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Fun Stuff => CLIKC => Topic started by: Storm Rider on 13 Sep 2006, 18:16
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So, in light of the announcement over the weekend that Nintendo is holding Wii-related events in the US, Europe, and Japan tomorrow (Thursday, September 14th), I thought a Wii-related thread would be a good idea.
My gaming-related website of choice, Gamespot.com, has an article up about the predictions of their editors for this event here (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6157529/index.html?autoplay=6157490&tag=topslot;action;1).
So, predictions for price and release date?
Games you want to see?
Things you want to do with the controller?
Anything else?
Discuss!
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Following announcements on an IRC channel of the jap conference. Well not exactly following, watching tv episodes and i'll check the tab later for good stuff.
No expectations, one would only get dissapointed!
Coolest thing would be lightsaber
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they named it after urine lol
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I'm just hoping it may gain some actual third-party support, since it has a whole lot of potential. It would be a shame to see it wasted.
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I agree, HTF, but I think we've seen with the DS that third party developers can bring great ideas to an unorthodox platform. A big test of this will be the Madden game for the Wii. If you guys haven't already heard, they basically developed an entirely new control system from scratch based around the remote. If it ends up working (and sells well), then EA will probably publishing games that use the Wii well, which considering its size will probably convinced other companies to do the same.
So, as sick as I am of sports games, I am buying the Wii Madden game just to see if the new controls rekindle my interest in the genre.
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Latest news guys: $250 and November 19th (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6157572.html?tag=topslot;action;1).
However, the New York Times has apparently pulled this article from their website, so it might not be official. We really can't know for sure until we hear iit directly from Nintendo's mouth tomorrow morning.
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Nintendo is the new Apple.
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Nintendo is the new Apple.
Hey thats not fair, Ive been saying that around town for like 3 months and everyone gets all, "I dont play video games". So gae.
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I'm going to have to say that "Nintendo is the new Apple." is the best thing I've heard for a few days. It just sounds right.
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Well, if everyone doens't play video games, and is getting into Nintendo. You have the gist of them being the new apple. Pre IPod MP3's were for gizmo fetishists (read:geeks), and the average joe felt their operation was beyond his grasp. This was far from the truth, but Apple spent a lot of money to change people's minds and opened up a whole new industry. Nintendo is trying to do this with video games.
I feel bad for Japan though, they have to wait until 12/2, but they do get it for about 70 dollars less.
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Latest news guys: $250 and November 19th (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6157572.html?tag=topslot;action;1).
However, the New York Times has apparently pulled this article from their website, so it might not be official. We really can't know for sure until we hear iit directly from Nintendo's mouth tomorrow morning.
yah 250 is right, bundled with the wii sports on the 19th of november.
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I've seen a lot of whining about the price around the 'Net, and I don't get it. Apparently people wanted two controllers, a classic controller, a bundled game or two, and VC credits. Basically, they wanted Nintendo to give them a 360's worth of value for two Cubes' worth of money. Now they're complaining that Nintendo isn't losing money on their console, and some even suggest they should price it at $150. Twenty bucks more than the DS Lite. Never have I more wanted to be able to punch someone over the Internet than I do now.
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Personally, I see no problem with Nintendo skewing the conventional business method and making a profit off the hardware initially. They know people will pay 250 dollars for it, so that's just good economics on their part. I'm a little disappointed extra controllers are so much, but since I'm the only one in my household who plays video games, that won't make much difference since my friends will likely all have their own controllers.
Here's a release date and price list for all regions, for curious parties that are not in North America:
North America: November 19th, $250 US.
Japan: December 2nd, 25,000 yen (approx. $213 US, but no Wii Sports included)
Europe: December 8th, 180 pounds/250 Euros
Australia: December 7th, $400 Australian
Personally, I'm glad to see that Nintendo isn't giving Europe and Australia the shaft as far as release date goes (for those of you who don't know, the PS3 isn't going to be released in Europe until March '07, with no Australian date even announced). From my rudimentary understanding of exchange rates, I believe the Australian and European versions are a little more expensive, but supposedly distribution is not as good in those regions as it is in the US and Japan.
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Usually here in Australia gaming type stuff is about twice what it is in America, even though our dollar is 75 US cents. So I'm really glad to see the Wii being $400, and launching reasonably soon. Another awesome thing for us Aussies, and all you Europeans - no regions! Yaye! Its all region free! ^_^
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Yeah, it seems like Nintendo decided that they liked the whole region-free thing with the DS and decided that there was no need to have territorial lockout on the Wii either. Which means if there is some absolutely crazy Japanese game that isn't getting released in America that looks like fun, you don't have to buy a second Wii to play it!
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Nintendo has made a profit at launch on every one of their systems, so this is not a departure from the norm for them. If Sony and MS want to give away hardware at a loss then that's their choice.
Also, I have unfortunately heard that the "region-free" thing was a mistake, and that they games will be region-encoded. I hope that what I read is false, because games are hella expensive over here, so having the option of ordering games from overseas would be excellent.
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Nintendo is the new Apple.
No. Nintendo was first as well btw and I don't see a reason to call everything that is white of design "OMG ITS APPLE".
I'm wearing an apple shirt today btw.
controllers mighty expensive :(
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Damnit Nintendo, you had to release this too soon for me to have enough money, and too close to christmas for me to buy it when I DO have enough.
Ah well, hopefully it will be worth the wait.
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24981977&sid=6157671
According to a Nintendo exec, it is.
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Nintendo is the new Apple.
No. Nintendo was first as well btw and I don't see a reason to call everything that is white of design "OMG ITS APPLE".
Nah, I didn't say that because the Wii is going to be white (better see a doctor about that, LAWLZ ROFLCOPTOR KILLYOURSELF); I said it partly because of what Revenge_Therapist said and partly because of the whole "Wii-related events" thing, which to me reeks of Apple's post-Steve Jobs-second-coming "events" and such that generate insane amounts of speculation and interest.
