LOL

That's... interesting.

9/16/2007 4:54:00 PM

thinking bout picking up this case... pretty fucking hot (40 bucks though)

9/17/2007 7:47:16 PM

^does it replace the old one or go outside? looks about the same size as the orig. It is nice though.

9/17/2007 8:55:12 PM

I'm wondering how it changes the blue light to red. And that reminded me that back when Nintendo first announced the Wii and they had that initial promotional video, they had it in like four or five colors. I remember a bright red one and an olive green one in addition to the regular white. I wonder what happened to that idea.

[Edited on September 17, 2007 at 9:44 PM. Reason : ]

9/17/2007 9:43:54 PM

red shift...duuh

9/17/2007 9:45:47 PM

imageshack pwnage.

9/17/2007 10:04:07 PM

it replaces the old shell, it has customizable colors for the dvd lcd. but the red and black looks really good

9/17/2007 10:08:21 PM

My wii has been black for about 10 months now.

Sometimes I forget that it didn't come that way.

9/17/2007 10:10:14 PM

so the wii charges extra to be black

the xbox charges extra to be black

...

when are these people going to learn to just make it black to begin with? gg sony

9/17/2007 10:57:00 PM

wait - people spend money to change the color of their wii case?

9/17/2007 10:58:12 PM

^^ thats racist

9/18/2007 11:29:48 AM

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has been officially announced for the Wii....oh hell yes

9/18/2007 1:20:25 PM

OK, so, SSB:B has online and everything...but yet again, the friend code system. You can fight against people around the world, BUT your scores don't get recorded or ANYTHING. So I mean, what's the point then? It wouldn't be bad if not for that.

9/19/2007 7:15:31 PM

The point is to have fun.

The competitive smash community is a bunch a douchebags anyway - who cares if they don't get a global epeen meter?

9/19/2007 7:24:13 PM

Yeah I was pleased to find out about Force Unleashed for the Wii too. Supposedly the duels are going to be exactly what you would want them to be with the Wiimote.

9/20/2007 9:19:27 AM

My only concern with SSMB online is cheating. Are they gonna let exploiters run the show like in Mario Kart DS? I know, I know, snaking is "part of the game", but it wasn't the way it was intended to be played and makes for some extremely boring matches. Nintendo needs to get better at moderating their online games.

9/20/2007 9:23:19 AM

Quote :

"so the wii charges extra to be black the xbox charges extra to be black ... when are these people going to learn to just make it black to begin with? gg sony "

then how are we going to identify the people who care way too much about video games? its nice to know who to stay away from.

9/20/2007 9:25:27 AM

I care way too much about video games and I didn't do that. If it doesn't result in a better gaming experience, it doesn't matter to me. It's more of a personalization/customization thing to me.

Quote :

"My only concern with SSMB online is cheating. Are they gonna let exploiters run the show like in Mario Kart DS? I know, I know, snaking is "part of the game", but it wasn't the way it was intended to be played and makes for some extremely boring matches. Nintendo needs to get better at moderating their online games."

There are dozens of issues I'd like to see Nintendo address with their online infrastructure before cheating. In their current setup it's basically impossible to give any kind of feedback for 'bad' players.

FWIW, there have been exploits in Halo 2 that went unaddressed. I recall reading about a bug that lets you pass flags through walls that bungie basically admitted they weren't going to correct. Might be wrong on that one though.

[Edited on September 20, 2007 at 9:51 AM. Reason : .]

9/20/2007 9:41:49 AM

I don't care way too much about video games and I did that. I hardly ever play video games, but I like having different stuff from everyone else. It's more of a personalization/customization thing to me.

9/20/2007 9:50:39 AM

^^ flags through the walls was corrected if i'm not mistaken

9/20/2007 10:36:52 AM

YO I GOT A FUCKING WII WOOOO
now someone help me figure out what to do
i made a mii

9/20/2007 2:50:29 PM

flail wildly

something will happen

9/20/2007 3:11:23 PM

^^I'll tell you what you need to do:

1) Obtain a copy of Metroid Prime 3.
2) Play it.

9/20/2007 5:26:12 PM

hmmk

9/20/2007 5:52:39 PM

As far as console mods go, that's pretty damn sweet.

9/27/2007 9:11:50 AM

Holy shit that's awesome.

9/27/2007 9:59:16 AM

I wish I had that much spare time

9/27/2007 10:06:35 AM

that is pretty cool.

9/27/2007 11:26:09 AM

http://wii.ign.com/articles/822/822488p1.html

Samba de Amigo for the Wii! Yeah!!!

9/27/2007 3:16:58 PM

So my bro just got me some component cables for the wii, and i hooked it up to my 42 inch 1080i plasma.... and it looks worse... like its really pixelated. how does it look for everyone else?

9/27/2007 6:45:50 PM

great, mines connected to my 37 inch sony and it looks good. Did you change the option to 480p in the wii settings menu? What brand cable did you get?

9/27/2007 7:34:46 PM

i bought one from target and i play on a 42" panasonic plasma and it looks wonderful. a lot better than it used to. i don't know what brand it was...the logo looked like a thumbprint or something i think (found it...Psyclone was the brand). it was $20 when i got it, then 2 weeks later they went on clearance for $8.

yeah make sure you check the display settings on the wii itself. it doesn't automatically adjust.

[Edited on September 28, 2007 at 8:59 AM. Reason : ]

9/28/2007 8:57:31 AM

does anyone know if there are plans to package mario galaxy with a wii system?

9/30/2007 4:49:00 PM

i would be amazed if they stopped packaging the wii with wii sports for a long time

9/30/2007 4:50:57 PM

HOLY FUCK

Sin and Punishment is available on virtual console. ($12) This seriously made my day.

