Wii-U thoughts so far

[retrosportsgamer]

Our New Year's Eve festivities included:

Four-player Sonic All Star Racing transformed. I wasn't thrilled that as player 1 (with the game pad) all my racing was done on the pad screen and not on the main TV. Sure it was a bigger screen but the other three racers couldn't see anything going on with me - or where I finished, etc because it was all on the pad. Still - a lot of fun and we got to break out the battle modes and the chao capture mode.

New Super Mario Bros U - three-player coin battles where I used the gamepad for the boost mode - plucking enemies, breaking bubbles and putting out the areas to jump on. Not a ton to do with the pad, but everyone had fun on the wiimotes.

Nintendo Land: Strictly the five-player vs. modes here. So Luigi's Mansion - the flashlight players (I was the gamepad) felt it was a little too much in the ghost's favor (due to speed and how slow you are with the light on) but they weren't saving any of the fallen players because of the time it took (and strategic poaching by me). Mario Chase = huge success. Even the animal crossing game had laughs with it.

All-in-all a good night for the WiiU. Everyone left happy.

[Octopod]

2. Did anyone else notice the quarter-twenty screw in the back of the pad?

Yeah. I figure that is how it will attach to the gun accessory or maybe eventually a tripod or some other attachments.

[PeNguinn97]

I will be getting it once it is cheaper and there are more games for it. There just aren't enough games I want for it right now. What can I say, I'm a pretty cheap guy.

No you're not cheap, more like being prudent in that regard.
I wish I had more patience that way as well.

No, I'm just too poor!

[SamuraiMegas]

Am I the only one who likes the TV function? I lost my remote and it's very nice.

[fastbilly1]

Yeah. I figure that is how it will attach to the gun accessory or maybe eventually a tripod or some other attachments.

Good thought. I forgot about the gun.

Am I the only one who likes the TV function? I lost my remote and it's very nice.

I use it all the time. The ability to change the volume from the pad in game, or on loading screens, is surprisingly useful.

[Reprise]

Am I the only one who likes the TV function? I lost my remote and it's very nice.

I love it. My remote hasn't been used since.

[Stark]

Am I the only one who likes the TV function? I lost my remote and it's very nice.

I love it. My remote hasn't been used since.

Doesn't work with audio receivers though right?

[Cronozilla]

No it doesn't ... I wish it did.

[AznKhmerBoi]

Am I the only one who likes the TV function? I lost my remote and it's very nice.

Nope, the tvii function is great and i have been using it more and more each day.

[Forlorn Drifter]

2. Did anyone else notice the quarter-twenty screw in the back of the pad?

Yeah. I figure that is how it will attach to the gun accessory or maybe eventually a tripod or some other attachments.

Gun Accessory? As in, rail shooters might still be on the console?

I might have to buy this sooner than I thought...