Zelda Botw - Wii U or Switch

[is2910]

Hey guys,

 

I want to play zelda botw. I dont own wii u nor switch and I intend to buy 1 of em to play zelda.

 

I know i can get wii u at $300 and I have an offer for switch at $480. Which should i buy?

[Mooshi]

If you look at the two side by side, the Wii version looks awful by comparison.

[domandric034]

Play on PC with CEMU emulator

[domandric034]

Just now, domandric034 said:

Play on PC with CEMU emulator

http://cemu.info/

[Aereldor]

The definitive experience is on Switch, but that's a lot of money for a Switch. See if you can get it for its actual retail price, which is also $300. I know Amazon is a bit of a clusterf*** right now, but if you live in the US (or any first-world country), go to a store and see if they have it for better prices.

[is2910]

tried on pc yesterday but its not working. once it loads the shaders..wii u emulator stopped working error pops up.

[Aereldor]

Just now, domandric034 said:

Play on PC with CEMU emulator

 

Just now, domandric034 said:

http://cemu.info/

Technically, unless you own a Wii U and the games you intend to emulate, it's piracy. He doesn't, so you're telling him to pirate the game files.
 

Violates the COC here.

 

[domandric034]

Just now, Aereldor said:

 

Technically, unless you own a Wii U and the games you intend to emulate, it's piracy. He doesn't, so you're telling him to pirate the game files.
 

Violates the COC here.

 

Nope I got game without any piracy site  but I cannot remember link

[Aereldor]

9 minutes ago, domandric034 said:

Nope I got game without any piracy site  but I cannot remember link

You obviously have very little understanding of what piracy actually is.

 

Piracy is getting something without legally paying for it. That means buying games from authorized retailers. Even if someone puts a game ISO in a dropbox folder, that's still piracy. If you pay $1 for a bootleg at a shady corner store, that's also piracy. 

 

The only time it isn't piracy is if it's bought the right way (from the company or an authorized reseller), or it's provided to you for free by the company or an authorized reseller.

[VolkA]

1 hour ago, is2910 said:

Hey guys,

 

I want to play zelda botw. I dont own wii u nor switch and I intend to buy 1 of em to play zelda.

 

I know i can get wii u at $300 and I have an offer for switch at $480. Which should i buy?

Well, depends if you will play other games upcoming. If yes, get Switch. If no, then just get wii u. Moving forward I think Nintendo will not be launching anymore games on wii u platform.

[Mira Yurizaki]

If you have WiiU games you want to play, then get the WiiU. If you don't care about the WiiU's library, get the Switch.

 

7 hours ago, domandric034 said:

Nope I got game without any piracy site  but I cannot remember link

As far as I know, there are no official channels to let you download any Nintendo games to your PC. Therefore, it's piracy.

[n00bmlg]

8 hours ago, Mooshi said:

If you look at the two side by side, the Wii version looks awful by comparison.

I've put over 60 hours into the wii u version, it looks fine, I'd say get the switch as it will have future support unlike the wii u

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, n00bmlg said:

I've put over 60 hours into the wii u version, it looks fine, I'd say get the switch as it will have future support unlike the wii u

Maybe they're going "ew, 720p, play it on 900p you scrub"

 

But the art style of the game doesn't really lend itself to needing a higher resolution than what it already was designed for originally.

[typographie]

8 hours ago, domandric034 said:

Nope I got game without any piracy site  but I cannot remember link

Piracy has nothing to do with the website you used, it's a matter of whether you paid for your copy.

 

Since Nintendo does not sell PC copies of the game, I don't think there is any method to obtain such a copy that would comply with the forum rules.

 

9 hours ago, is2910 said:

I know i can get wii u at $300 and I have an offer for switch at $480. Which should i buy?

I have heard (second hand) that the undocked Switch does a better job maintaining the game's framerate than either the Wii U or docked Switch. I don't know if you value that as highly as I do, but that's my priority.

[Mooshi]

2 hours ago, n00bmlg said:

I've put over 60 hours into the wii u version, it looks fine, I'd say get the switch as it will have future support unlike the wii u

[TacoSenpai]

If you already had a Wii U and were on a budget i'd recommend that route however, I think the Switch version is better the graphics probably wont see much difference but supposedly the Switch version performs better and is less laggy but the biggest plus is the portability functionality to it.  Literally being able to pick up a console sized zelda game and take it with you.  That said I would wait and hold off on buying the switch until more games come out particularly this holiday season.  More will be in supply and prices will drop coupled with more titles available for the system. 

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 hour ago, Mooshi said:

-Snip.-

Aside from the resolution, I don't see how the WiiU version looks like donkey turds compared to the Switch version.

 

 

[Mooshi]

12 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Aside from the resolution, I don't see how the WiiU version looks like donkey turds compared to the Switch version.

 

 

I'd be content with playing either, but the Switch version is noticeably nicer looking. Just saying. If OP doesn't have either console, may as well get the Switch.

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, Mooshi said:

I'd be content with playing either, but the Switch version is noticeably nicer looking. Just saying. If OP doesn't have either console, may as well get the Switch.

I still don't see it, unless Eurogamer somehow chosen all the areas that looked the same.

[skywake]

Honestly both versions are pretty much the same. The Switch version is slightly better mostly because in some areas of the game the framerate doesn't tank. The Switch version also, supposedly, has better audio. Beyond that the performance of the two versions are about on par. Which makes sense given it's a Wii U game that was ported to Switch and not the other way around. But with that said I wouldn't recommend buying a Wii U for this game. The Wii U is a discontinued product and Nintendo are not going to support it going forward

 

If you had a Wii U then it'd be a harder question but because you don't it's pretty simple. If you want to play BotW get a Switch.

[vladonizer]

(US) Go to different Walmarts(or other stores, but this is what I did) figure out when their next shipment may come in, and then get there that night (mine was at 8:30PM) and get them to pull it from the back before it is even put into the glass case. Then woolah, you have it for $299 plus tax

[Gamerguy207]

On 5/4/2017 at 2:46 AM, domandric034 said:

Play on PC with CEMU emulator

If you want your pc full of malware and the worst way to run it then be my guest 

[Gamerguy207]

I think switch I worth it because portable Zelda and more games will be in the switch soon the last game on the Wii U IS botw so I guess if you want to play old games plus no software updates and not new games then get a Wii U

[domandric034]

1 hour ago, Gamerguy207 said:

If you want your pc full of malware and the worst way to run it then be my guest 

None of viruses.

[Monte_Carlo]

I'd just recommend shopping around for a Switch.  300 dollars in this day and age for a Wii U is as much a rip off as 480 for a Switch.  Might have luck with the Nintendo online store?