Nintendo Wii

[Neo-Egyptian]

Just got the News Channel myself, is indeed pretty good. The slide-show feature is kinda cool visually but it would have been nice if you could freely move the globe about and check news reports from wherever.

Thinking about it, the cat and Nintendo's e-mail mentioned something about this (the news globe thing) - am I missing something here?

[Smoke]

We just got it this morning(!), so expect to see it Monday.

Got WarioWare yesterday. Probably the best looking game on Wii so far. The character art is wonderfully colourful and crisp. More animation than the handheld titles too.
And the form voice over guy is indeed awesome.

I got my Mario Kart 64 now, along with the news channel.

News channel is nice, especially the ability to switch to the globe as seen in the weather channel, and picking reports from certain areas based on that.

EDIT: Oh god MK64 is good like this.

[Neo-Egyptian]

Oh wait not to worry, I've found the globe feature in the news channel, it's pretty good.

[KirbyMeister]

Just played around with the News Channel. First headline was about the PS3 Europe launch. Suprised Nintendo didn't cut that out.

[Cecilff2]

I got my Mario Kart 64 now, along with the news channel.

News channel is nice, especially the ability to switch to the globe as seen in the weather channel, and picking reports from certain areas based on that.

EDIT: Oh god MK64 is good like this.

Let us know if it has major speedup issues when more than 2 people play.

[Bahamut]

Just played around with the News Channel. First headline was about the PS3 Europe launch. Suprised Nintendo didn't cut that out.

Why would Nintendo care?

[Neo-Egyptian]

Yeah it really doesn't surprise me they left that up either, it's not like Nintendo would go out of their way to try and hide stories about competitors as if they didn't exist. It's just news, and let's be honest, if you have access to the Wii News Channel then you've already purchased a Wii anyway ;)

[Smoke]

Let us know if it has major speedup issues when more than 2 people play.

It's just like the original version with that as far as I've seen. The speed issues are still limited to a few tracks though(DK Jungle Parkway being a known offender)

The only thing lacking is N64 Controller Pak support, There's no way to save ghosts now and the game comments that there's no Controller Pak inserted.

[KirbyMeister]

Why would Nintendo care?

I dunno. It just seems ironic, possibly... sinful or something. Whatever. It's sort of funny, that's all.

[Local Area Network]

I'm waiting for DKR, sorry MK64 lovers, but Rare definitely outdid the big N in the racer department with that one. Banjo-Kazooie rivalled Mario 64, Goldeneye just re-invented the console FPS, Perfect Dark surpassed it...yeah. *Misses Rare (Pre MS)*

[Penfold]

Goldeneye just re-invented the console FPS, Perfect Dark surpassed it...

If you neglect the fact that the game was almost broken.

Seriously, once you got any amount of real action going, you were really just depending on luck to hit your target and/or not die what with the ridiculous chop (and yeah, that's with the memory expansion). I didn't own it personally, but a friend did and I ended up playing it quite a bit. It was no doubt a good game, and it had the potential to be a better gaming experience than Goldeneye, but it simply wasn't due to the dropped framerate.

Anyway, it would be pretty cool to get those Rare-developed N64 games onto the VC.

Speaking of the VC, I remember them talking about independant/small-budget gaming houses publishing games onto the VC. I wonder when we'll be seeing some of those idie ventures finally on there.

[Bahamut]

Goldeneye innovated the FPS genre period - games before then stressed kill-everything-on-sight while Goldeneye brought some depth to the table.

[Penfold]

So how about that new Sonic and the Secret Rings trailer (http://media.wii.ign.com/media/800/800277/vids_1.html) eh? I'm still hoping this'll be a fun game.

[KakTheInfected]

Nobody should be bashing Perfect Dark. For it's time, it was amazing and leaps and bounds above Goldeneye, especially in the multiplayer area.

[Penfold]

Nobody should be bashing Perfect Dark. For it's time, it was amazing and leaps and bounds above Goldeneye, especially in the multiplayer area.

I'm not bashing it, but it definitely wasn't perfect, and to me not better than Goldeneye because of the constant framerate drops.

[KakTheInfected]

I'm not bashing it, but it definitely wasn't perfect, and to me not better than Goldeneye because of the constant framerate drops.

Perfect Dark. I rest my case.

Actually, I do see your point, but I just played with high-res off most of the time. Hell, Majora's Mask framerate was terrible, but that doesn't change the fact that it was a good game and, imo, much better than Ocarina.

[Red Shadow]

ive been wondering for a while now: is there a convenient place to see what games have been/will be added to the VC?

[KakTheInfected]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_titles_%28North_America%29

[Red Shadow]

nice, thanks

now i just need to find a way to spam them with suggestion after suggestion after plea for earthbound

[Bobwillis]

So how about that new Sonic and the Secret Rings trailer (http://media.wii.ign.com/media/800/800277/vids_1.html) eh? I'm still hoping this'll be a fun game.

The music sucks, but it looks like the gameplay isn't half bad.

[JoeFu]

THe music in the Sonic trailer makes me want to shoot myself in the head. I might play the game in mute.

[Ray Falling]

Not sure if it's old news already, but I recently e-mailed to Nintendo Europe and asked them if there are any plans for adding Wii points to the Stars Catalog.

The reply was short and simple: "yes, that will happen soon, but not sure when exactly"

This makes me very happy because my country gets screwed so bad on that area, I'd be happy to use my 6000+ stars and trade them in for wii points.

[KWarp]

Sonic Wii's release date has been brought forward to late February. I think that's a good sign. <(^_^)>

http://www.planet-nintendo.de/img/news/13514/Erfolgreich-eingeb-rgert-Sonic-erstmals-seit-15-Jahren-mit-deutschem-Titel-SONIC-und-die-geheimen-Ringe-f-r-Nintendo-Wii-5.jpg

[SilverStar]

Sonic Wii's release date has been brought forward to late February. I think that's a good sign. <(^_^)>

http://www.planet-nintendo.de/img/news/13514/Erfolgreich-eingeb-rgert-Sonic-erstmals-seit-15-Jahren-mit-deutschem-Titel-SONIC-und-die-geheimen-Ringe-f-r-Nintendo-Wii-5.jpg

It's a good thing to know I'm not the only one who thinks Sega has run Sonic into the ground, with SA1 being their best 3D sonic game..

I do have some hope for this one, but not much. The hope, is because it's nothing like their other failed attempts.

Though, the whole constantly-moving thing about it, has me worried..

I'd rather see them make a 3D sidescroller, in the vein of the originals. Give me a damned 2D platformer, with sweet 3D graphics!

[Kureejii Lea]

I'd rather see them make a 3D sidescroller, in the vein of the originals. Give me a damned 2D platformer, with sweet 3D graphics!

Sonic Rush and Sonic Rivals.

[SilverStar]

Sonic Rush and Sonic Rivals.

I'd actually rather see a Metroid game like that.. But I thought one of those Sonic games was a racer?

[Hector]

Perhaps this question has been answered earlier, but are the downloads regionlocked? Some games I've no interest in getting yet another copy, but I would be interested in getting a Japanese copy.

[The Damned]

Perhaps this question has been answered earlier, but are the downloads regionlocked? Some games I've no interest in getting yet another copy, but I would be interested in getting a Japanese copy.

They are.

10 CHARACTERS.

[Penfold]

Got my first classic controller today. Pretty nice, I found it to be very ergonomic. Once I get some more free time, I'll finally be able to play A Link to the Past and Mario 64. WOO! :D

[JoeFu]

NEW GAME BY THE ELEBIT GUYS!!!!!

It's called Dewey's Adventure and it is a platformer. THe game looks great too.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/760/760682p1.html

[watkinzez]

As early as this is, I'm not seeing much personality in the main character, nor much potential for some.
Eh. It might grow on me.

[Fire in the Hole]

NEW GAME BY THE ELEBIT GUYS!!!!!

It's called Dewey's Adventure and it is a platformer. THe game looks great too.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/760/760682p1.html

That does look good.

Speaking of which, I have to get Metal Slug Anthology and a Classic Controller now (for unrelated reasons). Dammit.

[JoeFu]

I have hope that it will be a good game. I really liked Elebits and so far the game looks pretty good. I can't wait for more news on it.

[Amayirot Akago]

Seems decent enough, except I'm not too sure about using Excite Truck-style controls for a platformer. But then, stranger things have been made possible.

[KWarp]

I'm thinking the Wiimote will roll Dewy around, among a crapton of other things. After watching the gameplay trailer I'm absolutely sold on this game. Hoping for a late summer release.

[Ray Falling]

I think that looks really great, I'm a great fan of the cutesy stuff :)
The music may be abit too much though, but it looks pretty solid and the gameplay sounds interesting.

[Penfold]

NEW GAME BY THE ELEBIT GUYS!!!!!

It's called Dewey's Adventure and it is a platformer. THe game looks great too.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/760/760682p1.html

Yeah, it looks really good to me. I really enjoyed Elebits, and by the looks of it I'm gonna have a lot of fun with Dewey's Adventure as well.

As for the weird-sounding controls, I think it'll end up working just fine. Remember Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat? Those controls were really odd, but I found them to work well nevertheless.

[Fire in the Hole]

I'm thinking the Wiimote will roll Dewy around, among a crapton of other things. After watching the gameplay trailer I'm absolutely sold on this game. Hoping for a late summer release.

Oh God, there were trailers! Hell yeah, this game is very enticing.

[Pi_R_[]ed]

OK, I made a thread, but atmuh says post here, as I will.

"DJ Wiij (http://djwiij.com/home.html)

I think this is right up OCR's alley. What they do, is use wiimotes to dj music, allowing them not only a unique experience, but the ability to move around while DJ'ing, and... stuff, I guess. Read the site, they'll explain it better than I can."

...whatever

[Bobwillis]

"Loco Roco" Wii pls

[Airwalker]

"Loco Roco" Wii pls

I do believe I should reply to this comment with "Seconded."

[Bahamut]

Loco Roco is by Sony.

[SilverStar]

Loco Roco is by Sony.

So? With how much advertising they've been giving to the 360 and Wii, why not just make a game for it, that would sell better than on their own hardware? :P

[Airwalker]

Loco Roco is by Sony.

Details, details.

After all, Sonic is owned by SEGA.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Just as silly as asking for Katamari Damacy on the Wii. Since Namco seems to be part of that new Cellius plan for Sony.

[SosusOCR]

Just played Population Tire on my Wii, very cool little bonus from homestar guys. Anyone else know of other cool bonus stuff in other websites like this?

[Antipode]

Can someone tell me how lives work in Metal Slug Anthology?

I'd consider buying it but I don't want the game to be completely impossible/brutal like the XBOX version of Metal Slug 3 was. That's pretty much what my buying of this game hinges on.

[Power Surge]

Can someone tell me how lives work in Metal Slug Anthology?

I'd consider buying it but I don't want the game to be completely impossible/brutal like the XBOX version of Metal Slug 3 was. That's pretty much what my buying of this game hinges on.
You have 3 lives per continue, but by default, you can continue as many times as you like. You also have the option to limit the number of continues you start with via the options menu.

[The Damned]

You have 3 lives per continue, but by default, you can continue as many times as you like.
Oh, thank god... I need that.

