21st November 2012, 5:04 PM
I weep with joy! The community system pervades these games! Ever played Demon/Dark Souls? Similar to those games, both New Super Mario Bros. U and Zombi U allow you to leave notes for other players in various situations.
So far, there's no achievement system. I don't care. Being able to leave a note about Lemmy's explosive temper or that zombie around the Corner is MUCH more interesting. Heck I've never cared much for achievements. That said, there ARE leader boards, which I find much more interesting.
Also, ZombiU is amazing. My friend got it today and I watched some of it. Apparently there's been some bad reviews of it, but I don't understand why. It's great use of that tablet controller and the aforementioned community aspect. I intend to pick it up myself in the near future.
So yeah, NintendoLand, Mario U, Scribblenauts, ZombiU, and Epic Mickey 2 (haven't seen reviews for that last one, but I liked the first one). I must say there are a LOT of great titles at launch that I really want. Still waiting for Pikmin 3!
Anyway, I've decided to not bother transferring my Wii data over to the Wii U. There's a number of reported downsides, and I like using my Gamecube controller with Smash Bros. Brawl too much to lose all my saved data and start over again on that system. My Wii is working perfectly fine, so that's acceptable to me.
While there are a few quirks to work out (my history should show responses I've made and responses to my responses, as well as initial threads I've started, and while the character limit for short bursts is fine, a deeper thread system that allows much longer posts would also be welcome), I really love the community system now. It's simply amazing, and people are still being excellent to one another.
Nintendo's online system still needs work, but it's getting there. I hope to see the remaining issues resolved soon. They are closer to a system link Live than they have ever been.
So far, there's no achievement system. I don't care. Being able to leave a note about Lemmy's explosive temper or that zombie around the Corner is MUCH more interesting. Heck I've never cared much for achievements. That said, there ARE leader boards, which I find much more interesting.
Also, ZombiU is amazing. My friend got it today and I watched some of it. Apparently there's been some bad reviews of it, but I don't understand why. It's great use of that tablet controller and the aforementioned community aspect. I intend to pick it up myself in the near future.
So yeah, NintendoLand, Mario U, Scribblenauts, ZombiU, and Epic Mickey 2 (haven't seen reviews for that last one, but I liked the first one). I must say there are a LOT of great titles at launch that I really want. Still waiting for Pikmin 3!
Anyway, I've decided to not bother transferring my Wii data over to the Wii U. There's a number of reported downsides, and I like using my Gamecube controller with Smash Bros. Brawl too much to lose all my saved data and start over again on that system. My Wii is working perfectly fine, so that's acceptable to me.
While there are a few quirks to work out (my history should show responses I've made and responses to my responses, as well as initial threads I've started, and while the character limit for short bursts is fine, a deeper thread system that allows much longer posts would also be welcome), I really love the community system now. It's simply amazing, and people are still being excellent to one another.
Nintendo's online system still needs work, but it's getting there. I hope to see the remaining issues resolved soon. They are closer to a system link Live than they have ever been.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)