[Wii] Official Nintendo Wii thread

Good luck everyone. As for me, I'm also going to be at my EB Games a couple of hours early. I hope that all of us will be able to reserve one. If I don't I'm literally going to break down in tears.

Let's hope for the best!!! :biggrin:

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I got my Wii preordered along with some accessories. I woke up at 7:00 am and got to the mall at about 7:15. I waited until 8 o'clock and then they allowed me to go inside. After that I just waited in front of EB and by 10 o'clock there were about 15 people waiting in line and luckily I was NUMERO 1. Yup, I was lucky enough to be the first one. I thought it was pretty funny how the manager came out before handing out number slips that they weren't getting as many Wii's as they thought so only about 10 people got slips and the other people looked very disappointed. Oh well, if you really want it badly enough you have to wait early enough.

Anyway, the manager took a picture of everyone in line and told us to hold up our number slips and I proudly smiled :biggrin: along with the others who were able to get a number.

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Originally Posted by Kaleb.G
I played Rocket Slime the entire time.

Hey Kaleb, do you have a twin in Florida b/c there was a guy in line who was playing the exact same game. Weird... O.O

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I just saw yesterday on the walmart and amazon.com website they are going to be taking preorders for the Wii soon as well as the PS3. On both websites they have it so you can have an email sent to you the day they do start taking preorders.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Are all sd memory cards compatible with the Wii or does it only use certain ones. I don't know anything about sd cards so can anyone tell me if this would be compatible and also here is the page with all the information as well.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Well, I'm glad you all will have a second chance on pre-ordering a Wii. I'll be rootin' for you guys come Sunday. I hope you guys will have a chance at that feeling at finally having it pre-ordered.

Also, I have a question. I've through like 10 pages of this thread but haven't found the answer so I'll ask again, will the Wii be compatible with all sd memory cards (512, 2gb, 4gb)?

I was speaking idiomatically.

I've been thinking about getting a 4gb sd card but I don't know. Are all sd memory cards compatible with the Wii?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Go! Go! Go! Get those Wii pre-orders and show those PS3ers what for. I have a feeling that Ninendo fans will outnumber the Playstation fans so if they start any trouble feel free to do a Wii dogpile on them >_0 (just kidding). I love my Playstation buddies but I think think the Nintendo crowd has grown much larger this year.

Anyway, I hope for the best for all of you and hopefully I you guys will have posted some good news when I return from work tomorrow. In the meantime (while your waiting) be nice to your Playstation counterparts b/c in the end you all are there for the same reason, to support the gaming world's top two companies (Nintendo being #1 of course ).

FELIPE NO

Yeah you're right. I think 2gb will be more than enough to fit anyones' needs for the Wii. I got a 4gb sd card and I'm sure I'll use not even close to half but paying $37 for one was a good deal that I couldn't pass up.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Well, online preorders are starting November 9th for EB Games. They are going to be selling bundles and it will cost less than $699 with tax included. How much less, the newsletter I got didn't say. Is anyone going to preorder from EB online or will you just camp out at a store. I would camp out b/c the sole reason I'm not getting a PS3 was b/c of the $599 price tag and buying one of these bundles would defeat the purpose of me saving money.

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I agree NovaX. I like the brighter colors on the Japanese boxart much better. The US boxart is okay but for me since it lacks color it just doesn't stand out as much.

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm really getting excited. I just got my 4gb sd card today and I have a space ready in my room right next to my CD-i and my PS2. All I have to do now is wait until next Sunday.

By the way, does anyone know if there's going to be a midnight release on Saturday next weekend. Hopefully this is the case b/c I have to work on Sunday and by the time I get out the mall will be closed. So, will there be a midnight release?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by chaofan
Speaking of SD cards, will almost all brands of cards work (as well as all memory sizes)? I think I might get a Sandisk 2GB, but that's only because it seems "safe" to get it. My friend brought an 4GB SD for his laptop which had a card reader, only to find out it didn't read.

Well, I hope all memory sizes work for the Wii b/c I got a 4gb sd card. If it turns out not to be compatible I'll be really frustrated.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Sorry to move off what you guys are talking about here but I've got a question. With every system that I've got from Nintendo I've always purchased the product replacement plan but I've been fortunate enough that nothing has malfunctioned with any of my systems. That said, should I get the plan with the Wii? I'm trying to save a little bit of money on launch. What are the chances that the Wii might have defects on launch?

