General Nintendo sales/business discussion topic (previously: The Wii U Thread)

[NiGHTS]

No specific knowlege about server stress but it seems logical. If I had to pick a time, perhaps mid-December? I'd expect Christmas Day to be fully as bad as the release days because a lot of the units will only be unboxed then, if they were bought as gifts.

My Nintendo ID is Thrippa, I think. I can't find anywhere that it tells me where to find out, but if I search for that name I find me. I can change my password, Mii, and other info, but there's nowhere I can find that says 'Nintendo ID - '. It also took me a while to work out that the electronic manual is on the home menu. Nintendoland, Epic Mickey, and the Miiverse all directed me to the 'Wii U electronic manual' and I hunted through System Settings, Health and Safety, and various other areas trying to find the silly thing. Just press 'Home'.

BTW, Hulu Plus is now out.

[Solly]

What do you mean?

People drawing really funny images related to the games they're playing- or even stuff they're watching on Netflix. I already think I like this community.

Baroque penises everywhere, I'd guess.

I haven't seen a single dong, so nope.

[Detective Shadzter]

And just like every console and handheld launch, someone has microwaved a Wii U.

http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=191196

[canderson]

Ugh, I absolutely can not stand to see people waste these consoles like that.

Just recently watch someone attempt to smash and flush their PS Vita down a toilet.

The $300-$400 could've gone to people who actually needed it.

Edited November 21, 2012 by canderson

[Conando]

It's just such a huge waste of money, it also takes a console out of the market that someone would have actually wanted.

[Autosaver]

Anyone know any good Black Friday deals concerning Wii Remotes and 3DS?

[Detective Shadzter]

UK - Over 100 GAME locations getting Wii U demo pods

Nov 21, 2012 by RawmeatCowboy

Here’s the complete list of stores and the dates on which demo pods will appear:

29.11.12: Barry: Unit 2, 81/87 Holton Road, South Glamorgan, CF63 4HG

28.11.12: Basingstoke: Unit 15, Festival Place, Hampshire, RG21 7BE

20.11.12: Bedford: 27-29 Midland Road, Bedfordshire, MK40 1PL

21.11.12: Bishops Stortford: Unit 5, Jacksons Square, Hertfordshire, CM23 3QX

26.11.12: Blackpool: 35 Corporation Street, Lancashire, FY1 1EJ

22.11.12: Bolton: 2-4 Newport Street, Greater Manchester, BL1 1NB

28.11.12: Bournemouth: Unit 21, Castle Point Shopping Centre, Dorset, BH8 9UZ

21.11.12: Bracknell: 40 High Street, Berkshire, RG12 1LL

23.11.12: Bridgend: 19-20 The Rhiw Shopping Centre, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 3BL

23.11.12: Bristol: Unit 1, The Galleries, Avon, BS1 3HS

23.11.12: Bristol: 28 Broadmead , Avon, BS1 3HA

01.12.12: Bromley: Unit 6, The Glades Centre, Kent, BR1 1DD

21.11.12: Bury: Unit F02,The Rock, Greater Manchester, BL9 0JY

26.11.12: Bury St Edmunds: 42a The Butter Market, Suffolk, IP33 1DX

29.11.12: Caerphilly: 27 Castle Court Shopping Centre, Mid Glamorgan, CF83 1NU

30.11.12: Camberley: Unit 1C, Grace Reynolds Walk, Surrey, GU15 3SN

23.11.12: Carmarthen: Unit 23, Merlins Walk, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3BN

