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The original Wii is kind of worthless as far as money goes now, anyway. Might as well keep it just to play GameCube games and transfer everything over.
When asked about any sort of cloud saving features the Wii U may have, Nintendo replied with "Why would we want to save clouds?"
I figured this would be the case long ago. You can't just magically make the Wii into something else. Both 3DS and Wii U have new capabilities and probably can be updated to an account based system, but DSi and Wii were never made with such a system in mind.
At least Nintendo had the foresight to keep some of that architecture around, otherwise we'd have the mess Vita is in with older downloadable games.
At least Nintendo had the foresight to keep some of that architecture around, otherwise we'd have the mess Vita is in with older downloadable games.
To me, Pedro, My Wii would end up in the closet as I never got any GC games before GS stopped taking them.
first, no shit sherlock. Second, Nintendo is smart if they pass up the cloud computing bullshit. Avoids a huge lawsuit if their is a server crash and data gets lost. Im seriously waiting and anticipating this happening to Sony and Microsoft soon.
I'm assuming that content also includes game saves as well? I mean if it does, awesome. And if it doesn't, that's fine too; it just means I have an incentive to replay Super Mario Galaxy, Xenoblade, The Last Story, No More Heroes, Brawl, etc. all over again on my shiny HD console.
Of course...Because god forbid Nintendo make a fucking universal account system to make this shit easy. One step forward, two steps back Nintendo. Hire some people that have a god damn clue about the digital age please.
I wonder when Nintendo is going to wise up and make content on a system (Virtual Console, DSiWare, etc.) bound to the Club Nintendo or eStore account instead of the system. Kind of disappointing that they didn't make that change with the Wii U. How hard can it really be? I lost my Ambassador Pass for 3DS because of this.
@Derangel
They have to do this because the Wii wasn't a universal account system. The Wii U will be.
They have to do this because the Wii wasn't a universal account system. The Wii U will be.
@Pentagram
It wouldn't be impossible to release a firmware update that creates a universal system if only for this purpose. Still this, forcing you to buy two copies of a game for save sharing and that they likely won't offer digital versions of Wii U or 3DS games still shows that Nintendo is woefully ignorant of the digital age. They can make interesting hardware, but the side that actually matters to the future of the game industry (like or not it is what it is) they are severely unprepared.
It wouldn't be impossible to release a firmware update that creates a universal system if only for this purpose. Still this, forcing you to buy two copies of a game for save sharing and that they likely won't offer digital versions of Wii U or 3DS games still shows that Nintendo is woefully ignorant of the digital age. They can make interesting hardware, but the side that actually matters to the future of the game industry (like or not it is what it is) they are severely unprepared.
Will cute little Pikmin physically carry my vitally important save data for Ubisoft's "Family Feud 2012" over to my Wii U. [Y/N]?
I need to know cause my friend's uncle has a drinking buddy that works at Ubisoft who says that I will be able to carry over my progress to "Family Feud 2013: Storm of Reckoning". I am interested to see how my decisions effect the overall narrative. It is important to me that a heavy responsibility such as safeguarding my character's journey to the Wii U only be handled by a large mass of semi-sentient plants.
I need to know cause my friend's uncle has a drinking buddy that works at Ubisoft who says that I will be able to carry over my progress to "Family Feud 2013: Storm of Reckoning". I am interested to see how my decisions effect the overall narrative. It is important to me that a heavy responsibility such as safeguarding my character's journey to the Wii U only be handled by a large mass of semi-sentient plants.
considering everything on the wii was locked to the system itself and not some account its quite logical you need the system itself to transfer.
This is exactly why Nintendo is a generation behind. The Wii should have had an account system like XBL and PSN...
@Derangel
"Still this, forcing you to buy two copies of a game for save sharing and that they likely won't offer digital versions of Wii U or 3DS game..."
What are you talking about?
a) You don't have to buy two copies of anything.
b) They already started selling digital versions of games on the 3DS, and will on the Wii U, too.
Again, what?
"Still this, forcing you to buy two copies of a game for save sharing and that they likely won't offer digital versions of Wii U or 3DS game..."
What are you talking about?
a) You don't have to buy two copies of anything.
b) They already started selling digital versions of games on the 3DS, and will on the Wii U, too.
Again, what?
I'll have to see how it works. My Wii is soft-modded and has some fake Virtual Console games that I injected myself on. I doubt that ISS98 Pro for N64 will transfer over somehow...
