Author Topic: What will you do with your Wii after you buy a Wii U? (Read 14848 times)

Sarail · « **Reply #25 on:** August 05, 2012, 10:12:12 AM »

My Wii will get moved to the bedroom where it will reside on a SDtv - it's true home.

Soren · « **Reply #26 on:** August 06, 2012, 12:55:51 PM »

I'll keep it. There are games that will never be re-released on Virtual Console that I treasure (like MVP Baseball 2005) and I know I want to keep playing.

Shaymin · « **Reply #27 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:32:17 PM »

Transfer my stuff to the WiiU and go from there.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #28 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:36:13 PM »

Assuming I won't lose my save files (like what happened to DSiWare games when you transferred them to a 3DS), I will probably transfer everything to my Wii U and then give my Wii to my GF.

leahsdad · « **Reply #29 on:** August 10, 2012, 01:51:08 AM »

Maybe I'm being overly cautious, but I'm kind of worried about the virtual console experience on the Wii U, and I'll definitely hang on to my Wii for a while after launch. We don't know very much about the Wii U and how it will present virtual console content. Will it look and sound as good as it does on the Wii? Part of the Wii's strength in terms of VC is the fact that it isn't an HD console and natively displays at 480. Will VC still look as good on our HDTV's as they do now? How will VC games be affected when the Wii U displays at 720 or 1080? Will it scale up the sprites? And if so, just how crappy will that look?

I'm sure Nintendo will say that VC will look fine on the Wii U, but after being spoiled by just how good VC games, especially SNES, look on the Wii, I will be very hesitant to unplug my little white box and replace it it with...okay, well, another white box, but you get my point.

HeyItsMe · « **Reply #30 on:** August 10, 2012, 07:10:47 AM »

I'm going to keep mine. I have a couple of Gamecube games that I haven't played it. Eternal Darkness is calling my name thanks to the segment on Connectivity but wanna get through Skyward Sword first and many more

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #31 on:** August 10, 2012, 07:30:09 AM »

Quote from: leahsdad on August 10, 2012, 01:51:08 AM

Maybe I'm being overly cautious, but I'm kind of worried about the virtual console experience on the Wii U, and I'll definitely hang on to my Wii for a while after launch. We don't know very much about the Wii U and how it will present virtual console content. Will it look and sound as good as it does on the Wii? Part of the Wii's strength in terms of VC is the fact that it isn't an HD console and natively displays at 480. Will VC still look as good on our HDTV's as they do now? How will VC games be affected when the Wii U displays at 720 or 1080? Will it scale up the sprites? And if so, just how crappy will that look?

I'm sure Nintendo will say that VC will look fine on the Wii U, but after being spoiled by just how good VC games, especially SNES, look on the Wii, I will be very hesitant to unplug my little white box and replace it it with...okay, well, another white box, but you get my point.

The system will almost certainly be able to output in 480p if it wants to; the question is your TV. If you've got a Wii hooked up to a non-CRT HD TV then VC games (and all other Wii games) are already being converted to the native resolution of the TV before display, so not much will change with the Wii U.

Do_What · « **Reply #32 on:** August 15, 2012, 09:33:41 AM »

After doing the soft mod to play Xenoblade I went the extra step to go ahead and rip all of my wii games to an external hard drive. So since I won't have to actually put in discs or switch discs out I can leave the wii hooked up somewhere to play games whenever I feel like it. It's actually super convenient.

superfoor · « **Reply #33 on:** August 15, 2012, 09:52:07 AM »

When I buy my Wiiu I will be moving my wii out to the family room tv so It can retire with the NES SNES N64 and GC. The Wiiu will then take its spot in the living room and the process will begin anew.

GK · « **Reply #34 on:** August 29, 2012, 09:41:52 AM »

Keeping mine since I traded in my Game Cube for it when the Wii came out.

Anth0ny · « **Reply #35 on:** September 05, 2012, 06:59:15 PM »

Same thing I did with my N64 and Gamecube. Keep it exactly where it is

You can't plug a Gameboy Player into a Wii, so keeping my Gamecube around this gen was a wise choice. Besides, I love that sexy little Cube. I'll never part ways with it.

Judging from the 3DS so far, Nintendo has upped its security, so I don't expect homebrew breakthroughs on the Wii U to be anything close to the Wii. I'll keep my Wii to play Brawl with custom textures and music.

Stogi · « **Reply #36 on:** September 05, 2012, 07:09:33 PM »

Quote from: Anth0ny on September 05, 2012, 06:59:15 PM

Same thing I did with my N64 and Gamecube. Keep it exactly where it is

You can't plug a Gameboy Player into a Wii, so keeping my Gamecube around this gen was a wise choice. Besides, I love that sexy little BOX. I'll never part ways with it.

