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Forums - Nintendo - Digital Foundry: Xenoblade on Wii vs New 3DS

Nem on 29 March 2016
curl-6 said:
Nem said:
The 3DS version is just as good as the Wii version. I got them both. I havent reached the final stages of the game on the 3DS though, where the Wii version would slow down to crawl to see how the 3DS performs.

Regrading framerate, Digital Foundry's analysis of the early areas of the game suggests the 3DS version doesn't run quite as smooth as the Wii version.

Also, while I have not played it on 3DS myself, I can't imagine a small screen being as conducive to the game's signature sense of scale.

Ok, well the accurate analysis i can't dispute, but the game does feel better in a bigger screen for sense of scale. With that said, the game is as great on the 3DS (and cheaper)  and you won't be losing anything significant by going with it.

I honestly did not notice any significant FPS loss on the 3DS. Ran just like the Wii version from what i played.



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curl-6 on 29 March 2016
Nem said:
curl-6 said:

Regrading framerate, Digital Foundry's analysis of the early areas of the game suggests the 3DS version doesn't run quite as smooth as the Wii version.

Also, while I have not played it on 3DS myself, I can't imagine a small screen being as conducive to the game's signature sense of scale.

Ok, well the accurate analysis i can't dispute, but the game does feel better in a bigger screen for sense of scale. With that said, the game is as great on the 3DS (and cheaper)  and you won't be losing anything significant by going with it.

I honestly did not notice any significant FPS loss on the 3DS. Ran just like the Wii version from what i played.

Yeah, if someone has access to both a Wii and a New 3DS, I'd probably recommend the Wii version, primarily just for the big screen experience, which the game really feels like it was made for with its enormous vistas. 



gabzjmm23 on 29 March 2016

I'm playing XC on Wii mode on my WiiU. Using HDMI on my WiiU made XC looks not so good, then I've bought a composite cable for the WiiU, and the graphics are better.

Will try to play on Dolphin and see how it goes. Does anybody know how to get a save file from WiiU/Wii. I don't want to start from scratch. :)



sc94597 on 30 March 2016
gabzjmm23 said:
I'm playing XC on Wii mode on my WiiU. Using HDMI on my WiiU made XC looks not so good, then I've bought a composite cable for the WiiU, and the graphics are better.

Will try to play on Dolphin and see how it goes. Does anybody know how to get a save file from WiiU/Wii. I don't want to start from scratch. :)

It's been years since I've last done this, but here is how. If I recall correctly, it is very easy. You don't even need homebrew. 

https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-transfer-gc-wii-memory-card-saves-to-dolphin

"Just go onto your Wii and navigate to the save data manager. Then copy any save file you wish to copy to Dolphin to your SD card. Then, go into Dolphin and go to Tools->Wii Save Import and find your save file. It should be located within SD Card Rootprivatewiititle and in one of the folders located there, there should be a data.bin file. That's what you want to import. For example, to import my Skyward Sword save, I had to go to G:privatewiititleSOUE and select data.bin, press Ok, and it imported the save file. Done."



gabzjmm23 on 30 March 2016
sc94597 said:
gabzjmm23 said:
I'm playing XC on Wii mode on my WiiU. Using HDMI on my WiiU made XC looks not so good, then I've bought a composite cable for the WiiU, and the graphics are better.

Will try to play on Dolphin and see how it goes. Does anybody know how to get a save file from WiiU/Wii. I don't want to start from scratch. :)

It's been years since I've last done this, but here is how. If I recall correctly, it is very easy. You don't even need homebrew. 

https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-transfer-gc-wii-memory-card-saves-to-dolphin

"Just go onto your Wii and navigate to the save data manager. Then copy any save file you wish to copy to Dolphin to your SD card. Then, go into Dolphin and go to Tools->Wii Save Import and find your save file. It should be located within SD Card Rootprivatewiititle and in one of the folders located there, there should be a data.bin file. That's what you want to import. For example, to import my Skyward Sword save, I had to go to G:privatewiititleSOUE and select data.bin, press Ok, and it imported the save file. Done."

thanks. will try it out.