I only completed R-Type because I was playing a ROM and kept using continues from all the "insert coin" button pressing I did whenever I had a chance. In real life, I would have gone through an entire paycheck doing so.

So maybe I could actually complete Metal Slug for once.

[Neo-Egyptian]

A vaguely amusing story for you - I was just playing Wii bowling, and had got 11 strikes in a row. Being the massive geek that I am, I feverishly called in one of my housemates to show him what it looks like when you get a perfect game (my first was about a month ago). As you might expect, I fluffed up the shot, and ended up with 299. Not one to be humiliated, I ordered him to stay and watch me play another round from scratch, where I promptly got a perfect game.

Zing!

[Airwalker]

Is anybody able to find extra Wii controllers?

I've called every gaming and department store in town, and no go. One guy laughed when I asked if they had the controllers for the Wii, then said no and hung up. That #^@*%!

[KWarp]

Has anyone noticed the KONAMI MEDIA EXPLOSION!!!?

DDR Wii
Dewy's Adventure
Wing Island
Konami Classics Series: Arcade
Kororinpa Marble Mania
etc etc.

Great stuff.:)

[Bahamut]

I found plenty of Wii remotes back home...but none around here.

Also, Wario Ware is awesome.

[Antipode]

You have 3 lives per continue, but by default, you can continue as many times as you like. You also have the option to limit the number of continues you start with via the options menu.

Excellent. I don't care about my pride, so I'll freely admit that I'll need that. This will drastically increase my enjoyment of this game, and it pretty much means that I'll have to buy it.

[Fire in the Hole]

I got a Classic Controller. Echoing what everyone else has said, it's very much worth it. Ergonomic, absolutely perfect for SNES game in particular, and wireless for those like me who were too lazy to shell out the money for Wavebirds previously. And is SSBB supposed to include them in its potential control scheme?

Going to get Metal Slug Anthology next week when I have an extra 10% coupon at Target (on top of the 10% employee discount). Can't bloody wait.

[Ero Elohim]

Is anybody able to find extra Wii controllers?

I've called every gaming and department store in town, and no go. One guy laughed when I asked if they had the controllers for the Wii, then said no and hung up. That #^@*%!

The EB I work at gets about 3 of them every day or two. Traded in. Still in their packaging.

-shrug- Works for me. I get cheap, unused Wii controllers.

[Airwalker]

The EB I work at gets about 3 of them every day or two. Traded in. Still in their packaging.

-shrug- Works for me. I get cheap, unused Wii controllers.

Traded in? What? Did they hoard them in hopes of making a profit?

[Ero Elohim]

Traded in? What? Did they hoard them in hopes of making a profit?

More like stolen in the hopes of making a profit.

[Penfold]

FINALLY! Super Mario World on VC (http://wii.ign.com/articles/761/761334p1.html) (and two more games I don't care about).

[Airwalker]

FINALLY! Super Mario World on VC (http://wii.ign.com/articles/761/761334p1.html) (and two more games I don't care about).


I'm holding out for Punch-Out.

[Penfold]

Is anybody able to find extra Wii controllers?

I've called every gaming and department store in town, and no go. One guy laughed when I asked if they had the controllers for the Wii, then said no and hung up. That #^@*%!

Yeah, actually. Two weekends ago, I saw classic controllers in-store and this weekend I saw quite a stock of all controllers at a Fred Meyer (and 3 systems still in stock...it all apparently came in that morning, the manager was suprised any was still in-stock by that afternoon). Also, at Target I saw several classic controllers and nunchuks still available that same afternoon (once again, the stock came in that morning, but all systems and remotes were sold by 3, which is the time I came in). Looks like supply is beginning to finally catch up to demand.


I'm holding out for Punch-Out.

I never got to play that game, but I've heard only good things.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Bumping for discussion's sakes.

Does anyone know a good cable brand that enables the widescreen mode for the Wii? It's great having all the games and all, but with games that have widescreen enabled, I'd rather turn that on instead of worrying about burn-ins or wasting the screen size.

[JoeFu]

OMFG, I can't wait until Fire Emblem comes out. That is one of my most anticipated titles...

http://wii.com/jp/articles/fire-emblem/index.html

the trailer... omfg i cant wait.

[Penfold]

OMFG, I can't wait until Fire Emblem comes out. That is one of my most anticipated titles...

http://wii.com/jp/articles/fire-emblem/index.html

the trailer... omfg i cant wait.

Hell yeah, it's gonna be good.

[Airwalker]

Bumping for discussion's sakes.

Does anyone know a good cable brand that enables the widescreen mode for the Wii? It's great having all the games and all, but with games that have widescreen enabled, I'd rather turn that on instead of worrying about burn-ins or wasting the screen size.

Does that require something other than the cables included? Because my roommate is getting a Widescreen TV in a week. It may be hard to squeeze in playing my Wii between his HD-Gears of War matches, but I'd like to finish Zelda in widescreen.

[Penfold]

Does that require something other than the cables included? Because my roommate is getting a Widescreen TV in a week. It may be hard to squeeze in playing my Wii between his HD-Gears of War matches, but I'd like to finish Zelda in widescreen.

I think it's just a setting that doesn't require the component cables. I dunno though, cuz my Wii is connected via components and I'm not gonna reconnect the old ones just to test that :P.

Just go into the settings and change it to widescreen. If you have the regular cables connected and it lets you, then you have your answer (and if it doesn't let you, you have your answer that way too :P).

[bouncerboy15]

Does that require something other than the cables included? Because my roommate is getting a Widescreen TV in a week. It may be hard to squeeze in playing my Wii between his HD-Gears of War matches, but I'd like to finish Zelda in widescreen.

I think it's just a setting that doesn't require the component cables. I dunno though, cuz my Wii is connected via components and I'm not gonna reconnect the old ones just to test that :P.

Just go into the settings and change it to widescreen. If you have the regular cables connected and it lets you, then you have your answer (and if it doesn't let you, you have your answer that way too :P).
It works. I was using the composite cable with widescreen on for about two weeks before getting the component cable.

[I-n-j-i-n]

If I'm not mistaken, certain cables could actually improve the visual sharpness by a bit. Like how some PS2 games had that effect with composite cables.

[Penfold]

If I'm not mistaken, certain cables could actually improve the visual sharpness by a bit. Like how some PS2 games had that effect with composite cables.

Yeah, if you connect the Wii to your tv via component cables, even if your tv doesn't support progressive scan, it will still look sharper. I personally got the 1st party cables as at the time they were cheaper, but I wouldn't imagine there to be a huge difference between those and 3rd party cables.

So, supposedly Mario Party 8 comes out in in just less than a month (March 5 US release date, according to IGN at least). I'm definitely thinking about purchasing it, anyone else?

[Drack]

Also, You can use widescreen even with the composite cables the wii comes with. Just set the setting on the wii and set your TV to stretch the 4:3 signal to cover the 16:9 screen, and the wii will output the graphics in the proper proportions (assuming that the screen WILL be stretched to 16:9)

[SilverStar]

Yeah, if you connect the Wii to your tv via component cables, even if your tv doesn't support progressive scan, it will still look sharper. I personally got the 1st party cables as at the time they were cheaper, but I wouldn't imagine there to be a huge difference between those and 3rd party cables.

So, supposedly Mario Party 8 comes out in in just less than a month (March 5 US release date, according to IGN at least). I'm definitely thinking about purchasing it, anyone else?

If Mario Party 8 is online, I'll buy it. If not, it's not worth the money.

[Fire in the Hole]

If Mario Party 8 is online, I'll buy it. If not, it's not worth the money.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Party_8

Online is highly speculated, but the release date is no longer March 5 regardless.

[Penfold]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Party_8

Online is highly speculated, but the release date is no longer March 5 regardless.

According to the article you just linked it is still, in the US at least. You may want to read your own sources, for future reference (either that, or you were referring to a release outside of the US).

[JoeFu]

I don't see the point of Mario Party 8 online. Party games are just boring if you play online. Not that I'm against online, its just that when you play with people in the same room, the game gets so much better.

[SilverStar]

I don't see the point of Mario Party 8 online. Party games are just boring if you play online. Not that I'm against online, its just that when you play with people in the same room, the game gets so much better.

Considering I don't have any friends locally who have a Wii, and at most only 1 plan on it(plus a few family members, who I don't see often at all), having an online mode for the game would be as good as an offline mode, for multiplayer.

Online, I have dozens of friends who have a Wii, and more who plan on getting one.

But, something for you to consider: Just because it -has- an online multiplayer mode, doesn't mean that's the -only- way to play it multiplayer, as your comment would suggest you would expect.

[JoeFu]

I know, but I don't like games being delayed for online play and I was really looking forward to this game. This was the first Mario Party game I was going to buy. I just hope it comes out soon. But whatever, I just hope Metroid Prime 3 stays multiplayer free.

[SilverStar]

I know, but I don't like games being delayed for online play and I was really looking forward to this game. This was the first Mario Party game I was going to buy. I just hope it comes out soon. But whatever, I just hope Metroid Prime 3 stays multiplayer free.

For how long they've had, for both games, there's no need to "delay" it. It should have been part of the design from the start.

[Fire in the Hole]

According to the article you just linked it is still, in the US at least. You may want to read your own sources, for future reference (either that, or you were referring to a release outside of the US).

Uh, what?

The game has recently been delayed until Q2 in North America, as announced by Nintendo on their press website. The game's entry on their website has yet to be updated, i.e. Super Paper Mario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Paper_Mario), and most vendors have not yet switched their date. However, Nintendo have confirmed on their press site that the game is moved back until Q2. It is speculated by most journalists that this move is to enhance the game with wi-fi features. [3] (http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2007/1/23-33)[4] (http://gonintendo.com/?p=12113)[5] (http://www.nintendic.com/news/246)[6] (http://www.thewiire.com/news/604/1/Mario_Party_8_Delayed_Other_Titles_Dated)[7] (http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/01/obfuscatory_pr_.html)[8] (http://www.n-sider.com/newsview.php?type=story&storyid=2602). The European and Australian release dates was confirmed for February 5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_5), 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007) (Europe) and March 23 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23), 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007) (Australia).

Hint: March 5 isn't Q2.

[Penfold]

Uh, what?

Hint: March 5 isn't Q2.

I'm not seeing that in the page you linked -- are you sure you're getting this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Party_8? I read the entire article and what you're quoting isn't there. What I am seeing, however, is:

The game will be released March 5, 2007 in the United States[2] and Canada[3]

Check the second to last sentence in the first paragraph, as that is what it says in the article.

[JoeFu]

You do know that Wikipedia isn't always right... right?

On NINTENDO'S PRESS SITE

The release dates for THIS QUARTER which ends in MARCH

Feb. 14 Wii Play with Wii Remote Nintendo
March 27 Disney's Meet the Robinsons Buena Vista
March Bust-A-Move Bash Majesco
March Prince of Persia Rival Swords Ubisoft
March TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Ubisoft
March Bionicle Heroes Eidos
March Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII Ubisoft
Q1 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 EA
Q1 SSX Blur EA
Q1 The Godfather Blackhand Edition EA
Q1 Medal of Honor Vanguard EA
Q1 Sonic and the Secret Rings Sega

http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=11109

[Effef]

I want my god damn Metroid

[JoeFu]

I want my god damn Metroid
You aren't the only one man.

