#wii u gamepad

[eshopbag]

Fun fact! the official TADC circus is roughly

2 ⅓ Wii U game pads tall!

1 ¾ Wii U game pads wide!

Do whatever you wish with this information

[kiwikeewan]

this fucking rain silves plushie is still one of the best gaming accesories i own like it's just perfect for displaying stuff

[grinbrothers]

Splatoon - Rest In Peace Wii U's Online: Souldin Special!

In tribute to the Wii U's online services last day, premiering at 9PM BST on 8/4/2024! Nanka escapes a kraken, witnesses an inkling plunge to the watery depths, and gets lost looking at a map.

Nanka with Wii U Gamepad by KymmaFox: https://twitter.com/kymmafox Nanka with Sign by ShySamArt: https://www.deviantart.com/shysamart/art/Commission-Nanka-966702081 Music from Eternal Radiance by Visualnoveler. Splatoon is exclusive to the Nintendo Wii U. Check out BeeLy1011's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkA-vIz65khU5unv9dG-fw

Date Made: 7/1/2024 to 28/1/2024 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grinbrothers Tumblr: http://grinbrothers.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrinBrothers

[chainswordcs-docs]

Wii U WUP-901 kiosk image dump (2024 update edition)

I looked into it again, for the first time in a couple years, and found some info I hadn't seen before (and some actually recent info from 2024)

console #1 (and gamepad)

source 1: https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/698-official-wii-u-demo-kiosk-thread/page/2/#comment-172471 source 2: https://www.amibay.com/threads/wii-u-kiosk-console-and-pad.120329/

info

info posted by user "itdoesntmatterwhatthissays" (aka "itdoesntmatter")

Obtained from a guy who used to work in a game shop, in the UK. Probably was in a kiosk at one point.

"It doesnt have any demos on it ... but it does play, look, act like the retail version ..."

"in order to switch the pad on, you need to press a button on a cable which switches on the gamepad."

"... this one comes with a 32gb HDD ..." (note: I believe that's actually just a standard 32GB NAND.)

I suspect the model number is WUP-901(03), but that's just speculation, filling in the blanks as best I can, and corroborating with info on the following unit...

console #2 (and gamepad)

source: https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/698-official-wii-u-demo-kiosk-thread/page/2/#comment-395341

info

info posted by user TypForte

Console appears to behave the same as retail, and reads retail PAL games via the disc drive. Which is to say, it doesn't have an HDD.

This is my first time seeing a WUP-901 as a set, complete with its original full kiosk. So if nothing else, now I have an idea of what to maybe look for to try and spot more WUP-901 consoles in photos online.

console #3 - WUP-901(02)

source: https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wii-u/rare_wup-90102_model_-_need_information

photos posted by user gbbeil. this doesn't really give us much of any further insight, but I figured I should document it anyway.

additional notes

TypForte also mentioned they saw an auction online, with the following text:

"Standard wii u console and kiosk edition wis-003 gamepad Rare!  Main console is WUP-901 (03) it has the kiosk switch behind (with the led blue light) used to power on off the console. Has some marks and a dent in back of game pad from me removing the lock as lost the key. I’ve tried to upload as many pictures as possible. Happy bidding! Note!!!....The main console is not a kiosk edition the gamepad is, still very unique and a rare piece to own. As far as I’m aware the wis-003 gamepad is compatible with the wis-001 console but can be used with any wii u."

That suggests the WUP-901 (03) consoles were paired with WIS-003 gamepads. This info is a bit dubious though, so take it with a grain of salt.

[smithsnanny]

This is so old the switch didn't exist yet!

Jerry’s parents are staying over for New Years. Jacob is with them too. He’s nice. Morty and I have been playing a lot of Splatoon again recently.

[stupjam]

Thank you Splatoon!

[antirepurp]

pmd explorers with composite video shaders hits different if im quite honest with you

[splatoon-confession-box]

I miss that rhythm game thing that was in the city in splatoon 2, you remember beside the shoal place you could play little rhythm games with the games soundtrack?? I loved that!! I was pretty good and it makes me so sad it isn't in the city for splatoon 3 :( It was so good to pass time with!! Bring it back nintendo let me game

[fictional-seviper]

A bunch of folks kept saying the Wii U is dead because Xenoblade Chronicles X is finally being ported to Switch.

In response, I spent my free time demonstrating why Switch ports are different experiences than playing on a Wii U gamepad.

[donkeykongbongodreams]

Unreleased Wii U gun peripheral

I love that this was at one point a thing.

[neomel]

oh the indescribable joyousness of owning two Wii U pro controllers

[anabundanceofsquids]

until next time...Staaaay Fresh!

[interstate40]

Nintendo was so stealthy with the Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition announcement that I didn't find out for 24 hours

but now I'm hyped as fuck and it comes out right around my birthday!!!

[chainswordcs-docs]

adding on to this post...

gamepad #9

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlZ4_oA1pHI posted by user Nites

these are screenshots taken from the video. the video itself will also be archived on google drive, and probably archive.org at some point

i also took the best screenshots i could get of the "FLASH VIEWER" menu, and did a small restoration using GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). not sure if this is a significant discovery.

[liquifiedloser]

one of these days this bug will unlock the true potential of her 3ds and wii u just you fucking wait

[nicole-the-hololynx]

🌻

I always lament how the Vita lacks an extra set of shoulder buttons, it's to me its biggest shortcoming. You can map the back touch pad to inputs to pretend it has L2 and R2 buttons in some games but it doesn't really work very well.

So I was looking at the console the other day wondering how I'd fit an extra set of buttons. Since it's too thing to put them further back like a Dualshock I figured putting them side by side like the ZL and ZR buttons on the New 3DS would work better, but it's just too cramped up there!

All the space is taken up by the 2 shoulder buttons, the cartridge port, the volume and power buttons, and a.... and um.... some port? sitting next to the cart slot?

I've never used this port in my life and it uses up the precious space that could've easily fit L2/R2 buttons so I went online to check what it does and the best answer I get? "Well you can maybe stick your dick in it" WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT!!!

Anyways the port was never officially used, there's no known use case for it, and I've heard in some models it doesn't even work properly. What the fuck.