Nintendo Wii

[laklak]

from wikipedia
Wii is Nintendo's smallest home game console yet, being approximately the size of three standard DVD cases stacked together. The console has been confirmed to have the ability to stand either horizontally or vertically. The front of the console features a self-loading media drive illuminated by a blue light and accepts both 12 cm DVDs and 8 cm optical discs from Nintendo's prior console, the Nintendo GameCube.[1] Nintendo has stated that a small attachment can be purchased separately to play DVD-Video discs.[21] The ability to load different sized discs is uncommon in slot-loading media drives, which typically only accept discs of a single size.
Nintendo has shown the Wii and Wii Remote in various colors including silver, lime green, white, black, blue and red.[22][23] IGN sources have suggested that Wii will be available in both black and white colors.[9] The final colors of the console are still to be announced.

The systems shown at E3 2006 and in various trailers appear to have several small changes from the original design. Not only had the Nintendo branding on the case been replaced with a 'Wii' logo, but the disc loading slot had been enlarged slightly, the reset button had been moved from next to the eject button to the power button, and the power indicator light had been moved from next to the power button to inside the button.

A second flap cover is located on the front of the machine, which opens to disclose an SD card slot in the middle[24] and a "SYNCHRO" button, used to link the controllers to the console. [25][26]


Controller


The "Wii-Mote"

The primary controller for the Wii uses a one-handed, remote control-based design. The controller communicates wirelessly with the console via Bluetooth.[1] It features an integrated accelerometer, which allows it to sense linear motion along three axes, as well as tilt. The controller also contains a tracking image sensor, which, in tandem with a sensor bar, gives the controller light gun-like pointer capabilities within 5 meters (approx. 16.5 ft.) of the screen.[1] [28] Up to four controllers can be connected at once and operated as far as ten meters from the console.[1] The remote has force-feedback capabilities and can be utilized like an NES gamepad when rotated. An internal audio speaker can be used to play sound effects and provides an enhanced depth of sound field. The Wii-mote features 6KB of non-volatile memory. It can run up to 60 hours using only the accelerometer function with two alkaline AA batteries and up to 30 hours when using the precision aim.[28] The buttons on the controller are digital and include a D-pad, A, B, 1, 2, -, +, Home and Power buttons as well as a SYNCHRO button located underneath the battery cover.

The Wii Remote can be augmented by various add-ons. Announced expansions include: the included Nunchuk controller (which also has accelerometer capabilities, but no pointer ability) featuring an analog stick and two additional digital buttons (C and Z), a Classic Controller for playing Virtual Console and GameCube games, and may have a "Zapper Style" shell, displayed as a concept at E3 2006, for first-person shooter gameplay which also includes a control stick on the top.[1]

In an interview, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that Nintendo hopes to allow Wii controllers to be personalized for each gamer. Applications would include different game settings determined by the preferences of the controller that turned on the console.[29] Mr. Miyamoto has also discussed the possibility of further changes to the controller before launch, stating that the design team is, "still debating the number of buttons to use." [30]

This is what got me all excited

The Virtual Console is an online service, similar to Xbox Live Arcade, that allows users to download games not only for the NES, Super NES, and Nintendo 64, but also Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive and NEC's TurboGrafx-16 systems. It will not include every released title. Nintendo has also stated that this service "...will be home to new games conceived by indie developers whose creativity is larger than their budgets."

My gaming history: i got my first NES in 1989, i was around 7 at the time, then i got my family computer in 1990 since my NES at that time wasnt working properly since it uses different cartridge than the ones available locally. (i had to use an adaptor). Around 1992 i got the Sega Genesis and around 1995 the 32X addon for the genesis. I could distinctly remeber the price of game cartridges at that time was around 500 bucks. In 1997 i got my PSone then finally, i got my xbox around 2004.