I've sort of given up on the whole console scene, but the Wii is the first console since the PSX that I've given any thought whatsoever to buying; it looks like the first one in a long while to bring any really new ideas to the table, though maybe I'm just buying Nintendo's hype. Also, because I think it's just so fucking fun to follow a company like Apple is now and Nintendo may become, where everyone wonders what they're going to do next and all they have to do is announce that they're going to make an announcement to whip everyone into a lather.
Of course, I can do that without buying a Wii, so... eh.
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24981977&sid=6157671
According to a Nintendo exec, it is.
that was Sept 14th. on Sept 15th this article was published:
http://www.eurofusion.net/fullnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1158342156&ucat=11&archive=
I mean, I hope that it is region-free. If so then Nintendo really need to make a definite statement about it and stop conflicting each other, because I know that it's a feature a lot of people will like.
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It certainly would better for you guys in Aussieland, so I hope they do it.
Also, a big deal for those of you who didn't already know: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be there on Day 1, and from what I've read, they've really managed to make the new control scheme work with it.
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I like how Nintendo can sell systems for significantly less than the competition yet still make a profit on the systems. There's a reason why they've been the most steady and long lasting in the businuess, and that's because they know their shit.
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Nintendo is the new Apple.
No. Nintendo was first as well btw and I don't see a reason to call everything that is white of design "OMG ITS APPLE".
Remember the original iMac? Remember the translucent N64? Yeah, Nintendo's been imitating apple since then.
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Remember the transparent gameboy?
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ack... $400 Aussie for the Wii Sports combo pack...
i think my friend will buy and extra Wiimote and Zelda, and i'll get Red Steel and we're going to split price of the Wii until we get more money.
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The 360 is the first purchase, because BioShock is looking to be a hellishly sweet game. After that, I may go with a Wii. Who knows? I certainly wouldn't cough up for a PS3, though. *smash*
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I agree dude. Now that the Wii isn't such a snap-purchase price I am seriously thinking about getting a 360 first and waiting for a few more games to come out for the Wii / to see if there are any initial hardware problems. The 360 will get a price drop around the time that the ps3 and Wii are released, so that should make the idea even more appealing.
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The 360 will get a price drop around the time that the ps3 and Wii are released, so that should make the idea even more appealing.
Not likely. Microsoft is planning on offering bundles instead of price drops, because Sony has already made it so they don't have to. $400 still looks reasonable compared to $600, so MS isn't going to bother.
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The general buzz from the gaming websites I read are pretty much concurrent with that; it doesn't look like Microsoft is planning on cutting the price before the holiday season. They could conceivably do a pack-in with Gears of War though, which is apparently their 'killer app' until Halo 3 hits, and that's going to be released the week before the PS3 and Wii launch.
I've never been much of a shooter guy, so I'm more excited for BioShock, Assassin's Creed, and Lost Odyssey. Still, I don't regret buying my 360 based on the lineup it has at this point. I'm definitely buying a Wii, but I'll probably wait until after all the holiday craziness dies down and a few more games come out beyond the launch lineup. I will not buy a PS3 unless the price drops to at least 400, and even then it had better have some damn good games that I can't already play on my 360. Sony has far more to prove to me at this point than either Microsoft or Nintendo.
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See, with the majority of dev. firms going multi-platform, I'm not sure why I'd bother with a PS3. System costs more, games cost more. I'll get the same thing on a 360 for $10 less? Sounds good to me.
The Wii... I'm still thinking about it, just for Mario. I still play SMB2.
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The Tokyo Game Show showcasing White Knight Story and FFXIII shifted me more towards "Well, I probably will get a PS3....in a few years..."
It's still not high on my to do list. And with Sony saying they -MIGHT- have a million PS3s shipped to North America by the end of the year, it's not high on Sony's priorities to get me one.
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Speaking of which, Nintendo has announced that they will have approximately 1 million Wii consoles in the North American market on launch day. Compared to the speculated 400 thousand for the PS3 and the 330,000 for the 360, it looks like Nintendo was much more streamlined with their production process. It's kind of surprising they delayed the launch until after the PS3 if they're going to get that many; they probably could have released it a week earlier and not had much less supply.
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Think of it this way: PS3 comes out, sells out by the time Wii comes out. Now, you've got all these hungry nextgen mongers aching for something to spend money on, and here comes the Wii in plentiful supply. I daresay their decision to release Wii two days after the PS3 was a calculated one.
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Nextgen mongers will go for a 360, not a Wii. A Wii is for somebody who just likes to game on a normal TV.
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So, everybody that's not completely loaded (with money).
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Losers, you mean?
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I have a 360, but not a high-def TV. I'm weird.
But really, I could end up owning all three consoles this generation.
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yeah this is the only time during a console war where i'm actually really looking forward to things from each concole enough to want to buy one of each. although, which i'll get first and when i'll be able to afford such a thing, i don't know. i don't have a hi-def tv either so that's an investment i'll eventually have to make.
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also, ia ia cthulhu f'tagn! 500 posts. thank you for making "cthulhu f'tagn" a title whoever is in charge of that.
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first post on this...the Wii is the only console i think is worth squat this go round...360=glorified xbox with wireless support...ps3=wtf...wii is the only one that is truly original i mean come on where else can u swing a remote and have it do something beside hit ur family members in the head? im totally camping out and being number 1 in line for the Wii WOOT!!!
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The Kirby stained glass window I'm making at school will probably convince my parents to buy me a Wii for Hanukkah. Wheeee.
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The Kirby stained glass window I'm making at school will probably convince my parents to buy me a Wii for Hanukkah. Wheeee.
I'm not sure if it's a bad thing that I want one of those. I'm nearly 18 years old.
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What's the shame in that? I'm 19 and I want one too...
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A Kirby stained glass window, not a Wii.
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Yes... and?
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first post on this...the Wii is the only console i think is worth squat this go round...360=glorified xbox with wireless support...ps3=wtf...wii is the only one that is truly original i mean come on where else can u swing a remote and have it do something beside hit ur family members in the head? im totally camping out and being number 1 in line for the Wii WOOT!!!
