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relay01
Member #6,988
March 2006
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Just to let everyone in allegroland out there know I posted this thread with my Wii. _____________________________________ |
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X-G
Member #856
December 2000
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... ewwww. -- |
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Ceagon Xylas
Member #5,495
February 2005
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Steve Terry
Member #1,989
March 2002
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I can tell you were "excited" ___________________________________ |
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Onewing
Member #6,152
August 2005
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Quote: I posted this thread with my Wii.
Then why aren't the characters yellow? ------------ |
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HoHo
Member #4,534
April 2004
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On his side they probably are __________ |
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Neil Walker
Member #210
April 2000
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Did it take you 45 minutes Neil. wii:0356-1384-6687-2022, kart:3308-4806-6002. XBOX:chucklepie |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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I posted on A.cc before from my Wii. It was pretty dull. |
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Kibiz0r
Member #6,203
September 2005
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Compared to my misreading of the title as "Wii Excitebike", yes, this is pretty dull. --- |
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Johan Peitz
Member #9
April 2000
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Actually, the new Wii browser is very nice and surfing and typing is a breeze. As demonstrated by this post. -- |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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It's just a pain in the ass to type anything on it. But it does work quite well for showing Youtube videos on the big screen without hooking the computer up. |
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Johan Peitz
Member #9
April 2000
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Quote: It's just a pain in the ass to type anything on it.
Keep practising. -- |
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ReyBrujo
Moderator
January 2001
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It has dropped to USD 550 down here, much better than the original 750 tag. I may be buying one on May. Hopefully I will be able to register it under US region, I want to buy a couple of games I have never played (Ocarina of Time, in example). -- |
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Derezo
Member #1,666
April 2001
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Yikes, they're only $280 CAD here.. I plan on getting one sometime.. whenever they're more available. "He who controls the stuffing controls the Universe" |
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Kibiz0r
Member #6,203
September 2005
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Quote: I want to buy a couple of games I have never played (Ocarina of Time, in example). Cue angelic choir. --- |
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Samuel Henderson
Member #3,757
August 2003
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I picked a Wii up a couple of weeks ago (when I found out I got the new jorb;D) I paid $279.00 for it (plus taxes). I also bought Twilight Princess since I enjoyed playing it before my room-mate moved out. I was going to post this reply using the Wii itself, but it would have taken far too long. So far I have mostly been using the Wii to watch youtube clips and stuff on my TV Off topic: ================================================= |
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relay01
Member #6,988
March 2006
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<not posting with my wii> With my wii I got an extra nunchuck controller, and extended warranty, and wii play with a grand total of $365 US. So far no other games with my wii since they are rather expensive right now... I hear paper mario is awesome. _____________________________________ |
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Sirocco
Member #88
April 2000
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I have no desire to bother with the browser functionality as I have a perfectly good PC sitting in the next room That said, congrats on actually acquiring a Wii. I would have never dreamed that demand would be as steep as it is. --> |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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My youtube is fine, no extra noise. I did have trouble getting my Wii on my secured network, and the troubleshooting website the Wii pointed me to didn't even exist! Some googling later, and I found out that there was a bug and the firmware version wouldn't work with some routers in G-only mode. I threw my router on B/G and the Wii worked fine falling back on B. |
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relay01
Member #6,988
March 2006
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I have no desire to bother with the browser functionality as I have a perfectly good PC sitting in the next room Something even worse then that is I have my wii hooked up to a 22" monitor using a tv tuner card, so a perfectly functional web browser is a minimizing click away. This might also explain my sound issue... My tv tuner card is rather low end. ADDITION: _____________________________________ |
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bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Samuel Henderson said: So far I have mostly been using the Wii to watch youtube clips and stuff on my TV
What happened to game consoles being just for playing games? *cough* PlayStation 3 *cough* (Everytime I do that Sony pays me money) (I'm kidding, but it would be great if they did...) -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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PS3 Sucks. Get over it. </flamewar troll> |
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Jonny Cook
Member #4,055
November 2003
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Quote: cough* PlayStation 3 cough Err, I believe Sony said many times that the Playstation 3 is not just a game console, but a complete media center. I also believe that before it came out, they claimed that "we no longer needed the PC." On the other hand, Nintendo's angle for Wii is that it's "all about the games." The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face. |
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Samuel Henderson
Member #3,757
August 2003
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Quote: What happened to game consoles being just for playing games? I still prefer the PC for surfing. I have only used the Wii for a cumulative total of 8 hours or so. Most of that was spent playing around with the Wii browser for "novelty" . I find it slower to navigate than a traditional PC, and since I do not plan on forking out cash for a peripheral I already own (my PC keyboard works just fine) I do not plan to use it again. I may play the occasional flash game using it. So in answer to your question, now that the novelty has worn off I will be using it only for gaming. As an aside: man, I'm glad I didn't shell out $700 for a few hours of novelty and a 7 month wait for decent games. ================================================= |
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bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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I don't know about you, but I don't have a whole lot of time for games right now anyway... In any case, the PlayStation 3 is still the better deal. -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
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I still haven't opened FFXII from Christmas... 
