@hellomrkearns oh man this game is so cool. I thought it was removed from the eShop. I’m definitely buying this again
@Jonks Seconding this! those games are awesome for language learning.
A couple of years ago I found myself trying to apply for a scholarship that would require me to be fluent in french, so I tried to learn as much french as possible in 8 months and playing scribblenauts in french was extremely fun at the beginning
@treefroggy thanks for the head’s up! been meaning to softmod my Wii U for the last 6 months but I hadn’t even gotten around to researching what was necessary because laziness
Had a look on my Wii U to see if I had forgotten any good purchases from over the years and found (and played a couple more hours of) Armillo.
I like it! It’s kind of Sonic Pac-Man.
@treefroggy I went through the hacking guide and didn‘t see anything about needing a DS game. Is it possible you used an earlier exploit that required purchase and not this one? Or maybe I’m shite at reading and missed it.
@JonKScott I “think” Tiramisu gets us past needing the DS exploit. It certainly is more powerful than previous hacks. I would say the difference is that through DS games you can make the jailbreak permanent versus having to turn it back on on boot up every time as you have to do with Tiramisu.
@treefroggy @穴 @JonKScott That method has been deprecated, kinda!
Back in December, two new softmods were released: potatohax and Tiramisu. I don’t know much about potatohax, but Tiramisu appears to be a viable replacement for coldboot haxchi—the hack I’m using on my Wii U, and the only one that offered persistence after a restart (until now).
A refresher for anyone who needs it: CBHC is a custom firmware that is installed onto a DS VC game—usually Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training, as that was the cheapest you could get. This had some drawbacks, i.e. it’s incredibly easy to brick your Wii U if you carelessly, for example, uninstalled the host DS game or removed the user who owned it. Tiramisu changes all that, and it brings back the quick boot menu (I don’t know how others feel, but I’m real excited because it’s the one feature I miss about the stock firmware).
I can’t say much more than that because I’m away from my Wii U and haven’t had the chance to switch over. Take a look through the guide froggy posted, and if you’ve balked at modding your machine before know that it’s easier and safer to do these days. It’s also a lot of fun and you’ll likely see your lameduck Wii U in a new light. In a way, a neglected Wii U is the perfect console to dip your toes into softmodding with.
@connrrr you gotta love those naming conventions. On one hand you have a delectable Italian dessert that pregnant women can‘t eat and on the other hand you’ve got an ‘earth apple’.
@JonKScott Yeah I mean, “Tiramisu” “Aroma” and “Mocha” are all plays on the Wii U’s internals (Latte GPU, Espresso CPU, Cafe OS etc.)… but, potato???
@connrrr they have sweet potato latte‘s in Korea, that’s the best I can do.
@JonKScott that sounds delicious.
Another recommendation is the Art Academy game. It got a physical release in Europe but stateside was digital only. The DS releases were really limited by their resolution so it was nice to have an HD version.
Oh and Dr. Luigi isn't great but it's interesting enough if you're a Dr. Mario fan.
here ya’ll go. 
Wii U discs getting empathy pain.
https://twitter.com/MercuryCDX/status/1495060515340513281?t=TFrwAIjzmpqZs-M68_9H3A&s=19
@hellomrkearns I ripped mine 3 to 4 years ago and this was a BIG problem. Gamecube has the same issue. Really suggest everyone in the thread use the hacks mentioned above in combination with various archive sites.
@hellomrkearns I was sceptical of this, but have just checked all my discs and to my horror found two (Star Fox Zero and Bayonetta 1) with little pinholes. Star Fox was sealed!
Rip your discs!
The saddest part of Wii U is we lost Iwata San 
And like a couple months before he passed his last public statement was apologizing for Wii U :’(
Iwata was good.
His death made me sad distinctly from almost any celebrity death
Given the recent news I feel compelled to point out that the Wii U version of Rayman Legends is the only version which actually implements a core game mechanic as originally designed (that being an asymmetric co-op companion who can draw and tap on the touchscreen to dynamically alter the level)
Lord, circa 2017 I committed to being a one-console/one-handheld person (one current console is really all the content you need!) which is something that only lasted a few years. I sold my Wii U – including stuff like Devil‘s Third, Pandora’s Tower, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Xenoblade Chronicles X and so on – for less than what Devil‘s Third alone is going for now. I wonder if Rodea the Sky Soldier will ever shoot up in price? That and Devil’s Third both really confused the GameStop staff when I picked up those preorders, and that was in the middle of LA.
On the subject of Iwata, the book that Itoi’s company published, “Ask Iwata,” is pretty comforting. It is technically a business book – something usually way outside of my jurisdiction – but full of the intimate, human, practicality-via-whimsy heart that defined Iwata.
Conversely, if I want to cry, I just read what Itoi wrote a few days after Iwata’s passing:
When I’m parting with a friend, regardless of the circumstances, I find it best to just say, “See you later.” We’ll meet again. After all, we’re friends.
That’s right—nothing unusual about it. I’ll see you later.
You went on a trip far, far away, even though it was planned for many years from now. You wore your best outfit and said “Sorry for the short notice,” though you didn’t say it out loud.
You always put yourself last, after you’d finished helping everyone else. You were so generous as a friend that this trip might be your very first selfish act.
I still can’t grasp what’s happened. It feels like I could still get a light-hearted e-mail asking me out to lunch at any moment—after you’ve made sure lunch wouldn’t disrupt my schedule, of course.
You can invite me out whenever you want. I’ll invite you, too.
So for now, let’s plan on meeting again. You can call me up whenever you like, and I’ll give you a call, too. I still have a lot to talk to you about, and if I come up with any particularly good ideas, I’ll let you know.
So let’s meet again.
No–I suppose we’re already meeting. Right here, right now.
Anyway, I loved the Wii U and am glad you all are holding on to it.