Questions about the Wii U

[JamesUK]

Hi, I am looking to pre-order a Wii U for my girlfriend for christmas, i have some questions i'd like to have answered before i do though if anyone can help?

Will nintendo stop making games for the older Wii once the new one is out?

I ask this because my girlfriend was happy to want the old wii as she really wanted mario kart, we asked in a HMV and the guy said nintendo have pretty much already stopped making a lot of titles for the older console and if you look in any shop the wii sections are now tiny.

I was guessing he was pretty much right, buy can anyone confirm that they will not make any more (or not many).

Also, i was looking to get the package that includes ZombieU, the game looks ok but it was mainly also for the pro gamepad. what i'd like to know is will the game pad pro be fine as a 2nd gamepad for all wii u games, or would there be some games were the original wii motion controller or a 2nd new gamepad (i know they aren't for sale yet) would be better?

thanks

James

 

[Warbie]

I suspect most if not all Nintendo first party games will only work on the Wii U after launch. Certainly the new Mario Kart whenever that comes out. The pro pad will likely be fine as a second pad for some games and not for others - impossible to tell at the mo.

 

[wedgie]

The Wii is done. With such a large install base it will probably be a while before we stop seeing Wii games on the shelves. We'll probably still see a certain amount of new releases for a while yet too, but we're not talking AAA Nintendo games, almost all of it will be the kind of shovelware you find in the bargain bins at the supermarket.

 

[atpbx]

Hi, I am looking to pre-order a Wii U for my girlfriend for christmas, i have some questions i'd like to have answered before i do though if anyone can help?

Good luck with that, only place I could find accepting pre orders online that were not fleecing as well (this was 2 weeks ago now) was shop to.