Sometimes I forget we're in the internet and have to be forcibly reminded.
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hey...not sure what that was supposed to mean...was it becuase i said woot? what youve never said that in real life? i mean come on i use it all the time along with pwned...tis a great thing...i didnt even say w00t...so if you get all pissy bout that well maybe you shouldnt use the internet.
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I think he was referring to how - I guess you could say - emphatic you seem to be about your opinion, along with your liberal use of such vile truncations as u and ur. Your emotional response to his comment is also indicative of these forums' cyberexistence. No one was getting pissy, I'm sure he was just kidding around. R3l4x0rz.
Okay, I'm done being off-topic now. Karma, forgive me.
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I'm going to smash the "omg nintendo is for kids" argument right here (even though anyone with half a brain knows it's true. GTA and shooters are not the only games on the market, they're also not the only games that adults want to play...)
ANYWAYS, I can think of eight friends (all over the age of 22) that not only want a Wii, but have pre-ordered it and plan to stand in line with me to pick it up. Even more insanity is that some of them are OMG, GIRLS!
I read an interesting post the other day stating
A lot of people post about the Wii being for kids, or that Nintendo's games are for children. If you think about it most of those complainers are probably high school students under the age of 17. Also at their age the only cool games are Grand Theft Auto / Counter Strike / Any First Person Shooter / Blood & Guts Galore / Tits and Ass, game. If it doesn't have that, it's "for kids" and probably rated E for Everyone.
Ironically, as you get older, the games that are fun are those games that don't have T & A (because you probably have a real girlfriend with those :)) and you like the games that are pure fun!
To each their own though!
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Sorry, but I'm not jazzed up for a Wii. I may get one, but I really don't care one way or the other. I'm probably going to snag a 360 after the holidays because there are a few games for the system that I want. I'm a rabid anti-Sony person; not only do I refuse to buy any of their stuff, I will run around and tell everybody else not to buy it as well.
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I was unable to preorder a Wii, since the campers got all the preorders.
Which means I will be at either Best Buy or Target (neither of which will be preordering, If I remember correctly.) to get mine. Then I'll go to EBGAMES to pick up my copy of Zelda for the Wii. That will be my last purchase from EBGames. After that, I plan on using the GameStop near my house for my gaming needs. They're nicer.
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EBGames is GameStop.
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EBGames is GameStop.
Eh, kind of. GameStop bought out EB, but my understanding is that Gamestop doesn't plan to disolve the Electronics Boutique brand.
Pointless nitpicking, though.
Anyway, yeah, especially when it comes to the Wii, hardcore campout preordering, to which I must admit my own guilt (I camped out at my local GameStop for two hours before they opened to get my preorder), is probably not going to be necessary. The launch quantities are going to be more than sufficient. You might not get one on the first day, but anyone who wants one before the end of the year will probably be able to get one without any trouble.
The most important thing to do, if you don't get it on day one, is to keep tabs on your local stores. Call them every day and ask if they have it that day. If you can get to know the manager of one of them, do so. He or she will probably be glad to help you out. That's how I got my DS on day one: I used to know the manager of an EB.
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I'm in Oz, and I just strolled in, sold my 360, and preordered late September. Now I've fully paid it off and can just walk right in, flash my ID, and walk out with the Wii, Zelda, and Red Steel. Kickass!
(And before you ask, i sold it because i was bored with it.)
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Hey, does anyone know definitely know if the Wii is region-free? That sort of determines if we can order off of Play Asia...theirs are Japanese.
EBGames is GameStop.
Well, in a way yes, since Gamestop bought them, or merged or whatever. But I'm referring to them seperately because of the ones near my house (there's 3 GS's, 1 EB; it gets confusing around here, so...). I've just had a lot better experience with Gamestop than I've had with EBGames.
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I camped out last night and scored me one sweet preorder. Oh yes!
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Hey, does anyone know definitely know if the Wii is region-free?
Nope. It won't. Perrin accidentally blurted out that it would be, but that was corrected almost immediately.
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The wii is my top priority now. Ive got the wii, an extrawiimoteand nunchuck attachment pre ordered. Ive even got 3 or 4 games to get on launch date...And im still paying less than I would for a ps3. :-P
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pre-ordered
Wii
Twilight Princess (Wii)
Component Cable
For those with HDTV, get yourself the Wii component cable. It costs ~30? but it is worth it according to all reviews, quality is much better (especially colors).
Oh man! Zelda will rock!
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A friend works for Toys 'R Us. He's stashing one aside for me, I have to be at the store up in NH early Sunday morning.
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pre-ordered
Wii
Twilight Princess (Wii)
Component Cable
For those with HDTV, get yourself the Wii component cable. It costs ~30? but it is worth it according to all reviews, quality is much better (especially colors).
Oh man! Zelda will rock!
i would if my tv even supported component input
after the wii and a new guitar=lcd widescreen tv :)
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One of my coworker's friends works at a Target, so I'm gonna give him some money and he'll buy one for me when they open on Sunday.
Between the system and Zelda, I'm out 325 bucks. But I said I'd buy it if I could find it, and I can.
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I want to get a Wii so bad, but the only thing I'm worried about is a complete lack of support for the system over here. The Gamecube got basiclt no support over here (ever since I bought one, all the games I've purchased came from overseas or used game stores, I haven't been able to find one retail store that orders Gamecube games. As much as I want a Wii, it's not worth paying a fortune in shipping and taxes for each game I want, I might end up buying a PS3 because I won't have any other choice. Well that, and the fact that it'll be priced the same as a 360 over here.
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Reading everything I can find on Twilight Princess. This game will be massive fun : D
On gamerankings (average % the game gets from all reviews) Zelda: Twilight Princess scores 98% 8-)
http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928519.asp
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... the only thing I'm worried about is a complete lack of support for the system over here.
Tyranizer: Over where? Your profile doesn't say.
