Looking into the Wii U. Some questions.

I'm looking into ditching my 360 and going Nintendo only. I plan on buying a Wii U and 3DS XL in the next month or two, but I have some questions about the system.

Does the gamepad and classic controller have triggers like the 360 controller?

Can you play on the gamepad while it is charging?

Can the Wii U do custom soundtracks and rip music to the HDD like the 360?

Are there any kind of music services available on the Wii U like last.fm?

How is Black Ops II compared to the 360 version?

Are there any arcade sticks for the Wii U yet or will the Wii arcade stick work with it?

And finally can I use regular Wiimotes with the system or just motion plus wiimotes? I never bought the motion plus adaptor or the motion plus wiimotes all I have are the standard wiimotes.

Thank you in advance.

I can answer some of those. It has triggers, they are digital triggers, not analog but that doesn't really seem to make much of a difference except maybe in racing games. Yes you can play while charging, the charge cord is pretty long too. I dunno about the soundtracks Don't think there are any music services, but I could be wrong Black ops is basically the same as the 360 with a smaller userbase. Outside of core team deathmatch matchmaking goes a bit slow or is non existent. No idea on arcade sticks You can use regular wiimotes for most things unless the game requires motion plus, like some attractions in NintendoLandmorattorm

What's the difference between digital and analog triggers?

And will the motionplus adaptor work or does it have to be the wiimotes with it built in?

I'm looking into ditching my 360 and going Nintendo only. I plan on buying a Wii U and 3DS XL in the next month or two, but I have some questions about the system.

Does the gamepad and classic controller have triggers like the 360 controller? A: Analog triggers, no. The Gamepad uses digital buttons, so they're like any other button on the controller.

Can you play on the gamepad while it is charging? A: Yes

Can the Wii U do custom soundtracks and rip music to the HDD like the 360? A: No, you cannot rip music to the Wii U, nor is PC connectivity through the network supported.

Are there any kind of music services available on the Wii U like last.fm? A: Certain music services may work through the web browser, if they don't use adobe flash. There is no dedicated music service app on the Wii U right now, if that's what ou're looking for.

How is Black Ops II compared to the 360 version? A: I don't own it. Users on Miiverse seem to enjoy it, though. Check the community reviews on Gamespot.

Are there any arcade sticks for the Wii U yet or will the Wii arcade stick work with it? A: There are no Wii U arcade sticks that I'm aware of, but those made for Wii should work just fine for Wii games. As for Wii U titles, I'm not sure. It would probably depend on whether the classic controller(Wii) is supported.

And finally can I use regular Wiimotes with the system or just motion plus wiimotes? I never bought the motion plus adaptor or the motion plus wiimotes all I have are the standard wiimotes. A: Yes, you can use regular Wiimotes. However, certain games require motionplus.

Thank you in advance.

SlayerWii60

Thank you everyone for the helpful answers. Sucks about custom soundtracks but to be honest I barely used the feature on the original Xbox and 360. Hopefully they add a music service although I'm sure the bluray player I purchase will have something to cover that avenue. I forgot to ask also does the gamepad have any kind of built in mic for voicechat as the only headset I saw on gamestops website is like a hundred dollars. And does the online service have things like parties, messaging, invites in game and out of game, and cross game chat like Xbox live does? Sorry for all the questions but figured I would ask people with hands on experience.

Thank you everyone for the helpful answers. Sucks about custom soundtracks but to be honest I barely used the feature on the original Xbox and 360. Hopefully they add a music service although I'm sure the bluray player I purchase will have something to cover that avenue. I forgot to ask also does the gamepad have any kind of built in mic for voicechat as the only headset I saw on gamestops website is like a hundred dollars. And does the online service have things like parties, messaging, invites in game and out of game, and cross game chat like Xbox live does? Sorry for all the questions but figured I would ask people with hands on experience.

SlayerWii60

You don't want the Wii U

It has literally nothing you're looking for

In most cases multiplats (like Black Ops) are inferior and/or missing content

It's message system is poor compared to elsewhere

It's chat system is clumsy where the pro controller isn't even supported

What you're looking for the Wii U does not have and will never have, it'sd a different kind of animal

Just stick to hardware that has the things you prefer, if you want something different that lacks the things you like pick up a Wii U ALONG with whatever else you have.

