11/19/2006 9:13:01 PM

I'm just glad they invented a way to make playing video games look even lamer.

And seriously, I wish I could install the updates so I could spend money on games I could easily emulate for free on my computer.

I'm being serious, too

11/19/2006 9:15:10 PM

they had 15 wii's at the toys r us in cary and number sixteen in line tried to convince everyone that my boyfriend (number 3) had broken in line. he was a fucking nc state marching band clarinet player too. i've lost my respect for fellow band geeks. everyone else vouched for him.

11/19/2006 9:30:42 PM

Why not lose respect for him?

11/19/2006 9:36:12 PM

11/19/2006 9:41:52 PM

^^ok, him, even though i never knew him to respect him to begin with

11/19/2006 9:58:39 PM

everyone vouched for the other guy or your BF?

11/19/2006 10:03:24 PM

I can get the Wii Store, but I can't get "News" or "Forecast." It says I need another update, and when I go to update it tells me I am current. Is there any word on the "Internet Channel?" I was getting excited thinking I would be able to check email on this thing.

Also, I'm a wolf and I can't find the key in the forest

Otherwise, OMFG badass.

edit:
n/m December 20th, January 27th, and "coming soon..."

[Edited on November 19, 2006 at 10:20 PM. Reason : wii.com]

11/19/2006 10:16:41 PM

^^yeah I'm confused as well.

the only way that 14 other people went with the 16th guy was one of two options.

A. your BF did skip line
B. your BF is a really big douche

my guess is that the line vouched for the BF. the 12 people he passed would have kicked his ass

[Edited on November 19, 2006 at 10:18 PM. Reason : ^weather and news coming Dec 20 and Jan 27 respectively per IGN]

11/19/2006 10:17:29 PM

currently enjoying Rayman, although I can't wait for the damn component cables to get here already

11/19/2006 10:37:02 PM

Ok, so how is it? Is it "fun"? Cause that's what I'm going for.

Impressed? Not impressed?

Please give me your short evaluations.

11/19/2006 10:38:06 PM

I AM PISSED.

I kept getting error 110213 (WiiConnect24 error) after I downloaded and installed the first update, whenever I tried to connect to the internet...I thought it was just Nintendo's servers having an insane amount of traffic. But, nope, my unit is defective. I have to ship it back to Nintendo and wait 8-12 days to get it back. WTF

http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=internet&message.id=1000&view=by_date_ascending&page=3

http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=internet&message.id=2136

(Ok so I won't know this for sure until I call them up but it looks like this is the case..)

[Edited on November 19, 2006 at 10:44 PM. Reason : ]

11/19/2006 10:38:28 PM

I am super impressed. I really thought that the controller would have a steeper learning curve but I picked it up really quickly. I have only been able to play Zelda for like 15 mins because my roommates/other people were curious and wanted to see what all the hubbub was about, so I played lots of Wii Sports and some Monkey Ball for the multiplayer. The boxing game in Wii Sports is awesome, I broke a sweat a few times playing it, the tennis one is really fun too. My dad has a huge projector TV that I am gonna hook the Wii up to over Thanksgiving, then I am gonna have an amazing time playing Zelda.

11/19/2006 10:38:45 PM

^^^ I love it. My arm is sore from playing Wii Sports. I thought the controller was going to suck but now I think it's awesome. Takes a few mins to get used to but it has so much potential.

^^Sucks man. I hate you had to get the short straw. Shit like that happens on new releases. Hopefully that 8-12 days will be a little quicker.

^yeah I'm looking forward to taking it to my parents house. I think they'll get a kick out of it.

11/19/2006 10:50:43 PM

OMFG ... Wii is the most awesome game system ever.

Screw PS3 and XBox 360 ... the Wii Remote (Wiimote) concept is outstanding.

Quote :

"I love it. My arm is sore from playing Wii Sports. I thought the controller was going to suck but now I think it's awesome. Takes a few mins to get used to but it has so much potential."

Haha. Me too. We were playing Tennis and Boxing at a friends place and I actually broke a sweat. It is much better than I expected.