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Nintendo's always been incredibly over-protective of its characters, and essentially, if it's got 'Legend of Zelda' on it, it's gonna be really fucking good because Nintendo relies on keeping those names associated with amazing games in order to sell their stuff. To an extent, all of Nintendo's consoles had an automatic appeal because you would only be able to play Zelda and Mario (and Metroid and Kirby and so on) on them. In fact, that was more or less the only thing the Gamecube had going for it. In this case, it took something like 3 years for them to finally get to the point where they were happy with it, but I'm sure it will totally be worth the wait.
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Where I am( In Newfoundland.) The wii launch is in about 12 hours. I cant wait. I even have a big side fund to buy upcoming games.
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Dec 8th. Play a bit of zelda until I start studying for my exams... Will be troublesome.
After that I'll see which games I'll buy/get review samples from. For now all I want is FRIGGINZ ELDA SIQPOIOISOPQIDQSd!!!
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IT'S AWESOME.
It's like the day the NES came out. Excitebike was a ridiculously simple game, but it was so innovative that it was amazing.
Although I think camping out last night made me ill. And they ran out of extra nunchuks.
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I have one in my living room right now and I didn't even have to camp out!
Long story behind that, but I am playing Zelda and so I am really fucking happy. I played a few rounds of Wii Sports boxing earlier, and that's a ton of fun also. This was totally worth the time and money.
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I would really like to get a Wii, even though the controllers worry me (I forsee many problems with trying to play video games at 3am when I'm trying to endure insomnia) but I just got a Gamecube for my birthday and Twilight Princess is coming out on that too so I really don't need to get one until the price drops a little. Also the Wii shall be way cheaper than the 360 or PS3 here* so that's definately a bonus.
*For "here" read "in Australia".
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For "hear" read "in everywhere". The PS3 is like 2x the cost and the XBox 360 is no slouch in the wallet either
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PS3 is > 2x the cost, at least "here" in Canada.
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I caved in and camped for 12 hours. I was number 9 in a list of 59, which meant I had my pick of games, but I only had 40 left over, so I grabbed another controller. I got Legend of Zelda, and the whole thing felt like Christmas. I was just so HAPPY.
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I'm gonna buy all the extra controllers and more games later; right now I have Zelda, and that's all I need.
Just finished the Forest Temple, but I'm gonna take a break now because I played it for nearly 7 hours.
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I hate every one who has a Wii right now. :-(
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I "camped" out for 15 minutes and was number 101 out of 102 tickets at a best buy up in Salem, NH. I got with it an extra remote, zelda, and madden '07.
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I might actually get the Wii version of Madden, since it's the first time that series has done anything new in like, 5 years. And maybe Trauma Center, Monkey Ball, and Rayman too...
Shit, I'm gonna be spending too much money on this thing.
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Got my Wii early and love the damn thing. I was playing Zelda for hours, and, though I did find fishing frustrating, it was beyond awesome. I got through the forest temple, and never have I felt like I really accomplished something in a game. Awesome as games like Shadow of the Collossus, Metroid Prime, Halo and many others were, I now realized how much more satisfying it feels to swing that last blow to the boss yourself.
Also, Storm Rider, even with those four games, the wii and Zelda, you're still under the cost of an actual PS3 (I'm sorry, but to me core system reads as "crap we put out to make money"), so feel proud you can get that many weeks of game play for less than something someone got shot for.
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(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/console_lines.png) (http://xkcd.com/c186.html)
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SO TRUE.
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(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/console_lines.png) (http://xkcd.com/c186.html)
That prettu much sums up what we did. Most people didn't show up until 4:30 where we were, and we all yelled good luck as they frantically ran off to try and find another store.
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I wanna play Zelda, but there's a line of 6 people in my room to play Wii Sports.
Bowling + Tennis + Boxing = FUCKING AWESOME.
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I want to get one eventually, but it will require getting a TV first. In the meantime, one of my friends got one because he works at a video game company (at a discount and pre-release, no less. Dick.) I haven't played it yet, though.
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I hate every one who has a Wii right now.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wii. Wife's totally fair game now that the wii's out, though.
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I bought Red Steel with my Wii
Shrinkwrapped and all that
Just opened it
No disc.........
I am gonna fucking KILL someone!
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I bought Red Steel with my Wii
Shrinkwrapped and all that
Just opened it
No disc.........
I am gonna fucking KILL someone!
That has apparently happened to a few people, call Nintendo, they'll do something about it.
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Except that you might not really want (http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/redsteel/review.html?sid=6162018) Red Steel.
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Except that you might not really want (http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/redsteel/review.html?sid=6162018) Red Steel.
I played it, I think it deserved a 7, graphical issues aside. That's just me. But seriously, if you want it, call Nintendo.
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Red Steel sucks. It's like down at ubisoft, they were like "quick, we need to slap together a game that uses the wiimote for the launch!"
it's a generic FPS with the 'mote and 'chuk control scheme slapped on. the story is poor, the gameplay is worse.
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From every opinion I've goten from people who have played it, all I can get out of it is that you will either love or hate Red Steel.
Seiously, I hear from one perso that it's the worst thing since Kidney Stones and the next guy thinks it's a pretty damn good FPS with a lot of sequel potential.
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Sorry, but I'm not jazzed up for a Wii.? I may get one, but I really don't care one way or the other.? I'm probably going to snag a 360 after the holidays because there are a few games for the system that I want.? I'm a rabid anti-Sony person; not only do I refuse to buy any of their stuff, I will run around and tell everybody else not to buy it as well.
Heh, I've got a 360 and a Wii, they're both worth it. Zelda alone is a reason to cough up 315 dollars, and Gears of War/Oblivion/Dead Rising/you get the point are all good reasons to cough up slightly more. I'm not as anti-sony, but I shoot down anyone who's high and mighty about it's prowess. As of right now, there really isn't reason to get one. Too many of the games that attracted us to the PS2 are no longer in Sony's pile of stuff that no one can touch.
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Red Steel sucks. It's like down at ubisoft, they were like "quick, we need to slap together a game that uses the wiimote for the launch!"
it's a generic FPS with the 'mote and 'chuk control scheme slapped on. the story is poor, the gameplay is worse.
