[Wii] Official Nintendo Wii thread

Originally Posted by sprouticus

Gah, that blows... Hopefully it will use the existing connector that they've used on all their systems, so that people with GC component cables can just use that instead.

It's still a downer nonetheless. Some of us take our cube with us and having to unplug the wii to get at the component cables each time would be shitty. They damn well better sell these in stores instead of the online only crap. I agree wholeheartedly.

Omni, use Component if you get the chance. You'll never go back. I gaurantee it. Even on SD resolutions.

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They are sold out across the city up here, Slayer. All the EBs are compeltely sold out of Wiis, and it only took about 10 minteus for that to happen. Line ups at EVERY EB in the city.

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Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

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I can't tell which one is worse. ;_;

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

Do we know what the box art for BIG DAMN TRUCKS looks like yet? If we do, I must have missed it.

Secondly, that whole component cable fiasco is fail in a box. As a videophile, I really with Nintendo would shape up and realize that we should at least have the option of buying these in stores instead of having to deal with the online ordering process.

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HDMI cables cost far more than 7 bucks if you just pick them up with your system and don't shop around. HDMI will cost the average user the same 30 bucks that the Wii component cables will.

That said, Acer, this is a big deal. They should have included a cable similar the the 360's one. With both the single yellow composite output, and all three component outputs on the same cable. That way you could use whichever you wanted.



It makes everyone happy. It's actually pointless to NOT include something of this nature with EVERY console that is coming out this gen.

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Cheaper not to? Maybe, MAYBE by 5 or 10 cents. If that. What I don't think people realize is that they can make themselves 25 feet of component cabling for 2 bucks if they have a saudering iron and 15 minutes of free time. Including that option on the cable that came with the system would be practically free for Nintendo and whoever the manufacturer for the cables is.

It's not that it costs them any money to make it, it's just that they want more from you, this is correct.

In an offshot though, many people aren't going to give a shit about this. Let's be honest, most people still don't give a shit about switching to component for SD sources. Myself and a few others here do, but going to progressive scan alone isn't enough for many to shell out the extra cash. It's going to be similar to the cube in this regard and the component cables probably won't be owned by many.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Right, and how many people with DVD players and newer TVs have them hooked up with component cables just for 480p? Let's be honest here. Really. Not that many people give a shit. HD content is a different matter entirely, but 480p is really ignored for the most part. The difference is so minimal to many people that they just couldn't give half a shit.

I mean, it's obviously different to those in the know, (hell, I demand component cables be used when I'm look at 480i content just for the superior colour seperation and vividity) but to those who aren't (the majority), they wouldn't know progressive from the hole in their ass. I doubt we'll see the things in stores, that's all.

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'Cept that the Wii ain't really HD ready, so when people realize that spending 30 bucks is just going to get them an image that isn't interlaced, they will probably pass. Like I mentioned before, HD content is a whole different bag, but the Wii can't really do that, so it's a different case entirely.

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This is, of course, assuming the cables are eventually sold at retail, where they would be able to be shown off as such. Joe Schmoe ain't often going to find such a place that would show these things off now, no? The internet sales only bit is the sole thing holding this back and making the consumer even more oblivious to the advantages component offers.

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Oh, in that case, yeah. I'm just operating off the assumption that Joe Bumpkin doesn't know Wii component cables exist, since they aren't sold in the same B&M store he's buying that fancy pants new TV in. (And let's be honest. If he's buying a new TV, chances are good he'll spring for the HD-ready PS3 to make his friends jealous, no?) I'm still of the mindset that most of the people getting the Wii won't really give two shits though.

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Oh, in that case, yeah, I agree.

But I've seen Best Buy ruin setups before. I wouldn't put it past them to just use whatever comes out of the box for their in store display units.

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

I've seen a DS with a busted ass top screen before. The Prime Hunters demo didn't really WORK THAT WELL ON THAT UNIT, needless to say.

The store that I'm thinking of in my head right now was a Futureshop who obviously rigged up their own Xbox display unit. For years it was pretty much duct taped or something to the side of this shelf and ran on this 13 inch piddle dick TV. So I guess it depends on the store, that's true too. I guess we'll have to see, and ask those who work at such stores what kind of setup they are (going to be) using.

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Originally Posted by JazzFlight

since my TV has a tiny lag on non-progressive content

Most TVs these days have delays of 8ms or so. Is your TV old enough that the delay is really apparent? New (and newish) HD sets have such small delays it's almost impossible to notice.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

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You know, that bit about the territorial people is really quite...strange. For all the lines I've ever been in for various things (movies, systems, etc), people have almost always been extremely cool about it. There never was people who were cocksuckers, who were so adamant about their place in line, or were grumpy and gave people shit, and so forth. 20 hours was was about the length of time people stood in my line for the PS3 and they were happy and didn't even care if they were first, second, third, or what.

I'd chalk this up to another one of those nice Canadians versus greedy bitch AMerican thigns but I dunno. Maybe people are just fucking assholes.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

People didn't tell the people behind the 4th person that they wouldn't be getting a unit? "Hey, you, yeah, number 5. They aren't getting more than 4 units, sorry." And that takes care of that. People would leave and wouldn't stand in line for hours to get nothing. They wouldn't be cranky come 10 AM and the people in line don't have to be cockmagnets to each other.

I guess though it's a different story if you plan on being a shitballoon like the people Acer was describing and trying to grab two units for yourself.

It seems like courtesy is dead. No one tried taking anyone else's spot when I was in my line, and many of the other stories from around the city that I've heard have similarily had no issues whatsoever. Like was said before, you think most grown adults wouldn't have to worry about other people cutting them in line like some little 6 year old would.

*shrug*

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No, they're for people with SDTVs too. They don't IMPROVE graphics, they make the image sharper. There's a huge difference. And lots of people own HDTVs now. It's not that much of a minority thing anymore.

And lastly, some of them are getting bad scores graphically because some games have piss poor graphics, regardless of the machine's capabilities.

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Bah, the EB I preordered at doesn't open until Noon and as such I won't have it for another hour and a half.

Will phone Acer to taunt later though.

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Originally Posted by Timberhomo

I have a question. Has anyone had trouble with messages not sending to other Wiis for a long period of time? Skills sent me some messages last night and they just arrived in my message board today. Does the Wii have to be off, so WiiConnect24 can engage, or what?

Considering it's not an entirely centralized service ala Xbox Live, a delay of some magnitude is expected.

I'm sure it'll iron itself out over time though.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

Just got my Wii component cables for a grand total of $15. Compared to the official ones this was a great deal. People tried to tell me they're different from the official ones but they're lying. Some asian guy in EB today was trying to convince me that the official ones were better. I told him they aren't and you're only paying for the name "Nintendo" written on it.

The quality of the wiring and connectors actually makes a difference, you know. Cheap, shoddy wiring will make more brittle cables and have a signal degrade producing a slightly worse image.

That's a sort of videophile thing though and it's not a very big difference at all. Just sayin' it does exist though.

Then again, you're not using an HDTV so it won't matter, but the point still stands otherwise.

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