I still need to beat Metroid Prime 2 though... GOSKjflsj;falskgjasf

Freaking sky keys

I hope Retro gets rid of the fetch quests.

[Fire in the Hole]

I'm not seeing that in the page you linked -- are you sure you're getting this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Party_8? I read the entire article and what you're quoting isn't there.

You might want to clear your cache, because you're clearly seeing an outdated version of the page. I'll take a screen if you want but only if you put forth the effort to clear your cache first.

I know you're seeing an outdated version because that's what it used to say when I checked a couple of weeks ago.

[Back_Lit]

You aren't the only one man.

I still need to beat Metroid Prime 2 though... GOSKjflsj;falskgjasf

Freaking sky keys

I hope Retro gets rid of the fetch quests.

QFE. I am in the EXACT same boat you are. I ended up buying the damn guide because I HATE finding the damn keys...and I hated it in Metroid Prime too.

Still, I can't wait for Prime 3 :D

[Penfold]

You might want to clear your cache, because you're clearly seeing an outdated version of the page. I'll take a screen if you want but only if you put forth the effort to clear your cache first.

I know you're seeing an outdated version because that's what it used to say when I checked a couple of weeks ago.

No, I believe you lol. It's not that I particularly care that the game is delayed or whatnot, but I was mainly confused that what you had said was a total contradiction of what was loading for me. Well, anyway, got that cleared up :p. Sorry, my comp is dumb sometimes lol.

Right, anyway...I've got some big expectations for Prime 3. Prime 2 was certainly good, but the original Prime was better IMO. I really hope Prime 3 will rival Prime, but as long as it's better than Prime 2 I'm good. In respect to online play, the more I think about it the more my feelings are mixed. It's a valid point that people say Metroid is traditionally single-player experience, and a great one at that. At the same time, I had a lot of fun with Hunters online. It didn't maintain that same Metroid feel if you ask me, but I still really liked it. I guess my current thought on Prime 3 is if it does have online multiplayer I'll probably play it, but if it doesn't I probably won't lament it too much. Oh, and how crappy Prime 2's split-screen multiplayer was lol.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Prime 2 was way too obsessed about item collecting and the dark world literally left me feel like I was choking. Too restrictive, too gloomy even by Metroid standards and story that just came out of nowhere (even if that's Metroid staple).

[Antipode]

Prime 2 had too many enemies that were only in one or two rooms in the game and too many weapons/items that were only applicable in one or two other rooms.
I need cleverer useage of less (but equally interesting) items in Prime 3.

I'm sad however that there won't be switchable beams in Prime 3. That was one of my favorite aspects and one of the real shining points of the previous two games.

Personally, I liked Prime 2's dark world and the idea that you could switch back and forth. Plus, getting the light suit was just so REFRESHING. It's too bad there was that damn 10-15 second cutscene whenever you went back and forth between the worlds. I might have liked a quicker transition time.

[KakTheInfected]

Dark Aether sucked. Other than that, Echoes was pretty good.

[SosusOCR]

Why has no one said anything about Zorro coming to the Wii? :P

Anyway I liked both metroids on the cube but believe it or not the mutiplayer option on Echoes might nudge it ahead for me. me and my brother had alot of fun shooting at each other in that game. In no way is it a great mutiplayer game but for some reason we kept coming back to it, until Hunters came along.

[Red Shadow]

hahah and prime is coming out on my friend's birthday too

[Hector]

I liked dark Aether. One of my disapointments with MPI was that there was never any point where you had to dash through the magmore caverns before getting the thermal suit. The nerve-racking feel of steadily being killed while frantically searching for something is just what Metroid needed, and Dark Aether develivered on that without being too lethal (I tried dashing through Magmoor and it was too painful without the thermal suit).

[atmuh]

prime three was a hoppin good time

[Fire in the Hole]

hahah and prime is coming out on my friend's birthday too

wait what where are you finding a finite release date?

[Red Shadow]

the most terrible website ever, of course

[DiLEWSKI311]

who thought up the gamecube controller controls for super mario world VC??? HORRIBLE.

[bouncerboy15]

who thought up the gamecube controller controls for super mario world VC??? HORRIBLE.
It's more like you use the same exact button letters on the GameCube controller as you would on the SNES controller.

[linkspast]

the most terrible website ever, of course

Its on the Interweb it must be true!

[DiLEWSKI311]

It's more like you use the same exact button letters on the GameCube controller as you would on the SNES controller.
I noticed, you'd think someone would be like, maybe we should change it around a bit.

[watkinzez]

who thought up the gamecube controller controls for super mario world VC??? HORRIBLE.

People who want you to buy a classic controller. Which are probably impossible to find at the mo'.

[bouncerboy15]

I noticed, you'd think someone would be like, maybe we should change it around a bit.
They should at least put some kind of button configuration for us to change, but seems like Nintendo is a bit lazy.

[Bahamut]

People who want you to buy a classic controller. Which are probably impossible to find at the mo'.

Actually, they're starting to get easier to find if you know where to look.

[Fire in the Hole]

Actually, they're starting to get easier to find if you know where to look.

Classic Controllers at least are normally abundant at my Target. We only have one hanging fixture for them (fits 8-9) and they'll still last an entire weekend if they come in on Friday.

[Red Shadow]

Its on the Interweb it must be true!
absolutely

[I-n-j-i-n]

I do see a pattern that the Wii and its controllers are getting harder to find. I'm glad I got them while they were available, but I think the reason why the 360 sales is so far above most other consoles is that it's available everywhere. The Wii, I've only seen a few in stock when I visited a game store. PS3, obviously a no show.

[Zek]

I do see a pattern that the Wii and its controllers are getting harder to find. I'm glad I got them while they were available, but I think the reason why the 360 sales is so far above most other consoles is that it's available everywhere. The Wii, I've only seen a few in stock when I visited a game store. PS3, obviously a no show.
What do you mean, obviously? The PS3 is much, much easier to find now than the Wii. Demand hasn't even met supply. Not that there's anything wrong with the 360, but the reason its sales numbers are so high is because it's been out for a year longer.

[Bahamut]

Yeah, not to derail the thread or anything, but I see PS3s all over the place now. At least it'll be easy for me to get ahold of one for game reviewing purposes.

[SilverStar]

Yeah, not to derail the thread or anything, but I see PS3s all over the place now. At least it'll be easy for me to get ahold of one for game reviewing purposes.

You mean like this?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20070210.jpg

[JoeFu]

Lol I bet injin did that on purpose to start something. ITS A TRAP GUYS

[atmuh]

2 at my store for well over a month.

[Zek]

2 at my store for well over a month.
Those are probably just the two that they're putting out front. I've heard that retailers were told only to put one or two of their PS3s out at once no matter how many they have in stock, so as not to give the impression that they're not selling.

[SosusOCR]

Lol I bet injin did that on purpose to start something. ITS A TRAP GUYS

Is it a "Deathstar's sheilds still up" type of trap or more a "A couple of leaves covering a pit of spikes" trap.

I personally see injin as the swedish chef from the muppets, talks a bunch of crap that everyone finds amusing even though nobody really understand anything being said.

[I-n-j-i-n]

What do you mean, obviously? The PS3 is much, much easier to find now than the Wii. Demand hasn't even met supply. Not that there's anything wrong with the 360, but the reason its sales numbers are so high is because it's been out for a year longer.

I'm talking about current sales though. In the last few months, the 360 was way up there, possibly in the number one if I remember correctly.

I don't know about the PS3 though since some stores just don't sell them at all from my experience. Maybe the stores don't see the demand for it yet either.

It's really a strange dynamic. Read EGM, watch 1UP or some other gaming commentaries around the net and people are treating the 360 like the new Playstation. PS3 just isn't registering with a lot of gamers yet.

And it's strange seeing the Wii shelves totally empty. I know the demand is pretty high, but I wonder if the stocks are out? I guess we'll see all three consoles readily available in March like it's been predicted.

[Bahamut]

Retailers keep hoarding Wiis for their Sunday ads - there's still camping involved if you want to get a Wii, sad as it is.

[Zek]

I'm talking about current sales though. In the last few months, the 360 was way up there, possibly in the number one if I remember correctly.

I don't know about the PS3 though since some stores just don't sell them at all from my experience. Maybe the stores don't see the demand for it yet either.

It's really a strange dynamic. Read EGM, watch 1UP or some other gaming commentaries around the net and people are treating the 360 like the new Playstation. PS3 just isn't registering with a lot of gamers yet.

And it's strange seeing the Wii shelves totally empty. I know the demand is pretty high, but I wonder if the stocks are out? I guess we'll see all three consoles readily available in March like it's been predicted.
Well, yeah, the 360 is the only "mature" console of the three, meaning it has the best game selection(most recently Gears of War) and no supply shortages. That would explain the recent sales. Really though, I think the train wreck of the PS3's launch is what sold the most 360s.

At this point I honestly think the PS3 is going to flop. Sony has thrown away the two big advantages that made the PS2 what it is - the cheap price and the huge library of exclusives. The PS3 will never be affordable like the PS2 is, and already most of their biggest exclusives(GTA4, Assassin's Creed, etc) are coming to the 360. They got cocky and drastically overestimated the power of their name brand, and it cost them big. Now that they've lost the faith of both the consumers and their developers, I'm really not seeing what they can do to get themselves out of this one.

[KWarp]

Microsoft actually bought up those exclusives. Sony never had to pay for their keep.

I couldn't believe my eyes that people are still lining up for wii's... http://media.ign.com/boardfaces/11.gif I don't believe that over 100 of those people are so stupid that they think an individual Toys R Us store is going to get any more than 20 or 30 units per shipment. Then I have nothing to say except you TRULY underestimate the stupidity of an average American.
Feb 11 was a big day for Wii. :D

[Bahamut]

So I've been playing some Metal Slug Anthology here and there, and damn are they hard, but its some good fun right here. I'm even playing with the Wii remote and it's still fun (the default setting).

[Hale-Bopp]

I'm wondering if the reason nobody can find wiimotes anywhere is because Wii Play comes out this week.

[Merk]

Ice Climber, Kid Icarus and Kirby's Adventure on the VC

Now let's all download Kid Icarus so Nintendo knows to make a sequel.

[SilverStar]

I'd love to at least be able to try, but my damn Wii seems to love chugging along at sub-dialup speeds when it comes to the wii shop.

And here I thought it'd be at least decently fast, what with buying a whole, high quality router and everything. :P

[Smoke]

Release date for Super Paper Mario's also known now: April 9th.

[Viol8tor]

Release date for Super Paper Mario's also known now: April 9th.

Put me down for 1. But before that comes Wii-play. Hopefully buy.com has them in stock soon.

[JoeFu]

Nintendo's press release is awesome...

http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=11419

DID YOU KNOW? NINTENDO'S SUPER PAPER MARIO IS HEADED FOR WII

Nintendo of America Requests the Pleasure of Your Company at the Marriage of

Peach
to
Bowser

on the 9th Day of April 2007

The nuptials will take place at the beginning of Super Paper Mario™, which will be available for Nintendo's hot new Wii™ home video game system. Those who wish to attend - or thwart - the ceremony will need to switch between 2-D and 3-D.

