[Wii] Official Nintendo Wii thread

Holy shit, the thing can watch the news too? Man, the only thing left is to cook me breakfast, and I'd be set with living all my life in my living room.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

The IGN updates are zooming along the internet now. New screens of Zelda.
EXCITE TRUCK

EXCITE TRUCK. Give Me. NOW.

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Man, this really sucks if you don't own a gamecube to begin with....My wallet will be crying after this. But I want it.....Man, this is going to suck a lot to buy this.....but I really want it....DAMN YOU NINTENDO!

$250 - Wii Console
$50 - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
$50 - Excite Truck
$60 - Second Controller
$30 - Gamecube Controller (Wireless of course)
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$440 - Total

*.* The price of everything seperate is actually not that bad (sans the Wiimote + Nunchuck) but Damn, this shit adds up to a lot....still beats the XBox 360 and the PS3 by a long shot....I'll have to steal my cousin's copy of Gamecube games, because that's another $30 increment for each game. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Super Smash Bros. Melee to keep me occupied until Super Smash Bros. Brawl and the next Mario Kart installment comes out. BTW, do we have any news about Mario Kart on the Wii?

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

I need some Gamecube controllers for Smash Bros. Melee to quench my thirst until Brawl arrives.

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Woohoo! I just got paid for Summer work.....$749.......good stuff, time for some massive sprees...

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For the most part, your virtual console isn't going to be for NES games. Unless you're feeling extreme nostalgia. You'll be playin N64 and SNES games for the most part. Possibly some Genesis too. But NES will probably quickly fall to oblivion except for the truly nostalgic.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I really don't see what the problem is, besides the excessive cost of the Wiimote+Nunchuck combo, everything else looks fine to me. A $250 at launch might be a few dollars expensive, but that hardly justifies 3 pages of argument of the justification of the price. Come on, this is business, you want to get as much of a profit as you can without betraying the consumer's trust. Nintendo's only other argument was the "No more than $250" and it has stuck by that. Affordability to everyone has a slightly different meaning for different people. So using that as argument against the $250 price point is useless.

As for the Wiimote+Nunchuck, I agree, that is a bit excessive on the price. $50 as said before would make a better price point. The $60 would also be justifiable if the Wii console comes with 2 controllers. Most people would own 2 controllers regardless of the console they have, since it seems to be the sweet spot for most gamers, who occasionally have a buddy to play with and don't have extravagant parties.

FELIPE NO

Doesn't bother me at all, I've always used A/V cables.....Long Live Yellow/White/Red!

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I'm pretty satisfied with the A/V though, since I've gotten used to it. Never used S-Video and above, since my TV is like 10 years old and my systems don't even go directly into my TV, but through the VCR, which is like 15 years old.

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I've always played Gamecube with AV cables, and even on my cousin's 32" LCD HDTV, It still looks pretty damn good. Maybe it's just that it doesn't bother me. Again, being AV does not bother me at all since I've always used AV and never used S-Video, much less Component. Now if it had a VGA port on it, that wouldn't be bad since I could also play on my computer monitor. (I'm in college right now) and I have my entire desktop setup with me. It would take seconds to switch VGA connections to a Wii.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Most, if not all HDTVs still have AV jacks so you can still plug it into an HDTV. Guaranteed, it won't look as good as Component, but it really shouldn't bother you, unless, as previously stated, you are a videophile. It will not that be that much of a difference and you won't be missing out on anything big because you're using AV as opposed to S-Video or Component. The difference is minimal to gameplay, regardless. You also have to consider the audience of the Wii, which is your average person who may or may not game. More than likely, they are probably used to the AV setup which universal. First of all, it would suck big ass if you bought the Wii and it came with Component cables and you have a regular TV with only A/V ports and possibly an S-Video port. Nintendo was trying to avoid having you catch up with other technology in order to enjoy the Wii. Otherwise, you may as well factor in a new TV into the cost *cough*PS3*cough*. AV is still universally accepted, and therefore, makes perfect sense to package it with the console. Because I'll tell you right now, if it came with only Component cables, I'd be one of the guys that has to buy a new TV. I'm glad that AV is bundled.

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

Originally Posted by RushJet1

i don't care so much about no digital audio... but i want component cables! i hope that either 1) they are in stores, or 2) you can buy them BEFORE the console releases. people who say "you can't tell the difference between component and composite unless you're a videophile" clearly are not thinking of large displays - i have a projector capable of progressive scan, and i have friends who don't care about video quality who whine about how "pixelly" it looks when it's in component-interlaced-scan mode or composite/svideo. component/progressive scan makes a HUGE difference... and oddly enough, RE4 doesn't look super-good with it due to the fact that it's letterboxed, but whatever, i still want my wii with component cables... i don't want to suffer through muddy, blurry, pixellated crap for two weeks waiting for some cables to arrive.

it would have been nice to have the same AV ports that the SNES, N64, and Gamecube had, but apparently they changed it

It really doesn't make that much of a difference seriously. I have played on a larger TV. Hell, I played Super Smash Bros. on the N64 on a 52" Plasma Screen with AV cables and it looked the same besides being larger. None of that Pixellation crap you're talking about becuse, 1) You're not inches away from the screen when you play, and 2) You're not going to notice it because you're playin the game, not staring at the screen. Seriously, unless you are a videophile, it should not bother you at all.

