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Seriously, we need one.

Gamecube didn't get much market share but will Wii change everything? I'm getting Wii for sure. It's cheap, innovative, it will have great games etc.


Anyone else getting one?

I like the "Wii"(don't start having perverted thoughts), because it has the remote controller. I've seen the E3, a guy playing Zelda on the Wii, looks cool.

Second thing I like about the Wii is that you can actually play the older games of the Nintendo consoles and handhelds on it. That's the unique thing about the Wii. With that I'm sure the Wii can beat the other consoles in sale and popularity.

I think it's good because it's cheap and can play many of the older classic games as well as having a whole load of new games for itself.

Well the PS3 can play PS2 and PS games

I'm glad someone took it on themself to start a Wii thread

Samppa wrote:Well the PS3 can play PS2 and PS games

And it costs 650 euro. No thanks.


From what I've seen..I have a feeling that Wii will be the winner of this console generation.

You are right about thinking that Wii being the winner of this console generation. I think it will need more publicity though. I was a hardcore nintendo fan until Gamecube came out, which disappointed me. I hope Wii will bring Nintendo into the spotlight.

some of us don`t even know what is "Wii"
give more info pls
and pictures if you can 10x

Yes, I also do not know much about Wii... only seen it once in the Pure Pwnage movie

oh well.. information that is needed is at Nintendos website:
http://wii.nintendo.com/home.html

-Krezarian

Krezarian wrote:Yes, I also do not know much about Wii... only seen it once in the Pure Pwnage movie

oh well.. information that is needed is at Nintendos website:
http://wii.nintendo.com/home.html

-Krezarian

Hahahaha. Your playing a Star Wars game on that thing, with the nunchuck controller for your light saber.

That would make you look extremely nerdy. But hey, that's what we are all about right?

Wouldn't you get tired?

Haha, you just need to get two and you have the WiiWii
Um, yeah, this will be an awesome console. I have never bought a gamecube (only game boy color) and I don't plan to, I prefer Xbox or Playstation... PlayStation3 will be really expensive, but it'll be really awesome because it's so expensive... I think...
I still think that my pc will eat all your consoles

zeep wrote:I prefer Xbox or Playstation... PlayStation3 will be really expensive, but it'll be really awesome because it's so expensive... I think...
I still think that my pc will eat all your consoles

It will be awesome, because it's so expensive... WORDS!

But let me clarify one thing... consoles are designed only for gaming, pc's are not only designed for games, and that makes a huge difference, aigh? So consoles should eat all pc's! Well, at least in the gaming view.

Krez

Krezarian wrote:

zeep wrote:I prefer Xbox or Playstation... PlayStation3 will be really expensive, but it'll be really awesome because it's so expensive... I think...
I still think that my pc will eat all your consoles

It will be awesome, because it's so expensive... WORDS!

But let me clarify one thing... consoles are designed only for gaming, pc's are not only designed for games, and that makes a huge difference, aigh? So consoles should eat all pc's! Well, at least in the gaming view.

Krez

I mean, that because it's more expensive, they put more stuff into it to make the games better... the PCs you can upgrade and stuff, the consoles CAN get old fast because you can't upgrade them that easily and they're always coming out with new stuff, know what I mean? .. you can just computers solely for gaming, and they own the consoles..

I love the Wii, and I will definitely purchase one.

First off, the controller looks like a heck of a lot of fun. I already stand up when playing action games when the action gets intense, and now I can do that with the Wii without looking like a fool

As for graphics, I've never cared much about them. Sure, I can understand if the graphics are like Superman 64 (the fog... THE FOG!!), but if you can see what you are doing, and if it's fun, I'll love it (much like Animal Crossing).

Also, it seems like the system will have a bunch of third party companies (both familiar and unknown) on board, since it only costs $1000 for a license to develop for it (I believe). If you can save up $1000, so can a small unknown company with potential. Added to this is the fact that the development kit is based off of the GCN development kit, so developers familiar with the GameCube can take full advantage of the system right away.

The virtual console is what really makes me excited. Finally, I can play N64 games full speed, perfectly emulated, legally! Although they will cost money, it shouldn't be too much. Now I can have a perfect copy of all my favorite games, without worry that the internal battery used for saving might die. The other consoles available just adds even more reason to be happy.

The price point is the real plus. Nintendo has promised that the Wii will cost less than $250. This makes me incredibly happy (although I knew they wouldn't opt for a ridiculous $300 price). This way, even if you have spent money on a PS3 or an XBox 360, you might be able to buy a Wii as well. The games won't cost $60, since they don't cost much to develop or manufacture.

So, am I excited about the Wii? Definitely! Am I a fanboy? Not completely. I still acknowledge when Nintendo makes a mistake (such as the design they used for the GameCube... it looks too childish). However, I am loving the design used for Wii, and the innovative controller. The only thing I'm wondering about is how comfortable the controller used for the virtual console is. It looks a little odd. I especially want to know how it is mapped for N64 games.

Krezarian wrote:Yes, I also do not know much about Wii... only seen it once in the Pure Pwnage movie

oh well.. information that is needed is at Nintendos website:
http://wii.nintendo.com/home.html

-Krezarian

looks realy nice i like it.

zeep

I still think that my pc will eat all your consoles

true

Nintendud wrote:Also, it seems like the system will have a bunch of third party companies (both familiar and unknown) on board, since it only costs $1000 for a license to develop for it (I believe). If you can save up $1000, so can a small unknown company with potential. Added to this is the fact that the development kit is based off of the GCN development kit, so developers familiar with the GameCube can take full advantage of the system right away.

I don't know about licenses but I've heard that development kit costs 2000 dollars. I've also heard that PS3's development kit costs 20000 dollars so Wii is a good platform for smaller developers.