[Penfold]

Nintendo's press release is awesome...

http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=11419

DID YOU KNOW? NINTENDO'S SUPER PAPER MARIO IS HEADED FOR WII

Nintendo of America Requests the Pleasure of Your Company at the Marriage of

Peach
to
Bowser

on the 9th Day of April 2007

The nuptials will take place at the beginning of Super Paper Mario™, which will be available for Nintendo's hot new Wii™ home video game system. Those who wish to attend - or thwart - the ceremony will need to switch between 2-D and 3-D.

Yeah, like they had said on IGN, it's more fun than Nintendo just saying "Super Paper Mario comes out April 9." Looking forward to this game.

[Fire in the Hole]

I'm wondering if the reason nobody can find wiimotes anywhere is because Wii Play comes out this week.

Interesting theory, but unfortunately it's been that way since release.

Also, ditto to Bahamut on Metal Slugs being hard but incredibly fun. The camel Slug in 2 was hilarious.

[OA]

Also, ditto to Bahamut on Metal Slugs being hard but incredibly fun. The camel Slug in 2 was hilarious.

I am happily surprised that my friends and I are not the only ones who see the excellence in laser camel. That mofo had better be in smash bros. brawl or I am gonna be pissed.

[Hale-Bopp]

Picked up Wii Play today. Thankfully, the game comes in a regular Wii case and the Wiimote comes with its own set of batteries and the newer wrist strap. :)

Oh, and it also came packaged with the safety information sheet guiding everyone on how not to be a dumbass with the wiimote.

[Trenthian]

My fiancee and I waited in line for a wii last saturday. It was to be my Birthday gift to myself. (this friday, the 16th)

We arrived at the first target on our list.

There were 54 people waiting in line for the sunday shipment.

My Fiancee being the resourceful type, totally had a map ready with all the targets in my area ready to go, and they were all on major street intersections and probably as unlikely to score as this target.

All but one. There is a little target in the middle of a hard to reach residential area.
I got there. 2 couples in line. we recieved the 3rd place in wii line paper.

Then the vultures started their decent. There was chaos and tires squeeling. Children as young as 7 years old (very brave asian kids these days) coming to the store Unoccompanied by an adult, with get this... A EFFING PIKACHU PIGGY BANK FULL OF DOLLAR BILLS.
We said he as with us, and made sure he was far away from predatory wii buyers. (he got 4th place in the wii line.)


By the end there were only 24 consoles shipped to that target and 60ish people in line. Yes, they had to turn away 30ish people there for wiis. no rainchecks or anything... groans and everything. And surplus people were still waiting in line, as if any of the chosen 24 were going to drop out of the line 5 minutes before the store opened.

We kept pikachu kid close all throughout the event. ( and even drove him and his wii home. He walked 5 blocks by himself.)

Just as frantic was the line for the DS.
(yes a seperate effing line for the Nintendo DS.)



I picked up Twilight princess (OMFG I LOVE.) and Trama Center, Second Opinion (havent had a chance to open it)
A 1 gig Wii SD card, ( I probably should have just got a regular SD card, but I was worried about compatibility, which there are probably no problems, but I dont mind paying a little extra to nintendo.
I picked up a Classic style wii controller, and an extra wiimote and nunchuk.
And 2000 wii points.

All in all after spending a small fortune, I adore my wii.


After all that hubub, I just got a present from some extended family, (they teamed up to buy me, a ... nintendo wii.)
I have an extra wii... so, Im going to sell it at cost to a friend or family, or for a best offer on craigslist.

It was a very good wii experience.

Nintendos stock (NTDOY) as of E3 (may 06) was 17 dollars a share, and their stock last I checked was being traded at 34 Dollars a share ( and thats not their peak). Anyone who'd have invested E3 era, made bank ;)

[DiLEWSKI311]

Anyone who'd have invested E3 era, made bank ;)

yo.



__________

[Fire in the Hole]

Picked up Wii Play today. Thankfully, the game comes in a regular Wii case and the Wiimote comes with its own set of batteries and the newer wrist strap. :)

Oh, and it also came packaged with the safety information sheet guiding everyone on how not to be a dumbass with the wiimote.

I sure hope it's in stock still/again next week when I have my extra 10% coupon...

[The Damned]

I don't know why people are saying they can't find extra controllers. I saw a whole rack of them at a Best Buy today. Classic, Wiimote, nunchuck, everything.

Now, what I couldn't find is a Wii itself. Or a black DS Lite. But that's obvious.

[G_D]

Or a black DS Lite.

Heh, I forgot they even had those.

[Smoke]

Some fun news: The TG16 game Military Madness now has an Update mentioned on the Shopping Channel, it's supposed to fix a few bugs in the game/emulator.

This can only mean that updates are indeed possible, and it's just a question of when we're gonna see them, as well as what's gonna be fixed/added.

Personally, I'm hoping for Mario Kart DS tracks in Mario Kart 64 and some glitch fixes. Would also be nice if other games gave you these options too.

[Penfold]

Some fun news: The TG16 game Military Madness now has an Update mentioned on the Shopping Channel, it's supposed to fix a few bugs in the game/emulator.

This can only mean that updates are indeed possible, and it's just a question of when we're gonna see them, as well as what's gonna be fixed/added.

Personally, I'm hoping for Mario Kart DS tracks in Mario Kart 64 and some glitch fixes. Would also be nice if other games gave you these options too.

Yeah, it's nice that it's possible. I'd like to see something like an online multiplayer mode for, say, Mario Kart 64. It's possible for them to add, but that's not to say they would or that I'm expecting it. If they were to add extra features such as that, I think it'd make the VC games just that much more appealing. Well, nice to dream lol.

[sephfire]

Has anyone found a way to move your channels around on the main menu? What I'd really love is if all the VC games from each console fit into a single grouped channel, which you could then select and choose a game within that channel. Much more tidy and space effective.

[Dryer Lint]

Has anyone found a way to move your channels around on the main menu? What I'd really love is if all the VC games from each console fit into a single grouped channel, which you could then select and choose a game within that channel. Much more tidy and space effective.

If you press B+A you can drag channels around (just like the Miis in the Mii Channel) and sort them. Only the disc channel (top-left) can't be moved.

[Steben]

Then the vultures started their decent. There was chaos and tires squeeling. Children as young as 7 years old (very brave asian kids these days) coming to the store Unoccompanied by an adult, with get this... A EFFING PIKACHU PIGGY BANK FULL OF DOLLAR BILLS.
We said he as with us, and made sure he was far away from predatory wii buyers. (he got 4th place in the wii line.)

[...]

We kept pikachu kid close all throughout the event. ( and even drove him and his wii home. He walked 5 blocks by himself.)

Man, I'm glad you did that for him. Pisses me off that his parents would let him pull that kind of stunt, although maybe he snuck out of the house to do it? It's a good thing he ran into someone that wasn't out for the money in his Pikachu Piggy Bank or, y'know, his anal virginity.

[Airwalker]

Some fun news: The TG16 game Military Madness now has an Update mentioned on the Shopping Channel, it's supposed to fix a few bugs in the game/emulator.

This can only mean that updates are indeed possible, and it's just a question of when we're gonna see them, as well as what's gonna be fixed/added.

Personally, I'm hoping for Mario Kart DS tracks in Mario Kart 64 and some glitch fixes. Would also be nice if other games gave you these options too.

Perhaps updating VC games just involves deleting the the game and redownloading it since you get unlimited redownloads.

[supremespleen]

No idea what it is, but I just downloaded the Everybody Votes channel.

[Trenthian]

Man, I'm glad you did that for him. Pisses me off that his parents would let him pull that kind of stunt, although maybe he snuck out of the house to do it? It's a good thing he ran into someone that wasn't out for the money in his Pikachu Piggy Bank or, y'know, his anal virginity.
Oh no, don't get me wrong. we anally violated him in the car as we dropped him off. What kind hearted americans wouldnt?

[Merk]

No idea what it is, but I just downloaded the Everybody Votes channel.

Well that was a bizarre few minutes.

I submitted a poll "Would you download Tetris Attack if available for the Virtual Console?" :D

[JoeFu]

So...

CATS or DOGS?

BETTER BE DOGS GUYS.

[Ruth Loose]

Catz.......

[SilverStar]

What do you want to bet the update was a quickly built thing, designed to pwn at least one type of available mod chip, and the Everybody Votes channel was just a coverup for it? :P

[Steben]

My roommate (the owner of the Wii in our apartment) refused to download the channel because "it's dumb and takes up hard drive space".

But I know he's really doing it just to piss me off. :(

[Bahamut]

Just beat Metal Slug 3...damn that's a good game. This Metal Slug Anthologies is pretty kickass, even for using the Wii remote.

[Fire in the Hole]

Just beat Metal Slug 3...damn that's a good game. This Metal Slug Anthologies is pretty kickass, even for using the Wii remote.

Metal Slug 3 was insanely hard, especially since two of the bosses were immune to my normal tactic of spam-nuking grenades (since they were only vulnerable at small targets near the top of the screen). Also, the zombie level, while hilarious, pissed me off so much, especially during the part where every three seconds I was either turning into a zombie or dying as one, which took up so much bloody time. Also, I love the Wiimote + Nunchuck scheme. It's a perfect fit for me.

ps everybody votes lol

[Airwalker]

What do you want to bet the update was a quickly built thing, designed to pwn at least one type of available mod chip, and the Everybody Votes channel was just a coverup for it? :P

I was excited when I heard they came out with a new channel. I was disappointed when I read about what it was.

[Penfold]

Has anyone found a way to move your channels around on the main menu? What I'd really love is if all the VC games from each console fit into a single grouped channel, which you could then select and choose a game within that channel. Much more tidy and space effective.

Exactly what I've been saying! We need to make that a question for Everybody Votes..."Would you prefer it if all downloaded Virtual Console games were organized within a single channel on the main menu?" or something like that. When I get home today, I think I'll submit that suggestion...maybe this new Everybody Votes channel can become useful in a constructive way to give Nintendo feedback for what we want in the Wii.

EDIT: If they would just make a VC channel and either allowed for dl'd games/game saves to be accessed on an SD card/external harddrive, then I'd be a lot happier. Once I find a store around here that sells points card (or my new bank card arrives next wk, since my old one's security card rubbed off), I'm pretty much gonna use up the rest of the internal memory with downloaded games so I'd really like to actually use the SD card I have in my Wii for something.

btw, got Wii Play yesterday. It's fun, but like others have said the games are pretty much just technical demos. If they had a few more options for each of the games and flushed them out a bit, it'd be great. Meh, still worth $10 IMO.

[supremespleen]

I like Everybody Votes. It's pointless, but a good diversion. I'd like some sort of TV channel. That would be sweet.

[Zup]

I think a Tivo-esque channel would be awesome.

[Merk]

"Would you prefer it if all downloaded Virtual Console games were organized within a single channel on the main menu?"

Funny thing is, one of the original concepts had it laid out that way, but they figured it was an extra menu to have to go through.

I think a Tivo-esque channel would be awesome.

