The Wii U sucked. We don't have to be nice about it. It's the truth. It had some great exclusive games and the MiiVerse was pretty awesome, but that pretty much sums up the good stuff about it. And now the MiiVerse is dead and all but about a half dozen of those exclusive games are now available on the Switch. It could almost be phased out of existence without any real loss. Almost...
The Wii U still has one wonderful feature that makes it worth owning. It's just about the most perfect emulation device ever created. At least for Nintendo purposes. Along with the classic systems, it can act as a Wii and a DS, which is something you can't really do on PC or anything else for that matter.
The Wii titles in particular are what I'm looking forward to revisiting this summer. Another one of Wii U's massive shortcomings was the virtual console. So many great titles could have been given one last chance to be played. Then again maybe not considering only like 12 people had a Wii u. Still, I was definitely bitter that a lot of great games never got that one final showcase.
So this past weekend, I tinkered with my Wii U for several hours and unlocked it's potential!!! It was actually quite a pain in the butt, and would have been a lot easier had I just tried to do it on the Wii, but unfortunately the Wi-Fi on it is no longer working and that makes certain things significantly more difficult to do.
And while it is rationalization to some extent, it's also a reality that many Wii games cannot be imported to other systems because of the controller. Barring an actual successor to the Wii, these games are potentially locked and lost.
So at any rate that's going to be my summer project. I've pulled a list of games that I'd like to revisit or even play for the first time. And I'm going to see if my love for the Wii is still legit or if it's completely tinted by rose colored glass. That said, I've already gone a long way into this and I have to tell you, the Wii U menu looks fantastic when it's filled with a bunch of these Wii titles.
The Wii U still has one wonderful feature that makes it worth owning. It's just about the most perfect emulation device ever created. At least for Nintendo purposes. Along with the classic systems, it can act as a Wii and a DS, which is something you can't really do on PC or anything else for that matter.
The Wii titles in particular are what I'm looking forward to revisiting this summer. Another one of Wii U's massive shortcomings was the virtual console. So many great titles could have been given one last chance to be played. Then again maybe not considering only like 12 people had a Wii u. Still, I was definitely bitter that a lot of great games never got that one final showcase.
So this past weekend, I tinkered with my Wii U for several hours and unlocked it's potential!!! It was actually quite a pain in the butt, and would have been a lot easier had I just tried to do it on the Wii, but unfortunately the Wi-Fi on it is no longer working and that makes certain things significantly more difficult to do.
And while it is rationalization to some extent, it's also a reality that many Wii games cannot be imported to other systems because of the controller. Barring an actual successor to the Wii, these games are potentially locked and lost.
So at any rate that's going to be my summer project. I've pulled a list of games that I'd like to revisit or even play for the first time. And I'm going to see if my love for the Wii is still legit or if it's completely tinted by rose colored glass. That said, I've already gone a long way into this and I have to tell you, the Wii U menu looks fantastic when it's filled with a bunch of these Wii titles.
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I purchased four different versions of Resident Evil 4 over the years, really loved that game. It definitely needs that good old remake treatment. Really looking forward to it.
Anyway, it's a relaxing experience. I'm enjoying it. First time I played it years ago, I know I put in about 40 hours or so before getting a little tired of it. We'll see if I can get through it this time, because I would like to see where the story goes.
This reminds me that I still haven’t even started playing The Last Story on the Wii. I really should get on that.
That's on my list and I have it ready to go too. Probably going to start it on our next 3 day weekend.
On a similar note, I didn't use the standard templates for Lost in Blue, since I am kind of assuming the game is trash and I will never touch it after the first 20 minutes. So I just cobbled together some images in the correct size specs and called it a day.
The data East arcade collection - a lot of classic arcade games have held up or still are good for a little fun, but not many of these can be included in that statement. I remember when I originally played this when it first came out and overall I wasn't impressed. 10 years later I'm less impressed. Aside from maybe Burger time I doubt if there's anything here I can really enjoy. I guess they had a reputation is more of a b tier arcade developer back in the day and it's pretty justifiably earned.
Wario Shake It - I'm not sure what it is but something about this game just doesn't quite click. The graphics are great, it has a pretty unique premise as far as platformers go, and everything controls pretty well. But something about it just doesn't combine to make a fun game
Wario Smooth Moves - this has been outstanding. I remember when Gamespot gave it a 9 back in the day and everyone was scratching their head why. Mainly because it's ridiculous fun. It's also a funny game that actually succeeds in being funny. Quirky, weird, but at the end of the day the way they integrated the wiimote into the micro games was pretty damn impressive. It doesn't work all the time but overall it makes for a great experience.
what's the resolution of the TV you're using?