Wii-U thoughts so far

[Ziggy]

So it comes down to whether the scaler is better in the U or your TV.

[ninjainspandex]

I've only used the vWii a few times... Does it upscale to whatever the U's settings are? Or does it just use the Wii's native 480p?

I'm actually not sure if it is the console upscaling or the TV, but I doubt it would output 480p via HDMI, a lot of modern TVs cannot accept a 480p signal via HDMI.

[Ziggy]

I've only used the vWii a few times... Does it upscale to whatever the U's settings are? Or does it just use the Wii's native 480p?

I'm actually not sure if it is the console upscaling or the TV, but I doubt it would output 480p via HDMI, a lot of modern TVs cannot accept a 480p signal via HDMI.

What? That's crazy. If your TV doesn't accept 480p over HDMI then you got ripped off and your TV sucks.

[ninjainspandex]

I've only used the vWii a few times... Does it upscale to whatever the U's settings are? Or does it just use the Wii's native 480p?

I'm actually not sure if it is the console upscaling or the TV, but I doubt it would output 480p via HDMI, a lot of modern TVs cannot accept a 480p signal via HDMI.

What? That's crazy. If your TV doesn't accept 480p over HDMI then you got ripped off and your TV sucks.

Mine does but when I was looking at reviews of those monoprice VGA to HDMI converters many people had issues with the fact that since it was just converting the signal and not upscaling it first people would get a signal not supported, I actually get that signal on my insignia TV when it try to do 240p via component video.

[Ziggy]

Mine does but when I was looking at reviews of those monoprice VGA to HDMI converters many people had issues with the fact that since it was just converting the signal and not upscaling it first people would get a signal not supported, I actually get that signal on my insignia TV when it try to do 240p via component video.

Well a TV not accepting 240p over component is some entirely different, and I can understand it. But a TV not accepting 480p over HDMI is just bonkers. More like the problem was with the VGA converter, and people were just wrongly blaming their TVs.

[k.vlaros]

In case there's any doubt: yes, the Wii U can output 480P via HDMI. I switch to it often so I can force the Wii mode (aka vWii) in to 4:3 aspect ratio for certain original Wii games.

[Reprise]

It might have sold out from Nintendo's store, but anyone from the UK, do NOT buy those overpriced pre-orders from Ebay sellers who mass pre-ordered the limited physical copies of Project Zero Maiden of Black Water (Fatal Frame 5). I nearly bit the bullet and paid £90 for one and I'm glad I didn't.

Game.co.uk are now offering pre-orders. It's exclusive to Game, so it's the only other place you'll be able to get it for a fair price. It'll be limited again, so get it quick.

https://www.game.co.uk/en/project-zero- ... ame-747407

[alienjesus]

It might have sold out from Nintendo's store, but anyone from the UK, do NOT buy those overpriced pre-orders from Ebay sellers who mass pre-ordered the limited physical copies of Project Zero Maiden of Black Water (Fatal Frame 5). I nearly bit the bullet and paid £90 for one and I'm glad I didn't.

Game.co.uk are now offering pre-orders. It's exclusive to Game, so it's the only other place you'll be able to get it for a fair price. It'll be limited again, so get it quick.

https://www.game.co.uk/en/project-zero- ... ame-747407

Thanks for this.

I jumped on it, figured it was worth getting it whilst I can.

[Ziggy]

Super Mario Maker comes out a week from this Friday! Anyone else as interested in this as I am? This is by FAR my most anticipated Wii U game yet. Let me put it this way: I would have bought the console for this game alone.

Here's why I KNOW that I'm gonna love it:

1) I love the Super Mario 2D series, they have always been some of my favorite games of all time. Nuff said.

2) I love SimCity. I've probably spent more time with SC2K or SC4 than I have with any other game. I've spent even more time with SNES SimCity. When I was playing LBP Karting, I spent way more time building race tracks than I did actually racing. I will lose countless hours of my life with Mario Maker for the same reasons: Sit in a sandbox and tickle the imagination and creativity parts of my brain.

3) I had a lot of fun with Lunar Magic (a Super Mario World GUI editor). Also, as I kid, I use to draw my own over world maps and levels. Yeah, I've always wanted to make my own 2D platforming games.

4) I loved playing Mario Paint. It might be one of my most hour logged SNES games, second only to SimCity. Mario Maker has a lot of ties to Mario Paint.

5) Kinda full circle back to point #1. As if building my own Mario levels wouldn't be enough fun, you can play levels that other people built. I imagine that there will be an endless amount of levels to play. I will probably spend far more time building my own levels than I will playing other people's levels. But as I said in point 1, 2D Mario games are some of my all time favorite games. So either way, I'm gonna be spending a LOT of time with this game. It wont be a play for a week and forget game for me, like so many new games are.

So, who else is anticipating Mario Maker?

[Reprise]

Also, as I kid, I use to draw my own over world maps and levels. Yeah, I've always wanted to make my own 2D platforming games.

Yes, I used to this too!!! I used to try and design my own Mario, Sonic and original 2D platform games. I used to spend hours drawing on A4 sheets of paper, outlining all the ideas for worlds, levels and trying to draw all the levels and different routes.

I am incredibly psyched and excited for Mario Maker. Mostly for the same reasons as you.