And you'd be able to record one half hour show*



*given the stock 512MB memory, not counting SD cards or possible external HDDs

[SosusOCR]

I like surprises and this new channel was a nice surprise, sure its pretty shallow but I do like the concept and it is good pointless fun, hopefully Nintendo drop more surprises (Like a game preview channel or a video channel) during the next couple of months.

[Penfold]

I like surprises and this new channel was a nice surprise, sure its pretty shallow but I do like the concept and it is good pointless fun, hopefully Nintendo drop more surprises (Like a game preview channel or a video channel) during the next couple of months.

I'd be for that, even if it were just trailers. On a semi-related note, I'm still looking forward to having a channel to use my Wii as a DS download station or something to that effect, so I can try some DS demos from home. I'm pretty excited for what's to come next, now that we know they can just randomly suprise us with new channels from time to time.

[Pi_R_[]ed]

I'm pretty excited for what's to come next, now that we know they can just randomly suprise us with new channels from time to time.

A music channel? CDs, SD cards, and online radio. That'd beat the crap out of having to use the Photo Channel, and its another bit more you can do with the thing. 'Course, you could always use a stereo. Or computer. Or Cd Player. Or 360, ps3, ps2, ps1, xbox, or pretty much anything that can read discs.

But thats the point. Nintendo didn't include DVD playback because it'd cost more, and you already have a few for sure. But if something can do something, theres no reason it shouldn't.

[SilverStar]

ed;234260']A music channel? CDs, SD cards, and online radio. That'd beat the crap out of having to use the Photo Channel, and its another bit more you can do with the thing. 'Course, you could always use a stereo. Or computer. Or Cd Player. Or 360, ps3, ps2, ps1, xbox, or pretty much anything that can read discs.

But thats the point. Nintendo didn't include DVD playback because it'd cost more, and you already have a few for sure. But if something can do something, theres no reason it shouldn't.

I'd love if it had some sort of integrated music channel that hit up a service like Shoutcast, much like with Winamp's online media library, and let you listen to streaming audio of your choice in games. All the sound effects, none of the annoying midimusic. :P

[I-n-j-i-n]

The problem is that Nintendo said they wouldn't go multimedia but they HAVE. So now what they're doing is giving us these little snippets but not the big thing. The 360 and PS3 can both provide full video and even fully high definition downloads and music libraries built inside. The PS3 even has a pretty nifty image scrapbook feature in there, not to forget the Bluray drive. So they're stuck between providing us snippets of such features or just halfass the rest.

I really like the channel features, I really do. But the Wii most probably isn't built to even handle all these full features the way the 360 and PS3 are. Because they were built ground up to be fully multimedia devices.

[Hale-Bopp]

Yeah, I keep getting the nagging feeling that Nintendo can't make up its mind about whether or not they want to offer all these multimedia capabilities or not. I love Nintendo, but they're so weird about things. I'd rather they not go into anything half-assed. If a music or video channel were to be created, I'd only like to see those things come to fruition if they're decent enough to not make us cringe.

[Drack]

Just a side note, the Wii modchips already out enable gamecube homebrew, of which there's a DVD player (through GC-linux)

Of course, the cube can't read full DVDs - even with a case mod the laser only moves to the 1.4 GB mark. When this program is run on a Wii, it plays the entire DVD just fine.

I don't plan on getting a Wii modchip until they enable execution of arbitrary code -- Wii homebrew. Enabling piracy and last generation's homebrew is only one side of the coin.

[SilverStar]

Just a side note, the Wii modchips already out enable gamecube homebrew, of which there's a DVD player (through GC-linux)

Of course, the cube can't read full DVDs - even with a case mod the laser only moves to the 1.4 GB mark. When this program is run on a Wii, it plays the entire DVD just fine.

I don't plan on getting a Wii modchip until they enable execution of arbitrary code -- Wii homebrew. Enabling piracy and last generation's homebrew is only one side of the coin.

Considering how absolutely apeshit the homebrew community has gone over the Wiimote, I can imagine that some of the stuff done for the Wii on the homebrew scene is going to be wholly original, and we'll actually see real homebrew games coming out for it, rather than just an implementation of Linux and the occasional modchip OS, like has been seen for the GC.

[Kitsuta]

AHAHAHA I GOT A WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

Speaking of which, my controller is freaking out. It was working fine until I tried to play Rayman, at which point the game told me to sit closer to the TV. So I went back to the home menu and now it doesn't register at all, regardless of where I stand. It just blinks. Any suggestions?

[SilverStar]

AHAHAHA I GOT A WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

Speaking of which, my controller is freaking out. It was working fine until I tried to play Rayman, at which point the game told me to sit closer to the TV. So I went back to the home menu and now it doesn't register at all, regardless of where I stand. It just blinks. Any suggestions?

Unplug the Wii from the power for a few minutes, take the batteries out of the remote, give it about 5 minutes, plug the Wii back in, put the batteries back into the remote, and try again.

[Penfold]

AHAHAHA I GOT A WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

Speaking of which, my controller is freaking out. It was working fine until I tried to play Rayman, at which point the game told me to sit closer to the TV. So I went back to the home menu and now it doesn't register at all, regardless of where I stand. It just blinks. Any suggestions?

The 4 blue leds blink you mean? That means it probably needs to be resync'd, though I think other people who experienced a similar problem said it went away after turning the console and leaving it for a few hrs. You probably already know, but just in case, to resync, take off the battery cover on the wiimote, hit the red button, then hit the red button on the Wii console next to the sd card slot in the front. Also, to get better range, you can go into the wii settings and change the sensitivity all the way up (5 is the max) and that'll help a bit.

Also, congrats on the Wii!

[AarowSwift]

Any time one of my controllers went wonky I fixed the problem by re-syncing the controller or by replacing the batteries. If neither helps you out, I'd suggest you contact Nintendo for a replacement.

[Bahamut]

The 4 blue leds blink you mean? That means it probably needs to be resync'd, though I think other people who experienced a similar problem said it went away after turning the console and leaving it for a few hrs. You probably already know, but just in case, to resync, take off the battery cover on the wiimote, hit the red button, then hit the red button on the Wii console next to the sd card slot in the front. Also, to get better range, you can go into the wii settings and change the sensitivity all the way up (5 is the max) and that'll help a bit.

Also, congrats on the Wii!

Oh wow I didn't realize that it had the resyncing feature that the XBox 360 has, sweet!

[Kitsuta]

The 4 blue leds blink you mean? That means it probably needs to be resync'd, though I think other people who experienced a similar problem said it went away after turning the console and leaving it for a few hrs. You probably already know, but just in case, to resync, take off the battery cover on the wiimote, hit the red button, then hit the red button on the Wii console next to the sd card slot in the front. Also, to get better range, you can go into the wii settings and change the sensitivity all the way up (5 is the max) and that'll help a bit.

Also, congrats on the Wii!

Thanks. But it's not working - the controller just continually blinks(the 4 blue leds) until I turn the console off.

The sensitivity is already at 5, btw. I set it to that so the controller would stop jumping around on the screen.

EDIT: Nevermind, I was doing it wrong. Tried to sync it too early before. Thanks!

[Penfold]

Oh wow I didn't realize that it had the resyncing feature that the XBox 360 has, sweet!

lol, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if you're legitimately expressing your astonishment that it resyscs the same way (I was hoping to avoid the former by stating "You probably already know this, but just in case..." :p)

EDIT: Kitsuta, so it's working now (I'm assuming from your edit)? Awesome!

[Sega.]

I just pull the power adaptor out for like, a second and the controllers automatically wake up properly.

[Shadow Wolf]

So is anybody else really irritated by the everybody votes channel? My question is, why is Nintendo wasting their time on stuff like this when they could be giving us a music channel, so we can play our MP3s without having to use photo slideshows? I guarantee there's a hell of a lot more interest in that. Or better yet, why don't they update the firmware so the Wii will play DVDs? It's already playing game DVDs, it doesn't need a peripheral to do it. So why not have the functionality? This has to be my biggest gripe with Nintendo. I understand they don't wanna compete with other companies. But these kinds of things are basic functionality anymore. It's not a question of expense or weighing options at this point. DVD playback is a 'why not' proposition! People will use it! My PS2's getting really old and having trouble playing DVDs. If the Wii played them, I could look at Nintendo and say "Thanks guys! Not only did you give me an awesome system, but you saved me having to buy a new DVD player too!" This is the one place where Sony and Microsoft nail their fanbase. People don't want single function machines anymore. If you wanna focus on something, that's awesome. It should be all about the games. But for God's sake, throw in some cheap extras and step into the 90's while you're at it Nintendo!

[Ray Falling]

So is anybody else really irritated by the everybody votes channel? My question is, why is Nintendo wasting their time on stuff like this when they could be giving us a music channel, so we can play our MP3s without having to use photo slideshows? I guarantee there's a hell of a lot more interest in that. Or better yet, why don't they update the firmware so the Wii will play DVDs? It's already playing game DVDs, it doesn't need a peripheral to do it. So why not have the functionality? This has to be my biggest gripe with Nintendo. I understand they don't wanna compete with other companies. But these kinds of things are basic functionality anymore. It's not a question of expense or weighing options at this point. DVD playback is a 'why not' proposition! People will use it! My PS2's getting really old and having trouble playing DVDs. If the Wii played them, I could look at Nintendo and say "Thanks guys! Not only did you give me an awesome system, but you saved me having to buy a new DVD player too!" This is the one place where Sony and Microsoft nail their fanbase. People don't want single function machines anymore. If you wanna focus on something, that's awesome. It should be all about the games. But for God's sake, throw in some cheap extras and step into the 90's while you're at it Nintendo!

Well, in time they'll make better things I'm sure, since this whole channels thing is pretty new.
I do agree with some of what you say though.
It's like, you know exactly what would make the Wii experience much better (or Cube for that matter) but every time we seem to get useless additions and have to hope we'll get the good additions in a next gen (which we still won't get anyway).

I love Nintendo alot, but sometimes I feel like they're really missing some important things which we, the public, would really like to see. (This also goes for new games and sequels of other games)

[Bahamut]

lol, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if you're legitimately expressing your astonishment that it resyscs the same way (I was hoping to avoid the former by stating "You probably already know this, but just in case..." :p)

EDIT: Kitsuta, so it's working now (I'm assuming from your edit)? Awesome!

Nah, I'm one of those noobs who don't read console/handheld instruction manuals.

[supremespleen]

I'm having a lot of fun with Everybody Votes, thankyouverymuch. It's chill and silly - nice to have something to doodle around with after a rough day.

[Red Shadow]

speaking of "Everybody Votes" i would appreciate it if everyone in this thread did this (http://forum.starmen.net/?t=msg&th=31561) a couple* times:

http://www.starmen.net/merchandise/images/main/everybodyvotes_main.jpg
Today Nintendo released a brand new Wii Channel called "Everybody Votes." This is being offered as a free download in the Wii Ware section in the Shop Channel. In this channel Nintendo releases a bunch of polls for a set amount of time for you to vote on. Once the polls are over you are sent the results and get to see how other Wii owners worldwide think. This may seen like a simple new channel, however Nintendo has a much deeper purpose for it: Consumer Opinion Research.

Now you maybe asking, "why is this important and on the main page?" In this new channel you are allowed to suggest one new pole per day. Nintendo looks at these suggested polls, and if they find one of interest, they will add it for everyone to vote on.

