Posted January 24 · Original PosterOP So my cousin has a Wii U and every time I search for something to do with it on the internet I just get results related to the switch Can you play Mario Kart 8 in handheld mode (as this is something that he has been trying to do with no success), and if so how? Will the better together update come to the Wii U (Minecraft)? Also a question that is for me, would it be worth buying the switch or the Wii U considering I only really want Mario Kart, Smash Bros and maybe breath of the wild (I say maybe as I have never played a Zelda game) as if i buy a Wii U instead I could also get a 3DS (for car trips) and some Pokemon games on it (and cost less than a switch) as apparently lets go isn't the same as the older games, more like a Pokemon Go style Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 As a person who has neither of these, i would say get the switch as it offers more as a package. Both are really shitty hardware wise and dont offer much, but the switch is newer so. My Gaming and Editing Rig : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/500716-red-gaming-build/ Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 9 minutes ago, Shimejii said: As a person who has neither of these, i would say get the switch as it offers more as a package. Both are really shitty hardware wise and dont offer much, but the switch is newer so. I'd go this route. Also with the switch you can take it on road trips. Main Rig CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 GPU: AMD MSI RX580 MB:ASUS TUF Gaming B450M-Plus RAM: Crucial Ballistix 32gb DDR4 3000MT/s CPU Cooler: Stock AMD SSD: Crucial 250gb M.2 + Crucial 500gb SSD HDD: 4TB Seagate Baracude PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: Corsair Carbide 275R KB: Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 SE MOUSE: Corsair M65 Pro RGB HEADSET: Corsair Void Pro RGB Linux Ubuntu Rig CPU: Intel i3 6100 GPU: N/A MB: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H RAM: Crucial Ballistix 1x8gb DDR4 2400MT/s CPU Cooler: Stock Intel SSD: N/A (8GB USB drive used for OS) HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda/500GB Seagate Barracudax2 PSU: Corsair CX750M Case: Corsair Spec-01 KB: Same as Main MacBook Pro: Late 2016 with 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD, i5 CPU. Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 · Original PosterOP 1 minute ago, Psybadek said: I'd go this route. Also with the switch you can take it on road trips. I could take the 3DS on road trips as I would only really play Pokemon when i'm not at home and I would be able to get both the 3DS and Wii U for less than the switch Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 No or very few new games will be coming to the Wii U anymore really, so it's a dead end. I'd take the Switch. 26 minutes ago, WickedStarfish said: Can you play Mario Kart 8 in handheld mode (as this is something that he has been trying to do with no success), and if so how? There's a giant TV screen button on the gamepad when playing. Press that and you'll see on the pad what's on the screen. Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | Storage: 250 GB Crucial BX100 SSD + 2 TB Seagate HDD + 1TB WD Green + 3TB WD Red | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24" Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9360 | CPU: i5 7200U | RAM: 8 GB Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 · Original PosterOP 5 minutes ago, tikker said: No or very few new games will be coming to the Wii U anymore really, so it's a dead end. I'd take the Switch. There's a giant TV screen button on the gamepad when playing. Press that and you'll see on the pad what's on the screen. that TV button controls the TV if you set it up (volume power and stuff like that), which checking that out I figured it out, you have to press on the little screen of what is happening and that makes it full screen, for some reason he obviously didn't try that. (inside of the red square is where it appears ) Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 I own a Wii, Wii U, and Switch. I love the switch. Much better platform over the Wii U. I actually like the switch more than my PS4 and Xbox one. As for Pokemon Let's Go, it's based off the original but only loosely. It's still a great game and another Pokemon game is supposed to be released either late this year or early next year. Current Build I5 4460 Hyper Evo 212 Gigabyte Z87X-D3H WD 1TB HDD XFX RX 480 RS 4GB Thermaltake