I was speaking idiomatically.

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Originally Posted by The BOmb:
Any word on that final surprise for the Wii? I was thinking a few free VC games or something like that.

I'm still hoping that I'll be seeing Wii Play with the Wiimote even though it's not going to happen. Anyway, as far as cables go my tv uses the red, white, and yellow ones so I'm all set cablewise. I'm going to be paying the rest of my Wii debt on Saturday and hopefully my manager will let me off from work a little bit early on Sunday so I can start playing ASAP. I can't wait! :biggrin:

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well, I just got an email from amazon.com saying that they will start to take orders for the Wii right on launch day. I don't think they will doing the super expensive bundle thing like EB.

FELIPE NO

I just paid off my Wii and all of the accessories along with Zelda. The only thing left to do now is to wait until Sunday. Good luck all and make Wii #1.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I've been thinking about getting an hd tv and some component cables to improve the look of the Wii games even though they are already beautiful with my regular tv right now. Anyway, would this tv do the job:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3334&rd=1&rd=1

If anyone could provide some other choices please let me know. Thanks!

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I just got an HDTV for my Wii and everything is great except for the fact that the picture comes out as if it's snowing. This also happens on the cable channels and with my dvd player. I don't have any component cables just yet but I wanted to ask, next week I'll be receiving the component cable for the Wii will this cable make the picture look better? Also if I used component cables for my dvd player and a hdtv tuner for the tv will this problem go away? I got this tv hoping that I would be able to see Zelda and everything else in better quality but it's just not up to par b/c of the snowy look.

How ya doing, buddy?

I should be receiving mine either tomorrow or Friday. I couldn't wait an extra week for Nintendo to ship them so I was able to get them on ebay for $38.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I just got Super Swing Golf today and it is very fun. The only thing is that I'm having a bit of trouble with the ball trajectory. The ball keeps curving to the right. I have no idea what to do to fix this. I tried moving the sensor bar around to different places but that didn't work. Is there a solution to this?

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Originally Posted by JazzFlight:
I heard you have to swing perfectly perpendicular to the ground at the lowest point in order for there to be no curve.

It should be based on the remote's built-in balance sensor.

You were right. I wasn't swinging exactly perpendicular to the ground during the lowest point. I also found some help by reading the instruction booklet. I didn't notice that in the back it has a Q&A section and it says that if the ball is deviating toward the right to twist the wiimote a little toward the left. Both of these things fixed my problem. Thanks Jazz!

I was speaking idiomatically.

I have a question. I've been using the component cables for about a week now but I've noticed something. The scan lines are showing much more now than before around characters and other objects. I'm using 480p mode and the cables are connected in all the right spots so why are the scan lines more visible now. On my old tv which had no component slots there were no scan lines even though I was using composite. The picture quality and colors are a lot better now that I'm using component but the scan lines (or the outlines of things) seem to be moving making objects sometimes look blurry. Maybe it's just my hdtv. If any help can be offered it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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Originally Posted by Lukage:
Am I the only one who pre-ordered the classic controller and still have not recieved one?

The manager at my EB store kept telling me that they were sold out so I just kept going to the store and a different employee said that I should have received mine a long time ago. This employee called me personally to let me know that they had gotten a classic controller in and he held it for me until I got to the store that day. You just can't trust some of the EB employees to hold your preorders for you. Just keep going into the store and letting them know that your fed up (which I'm pretty sure you have already). I was just lucky enough to get a hold of a guy who actually cared about me receiving what I actually preordered.

FELIPE NO

Hey guys, sorry to go off topic here but I've been having a little problem ever since I started using my hdtv with the Wii. I've been noticing that the outlines on everything look jagged or they look like they are moving. This was a suprise to me b/c I am using the component cables so I have no idea what the problem may be. The only thing I can think of is maybe it is my hdtv. I can't really think of anything else. The thing is that on my old standard tv, this never happened. Everything was smooth and the outlines on everything didn't move and I was using composite back then. Is there a way to fix this problem b/c it's doing the same thing on my other consoles as well. Thanks!

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Thanks Dayvon. The explanation you gave and the links you provided were just what I needed to answer my questions. Again, thank you! ^.^

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