By now you probably guessed what I am about to suggest. Everyone who owns a Wii needs to make a, "Do you want EarthBound on the Virtual Console?" poll. This is probably our best way to get the Big N's attention. There is no doubt NoA will be looking at these suggested polls especially with requests for potential Virtual Console games. If enough Polls made about EB on the VC are made, it could very well get their attention.

Hey, its worth a shot and its easy to do. So go make those EB on VC polls ASAP!

**hundred or so

[watkinzez]

Get them to remove region locking for VC and I'll think about it. :(

[Drack]

Got Bluetooth? I've been playing around with the Wiimote+Computer drivers, and I've actually gotten it to be quite an effective controller for N64 emulation (With the nunchuk, obviously). Beaten Starfox 64's hard path and a quarter of diddy kong racing in less than 2 hours today.

This is gonna be a lot sweeter when I buy a classic controller.

[I-n-j-i-n]

http://www.starmen.net/merchandise/images/main/everybodyvotes_main.jpg
Today Nintendo released a brand new Wii Channel called "Everybody Votes." This is being offered as a free download in the Wii Ware section in the Shop Channel. In this channel Nintendo releases a bunch of polls for a set amount of time for you to vote on. Once the polls are over you are sent the results and get to see how other Wii owners worldwide think. This may seen like a simple new channel, however Nintendo has a much deeper purpose for it: Consumer Opinion Research.

By now you probably guessed what I am about to suggest. Everyone who owns a Wii needs to make a, "Do you want EarthBound on the Virtual Console?" poll. This is probably our best way to get the Big N's attention. There is no doubt NoA will be looking at these suggested polls especially with requests for potential Virtual Console games. If enough Polls made about EB on the VC are made, it could very well get their attention.

Hey, its worth a shot and its easy to do. So go make those EB on VC polls ASAP!

I really wonder if they had to blow it up and consider it to be a channel option entirely though. And I'm going to lose my faith in Nintendo further if they have to actually question the need for Earthbound on VC.

Another strange thing with the whole VC thing with me is that I tend to only play the older games on the system instead of the normal Wii games now. It's strange, but fiddling with the Miis and playing Sonic is way more fun than anything else right now. Too much for my protest of the whole VC idea. But at the very least, it's the cheapest option for me to play such games on the big screen and with some 480p support instead of worrying about modifying expensive gaming hardware. And I suppose it's cheaper to buy $5 and $10 games instead of constantly being reminded of giving all my $60 and $70 games away to little cousins who then promptly threw them away.

[KWarp]

The Everybody Votes channel is a brilliant piece of work. It's a free, simple distraction that barely needs any maintenance. At most an employee needs to spend an hour a day reading through questions and translating used ones. The interface is sleek, stylish, and silly, a winning combination in my book. However, the simplicity deceives. Within the channel is an extensive statistics system containing voting percentages pertaining to gender, state, and other even other nations. Very interesting stuff.

[Pi_R_[]ed]

I just downloaded it. Lets see if my question gets on:

Who is your favorite plumber?
Mario or Luigi

It's fun, but if Nintendo doesn't increase funcionality by a bit, it still isn't much...

[Smoke]

Well, Excite Truck's now out in Europe(And I gots me a copy). It's the same price as Wario Ware Smooth Moves, putting it at €49.99 as opposed to the €59.99 all other games cost.

And we haven't gotten Kid Icarus on the VC this week. There were updates for a few games though.

[Shadow Wolf]

That's about the only use I see for the EVC. Hopefully some important questions will come up, like "Should the Wii have a music channel?" "Are friend codes more trouble than they're worth?" "Should they be abolished in favor of free play?" "Should Wii support DVD playback?" "Should you be able to load more than ONE TYPE OF JPEG FILE in Photo Channel?" If they start actually acting on the results of questions like these, then we might get somewhere.

[Ray Falling]

I noticed Kirby's adventure for NES is available too which I'm dying to get.
Games are inconveniently priced so that I'll need an extra points card for 20 bucks to get the 100 extra points I need n_n;

[chrono26]

I noticed Kirby's adventure for NES is available too which I'm dying to get.
Games are inconveniently priced so that I'll need an extra points card for 20 bucks to get the 100 extra points I need n_n;

true that. you can use a credit/debit card though

[SilverStar]

You know, for the whole DVD video playback thing, I wonder if it's at all due to hardware limitations of the Wii itself(lack the needed Macrovision/CSS chips, if any?), or if it's something they might offer later, as a purchase from the Wii shop, to cover the costs of licensing the codecs and the like.

But, on the other hand, I can understand why they might not want to at this point. Because of the very nature of DVDs, it'd be possible to embed a call in the Menu and execute arbitrary code, totally getting around region locking and any other measures they might have in place for preventing piracy(yes, I know. Modchips are already available now). Execution of arbirary code would allow for an internalized dissection of the Channel structure, to let users install whatever emulation and roms they want, which would make it very difficult to keep everything in check.

Right now, they want to have as much control over their product as possible. When sales start to slow down enough, they might let something big like a DVD channel get launched, to bolster sales(I know I'd damn well love to have my Wii hooked up in the living room, taking the spot of my DVD player). But for now, there's no need for it. They can't keep the units they have now on shelves more than an afternoon, so they don't have to make any big releases to drive sales even more.

[Shadow Wolf]

At some point, some Godlike genius will find a way to make your own channels for the Wii, and there will be much rejoicing. Until then, I'll hunker down into my hole and glance furtively at the open source crowd to check on their progress.

[Bahamut]

And, finally, they asked if Nintendo was aware of the sheer amount of love out there for Mother (Earthbound) 3:
"It certainly is a franchise near and dear to [Nintendo President Satoru Iwata's] heart, and it's something I'm trying to get smart on to understand whether or not there is an opportunity here. But certainly I've seen the success in Japan. That hasn't gone unnoticed. And it's certainly something we're looking at."

For those of you clamoring for Mother 3

[Ray Falling]

I really wish there was a 24 hour trade-in policy for the VC. I just downloaded Streetfighter II. Little did I know that it wasn't the version I knew and liked all those years ago.(Turbo? With all the extra characters) So now I wasted my points on this crappy game T__T.
Not only is it a waste of money and points, it just sits there, mocking me...I can delete it but ugh. Just wish I could trade it in for another VC game. Oh well *sigh*

[The Damned]

I really wish there was a 24 hour trade-in policy for the VC. I just downloaded Streetfighter II. Little did I know that it wasn't the version I knew and liked all those years ago.(Turbo? With all the extra characters) So now I wasted my points on this crappy game T__T.
Not only is it a waste of money and points, it just sits there, mocking me...I can delete it but ugh. Just wish I could trade it in for another VC game. Oh well *sigh*
Nintendo made a big deal years ago about how you can't trade in or rent games, as they considered it piracy and fraud (translation: they weren't getting any money from the trading and renting). Do you really think that a company like this would let you do the same with non-physical games as well?

[Ero Elohim]

Nintendo made a big deal years ago about how you can't trade in or rent games, as they considered it piracy and fraud (translation: they weren't getting any money from the trading and renting). Do you really think that a company like this would let you do the same with non-physical games as well?

All companies hate the used games business. Something about them not getting paid for their games selling really irks them. I think one of the heads of EA (not sure, could've been a different company) once said that he'd 'rather have someone steal a new game than buy a used one. After all, the thief still has money in his pocket to buy a different game, while the man who bought used has spent his money and cannot buy a different game.'

I've never gone to E3 or anything like that, but I've heard from the people in my EB district who've gone that you get a lot of dirty looks if you mention you're from EB/Gamestop.

[supremespleen]

So, what do you think is better for your Wii's health? Sitting horizontally or vertically? I've always been a horizontal guy, but since I've been playing a lot of GameCube lately, I have it vertical now.

[The Damned]

Nintendo was especially against trading and renting back in the 80s and 90s. I recall several pamphlets and booklets that they gave out to stores that detailed why it was so bad. "Why You Shouldn't Trade Your Games" or something like that...

The best part was that I saw these in a toy small store in the town I grew up in, called Henkes, that rented out everything from Gameboy to 3D0 games. They always a stack of them on the counter. I guess the store took whatever the companies sent them, regardless of what it was.

[SoloGamer]

Against my better judgement, I just ordered myself a pair of Wii Boxing Gloves. (http://www.goldenshop.com.hk/AI-trad/wii/boxinglove.htm)

[Hale-Bopp]

haha, those could be fun though! If you're up to it, take some pics of yourself using them so we can see what they look like.

I think if I had some extra cash, I'd probably geek out if I saw them and make a purchase myself.

[Toadofsky]

Any time one of my controllers went wonky I fixed the problem by re-syncing the controller or by replacing the batteries. If neither helps you out, I'd suggest you contact Nintendo for a replacement.

Speaking of Wii Remote problems, I recently took my system to a friends house, while we were playing, he accidentally spilled alcohol on one of my remotes, he took the battery cover off, and tried to dry it out with a hair dryer, the lights on the remote were fairly dim. I took the remote home, stuck in front of my fan, and let it dry the remote. After a night's worth, the remote is working just like it was brand new. So I think this way, if the remote can survive a blender, how can it not survive straight alcohol?

[Airwalker]

So, what do you think is better for your Wii's health? Sitting horizontally or vertically? I've always been a horizontal guy, but since I've been playing a lot of GameCube lately, I have it vertical now.

Considering the Wii is always shown standing up, the Wii logo is vertical, and the Wii comes with a stand to hold it upright, I think that's how Nintendo wants you to hold it. Though, I'm sure a horizontal position wouldn't hurt it since it has nobs on one side that look like they'd sit on a counter.


Anyhow, I hope they pick my poll question:
Who would win in a fight?
1) tyrannosaurus rex
2) Brad Pitt

[Ray Falling]

Nintendo made a big deal years ago about how you can't trade in or rent games, as they considered it piracy and fraud (translation: they weren't getting any money from the trading and renting). Do you really think that a company like this would let you do the same with non-physical games as well?

Well, they already have my money, I just want a different game which costs the same.
They don't even lose out since the can re-distribute the game endlessly.

Alright, how about make it a one hour policy: you download the game, find out it sucks, trade it for something better (only once though). *sigh* I'm still not a happy camper.

Though I did get a copy of Wii play for 30 bucks cause someone reported a broken controller and Nintendo sent them a new one, but there was no box :)

But ugh there goes my profit.

[Pi_R_[]ed]

A though:


-Games can be saved to the SD card.
-The SD card can be accessed by a computer.

If any SD card can be read by any Wii... get my point? Could game saves, like 100% completion, be traded around online? Like, lets say I don't have all the trucks in Excite Truck, because I can't get the hang of on or two levels. Could I get a save from someone who does?

[atmuh]

ed;235189']A though:


-Games can be saved to the SD card.
-The SD card can be accessed by a computer.

If any SD card can be read by any Wii... get my point? Could game saves, like 100% completion, be traded around online? Like, lets say I don't have all the trucks in Excite Truck, because I can't get the hang of on or two levels. Could I get a save from someone who does?

www.wiisave.com

welcome to 3 months ago

[avaris]

Hey a warning to everyone...Wii PLAY :(...read a review before u buy it. I was an idiot and bought it before I read a review...lets say it was so not worth it I returned it and only got $30 back. It has 3 decent games...but they are not worth $50. Ping pong is exactly the same as the old pong for atari just with pattles.