21.11.12: Chelmsford: 16 Exchange Way, Essex, CM1 1XR

22.11.12: Chester: 46 Forgate Street, Cheshire, CH1 1HA

30.11.12: Chesterfield: 26 Burlington Street , Derbyshire, S40 1RR

21.11.12: Clacton on Sea: 40 Pier Avenue, Essex, CO15 1QN

27.11.12: Clydebank: 6 Britannia Way, Dunbartonshire, G81 2RZ

28.11.12: Coventry: Unit 7, Arena Park, West Midlands, CV6 6AS

29.11.12: Crawley: 10-12 The Martletts, West Sussex, RH10 1ES

01.12.12: Crayford: Unit 2a, Tower Retail Park, Kent, DA1 4LD

01.12.12: Dartford: Unit U023, Upper Rose Gallery, Kent, DA9 9SP

28.11.12: Derry: Unit 5, Richmond Centre, Co. Londonderry, BT48 6PE

22.11.12: Dudley: Unit L98, Phase 4 Merry Hill, West Midlands, DY5 1SJ

27.11.12: Dunfermline: 10 Kingsgate Centre, Fife, KY12 7QA

27.11.12: East Kilbride: 24 Princes Mall, South Lanarkshire, G74 1JU

26.11.12: Exeter: Unit 1 Guildhall Shopping Centre, Devon, EX4 3HP

20.11.12: Gateshead: 17 Red Pathway, Tyne & Wear, NE11 9HX

27.11.12: Glasgow: 285 Provan Walk, Glasgow City, G34 9DY

27.11.12: Glasgow: 43 Union Street, Glasgow City, G1 3RB

21.11.12: Glasshoughton, Castleford: Unit F113, Freeport, West Yorkshire, WF10 4SB

29.11.12: Gloucester: Unit 8b Market Way, Gloucestershire, GL1 1QH

26.11.12: Great Yarmouth: Unit 13, Market Gates Shopping Centre, Norfolk, NR30 2AX

24.11.12: Harrogate: Unit 4, The Victoria Centre, North Yorkshire, HG1 1AE

29.11.12: Hastings: 18 Priory Meadows, West Sussex, TN34 1PH

21.11.12: Hayes: Unit 7b, Lombardy Retail Park, Greater London, UB3 3EX

21.11.12: High Wycombe: Unit F1, The Octagon Centre, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2HU

27.11.12: Hinckley: 52 Castle Street, Leicestershire, LE10 1DB

24.11.12: Hull: 59-60 Prospect Centre, East Riding, HU2 8PW

21.11.12: Huntington: Unit B, Monks Cross retail Park, North Yorkshire, YO32 9GX

22.12.12: Ilford: Unit 13, Exchange Shopping Centre, Essex, IG1 1RP

27.11.12: Inverness: Unit 18, Eastgate Centre, Highland, IV2 3PP

21.11.12: Leeds: Unit 13 Headrow Centre, West Yorkshire, LS1 6JB

21.11.12: Leeds: Unit 50, White Rose Centre, West Yorkshire, LS11 8LL

01.12.12: Lewisham: 212 Lewisham High St, Greater London, SE13 6JP

30.11.12: Lincoln: 9-12 Cornhill, Lincolnshire, LN5 7HE

21.11.12: Liverpool: Unit B, Belle Vale Shopping Centre, Merseyside, L25 2RQ

21.11.12: Liverpool: 72 Lord Street, Merseyside, L2 1TL

22.11.12: London: 32 The Mall, Shopping City, Greater London, N22 6YQ

20.11.12: London: 124 Camden High Street, Greater London, NW1 0LU

20.11.12: London: Unit SU159 Westfield London Shopping Centre, Greater London, W12 7GG

20.11.12: London: 188-196 Regent Street, Greater London, W1B 5BT

27.11.12: Loughborough: 31-32 Carillon Court, Leicestershire, LE11 3XA

20.11.12: Manchester: 35 Peel Avenue, Greater Manchester, M17 8DF

20.11.12: Manchester: Unit 12b Crowne Point Shopping Park, Greater Manchester, M34 3JP

20.11.12: Manchester: Unit 59, Arndale Centre, Greater Manchester, M4 3AB

20.11.12: Milton Keynes: 28 Crown Walk, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3AH

23.11.12: Neath: 29 Green Street, West Glamorgan, SA11 1DF

03.12.12: Newcastle: 3 Chevy Chase, Tyne & Wear, NE1 7XP

22.11.12: Newcastle-Under-Lyme: 90 High Street, Staffordshire, ST5 1QQ

20.11.12: Northampton: Unit 5E Weston Favell Shopping Centre, Northamptonshire, NN3 8JZ

