wii are here

[Citizensmith]

ok, pretty lame post. just wondered if I was the first person to post from a nintendo wii :)
I'll go upload a photo shortly.

[kevin_c]

I've been managing it from my PC for a year or two, I can also write letters on my PC as well you know...

Whatever will they think of next? ;) :)

[Ronald S. Jr.]

I've checked out the gaming portion of the wii and played with it a fair amount. Haven't seen the internet portion. Now it has a 10/100 port, but not wireless, right? Is there an adapter?

You're posting from it..wireless keyboard? Wired, even?

[ifonline]

ok, pretty lame post. just wondered if I was the first person to post from a nintendo wii :)


You might be the first person to own a Nintendo wii... or at least publicly admit to it. ;)

[Citizensmith]

I've checked out the gaming portion of the wii and played with it a fair amount. Haven't seen the internet portion. Now it has a 10/100 port, but not wireless, right? Is there an adapter?

You're posting from it..wireless keyboard? Wired, even?

Actually, other way round. It's 802.11G but no network port. It needs to connect to something that will handle DHCP so you need a wireless router to get it online. Supposedly there will be an ethernet adapter, it just isn't available at the moment.

No keyboard for it. Onscreen keyboard much like using one on a PDA as the controllers work like a pointer.

The internet access is OK. It supports flash and a few other common extras. Thing is if you are viewing the entire screen the text is too small to read. To really read a page you need to zoom in and scroll around. Both have their own dedicated buttons, but basically its in no way replacement for browsing on a puter.

It includes a really nicely done photo viewer/slide show thing that reads images off SD cards. It even lets you edit and save them. Wonder if that means its a photography tool and I should save the receipt for a tax right off?

[Citizensmith]

Here we go, PotN on the Wii. As you can see, the thing is pretty damn small. Barely larger than the two external hard drives sitting above it.

Oh yeah, and my TV is verrry old and verrry crappy.

[ifonline]

Hey... we have the same phone system! Ah... the small things in life that make me happy.

So have you launched your controller across the room yet like so many seem to be doing?

[Citizensmith]

Hey... we have the same phone system! Ah... the small things in life that make me happy.
Cool :) nice phone isn't it. Just wish I could find any of the extra phones, it seems to have been discontinued.

So have you launched your controller across the room yet like so many seem to be doing?

No but I can see why some people have. Some games are fine, but when it comes to the sport games they do tend to have you flailing around quite a bit. I can see how the simple addition of some alcohol could make things dangerous. I guess one good thing about having an old CRT is it wouldn't break quite as easily as a shiny new plasma or LCD tv. :)

[ifonline]

Yeah, I bought the base phone plus 3 extra handsets when I got it over a year or so ago. You're right, though, they have been discontinued. Too bad, as I could use two more handsets, and the system works well enough to keep.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Now...the wii does HD, right? So..if I should hook it up to my HDTV with component, internet should look a lot better than it does on SDTV.

[Citizensmith]

Now...the wii does HD, right? So..if I should hook it up to my HDTV with component, internet should look a lot better than it does on SDTV.

The Wii only does 420p. If you want HD you need to spring for an xbox or PS3. The Wii is basically a heavily overclocked gamecube with new controllers and a bunch of extra features.

Actually the internet does look a lot better than that. I think the photo just made it look particularly crappy.

[Azzure_7]

Ifonline has thre same phone. .
Well I got the same TV. . .LOL
SORRY for the mess of the room and crappy photography.. at least I still made an effort to shoot johansen with timing, and a little ladies' luck on my side.LOL(don't know how to spell her name).

[Citizensmith]

Ifonline has the same phone. .
Well I got the same TV. . .LOL

Now that's funny.

[rklepper]

So, what is the benefit to accessing the internet in this way, as opposed to using a computer? Other than the fact that you can.

[Citizensmith]

So, what is the benefit to accessing the internet in this way, as opposed to using a computer? Other than the fact that you can.

Like I said a few posts earlier, the web browser is actually harder to use than a on a puter due to the limited resolution of a TV. It's really just a convenience thing, like being able to browse on a PDA or cell phone. I doubt anyone would buy this because of the web browser, but as free extras go it is definitely a good one.