I don't understand... This is what I want... If Nintendo offered us some sort of Cloud service I'll be days/weeks getting everything back! Nintendo gives the customer what they want!! (except games: but that could change Bayonetta 2 anyone :))
@PrinceHeir & Hasney
The article states both need to be connected to the internet and I'm sure you know what your Wii prompts you to do when you connect to the internet... (There's an update available!)
So, I'm pretty sure the internet connection prerequisite is to prevent that kind of loophole.
The article states both need to be connected to the internet and I'm sure you know what your Wii prompts you to do when you connect to the internet... (There's an update available!)
So, I'm pretty sure the internet connection prerequisite is to prevent that kind of loophole.
Let's see how it goes with my hacked to high heaven wii! (all my purchases are legit. It's primarily hacked to remove region restrictions)
What? Why is this "disappointing"? Of course you'll need both if you want to transfer from one to another. How do you expect to move something somewhere if that somewhere doesn't exist? It would be like trying to transfer data to a new hard drive after you have thrown away the old hard drive. Although, that is assuming you're using the in-built memory of the Wii, which most people do.
It amazes me sometimes that people who believe so much in more progressive technology know so very little about it.
You "need" cloud to move saves to Wii U?
Um, no, just an SD card.
Problem solved if the Wii U transfer doesn't solve that for you.
You "need" cloud to move saves to Wii U?
Um, no, just an SD card.
Problem solved if the Wii U transfer doesn't solve that for you.
TSP: I was just going to ask, why can't we put stuff on an SD card and move that way? Obviously the Wii U also uses SD cards, and while I've never attempted to use an SD card in my Wii, I have noticed the slot and the SD card option in the data management area of the Wii. Couldn't you just put the information on to an SD card and move it over?
I didn't realize this when I traded my mom's DSiXL or her 3DS, but after that, I figured Nintendo would do the same thing. I was going to keep the Wii, though, for an emulator box and GCN support.
which has been received positively by consumers." In what way was this received positively? I heard nothing but bitching when this was announced for 3ds!
Latest is 4.3 though, which is softmoddable.
I might look at undoing it so I have all my legit purchases from the off and not have to worry with all the crap on it.
I might look at undoing it so I have all my legit purchases from the off and not have to worry with all the crap on it.
"The process is very similar to transferring content from Nintendo DS to Nintendo 3DS or from Nintendo 3DS to Nintendo 3DS XL"
Meaning there will be Pikmin? Awesome!
Meaning there will be Pikmin? Awesome!
It's just as well, ol' $topGame is only giving $50 for a Wii.
This is probably something I will do, however my concern is that I have a LOT of VC and WW games... I wonder how long this is going to take, or if it just transfers everything via the linked Nintendo Club account (which is what they should do). We shall see. I can only assume then that everything on the Virtual Console and Wii Ware will also show up on the WiiU eShop just like the 3DS has done with DSi Ware games. But good god man... please give us more channels to put these games on! There are only 48 Channels on the main Wii screen, (with 6 of them that can't be moved or changed) and only 240 for the SD card no matter what size Gig SD card you have (and I notice the 3DS has a similar problem).
This is probably something I will do, however my concern is that I have a LOT of VC and WW games... I wonder how long this is going to take, or if it just transfers everything via the linked Nintendo Club account (which is what they should do). We shall see. I can only assume then that everything on the Virtual Console and Wii Ware will also show up on the WiiU eShop just like the 3DS has done with DSi Ware games. But good god man... please give us more channels to put these games on! There are only 48 Channels on the main Wii screen, (with 6 of them that can't be moved or changed) and only 240 for the SD card no matter what size Gig SD card you have (and I notice the 3DS has a similar problem).
So if you have a Vita, all your PS1 and PSP games are attached to your PSN account so you can redownload them directly to your unit and play them, but only specific ones that have been emulated already.
If you have Wii U, you can play all the Virtual Console games you've ever bought because they'll all work, but you need to own both consoles at the same time, have separate SD cards in both of them with enough space for all the content, and have them both turned on and connected to the internet at the same time. If they don't all fit on one card or the other, you'll have to do multiple transfers.
I shutter to think what bullshit hoops Microsoft is gonna put me through just so I can play Pac-Man CE DX on my next Xbox.
If you have Wii U, you can play all the Virtual Console games you've ever bought because they'll all work, but you need to own both consoles at the same time, have separate SD cards in both of them with enough space for all the content, and have them both turned on and connected to the internet at the same time. If they don't all fit on one card or the other, you'll have to do multiple transfers.
I shutter to think what bullshit hoops Microsoft is gonna put me through just so I can play Pac-Man CE DX on my next Xbox.
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