Wii U Latest News and Discussion

[Brend]

It looks really damned promising.

Bloody hell, that looks magnificent. What an exclusive to have.

 

[Pseudopod]

Fast racer neo... Why make this when you could be making a new f-zero game?

 

[Brend]

Fast racer neo... Why make this when you could be making a new f-zero game?

Because Nintendo hates F-zero and would never give the franchise over to the Neo devs.

 

[The87Dodge]

Some more screenshots of FRN:

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For a Wii game, those graphics are pretty good.

 

[Ddrizle]

Direct feed.

 

[Wolfe]

Looks like the Japanese Kamagori is kind of drifty.

For the hell of it, I took a closer look at the entrants in the FRN League based on the info from the vehicle selection screen:

• Kamagori - Sendai, Japan
• Bliss LLP - Offshore Brazil
• Ziro Industries - Dongguan, China
• Spaarc Unlimited - Winnipeg, Canada
• Xisle - Offshore Papua New Guinea
• Mueller PLS - Munich, Germany
• Willard Labs - Kadiri(?), India
• Rochdale Trust - Melbourne, Australia
• Fulcon Capital - Birmingham, England
• Zvil Corp - St. Petersburg, Russia

 

[Ddrizle]

 

[Brend]

Looks like the Japanese Kamagori is kind of drifty.

For the hell of it, I took a closer look at the entrants in the FRN League based on the info from the vehicle selection screen:

• Kamagori - Sendai, Japan
• Bliss LLP - Offshore Brazil
• Ziro Industries - Dongguan, China
• Spaarc Unlimited - Winnipeg, Canada
• Xisle - Offshore Papua New Guinea
• Mueller PLS - Munich, Germany
• Willard Labs - Kadiri(?), India
• Rochdale Trust - Melbourne, Australia
• Fulcon Capital - Birmingham, England
• Zvil Corp - St. Petersburg, Russia

I've always felt the appeal in AG racers are the racing teams that are included in-game. For example, WipEout using the Designer's Republic to create the logos and relevant advertising boards went a long way.

 

[Ddrizle]

Fast racer neo... Why make this when you could be making a new f-zero game?

 

[Brend]

#FE looks really really good, I love turn-based combat so I am heavily interested even if the art style isn't my favorite.

 

[Benny44]

I think all in all, it was Nintendo's actual conference that sucked. If they would have presented their lineup of games a little better, I think they would have had a successful, or at least a better, conference. It seems a lot of 'adults' are upset by Nintendo. I just read Yoshi's Wooly World review on Gamespot. Decent review, terrible score. Only on their site incidentally, all the other reviews seem to be in the 8 range. Everyone seems to have this idea that Nintendo games are for kids. But when I scrolled through the comments section I found this awesome quote by C.S. Lewis -

‘Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.’

Thought you might like this @Wolfe

 

[Wolfe]

I've also read some reviews, and Yoshi's Woolly World sounds pretty much like I expected -- a light-hearted, high quality platformer with a bit more challenge than Kirby's Epic Yarn that offers multiple ways to play.

Kirby's Epic Yarn was the first console game @Mrs Wolfe had ever finished -- she and I completed it to 100% together -- and it was a special thing for us to share. It's a sweet and simple game that pleased me with its sights and sounds as a Kirby veteran, while formally introducing her to Nintendo games, which is what the Kirby series excels at doing.

One could consider YWW a thinly-veiled followup to KEY -- same developer, if you weren't aware -- and Mrs Wolfe and I have been looking forward to it for months.

 

[Brend]

I've also read some reviews, and Yoshi's Woolly World sounds pretty much like I expected -- a light-hearted, high quality platformer with a bit more challenge than Kirby's Epic Yarn that offers multiple ways to play.

Kirby's Epic Yarn was the first console game @Mrs Wolfe had ever finished -- she and I completed it to 100% together -- and it was a special thing for us to share. It's a sweet and simple game that pleased me with its sights and sounds as a Kirby veteran, while formally introducing her to Nintendo games, which is what the Kirby series excels at doing.

One could consider YWW a thinly-veiled followup to KEY -- same developer, if you weren't aware -- and Mrs Wolfe and I have been looking forward to it for months.

I currently have Yoshi Wooly World in my possession but I will be waiting till Friday to play through it as I can do so with the girlfriend. She loves Yoshi and of course, has a Wii U, but money troubles mean she can't buy it just now. So we'll just tackle it together.

The game looks absolutely beautiful in the first level I played. I always find it hilarious when reviewers compare something light-hearted like Yoshi Wooly world on the same scale has something like Tom Clancy's The Division.Mind-blowing.

Oh, also ordered this beauty today:

 

[Brend]

I got Kirby: The Rainbow Paintbrush today as a gift for passing my exams, between that and Yoshi some fun times are ahead.

Played through the first world on Yoshi and I am very impressed thus far, great level design.

