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Official (I guess) Wii U Demo Station impressions thread
- Thread starter Christberg
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Heh, I'm still not sure if I'll go. If my Wii U gets shipped on the 16th I'll probably just suck it up for the one extra day. If there's swag, though...
Both controllers have digital triggers.
SuperPac
Member
Not even the Rayman Legends demo? (it's the only game with a working "demo" button)
I had visited a Best Buy a few days ago and got to demo Rayman, so I knew what to look for, the "demo Button". They all had one, but none of them were press-able.
Just checking out the FS forum, looks like they're saying no midnight launches anywhere, because they don't have enough stock to sell, outside of the preorders, to warrant a midnight launch.
I always like attending midnight launches for the experience. Not like I'd be getting a lot of playtime bringing him a Wii U at 2am over picking it up at 10am in the morning. Oh well.
opticalmace
Member
That's disappointing. I like to play racing games with a gamepad (for convenience), and analog triggers are almost a necessity.
Yeah, not really sure why they didn't include analog triggers. Pretty disappointing. A step backwards ffs.
Hm, that's surprising.
Yeah, I mean, I definitely would have gone for a midnight launch if they were doing it and I were otherwise planning to purchase it on Sunday morning. Just slightly deterred since I would be getting my online pre-order anyway, and then I'd have to go back and return it.
Heh, it must have been a cost issue.
MiamiWesker
Member
When do they get new demos?
I thought it was said that retailers won't get new demo stations until next year. Unless new game demos can be downloaded to the stations, I guess Rayman is all we'll have for now. Dumb move by Nintendo to only have Rayman available so far. I wonder why they didn't go for New SMBU or ZombiU demo instead.
Wrestlemania
Banned
Because digital buttons are better than analogue triggers for the vast majority of games.
They can, apparently. At Best Buy anyway, not sure about Gamestop, etc.
Thank god. I hate analog triggers.
My theory is that Nintendo is worried about hackers dumping the code in NSMBU (for example) and discovering Miiverse features that haven't been announced yet. So they won't release the demos until everything is announced.
Why?
shouamabane
Member
Digital triggers > analog triggers all day for me. It just takes less time to press them.
gamergirly
Member
I have a hard time believing that NSMBU won't be playable until next year(it's the launch flagship title since Rayman is delayed). The only way this would happen is if Wii U sells out so good that they don't feel they need to add anything to the demo stations for a while. It's early yet
I agree, but I could understand why a racing game fan likes analogue more. There's really no other way to play those. Other than that, I like the feel of digital triggers more as well.
evilromero
Member
No way. Give me those awesome GameCube shoulder buttons.
Gamecube is king cause it's both analog and digital.
I tried out Rayman Legends on a demo unit at Best Buys and it was pretty interesting. The tablet controller isn't actually too bad in my hands. It fit my hands pretty comfortably. I understand the placement of the dual sticks. I can see how it can be great for fps games. The touch screen was pretty intuitive as well.
At one point during the Rayman game, the AI takes control of Rayman and I use the tablet to interact with the environment. It was pretty intuitive. The game also takes advantage of the tablet's motion control with some puzzles requiring you to twist the control from side to side. This was okay, it felt like they were trying to squeeze that in as a gimmick more than anything.
All in all, I thought the demo was fun, but I wish I could have tried out the demo for other games.
At one point during the Rayman game, the AI takes control of Rayman and I use the tablet to interact with the environment. It was pretty intuitive. The game also takes advantage of the tablet's motion control with some puzzles requiring you to twist the control from side to side. This was okay, it felt like they were trying to squeeze that in as a gimmick more than anything.
All in all, I thought the demo was fun, but I wish I could have tried out the demo for other games.
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qizah
Unconfirmed Member
What's the difference?
Went to pick up a Google Play giftcard at Target on Friday. The screen was actually quite a bit nicer than I expected. As for the rest of my thoughts on the controller, I'll play nice and keep that to myself.