It's a game that never made it to america. Here's a little info:

Quote :

"The game is essentially a rail shooter. Forward progress through the levels is automatic; the player's job is to aim and fire at enemies, sidestep, roll, jump, or double-jump to avoid attacks and obstacles. The player can switch between manual (red targeting reticle) and lock-on (purple targeting reticle) firing modes at any time. Lock-on mode "sticks" the reticle to enemies, but is less damaging than manually-aimed fire. The player can also attack using a powerful energy sword by tapping the fire button when enemies, or certain types of projectiles, are within close range. Projectiles struck in this manner are bounced back and can potentially inflict great damage on opponents. While the player attacks, a timer at the top of the screen counts down. When the timer hits 0, the player gradually loses more and more life until he or she dies."

[Edited on October 1, 2007 at 9:01 AM. Reason : .]

10/1/2007 9:01:16 AM

^ Yeah

Plus the real Super Mario Bros 2!! This game was never released in North America. Before all of you jump up and say Mario All Stars, that was an updated version with better graphics and an easier difficulty. This is the real deal, hard and all.

10/1/2007 3:03:21 PM

Nintendo is offering free Wii Remote Jackets (limit 4 per Wii system) to people who purchased a Wii and remotes before they were included.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/jacket/jacketrequest.jsp

10/2/2007 8:43:07 AM

^ cool,

I wonder how it compares to the one I got one a couple months ago that looks like this:

10/2/2007 9:09:40 AM

http://videomedia.ign.com/ev/ev.swf' flashvars='object_ID=748588&downloadURL=http://wiimovies.ign.com/wii/video/article/824/824500/mario_galaxy_pro_flvlowwide.flv&allownetworking="all"' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='433' height='360' >

Intro to Super Mario Galaxy

Nice to see airships and magikoopas back in the game.

10/2/2007 9:39:39 PM

now that the holidays are rolling around again, what are the new "must have" games? What big release games are coming out before December?

What games would you suggest to someone that's just now picking up the console? 91 pages is a lot to wade through...

oh, and I don't mean VC games, just Wii games

[Edited on October 9, 2007 at 10:22 AM. Reason : .]

10/9/2007 10:21:17 AM

as a new wii owner some good games out now:

Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Paper Mario
Resident Evil 4
Excite Truck
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Wii Play (if only for the extra controller)
Metroid Prime 3
Metal Slug Anthology
Wario Ware
Elebits
Mario Strikers Charged

as well to repost from page 90:

Quote :

"Release Dates for Games I Give a Shit About Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 10/28 Manhunt 2 10/31 Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn 11/5 Soulcalibur Legends 11/6 Super Mario Galaxy 11/12 Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law 11/13 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 11/13 Trauma Center: New Blood 11/13 Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 11/13 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 12/3 and Mario Kart Wii, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Top Spin Tennis, Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace sometime in 2008"

[Edited on October 9, 2007 at 10:55 AM. Reason : ^ You should really check those VC games though]

10/9/2007 10:49:49 AM

great list, thanks!

so if it's just one party game, would it be warioware or rayman?

[Edited on October 9, 2007 at 11:02 AM. Reason : .]

10/9/2007 10:55:29 AM

Anyone pick up MLB Power Pros yet?

10/9/2007 2:52:28 PM

^^I'd say Warioware, it is a lot more fast paced than Rayman and you can get up to 12 players going. The only downside is that you can only play multiplayer with one controller (You have to pass off the controller and as the game gets faster and faster you pretty much have to throw it to people which can get pretty fun in itself...)

10/9/2007 3:11:56 PM

Updates

Sonic in Brawl
Brawl delayed, new date is TBA
DS demos will soon be on the Wii
MarioKart Wii will not have motorcycles..will be out in 2008

Monster Hunter 3 will be a wii title, not a ps3 title like it originally thought. This is big news as this is a very popular franchise in Japan.

Wii Fit will cost approximately 75 bucks

Wii Ware will get more than just small little puzzle games, Square Enix will release Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on it

Nintendo has announced Pokemon Bokujou, which translates to the English Pokemon Farm. With this Wii Ware title, you can transfer your Pokemon from Pearl and Diamond to the Wii, then raise them in a farm-like environment.
Other Wii Ware software shown includes Star Soldier R, Mojipittan Wii (this is a Bandai Namco word puzzle game that's a big hit on the PSP and DS) and Doctor Mario.

Software for Wii Ware will be released at a low price. There will be no problems with stock, so there will be no missed opportunities for sales. The competition of ideas will be important.

10/10/2007 11:50:40 AM

Quote :

"MarioKart Wii will not have motorcycles..will be out in 2008"

No it will. Well IGN calls them motorbikes, but still. Looks like you can pull tricks too.

http://videomedia.ign.com/ev/ev.swf' flashvars='object_ID=949580&downloadURL=http://wiimovies.ign.com/wii/video/article/826/826412/mariokartwii_101007_flvlow.flv&allownetworking="all"' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='433' height='360' >

10/10/2007 9:34:23 PM

I meant to put "will have"

10/10/2007 10:14:06 PM

Wait.

Dr. Mario will be on the virtual console?

10/10/2007 10:52:31 PM

i'm a sports game fan, and even though i can probably play sports games better on a console with a normal controller, they're a lot more fun on the wii. picked up nba live 08 and fifa 08 the past couple weeks and they're both a lot of fun. i do have some problems with responsiveness of the controller, mostly in nba live, but gameplay is pretty solid anyway, especially in fifa.

10/11/2007 12:33:35 AM

someone pick up mlb power pros

10/11/2007 12:35:17 AM