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Fun With The Nintendo Wii

Started by webomatica · 3 months ago

This afternoon my wife and I went to check out our friend's Wii at a "Wii party" - he got it last week. There were a bunch of people trying the thing out, having a great time playing the Wii sports of tennis, boxing, golf, and bowling. ... Continue reading »

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  • sang

    1 year ago

    I really want to try this out myself. Nintendo has always been about simple brilliance, mario clouds f.e. The first Nintendo point and shoot device was 'duck hunt' remember. I guess that evolved to DDR (though not Nintendo). Reintroducing bodily movement into video games is brilliant.... It all originates from Lucas' light saber i think... collectively it's just branded in our heads.
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  • webomatica

    1 year ago

    Yeah I would recommend checking it out even if it's at a store. The movement also makes it easier to learn how to control the games... instead of having to learn what all the buttons and joysticks do.
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  • tunequest

    1 year ago

    I know it kinda defeats the raison-d'etre of the Wii, but I read a rumor at some point that the GameCube controller would work with it. But I've not heard any confirmation of that. Any indication that it's true?

    As a non-hardcore gamer, I'm seriously interested in the Wii, but my gaming space is a bit cramped and I'm certain I'll bust a knuckle or someone's face by mimicking the swing of a bat. It would be nice to have the option to sit back and play if so desired.
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  • webomatica

    1 year ago

    Hemm, I didn't witness it first hand, but the Wii is supposed to be backward compatible with GameCube software and has GameCube controller ports. The question I think you're asking... whether the GameCube controller will work with the new Wii games - I don't know. I guess I'll shoot an email off to my pal and see if he knows...
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  • webomatica

    1 year ago

    tunequest... so the verdict is that a lot of the Wii specific games require the Wiimote. But there is also a classic controller just for the Wii for 20 bucks that plugs into the Wii remote for old style games.
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  • tunequest

    1 year ago

    Thanks for checking on that. I'll have to file it away, since I won't really be in the market for one until the new Smash Bros game is released.
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