Nintendo Wii U

[Lemonectric]

Probably buying a Wii U soon, and...my monitor doesn't have an audio out port. Would this kind of thing work? I'd need an extra HDMI cable, but then I could plug headphones or external speakers into the stereo port and be all set, right? Or am I missing any information about technical audio stuff?

Edited December 1, 2013 by Hylian Lemon

[Gollgagh]

googling around a bit, it looks like that's the only way to get a separate audio stream from the Wii U

[GravitySuitCollector]

Probably buying a Wii U soon, and...my monitor doesn't have an audio out port. Would this kind of thing work? I'd need an extra HDMI cable, but then I could plug headphones or external speakers into the stereo port and be all set, right? Or am I missing any information about technical audio stuff?

googling around a bit, it looks like that's the only way to get a separate audio stream from the Wii U

There's no way to tell it to send it out the AV cable like PS3? If not, that's too bad.

[Lemonectric]

There's no way to tell it to send it out the AV cable like PS3? If not, that's too bad.

Not from what I've read, unfortunately. Gotta output video and audio together. I think I'll go with the splitter.

[MaGi_TekK]

No you're actually wrong, the Wii U can actually split audio through it's AV analog port out to an external source, and output video through HDMI. It wasn't possible at first, but with the latest firmware update to 4.0, you can now do so. Nintendo mentions it on their support website and even has instructions. Looks like it's your lucky day!

[Lemonectric]

No you're actually wrong, the Wii U can actually split audio through it's AV analog port out to an external source, and output video through HDMI. It wasn't possible at first, but with the latest firmware update to 4.0, you can now do so. Nintendo mentions it on their support website and even has instructions. Looks like it's your lucky day!

Thanks! An RCA/stereo connector should do the trick, then, right? Much more appealing.

So...current solution: HDMI cable -> monitor for video. Wii composite cable -> female-RCA-to-3.5mm-stereo connector -> speaker for audio. Could be prettier, but whatever gets the job done.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Hylian Lemon

[ocre]

New Super Luigi U on sale for $14.99 on BestBuy.com In-Store Pickup. Same amount of (new) content as in the retail release of NSMBU. Supposed to be challenging.

[Mirby]

It is challenging, but in a good way. Perfect balance of challenge and fun in that one, especially when you're trying to find the secret exits and star coins.

[Lemonectric]

Got my sound working. Shooting the audio through the computer itself so I can use my headphones and adjust the volume. Anyone know if there's a way to send gamepad audio through the console like you can do with Wii remotes? I just have the volume slider all the way down, and sometimes it's a little awkwardly silent, but it's not a big issue.

I know sometimes the same audio comes from the gamepad and the console, so I figure it might not be possible.

ID is Hylian_Lemon.

[Gendo-Ikari]

I got the Wii U. It's a good system, though I'm more partial to Playstation. I just hope they get on board with more developers.. though they're collaborating with Atlus on some stuff, which makes me happy.

[Thalzon]

Too lazy to search for the smash bros thread, so instead I'll say here that today's smash site picture is pretty trolltastic. I'm also left wondering that it does.

[Garrett Williamson]

they have a shot of Skull Kid with Majora's Mask.

I think it's confirmed. they're making a MM remake

[Crowbar Man]

I'm not sure how Skull Kid being in Smash (possibly as just a trophy, like like the tons of characters that were trophies in Brawl) is any sort of MM remake confirmation That is silly

[Garrett Williamson]

because Majora's Mask has been appearing in a whole bunch of stuff right now, fans are really begging for it, and people at Nintendo are even giving off hints.

so if they DON'T, that would seriously piss off fans.

also, Skull Kid is going to be an assist trophy

[jnWake]

The picture is pretty cool, it's the pose he makes when the moon falls so the assist trophy could be quite cool.

[Brandon Strader]

So the big Nintendo reveal at VGX people talked about for a week ended up being Scrooge McDuck Kong

[Lemonectric]

People were talking about a big Nintendo reveal at VGX for a week? If they were looking forward to a Nintendo announcement that wasn't happening via Nintendo Direct, they weren't looking in the right place. I'm surprised Nintendo even bothered.

I'm at the absolute final level of 3D World. Playing as Mario with no powerups. It's SO HARD but in a fun way. In a sweaty-trembling-hands fun way.

[Brandon Strader]

Here's the video of Reggie on VGX talking about Tropical Freeze!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQFm2JV1jQ

Hilarious interview

[Garrett Williamson]

So the big Nintendo reveal at VGX people talked about for a week ended up being Scrooge McDuck Kong

lol ZeldaInformer got everyone's hopes up for nothing, predicting they'd talk about Zelda U.

ZI is way too excited and now they probably think ANYTHING could be a clue to Zelda U.

it would be really nice if that actually happened, though.

[jnWake]

Hahaha it's so funny when people hype themselves and then get angry. The bramble stage in the footage looked cool and I loved the Retro teasing. Someday we'll know if they have 1 or 2 teams!

[Devyn]

Cranky Kong for Brawl! I like how DK can pair with all the others.

I think it's pretty cool, although I was really hoping to see something from Star Fox. I think the Wii U is absolutely perfect for the Star Fox series. Anyway, that's just my inner fanboy talking. I liked the interview and I really think that Reggie was hinting at something for Metroid. I mean, c'mon. He's wearing a Metroid pin to an interview featuring a game by Retro Studios....so subtle and coy.

[AarowSwift]

Heads up for anyone interested in buying the excellent Lego City Undercover. This title isn't being printed anymore and soon will be hard to find new. Gamestop can't even order it new anymore, just as preowned copies. Grab it while you can! You can still find it on Amazon new for the time being.

[Devyn]

Hyrule Warriors, a Zelda X Dynasty Warriors crossover has been announced (not the next main Zelda game, as Iwata states, just a crossover. Plus NES remix, Dr. Luigi, Rosalina in Brawl, and what looks like to be (but not for certain) both Rosalina and Kirby in Mario Kart 8.

link to the whole Nintendo direct:

[Thalzon]

Hyrule Warriors looks pretty awesome, but a bit tech demo-y right now. Which means we probably won't see it released til next christmas. But those weapons, man.... Those WEAPONS.

Rosalina being in Smash doesn't really get my fires going, but she is probably the best "new" Mario character. Better than Bowser Jr or Waluigi, anyway. I'm glad she's getting this additional exposure.

[yoshi1001]

NES Remix is really cool. Think of it as a cross between WarioWare and Nintendo World Championships. Basically, there are timed challenges from a variety of games where you're placed into a level with a specific task. The faster you complete the task, the more stars you earn (up to 3 per challenge), and more stars unlock more challenges.