I really like the virtual console idea, since id be able to download my favorite 8 bit and 16 bit games, specially the Castlevania series. I was actually torn between xbox 360 and the wii but since im not really fond of role playing games and all those 3D enivironment games, i thought it would be a waste to buy xbox360 if i would only be playing nba live and fifa on it. I just want simple games which could provide me some stress relief. Plus, rumor has it that this console could be priced at around 250 USD, or maybe lower.

[jasprit]

Naku mag ps-3 ka na lng First of all wala ganoong sponsor ang nintendo kaya nila ginawa yng pwde ka mag download. Pero kng gusto mo talaga wala tayung magagawa

[BlueBimmer]

8bit and 16bit games? the PC PERFECTLY emulates NES, SNES games. not to mention CPS arcade games, neogeo, genesis.

[laklak]

8bit and 16bit games? the PC PERFECTLY emulates NES, SNES games. not to mention CPS arcade games, neogeo, genesis.

yes i know, pero iba pa rin ang feeling pag sa console ka naglalaro

[BlueBimmer]

gusto mo sa console maglaro? PS2 can also emulate all those games, i know coz i play them on my ps2 hehe

[GasJunkie]

I'd hit it.

[laklak]

well, ayoko sa sony eh. Plus sayang kasi yung power ng console ko kung ang mga games na lalaruin ko ay sports lang. sumasakit lang kasi ulo ko sa mga bagong games ngayon. atleast dun sa wii, pwede ko malaro yung mga lumang games na side scrolling.

[GasJunkie]

It doesn't matter what we think, You're the one paying for it. If it matters I'm buying one too.

[Negus]

for just $250, may wii ka na. ok din yung pricing nila kung matutuloy. yung PS3 around $600 ata, but expect it to be sold at around 40k-50k php retail sa greenhills. mukhang bibili ako ng wii sa xmas, hehe.

Yung PS3 bibili din ako nyan kaso mag-hihintay muna ako ng price drop. Pero mukhang matagal pa yun, i think binebenta nila yung PS3 ng palugi * $600 (estimated cost ng system is actually $900) so matagal-tagal pa magmumura yan. depende na rin kung may extra cash ako pag lumabas yan, hehe.

[bunge]

kelan kaya uli lalabas ang Nintendo Game and Watch? Yon lang kasi ang kaya kong laruin na hindi sumasakit ang ulo ko. pero napupuyat ako lagi noong nasa high school pa ako. Yong Popeye lang ang natapos ko. Octopus e boplap ako.

[GlennSter]

as a gamer, i would still look at the games available....not entirely the console.

psx parin.hihihihihi

[theveed]

Based on promise, ayus ang Wii IMO... Ang problema ng PS3 and XBOX360 sobrang trying to do-it-all... With the impending battle between HDVD vs BluRay, hirap magcommit sa PS3 kasi mahal ng development ng BluRay and wala din masyado nagsusupport ng development nya...

If you've played N64, GC etc... You'll see what gaming enjoyment is vs. games focusing on "realism" and presentation...

And the price is a winner for Wii... The innovative way where you can steer or fly a simulator via the controller hehe, aliw sobra yun... Although pwede din daw sa PS3, at 500-600 bucks, it's a damn expensive toy...

I still don't see the logic of PS fans clamouring over the "number of games" it has... How many games do you REALLY play? As in tatapusin or continously play?

With my PS, DC, XBOX, so far, I've only played 1 or 2 driving games, NBA/NFL/Football/Baseball games and once in a while, stealth/shooter (Clancy games mainly)... I have the same library series regardless of console type, with the exception of Gran Turismo (which I substituted with Forza, works just as well, and just as fun).

When I bought my PS1 sa US, I only had GT (came with the console) and Tekken 3... over 8 months sulit padin tapusin... When I came back and had it converted, bought craploads of pirated games that I never played or even completed half-way... Nawala hilig ko tapusin mga games.

