Famicom Dojo Podcast: Wii U Be Mine

by Sean "TheOrange" Corse, filed in Famicom Dojo Podcast, Podcasts on Dec.13, 2012

For as long as the Wii has been around, fans and critics alike maligned it for not supporting the HD or hardcore gaming crowd. There’s no way it can be a success! Now that the Wii U is out, supporting even HDMI out of the box (a first for consoles), and now it has a hard time supporting older televisions and standard definition. Nintendo is turning its back on classic gaming!

Vinnk and Sean explore why the launch of the Wii U wasn’t quite the same as that of its predecessor (also the only console launch of any kind since the Wii), wonder how it will stack up against the eventual and unannounced competition as it ages, and discuss the importance of getting a cake from the Japanese police department. Oh, and the wisdom of releasing Mass Effect 3 for full price when all three games are available on other consoles for the same amount.

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Tags: Bioware, EA, Mass Effect 3, Microsoft, Nintendo, Skylanders, Sony, Wii U

http://www.facebook.com/sopheapp2 Sopheap Pho

Vink, why don’t you just put a little US flag on the American Wii and a Japanese flag on the Japanese Wii. i think most people would figure out why you have both if you do that.

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

Brilliant!

http://twitter.com/pk_gojira PsychoKinetic Gojira

Hey, a new podcast!

I thought of two reasons to still own/play Gamecube:
1: Game Boy Player.

2: Phantasy Star Online (with a private server only, but still. And the broadband adapter for the Gamecube was much easier to find than the Dreamcast.)
Progearspec

The PS3 version of the mass effect trilogy does have part one of the series,it’s not digital only.

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

I think we recorded this before I realized that Trilogy was also coming out for PS3. I think the last thing I heard was that Mass Effect 1 was going to be a PSN downloadable title — but maybe they just meant that they were going to offer that as an alternative to making existing ME2/ME3 owners buy the trilogy to get the first game.

uglyjoe

Steak Dinner DLC!

I’m holding out on a Wii U for now. I was going to pre-order one from Amazon, but then Amazon never got any in stock. (I guess they pissed off Nintendo by sending back “defective” 3DS units that they couldn’t sell?) Now I’m too busy with some other money-sinks to get one. I’m definitely looking forward to getting one eventually, though!

As far as graphics/performance are concerned, I do think it’ll end up like the Wii did this generation. It will be too underpowered compared to the next Sony and Microsoft offerings, so third-parties will avoid porting their AAA games to it. This doesn’t bother me personally, but it is unfortunate for Nintendo, as they actually seem to be trying to cater to third parties this time around.

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

I’m not entirely sure what new consoles can bring to the table. Nintendo always tries to sidestep their competition instead of surpass them, which is both exhilarating and frustrating. But in this case, how do you do better than 1080p graphics and surround sound? We’re at a point of diminishing returns. What’s left; CPU cycles for AI?

I really love my Xbox 360. Hell, it’s the only console I’ve bought two of WHILE the generation was still active! (And that was an upgrade, mind you, not a smaller form factor like most consoles tend to release when the successor is pending.) I kind of don’t WANT Microsoft to release the 720 or whatever it’s called. Especially if that thing about it being so expensive you have to subsidize it is true.

But the other reason I don’t want it replaced is because it’s so tied to interactivity that, when it’s no longer the locus of Microsoft’s attention, I’m acutely aware that many of the reasons I love it will start to fall by the wayside, and the experience just won’t be the same. The way will come when they outright shut off live for the 360 like they did with the original Xbox. I really don’t know what I’ll do then.

Crade Lit

Looking back at the wii from here, it seems fine. I had serious problems with it during it’s lifespan though.. Basically, I had a wii and refused to get another console. The problem was, they never released games for the damn thing.. Compared to (everyone else I knew, btw) the wii had no decent games. Eventually they had some, but during the lifespan it was painful waiting for them. It had so decent few games, and they were all at the highest possible price point. You don’t realize how painful it is to go to a game store, and see so many fallout 3’s and etc for 19.99 for the other systems and Nintendo hasn’t released another title AT ALL since last year, and even the

semi-crappy title you passed up 2 years ago, or even X years ago is still 60$. This lasted a very long time, although it’s not true anymore, it still doesn’t make up for it to me.

The gens if you ask me are:

Atari, NES, supernes/genesis (meh), psx, ps2, wii, xbox360.

I was late to the PS3 party, but when I picked it up was basically a better xbox360.. The online didn’t cost huge bucks per month (reason I bought it), it didn’t break down as much or as badly, the bluetooth controllers are awesome, good for everything (not just PS3) the hardware is more powerful.

What turned me off the Wii-U is the cop out support for backwards compatibility. You can’t even play the Virtual Console games on the new pad.. 🙁 I’m guessing Sony is out of the console wars completely now, though at least for a while.

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

I see people complain about not being able to play Wii games on the Wii U GamePad, but I’m not sure if you’d want to. Most games make use of the Wiimote as the primary controller; while I know the GamePad has a sensor bar built in, I can’t imagine this small screen is a very enjoyable play experience. You’d definitely need a stand for the GamePad, at least.

Then there’s the whole issue of just how Nintendo decided to do Wii emulation. To my knowledge, the whole systems goes into a “Wii mode”, hence why nothing Wii U-specific works — which also includes the Pro Controller.

So I can sorta see why people want it, but technology constraints and other considerations mean it’ll likely never happen. And it’s not a dealbreaker for me.

(Also, it helps that I recently replaced my Wii, and I plan on keeping it around.)

Crade Lit

I just wanted the feature to move my retro games from the TV to the gamepad when the wife wanted to watch TV.
I don’t really have much interest in their new games, I like the competitions new stuff better.

vomitHatSteve

I was enjoying this podcast until Sean said “killer apps” in reference to some games on his Xbox. Jargon! *shakes fist in rage*

Did viink just pronounce “Hulu” as “Cthulhu”?
That is a streaming service that I want to use!
BumblebeeZ3

I like the Warhammer 40k Dawn of War Games, love Lock’s Quest, and look forward to playing Saints Row the Third. Just saying that THQ does have some good stuff.
Still playing through Mass Effect 2 for PC.
No Wii U yet, waiting for one or more (preferably all) of several things to happen: Price drop, Bayonetta 2, A new Suda 51 game for Wii U, and/or winning the lottery.

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