Which is a real shame cause ubisoft make some awesome stuff like the new Prince Of Persia games. Linear but very very fun.
And Farcry! Which also means Crysis.
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hey certainly know how to make a good fps and yet to fail so (apparently) badly is a bit lame.
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Red Steel sucks. It's like down at ubisoft, they were like "quick, we need to slap together a game that uses the wiimote for the launch!"
it's a generic FPS with the 'mote and 'chuk control scheme slapped on. the story is poor, the gameplay is worse.
Well, I give it props because it had swords and guns, which is what EVERYone wanted to begin with, anyways. Of course the story sucks, it's another Yakuza type thing. But I did like being able to flip tables.
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I might actually get the Wii version of Madden, since it's the first time that series has done anything new in like, 5 years. And maybe Trauma Center, Monkey Ball, and Rayman too...
Shit, I'm gonna be spending too much money on this thing.
I've decided to call Madden 07 "OLD YELLING GUY FOOTBALL 07".
Anyway. I don't have a Wii yet. It's not tops on my priority list, (that would be Bruins tickets and DKM tickets), but I definitely plan on getting one...sometime.
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I should know tomorrow if I am getting another copy.....but if they dont have it at the store, maybe I can get a copy of Zelda or maybe Call of Duty
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Red Steel sucks. It's like down at ubisoft, they were like "quick, we need to slap together a game that uses the wiimote for the launch!"
it's a generic FPS with the 'mote and 'chuk control scheme slapped on. the story is poor, the gameplay is worse.
Well, I give it props because it had swords and guns, which is what EVERYone wanted to begin with, anyways. Of course the story sucks, it's another Yakuza type thing. But I did like being able to flip tables.
Yeah. I was looking forward to it for the same reasons, but it just didn't live up to its potential.
The sword episodes are pretty contrived: you put away your shotgun or uzi or P99 or whatever, pull out a sword and go head to head with a guy who is just standing there? wtf. additionally, it's too mechanical. you wait for the opponent to strike, parry/doge, and riposte. there are essentially only three moves, with mirror images. The Bushido Blade titles on the PS1/2 had better mechanics.
I also don't like how you've got to keep the wiimote on the screen at all times because of its edge panning mechanic. It's irritating. the Zelda game's mechanic is far better.
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Wii numbers guys!
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What, like sales numbers? How much you've been playing it?
I got Trauma Center yesterday. It's fun, but I'm really bad at it.
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they're so you can share Mii's and send each other messages.
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Oh, those numbers.
I haven't hooked up my Wii to the online yet, but as soon as I get around to that (next week, maybe?), I'll make sure to post it.
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Mine actually kinda bricked...I can't do any online stuff until I give it back to Nintendo. Which I ain't doing until I get an SD card to put my zelda save on.
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Of all the next-gen consoles, I want Wii the most. However, I do not yet feel that "MUST HAVE IT" tug at my wallet. Yeah, I know, Zelda. But still...if I wait long enough, there will be more games I want, and Zelda will be a whatever-they're-going-to-call-the-reduced-price-game-line-for-Wii.
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Is it overly girly to say that my Wii is absolutely adorable?
It's just so cute! And so much fun!
:-D
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I went to Lakeside (a shopping centre in england, about thirty minutes from london) on Saturday gone (25th) and I got to play the Wii! T'was awesome, to be sure. I just hate being English because we get everything last. Even the Aussies get it the day before us!
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I went to Lakeside (a shopping centre in england, about thirty minutes from london) on Saturday gone (25th) and I got to play the Wii! T'was awesome, to be sure. I just hate being English because we get everything last. Even the Aussies get it the day before us!
That's your punishment for sending them all your criminals.
Also, on an unrelated note:
(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/11/classic_vs_classic.jpg)
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I think that's nin-tended
Wow, I made a pun!
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Oh thank god for that controller, I very much doubt I could handle the wiimote during late night gaming sessions
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That's your punishment for sending them all your criminals.
Also, on an unrelated note:
(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/11/classic_vs_classic.jpg)
Now, you're just making me want a Wii more. Stop it!! I can't resist the idea that Nintendo would make the 'classic' controller for the Wii in the same shape and dimensions as the SNES controller, only with more buttons and gizmos on it. IMO the SNES controller is still the ideal controller, though the PS2 controller comes close.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpYgNz6W6Gs
i hope everybody's seen this already
multiport compatable *shudders*
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You know you don't have to use the sensor bar, right? Any infrared signal can work, which means you could just use two candles of the same height. Plenty of youtube videos about it.
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Ooh, the Wii. =D I have been waiting for this console forevah. But now I'm broke. ._.
I played it some at my friends house, he got one. I'm probably not going to buy it for a few months, but I'm absolutely getting Zelda: TP for the Gamecube when it comes out on the eleventh.
Also, for those who have gotten a Wii, which games did you buy? And out of those, which ones were the best? For future reference purposes. =D
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Oh man, I've been playing with my friend's Wii (DAMMIT) and it's pretty awesome. He only has Wii sports right now, but it's a lot of fun to play with other people. Bowling and boxing are the most fun, I think. I made a gigantic, lanky skull-faced monster character, and we tear dudes up in the ring.
Golf is really hard; doing a small swing can be really frustrating since it won't always notice when you do it.
Overall, though, it's really fun and very promising; the control scheme doesn't feel gimicky at all. Are you excited I'm excited.
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Boxing is by far my favorite of the Wii Sports.
I have Zelda and Trauma Center right now, I may pick up Rayman, Monkey Ball, or Madden at a later date.
I am really looking forward to Metal Slug Anthology, though. If it works correctly, that could be an AWESOME multiplayer game.
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Ive got a wii, with zelda, classic controller, extra wiimote and nunchuck, and super monkey ball
picking up rayman/trauma center (not sure which) with metal slug when metal slug actually comes out.
anyone beat trauma center and can tell me how long the game actually is? id ont want a 4 hours 50 dollar game.
