ANYONE FOR WII!!!!

Cubist · Post by **Cubist** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:31 pm

Stray wrote:
Cubist wrote:A mate of mine got one last night and bought it round to my place at 1am. Next thing, I looked at the clock it was 4am...we were sweating profusely, the lounge room smealt like a year 9 class room on a 40 degree day and my arms were absolutely killing me. And they're still sore this morning!:D
Yeah, but did you play the wii??

hahahahaha

............maybe

Post by **huge** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:46 pm

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:43 pm

I'm sorry

I'm still finding it difficult to grasp the concept that the good folks at Nintendo chose to call this thing Wii. What. The. Fuck.

I mean seriously.

Take this sentence for example.

"I'm can't wait to get home to play with my Wii controller".

I'm still baffled. Utterly baffled.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:51 pm

mrj wrote:I'm sorry

I'm still finding it difficult to grasp the concept that the good folks at Nintendo chose to call this thing Wii. What. The. Fuck.

I mean seriously.

Take this sentence for example.

"I'm can't wait to get home to play with my Wii controller".

I'm still baffled. Utterly baffled.

That's because you said it wrong. It's a wii-mote.

Asking "Who wants to come over and play with my wii?" sounds a lot worse!

almax · Post by **almax** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:54 pm

you're wii-tarded

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:07 pm

mrj wrote:I'm sorry

I'm still finding it difficult to grasp the concept that the good folks at Nintendo chose to call this thing Wii. What. The. Fuck.

I mean seriously.

Take this sentence for example.

"I'm can't wait to get home to play with my Wii controller".

I'm still baffled. Utterly baffled.

Cos they're Japanese. Nothing in Japan makes sense. Look at Pokemon for fucks sake!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:14 pm

the marketing seams to be working....

quirkiness always wins attention.

yenks · Post by **yenks** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:58 pm

wii sports is mad fun, just finished playing a 3 hour tennis session, not a bad little exercise if you get fully into it.

sneaky hands · Post by **sneaky hands** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:08 pm

i was thinking the wii name was questionable.,, sttarting to think it was ingenious though really rolls off the tongue (the name not wii)

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:12 pm

zelda is the best game ever...so many mini games,i just cant get bored of it.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:31 pm

leejay83 wrote:zelda is the best game ever...so many mini games,i just cant get bored of it.

Fuck oath. I'm not really far enough into it to play mimni games yet though. Love playing as wolf link! So freakin cool! The controls work really well for zelda too. Seems a bit fiddly at first, but works a treat when you get used to it.

Shadowgames · Post by **Shadowgames** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:51 pm

just spent the evening playing Wii sports & Zelda.

man those controllers kick ass.

yay!

Rob M · Post by **Rob M** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:37 am

hey to all the peeps that bought their Wii's and Zelda's. Do the Zelda discs come as gold limited edition?

like Nintendo have done in the past with pre-order copies...?

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:41 am

Rob M wrote:hey to all the peeps that bought their Wii's and Zelda's. Do the Zelda discs come as gold limited edition?

like Nintendo have done in the past with pre-order copies...?

No limited editions at all which is a bit lame, but it's still pretty.

Rob M · Post by **Rob M** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:46 am

the discs should've been shaped like a triangle ala tri-force and shipped on 3 dvds

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:12 am

http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/index.php

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:35 am

I can't wait till I get to play with my own wii.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:45 am

Best game console ive ever owned, albeit i've actually ever owned a PS1 and Mega drive...

Controllers are great fun, wii sports is classic, im the golf king, -1 under on the 9hole expert already

I also got the game Redsteel. Didnt really play it much (read too much golf), controlls seem a bit fiddly but im sure i'll get used to it.

Cannot wait for Tiger woods golf, Tony Hawk, Super Mario Karts etc.

Graphics arnt that shit hot, but thats not what there going for...

almax · Post by **almax** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:26 am

sneaky hands wrote:i was thinking the wii name was questionable.,, sttarting to think it was ingenious though really rolls off the tongue (the name not wii)

its the whole pro-noun thing thats in vogue at the moment

i-pod
you-tube
my-space
wii

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:38 am

Fents wrote:Best game console ive ever owned, albeit i've actually ever owned a PS1 and Mega drive...