26.11.12: Norwich: 2-10 Back of the Inns, Norfolk, NR2 1PT

27.11.12: Nottingham: Unit 308A, Victoria Centre, Nottinghamshire, NG1 3QN

22.11.12: Nuneaton: 7-9 Queens Road, Warwickshire, CV11 5JL

29.11.12: Orpington: 8 Nugent Shopping Park, Kent, BR5 3RP

30.11.12: Peterborough: Unit 15c Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8BE

26.11.12: Plymouth: Unit SU17 Drake Circus, Devon, PL1 1EA

28.11.12: Poole: 171-173 High Street, Dorset, BH15 1AU

30.11.12: Portsmouth: 226 Commercial Road, Hampshire, PO1 1HG

26.11.12: Preston: Unit H1a Deepdale Retail Park, Lancashire, PR1 6QY

23.11.12: Reading: Unit 18, Oracle Shopping Centre, Berkshire, RG1 2AQ

23.11.12: Rhyl: 38 High Street, Denbighshire, LL18 1ET

22.11.12: Romford: Unit 15, Liberty 2 Centre, Essex, RM1 3EE

20.11.12: Rugby: 33 Manning Walk , Warwickshire, CV21 2JT

24.11.12: Sheffield: Unit 15 The Gallery, South Yorkshire, S9 1ER

30.11.12: South Normanton: McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Derbyshire, DE55 2ER

30.11.12: Spalding: Unit 25, Springfields Factory Outlet, Cambridgeshire, PE12 6EU

23.11.12: St Helens: 30/32 Lagrange Arcade, Merseyside, WA10 1BN

22.11.12: Stafford: 4-6 Gaolgate Street, Staffordshire, ST16 2BG

30.11.12: Staines: SUB Norris Road, Greater London, TW18 4WA

21.11.12: Stevenage: Unit 4A, The Forum, Hertfordshire, SG1 1EH

03.12.12: Stockton: Unit 4b Teeside Park, Cleveland, TS17 7BW

28.11.12: Stratford upon Avon: Unit Q, Maybird Retail Park, Warwickshire, CV37 0HZ

23.11.12: Swansea: Unit 2, The Pod, West Glamorgan, SA1 7DF

23.11.12: Swindon: 7 REGENT STREET, Wiltshire, SN1 1JQ

27.11.12: Taunton: 45-46 Fore Street, Somerset, TA1 1NE

27.11.12: Tayside,: Unit 19, St John's Centre, Perthshire, PH1 5UX

29.11.12: Tunbridge Wells: Unit 10, 113 Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Kent, TN1 2SR

21.11.12: Uxbridge: 31 Chequers Square, Greater London, UB8 1LN

22.11.12: Wakefield: Unit G45, Trinity Walk, West Yorkshire, WF1 1QS

21.11.12: Watford: Unit 38, The Harlequin Centre, Hertfordshire, WD17 2T

21.11.12: West Thurrock: Unit 106, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex, RM16 1WT

27.11.12: Weymouth: 95 St Mary Street , Dorset, DT4 8NY

21.11.12: Woking: Unit 10, Peacocks Centre, Surrey, GU21 1GB

23.11.12: Wrexham: 50/52 Regent Street, Clwyd, LL11 1RR

27.11.12: Yeovil: 10 High Street, Somerset, BA20 1RG

http://www.gonintend...story&id=191199

Yay! One of the Merry Hill centre GAME's is on there. Might go try it out tomorrow. I bet a staff member will try to sell the Wii U to me and I'll feel kinda bad since I have it pre-ordered at Currys

[Blue Blood]

Haha, one of my local GAME stores is on the list. And it's getting the unit on launch day. I just might have considered going down there to try it out. But lol, no chance

[NiGHTS]

Anyone know any good Black Friday deals concerning Wii Remotes and 3DS?

I heard Toys R Us will have Wii Motes with the nunchuck for about 10-15 bucks. Would be great for anyone looking for cheap more controllers for your Wii U XD

[Detective Shadzter]

What is Wii U? - all commercials

http://gonintendo.co...story&id=191212

[Conando]

By the way, it's going around that NINTENDERLAND is freezing due to Miiverse, specifically if you have it set to accept messages from all languages. Apparently the game doesn't like that, and throws a fit.