Oh yeah my bro's friend spilled saki all over one of the controllers, it's works fine but is a lil sticky.

[Smoke]

Hey a warning to everyone...Wii PLAY :(...read a review before u buy it. I was an idiot and bought it before I read a review...lets say it was so not worth it I returned it and only got $30 back. It has 3 decent games...but they are not worth $50. Ping pong is exactly the same as the old pong for atari just with pattles.

Oh yeah my bro's friend spilled saki all over one of the controllers, it's works fine but is a lil sticky.

You're not paying $50 for it though, you're paying $10 to get an extra game with a controller :).

As for the whole selling used games thing, I'm pretty sure they don't like it because it could technically cost them sales, with people buying used games(With the profit going to the seller) as opposed to buying new games, where most of the money goes to Nintendo.

[The Mac Attack]

Hey a warning to everyone...Wii PLAY :(...read a review before u buy it. I was an idiot and bought it before I read a review...lets say it was so not worth it I returned it and only got $30 back. It has 3 decent games...but they are not worth $50. Ping pong is exactly the same as the old pong for atari just with pattles.

That or you could've listened to the people in PAL regions who were saying it's not such a fantastic game. I actually did find it quite amusing how people in the US were hyping up this title somewhat e.g. one place listing it on their most wanted of 2007 or something.

As Smoke mentioned though, you thought of it the wrong way around - you should only think of it as buying a remote with an extra game on top. That's generally what makes it a great deal.

[Ray Falling]

I think Wii Play is probably much more fun with more people playing :) But I like the tank game and the target practice thing.

So far I am NOT happy with the VC games I got except DKC.
Why the heck we're all these old games made to be so effing difficult (R-type, probotector etc.) It's uber frustrating and I don't have the patience for this anymore.

Losing...gaming...powers...Must..not...suck

[atmuh]

being that I got wii play for $43 and i sold the wiimote for $40 id say its worth it wouldnt you

[Triad Orion]

Because R-Type is meant to do things:

1) Take all your quarters (because its difficulty is like that of an arcade game)

2) Put hair on your chest. Or make you pull it out of your head. Either one, really.

Those older games were made back in a time when that kind of thing was more of a norm, and console games were often expected to be like their arcade counterparts. The harder, the better, usually. If nothing else, they provided a crazy amount of replay value because they are extremely hard to conquer.

R-Type may be really frustrating at times, but it's a good reminder that there are really tough games out there; and it's one of those games that makes you feel empowered when you finally beat that level you've been stuck on. That's one of the major reasons why I like games like it.

That... and getting humbled now and then is good for the gamer spirit. *Laughs*

[AzureZeal]

Was able to get what seemed like the last copy of Metal Slug Anthology from one of my local stores. It's still just as hard as I still remember them to be, but still additively fun.

[Kitsuta]

Yeah, Wii Play isn't that hot. We got it for the controller though, so I'm not broken up about it.

Zelda: TP freaking ROCKS. It's actually better than I expected, which is impressive because I was expecting an amazing Gamecube game.

Unfortunately, I think I may have guessed a major, major spoiler in the game. I don't usually do that, either. ): Makes me sad.

[I-n-j-i-n]

So far I am NOT happy with the VC games I got except DKC.
Why the heck we're all these old games made to be so effing difficult (R-type, probotector etc.) It's uber frustrating and I don't have the patience for this anymore.

I actually agree with that. DKC is pretty much the best choice IMO. Overall, all the common NES games that most everybody has played isn't too enticing on the system, though some of them may be good for the replay value.

And a lot of professional game critics out there are seeing that the Western gamers are getting a short end of the stick with the Japanese VC getting a lot more content.

[Airwalker]

I actually agree with that. DKC is pretty much the best choice IMO. Overall, all the common NES games that most everybody has played isn't too enticing on the system, though some of them may be good for the replay value.

And a lot of professional game critics out there are seeing that the Western gamers are getting a short end of the stick with the Japanese VC getting a lot more content.

That's something I find odd considering how little work is put into releasing VC games.

The only thing I could see getting in the way is red tape, such as having to get the game rated by the ESRB. (Re-rated?) Plus, working with the original creators of third party games to get them released. Beyond that, they're simply stretching the games they have to have a continuous stream of "releases".

[The Mac Attack]

Just touching on the Everybody Votes Channel, which seems to generally be getting a bad reception, I have to say that I actually quite like it. It was a nice little surprise, and I enjoy it for two main reasons...

One is that it has a kind of game element to it, in trying to guess which way most people will vote - a nice little distraction between proper games.

Another one is that it finally invokes some feeling of a community among wii owners - it's something that we can all do together.

And it's also good to see WiiConnect24 working with it - it downloads the results of polls prior to you actually accessing the channel. I just assumed it looked up results whenever I went into the channel, but my wireless LAN has been disconnected and new results were already there when I accessed it offline just now.

Of course, it's no music or video channel, but I think it's a nice touch.

[Ab56 v2 aka Ash]

I played Wii for the first time today. Rayman was pretty fun. The sensitivity felt just right.

[Linkjing Donuts]

ATTENTION WII OWNERS

LEARN TO TURN YOUR PERSONAL MII'S TO "DON'T MINGLE." Setting your Mii to "Don't Mingle" does not mean it will not interact with other Mii's in your Wii. I am sure your relatives and friends are all nice people, but I don't need to know who they are. My Parade was filled with 80 Steve's and Kate's. No one CARES about your family Mii's grumble grumble grumble

[KWarp]

ATTENTION WII OWNERS

LEARN TO TURN YOUR PERSONAL MII'S TO "DON'T MINGLE." Setting your Mii to "Don't Mingle" does not mean it will not interact with other Mii's in your Wii. I am sure your relatives and friends are all nice people, but I don't need to know who they are. My Parade was filled with 80 Steve's and Kate's. No one CARES about your family Mii's grumble grumble grumble

QFE

I got all S ranks in Super Excite today. I think I've put more time into Excite Truck than Zelda by now.

Also enjoying Kid Icarus.

[SilverStar]

ATTENTION WII OWNERS

LEARN TO TURN YOUR PERSONAL MII'S TO "DON'T MINGLE." Setting your Mii to "Don't Mingle" does not mean it will not interact with other Mii's in your Wii. I am sure your relatives and friends are all nice people, but I don't need to know who they are. My Parade was filled with 80 Steve's and Kate's. No one CARES about your family Mii's grumble grumble grumble


Worse is when people start sending you all their miis, without asking, and you're stuck sitting there for 10 minutes as all these damn annoying things bounce into the screen and are introduced.

I had 2 people do that. I didn't look in the channel for a couple days, and was bombarded with dozens of the fuckers.

[supremespleen]

ATTENTION WII OWNERS

LEARN TO TURN YOUR PERSONAL MII'S TO "DON'T MINGLE." Setting your Mii to "Don't Mingle" does not mean it will not interact with other Mii's in your Wii. I am sure your relatives and friends are all nice people, but I don't need to know who they are. My Parade was filled with 80 Steve's and Kate's. No one CARES about your family Mii's grumble grumble grumble
Yes! I hate watching Miis of peoples uncles and friends and dads and all that. D:

[Hector]

Ouch, I didn't think mingling Miis could be that dangerous. My theory was that if I set a Mii on a friend's Wii to mingle, there'd be a fair chance that my Mii was conveniently available if I chose to play with someone else's Wii.

[Thylacine]

I had never played Kid Icarus before Virtual Console. I've pretty much promised myself that I would only get the games I really enjoyed and don't currently own OR games I never got a chance to play (Street Fighter II; oh, those wasted years).

Yeah, I haven't set any of my Miis to mingle. Although, I do have a couple I'd like to send out.

I'll be careful when I do.

[Airwalker]

ATTENTION WII OWNERS

LEARN TO TURN YOUR PERSONAL MII'S TO "DON'T MINGLE." Setting your Mii to "Don't Mingle" does not mean it will not interact with other Mii's in your Wii. I am sure your relatives and friends are all nice people, but I don't need to know who they are. My Parade was filled with 80 Steve's and Kate's. No one CARES about your family Mii's grumble grumble grumble


What else did you really expect to be parading in your Mii Parade--especially with many friends? For instance, my brother back home and I both have a Wii, so we set almost all our creations to mingle. Or my friend has a Wii as well, so we have our own friends made. I'd assume this may be the case with other people's family and friends. Of course I have some funny guys and celebrities/idols I set on mingle. But if those are the only ones you want to see, I doubt you'll ever get your wish. There's more to Miis than just that.

There are just things you're going to be out of the loop on.

[Zombie]

Damnit. I take my Wii out of my house to show it to some friends, and it ends up coming back with sticky crap all over it! My controllers, cables, everything is covered in sticky stuff. I have no idea what happened. All the buttons on the controllers stick sometimes when I push them in too. It sucks.

So, anyone elses Wii go through any trauma at all?

[Shadow Wolf]

I've always been a horizontal guy, but since I've been playing a lot of GameCube lately, I have it vertical now.

Gamecube. It's the new Viagra.

[Bahamut]

So I finally got around to playing Rayman since having it from launch...and it's kinda boring :( . I just want single player to end already.

[Soma]

Damnit. I take my Wii out of my house to show it to some friends, and it ends up coming back with sticky crap all over it! My controllers, cables, everything is covered in sticky stuff. I have no idea what happened. All the buttons on the controllers stick sometimes when I push them in too. It sucks.

So, anyone elses Wii go through any trauma at all?
Mine's a little scratched from lugging it between my living room and bedroom. and i took it to a friends house on launch day. Just some minor scratches on the wii casing.

Is it just me or had the wii lost alot of steam? I beat zelda (sometime around xmas) and haven't really played my wii more than an hour or two since. The games i have are Monkey ball, rayman, zelda, excite truck and elebits. I'm thinking about trading some of them in. I've spent more time playing castlevania 4 than most of my wii games. I really wish i didn't buy SMB, i enjoyed the first 2 but IMO this one blows. Anyone else having similar experiences? Looking forward to super paper mario in april though.

[KWarp]

EDIT: Yeah Monkey Ball blows. Awful job AV. :\

No way. Wii's momentum is better than ever. I'm still working on my launch games (Excite Truck, Elebits, Monkey Ball) and there's Wario Ware and Wii Play I still have to buy. Sonic comes out next week. I also spend a lot of time with the channels now, mostly Internet and News, dipping into Forecast and EBV every few days. Virtual console titles close the gap with recent purchases of Kid Icarus and Comix Zone. I haven't been in a state of gaming this constant in my entire life.:mrgreen:

Don't get me started on my DS backlog....

[CE]

Looking at the gaming momentum of the Wii only, it's pretty damn bad. What are you guys getting Wii Play and Sonic? Man, Wii Play's more of a tech demo, you pretty much buy it since hey 10$ for a game, and Sonic has a 50-50 chance of being utter fail.

We're getting uh Eledees soon and I dunno.

Seems to me like they rely on the VC too much.

[Dexie]

Today's VC releases are...Streets of Rage, The New Adventure Island, The Legend of Kage, and Donkey Kong Country.

