Wii U news thread

I was just going to take a brief break from music to check the forum... and then you linked to Jim Sterling.  

Balladeer wrote:

I was just going to take a brief break from music to check the forum... and then you linked to Jim Sterling.  

I never "got" Jim Sterling until recently, but now I'm quite a fan of his work. I've never agreed with one of his game reviews yet, though.

Sterling is brilliant.

Sterling is an arse.

It's great Wii U getting all this praise but it's gonna count for nothing if Nintendo don't get the name and message out there, Wii U still seems a bit of an anomaly to the general public. I noticed the recent booth in Manchester Arndale was constantly busy so the intetest is definitely there, they just need to go ahead and define Wii U now and it'll have a cracking Christmas.

Agreed with smurfy - some sort of "We've got the games" campaign would be nice.

I've been Arndale a fee times now, what a fortune to park there.

I think sterling is brilliant myself even if he does like zombiu. But what he's saying about the U won't get into mainstream media, Nintendo need ads in national papers etc.

Banner ads on xHamster would shed Nintendo's family-friendly image and reach more people than ever before.

...and we're back to Peach in a cat suit.

Balladeer wrote:

...and we're back to Peach in a cat suit.

You're assuming we all left.

I'm still on Peach in her motorcycle suit.

So... err...
Super Mario 3D World appears to have sold less than hoped for in Japan, and is the lowest selling 3D Mario to date.

All in all, it was a terrible week for Japan gaming. Final Fantasy Lightning Returns sold badly too, the Vita TV dropped to below 10,000 in its second week, and even something like One Piece which normally Japan is insane for only sold 20%-40% of its stock. Unless you're the 3DS, Japan doesn't care.

Of course, this will probably be enough to start the more negative coverage again.

Hooray.

Jolly Smurf wrote:

Sterling is an arse.

If this doesn't change your mind, I don't think anything will.

That is great, but feel it's having a dig at all DLC. Some has been brilliant but some like Forza 5s are just outrageous.

THERE'S A MIIVERSE UPDATE

Designed to pave the way for 3DS Miiverse.
The Yeah count is gone. At last an end to a Yeah! me to get Yeah!s culture.

Aww. I liked getting "Yeah"s. They validated my drawings, because I'm shallow like that.

Axis has explained that a bit wrong there, you can still "yeah"posts but you can no longer see how many total "yeahs" you have in your profile, anyhow I honestly dont see that stopping some folk begging for them though.

Yeah! There were about 1 in 5 going give me a Yeah!

Sorry about the Yeah confusion *gives myself an unyeah!*

So the Wii U Youtube App which nobody ever uses has been updated and can now receive data from iOS/Android phones which is kinda cool.

You can take a YouTube video you are watching on an iOS or Android device, and send it to your Wii U.

The way it works is pretty painless too. When you have the video playing on said iOS or Android device, you will get a button prompting you that you can move streaming to the Wii U. As long as you have your YouTube app open on your Wii U, you will see the prompt.

So it's actually up to date with how it works on ps3 then & it is quite handy but I'd still like the option to pick the visual quality.

I'm pleased Google have included a lot more functionality than I expected, though why does the interface have to be so painful to navigate? The Xbox One's YouTube app isn't any better either from what I've used, with the pointer controls being squandered (just like touch on Wii U), feeling more like they are substituting for button presses.

Amazon had a deal yesterday for a WiiU + Rayman Legends + Splinter Cell for £180.00. I had it in my basket & still didn't purchase it...

Edit

Not news, but, well, hhmm...  

Hmm I know we've got the vote but surely we should say happy 1st birthday Wii U.

Balladeer wrote:

Hooray.

Jolly Smurf wrote:

Sterling is an arse.

If this doesn't change your mind, I don't think anything will.

This is completely wrong. Sterling isn't an arse, he is a complete and utter arse. I wouldn't read his stuff if you paid me to. I think much of his stuff is intentional flamebait for 'clicks'. In the past, I probably read 3-4 of his reviews and won't be doing it ever again, whether he gives a game a good review or otherwise.

I can't speak on behalf of his reviews but his Jimquisition stuff can often be dead on so I have nothing against him.

I've only read one of his reviews, giving ALBW 3.5. Needless to say, I probably won't agree with that. But like Andyman, he's not a reviewer in my eyes. He's more along the lines of Yahtzee, and would you trust Yahtzee's judgement on telling you what games to buy?