A recent trip to GAME, a £50.00 gift voucher and a helpful employee means I have s/h copies of Red Dead, Drake's Deception, Hitman, Arkham Asylum, F1 2013 & Dirt 3.
Only played the racers so far, but have high hopes of the others.
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My PS3 came with various versions of CoD, Battlefield & FIFA.
They're ok, but don't really do it for me.
Prefer GoldenEye & Sensible Soccer so far.
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Very pleasantly surprised by Guitar Hero, great party game & SKATE 3 might just turn out to be a bit of an epic.
Was also looking at getting a kids console. Whats the differennce between the 8gb and 32gb Wii U?? Does the 8gb rapidly run out of disk space?
Whats the differennce between the 8gb and 32gb Wii U??
24Gb. HTH.
Was also looking at getting a kids console. Whats the differennce between the 8gb and 32gb Wii U?? Does the 8gb rapidly run out of disk space?
Yeah the 8Gb version does run out of disk space very quickly. But you can plug in an external usb disk drive, so not a show-stopper. Also depends if you prefer to buy game disks or download them directly from Nintendo. If the latter then I would go with the bigger storage. Either way you can upgrade either with an external drive, which are not expensive these days.
FWIW I went with the 8Gb version and haven't bothered to add an external drive yet - I prefer to have the games on disk anyway.
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Whats the differennce between the 8gb and 32gb Wii U??
24Gb. HTH.
No Wii U yet
If you liked the Wii, you will definitely appreciate the Wii U. It retains all the strong gameplay aspects of the original and of course adds the lush HD graphics some titles deserve. The new controller with additional screen is also a lot more useful than I ever imagined it would be. It's a really strong console for family gaming and now gathering momentum following its poor launch.
Our 5 year old loves Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze (me too actually despite never being a big platform gamer) and is looking forward to the Lego Movie game for Christmas - having loved the film.
if you want my honest advice don't do it. the worst thing i ever did was buy one for my boy, i hate it, he spends his time playing on that idiot box and not getting off his ass and into the real world.
just had this arrive in my inbox
http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/product_detail/15262/
Just enter the PROMO code wiki99 in the shopping basket
you will see the price reduce to JUST £65.95 plus delivery.
Hurry they won't last long at this price.
Sorely tempted if I hadnt bought the hudl2 last week 😉
Technically it's weak compared to its peers, it's not in the same league as the 360 and PS3.
Sure, but the original Wii was never about tech prowess - it's almost like they deliberately made it retro to prove a point that good gameplay is not about flashy processors and tech specs. But it was certainly ground breaking in terms of bringing fun, accessible gaming back into the family living room rather than the confines of spotty teenagers bedrooms.
Wii U just makes it a more flexible platform for all round gaming and it has probably suffered as a result of being pitched more directly against Sony and MS. But it's still a great console in its own right.
he spends his time playing on that idiot box and not getting off his ass and into the real world.
Who's fault is that? You know where the off button is!
if you want my honest advice don't do it. the worst thing i ever did was buy one for my boy, i hate it, he spends his time playing on that idiot box and not getting off his ass and into the real world.
Who's fault is that? I actually agree with you, but nothing wrong with computer gaming with strictly limited access. I also encourage the more educational games - puzzle solving etc involved. Probably better than staring at the TV.
But yeah, no substitute for getting outside when it's not pissing down and pitch black.
On days like this, when the weather is truly grim, that the wii comes in to it's own. We've got loads of games, but we always end up back at Wii Sports. We've all had a round of golf, and the girls (7 and 10) are presently very noisily and enthusiastically ten pin bowling.
Another thing I'd forgotten about the wii was the constantly tweaking of your mii character to allow for new haircuts etc (them, not me, obviously 🙂
The Wii is also very easy to 'modify'... 😉
Currently having a Mario Bros session with the 4yo. Very satisfying before I head up to the garage to fettle some reba's
The Wii is also very easy to 'modify'...
Is it? Have they given up trying to defeat all the various exploits now (says man with wii unupdated since 2010 and Hard Drive full of games)...
WiiU for 3d Mario, Super Mario WiiU, Mario Kart, Lego City, Smash Bros WiiU (out next week)
Next year you've got Yoshi, Kirby and hopefully Zelda U.
Backwards compatible with wii, so a vast library of classic games. Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Original Rabbids game (any Rabbids game) Wii Sport,
For Dad you've got Zelda Windwaker HD, Bayonetta 1&2 (the only place to get 2) Hyrule Warriors. Tap into the Virtual Console and enjoy the old Snes games.
And the Amiibo figures are about to drain your spending money. If they release a pokemon game (a proper rpg one) that includes them, we are all screwed. "Gotta buy them all"
martinhutch - MemberThe Wii is also very easy to 'modify'...
Is it? Have they given up trying to defeat all the various exploits now (says man with wii unupdated since 2010 and Hard Drive full of games)...
I think they gave up. Homebrew installers were stuck at a certain firmware version for ages but now I think it can be done on any version.
It is handy being able to back the games onto HDD, saves looking for the discs all of the time... 😀
