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Meh...I already preorderded mine for XBOX I doubt Nintendo's online capabilities. Still will be picking up a WiiU though.
Good to hear that they aren't cutting anything from the game in order to get it on the Wii U. I have a feeling that there are a lot of people who only owned a Wii because they have a family or just liked Nintendo games. They probably kept hearing about CoD but never got it on the Wii for a variety of reasons. Now that it has all the features in it PLUS you don't have to interrupt your significant other's marathon of Top Chef in order to kill 8-year olds over the internet, I have a feeling this will do well for Activision and Nintendo.
Interesting read Jonathan! I have some questions though, will it have Miiverse integration? if so were you told how?
Can the local multiplayer be up to 5 players? 4 split screen on the TV and one with the Gamepad?
Thanks and I've been reading your articles for a while now but just recently decided to join the site to comment. keep up the good work!
Can the local multiplayer be up to 5 players? 4 split screen on the TV and one with the Gamepad?
Thanks and I've been reading your articles for a while now but just recently decided to join the site to comment. keep up the good work!
No video? The idea of Holmesums playing da codblops kinda makes me wet.
Also while not fitting into the "family" TV demographic I cant help but be intrigued by the off-TV feature. I wounder if you even need the Wiiu to be plugged into a TV while playing on the gamepad.
Also while not fitting into the "family" TV demographic I cant help but be intrigued by the off-TV feature. I wounder if you even need the Wiiu to be plugged into a TV while playing on the gamepad.
This makes me think this is nintendos answer to sonys 3d tv that can display 2 completely different images on the same tv. Wait...wut? Ninty copied sony!?!
I dunno, I think the person playing on the tiny screen might be at a disadvantage to the person with the huge view. Still, I'll take local multiplayer any way I can take it.
If the Wii-U has more RAM it might be able to handle split-screen in games the 360/PS3 can't, or offer 4-player vs 2-player. That would be quite a huge selling point if developers did it.
If the Wii-U has more RAM it might be able to handle split-screen in games the 360/PS3 can't, or offer 4-player vs 2-player. That would be quite a huge selling point if developers did it.
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The gamepad can function as a headset. It has a mic and you can plugin earphones.
The gamepad can function as a headset. It has a mic and you can plugin earphones.
actually Blops2 on Wii U will be running in 1080p and 60fps. while i don't like CoD games in general, i loved Wii versions of CoD4 and World at War. honestly it would be Day One purchase if they added:
- couch VS multiplayer,
- bots,
- 5 person offline multiplayer with 4 person splitscreen,
but i may pick it up anyway when it hits 15-20$ if there's decent amount of content for offline multiplayer.
- couch VS multiplayer,
- bots,
- 5 person offline multiplayer with 4 person splitscreen,
but i may pick it up anyway when it hits 15-20$ if there's decent amount of content for offline multiplayer.
The Wii Remote+Nunchuk is the absolute BEST control scheme for FPS games, if programmed correctly. The previous Wii CoD titles were programmed correctly.
Seriously, I feel like a caveman using anything else.
Seriously, I feel like a caveman using anything else.
It never occurred to me how annoying it was to pause a game to make a trip to the kitchen.
BAH, convenience and technology! Bane of my existence...
BAH, convenience and technology! Bane of my existence...
I'm interested in this but as someone who plays cod for the multiplayer I can't help but be worried about how sparse the online community will be on a new system.
I heard a rumor that Blops II runs at 1080p on the Wii U, but I'm guessing since they didn't market the shit out of that, it isn't true?
Still no word on online voice chat, or an easy friend invite system?
Without those I don't see much of a point. I need to know these things. The reason multiplayer games are the most fun for me on the 360 is because I can be talking in a party with just my friends and not hear randoms. The reason Smash Bros Brawl was useless online (aside from the lag) was because we couldn't easily connect with each other and once we were we couldn't communicate at all.
I'm not expecting Ninty to get it xbox live right, but I want some confirmation of at least some basic functionality here.
Honestly I really like the idea of using the Gamepad while the TV is in use. Not really useful for me because my tv is MY tv, but it could be a really huge convenience in some situations.
Still no word on online voice chat, or an easy friend invite system?
Without those I don't see much of a point. I need to know these things. The reason multiplayer games are the most fun for me on the 360 is because I can be talking in a party with just my friends and not hear randoms. The reason Smash Bros Brawl was useless online (aside from the lag) was because we couldn't easily connect with each other and once we were we couldn't communicate at all.
I'm not expecting Ninty to get it xbox live right, but I want some confirmation of at least some basic functionality here.
Honestly I really like the idea of using the Gamepad while the TV is in use. Not really useful for me because my tv is MY tv, but it could be a really huge convenience in some situations.
Playing a console version of Call of Duty while taking a crap. If that doesn't sell Wii Us, nothing will.
I'll be damned if I ever let my significant other hog the tv I extensively researched, carefully picked out, hooked up with appropriate cables, and painstakingly calibrated, to watch some shitty tv show nonsense while I'm stuck playing multiplayer on some tiny screen. Not happening. Make the WiiU pad play tv shows and we'll talk.
I hear you bring that up on Podtoid a lot, Holmes. For the love of god, set up a little gaming area with your own screen already! Your Jonathan Freaking Holmes, grow a pair! Hell, it's negligent of you as a game blogger to not have your own tv. You think Sterling says "Hey, pookie? Can you pause Cupcake Wars so I can do something that's not lame? Oh, it's a marathon? OK, Snuggle-bottom, I'll watch it with you & quietly try not to kill myself then. Sorry sorry, I'll quit talking." Hell, I have my own game ROOM, and I'm just some asshole.