Not a bad selection. Would have preferred DKC2, but DKC1 is still nifty.

[Ray Falling]

Well, at least theres a good follow up of games in the next few months. If the release list I saw was for reals, we're getting Mario Galaxy pretty soon and some other good games I forgot already.

Cube had it worse, but i have a feeling Wii is gonna do much better game wise in the first year too.
Also: I'd be very happy if those sneaky bastards suddenly release a new F-zero game :) or Starfox for that matter.

Wii Play amuses me a lot right now. I just like coming back to it and playing random games for a few hours.
There's platinum medals to be won too so theres quite some challenge in it too if you want to get all the medals.

So is Excite Truck worth it? is it a good race game? Cause I spent too much cash already lately with school and traveling and all. Don't wanna waste more money if the game isn't good.


EDIT: btw, Wii Play may seem like "just a demo" to some people and sure it may not be Zelda or something, but it's funny to see how refined the games are in their own respect.
When playing Pool for example, the cueball can be shot with spinning effect and that sort of thing which looks amazingly accurate and realistic. I actually feel like playing the real thing and I don't even like sports that much.
These games really show what could be done and as a designer, I get all these insane ideas for games just by playing all this.
The textures are also really detailed in some places, which is promissing.

[Airwalker]

I'm personally waiting to snatch up Mario Party 8 in the short term.

[Bahamut]

Yeah, the Wii is looking a little dry until the fall, but that's why I bought a 360. :)

[Penfold]

So, had some free time this weekend and dl'd 4 VC games. Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Kid Icarus. For the first time, I'll finally get to play through Mario 64, LttP, and Kid Icarus. Mario 64 is awesome so far (more so than I expected), haven't gotten into LttP enough to say anything about it, and Kid Icarus is...well, harder than I remember it being. Mario World is such a great, nostalgic experience for me so I enjoy most having that game on my Wii. Still waiting for Super Metroid...and hoping they'll give Metroid II the Zero Mission treatment and distribute it via the VC.

[speculative]

Wii's momentum is pretty good for a launch console. Of course since Xbox 360 has been out longer there are more games coming out, but there's not much more out for the PS3. Of course, there are still great games (Rogue Galaxy, God of War 2, etc.) coming out for PS2. I wouldn't be surprised if God of War 2 for PS2, for example, has better graphics than any Wii game when it is released, even though the Wii is far more powerful...

[I-n-j-i-n]

Wii is pretty much all Nintendo across the board. The 360 has a good stream of new games and PS3's isn't bad either if you look past the outrageous prices.

And yeah, the PS2 still has some of the best lineup for early 2007. God of War 2 is almost perfect. Gaming perfection. It's worth the full price.

[Bahamut]

One of my friends preordered God Of War 2 for $30 at amazon.com haha.

[DMC_Freak]

Well, considering how early it is in the Wii's life, it's rather unfair to say it's going to die, or Nintendo still has a "kiddie" image. In fact the next few months we're going to see some pretty nice releases, as well as some of the "sandbox" games so-called mature gamers wanted so badly.

I'm not saying I'll get it, but come on Manhunt II on the Wii? That's nuts.

[Bahamut]

Well, considering how early it is in the Wii's life, it's rather unfair to say it's going to die, or Nintendo still has a "kiddie" image. In fact the next few months we're going to see some pretty nice releases, as well as some of the "sandbox" games so-called mature gamers wanted so badly.

I'm not saying I'll get it, but come on Manhunt II on the Wii? That's nuts.

To be just as fair, it's unfair to say whether the PS3 is going to die either...doesn't stop people here from doing it though :lol: (me included - ironically I just hit the button to purchase a PS3 :sad: ).

[SilverStar]

Well, considering how early it is in the Wii's life, it's rather unfair to say it's going to die, or Nintendo still has a "kiddie" image. In fact the next few months we're going to see some pretty nice releases, as well as some of the "sandbox" games so-called mature gamers wanted so badly.

I'm not saying I'll get it, but come on Manhunt II on the Wii? That's nuts.

Don't forget, Suda 51 said that No More Heroes is going to be even more violent.

It'd be funny if the Wii proves to be a warground for games trying to one-up eachother for violence, and putting the wiimote to the most interesting of uses for such violent games.

[wormguy]

I don't care about how violent No More Heroes is, personally, and I don't think unnecessary violence would help it. It had better just be a kickass game.

[Amayirot Akago]

And from the looks of things, it will be. Beamsabering and riding all around town on a kickass bike, what's not to like?

[Airwalker]

Wii outsells PS3 and Xbox 360 in January. (http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=FT&Date=20070221&ID=6514769)

Of course, we all know this is just a fad, of course. And, Nintendo just isn't making enough Wii's compared to Sony's PS3's--that's the only reason why you can't find Wiis anywhere. It's all just an illusion.

This is merely further propoganda. :roll:

[Penfold]

Wii outsells PS3 and Xbox 360 in January. (http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=FT&Date=20070221&ID=6514769)

Of course, we all know this is just a fad, of course. And, Nintendo just isn't making enough Wii's compared to Sony's PS3's--that's the only reason why you can't find Wiis anywhere. It's all just an illusion.

This is merely further propoganda. :roll:

lol. Funny thing is, a lot of people I know who want to get a Wii are waiting till Metroid Prime 3 or highly anticipated games come out. Because of how many people I'd guess are out there with that perspective, I'd guess the Wii's selling momentum won't be stopped for a while.

[Bahamut]

Wii outsells PS3 and Xbox 360 in January. (http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=FT&Date=20070221&ID=6514769)

Of course, we all know this is just a fad, of course. And, Nintendo just isn't making enough Wii's compared to Sony's PS3's--that's the only reason why you can't find Wiis anywhere. It's all just an illusion.

This is merely further propoganda. :roll:

Sony asscovering lol. Strange that the 360 is only outselling the PS3 by a small margin though - you'd expect more people to pick up a 360 simply because it's cheaper and has a larger game selection atm.

[Penfold]

Sony asscovering lol. Strange that the 360 is only outselling the PS3 by a small margin though - you'd expect more people to pick up a 360 simply because it's cheaper and has a larger game selection atm.

And a better selection of games as well, IMO. Seems like there's only a couple really good games for PS3 right now.

Btw, Sonic and the Secret Rings shipped yesterday, anybody get a chance to pick it up yet? Seems like it got pretty average reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/sonicwildfire), but way better than the PS3 (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/sonicthehedgehog)/360 (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/sonicthehedgehog) Sonic.

[Penfold]

DOUBLE POST!

Looks like it's confirmed that Fire Emblem for the Wii will be controlled via classic controller/wiimote on its side exclusively (http://wii.ign.com/articles/766/766364p1.html). Oh well, I'll be happy with it just because I want more Fire Emblem. Too bad no US release date yet.

[SilverStar]

And a better selection of games as well, IMO. Seems like there's only a couple really good games for PS3 right now.

Btw, Sonic and the Secret Rings shipped yesterday, anybody get a chance to pick it up yet? Seems like it got pretty average reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/sonicwildfire), but way better than the PS3 (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/sonicthehedgehog)/360 (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/sonicthehedgehog) Sonic.

To say that Sonic Wii is the best 3D sonic game to come out since SA1 seems rather sad, for Sonic team. I mean, they can't seem to get 3D right. The closest they've managed to get, is making it a game on rails and take out all the exploration, and even then they still can't get the camera to work(according to the IGN review, anyway).

Poor Sonic, even the furries are shunning him these days. :P

[Hector]

I think its actually a very positive thing that Sonic and the Secret Rings is the best Sonic since SAI. With respect to the control scheme, all of the previous 3d sonics have been following the same model with increasing refinements. But that model, as has been repeatedly pointed out, had some fundemental problems. Now they've managed to find a new control scheme and pulled off a respectable game. Now all they have to do is refine that control scheme and improve their level design--which were the weaknesses of the latest Sonic (according to reviewers).

In short, now 3d Sonic has a good framework on which to base its games rather than the one that has lead them to failure time and again.

[KakTheInfected]

DOUBLE POST!

Looks like it's confirmed that Fire Emblem for the Wii will be controlled via classic controller/wiimote on its side exclusively (http://wii.ign.com/articles/766/766364p1.html). Oh well, I'll be happy with it just because I want more Fire Emblem. Too bad no US release date yet.


Completely agree. Nintendo and IS could force you to play Fire Emblem with a D-pad and one button and I would still play it.

[wormguy]

Apparently the new Fire Emblem is being built on the Path of Radiance engine. Oh well. I just hope they have better animations this time.

[G_D]

Apparently the new Fire Emblem is being built on the Path of Radiance engine. Oh well. I just hope they have more cutscenes and less boring text-conversations this time.

Fixed. They totally disappointed with PoR. They developed an incredibly awesome CGI style, then simply didn't use it. Oh well, I've always known that Intelligent Systems was lazy with the FE series (they still rock, though).

[KWarp]

Snagged the last copy of Sonic Wii at my Toys R Us. I've played for about an hour now. The game looks really great, but the menu music is kinda bad. The first set of missions are tutorials that end in around 10 seconds, so the music recurs a lot more than I would like. English voice acting is awful. I swapped to Japanese right away. Much more pleasant. Controls don't feel spot on, but that's part of the learning curve I think. I felt the same way about Excite Truck at first but now I can steer through anything. Speaking of which, Sonic feels a lot like Excite Truck with the sensitivity dulled down a bit.

Sonic's jumping is handled differently this time around, where the height of the jump depends on how long you hold down the jump button. Not what I'm used to, but it works within the game design. Shaking the remote to attack feels REALLY good, but I need to work on the timing a bit. The level-up system isn't taught seemlessly, but it's pretty easy to figure out, and you'll want to figure it out fast. Sonic's pretty sluggish at the beginning. Overall, if you liked the better of the Sonic Adventure titles, you'll probably like this game a fricken lot.

[JoeFu]

Apparently the new Fire Emblem is being built on the Path of Radiance engine. Oh well. I just hope they have better animations this time.
Have you seen the videos for the game? The animation is awesome and the fight scenes actually make me want to leave them on.

[watkinzez]

DOUBLE POST!

Looks like it's confirmed that Fire Emblem for the Wii will be controlled via classic controller/wiimote on its side exclusively (http://wii.ign.com/articles/766/766364p1.html). Oh well, I'll be happy with it just because I want more Fire Emblem. Too bad no US release date yet.

Lame. That's a game that should have been a no brainer for pointer scrolling.

[JoeFu]

I really don't mind the no pointer thing. I would most likely make more mistakes using the pointer than the dpad, but it would have been nice if they included it.

[wormguy]

Have you seen the videos for the game? The animation is awesome and the fight scenes actually make me want to leave them on.

All I've seen are some low-quality off-screen 30 second clips on IGN, which is really all that's out there. Yes, the animations look much improved. There were a few things that still looked clunky, though. I only hope for the best - I'd really like to see more pre-rendered cutscenes.

[KakTheInfected]

All I've seen are some low-quality off-screen 30 second clips on IGN, which is really all that's out there. Yes, the animations look much improved. There were a few things that still looked clunky, though. I only hope for the best - I'd really like to see more pre-rendered cutscenes.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rfej/movie/index.html