Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Wii Too

Scott Common

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:46:17 +1300

Well the Wii certainly looks cool, i guess my only concern is how long the love lasts. Are those of you who were in early with purchasing a Wii still playing Wii Sports today?

Yeap – pre ordered and got on the release date – still playing it pretty much…

Devlin

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:10:32 +1300

Well the Wii certainly looks cool, i guess my only concern is how long the love lasts. Are those of you who were in early with purchasing a Wii still playing Wii Sports today?

tim kong

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:57:48 +1300

I can get my Wii online – via wireless router, and it's updated the firmware twice. I've managed to connect twice – got through the legals, and saw the shopfronts. But it's very slow and intermittent.

I'm only on 256k down/128k up. that could be part of the problem.

the…

Robyn Gallagher

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:26:35 +1300

my wife hates consoles, never plays computer games and can't understand why I spend so much time obsessing over tech. But she was the one playing golf

I've never owned a console before I got my Wii. It's the first one that makes sense to me. It's not just about…

tim kong

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:08:14 +1300

Inspired in part by postings here, and also the fact that it was my birthday – wandered down to Warehouse and got one Wii – with extra controller.

That was Friday night about 8pm – and after 20 minutes setting up – we played till 1am.

The big bit is…

nige

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:37:40 +1300

The Wii is great fun and think what it could do for obese youth! See the experiment at
http://wiinintendo.net/2007/01/15/wii-sports-experiment-results/ Just the other day -despite a bit of a war going on- presidential hopeful Ms H Clinton was still raving on about evil video consoles and banning video games. Can someone…

tim kong

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:55:29 +1300

I did enjoy the chuckles from these Wii videos as well.

http://uk.wii.com/exp/

tim kong

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:51:06 +1300

I got a chance to play on the 360 over the holidays – but very keen on the Wii.

The 360 is cool – but you really need an HDTV to take advantage of the amazing graphics....

And what appeals to me about the Wii is the fact that the…

Jamie C

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:05:00 +1300

well fancy that:

http://wiiwantcricket.com/

Jamie C

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:01:54 +1300

Cricket, thats a genius idea. Wonder if EA have a clone in the works.

Juha Saarinen

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:53:18 +1300

Wa wa wa wii wii! More Wii Sex!

Michael Savidge

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:23:57 +1300

And for those less energetic days, how 'bout some Wii Tai Chi?

Russell Brown

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:36:06 +1300

Actually, what there needs to be a Wii sports cricket game. That would rock.

Juha Saarinen

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:40:52 +1300

Ten people including three DJs were fired for the Wii water drinking stunt at KDND-FM in Sacramento and the Morning Rave programme was canned.

Robyn Gallagher

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:26:12 +1300

A friend of mine has a Wii and I've been making excuses to go over and play it. But I've ended up getting my own, and this is absolutely the first gaming console I've ever owned.

Apparently there's a Wii workout game in the works, which I'm sure is going…

webweaver

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:14:21 +1300

Following on from hudsie's comment (hi hudsie!) – here's the story of how we made the vid: First Wii Fatality – watching our video go viral.

I think the Wii is great too – for me it's because it's so accessible to everyone. Like a lot of people, I've never…

Scott Common

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:03:24 +1300

We got a Wii on the release date and I'm fully stoked with it. I certainly agree that instead of being in direct competition with MS and Sony, Nintendo has produced a product which competes on a different level.

The key point with the Wii will be that many of…

Juha Saarinen

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:01:16 +1300

How do you manage to get sore with the Wii controller? It weighs very little and it's not like swinging it through the air provides any resistance as such.

Was also disappointed to see that Russell didn't feature this wiisque video in his post...

Jamie C

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:58:46 +1300

Is there a link between real life ability and wii ability?

evidently not... not with wii sports anyway

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/clips/clips-japanese-pro-bowler-cute-popstars-wiibowl-225910.php

Craig Ranapia

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:45:47 +1300

Sorry, I'm still in WTF mode about that radio station. OK, I agree someone needs a long holiday at Club Med Gitmo for this, but what kind of person would willingly put themselves through that much pain for... well, a bloody gadget? Pay off the student loan, perhaps. Throw in…

hudsie

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:25:05 +1300

A friend of mine caught wind of the brewing brouhaha about breaking wii mote straps and in true #8 style made this video http://one.revver.com/watch/121118 . It is now the number one Google hit for a search of Wii Fatality. He has easily earned enough from the vid to pay…

Ben Gracewood

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:22:25 +1300

You haven't played Wii until you've played 2-player Wii Boxing. Admittedly with nunchuk controllers being as rare as diamonds in New Zealand, it's hard to do, but it is excellent.

There is a slightly hidden move whereby if you dodge at just the right time (by swaying your body to…

Gary Hutchings

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:13:57 +1300

Starter for 10, no conferring . . .
. . . so, how do you actually pronounce Wii . . ?

According to Nintendo it is the same as the english "We"

although I suspect there will a gradual lengthening in pronounciation and it will end up as "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" :)…

Rogan Polkinghorne

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:13:06 +1300

I'm going to throw the cat amongst the pigeons here...I had a play with one on the weekend, and I was...underwhelmed.

Sure, it's innovative, it looks sexy and it's a bit of a laugh...but I found it lost it's appeal pretty quickly. Just too fidgety, if you put your hands…

barnaclebarnes

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:11:15 +1300

There's a virtual surgery game, will that do?
Okay, so it's not related at all, but there's a virtual surgery game and that's just so cool.

A little Wii.R

(Thanks, I'll be here all week...)

James Graham

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:59:50 +1300

Like Russell I had to give up games 5 years ago due to latent OOS issues. Never really missed them much till someone bought a Wii into work and WOW.

Nothing like beating the boss at golf on the company's projector screen hehe Though he did win at tennis but…

Damian White

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:59:49 +1300

Starter for 10, no conferring . . .

. . . so, how do you actually pronounce Wii . . ?

Is it like "wi-ee" . . . or "why" . . . or "why-two" . . . "double-you-two" . . ?

Emma Hart

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:55:46 +1300

Is there a wii swing ball game?

There's a virtual surgery game, will that do?

Okay, so it's not related at all, but there's a virtual surgery game and that's just so cool.

Don Christie

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:53:22 +1300

To put this in some context, when compared to an iPhone, this Wii innovation wins hands down.

Don Christie

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:49:26 +1300

I must admit, I am not at all attracted to PS or XBox or just about any other computer game on the planet. I do think Tyrone and his Sidhe (sidhe.co.nz) guys are brilliant, it's just not me.

But someone brought this wii thing into to work and it looks…

Corin Haines

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:48:09 +1300

I visited a friends house a few weeks back and was amazed at how cool Wii is. I like the fact that they have worked on a new concept rather than trying to take on Sony and Microsoft. I too had aches and pains the next day, but also had…

barnaclebarnes

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:26:31 +1300

Having just made pro in Wii tennis I can safely say the Wii rocks. My arm is a little sore though – a bit of Wii elbow possibly?

One of the coolest things is creating your own mii's. The girls seem to spend about 1/2 hour changing eyebrows, hair, glasses,…

Idiot Savant

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:17:13 +1300

I visited someone with a Wii over the weekend, and I can see the attraction in the interface. But they really need a lightsaber or sword for hack and slash games.

I also now have a Mii, wandering around Wellington, mingling at random. I'm sure that's dodgy somehow.

BenWilson

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:15:04 +1300

Wii is so cool. But like you, I'm a reformed gamer, too many years of Quake. I'll have a game socially now, but never to excess.

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Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:15:03 +1300

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