The Nintendo Wii

Alex's Trip · 11.19.2006, 05:41 PM

The Nintendo Wii is a lot of fun. Buy one.

finding nobody · 11.19.2006, 05:45 PM

I plan on gettting one. Sometime in the furture.
Gimme the lowdown Alex

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 11.19.2006, 05:53 PM

I'd get one, but I gotta buy a PA, pay for amp repairs, etc.

Alex's Trip · 11.19.2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by finding nobody

I plan on gettting one. Sometime in the furture.
Gimme the lowdown Alex

The Wii-mote is awesome. Very easy to adapt to, and it really makes games more interesting. Zelda is fun, although I hardly started playing it. The Wii-Sport game that comes with it is also entertaining.

finding nobody · 11.19.2006, 06:29 PM

Sounds good. I knew the controller would either be very good or very bad. Im glad to hear that it's good though.
..And you cant wrong with that price!

noisemachine · 11.19.2006, 06:33 PM

I'll probably get one when they start selling them in those discount packages at Costco. Im not a gamer by any means or standard, but it does look like fun for the price it is offered at. I think Nintendo was really smart making a console aimed at non-gamers and lower-income families.

Alex's Trip · 11.19.2006, 06:40 PM

Definitely. They cut out the junk like CD playing, DVD playing to make it affordable, and it is great because we all (most of us) already have CD and DVD players.

amyvega · 11.19.2006, 06:42 PM

i'm so so addicted to the ds, i'm thinking about getting this too.

noisemachine · 11.19.2006, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

Definitely. They cut out the junk like CD playing, DVD playing to make it affordable, and it is great because we all (most of us) already have CD and DVD players.

Yeah, whats the one in the PS3? BlueRay or whatever? I'll be really surprised if that catches on. It will probably end up being like Beta and Laserdisc.

LifeDistortion · 11.19.2006, 06:55 PM

Do the games in the PS3 come in a CD format? Or DVD style? I got the first video game system to use that. Sega CD. That system never really caught in when it first came out. Now all the systems are using the CD/DVD format for thier games. Sega did it first.

Alex's Trip · 11.19.2006, 06:58 PM

Blu-Ray for PS3, which means a DVD with more space.

finding nobody · 11.19.2006, 07:01 PM

Kids at school says they're gonna be the new DVDs and DVD will be liks VHS
there's no tellin..

Alex's Trip · 11.19.2006, 07:02 PM

They will be eventually. Blu-Ray drives are too expensive now to become the standard. In a couple years when the prices go down and companies start producing more Blu-Ray movies.

The PS3 is a good deal, considering that most blu-ray drives are like $1000

noisemachine · 11.19.2006, 07:16 PM

But what if some other format like HD DVD becomes the new standard? Then blue-ray becomes obsolete. Thats danger in buying new technologies.

Alex's Trip · 11.19.2006, 07:21 PM

Blu-Ray is essential HD DVD.

Do you mean HD DVDs that can be played on regular DVD players?

LittlePuppetBoy · 11.19.2006, 08:23 PM

My brother got a wii today. But my parents are kind of pissed at him because they expected him to save his money for school (keep in mind, he has not decided what career path he wants to follow). My little brother is very ecstatic to get a wii.

atsonicpark · 11.19.2006, 08:33 PM

The new virtual boy!

But seriously, I hope that Nintendo wins the war. But unless other companies BESIDES Nintendo make good games for the Wii, it's going to fail like the Cube and (to a lesser extent) the N64. I mean, I love Zelda and Metroid and etc, but Nintendo can only release so many games.. they need some help here.. come on, Capcom.. Square?..

atsonicpark · 11.19.2006, 08:34 PM

"But what if some other format like HD DVD becomes the new standard? Then blue-ray becomes obsolete. Thats danger in buying new technologies."

I think DVD will stay the standard. I don't know a single person who even has an HDTV.. and those who want one sure as hell don't want to pay even more for DVD's.

