Gaming Nintendo Direct 14 January 2015 thread

[Terenigma]

Pros for me:
- Monster hunter 4 demo soon
- Monster hunter 4 demo SOON!
- Wii games on wii-u downloadable (metroid prime trilogy!)
- Splatoon continues to impress and look buyable
- Majoras mask free-camara is cool

Cons for me:
- Still no estimated release date for xenoblade chronicles X
- Mario party still using that god awful car
- Amiboo data cant be used on both smash bros and the new mario party
- new mario party has mode that NEEDS amiibo to play.
- No news about a normal new-3DS. (My hands dont work with the XL)

 

[guitarheroknight]

What are the chances the Majoras Mask 3DS XL bundle comes with 9.2 or lower?

 

[LightyKD]

Wii games in Wii U mode... Can we say goodbye vWii for future Wii U consoles?

 

[Aurora Wright]

What are the chances the Majoras Mask 3DS XL bundle comes with 9.2 or lower?

Basically very very low, since 9.3 has been out since December 8th and they will probably produce limited amounts of the majora console (so they probably started later than that). I see it as *possible* that at least the first batch of N3DS PAL condoles is 9.2 or lower since they'll probably use some stock from Australia.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Dammit it's SMG2 and not the first which is way better. Oh and, no Wii U Pro Controller support or HD visuals as it's a straight port. :-/

Wii games in Wii U mode... Can we say goodbye vWii for future Wii U consoles?

If that's what it's gonna take them to lower the price of the console then they should go for it, and make the GamePad optional too.

 

[KingVamp]

If that's what it's gonna take them to lower the price of the console then they should go for it, and make the GamePad optional too.

That will probably happen,but at the end of its life time. As far as I can tell, Wii in Wii u mode is only for rebuys, not to play your already own games. As for that Gamepad comment, just no.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

That will probably happen,but at the end of its life time. As far as I can tell, Wii in Wii u mode is only for rebuys, not to play your already own games. As for that Gamepad comment, just no.

The GamePad will go down in controllers' history as one of the bulkiest, shortest battery and yet most useless as a very selected amount of games make use of it because the large majority could just be played with a traditional controller instead (Wii U Pro Controller).

 

[Taleweaver]

I don't understand the reasoning to bring wii games to the wiiu eshop. They're saying it as if it's been ages since super mario galaxy 2 was available in stores and is now incredibly hard to find.
...while it's hardly been 4 years ago, and is probably still one of the most available wii titles in stores today. And directly playable on that very same wiiu you already have.

What is more: that this is technologically possible means that it's almost guaranteed that gamecube games are possible. So why aren't they announcing Sunshine, F-zero or eternal darkness instead instead?

 

[Harsky]

WII IN WII U MODE.

Nintendo: "Gamecube what?"

 

[WiiCube_2013]

So why aren't they announcing Sunshine, F-zero or eternal darkness instead instead?

Nintendo: "Gamecube what?"

 

[back25]

Wii games in Wii U mode... Can we say goodbye vWii for future Wii U consoles?

This is probably the reason they did this in the first place. They might make wii discs playable in wii u mode as well.

 

[Arras]

Dammit it's SMG2 and not the first which is way better. Oh and, no Wii U Pro Controller support or HD visuals as it's a straight port. :-/



If that's what it's gonna take them to lower the price of the console then they should go for it, and make the GamePad optional too.

Removing vWii will do jack shit for the price. AFAIK the WiiU is just an upgraded Wii that requires all internals that the Wii has, the only exception being the 512MB seperate NAND memory, and that's really cheap anyway.

 

[dragonz]

Hi there!
Has anyone confirmed if the Wii u pad will also work for physical copies of the wii games?
I just bought sin and punishment on ebay,I hope it will work with the wii u game pad.

 

[Joe88]

-nvm

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Hi there!
Has anyone confirmed if the Wii u pad will also work for physical copies of the wii games?
I just bought sin and punishment on ebay,I hope it will work with the wii u game pad.

The only thing that GamePad's ever going to do for Wii games is be a small TV screen otherwise, nothing. Don't expect to play games on it (i.e, use it as a controller).

After all, they're just straight ports from the Wii with no improvements.

 

[KingVamp]

The GamePad will go down in controllers' history as one of the most comfortable ,most versatile and most convenient as it gives more ways to play on a console and free up your Tv when needed.

I ftfy.

On the wrong side of the bed this morning?

 

[prowler]

I see it as *possible* that at least the first batch of N3DS PAL condoles is 9.2 or lower since they'll probably use some stock from Australia.

considering in the first steps on configuring your 3DS, it gives most preference to Australia, I doubt it.

 

[LightyKD]

As long as they don't try to pull a SONY and remove vWii from older Wii U consoles, we're good.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

I ftfy.



On the wrong side of the bed this morning?

It's just the truth about the outdated tablet.

The GamePad will go down in controllers' history as one of the most comfortable ,most versatile and most convenient as it gives more ways to play on a console and free up your Tv when needed.

Most comfortable? lol whatever.

 

[dragonz]

The only thing that GamePad's ever going to do for Wii games is be a small TV screen otherwise, nothing. Don't expect to play games on it (i.e, use it as a controller).

After all, they're just straight ports from the Wii with no improvements.

I was referring to this announcement
source: Kotaku