[Edited on November 19, 2006 at 10:54 PM. Reason : +]

11/19/2006 10:53:35 PM

LEISURE SUIT LARRY IS GONNA ROCK

11/19/2006 11:08:41 PM

I've got two older siblings (+1 BF) and my little sister coming in from up north for thanksgiving. I thought a Wii would be tons of fun but didn't camp out. I guess we'll play double dash for now, maybe wii for christmas. And of course, there's sims 2. ha. Glad to hear it's more fun than I thought it'd be.

11/19/2006 11:21:13 PM

Yeah, Wii Sports is sooo much better than I thought it would be! I think Tennis is my favorite...Boxing and Bowling are fun too. Golf and Baseball are cool too but not quite as fun imo.

Very immersive!

Zelda is good so far too I guess, only about 5 minutes into it though.

Red Steel...hmm. I started with the multiplayer. It kinda sucks though just doing it with 2 people, and I don't see it being much better with 4. It would be much better if it were online (which I read they will add a patch later on so that you can play online). Single player is much better, but it is not easy!! Getting used to the controls is kinda tough...I see why IGN was initially concerned, but you do (kinda) get the hang of it. It definitely has potential, but I'll reserve judgment on it just yet.

11/19/2006 11:41:49 PM

Quote :

"I can get the Wii Store, but I can't get "News" or "Forecast." "

Those features arent available yet. I think the Forecast channel in coming out in December and the news channel is a long way away. I think the dates are on the offical wii webpage though.

11/19/2006 11:48:28 PM

HEY GUYS

I THINK THOSE CHANNELS WILL BE OUT IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY

11/19/2006 11:52:23 PM

Zelda: Pretty good so far, but I'm not far into the game. Haven't even left town yet.
Trauma Center: Fun game, easy to learn, hard as shit to master
Red Steel: Haven't really played more than 20 minutes, still trying to learn the controls
Madden: Fucking awesome...except for kicking
Rayman Raving Rabbids: Pretty funny so far
Wii Sports: Definitly the favorite so far..Love bowling

11/19/2006 11:54:37 PM

^ You have way too much money.

11/19/2006 11:57:06 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/19/small-town-scores-big-wii-numbers/

Quote :

"Chris McVeigh, one of our Canadian reader-moles, sent a detailed report about Wii sales in Bathurst, New Brunswick. McVeigh's small town of 15,000 is overflowing with Wii goodness; the local Wal-Mart stocked 96 Wii systems and is still long on remotes and nunchuks. While the store sold its Wii consoles by noon -- McVeigh got one without any camp-out -- his story reminds us to search for remotes and nunchuks in rural areas; those stores may still have stock. Road trip to Bathurst, anyone?"

WTF

11/20/2006 12:00:19 AM

Okay, I'm 99% sure watching somebody playing Wii Sports Boxing would be the funniest thing on the planet.

11/20/2006 12:40:33 AM

OMG i logged 6hrs and 21 min on zelda today...i haven't played a game that long in years. Got through the first dungen and am in Hyrule field on my way to the next area. So far I can't really complain about the controlls much, and have found slicing and dicing with the sword to be rather fun and different. Aiming with things like the bomerang and slingshot have been annoying at times, and take some getting used to, but it goes with the teritory i suppose. Overall its been great and the game looks fantastic. I just can't wait until my component cables get here in a week or so. You'd think they have a little better supply for a cable, but whatever. Been up since 5:30 and I really should go to bed so I can go to work tomorrow, but that wii sports disc on my coffee table is mighty tempting.

Quote :

"^ You have way too much money."

and yet @ $50 a game x 5 games, plus the system, thats still ~100 bucks less than a ps3 at $600.

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 12:48 AM. Reason : meh]

11/20/2006 12:44:08 AM

Got mine at 11 this morning played Zelda for 4 hours or so before I went to work. I thought it was great beat the first Temple (but missed a chest and now I can't get back to it >.< think it has a heart piece in it too). When I got off work played Wii sports a bunch with my roomate, we fired up Ultimate Alliance briefly too but didn't play it enough to get a feel for it....

overall it is the most fun I've had playing any console game in a long time

And the Gamestop in Crabtree had Zelda strategy guides for whoever asked

11/20/2006 1:13:55 AM

god, it was fucking hard as hell for me to find an extra nunchuk and a controller today, but i finally found the last nunchuk and a controller at the fuquay walmart. also picked up a classic controller

spent the last few hours at a friends house where there were 7 of us playing wii sports(taking turns of 4 of course) bowling is a blast golf is pretty good too. but boxing is just fucking awesome. we all actually started getting tired after boxing with the wiimotes for a while. i also learned the secret to wii sports boxing is to beat the hell out of your opponents junk. round houses with the nunchuk to the crotch followed by a right jab or roundhouse to the junk will pretty much beat the crap out of your opponent. tennis we have yet to master.

was great creating mii's too. mine looks like some crackhead. all in all, this is the most fun i think i've ever had with a system and wii sports is definitely one of the best games ever to come with a system.