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I've played it for four hours and I'm not even close to finished. I kind of suck at it though, I'm not very far at all.
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I have long been a PC loyalist. Don't give me your pussy, dumbed-downed, "streamlined" (read: simplified and dumbed down for the keyboard-impaired) gameplay with fuzzy textures and awkward button re-using schemes. No, real gamers do it with a mouse and QWERTY. If you're not willing to work for months so that you can drop at least 1,500 on a machine with which to run programs that come on $50 slices of silicon, you're not a real gamer. You're just a person who plays games. To say playing consoles makes you a gamer is as to say buying to seat-liners makes you a customizing hot rodder. Playstations are for posers and X-Boxes don't lend themselves to catchy wordplay, but they suck too.
Any real gamer knows this better than they know the alphabet. It's a law of nature.
But man...that Wii...shit...I'm ashamed to admit it, but I want one. I really, really wants me one. When I saw that little nunchuk thing, I laughed. Nintendo was sticking their dick in the grinder and just cranking the handle as fast as they could. Who the hell wants to play a game with a fucking TV remote? I pressed it from my mind, content in my inherently superior pedigree. The PC had never failed me, and it never would. And honestly, it never has.
But the buzz about the Wii...I've never heard anything like it. Never. I've been paying attention to games for a decade now, and nothing has even come near the buzz the Wii is getting. EVERYBODY likes it. I've seen videos of people playing, and that shit looks fun.
But I can't want to buy a console. I just can't. I turned my back on those dark lands years ago. I've never bought a single console item that wasn't a gift for an unenlightened friend since I got rid of my SEGA Genesis. I am the hardest of the hardcore PC loyalists. If it doesn't come with a mouse, I ain't interested.
But that Wii! Oh, the Wii! How you vex and confuse me! Am I doomed to lose my North Star? Has the sky come unfixed, spinning wildly around me in an orgy of pixelated relativism? How can I maintain my confidence in my PC brothers and my disdain for the console scum if this damnable Wii strikes at the very core of what I am?
I think...I think there may only be one way for me to address this. I must confront the Wii, stare it in the eye, and see if the bastard blinks. But how can I do this? If I b- buy one, I will have lost that moral high ground I have spent so many years building: I don't give money to the console pushers!
It appears that I have but one hope. Somebody else must buy me one. If you need to know my shipping address, drop me a line.
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Dude, don't be a PC elitist. Not everyone wants to drop over a thousand dollars on a machine that you have to revamp all over again 2 years later. Plus, the game library for consoles is just bigger.
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Mine actually kinda bricked...I can't do any online stuff until I give it back to Nintendo. Which I ain't doing until I get an SD card to put my zelda save on.
lol saves cannot be transferred
Nice move, Nintendo
Trust me
My Wii had to be replaced. The Nintendo person told me my saves are gone. I didn't believe her. Oh well. Life goes on. I need to send back my old Wii now. Uh oh.
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Well, you can't transfer your saves until you do the firmware update, which requires going online. Frustrating!
http://www.wiisave.com/faq/index.html
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I have long been a PC loyalist. Don't give me your pussy, dumbed-downed, "streamlined" (read: simplified and dumbed down for the keyboard-impaired) gameplay with fuzzy textures and awkward button re-using schemes. No, real gamers do it with a mouse and QWERTY. If you're not willing to work for months so that you can drop at least 1,500 on a machine with which to run programs that come on $50 slices of silicon, you're not a real gamer. You're just a person who plays games. To say playing consoles makes you a gamer is as to say buying to seat-liners makes you a customizing hot rodder. Playstations are for posers and X-Boxes don't lend themselves to catchy wordplay, but they suck too.
Any real gamer knows this better than they know the alphabet. It's a law of nature.
Uhm, no?? This is entirely your opinion. It is not a fact at all. Personally I find that hardcore PC gamers are arrogant elitists, as you've just proven.
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5 days.. 5 days... zelda...zelda...i missed you 0_O
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I have long been a PC loyalist. Don't give me your pussy, dumbed-downed, "streamlined" (read: simplified and dumbed down for the keyboard-impaired) gameplay with fuzzy textures and awkward button re-using schemes. No, real gamers do it with a mouse and QWERTY. If you're not willing to work for months so that you can drop at least 1,500 on a machine with which to run programs that come on $50 slices of silicon, you're not a real gamer. You're just a person who plays games. To say playing consoles makes you a gamer is as to say buying to seat-liners makes you a customizing hot rodder. Playstations are for posers and X-Boxes don't lend themselves to catchy wordplay, but they suck too.
Any real gamer knows this better than they know the alphabet. It's a law of nature.
I've been a PC and a Console gamer for a little over 20 years and i dare say being a PC Elitists just makes you an asshole.
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I have long been a PC loyalist. Don't give me your pussy, dumbed-downed, "streamlined" (read: simplified and dumbed down for the keyboard-impaired) gameplay with fuzzy textures and awkward button re-using schemes. No, real gamers do it with a mouse and QWERTY. If you're not willing to work for months so that you can drop at least 1,500 on a machine with which to run programs that come on $50 slices of silicon, you're not a real gamer. You're just a person who plays games. To say playing consoles makes you a gamer is as to say buying to seat-liners makes you a customizing hot rodder. Playstations are for posers and X-Boxes don't lend themselves to catchy wordplay, but they suck too.
Any real gamer knows this better than they know the alphabet. It's a law of nature.
I'm a PC gamer, but I use a gaming (read: small and streamlined) keyboard, does that make me a pussy/poser/whatever? If it does, I'd rather be a pussy with friends, than a L33T prick with only a PC for company.
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i got my wii yesterday.
i love it.
unfortunately now im real low on cash. so it looks like zelda will have to last me the long time until trauma center is released over here.
i love the cow racing on wiiplay.