 

[Wolfe]

Coincidentally, I just returned to Rainbow Curse and finished it last week. FYI, it lowballs the difficulty in the first few levels -- like most Kirby games, it gets a little demanding by the end. I think you'll enjoy it.

 

[Brend]

Coincidentally, I just returned to Rainbow Curse and finished it last week. FYI, it lowballs the difficulty in the first few levels -- like most Kirby games, it gets a little demanding by the end. I think you'll enjoy it.

Oooh, Can't wait then. I probably won't get to play it too much in the next week since I'm going on holiday for 4 days but I am looking forward to giving it a whirl. Love me some kirby.

 

[Benny44]

Good news! I think it's stuff that we all sort of knew anyway -
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/ga...l&utm_content=nintendonx&utm_campaign=project

It seems to me that E3 was a bit of an eye opener for Nintendo. I know they have studios in America, but they are still very much a Japanese company. And, having some Japanese friends, there is a HUGE culture difference. So maybe with all the backlash they see what North America/Europe really want 💡

 

[Ddrizle]

 

[Benny44]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/project-ignition-racing-simulator.331260/#post-10836030
No idea what this would be like, but it might work as a niche indie title on Wii U. If it is decent, I'm pretty sure it will sell. Get over to that forum and ask them fellow Wii U owners

 

[Brend]

So, I just completed Kirby: Rainbow Curse just this second. I really enjoyed this game although it lived up to its budget price tag. Pretty short (outwith additional challenges etc) but very creative unique. I loved it but it was incredibly easy, as with every kirby game though; it isnt about the outright difficulty.

A solid addition to the wii u library and a 75% from me.

Also, purchased Mighty Switch Force HD from the Mighty Indies sale on the eShop right now. Couldn't turn it down at £3.59!

 

[Ddrizle]

 

[Wolfe]

@Classic -- Like other recent Kirby games, Rainbow Curse is more fun with a friend. I will say that getting a gold medal on the rocket escape levels was frustrating enough.

I picked up another "cursed" game (also another WayForward game) from the sale, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.

 

[Brend]

@Classic -- Like other recent Kirby games, Rainbow Curse is more fun with a friend. I will say that getting a gold medal on the rocket escape levels was frustrating enough.

I picked up another "cursed" game (also another WayForward game) from the sale, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.

I was going to play it with my girlfriend but she absolutely despised it! Hated the mechanics and felt playing as Waddle would remove from the experience.

 

[Wolfe]

When the difficulty spiked in Blue Sky Palace (World 4) @Mrs Wolfe asked if we could play Kirby's Return to Dreamland instead.

Rainbow Curse was solo for me too. After finishing it and capping off EX Mode in Return to Dreamland, I've been in a Kirby mood lately. We've got the 20th Anniversary compilation (Wii), and I romped through Kirby's Adventure again, and about three-quarters of Kirby 64. I'd like to beat Kirby's Dreamland 2 and 3, since I've never completed those before.

And like I said, we're moving forward in Mrs Wolfe's savegame in Return to Dreamland. My third time through and it's still great fun. This time I get to fly around as Meta Knight.

 

[Brend]

When the difficulty spiked in Blue Sky Palace (World 4) @Mrs Wolfe asked if we could play Kirby's Return to Dreamland instead.

Rainbow Curse was solo for me too. After finishing it and capping off EX Mode in Return to Dreamland, I've been in a Kirby mood lately. We've got the 20th Anniversary compilation (Wii), and I romped through Kirby's Adventure again, and about three-quarters of Kirby 64. I'd like to beat Kirby's Dreamland 2 and 3, since I've never completed those before.

And like I said, we're moving forward in Mrs Wolfe's savegame in Return to Dreamland. My third time through and it's still great fun. This time I get to fly around as Meta Knight.

The Kirby series' will always be one of my favourites for many reasons: charm, music and the stellar gameplay. Outstanding fun too.

 

[Ddrizle]

Rest in peace Iwata-sama, you will be missed.

 

[Lewis_Hamilton_]

Rest in peace Iwata-sama, you will be missed.

Incredibly sad news and hard to believe.

His passing deserves it's own thread in my opinion.

 

[Brend]

I often 🤬 and moan about the way Nintendo does certain things and yet I still love the experiences they bring to the table because of men who try and break the mould like Satoru Iwata. I have never loved games more than when I got my first ever Nintendo games console; The Gameboy. Satoru Iwata was one of many men who made some of the most memorable moments of my gaming life happen.

His legacy will live on, his primary principle in game development was to make sure the consumer had 'fun' and during the Nintendo Directs he hosted it was clearly evident that this was the case, something never gets old about seeing the president of a global company hold a bunch of bannanas for pure humor.

RIP.

 

[pokemonfan58]

It really sucks to see these amazing people pass away. We live and die, but people deserve to live longer.

 

[Xenn]

Thank you for everything, Iwata. RIP.