It has some benefits for me, my kids are 6 and 4 and there are a lot of flash based web sites with great educational stuff for kindergarten and the first few grades of school. My kids like these sites and I'm fine with it as they are definitely designed as educational. They were the first things bookmarked on my Wii. Now they can visit those sites on that and not take away from time I could be posting on PotN. :)

[328iGuy]

Looks like some people need to sped there money on TV's :D .

I have played the Wii many times, fun....but I still love my 360 in comparison on the 42" Plasma, lots of fun! :cool:

[Citizensmith]

Looks like some people need to sped there money on TV's :D .

I have played the Wii many times, fun....but I still love my 360 in comparison on the 42" Plasma, lots of fun! :cool:

The 360 sure does have a lot to offer if its on an HDTV. Almost as good as a decent PC, and better then your average Dell. Thing is I wonder how many are actually plugged into an HDTV and how many are on some little 14" TV in a kids bedroom. :)

[328iGuy]

Actually you would be surprised, a lot of people are running them in HD.

[blonde]

Wii is the devil. i bought mine last week and so far i have logged 49 hours in Zelda. this has got to be the greatest game ever created.... as far as the internet, i didn't even bother setting it up...

[Shutter22]

Wii is the devil. i bought mine last week and so far i have logged 49 hours in Zelda. this has got to be the greatest game ever created.... as far as the internet, i didn't even bother setting it up...

Amen brother.

Twilight Princess > Breathing


I just got Final Fantasy III as well, and I have nine hours on it from four days.

[Citizensmith]

The other good thing is just how approachable games like Wii sports, Rayman and such are. People with no interest in video games are actually having a good time when I force a remote into their hands. :)

[ejwebb]

So, what is the benefit to accessing the internet in this way, as opposed to using a computer? Other than the fact that you can.

I have one and have gotten online - its very clunky to use on my 56" screen - you can't even read a lot of the text. It is definitely not a computer replacement. It is pretty cool to access my smugmug account and run slideshows of the galleries, though.

I think I'll go play some tennis as a matter of fact!! Now that the kids have gone to bed Dad can play...

[ejwebb]

Wii is the devil. i bought mine last week and so far i have logged 49 hours in Zelda. this has got to be the greatest game ever created.... as far as the internet, i didn't even bother setting it up...

We have Zelda but I have yet to play it. The wife and kids seem to like it, though. Ijust can't allow myself to get into those games that suck up time. I tend to stick to the ones I can play in 15 or 20 minutes and stop.

I can't imagine what they will do with this thing in 2nd generation once they get feedback from the current system...

[blonde]

We have Zelda but I have yet to play it. The wife and kids seem to like it, though. Ijust can't allow myself to get into those games that suck up time. I tend to stick to the ones I can play in 15 or 20 minutes and stop.

I can't imagine what they will do with this thing in 2nd generation once they get feedback from the current system...

my advice, don't even touch Zelda. after playing it for over 50 hours, i can honestly say that this game is highly addictive and once you get into it, it will be immposible to stop. lucky for me, i am almost done with it so i can go back to my "regular" life.

[NickSimcheck]

I bought a PS3 the other day.

PS3 = $599.95
Extra controller = $49.99
Need For Speed = $59.99
Call of Duty 3 = $59.99

Total = $769.92
+ 6% Tax = $816.11


I would be 10X happier with a 135L in my bag.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

........so uh...why'd you get the system instead? :|

[ejwebb]

........so uh...why'd you get the system instead? :|

My guess - kids... priorities change!

[Citizensmith]

Total = $769.92
+ 6% Tax = $816.11



I got the nintendo as my kids are fairly young and its better aimed at them. It cost be about $410 (console, 2 games, extra controller, extra nunchuck). Sure, graphics on the PS3 are a whole lot prettier, but man, twice the price.

If I want nice graphics I can plug my computer in to the TV. It's a recently updated gaming PC so it'd out shine a PS3 no problem. :) And the games are a whole heck of a lot cheaper.

[lakiluno]

sell it on ebay? (they don't go for much more than you paid though)

[Citizensmith]

sell it on ebay? (they don't go for much more than you paid though)

Yeah, the fact demand for the PS3 is low enough they are sitting on shelves doesn't help. Neither apparently does the unexpectedly high hardware failure rate. If you want a PS3 it sounds like you really need a receipt as well in case you need to return it.