Wii U - thread 3

[kryss]

The new release we've all been waiting for. Not.

Seems it's a free download with a daily or weekly or monthly sub needed to actually play it.

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U-download-software/Wii-Karaoke-U-by-JOYSOUND-774729.html

EDIT: not sure how the pricing will go down over in the West.
?1.79 for an hour, ?4.49 for 24 hours and ?13.49 for the month.
Songs are streamed/downloaded individually, it doesn't download all 1500 to your Wii U.

This is awesome news!!

[Lebowski]

is there any news on when gamecube games will be added to the vc, would be nice to see stuff like luigi's mansion and metroid prime with gamepad support, i wonder if there gonna see how zelda dose and go down the hd remake path for the more popular stuff like they have done with zelda.

[J0e Musashi]

GCN VC is on a game-by-game basis.

[Brad]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...be-counterpart

Another comparison vid for Wind Waker HD showing, whether a fan of it or not, the work gone into the conversion.

No doubt some work has gone into it.

Colours are muted on new HD version and Link and his Sister's hair has become green instead of yellow. I prefer the colours of the original so the ideal way to play it today is via Dolphin IMO.

[wakka]

Is GC VC even a thing? I think they'll just be releasing them at full price as 'HD' editions.

EDIT: Um why are the colours so much worse on the new one

[Guts]

i wonder if there gonna see how zelda dose and go down the hd remake path for the more popular stuff like they have done with zelda.

"More popular stuff"? It doesn't get much more popular than Zelda on a Nintendo console.

[Lebowski]

"More popular stuff"? It doesn't get much more popular than Zelda on a Nintendo console.

maybe i worded it wrong didn't mean that other games were more popular than zelda, i meant would they be raiding there other well received GameCube games for the hd remake treatment, which would mean shelving plans for gamecube vc, it would be a real shame if that is the case as i think even zelda is pushing it as a full price release really.

[gIzzE]

If ?4.50 is too much for 24 hours of karaoke I suggest finding a better paying job or stop being such a Scrooge.

Haha, Maybe you're right.

I look at my Sky bill at ?105 a month, 3 boxes and ?5 all in calls, and then my subs to Spotify, Calm FM, Soundcloud, iPhone at ?37 and think what does ?13.49 matter.

But, this is the thing with Karaoke, last year I bought about 30 tracks and we play it most weekends for a couple of hours, but my daughter and her mates blip it on once or twice a week for an hour or so.
So I guess the ?13.50 a month will be what I go for, but I really don't want more going out each month, I am trying to reduce my monthly outgoings, they are at ?3600 already, I don't want even more FFS!!!!!

I would rather just pay ?2 a track and buy the game for ?40 and play it when ever I want without to monthly commitment. We haven't played Singstar at all this month, and paying ?13.50 would annoy me when it doesn't get played.

Maybe I am just getting old and miserable? haha

[importaku]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...be-counterpart

Another comparison vid for Wind Waker HD showing, whether a fan of it or not, the work gone into the conversion.

Looks like they have smeared vaseline over the lens in the HD version far too much bloom everywhere & muted colours, i actually think the GC version still looks nicer. So what if it's not in HD.

[gIzzE]

Yeah, that comparison is not a great advert for the HD version at all. Gutted.

[Neon Ignition]

There's too much bloom going on but for me it looks better than the original.

[kryss]

Haha, Maybe you're right.

I look at my Sky bill at ?105 a month, 3 boxes and ?5 all in calls, and then my subs to Spotify, Calm FM, Soundcloud, iPhone at ?37 and think what does ?13.49 matter.

But, this is the thing with Karaoke, last year I bought about 30 tracks and we play it most weekends for a couple of hours, but my daughter and her mates blip it on once or twice a week for an hour or so.
So I guess the ?13.50 a month will be what I go for, but I really don't want more going out each month, I am trying to reduce my monthly outgoings, they are at ?3600 already, I don't want even more FFS!!!!!

I would rather just pay ?2 a track and buy the game for ?40 and play it when ever I want without to monthly commitment. We haven't played Singstar at all this month, and paying ?13.50 would annoy me when it doesn't get played.

Maybe I am just getting old and miserable? haha

I've had the Wii version of this since it originally launched (disc and WiiWare versions) and 300yen for 24 hours was always just right for me and the ex. 30 minutes of karaoke in a place near where we lived was 150yen per person (and all you could eat soft cream...). We were used to that style so the price always seemed about right.

[gIzzE]

I guess it isn't a bad price.

Problem for me is I am now 40 and starting to look at life a bit differently, thinking I have around 25-30 years to pay my debts off, and I am starting to look at my outgoings more and more.
I have decided to not upgrade my iphone and move to a ?17 tarrif, that is on 3 phones, so saves ?25 on each, drop the 3rd sky box and sports, move from Zen to BT broadband and the big saving each month is drop the cars, gone from a Mercedes E350cdi estate and a BMW X1 to an older Fiesta and a 10 year old Merc ML, that is saving ?10,000 a year alone.

Problem is 5 years ago I was 'It's only another ?15 a month..." or "it's only ?300 a month...." and before you know it you have not just hundreds, but thousands going out.
When I think what I have wasted on games, films, macs, iphones, hifi and home cinema and cars it makes me feel a bit ill to be honest.
I could have bought 3 terraced houses 15 years ago with the money I was spending each month and have a nice little rental of ?1000 a month coming on on each and the mortgages paid for now.

I could actually live off that if I bought a smaller property.

So I now have a real hatred of things going out monthly, if I don't make use of them.

But maybe the ?4.95 a night thing will work well. I take it the 24 hour thing is not per day, midnight to midnight?
Just thinking, we usually turn it on around 11pm and play for a few hours.

[VR46]

I totally hear you, I'm just above your age, married, two kids, two cars, three phone contracts in the house, Virgin TV, etc etc.
Is scary when you actually look at how much money is going out of the account each month before even think about food, gas electric etc.
Cars are the biggest "waste" though, cutting them back to something sensible is a very wise move.

[dataDave]

I could have bought 3 terraced houses 15 years ago with the money I was spending each month and have a nice little rental of ?1000 a month coming on on each and the mortgages paid for now.

I could actually live off that if I bought a smaller property.

Same here, man. Although grabbing three mortgages at once from the bank could have proven tricky.