11/20/2006 1:24:27 AM

I kind of want a wii now :x the only thinkign holding me back is the possibility of blu-ray getting "big"

11/20/2006 1:34:16 AM

^kinda how i feel.

i really do want a next-gen movie player eventually though.

11/20/2006 1:36:55 AM

^^by the time that happens, the players will be a lot cheaper (by neccesity).

11/20/2006 1:44:52 AM

the guy who said he missed a chest in the forest temple...

you can go back and get those... i read an interview that said all the heart-pieces/chests can be re-visited if you miss them

11/20/2006 5:30:15 AM

^ a whole bunch

they vouched for my boyfriend. yeah, i wasn't too clear on that. i had that problem in english class, using non descriptive pronouns very vaguely. or whatever the teacher called it.

11/20/2006 6:34:34 AM

i like how Nacho man has completely abandoned this thread - perhaps he's too busy playing his Wii? or sobbing in remorse that he didn't get one yet

11/20/2006 8:40:24 AM

Stop trolling, christ.

11/20/2006 8:43:28 AM

this has gotta be some of the gayest shit ive ever seen on tww. and thats saying a lot.

EXCORIATOR PWN TWW!@!!!!

11/20/2006 8:44:26 AM

^^ hey i wouldn't have anything to say about it if he hadn't ragged on us a month ago when we got preorders



[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 8:45 AM. Reason : s]

11/20/2006 8:45:06 AM

EXCORIATOR PWN TWW!@!!!!

11/20/2006 8:46:49 AM

o< o<

11/20/2006 8:47:54 AM

All I'm saying is this



is the gayest shit I've ever seen. And I've seen dudes fucking.

11/20/2006 8:49:21 AM

^^well no shit genius, is there really any other reason to respond to what you say?

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 8:50 AM. Reason : df]

11/20/2006 8:50:05 AM

Quote :

"All I'm saying is this is the gayest shit I've ever seen. And I've seen dudes fucking."

11/20/2006 8:58:19 AM

in case you don't believe him, HES GOT A PICTURE OF THE BACK TOO!!!!!!



EXCORIATOR PWN TWW!@!!!!

11/20/2006 9:00:07 AM

aha

11/20/2006 9:17:48 AM

:-P

also,

Quote :

"As noted in the INQUIRER this morning, Wii demand outstripped supply, ensuring Nintendo had a sell-out product on its launch day. Considering the huge numbers Nintendo have suggested that were shipped to the US - around five to ten times the paltry 400,000 allocation of the PS3 from Sony - the sell-out must come as a huge boon to Nintendo executives. So far they seem to be on a winner, albeit it's early days."

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35842


HAAAAAY GUYS THE WII WON'T SELL OUT LOLZ

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 10:21 AM. Reason : s]

11/20/2006 10:13:45 AM

this has gotta be some of the gayest shit ive ever seen on tww. and thats saying a lot.

EXCORIATOR PWN TWW!@!!!!

11/20/2006 10:24:44 AM

haters!!!1

if you don't stop poking fun i will take another pwn picture and then you will rue the day

11/20/2006 10:35:20 AM

i wonder if zelda is sold out. if only someone would take a picture of it and post it on here.

11/20/2006 10:38:06 AM

I walked in to Target this morning and picked one up... (charlotte, NC for anyone wondering)


so it's not really a pandemonium-type sellout like for the x360 + ps3.

11/20/2006 11:03:39 AM

yea anyone who wants one should be able to find one easily with the next week to two weeks.

11/20/2006 11:08:34 AM

Nice deal at Toys R Us for anyone looking for these particular games:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115801

11/20/2006 11:31:23 AM