In my current XBOX, I'm on my 6th season sa NBA 2K6 franchise mode, 3rd season sa Madden 2006, still 60% sa Forza... Been playing those the last 8 months or so...

[GlennSter]

yung point na "I still don't see the logic of PS fans clamouring over the "number of games" it has... How many games do you REALLY play? As in tatapusin or continously play?

i think hindi lang naman yun ang ibig sabihin nun kundi...ang CHOICES of games.
yes...there are thousands of games and i only play 3 -5 of them. but i was given MORE CHOICES in ps systems.

ano ba malalaro sa nintendo?puro mario. hehehe..ea games are starting to develop better games..pero ngayon nalang with the ds light and the wii coming.

xbox 360 is a great system....jaw dropping graphics nung nnaglalaro kami sa bahay ng pinsan ko.pero ano lang ang choices of games?compared to ps2, mas konti ang pagpipilian.at isa yun sa mga kinoconsider ng gamers.

[theveed]

Glenn: Straight up question lang, have you played N64 up ng Nintendo long enough to make that judgment?

Ganun din isip ko dati, until I rented a N64 unit back in 95 with GoldenEye 007, damn, I have yet to see a first person shooter as polished as that till this day.

There are multitudes of games of Nintendo that PS/XBOX owners never seem to notice just because they equate Nintendo to "Mario"...

Not bashing PS/XBOX, I've owned and played them religiously for a decade now but to claim that the choices dictates gaming is a bit biased, not objective.

1 good game out of a thousand means squat for me.

My goodness, there are soooo many really crappy games for PS/XBOX out there that shouldn't even deserve a cover sheet.

Quality of over quantity, but most people prefer the latter just to claim to have "MORE"... More power, more specs, etc...

Not sure kung nabanggit sa first post. You can grab the Wii controller and use it like a racquet when you play a tennis game... Up to 4 players.

While I've been a longer xbox gamer than PS2, XBOX Live keeps the XBOX fans happy... PS2 graphics are just sooo dated.

[ts1n1ta]

Wii seems fun. meron na ba sa pinas?

Ako naman Zelda lang and Mario Bros. keep me happy na. :lol:

[Negus]

Quality of over quantity, but most people prefer the latter just to claim to have "MORE"... More power, more specs, etc...

This is the reason why i still buy nintendo consoles and i'm a big zelda and metroid fan. yung mga nagrereklamo kadalasan hindi pa nakakahawak ng n64 or GC. Nes, Snes, N64 and GC i had it all. Napansin ko lang, every month may high quality release ang nintendo. And those games keeps me entertained for a month. onti lang pero sulit talaga. Di tulad ng PS, madalas maghihintay ka pa ng fall or summer release para sa magagandang games. after the fall or summer release, puro crap games (a lot!) na talaga.

[empy]

soooo.......

wala pa bang reviews from someone who actually has bought one and played it extensively? i am thinking about it but want to see what the mob feels about it first :D

[GasJunkie]

extra wii controller + nanchuks = teh hawtnez








Edit wii sport tennis = major fun :drool:

[bluntman]

soooo.......

wala pa bang reviews from someone who actually has bought one and played it extensively? i am thinking about it but want to see what the mob feels about it first :D

I have one, but I have only played Wii Sports, although I do have Zelda. The graphics are not next generation, they are not on par with my 360 or PS3, but the games, because of the controllers, are more fun. I've actually pulled a muscle in my shoulder playing baseball and worked up a sweat playing boxing. I think Nintendo has hit their mark with this console, this console is for everyone. My parents and their friends even enjoyed bowling on the Wii.

I am still waiting for the component cables, hopefully they will arrive on Monday. The Wii can only display 480i or 480p with the component cables. Both my 360 and PS3 both display 1080p on my LCD TV.

[cyrusblutrooper]

http://wii.nintendo.com/

iba ang dating ng game system na ito. may Physical interaction...mas mura pa sa ibang game system almost half the price...