Ubisoft announces several dates in regards to Rayman Legends.

US/Canada release date is now February 26, 2013. UK/Europe gets the game on March 1st.

Demo set to arrive on December 13 although that might be just for Europe/UK only.

http://www.destructoid.com/rayman-le...--240089.phtml

Turns out Germany is the reason why the European eShop has the restricted hours for buying certain games. It was done for two reasons with the first being so Nintendo didn't have to create different eShops for the European region and because their HQ is located in Germany itself.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/upda...-4-hour-window

Yep.

Germany, UK and Australia are the leading advocates against "mature content" in video games. I was living in Germany when Call of Duty 4 came out and had to have a friend order it from The Netherlands just to have it.

No, we're fine in the UK. You just need an ID to buy games that are over 18, which is perfectly fine.

The Wii mode is pretty much cracked wide open. Not only that, but it still boots Gamecube games. The makers of Devolution, a USB Gamecube game booter for the Wii, thinks they can hack in Classic Controller support, meaning that the Wii U would be able to play pretty much any home console Nintendo game. The only gaps being patchy N64. Can't remember if something on Wii supports SuperFX.

I had trouble emulating most N64 games on Wii. The only one I remember working nearly perfectly was Super Mario 64.

Pretty much. Ended up having to stick with the Virtual Console WADs that at least has a lot of the best ones.

Rayman Legends demo was released today on the eShop although it is limited to just 30 play sessions. Demo is around 500 MB in size.
http://www.screwattack.com/video/The...-Wii-U-5447661


According to Nintendo, publishers/developers have complete control over the demo system on the Network to the point they can determine how long it stays on eShop, time limits, and play sessions limit. Its the same system used for 3DS demos.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/wii-...ated-publisher


According to the ZombiU development team, they were disappointed with the early reviews mostly because of how harsh they were compared to later reviews and for those same reviewers being upset that a game about survival horror actually ended up being a game involving survival horror.
http://www.destructoid.com/zombiu-de...s-240509.phtml


Since the Nintendo Network has to work around the older Wii and DS networks, transferring stuff and IDs from one console to another still require Nintendo to do it themselves. Once both WiiWare and DSiware are phased out, it would work just like how eShop stuff can be transferred between handhelds.

No Wii U version of Metal Gear Rising is being considered by Kojima with the official reason of him not considering the tablet as an actual controller.

Won't even consider just using the Pro Controller instead or if they have to do more work than just as a straight port from the PS3/Xbox 360 version.

http://www.destructoid.com/metal-gea...u-240831.phtml

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/188v...jpg/xlarge.jpg

Who has this? Is it as awesome as I want it to be? I need to play fighting games with it.

I haven't, but I did get the SNES classic controller from Club Nintendo which is an exact replica of the SNES pad.

How do I get the benifits of having a deluxe Wii U as far as eShop goes? There's some thing where I'll get money back towards a future download once I spend X amount. No idea if I have to do anything specific to get it set up or if it's already set up.

Also not exactly pleased with the way money can be added to your eShop balance in chucks of £10, £20, £50 and something insane like £110. Yet there are games going for £10.99. So, if I want that game, I've to spend £20.

Go here for the premium thingy: https://p.nintendo.net/premium/login.do You get eight points per £1 spent, meaning you'll be eligible for your £5 voucher after spending £62.50 because you can only cash in after 500 points.

You can just spend the exact amount for the games. Instead of topping up, just click "pay remaining balance by card" and it will just charge you the exact price of the game.

The above is the info I've found on it, but I've just logged in and only bought NSMBU, Nano Assault Neo and Trine 2 and I have 2 activation codes.

Must have counted Nintendo Land from Amazon as a purchase too since I got the code, which is a nice touch.

EDIT: Found a statement and it did count it. Sexxxxyyyy.

I'm in the UK and I have a Premium Pack. Do I have to buy a game from the eShop first?

Can you buy old snes or n64 games yet on eshop?

Think its only available through the Wii section of the eShop until Nintendo finishes up unifying all the shops they currently have into a single eShop.

I'd guess by March since they already said that is when everything they didn't finish and early patching of the Network would be all done.

Got this from Santa, been downloading the update for about 2 hours already :'(

Cheers meat ball, anyone got black ops 2 and is it worth buying?

According to Miyamoto , Pikmin 3 will be closer in gameplay style to Pikmin 1 than Pikmin 2. Also want a heavier emphasis on strategy decisions which is something Pikmin 2 either dropped or streamlined to be a quicker game.

http://www.destructoid.com/miyamoto-...3-241644.phtml

Got NSMBU. Not sure what pink baby Yoshi is for. I know he inflates but I've lugged him around for 4 or 5 levels and he's not leaving or anything. He does kill any challenge because you can just charge through enemies and he'll eat them.

Probably going to get patched as soon as possible but apparently buying a used Wii U can unlock whatever was purchased by the previous owner even if the Network ID is removed or transferred.