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Behold, my digital crackrock. The sheer ecstasy is quite magnificent. (Although Red Steel was kinda "meh" -ish):
(http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3426/dsc04146rb1.th.jpg) (http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04146rb1.jpg)
I got there the day after it came out, and apparently the midnight release was crazy.
godinpants: Zelda will last you a long-ass time, trust me.
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haha, imagine how long it would take a regular person to finish zelda.
Multiply it by 8 because ill more than likely just end up fishing, rather than completing the temples immediately.
Then multiply it by another 20 which is the time i have to wait for my brother to finish playing before I can take control of the wii.
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I just played Wii Sports (Bowling) against my 10-year-old cousin. He won 4 out of 5.
But I guess we're even because he said Zelda was boring and difficult.
Still, I hate how you can master the most complex stuff, but get your ass kicked in a one-button game.
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i hate more, when you have clearly mastered the art of a game, but get shut down by someone whos just button mashing.
i also got killed at bowling this afternoon by a younger cousin. Although, 12 rather than 10. Making my defeat somewhat less?
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guys. my mother beat me at every wii sports game. every. single. one.
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you can still retain some sort of dignity by having a younger fitness age.
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I fully expect that the Wii is probably going to disrupt the social order of high schools, because to be any good at some of these games, gamers are going to have to become a little fit.
MASS CHAOS.
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And once again I am reminded that irony doesn't transmit well over the Internets. Even to QC readers, apparantly. I did not mean to insult anyone, and if anyone was offended, I'm sorry.
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It's cool, but total PC-elitist jackasses do exist, and so I just assumed you were being serious. I wasn't trying to make a big fight out of it, I just think that console gaming is more economical for me and I have a wider game library available.
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I really hate retailers. Not retail employees mind you, I've worked Christmas holidays before in retail and i completely understand the joy one can get for ruining a customer's day when they are being an asshole.. but every goddamn store manager in the area has decided that they are holding the systems they got in this week for next Sunday.
5 hours camping just to be told that they weren't selling their systems today.
...do Wiis really exist. :-(
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Finally we have the Wii in the UK, got mine at a chilly 7am on Friday.
Awesome, Awesome to the Max. I'd be playing Zelda right now if people would stop using the damn TV!
[/selfish]
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and now that I've read his newest entry, I would have to agree, :-P
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Oh how silly I feel. <_< >_>
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Have sympathy for a poor bastard and buy me a wii for christmas?
It was recently released in sweden and of course it?s all soled out before i got my paycheck, damnit!
Has anyone got one so they can tell me all about it?s glorious fun ...stuff
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four words and a comma:
Wii sports, Red Steel
their meaning:
you people won't be seeing me for at least two months.
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I wish I had a Wii. Sniff.
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Just finished Zelda about 5 minutes ago. I'm looking for Metal Slug Anthology, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere yet.
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Get them both, dude. They are both awesome for completely different reasons.
There isn't a Mario game out yet for the Wii, although it is backwards compatible with the Gamecube so you could work through that back catalog. I'd say get the 360 now because there are more games for it with the year's head start and they are much, much easier to find. But you should get a Wii later.
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I've never played Zelda, or any of the Mario games.
Are you fucking joking?? Have you been in cave for the last 24 years or something??
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Now now, be kind to the unenlightened heathen.
Edit: And now I'm off to camp till 8am at Target for a Wii. If I don't get one you may see Rochester on the news.
Edit2: I've got a Wii! yay!
Currently messing with settings and playing with Miis
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The Wii60 combo is really the way to go this gen.
You have your hardcore epic gaming on the 360 and your insanely fun addictive gaming on the Wii and you're orgasming daily.
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Get them both, dude. They are both awesome for completely different reasons.
This is what I did. They're both fantastic systems that appeal to two different types of gamers in me.
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My Wii code folks...
8215 5056 9853 3148
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Out of curiosity, think we should start a Wii code thread?
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Don't you just hate it when you're on holiday and having fun but something really cool (like Wii codes) comes along and
you wish you were back home, just for a little while, so you could try it out?
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I don't have a wii... but I want one now. I was over at a friend's place the other day and DAMN IS IT FUN. I am utterly addicted to wii golf and I have no outlet.
(http://toba.ath.cx:724/album_photos/2006-12-19_0017.thumb.jpg)
WOO, WII BOXING
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Out of curiosity, think we should start a Wii code thread?
i support this idea, mainly because once i get my internet working for the wii i don't want to have to sift through the 4 pages of this thread to extract people's codes.
i'm lazy.
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My dad wrote me and my brother a cute poem about how he couldn't find a Wii in time for Hanukkah, but we're going to hopefully get one in the coming weeks. We have yet to devise a way to split it between me and my brother, although he speculates that it will be spending more time here than in his college dorm room.
I still haven't played one, so I'm really excited.
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. Rocks Balls. That is All.
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I have played Wii play, Wii sports and Red Steel. Awaiting my Wii now, probably getting it after christmas because currently they are all sold out everywhere.
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Out of curiosity, think we should start a Wii code thread?
Yeah, doing so now.
done! (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,14244.0.html)
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Guh. I tried out the Wii at Gamestop the other day while pre-ordering Vanguard (*COUGH* shameless plug), and it was a disaster.
The Twilight Princess demo? Couldn't get past the shooting range. Sure, I can flick the remote, but I can't flick, aim, and shoot all in 3 seconds. Especially since I'm an inverted player and couldn't adjust the down=down and up=up.
So I give up. Five minutes later a kid comes by and just lays WASTE to the demo. I cry, softly, and exit the store in shame.
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The Wii is a lot different than handling a gamepad. It has a learning curve, and it's an acquired taste.
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I got a Wii on Decmber 3rd at Target. I got it on Day 2 of Hanukkah.
It rocks my socks.
Currently, I have Zelda, Trauma Center, and Raving Rabbids. And a second wiimote.
TC:SO and Zelda: TP FTW.
Best music: Music from Trauma Center: Second Opinion; the mission Vulnerability. It has matal music. *rocks out*
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I just put down a preorder for WarioWare today. It comes out in less than three weeks! I am way stoked for it.