For you the Wii U is a mistake

You don't want the Wii U

It has literally nothing you're looking for

In most cases multiplats (like Black Ops) are inferior and/or missing content

It's message system is poor compared to elsewhere

It's chat system is clumsy where the pro controller isn't even supported

What you're looking for the Wii U does not have and will never have, it'sd a different kind of animal

Just stick to hardware that has the things you prefer, if you want something different that lacks the things you like pick up a Wii U ALONG with whatever else you have.

For you the Wii U is a mistake

Jaysonguy

What content is missing from blops2 other than nuketown and the first map pack which only 360 has right now. Wii U has plenty for me such as free online, and off tv play which has been the major selling point for me as I have three kids and a fourth on the way in April. Plus a wife that likes to watch tv. But also it gives me and her something to play together since she loves Nintendo games and hates fps games which is pretty much the dominant genre on the 360. I'm just asking some general questions so I know what to expect. And most of those features I never used much on 360. The majority of my friends were always on Netflix and the only game we really played a lot when we did was blops2. I'm also looking for something with a good local multiplayer option and Nintendo usually excels in that area.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

You don't want the Wii U

It has literally nothing you're looking for

In most cases multiplats (like Black Ops) are inferior and/or missing content

It's message system is poor compared to elsewhere

It's chat system is clumsy where the pro controller isn't even supported

What you're looking for the Wii U does not have and will never have, it'sd a different kind of animal

Just stick to hardware that has the things you prefer, if you want something different that lacks the things you like pick up a Wii U ALONG with whatever else you have.

For you the Wii U is a mistake

SlayerWii60

What content is missing from blops2 other than nuketown and the first map pack which only 360 has right now. Wii U has plenty for me such as free online, and off tv play which has been the major selling point for me as I have three kids and a fourth on the way in April. Plus a wife that likes to watch tv. But also it gives me and her something to play together since she loves Nintendo games and hates fps games which is pretty much the dominant genre on the 360. I'm just asking some general questions so I know what to expect. And most of those features I never used much on 360. The majority of my friends were always on Netflix and the only game we really played a lot when we did was blops2. I'm also looking for something with a good local multiplayer option and Nintendo usually excels in that area.

I'm looking into ditching my 360 and going Nintendo only. I plan on buying a Wii U and 3DS XL in the next month or two, but I have some questions about the system.Does the gamepad and classic controller have triggers like the 360 controller?Can you play on the gamepad while it is charging?Can the Wii U do custom soundtracks and rip music to the HDD like the 360?Are there any kind of music services available on the Wii U like last.fm?How is Black Ops II compared to the 360 version?Are there any arcade sticks for the Wii U yet or will the Wii arcade stick work with it?And finally can I use regular Wiimotes with the system or just motion plus wiimotes? I never bought the motion plus adaptor or the motion plus wiimotes all I have are the standard wiimotes.Thank you in advance.SlayerWii60

[QUOTE="morattorm"]I can answer some of those. It has triggers, they are digital triggers, not analog but that doesn't really seem to make much of a difference except maybe in racing games. Yes you can play while charging, the charge cord is pretty long too. I dunno about the soundtracks Don't think there are any music services, but I could be wrong Black ops is basically the same as the 360 with a smaller userbase. Outside of core team deathmatch matchmaking goes a bit slow or is non existent. No idea on arcade sticks You can use regular wiimotes for most things unless the game requires motion plus, like some attractions in NintendoLandSlayerWii60

What's the difference between digital and analog triggers?

And will the motionplus adaptor work or does it have to be the wiimotes with it built in?

Wife decided were going to keep the 360 so I'll probably just get a 3ds for now for the rpgs and so I can play with my son since he just got one recently. I'll hold of on a Wii U until Christmas if I can. Thank you everyone for your answers except the troll lol.

Wife decided were going to keep the 360 so I'll probably just get a 3ds for now for the rpgs and so I can play with my son since he just got one recently. I'll hold of on a Wii U until Christmas if I can. Thank you everyone for your answers except the troll lol.

SlayerWii60

Yup, I'm the one who told you the truth about your needs and what would serve you best, you listened to me and now you insult me.

Oh, such class.

[QUOTE="SlayerWii60"]

Wife decided were going to keep the 360 so I'll probably just get a 3ds for now for the rpgs and so I can play with my son since he just got one recently. I'll hold of on a Wii U until Christmas if I can. Thank you everyone for your answers except the troll lol.

Jaysonguy

Yup, I'm the one who told you the truth about your needs and what would serve you best, you listened to me and now you insult me.

Oh, such class.

He didn't listen to you, he listened to his wife... unless you're saying you're his wife?