Shockingly enough, the store had 1 white pre-order ticket left. So I picked it up on the off chance there's money to be made on ebay. Not expecting it though.
Shockingly enough, the store had 1 white pre-order ticket left. So I picked it up on the off chance there's money to be made on ebay. Not expecting it though.
brochiller
Member
You can't control how much you accelerate or brake with digital triggers. That's really the only type of game I'll miss analog triggers in. Digital triggers are superior in every other way.
Like the hat?
Banned
Controller feels great, and the touchscreen is super responsive to touch. I didn't have to touch it any harder than I touch my iPod touch. Other than being plastic, it really feels like using a capacitive screen to me.
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qizah
Unconfirmed Member
Oh, so analog is basically how slow/fast you can move the triggers down type of thing?
Gamecube is king cause it's both analog and digital.
Gamecube is also the most comfortable controller of all time for me. Long live the king.
CambriaRising
Member
Played one yesterday at Gamestop and it cemented my non-purchase.
A digital button is either pressed or not pressed, there is no in between. An analog button can sense how much or how hard the button is pressed. That's useful mainly in racing games because you can accelerate hard by pressing the trigger down all the way, or accelerate softly by pressing it lightly.
Like the hat?
Banned
I doubt it's a matter of being cheap, but I agree about it being foolish
Agent Unknown
Member
Bah. Still no demo stations at any of my local retailers. Our Best Buy has been saying "We should be getting one next week"...for like the last three weeks. :/ However, our Target FINALLY took down their old Wii station so hopefully that means they'll be getting one soon. It'd be nice to try it once before release day.
Agent Unknown
Member
What?? Who's been saying this? Midnight launch for every CoD game but why not a new system?
CoD is actually a big deal.
Stormwatch
Member
When I pre-ordered I was told they'd do a midnight launch. Just think, we'll be there in 2 weeks waiting on line
Azure Dream
Member
I tried one at a Best Buy... it was a bit silly that they had "More about the Wii U," and half of the boxes grayed out. I wonder if they can update them over an internet connection automatically, to download the missing demos and descriptions?
Rayman played nicely, I was shocked at how decent the AI Rayman was at adapting to the situation. It'd have to be for the Single Player to be any good, but they pulled it off.
The controller itself was alright, it felt light of course, but something felt a little off or uncomfortable about my grip on the back. The screen was also decent, better than it could have been, but I think some people have overexaggerated how crisp it actually is.
Rayman played nicely, I was shocked at how decent the AI Rayman was at adapting to the situation. It'd have to be for the Single Player to be any good, but they pulled it off.
The controller itself was alright, it felt light of course, but something felt a little off or uncomfortable about my grip on the back. The screen was also decent, better than it could have been, but I think some people have overexaggerated how crisp it actually is.
Agent Unknown
Member
opticalmace
Member
Digital means the button is either pressed or it isn't. Analog means you have levels of gradation between fully pressed and fully depressed.
Digital triggers for a driving game is essentially saying you can either have full throttle or no throttle, i.e. it sucks.
Not until someone figures out if there's a security code to back out to the front-end. It's really easy on 360 kiosks (just eject the game), but Sony actually has kiosk firmware that requires you to enter in a 4-digit code to be able to tool around with the system, and it's different for every firmware version. I'm assuming that Nintendo found a way to go even further than that.
Metalmurphy
Member
So wrong... you don't have to fully press, developers can have analogue triggers working as digital ones if they want, but the other way around can't happen, and in games that benefit from analogue triggers you are screwed.
shouamabane
Member
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The problem with reading all these people impressions is that people that are on this site love video games. The people on this thread love the wii u. I'm really interested in hearing people that normally careless about either. It's not like I don't trust your judgement I do. It's just hearing those type of people reacting to a innovating console it makes me feel better. For the record I already pre ordered mine, I'm a lover just like you.