I present to you, PS2 and Gamecube shots with Composite/Component









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Isn't Strafing done with the Nunchuck part of the controller? with the analog stick? Just like how you play an FPS on the PC, the keyboard does the strafing and moving, your mouse just aims and shoots. Similarly, I'd expect the actual Wiimote doing the pointing and shooting while the Nunchuck doing the moving and jumping.

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I wonder how much a PS1 would be worth.....or do they even take those anymore?

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Originally Posted by Elixir

I don't know what all this drama is over cables. A game is a game is a game is a game.

Exactly. You're going to be playing the game, not staring at th damn screen looking for damn pixels. Not even all gamers are this picky over picture quality on a screen, how much more do you think Nintendo's audience, the non/casual gamers, are going to give a damn? Personally, the distance between me and my TV is more or less 14 feet (4.26 meters) (at home anyways, here at college, it's more like 8-10 feet.(2.43 meters - 3.04 meters)) There is no way in hell that I'm going to see any individual pixels and severe bleeding of color from that distance. Thus, why it doesn't bother me. Unless you're sitting at less than at less than 4 feet (1.2 meters) from your screen or just have amazing eyesight, it's not going to be that much of a difference.

Anyways...

Yes, Pricing does suck a bit, but it's not too bad. I mean, in a way that, Nintendo didn't break any promises or offer any false hope. For the most part, we were just a bit too optimistic before the official announcement and assumed a lower price point than $250. On the other hand, even if they didn't say anything about it and we didn't assume much, the Wiimote+Nunchuck is a bit too pricey for my taste. I don't think I'll be picking up 4 any time soon, maybe 2 total would be enough. Games......I don't know, I was looking forward to Brawl much earlier, but that moved to 2007, then I was looking at Zelda, MP3, and Mario Galaxy, and 2 of the 3 were also moved back. I'm somewhat dissappointed, but Zelda is still there, so it's not all bad. Coupled with Excite Truck, Launch is still pretty amazing.

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Originally Posted by Dayvon

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html

Middle of the page. Classic controller for $20.

Sounds like a damn good deal to me. And yes, I forgot all about Red Steel and the other lanch games.....man, this launch is going to be awesome, too bad I can't get all of them. The only complaint I have is that I don't have enough money to get 'em all.:biggrin:

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Originally Posted by galen

Am I the only person who thinks we really don't need yet another FarCry game? The first one wasn't even that great.

You're not alone. I never took a liking to the original Far Cry. Maybe the ungodly AI was just a little to extreme for me.

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Who is that supposed to be a picture of? Just random people pointing a Wiimote at a camera?

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Originally Posted by sprouticus

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/200...-june-2007.htm

Opera will be free untl June 2007. I wonder why they're going to start charging for it after that, though? Meh, oh well, good news indeed!

Awesome. I assume Wifi out the box then? or is it via Ethernet? Or has this already been stated and I missed it?

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Originally Posted by avanent

Until then? That seems odd... is it a one time fee? I don't plan on using it much either way... but am curious.

Think of it as a reward. This is for the fans who have supported the Wii early on and have stuck by Nintendo through the hard times. Anyways, Opera at no charge is going to be amazing.

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There is no way in hell that that is going to be final. I looks like shit compared to first generation GC, hell almost as bad as First Few Gens of PS2.

Originally Posted by garthvadr3

Actually I thought that I read that with most Wii games the goal was to run them at 4x AA

It damn well better, that would somewhat compensate for the 480 resolution. Normally, I wouldn't give a shit for the graphics, but that was just ugly.

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I find it interesting that Microsoft is now backing the Nintendo Wii with PS3 coming out in the near future....The so called Wii-60 seems to be what Microsoft is pushing for a 2-on-1 gangup on Sony's PS3. I suppose that it's good news for the Wii since they have more people on their side. I dunno, just speculation....Any thoughts?

Secondly, how does one type in letters for the Wii's Web Browsing? Seems cumbersome if you have to use an onscreen keyboard.

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I hope you don't have to do that to play Call of Duty 3.....

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Slayer X

Sony & Nintendo would go together alot better because a lot of people who like the quirky stuff on the Wii tend to like RPGs and Music games as well. But hey, business is business and no one's going to go down if there's something that they can do about it.

P.S.
As for Call of Duty - Wii that's what it's sounding more and more like you're going to have to do. But doesn't it make sense though?

Agreed. I suppose playing Call of Duty that way would be much more "real" feeling. Sniping would be hell for me because It's hard for me to hold a controller like that still while sniping. Feels more realistic I suppose.

How ya doing, buddy?

You know, I'm also curious about something else......Has there been anything on the Wii Orchestra that was displayed at E3? Because I was actually genuinely interested in that.

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Well, let's see...What I would like for launch....

$250 - Wii Console
3x$60 - Wiimotes+Nunchucks
$50 - Twilight Princess

$480 - Total

I'd say just close your eyes and buy it quick so you don't feel the pain. I guess it's good that you can buy all that and STILL be under a PS3, though no longer under a 360....

Also, Wii Orchestra would be amazing if you had two wiimotes and could conduct like a real conductor with the pointing and the speeding and slowing and crecendos and decrecendos and cues and all that stuff.....

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