[QUOTE="SlayerWii60"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

You don't want the Wii U

It has literally nothing you're looking for

In most cases multiplats (like Black Ops) are inferior and/or missing content

It's message system is poor compared to elsewhere

It's chat system is clumsy where the pro controller isn't even supported

What you're looking for the Wii U does not have and will never have, it'sd a different kind of animal

Just stick to hardware that has the things you prefer, if you want something different that lacks the things you like pick up a Wii U ALONG with whatever else you have.

For you the Wii U is a mistake

AlmightyDerek

What content is missing from blops2 other than nuketown and the first map pack which only 360 has right now. Wii U has plenty for me such as free online, and off tv play which has been the major selling point for me as I have three kids and a fourth on the way in April. Plus a wife that likes to watch tv. But also it gives me and her something to play together since she loves Nintendo games and hates fps games which is pretty much the dominant genre on the 360. I'm just asking some general questions so I know what to expect. And most of those features I never used much on 360. The majority of my friends were always on Netflix and the only game we really played a lot when we did was blops2. I'm also looking for something with a good local multiplayer option and Nintendo usually excels in that area.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="SlayerWii60"]

Wife decided were going to keep the 360 so I'll probably just get a 3ds for now for the rpgs and so I can play with my son since he just got one recently. I'll hold of on a Wii U until Christmas if I can. Thank you everyone for your answers except the troll lol.

KnightSkull

Yup, I'm the one who told you the truth about your needs and what would serve you best, you listened to me and now you insult me.

Oh, such class.

He didn't listen to you, he listened to his wife... unless you're saying you're his wife?

There's no way that his wife said that, just a way to get out of giving me credit.

I'm looking into ditching my 360 and going Nintendo only. I plan on buying a Wii U and 3DS XL in the next month or two, but I have some questions about the system.

Does the gamepad and classic controller have triggers like the 360 controller? The Pro Controller does yes, but they are digital not analog.

Can you play on the gamepad while it is charging? Yes, you can.

Can the Wii U do custom soundtracks and rip music to the HDD like the 360? You could do this with an SD card with some Wii games but for the most part games don't support this so no.

Are there any kind of music services available on the Wii U like last.fm? No, none at all

How is Black Ops II compared to the 360 version? Small player base at 3,000 right now but they are much more tolerable. Less kids and more somewhat polite adults

Are there any arcade sticks for the Wii U yet or will the Wii arcade stick work with it? I think there may be for Tekken but as is there isn't much need for it since there aren't a lot of fighters on the system right now

And finally can I use regular Wiimotes with the system or just motion plus wiimotes? I never bought the motion plus adaptor or the motion plus wiimotes all I have are the standard wiimotes. Some games will require Motion plus, some won't. Metroid Blast and Zelda Quest in Nintendo Land require Motion Plus while the rest of the mini-games don't. So its a mixed bag. Might as well go with motiono plus anyway.

Thank you in advance.

SlayerWii60

Underlined and bolded my answers for you.

[QUOTE="KnightSkull"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Yup, I'm the one who told you the truth about your needs and what would serve you best, you listened to me and now you insult me.

Oh, such class.

Jaysonguy

He didn't listen to you, he listened to his wife... unless you're saying you're his wife?

There's no way that his wife said that, just a way to get out of giving me credit.

Why do you even care? Just let the guy be. Arguing like this over the web about something this unimportant makes you look really, really pathetic.

[QUOTE="SlayerWii60"]

Wife decided were going to keep the 360 so I'll probably just get a 3ds for now for the rpgs and so I can play with my son since he just got one recently. I'll hold of on a Wii U until Christmas if I can. Thank you everyone for your answers except the troll lol.

Jaysonguy

Yup, I'm the one who told you the truth about your needs and what would serve you best, you listened to me and now you insult me.

Oh, such class.

Calling out a stranger on a forum like this doesn't exactly scream class now does it? Be the better person and turn the other cheek, especially since this isn't something worth being a jerk over.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="KnightSkull"]

He didn't listen to you, he listened to his wife... unless you're saying you're his wife?

bonesawisready5

There's no way that his wife said that, just a way to get out of giving me credit.

Why do you even care? Just let the guy be. Arguing like this over the web about something this unimportant makes you look really, really pathetic.

That's rich coming from you...

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

There's no way that his wife said that, just a way to get out of giving me credit.

Jaysonguy

Why do you even care? Just let the guy be. Arguing like this over the web about something this unimportant makes you look really, really pathetic.

That's rich coming from you...

The questions asked by the TC have been answered.

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