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Old 12-11-2006, 00:49   #1
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The nintendo wii media and information thread!

i thought i would start a thread off posting information about the wii and any pictures or videos that are relavent!

this link shows the opening of packaging and better screenshots of the system

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/10/w...s-on-unboxing/

below are the four gamecube ports, and two memory card slots, thats for the previous gen games



watch the 11/09/06 edition of 'on the spot' where you can see the wii and a small selection of games including the ever impressive zelda series, its hilarious to see the yanks have trouble with that particular game

http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/feature...&click=topslot

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20 mins of wii here too:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/11/w...through-video/
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Old 12-11-2006, 00:53   #2
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I am looking forward to Wii Day
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Old 12-11-2006, 01:16   #3
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

the spec isnt very good though is it?.

also didnt the PS3 go on sale yesturday, weres the reports of that and how does its OS look ?.
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Old 12-11-2006, 01:25   #4
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

With the Wii the specs do not really matter. The control is pretty different to start with let alone the Nintendo Games. No one will be playing Wii for the graphics, its the control and games.
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

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also didnt the PS3 go on sale yesturday

In Japan....for far far less money than it'll cost when it eventually gets released over here next Spring...
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Old 14-11-2006, 14:00   #6
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

sonic solutions has announced it will be providing:

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"high-quality DVD movie viewing to a future version" of the Wii.
nintendo has confirmed this despite the current configuration to be launched not having DVD playback

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6161611.html

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classic games update:

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GameCube pads can also be used to play any NES, SNES and N64 titles downloaded from Wii's Virtual Console, although N64 games will not feature rumble capability
http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/wii/gam...22811153671099
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sonic solutions has announced it will be providing:



nintendo has confirmed this despite the current configuration to be launched not having DVD playback

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6161611.html

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classic games update:



http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/wii/gam...22811153671099
I guess GC control is closer to the N64 one than the classic control made for the wii
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Old 14-11-2006, 22:34   #8
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

Nintendo never try to go for most powerful console. They like to try something different and original that will be fun, and that will not cost people too much money.
I personally can't wait to have a go on one.
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

the controller for the wii times out after around 5-10 minutes of inactivity.

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-...een-214211.php

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video of the wii starting up for the very first time straight out of the box

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-...ise-214059.php
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Old 28-11-2006, 21:12   #10
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

Just read the review of Call of Duty 3, and saw that there's no multiplayer mode on the Wii. What a disappointment!

If anyone's interested, they've got a video of CoD3 in the ONM's Video Vault [officialnintendomagazine.co.uk]. The password for Dec is ILoveWii
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

No multiplayer?! That's very disappointing, may re-think about getting cod3 on launch now and get something else.
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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

Cheers for that Gareth.

No multiplayer, very dissappointing. Probably wouldn't stop me buying a Wii, ultimately, but quite probably COD3.

Its a shame really, because Far Cry's multiplayer was pants.
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Yeah, not gonna put me off having a Wii either

...gonna get something else other than CoD3, but not sure what yet. Red Steel looks OK, so might get that instead.
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*waiting for someone sneaky to hax0r the wii / ps3 / xbox360 in a fun and useful way before he spends money*

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Re: The nintendo wii media and information thread!

Shouldn't have to wait long... Already all 3 have a couple of Linux projects in the offering.
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