ravenpoe said:
So... anyone know a good place to buy Wii U games used/cheap? Other than ebay?

Amazon has Hyrule Warriors new for $48, Smash Bros new for $49, and I see Bayonetta 2 is $37 used. Mario Kart 8 is $42 used.

That's likely the best you're going to do outside ebay. Nintendo games just don't resell much, so when they do, the discounts are minimal. I just accept that I'll be paying full price for Nintendo stuff most of the time and buy my other stuff for less when I can.

Feb 27, 2015#38

Ravenpoe

My nintendo network id is Ravenpoe for anyone that wants to add me.

Feb 27, 2015#39

Hailey Knight

Ravenpoe said:
My nintendo network id is Ravenpoe for anyone that wants to add me.

But ya got no games--unless you bought one of the bundles.

Feb 27, 2015#40

Ravenpoe

Zero Esc said:
But ya got no games--unless you bought one of the bundles.

Well, I did buy some games, and will be getting more soon, though at the moment no multiplayer games (or at least none that are online multiplayer)

Feb 28, 2015#41

Bowielee

I think this is also a good time to repost our nintendo IDs for the WiiU. The only person I have is Mind_the_Moose and I honestly can't even remember who that is

Nintendo ID: bowielee

I sent you a friend request, @Ravenpoe

Feb 28, 2015#42

Dei

AnnaDei

Feb 28, 2015#43

grub

mattgrub

Feb 28, 2015#44

Bowielee

Damn it Poe, set up your Miiverse

Feb 28, 2015#45

CynicismKills

Mind_The_Moose is me, I just haven't been able to use the WiiU lately as my dad's couch-bound until he's recovered from his surgery.

Feb 28, 2015#46

Ravenpoe

Bowielee said:
Damn it Poe, set up your Miiverse

dafuq is a miiverse?

Feb 28, 2015#47

CynicismKills

Ravenpoe said:
dafuq is a miiverse?

The greatest thing ever.

Feb 28, 2015#48

Hailey Knight

My ID is EvilEsc

Miiverse is the name for Nintendo's on-system forums. Most games have their own sub-forum. You can use Miiverse while playing a game to post messages, draw a picture, post a screenshot; Mario Kart 8 even lets you link to Youtube videos after you upload replays from the game itself. It's pretty cool, can help you out if you're having an issue, and as shown above, can lead to hilarity.

Feb 28, 2015#49

figmentPez

Ravenpoe said:
So... anyone know a good place to buy Wii U games used/cheap? Other than ebay?

Well, there's 99 Gamers but I've only heard a little about it, and one vlogger's good experience with it is not really enough to base a recommendation on.

Mar 9, 2015#50

Far

figmentPez said:
Well, there's 99 Gamers but I've only heard a little about it, and one vlogger's good experience with it is not really enough to base a recommendation on.

I love 99 gamers. I've used it to both sell and buy about a dozen games now and have yet to have a bad experience. Most of these were Canada to the States.

Mar 9, 2015#51

Ravenpoe

Far said:
I love 99 gamers. I've used it to both sell and buy about a dozen games now and have yet to have a bad experience. Most of these were Canada to the States.

The only problem with 99gamers is I don't have any games I want to trade. I'm a game hoarder.

Mar 9, 2015#52

Far

Ravenpoe said:
The only problem with 99gamers is I don't have any games I want to trade. I'm a game hoarder.

When I worked at best buy really the only games I could get at discount were used versions which ended up being some arbitrary cost they assigned to them + 5%. Occasionally when new games came in on the truck, the games we took in as trades rarely came back to our store, their cost was set very low to where I could buy them for about 5 dollars. I always checked with my GM before buying them at that price but managed to get quite a few that I knew I'd never play but could't pass up for the price, knowing I could flip them around.

Also in terms of buying you can buy the coins you need to get a game at a rate of 1 coin to 1 dollar I believe. If you see a cheapish game and don't want to trade to get the coins there is always that route. Prices used to be reasonable, I haven't looked lately, but since the seller places them they can get a little high depending on what it is.

Mar 9, 2015#53

Ravenpoe

Far said:
When I worked at best buy really the only games I could get at discount were used versions which ended up being some arbitrary cost they assigned to them + 5%. Occasionally when new games came in on the truck, the games we took in as trades rarely came back to our store, their cost was set very low to where I could buy them for about 5 dollars. I always checked with my GM before buying them at that price but managed to get quite a few that I knew I'd never play but could't pass up for the price, knowing I could flip them around.

Also in terms of buying you can buy the coins you need to get a game at a rate of 1 coin to 1 dollar I believe. If you see a cheapish game and don't want to trade to get the coins there is always that route. Prices used to be reasonable, I haven't looked lately, but since the seller places them they can get a little high depending on what it is.

Yeah, looking at the coin prices, paying $1/coin to buy that way would be ridiculous. Used Bayonetta is 60 coins, which would be the exact same as retail for new, and Wonderful 101 is 80 coins, which is just absurd.

But hey, Wii U Dance Party is only 15 coins... yay?

Mar 9, 2015#54

Bowielee

I honestly just love getting my stuff directly from the e-shop. I'm spoiled by digital distribution and disk based games are now an anathema to me.

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