I hear you bring that up on Podtoid a lot, Holmes. For the love of god, set up a little gaming area with your own screen already! Your Jonathan Freaking Holmes, grow a pair! Hell, it's negligent of you as a game blogger to not have your own tv. You think Sterling says "Hey, pookie? Can you pause Cupcake Wars so I can do something that's not lame? Oh, it's a marathon? OK, Snuggle-bottom, I'll watch it with you & quietly try not to kill myself then. Sorry sorry, I'll quit talking." Hell, I have my own game ROOM, and I'm just some asshole.
Yeah Blasto you ignorant pleb it does play TV shows. How dare you not know everything about the system already. It's been 24 hours what kind of real gamer are you?
Blasto: Stop typing. Stop Sharing. Just Stop everything that you intuitively think is worth expressing.
The front page seriously needs an autism detector. If you sperg too much all over your keyboard you're posting privileges are denied till you take your meds. I can only imagine how socially retarded half the people that comment up here really are.
I think that's kinda cool actually. It'll give Nintendo fans a chance to play the game at the same pacing as everyone else has over the past 4 years or so.
...not sure I'd like playing with a wii mote/nunchuck though.
...not sure I'd like playing with a wii mote/nunchuck though.
"Lets say you want to introduce someone to Call of Duty who's not used to "traditional" dual analog controls. They can play on the TV using the Wii remote and Nunchuck, while you join in on the game with the GamePad"
what like a chimp or some 10 year old? who the hell cant use a gamepad but feels comfortable using the wiimote and nunchuck?
what like a chimp or some 10 year old? who the hell cant use a gamepad but feels comfortable using the wiimote and nunchuck?
I could actually be sold on this game if it includes
- 6-player local multiplayer with support for TWO gamepads and 4-player splitscreen
- Bots for offline multiplayer
- Online multiplayer with the ability for your local 6 players to all join a game with strangers
For a long time this gen I wanted a new shooter with proper local multiplayer with bots and stuff, but I sort of lost hope and interest in the idea. So it'd probably take all the above features to reignite that interest.
- 6-player local multiplayer with support for TWO gamepads and 4-player splitscreen
- Bots for offline multiplayer
- Online multiplayer with the ability for your local 6 players to all join a game with strangers
For a long time this gen I wanted a new shooter with proper local multiplayer with bots and stuff, but I sort of lost hope and interest in the idea. So it'd probably take all the above features to reignite that interest.
I imagine it would suck bawls to lay COD with a Wiimote & Nunchuk, due to the fact that you can't click to sprint.
I'm not a fan of Call of Duty, but didn't Activision say the Wii U version is "full HD" meaning it's actually 720p and not sub-hd like it is on the 360 and PS3 ? I don't know. Maybe Activision is just playing around with words here for all we know.
I got to hand it to the developer, including the Wii remote & nunchuck support is something every FPS developer allows for Wii U versions. Dual analog is just clunky and slow in comparison.
I got to hand it to the developer, including the Wii remote & nunchuck support is something every FPS developer allows for Wii U versions. Dual analog is just clunky and slow in comparison.
I thought the main reason to buy it on Wii U was 1080p and 60FPS which the other consoles cannot do with this game??! NO mention of that? Or at least clarification? Bad journalism.
Used: Socially retarded childrens are yelling at me! Oh no, what do I do!? Pbbbbbt...
Also, lol @ King Retard himself, BrainWasherAttendent getting mad. Get madder, Lord Tardington.
Also, lol @ King Retard himself, BrainWasherAttendent getting mad. Get madder, Lord Tardington.
Intriguing features. It almsot makes me interested enough to purchase a Wii U just to try it. Almost.
"The picture on the GamePad screen was as crisp and clear as on the TV..."
New rule: people with no frame of reference for display and/or video quality shouldn't be allowed to make uneducated statements about them.
This is the same guy who made an entire blog crying about how the WiiPad could never, under any circumstances be consider a "tablet controller", then went on Twitter to argue with people about his ignorance on what constitutes a tablet.
Ugh. Gripes with the Dtoid staff aside, it's nice to see that Treyarch managed to put together a decent port of Black Ops II for the Wii U. These are the types of things that will help the console in the long run. The option to use the Pro Controller, WiiPad, or WiiMote+Nunchuck is also a nice usability feature for those who have different controller options. Though I am curious if this supports Classic Controller, 4+1 split screen, or will ever be updated for dual WiiPad support.
New rule: people with no frame of reference for display and/or video quality shouldn't be allowed to make uneducated statements about them.
This is the same guy who made an entire blog crying about how the WiiPad could never, under any circumstances be consider a "tablet controller", then went on Twitter to argue with people about his ignorance on what constitutes a tablet.
Ugh. Gripes with the Dtoid staff aside, it's nice to see that Treyarch managed to put together a decent port of Black Ops II for the Wii U. These are the types of things that will help the console in the long run. The option to use the Pro Controller, WiiPad, or WiiMote+Nunchuck is also a nice usability feature for those who have different controller options. Though I am curious if this supports Classic Controller, 4+1 split screen, or will ever be updated for dual WiiPad support.
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