Either Nintendo hasn't finished up reworking the transferring setup or something went wrong since purchases ended up being tied to the console ID and not a Network ID or a combo of both.

Think Microsoft uses a combo system when it comes to transferring content rights.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ast-purchases/

Was in my local HMV section yesterday, and the Wii U section was pitiful. Absolutely pitiful. Like it was a SNES section in 1997.

Nintendo might be considering dropping the non-deluxe bundle mostly because everyone wants the Deluxe version and they somewhat overestimated the demand for the cheaper model.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...s-a-challenge/


According to Crytek, Crysis 3 will not be arriving for the Wii U nor is there any plans to work on a version after the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC versions get released next month. Nintendo did ask if they could work on a version but EA ended up declining the offer.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...for-you-wii-u/


Nintendo stated they will be making Free-To-Play games for the Wii U in the future but none of their "established" franchises will be included. Instead Nintendo is planning on using the model to develop new series and IPs.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...o-be-involved/

Nintendo announces they are currently working on a dedicated version of the Virtual Console for the Wii U with all games to be playable on the Gamepad itself.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...pad-only-play/

Nintendo currently working on improving the speed and stability of the Wii U OS. They've managed to improve on some of the OS issues since launch and probably are targeting March to have the situation resolved.
http://wiiudaily.com/2013/01/nintend...slow-wii-u-os/


The Wii U version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted is arriving on March 19 while Monster Hunter Ultimate also arrives on the same day (along with the 3DS version of the game).
http://www.destructoid.com/need-for-...9-242584.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/monster-h...e-242568.phtml


Nintendo also released all the game currently planned to be released for the Wii U during this Spring (along with 3DS and Wii games).
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...e-242578.phtml


According to the UK watchdog group ASA, the debut tv ad for the Wii U has been banned due to being misleading in regards to implying every game has the ability to put gameplay from the tv to the GamePad when in fact it is only an option and only used for a few games.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ng-misleading/

Wii U Nintendo Direct tomorrow, 2pm UK time.

Japanese tweet clarifies it'll be talking about first party games/services for Wii U.

There was a rumour about a Nintendo Direct in January to reveal Smash Bros. Hoping that's what it is.

I'm finally getting around to transferring my Wii stuff to my Wii U. I have VC games on my SD card already, will they be transfered to or what?
Hugely worried about doing something wrong and only transferring 1/3 of my stuff, losing another 1/3 and somehow being unable to ever transfer 1/3 because it's a one time online thing.

So, VC and WiiWare games on SD card. How does this work?

Saves on the SD card won't be transferred, but all content bought through the store, no matter if it's installed or not, will be. It works by using the Wii Shop Purchase History and then downloads it all on the Wii U rather than actually move things to the SD card.

Ok, cool.

It's actually about new Wii U games. So, it's confirmed to talk about new games and it's confirmed to be first party.
We had that rumour about SSB4 getting revealed in January 2013. I am 90% sure we'll see something about SSB4 during this ND. It may even just be a 30 second teaser that doesn't explicitly say it's SSB but I still think we'll get something.

I think it's going to be that leaked Yoshi Land or whatever. If it's anything SSB, it's going to be in pre-rendered form showing off some characters.

Also digging through the webpage source for the UK Nintendo Direct, it does mention Wii U Virtual Console too so we might hear about that along with Wii Fit U.

Still, JUST OVER 5 HOURS TO GO

http://i.imgur.com/1VWTK12.gif

I'd be totally happy with a pre-rendered Smash trailer. That's all I want.

Wasn't the leaked Yoshi Land game proven to be a hoax?

Any link to the official stream yet? Just so I don't have to scramble for it 3 minutes from the start.

Danke.

I had to wait until 11pm to download the Zombiu demo and I've still not tried it. Going to go try it now and either find it too creepy for me and stop playing or be disappointed if it's not creepy at all. Then stop playing.

There's going to be a 30p VC game per month for Wii U until July for the 30th Famicom Anniversary.

Was quite happy with Balloon Fight for that price.... Then I read Japan are getting fucking Mother 2 for that price.

The gist of the Nintendo Direct was "Hey, guys, we're making this game...but we can't show you it for another six months."

I thought they said a few years back that they'd only announce games when they were very near completion. Now they seem to be announcing a game the minute they decide to make it.

Erm, let me just get my shit together and recap a little.

• VC officially coming in Spring, 30p games each month from now until July
• Lego Undercover and Monster Hunter in March
• Games we know about coming after Feb but before "summer". That's Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, Game & Wario, Wii Fit U and Wii Party U
• Mario Kart, 3D Mario Platformer, Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2 and Wii U Zelda being worked on
• WIND WAKER HD. FUCKING WIND WAKER. COULD CRY AT THIS NEWS.
• Shin Megami Tatsu X Fire FUCKING EMBLEM
• Yoshis Epic Yarn
• Monolith Soft working on some amazing looking Monster Hunter style game with mechs. MECHS I SAY