The Wii is Here.

[suicidalmuskrat]

Man, I've been gone longer than I thought.

Originally Posted by Chromer

Muskrat, don't try to act like Nintendo is SOOOOO innovative that everyone is trying to copy them. Copying other people is what happens in the industry. Deal with it. Depending on what I see over the next few days, I'll make my decision whether I buy a Wii or PS3 first come fall.

Yes, if a company introduces a new, or better technology, it will be adopted. I don't think I ever said it wouldn't. I fully expected the technology to become standard by next gen.



Also, has anyone commented on how Nintendo has registered the following domains?

ShallWii.com
WiiActive24.com
WiiAlive24.com
WiiAnimation.com
Wiiareone.com
WiiBeauty.com
WiiBoys.com
WiiBreeding.com
WiiChallenger.com
WiiChannel.com
WiiCooking.com
Wiiconnect24.com
WiiCountry.com
WiiCreator.com
WiiEarth.com
WiiExecutive.com
WiiFamily.com
WiiFitness.com
WiiFun.com
WiiGeneration.com
WiiGetTogether.com
WiiGirls.com
WiiHistory.com
WiiJourney.com
WiiKaraoke.com
WiiLanguages.com
WiiLife.com
WiiLove.com
WiiMagazine.com
WiiManagement.com
WiiMoney.com
WiiMusic.com
WiiNews.com
WiiParents.com
WiiPower.com
WiiPuzzle.com
WiiPuzzle.com
WiiScenario.com
WiiSchool.com
WiiScience.com
WiiScience.com
WiiSports.com
WiiStory.com
WiiStudent.com
WiiVC.com
WiiVenture.com
WiiWorld.com



And I believe there are a few more, as well. I realize domains are cheap, and this could just be Nintendo not wanting anyone else to register them...But obviously this is a sign of something to come.

Also, am I the only one who was excited about the controller having a speaker? Very cool. Especially combined with WiiConnect24. It could essentially be used for VoIP (assuming the rumors of an included mic are true)...I think calling a friends Wii (or even just buzzing them or something) is pretty cool. Not to mention hearing a fishing rod unwind while casting in LoZ:TP.


Oh, and I tried to contribute Squeek. But I just gotta point out to dummyman that what he was saying was not opinion. But I'll leave it at that.

[MCRenaissance]

I just looked at photos of the Wii gameplay and sad to say I was dissapointed. I severely hope that either my eyes are playing tricks on me or something is wrong with the photograph because when I compared the graphics to the XBOX (the first one) they looked the same. Can anyone dissaprove this??

[Squeek]

OH YES BECAUSE NOBODY HAS EVER NOTICED THAT ONE BEFORE YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON TO NOTICE WHAT NINTENDO ALREADY SAID.

CONGRATULATIONS.

Graphics absolutely do not matter.

~Squeek

[Omeganitros]

Graphics only suck when the game is TRYING to have good graphics and fails miserably. Like, I could say Picasso's painting have horrible graphics, but that's not really cool. But what would have horrible graphics is someone who took a picasso painting and went into Photoshop and put a random lens flare on it.

[MCRenaissance]

Originally Posted by MrESqueek

OH YES BECAUSE NOBODY HAS EVER NOTICED THAT ONE BEFORE YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON TO NOTICE WHAT NINTENDO ALREADY SAID.

CONGRATULATIONS.

Graphics absolutely do not matter.

~Squeek

eyy someone gets too defensive. Look, I do think graphics matter. Not anywhere near gameplay but they do matter. I'm not just saying that I won't bu a Wii because I sure as hell am. The problem is that a lot of people are buying Next gen simply because this is their way of thinking "ZOMG LOOK AT THE XBOX 360 GRAPHICS, GOD SHAQ IS SWEATING!!!". I don't want to see Nintendo getting beat in sales simply because you can see shaq sweat.

[lord_carbo]

If you're going to pick a console because of its graphical capabilities... that's sad, especially when you consider that the Wii would still have much more to it even with the best graphics. I honestly don't care who plays the system as long as Nintendo still stays in business.

It's also sad that people think the more expensive systems are better because they're more expensive. Yeah, a few of my classmates actually think that. I could probably sell them a regular pencil for $5 and say that it's better than other pencils because it's more expensive. But they're anti-Nintendo fanboys so I just laugh at them.

The Wii's graphics are better than the Gamecube's. The Gamecube's graphics were really good. Graphics are starting to come to the point where they're going to get as good as they're going to get, just give it a few generations. People will be like "rofl wow this is a lot like the graphics from the PS3".

[nforcer06164]

I don't know if this was brought up here or somewhere else, but it's worth mentioning.

"The Wii's graphics look like a souped-up XBox."

Umm... yeah, you're right. But guess what? The same is true of the 360.

[Afrobean]

Honestly, Gamecube is already better graphics than I even care to have.

Personally, I like the N64 graphics for Super Smash Bros. Triangular baseball bat for the win.

[Squeek]

PS

Katamari Damacy has terrible graf-x look the people are blocks this game must suck let's not get it.

Eww warioware is 2d what the crap is this garbage must suck let's not get it.

The times when graphics made a significant difference on the gameplay are behind us. Get with the times.

~Squeek

[MCRenaissance]

Originally Posted by MrESqueek

PS

Katamari Damacy has terrible graf-x look the people are blocks this game must suck let's not get it.

Eww warioware is 2d what the crap is this garbage must suck let's not get it.

The times when graphics made a significant difference on the gameplay are behind us. Get with the times.

~Squeek

Look, Im not arguing. Some people think that for a game to be good it must have good graphics. Some people just think like that. Sad to say, but it is true. I actually know a lot of retards that don't like games like Katamari just because of the way it looks.

[Squeek]

Then let them do their own thing and spend $600 on a piece of garbage console that won't get third party support because of how much the devkit costs. If no amount of convincing will work, then there's no point in trying.

These are the people who continually buy the new Madden games every year. Just let them waste their money and we'll do our own thing.

~Squeek

[MCRenaissance]

yes sir.

By the way, on your quote you should put Colin Mochrie as the person who said it. I love that show by the way. Do they still make episodes?

[Squeek]

I felt the need to refrain from naming the source for my own reasons. They are airing Season 8 currently. To the best of my knowledge, it is still in production. I don't know. Nobody has any information on it.

In other news, I have now made THREE Wiimotes while working 25 hours over the weekend. I'll get pictures up soon.

~Squeek

[Omeganitros]

Originally Posted by MrESqueek

In other news, I have now made THREE Wiimotes while working 25 hours over the weekend. I'll get pictures up soon.

~Squeek

o_o

[Squeek]

I left two at work and one at a friend's house. Whoops. I'll make more at work on Thursday and remember to bring them home.

In other news:



http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/30/th...e-comparisons/

~Squeek

[nforcer06164]

The Wii is wee. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[Grandiagod]

Srsly tiny. Portable at least, and I bet it's pretty tough.

[Squeek]

It's a Nintendo product.

Odds are good that you could drop this thing off a bridge and it'd be OK either landing on rocks or in the lake under it.

I mean, practically every other Nintendo product to date has been able to survive washing machines, drops, and other such mayhems that would cause another system to be utterly destroyed.

~Squeek

[Tasuke]

I like how it's about one forrth the size of a PS3, or Xbox360

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by MrESqueek

I mean, practically every other Nintendo product to date has been able to survive washing machines, drops, and other such mayhems that would cause another system to be utterly destroyed.

My two Pokemon Pikachus I had (one of the early non-color ones and one of the later colored ones) went through the washing machine many times, and took lots of beating from me.

The circuitry and things still work in them. I think the LCD screen just died though