5 Reasons Black Ops II Is Best On Wii U

Posted on Thursday, October 18 @ 11:30:00 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

Treyarch's History With Nintendo

At times, Treyarch has been considered the "second-string" Call of Duty developer, but I think Black Ops II is set to change that in the aftermath of Infinity Ward's implosion. Why? Treyarch has the experience.

All those years they've churned out Wii ports of top-selling Activision products will pay off as the Wii U lifts the Mario faithful up to meet other HD consoles. Treyarch has proven themselves efficient students of new console architecture and the Wii U version will directly benefit from that experience. I don't think any other game launching with a Nintendo console, aside from Super Mario 64, has the same pull Black Ops II will have when it sits on store shelves next to the Wii U on November 18.

The Complete Experience

Nintendo fanboys have been wrestling with the harsh realities for years now. We've all heard it before. It's the waggle version. It's the kiddy version. It's the blurry version.

No more. Black Ops II on Wii U represents the complete experience. Playing on Nintendo's new console nets you all the HD graphics and online multiplayer, but with the addition of a wide variety of control methods. You can use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk (as Call of Duty has in the past on Wii) or you can go with the new GamePad. You can use the touchscreen for your map and some convient input, or you can pick up one of the Wii U Pro controllers to match the experience on Xbox 360 or PS3.

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Related Games: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Wii U)

Tags: Black Ops, Call of Duty, Activision, Treyarch, Wii U

Comments

xDUMPWEEDx
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
1. Too bad the Wii U isn't getting Cod Elite support. They said they are going to try and get Elite support "later" ...yeah right. Wii U will not ever get Elite support.
2. No DLC. Nintendo isn't allowing DLC releases like on the 360/PS3 versions. This is a great example of why Nintendo is clueless when trying to bring back core gamers.
So basically, the Wii U port is going to be the worst version available for the core gamer.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Where did you see this?

Elite or not, DLC or not, my number one factor is being able to play on the GamePad. I'm still very excited for that.

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TheJx4
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Sorry, but I feel like this was paid for.

1. No. I don't even want to use the Gamepad to play an FPS. And calling in a killstreak isn't a tedious or time consuming task, and it happens really fast from what I've seen of Black Ops II.

2. That's not split-screen. True split screen gaming is what you get on PS3/360. This is dual screen.

3. Not really a reason to pick Wii U version over the others. But I agree that Treyarch is top dog, and their last two Wii ports were handled very well.

4. Once again, not a reason to pick the Wii U version over the others. CoD is too fasted paced for, ya know, looking down during the heat of battle to check a map.

5. I guess this is a valid reason, but I personally don't want to play a console-FPS on such a small screen.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Sorry, but I was not paid. Believe me, I could use the cash for the holidays.

1. OK, note that this is just my opinion. You're entitled to your own.
2. Semantics.
3. Reason enough for me!
4. Reason enough for me!
5. It looked great to me.

Look, I am a completely different kind of Call of Duty player than you. I get that many people wouldn't play the game if not for the competitive aspect, but for me, I could do with out all that. Black Ops II will have a much friendlier community on Wii U, and that's good enough for me. I like the extra features, even if they are a matter of convenience.

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damo_rox619
Joined: Jan 2007

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
here's a con to the pro-wii u list, you can't use the pro controller and a headset at the same time, something that is essential for cod

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
As I said to Jx4 above, I'm not into the competitive aspect of Call of Duty, and honestly, the less I hear of people in multiplayer, the better.

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213EDD
Joined: Sep 2007

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Thank goodness I didn't do a 5 reasons not to in the comments. It would be really cliche and would just say it's "Call of Duty 9" and "**** you Daniel" I probably would have ended with "Fucking die Crash Bandicoot"

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Yes, thank you for sparing us your with EDD. :P

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
WAYYY too casual. I will headshot any Wii U players into oblivion until they quit and go play Pokemon.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Bully! I'm going to go cry in the corner now.

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sliverstorm
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
This will be a good test of whether or not Nintendo can break through the lock-in that MS and Sony have been building into their online systems for the past few years. There is definitely a switching cost associated with changing platforms--friends lists, achievements, downloads, etc. I think one of Nintendo's biggest hurdles moving into the hardcore space will be trying to (re)capture a customer base that has spent the last few years becoming entrenched with its competitors.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
I'm afraid we won't see any sort of achievement system in place at launch. I'm sure much will be added to the online-profile-infrastructure over time, another reason I'm not worried about the voice-chat situation.

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JunkyArd
Joined: Aug 2006

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
I just want to say I find it funny that all the screenshots are from the Xbox version, especially with one of the points being the graphics. :P

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Oct 18th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Yeah it is pretty funny. I reached out to Activision and they said that they don't currently have any Wii U assets available for Call of Duty. If some do become available I'll switch them out, but for now, the 360 screens will have to do.

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Capt_Dastardly
Joined: Sep 2011

Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 3:23 am
I like that Antony's article under this one is 'Nintendo screw up network play again'. Meh, Wii U meh.

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