Toughpower 650w DPS RGB 80+Gold 16 Gigs ddr3 1600 Patriot Ram Mixture of Phanteks and Thermaltake Fans Phanteks P400S Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 1 hour ago, WickedStarfish said: So my cousin has a Wii U and every time I search for something to do with it on the internet I just get results related to the switch Can you play Mario Kart 8 in handheld mode (as this is something that he has been trying to do with no success), and if so how? Will the better together update come to the Wii U (Minecraft)? Also a question that is for me, would it be worth buying the switch or the Wii U considering I only really want Mario Kart, Smash Bros and maybe breath of the wild (I say maybe as I have never played a Zelda game) as if i buy a Wii U instead I could also get a 3DS (for car trips) and some Pokemon games on it (and cost less than a switch) as apparently lets go isn't the same as the older games, more like a Pokemon Go style 1. Thats because the Wii U is no longer in production and most of the Ninty titles have been ported over to the Switch (I can only think of two that haven't and likely wont Pikmin 3 and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE) 2. On the Wii U I think you can when you switch the screens of course it means no map screen but you have to stay near the console. On the Switch of course thats the primary feature. 3. No (see the end of 1) 4. For those three titles I'd say the Switch is worth it you will probably also find more games you like indies and so on. BoTW has months of gameplay on it and Smash Ultimate is well...Ultimate... Just your everyday Anime Weeb Time Traveling Mad Scientist Collector CPU: AMD Ryzen 1800X | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 | RAM: 32GB G Skill Flare X DDR4-2400 | PSU: EVGA 1000W GQ 80+Gold | Motherboard: Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5| Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 |Case: NZXT Noctis 450 (White) | Storage: 512GB Samsung SSD + 4TB Western Digital 7200RPM| Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 24 2 hours ago, LordOTaco said: Pikmin 3 Such a shame. Would've loved to have that game portable. Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | Storage: 250 GB Crucial BX100 SSD + 2 TB Seagate HDD + 1TB WD Green + 3TB WD Red | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24" Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9360 | CPU: i5 7200U | RAM: 8 GB Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 25 On 1/24/2019 at 1:01 PM, WickedStarfish said: So my cousin has a Wii U and every time I search for something to do with it on the internet I just get results related to the switch Yeah, because (almost) nobody had the WiiU and there are hardly any games on it... Although the concept was good, the price and performance was not. And the controller is rather annoying and not good to play games with... And I don't want to "get used to it"... On 1/24/2019 at 1:01 PM, WickedStarfish said: Can you play Mario Kart 8 in handheld mode (as this is something that he has been trying to do with no success), and if so how? I don't think you can. You have to use the TV. Though I've not tried it and don't want to fire up my WiiU right now... On 1/24/2019 at 1:01 PM, WickedStarfish said: Will the better together update come to the Wii U (Minecraft)? No because the Miiverse is offline and you can't play online with the WiiU... On 1/24/2019 at 1:01 PM, WickedStarfish said: Also a question that is for me, would it be worth buying the switch or the Wii U considering I only really want Mario Kart, Smash Bros and maybe breath of the wild (I say maybe as I have never played a Zelda game) as if i buy a Wii U instead I could also get a 3DS (for car trips) and some Pokemon games on it (and cost less than a switch) as apparently lets go isn't the same as the older games, more like a Pokemon Go style I'd rather get the Switch because it just came out, you can get everything for it at every corner. While for the WiiU you can't get any spare parts or even controller... Really the only Reason to get a WiiU is for "Homebrew"... The 3DS is a bit better, though performance is a bit shit, though concept also interesting. And its at the end of its life, meaning you can still get a couple of games new from the store though most of it is gone... Games are however rather cheap with 45€ for most of them on the 3DS... "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 25 On 1/24/2019 at 2:15 PM, LordOTaco said: (I can only think of