Controllers are great fun, wii sports is classic, im the golf king, -1 under on the 9hole expert already

I also got the game Redsteel. Didnt really play it much (read too much golf), controlls seem a bit fiddly but im sure i'll get used to it.

Cannot wait for Tiger woods golf, Tony Hawk, Super Mario Karts etc.

Graphics arnt that shit hot, but thats not what there going for...

lemmie know about that red steel game.ive been thinking of getting it.but wanna make sure tis shit hot first.

Post by **huge** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:40 am

only just had the chance to play with the thing last night.

played wii play for half hour or so. pretty freaking sweet!

ive got Zelda and Red Steele, not even taken them out of the boxes yet. this arvo. i will play them. yes.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:45 am

Nintendo To Investigate Wii Strap, Controller Issues
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... tory=12015

Legendary Nintendo producer Shigeru Miyamoto also commented on the problem, saying: "We are encouraging people to understand that you really don't have to be so excited, but rather you need to understand the control and then you're going to be the best player. We are looking into the situation to see if there are additional methods to encourage people to kind of calm down so they would never throw away the controller itself."

Despite on-screen warnings before games to use the strap on the Wii remote to secure it to a playerâ€™s wrist, many reports involve gamers who ignore this advice â€“ with controllers flying off to cause damage. In some cases, however, the wrist strap has snapped due to excessive force. The only â€œadditional methodâ€ so far offered by Nintendo to reduce the problem is a special Wii glove, meant to avoid sweaty hands from exacerbating the issue.

sneaky hands · Post by **sneaky hands** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:57 am

just goes to show you can never overestimate the fucking retarded-ness of the general public

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:02 am

I dont understand, u hold the joy stick, not as if ur swinging it by the strap.

almax · Post by **almax** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:06 am

sneaky hands wrote:just goes to show you can never overestimate the fucking retarded-ness of the general public

thats wii-tardedness

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:09 am

message from someone last night who just got a wii.

"have been here flaying my arms around for an hour. kinda buggered. Going to take a break then back to it... wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii."

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:25 am

almax wrote:
sneaky hands wrote:just goes to show you can never overestimate the fucking retarded-ness of the general public
thats wii-tardedness

ha! you beat me to it

Post by **system** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:29 am

Stray wrote:
almax wrote:
sneaky hands wrote:just goes to show you can never overestimate the fucking retarded-ness of the general public
thats wii-tardedness
ha! you beat me to it

Wii-spect!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:35 am

system wrote:
Stray wrote:
almax wrote: thats wii-tardedness
ha! you beat me to it

Wii-spect!

Oh that's a good one!

Post by **system** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:51 am

Stray wrote:
system wrote:
Stray wrote: ha! you beat me to it

Wii-spect!
Oh that's a good one!

Wii-lee?

ArrBee · Post by **ArrBee** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:05 pm

They should get John So to advertise it!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:49 pm

that is awesome

jungle_tactics · Post by **jungle_tactics** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:50 pm

Ok so the Wii is awesome. I like many other under exercised nerds am
now sore and counting down the hours until I get home.

I got Zelda and of course Wii Sports as well as an additional wii-mote and
nunchuck.

LeeJay : I got mine from Toys R Us and it was a fucking joke.

This is how the night went :

11:45pm - Pimple faced store clerk comes out and advises 100 angry
nerds that the games they had pre selected for their "free game" have
been the victim of a shipping delay and that they would have to wait
another week and come and collect them.

12:30pm - Finally get let into the store and have to wait 45 minutes while
only 3 people in front of my have been served.

1:00am - Walk out proudly holding my new Nintendo and notice that
they have only managed to serve 5 people. 95 to go.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:24 pm

system wrote:
Stray wrote:
system wrote:
Wii-spect!
Oh that's a good one!

Wii-lee?

You should have stopped while you were ahead

Post by **system** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:21 pm

Stray wrote:
system wrote:
Stray wrote: Oh that's a good one!

Wii-lee?
You should have stopped while you were ahead

Now I feel wii-pped off.

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:26 pm

nah you could've done better

wii-wind?

almax · Post by **almax** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:40 pm

oh you're gonna wii-gret that post

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:49 pm

A pretty sweet mod for your wii

http://www.sickmods.net/index.php?site=wii

fonk · Post by **fonk** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:23 pm

Just played with my Wii (!!) for an hour or so.