Judging from the 3DS so far, Nintendo has upped its security, so I don't expect homebrew breakthroughs on the Wii U to be anything close to the Wii. I'll keep my Wii to play Brawl with custom textures and music.

Fixed.

tendoboy1984 · « **Reply #37 on:** September 05, 2012, 09:36:12 PM »

I might see if there are any trade-in deals (GameStop or Best Buy) before I jump on the Wii U bandwagon.

Kytim89 · « **Reply #38 on:** September 05, 2012, 09:51:29 PM »

While the Wii will definently be killed in the retail space in favor for the Wii U, I could easily see Gamestop selling used Wiis for $49.99 and advertising them as Netflix boxes, or Virtual Console systems. I know a lot of people who want Netflix, but have no way of getting the service. They could buy Wiis and solve their issue. The Wii would more or less become a set-top-box for Netflix.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #39 on:** September 06, 2012, 12:13:42 AM »

Quote from: Kytim89 on September 05, 2012, 09:51:29 PM

Virtual Console systems.

How is your SD card project coming along? You should make a new thread all about it, and post pictures of how it worked out.

Kairon · « **Reply #40 on:** September 06, 2012, 12:48:21 AM »

Quote from: Kytim89 on September 05, 2012, 09:51:29 PM

I know a lot of people who want Netflix, but have no way of getting the service. They could buy Wiis and solve their issue. The Wii would more or less become a set-top-box for Netflix.

That would be pretty cool. But what's stopping some people from getting streaming Netflix without a Wii? I thought Rokus are pretty cheap now?

Anth0ny · « **Reply #41 on:** September 06, 2012, 01:06:42 AM »

Quote from: Stogi on September 05, 2012, 07:09:33 PM

Quote from: Anth0ny on September 05, 2012, 06:59:15 PM
Same thing I did with my N64 and Gamecube. Keep it exactly where it is

You can't plug a Gameboy Player into a Wii, so keeping my Gamecube around this gen was a wise choice. Besides, I love that sexy little BOX. I'll never part ways with it.

Judging from the 3DS so far, Nintendo has upped its security, so I don't expect homebrew breakthroughs on the Wii U to be anything close to the Wii. I'll keep my Wii to play Brawl with custom textures and music.

Fixed.

Well technically mine is a cube since it has the GB Player attached =)

Louieturkey · « **Reply #42 on:** September 06, 2012, 04:59:53 PM »

Quote from: Kairon on September 06, 2012, 12:48:21 AM

Quote from: Kytim89 on September 05, 2012, 09:51:29 PM
I know a lot of people who want Netflix, but have no way of getting the service. They could buy Wiis and solve their issue. The Wii would more or less become a set-top-box for Netflix.

That would be pretty cool. But what's stopping some people from getting streaming Netflix without a Wii? I thought Rokus are pretty cheap now?

Rokus are as little as $49 I believe. You can also stream on a pc, on many newer bluray players, on any ios or Android device, and many, many more items. While the idea of a Wii as a Netflix box has merit, I think there are definitely better options out there.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #43 on:** September 06, 2012, 06:22:44 PM »

The Wii is a poor choice for a multimedia center device. Why pay $200 just to play Netflix in standard definition? You can use the Wii for Netflix, but better alternatives do exist for this purpose.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #44 on:** September 06, 2012, 06:28:40 PM »

Wii is $150 new, less than $100 if you want used. If you don't own a HDTV, then you don't need HD versions of media. So the Wii is not a bad choice for a multimedia device as you can use Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube (well, some), and others. If you want a cheap choice, Wii is good.

ejamer · « **Reply #45 on:** September 06, 2012, 06:49:19 PM »

Hmm... I got my second Wii (used) for $50 and think it's a great Netflix box for our cheap tube TV. Not sure any of the suggestions offered so far are a better fit for our particular situation... and I imagine that plenty of others are in the same boat.

Kairon · « **Reply #46 on:** September 06, 2012, 06:57:23 PM »

I think a cheap Wii is a good solution for a lot of people. I just don't think it's the only solution, or a perfect one.

Urkel · « **Reply #47 on:** September 06, 2012, 07:51:10 PM »

I'm leaving my Wii right where every self-respecting gamer put it; in the closet.

Monteblanco · « **Reply #48 on:** September 15, 2012, 06:37:28 PM »

I plan to pick up The Last Story this week, which should be the last game I will play on my Wii. After that, I'll install it át. My sister-in-law home, where it will introduce her kids on the Nintendo family.

azeke · « **Reply #49 on:** September 15, 2012, 11:41:38 PM »

I will hook it to old CRT in other room.

Still have lots of gamecube games to play.

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Author Topic: What will you do with your Wii after you buy a Wii U? (Read 14848 times)