Nintendo Wii U - review

[PaTaito]

Biggest mistake they made was calling it Wii-U, why? It's nothing like a Wii no wonder it has this perception of being another Wii.

Not the biggest mistake, but a mistake nontheless.

The branding was a chance to move away from the super casual image which if anything has hurt the wii in its final couple of years, certainly from a 3rd party dev viewpoint.

It clear what nintendo were going for with the machine itself mind....but that name.

The Wii sold well, but cannot escape its 3rd party game sales nightmare...the release lineup was always rather barren as a result, especially in the last year or so of its life, and i dont know about everyone else but thats what i will always remember about the wii, many people buying it and never using it, or only using it at christmas for wiisports.

They just need good software quickly though, then nobody will give a rats ass what its called...just hope they deliver something special before the next gen arrives, so it succeeds and so i can have an excuse to drop ?300!

[dvdx2]

Not the biggest mistake, but a mistake nontheless.

They just need good software quickly though, then nobody will give a rats ass what its called...just hope they deliver something special before the next gen arrives, so it succeeds and so i can have an excuse to drop ?300!

Agreed - i'm getting faint whiffs of boredom with the launch stuff now. As long as it doesnt turn into another 3ds wait for good stuff , i'll be happy

[Charlie]

Question for you Wii U owners, I understand Nintendo has done away with licensed audio technologies for the Wii U and the only way to get 5.1 sound is LPCM via an HDMI-equipped receiver, but is Dolby Pro Logic 2 output when playing Dolby Pro Logic 2 encoded Wii games in Wii mode?

[Charlie]

Read a few forums, and it seems the Wii U cannot output Dolby Pro Logic 2 in Wii mode. Bit disappointed by that, it will certainly delay my purchase of a Wii U.

[PaTaito]

DPL2 is just an upmix of stereo though, have you got an receiver that can do the job instead?

[Charlie]

My receiver does DPL2 but doesn't have HDMI so I'd need a new receiver to get 5.1 out of a Wii U. I'm just disappointed it's not possible to get DPL2 in Wii mode as, despite sounding poor compared to dolby digital, DTS etc., it's still a lot better than 'virtual' or forced surround.

It's probably not a big deal for most gamers, but I missed a lot of Wii games first time round which I wanna play. And if they they play better on Wii than Wii U (which they seemingly do) then I'll stick with the Wii.