two that haven't and likely wont Pikmin 3 and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE) Could you pls stop mentioning THAT game? Because its the embodiment of Censorshit in consoles. God, makes me rage. And yes, it is gamebreaking!! Because the changes made that part of the game make absolutely no sense... ANd it didn't sell well (well, d'uh...) But an uncensored Switch Version would be much apreciated... If it isn't censored, its not too bad... On 1/24/2019 at 2:15 PM, LordOTaco said: 4. For those three titles I'd say the Switch is worth it you will probably also find more games you like indies and so on. BoTW has months of gameplay on it and Smash Ultimate is well...Ultimate... I agree with that. And Nintendo is porting all the games they made from the WiiU to the switch. Its only a question of time until the exclusive libary will be on the switch. I'd expect the last couple of games at the end of 2019 or beginning 2020. If I'm not mistaken, that only leaves Xenoblade Chronicles X and Pikmin 3. Tokyo Mirage is not a Nintendo Game, its Nintendo exclusive but developed by Atlus... "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 25 4 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said: Could you pls stop mentioning THAT game? Because its the embodiment of Censorshit in consoles. God, makes me rage. And yes, it is gamebreaking!! Because the changes made that part of the game make absolutely no sense... ANd it didn't sell well (well, d'uh...) But an uncensored Switch Version would be much apreciated... If it isn't censored, its not too bad... I agree with that. And Nintendo is porting all the games they made from the WiiU to the switch. Its only a question of time until the exclusive libary will be on the switch. I'd expect the last couple of games at the end of 2019 or beginning 2020. If I'm not mistaken, that only leaves Xenoblade Chronicles X and Pikmin 3. Tokyo Mirage is not a Nintendo Game, its Nintendo exclusive but developed by Atlus... That is actually right I forgot about Xenoblade Chronicles X a very underrated game and yeah Tokyo Mirage is an Atlus game so that would bring the count to 3. I guess you could throw in Super Mario Maker though that did get a 3DS port and could easily work on Switch. Just your everyday Anime Weeb Time Traveling Mad Scientist Collector CPU: AMD Ryzen 1800X | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 | RAM: 32GB G Skill Flare X DDR4-2400 | PSU: EVGA 1000W GQ 80+Gold | Motherboard: Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5| Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 |Case: NZXT Noctis 450 (White) | Storage: 512GB Samsung SSD + 4TB Western Digital 7200RPM| Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 25 2 hours ago, LordOTaco said: That is actually right I forgot about Xenoblade Chronicles X a very underrated game Well, I don't agree. Mainly because I didn't really get the Fighting System and got stuck at the beginning of one of the missions somehow... 2 hours ago, LordOTaco said: and yeah Tokyo Mirage is an Atlus game so that would bring the count to 3. There are a couple of others but they aren't really worth it (Ben10, that Sky Soldier thingy, devil's third) 2 hours ago, LordOTaco said: I guess you could throw in Super Mario Maker though that did get a 3DS port and could easily work on Switch. Yeah, that will be ported without a doubt. As well as Paper Mario Color Splash. "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Stefan Payne said: Well, I don't agree. Mainly because I didn't really get the Fighting System and got stuck at the beginning of one of the missions somehow... There are a couple of others but they aren't really worth it (Ben10, that Sky Soldier thingy, devil's third) Yeah, that will be ported without a doubt. As well as Paper Mario Color Splash. Oh god I remember the dev clusterf*#k that was Devils Third and wasn't Paper Mario Color Splash pretty mediocre? Now that I'm thinking about it there was that disappointment of a Starfox title with the overt need to use the gamepad. I enjoyed a good portion of the game but I feel mixed about it. Just your everyday Anime Weeb Time Traveling Mad Scientist Collector CPU: AMD Ryzen 1800X | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 | RAM: 32GB G Skill Flare X DDR4-2400 | PSU: EVGA 1000W GQ 80+Gold | Motherboard: Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5| Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 |Case: NZXT Noctis 450 (White) | Storage: 512GB Samsung SSD + 4TB Western Digital 7200RPM| Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 26 On 1/24/2019 at 6:12 AM, Shimejii said: Both are really shitty hardware wise and dont offer much, but the switch is newer so. I agree to the crap hardware of the Wii U but I think the Switch actually has pretty good hardware for a handheld, minus the lack of a 1080p screen and joke storage space. For a handheld, it is pretty great (I don't own one btw). The hardware would be a joke if it was a console though. That said, to answer the OP, I wouldn't buy a Wii U unless there are exclusives that really interest you that aren't available on the Switch. Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 26 2 hours ago, Kawaii Koneko said: That said, to answer the OP, I wouldn't buy a Wii U unless there are exclusives that really interest you that aren't available on the Switch. There's another reason we can't really talk about here... Though it beeing risky, the console beeing EOL and the console depending on the WiiU gamepad, its hard to recommend the WiiU. Because if your Gamepad is broken, so is your WiiU. You can hardly use it at that point... "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 4 On 1/24/2019 at 7:15 AM, LordOTaco said: 1. Thats because the Wii U is no longer in production and most of the Ninty titles have been ported over to the Switch (I can only think of two that haven't and likely wont Pikmin 3 and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE) :C Yep, sad those two are not ported over to the Switch along with Xenoblade X and the first Xenoblade Chronicles (I would throw so much money at a port of the first one). Just a nutty gal that abuse hardware with F@H and BOINC. F@H & BOINC Installation on Linux Guide My CPU Army: 4690K Delid, E5-2670V3, 1900X, 1950X My GPU Army:960 FTW at 1551MHz, 1080Ti FTW3, 1080Ti SC, 1070 Hybrid, 2x Titan XP My Console Brigade: Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, Switch, PS2 Fatty, PS4 Pro, Xbox One S, Xbox One X Hardware lost to Kevdog's Law of Folding OG Titan, 5960X, ThermalTake BlackWidow 850 Watt PSU Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 4 They probably will port them over... Xeonoblade is a hard one because its a pretty big game but the rest should follow. Xenoblade Chronicles HD might also be on its way, just give them time... Rome wasn't build in a day. And I'd expect Nintendo to port all exclusive, decent WiiU Games, @Ithanul "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 4 5 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said: They probably will port them over... Xeonoblade is a hard one because its a pretty big game but the rest should follow. Xenoblade Chronicles HD might also be on its way, just give them time... Rome wasn't build in a day. And I'd expect Nintendo to port all exclusive, decent WiiU Games, @Ithanul I'm aware it takes time. Nintendo and the devs will probably get around to it considering the fanbase for the series. Just a nutty gal that abuse hardware with F@H and BOINC. F@H & BOINC Installation on Linux Guide My CPU Army: 4690K Delid, E5-2670V3, 1900X, 1950X My GPU Army:960 FTW at 1551MHz, 1080Ti FTW3, 1080Ti SC, 1070 Hybrid, 2x Titan XP My Console Brigade: Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, Switch, PS2 Fatty, PS4 Pro, Xbox One S, Xbox One X Hardware lost to Kevdog's Law of Folding OG Titan, 5960X, ThermalTake BlackWidow 850 Watt PSU Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 4 I do know that Xenoblade X actually kinda used the gamepad as did Pikmin 3 and Starfox Zero might take some significant re development Just your everyday Anime Weeb Time Traveling Mad Scientist Collector CPU: AMD Ryzen 1800X | GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 | RAM: 32GB G Skill Flare X DDR4-2400 | PSU: EVGA 1000W GQ 80+Gold | Motherboard: Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5| Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 |Case: NZXT Noctis 450 (White) | Storage: 512GB Samsung SSD + 4TB Western Digital 7200RPM| Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 5 6 hours ago, LordOTaco said: I do know that Xenoblade X actually kinda used the gamepad as did Pikmin 3 and Starfox Zero might take some significant re development You have a Phone, don't you? That might be the solution, an Android and IOS App for the Display. As for Xenoblade: IIRC only for the Map. It wasn't that essential. Pikmin was a bit more/complicated. "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to post Share on other sites
