Author: Austin
Sometimes it’s hard to look at a console objectively and pick out its successes and failures with equal clout– especially when you are trying to justify spending over $400 on it– but amid the great leaps forward the Wii U has made in its quest to become Nintendo’s greatest console of all time, it’s painstakingly obvious that parts of it still fall far behind the lines that were drawn even by Microsoft and Sony’s now-last-gen consoles. So here’s a question for you:
What do you think so far? What are your favorite things? What don’t you like about it? Let’s hear all of it, and if you need some inspiration, here are the things I’ve compiled thus far:
Update 2: Bumped to the front page with the following from Andy:
“I think I might have figured out part of the problem. When I first got my Wii U going after the day 1 update I plugged in the external USB drive I had hoped to use to download digital titles. The first Nintendoland and NSMBU updates were downloaded and installed while the drive was plugged in. I didn’t think much of it at the time because they are disc titles for me, I didn’t figure any data would be getting sent anywhere but the system. After a few days I unplugged the external USB drive to save power. It was shortly after that I was alerted to two more game updates for NL and NSMBU respectively. It was after those updates that the save data vanished. If other users mention save data wipes it might be helpful to learn whether they were using disc-based titles or digital ones and if an external drive was plugged in at the time. I really hope this helps!”
Update: Austin is here to add that he just talked to someone on Miiverse who said that their ZombiU save was deleted after an update. The start of a pattern…? I hope not!
Nintendo Everything reader Andy Holland tells us that all of his New Super Mario Bros. U save data was wiped following an update ran by the game today.
Andy says two updates have been automatically applied for him thus far. The first did not cause any issues. The second one, however, did.
Andy has since contacted Nintendo. We’ll let you know about any major developments about the situation.
It’s possible that this is an isolated incident, so don’t freak out just yet!
Borderlands, one of Gearbox’s strongest IPs, has yet to land on the Wii U. What would it take to get the franchise on the new console?
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford told GamesMaster that Borderlands isn’t on the system since the team has not yet thought of “a natural, obvious, ‘OMG, I want that for what the Wii U brings to the table’ feature.”
“We get asked if there is going to be a Wii U version of Borderlands, and the reason why there’s not is because we couldn’t think of a natural, obvious, ‘OMG, I want that for what the Wii U brings to the table’ feature.”
Contrasting this with Aliens: Colonial Marines, which will release on the Wii U next year, Pitchford said:
“But with Aliens, the first thing we thought was ‘Holy sh*t, I can have a motion controller in my hands!’ When it’s there in my lap it feels like I’m part of the movie.”
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is very skeptical of Wii U. Well, that’s putting it mildly.
Bushnell told the New York Times that he’s “baffled” by the console. He added that he doesn’t believe “it’s going to be a big success.”
He said:
“I actually am baffled by it. I don’t think it’s going to be a big success. These things will continue to sputter along, but I really don’t think they’ll be of major import ever again. It feels like the end of an era to me.”
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed players should be on the lookout for a Wii U patch. Sumo Digital’s Steve Lycett recently confirmed that an update is coming soon. It should fix issues players have been experiencing.
Despite being a developer at heart, Shigeru Miyamoto doesn’t spent most of his time making games. He reads and writes a whole lot of emails and makes phone calls instead.
“Actually, most of my working time is occupied by reading email, making phone calls and returning comments by email… I’m always trying to remind myself that even though something can be done digitally, I need to have face-to-face contact with others.”
Going in a completely different direction, we have a few words from Miyamoto regarding third-party support. Here’s what he had to say about that topic:
“It’s a matter of how seriously they commit themselves. Our mission is to approach developers, and if they’re willing to commit to experiences only available on Nintendo hardware, we are more willing to help. Each developer has his or her own ideas and we really encourage the differences.”
And this post wouldn’t be complete without a bit of a strange story from Miyamoto’s trip to Spain.
Miyamoto ended up getting stuck in a bathroom following a door lock malfunction. He was about to meet two members of the royal family, so to guarantee his prompt arrival, the door was hacked down with a crowbar and he was escorted away by police.
01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 290.280 / 893.344 (-52%)
02./00. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥7.770) – 72.504 / NEW <78,59%>
03./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 41.658 / 1.385.212 (+79%)
04./00. [PSP] Summon Night 4 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥3.990) – 40.111 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts) {2012.11.15} (¥7.665) – 25.097 / NEW
06./00. [PSV] Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥6.090) – 24.304 / NEW
07./02. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires (Koei Tecmo) {2012.11.08} (¥6.090) – 14.911 / 85.012 (-79%)
08./00. [PS3] Need for Speed: Most Wanted – A Criterion Game (Electronic Arts) {2012.11.15} (¥7.665) – 13.383 / NEW
09./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 13.236 / NEW
10./04. [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.01} (¥8.380) – 12.337 / 411.565 (-65%)
11./00. [360] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥7.770) – 9.261 / NEW
12./00. [3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥5.040) – 8.725 / NEW
13./06. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) – 8.624 / 257.884 (-42%)
14./08. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 (Konami) {2012.11.01} (¥3.980) – 8.454 / 59.176 (-31%)
15./11. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) – 7.492 / 355.985 (-21%)
16./09. [PS3] Okami HD (Capcom) {2012.11.01} (¥3.990) – 7.141 / 86.797 (-35%)
17./13. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 7.102 / 236.737 (-13%)
18./12. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 6.696 / 173.113 (-22%)
19./15. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 5.736 / 2.834.685 (-12%)
20./10. [PS3] Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition (Sega) {2012.11.01} (¥5.229) – 5.487 / 73.697 (-46%)
Dark Horse Comics is planning a “Limited Collector’s Edition” version of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia. It includes a special hardcover and gold-gilded pages not included with the normal release.
According to the Amazing product listing:
“The limited edition of Hyrule Historia looks like it could have been pulled off the shelf of one of the sages in Hyrule. The faux-leather hardcover bears the symbol of the Gate of Time, debossed, on the cover, and gold gilded pages. The limited collector’s edition of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is perfect for the hardcore The Legend of Zelda™ fan!”
Currently, Amazon is offering The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Limited Collector’s Edition for $45.73. It’s normally priced at $69.99.
Orders will ship on February 12 – two weeks after the normal release. It also seems as though the Collector’s Edition contains eight fewer pages.
You can view the product listing here.