Pretty cool. Although it's BADLY missing online games/capabilites at the moment.

Would be awesome if you could play the Wii Sports games online. I haven't read much about the Wii online.... anybody know if there are any plans for this? (Wii Sports online that is...?) Or if we want to play golf or boxing (for example) online, we'll just have to wait until some full golf and boxing games come out that are online?

I thought the Wii was gonna be really gimmicky (even though I've always planned to grab one) and in some ways, it's a total gimmick.... and in other ways it's really cool and works really well.

I guess it's all gonna depend on how the newer games utilize the wii-mote. The Wii Sports games, though fun, are very limited and simplistic, which is to be expected I guess..... although it's a promising start!

Post by **huge** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:08 pm

add ur wii code here so i can add everyone.

here is mine

8840 0700 1119 5386

>.<

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:09 pm

Star Wars on the Wii - (Pre-vis)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8367759405

But keep in mind that this is just a pre-visualisation, so it isn't the actual
product.
Hopefully it looks and plays like this though!

almax · Post by **almax** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:13 pm

i cant view that at work, but do you use the wii-mote as a lightsaber?

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:14 pm

Nintendo Sued for Patent Infringement
The Wiimote may not be as unique as we thought.

http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/750/750001p1.html

US, December 8, 2006 - In a surprising turn of events, Nintendo is already the target of litigious action concerning its newly released Wii console. California-based Interlink electronics has filed a complaint against Nintendo for what it has deemed to be a case of copyright infringement over the pointing functionalities of the Wiimote.

Gaming blog Kotaku has obtained a court filing, issued by the US District Court of Delaware, which accuses Nintendo of infringing on a patent filed previously by Interlink Electronics. The court filing claims that Interlink Electronics has suffered "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities of" Nintendo.

The claim refers to a patent filed in February, 2005 which refers to a device titled "Trigger Operated Electronic Device." The patent describes the advice as a "trigger operated device in the nature of a pointing device for use with an electronic system such as a computer." The patent continues to describe a device which, on the surface, sounds an awful like the Wii's controller.

The complaint demands that Nintendo be enjoined and restrained from further infringing on the patent, presumably by taking the Wii off the market. Furthermore, the filing demands that the court order Nintendo to pay Interlink three times the assessed damages, including prejudgment interests and attorney fees. Additionally, the plaintiff is demanding a jury trial of any and all issues pertaining to the case.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:16 pm

almax wrote:i cant view that at work, but do you use the wii-mote as a lightsaber?

Doesn't show how the control is used. But I did read somewhere that
you do and that the speaker in the wii-mote makes the lightsaber noise!

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:20 pm

huge wrote:add ur wii code here so i can add everyone.

here is mine

8840 0700 1119 5386

>.<

how did u find that out then?i aint got mine on a network yet though...till friday, any 1 know of any decent wifi hubs?secure and all that stuff.

jungle_tactics · Post by **jungle_tactics** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:54 pm

Can I just say how cool Wii sports is! It's really basic and all but what I
love about it is I feel half decent about playing video games now.

Reason being is cause if you play almost all of the Wii Sports games, most
notably Boxing, Baseball and Tennis, you get a half decent amount of exercise.

I really like the training modules as well. The Boxing bag tires me out big time!

Anyone elses arms sore?

Post by **huge** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:49 pm

leejay83 wrote:
huge wrote:add ur wii code here so i can add everyone.

here is mine

8840 0700 1119 5386

>.<
how did u find that out then?i aint got mine on a network yet though...till friday, any 1 know of any decent wifi hubs?secure and all that stuff.

anything that does WPA is good. ive got a netgear wgt11 something. whatever.

to get your wii number go to the addybook and press the < button. it will show you there.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:52 pm

so can the wii only be run on wireless? I tried to plug my network broadband cable in but theres no RJ45 port

fonk · Post by **fonk** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:59 pm

Fents wrote:so can the wii only be run on wireless? I tried to plug my network broadband cable in but theres no RJ45 port

Yep wireless only at the moment.

I'm in the same boat.

But they're bringing out a LAN adaptor in January.

Post by **huge** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:02 pm

yeah u have to wait for the cable.

i got Super Monkey Ball yesterday.

out of control. that fucken trumpet game is hard.