What determines Mii pants-color on Wii U?
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
On Wii, there were several different ways you could change the color of a Mii’s pants. Favoriting a Mii gave it red pants, sending it to another Wii gave it blue, and not doing anything at all gave them grey pants. Slightly confusing, but mostly pretty straightforward! Here’s how the pants color system works on Wii U:
Red Pants
– Your user Mii wears red pants/gold crown icon
– Other users’ Miis wear red pants/bronze crown icon
– Regular favorited Miis wear red pants/red crown iconGray Pants
– All Mii characters initially wear red pants
Blue Pants
– Like on Wii, if you receive a Mii from another system it wears blue pants
Yellow Pants
– Special Miis (distributed by Nintendo) wear yellow pants
Sure is a “Nintendo-y” way of doing pants colors!
Anonymous dev: Wii U is still clunky, “fighting us every step of the way”
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Developers certainly know a thing or two more about systems than we do, so when an anonymous source goes to Eurogamer and says that it’s tough to develop for Nintendo’s latest home system, there might be a bit of a problem! No word on who the dev is, but they said that the ‘toolchain’ (the system of tools for developing) on Wii U was fighting them “every step of the way”.
Again, this is an anonymous source who’s working on that ‘key AAA franchise’ we’ve talked about in the past, but it’s unclear if more developers are hitting similar walls. So far we haven’t heard much!
Michel Ancel – We’re focused on Rayman, but ‘Beyond Good and Evil’ would work well on Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
“You’re right when you say that both the Wii U and Beyond Good And Evil fit very well, but for now I am only focused on Rayman Legends. That’s [also] why I believe in an incredible Zelda game, the GamePad and classic control fit very well with such action-adventure games.” – Ubisoft’s Michel Ancel
This isn’t confirmation at all, but I’m glad to hear it! Also, it sounds like the response was somewhat prompted by the reviewer in order to get him to mention BG&E with Wii U. This doesn’t mean it’s just a passing phrase, but it also doesn’t lend a lot to the certainty that the game will make it to Nintendo’s new console! Fingers crossed anyhow.
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission scans
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Off-screen Scribblenauts Unlimited 3DS videos
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Zelda: Hyrule Historia art book trailer
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Kirby’s Epic Yarn just $8.40 at Walmart
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
Walmart is selling Kirby’s Epic Yarn for an incredible price. The Wii game is available for just $8.40 at the moment.
You’ll have to pay tax and possibly shipping (if you don’t choose in-store pickup), but it’s still a great offer.
Nintendo aware of long Wii U load times, freezing
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Arguably one of the Wii U’s biggest weaknesses right now pertain to loading times. It takes quite awhile to boot up… well, pretty much everything. Switching between applications can take awhile. Even loading up a game isn’t the fastest.
Nintendo is aware of the long loads. It sounds like this is something that the company will be looking to improve going forward, at least.
According to Nintendo’s customer service site:
“We are aware that users are experiencing load times when they launch or switch between applications. We are exploring ways to enhance features for consumers’ overall experience.”
Some Wii U users have also been having issues with freezing and crashes. Nintendo advises the following:
Instances of system freezing are rare and unlikely to occur. If your system has frozen unexpectedly, do the following:
Reset your system by unplugging it from the wall for 10 seconds.
Ensure your system is kept current with available system updates (How to).
If additional assistance is needed, please contact us at 1-800-255-3700.
Reggie on Rockstar working on Wii U and GTA, “Reggie Asks”, and more
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime fielded a few questions from MTV Multiplayer. Below you’ll find out what Reggie thinks about Rockstar working on Wii U and GTA, the possibility of “Reggie Asks” (like Iwata Asks!) and more.