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i preordered wario ware too... yay excitement.
i preordered wii play too, because ti looks to be my best bet at getting any more controllers right now. i still haven't been able to find any extra wii remotes or nunchuks... i just have the two sets that i got on the release date.
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The thing is, nobody else in my family plays video games, and if I want to play with friends, odds are they have a Wii of their own and can just bring their own controllers. Right now, I'm just trying to find a damn Classic Controller.
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i see classic controllers everywhere! target had at least a dozen of them the other day when i was there. i have one and i haven't even opened it yet...
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Well you suck! I can't find them at all.
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Same here. I've got several VC games i have on my list to buy and I don't want to buy them till i have a Classic controller. Not a single goddamn one in the entire city.
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Yeah, I'm going to use the VC as a chance to get all the games I missed out on during the 16-bit era. Gunstar Heroes and F-Zero are the ones I'll probably buy that are on the system right now.
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F-Zero was one of 3 racing games i could stand during that era. The other 2 were Mario Kart and Rock and Roll Racing.
The sense of speed they were able to portray with the SNES is mind boggling when you consider the hardware.
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Yay for early mip-mapping :-D. I loved Zelda, easily the best game all year, playing CoD 3, its good on the wii because i can HEADSHOT people easily. Got sonic on the VC, its hella fun and i love it. To the classic controller person, i can buy one a send it too you if you are REALLY that desperate because we have alot here aswell. I downloaded ultimate alliance for pc the other day, its awesome, i use ghost rider, thor, spider man and wolverine usually but i change spidey for the human torch sometimes. Thor is the one i control usually, but wolverine cant die lol
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Jesus, there's too goddamn many VC games i want.
Gunstar Heroes
Legend of Zelda
Wario's Woods
F-Zero
Bonk
R-Type
Sonic
Ice Hockey
Super Mario 64
They haven't even started in on the 8 and 16-bit RPG's and I'm already gonna be shelling out $54.
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See, I'm going to buy games I didn't already own. Except for maybe the original Zelda, because when I was 5 I didn't know what the hell to do. I might get Super Mario 64 too, because I don't really want to drag out my N64 every time I want to play it.
Nintendo should totally pull a Live Arcade and integrate online multiplayer into some of these games. Then I'd think you'd see a lot more people buying them. I mean, 8-player online Mario Kart 64?
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After having moved so damn many times since I turned 18, I'm planning on replacing a majority of the games that i thought were worth a damn and have been lost due to various circumstances.
Also, it annoys me when people say that they won't buy a VC game because they can already do that on there PC/PSP/whateverthehell. In those cases I think they are missing the point of legality.
That and I apparently love giving Nintendo money.
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i can't even get mine hooked up to the internet to download these old games... hence the lack of use of my classic controller. there are apparently too many unlocked wireless netwroks around my apartment and it confuses the system and doesn't let me connect to any of them. or so the nintendo website tells me. anyone else having problems with this?
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Unfortunately, I can't help you.. but I did discover 8 nearby unsecured wireless networks mingling with my 63 character WPA2 encrypted network with my Wii :P
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Wow, do you work for the NSA or something? Last time i encountered security like that was for a bank that had all the employees on laptops (I was wardriving :-P). But seriously, why so secure, last time i checked good ol' WPA was fine for your normal person, its not THAT easy to crack.
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I just see no reason to not use the full extent of my available security. The last thing i need is to have suits show up concerning the child porn someone may have viewed on my wireless network and then find lots and lots of files that certain sue happy organizations might find interesting.
It's really just a couple minutes of inconvienence for anyone thats new to my networkif I'm allowing them on, so it's all good :)
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Oh yeah, has anyone here played Odama? I'm very tempted to buy it for $15, and I tend to be a fan of strange off the wall games ala Katamari and Chibi Robo, and I was wondering if anyone could actually give me a bit of a clue whether or not this game is even worth playing.
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I finally managed to find a Classic Controller, and I picked up a copy of Rayman with it. It's delightfully insane.
I still want WarioWare though.
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The Wii is a lot different than handling a gamepad. It has a learning curve, and it's an acquired taste.
Yeah, it has a learning curve, but not as much as a two-stick controller with 17 buttons (that's what the 360 controller has, counting the directional pad, Back, Start and Guide). I think if you're new to games or haven't played in a while, it's easier to pick up because you're not trying to untrain your old habits.
Also, Odama was not so good. You'll spend a lot of time yelling instructions for 10 minutes to little guys who won't follow them, then you'll have to start over when you lose. And! If I remember right you only carry as many men to the next stage as survive. I just found it sort of annoying.
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I can't find a wii GAH they're all sold out waaa WHERE ARE THEY ALL!!!!! i neeed a wiii
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The Wii is a lot different than handling a gamepad. It has a learning curve, and it's an acquired taste.
Yeah, it has a learning curve, but not as much as a two-stick controller with 17 buttons (that's what the 360 controller has, counting the directional pad, Back, Start and Guide). I think if you're new to games or haven't played in a while, it's easier to pick up because you're not trying to untrain your old habits.
thats a silly thing to think, considering most peopel who play wii are going to have played SOME kind of videogame consnole, in which the controller will have more resemblence tot he x360s
the wiimote does have a learning curve, though, just the controller itself
it took me half an hour before ic oudl play anything half well, then i got to learn to play the individual games
still lovin it though
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And Will you said nintendo were going to be a dead company in a few years, yet look at the success =P
Well you said that to me about a year ago when i had your IM 0_o
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I'd argue that the early sales numbers for the Wii (meaning, every one that Nintendo can produce at this point) are proof positive that they're still in the console business. Between the DS still dominating the handheld market and this, I don't think Nintendo's going the way of Sega any time soon. I'm honestly a bit surprised that the casual gaming demographic has warmed up to the Wii as much as they did.
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Wii love it, well i don't yet, i can't get one ;-;
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Almost all of my friends have them now, but so far I haven't been able to find one. It's as though I'm being singled out for my insufficient commitment to video games, which is peculiar.