[Tornado]

"Swimming with bow legged women" was a family sitcom joke 30 years ago. I remember hearing the phrase, including the "swim between their legs" second half, being said a few times on M*A*S*H by Colonel Potter.

Who... exactly is Nintendo protecting? This is like the Phantasy Star Online auto filter that censored out the word "poop."

Edited November 21, 2012 by Tornado

[Blue Blood]

Right. This is where parental controls are needed to the nth degree. Nintendo wants to be anal as all sin in regards to the MiiVerse. You know what? That's fine. Let them be. For the fucking children. Anyone else playing should be allowed to do as they please. The initial Wii U boot should ask about parental controls with an explanation about the Miiverse and unsuitable content upfront. And to add to that, there should be some sort of hard to miss warning on the box, advising parents to set up the system before allowing their children to use it. Or something else to the same effect. There's no way in hell that the Miiverse is going to become the gamer's Facebook like this.

The other alternative is them not being anal. But this is Nintendo...

Edited November 21, 2012 by Blue Blood

[canderson]

Yeah, Miiverse tends to be extremely strict. I also had to request getting unblocked not once, but twice for the messages I posted.

I would like to see two people on this forum who has a Wii U do a video chat on the GamePad.

It would be cool to see. =P

Edited November 21, 2012 by canderson

[Detective Shadzter]

Miiverse isn't a very good social platform if I can't have adult conversations with my adult friends.

[Tornado]

You could make a game out of it? "Just how tame can I be and still get my status locked?"

[Carbo]

Miiverse isn't a very good social platform if I can't have adult conversations with my adult friends.

I had to laugh at this since it can be taken two ways.

[The Kid]

It's pretty stupid so far. Hopefully over time they get more lenient with stuff like that, what with all the people complaining about it.

[Autosaver]

You could make a game out of it? "Just how tame can I be and still get my status locked?"

Doesn't your account get locked?

Yeah.. I'd rather keep my 350.

[NiGHTS]

It's pretty stupid so far. Hopefully over time they get more lenient with stuff like that, what with all the people complaining about it.

I agree. Its a brand new thing for Nintendo and people think its the end of the world. Chill guys XD it will get better as more and more complain and still do it.

[Milo]

Why don't they just restrict viewable comments to friends/certain people? Or have comments turned off via parental controls (although I won't be surprised if there is such a feature, so eh)? Or have different areas of Miiverse for different accounts of people of different age groups? Or just something that doesn't bowdlerwise the entire system as an attempt to cling to their hyper family-friendly image/bend backwards for Moral Guardians at the expense of everyone else?

[Gregzilla]

By the way, it's going around that NINTENDERLAND is freezing due to Miiverse, specifically if you have it set to accept messages from all languages. Apparently the game doesn't like that, and throws a fit.

My Wii U froze on two occasions playing Nintendo land. It made a loud buzzing noise and I couldn't turn it off, so I had to unplug it. I didn't know it was Miiverse related.

[Stritix]

I posted this as a status on SSMB last night, but I got a taste at just how strict they are with the posts on Miiverse. I set my profile status as my favorite quote from Jaws, which is "Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women". Minutes later, I get a message from an admin saying my profile was blocked because my status was "inappropriate". I had to change my status and request that my profile be unblocked. Seriously? I think Miiverse is an awesome feature, but that's fucking chickenshit bullshit. How fucking anal can you get?

Other people have said similar things. It's ridiculous. It's basically for babies. It's putting me off of getting one. I'm not here for retarded consoles censored for 2-4 year olds.

However a lot of my favourite franchises are Nintendo-only, and it looks to be a console that will take over the next generation. I guess I don't really have much of a choice.

[Conando]

Am I the only one who doesn't care? Not like I pay much attention to Miiverse anyway.

Edited November 22, 2012 by King Of Awesome

[JezMM]

I personally am not bothered. I already have plenty of devices in my home for viewing crudely drawn penises.