Personally, I still buy VHS (cheap as fuck and I usually don't care about special features and shit anyway and the picture's usually not that bad, so..), but I'll buy DVD's too. I sure as hell ain't buying blu-rays or HD-DVD's, and I think I represent the majority when I say that.

val-holla-ing · 11.19.2006, 08:55 PM

i got mine this morning. i'm wiidicted.

k-krack · 11.19.2006, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

Definitely. They cut out the junk like CD playing, DVD playing to make it affordable, and it is great because we all (most of us) already have CD and DVD players.

Well, they are selling it for the cost it took to make it... but mark my words, they are going to get you on the price of games.

11.19.2006, 05:41 PM	#1
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	The Nintendo Wii is a lot of fun. Buy one.
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finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	I plan on gettting one. Sometime in the furture. Gimme the lowdown Alex
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I'd get one, but I gotta buy a PA, pay for amp repairs, etc.
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finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	Sounds good. I knew the controller would either be very good or very bad. Im glad to hear that it's good though. ..And you cant wrong with that price!
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11.19.2006, 06:33 PM	#6
noisemachine 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 651	I'll probably get one when they start selling them in those discount packages at Costco. Im not a gamer by any means or standard, but it does look like fun for the price it is offered at. I think Nintendo was really smart making a console aimed at non-gamers and lower-income families. __________________ The best radio station ever: http://www.kcsb.org/?page_id=9
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11.19.2006, 06:40 PM	#7
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	Definitely. They cut out the junk like CD playing, DVD playing to make it affordable, and it is great because we all (most of us) already have CD and DVD players.
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amyvega bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: east village Posts: 153	i'm so so addicted to the ds, i'm thinking about getting this too.
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LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Do the games in the PS3 come in a CD format? Or DVD style? I got the first video game system to use that. Sega CD. That system never really caught in when it first came out. Now all the systems are using the CD/DVD format for thier games. Sega did it first.
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Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	Blu-Ray for PS3, which means a DVD with more space.
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finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	Kids at school says they're gonna be the new DVDs and DVD will be liks VHS there's no tellin..
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Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	They will be eventually. Blu-Ray drives are too expensive now to become the standard. In a couple years when the prices go down and companies start producing more Blu-Ray movies. The PS3 is a good deal, considering that most blu-ray drives are like $1000
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noisemachine 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 651	But what if some other format like HD DVD becomes the new standard? Then blue-ray becomes obsolete. Thats danger in buying new technologies. __________________ The best radio station ever: http://www.kcsb.org/?page_id=9
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11.19.2006, 07:21 PM	#15
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	Blu-Ray is essential HD DVD. Do you mean HD DVDs that can be played on regular DVD players?
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11.19.2006, 08:23 PM	#16
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	My brother got a wii today. But my parents are kind of pissed at him because they expected him to save his money for school (keep in mind, he has not decided what career path he wants to follow). My little brother is very ecstatic to get a wii. __________________
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11.19.2006, 08:33 PM	#17
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	The new virtual boy! But seriously, I hope that Nintendo wins the war. But unless other companies BESIDES Nintendo make good games for the Wii, it's going to fail like the Cube and (to a lesser extent) the N64. I mean, I love Zelda and Metroid and etc, but Nintendo can only release so many games.. they need some help here.. come on, Capcom.. Square?.. __________________
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11.19.2006, 08:34 PM	#18
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	"But what if some other format like HD DVD becomes the new standard? Then blue-ray becomes obsolete. Thats danger in buying new technologies." I think DVD will stay the standard. I don't know a single person who even has an HDTV.. and those who want one sure as hell don't want to pay even more for DVD's. Personally, I still buy VHS (cheap as fuck and I usually don't care about special features and shit anyway and the picture's usually not that bad, so..), but I'll buy DVD's too. I sure as hell ain't buying blu-rays or HD-DVD's, and I think I represent the majority when I say that. __________________
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val-holla-ing invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: baton rouge. the 225, big raggedy. Posts: 2,731	i got mine this morning. i'm wiidicted. __________________ please do not misconstrue the previous statement as an invitation for same sex relations or as negative towards anyone of another sexuality. -cam'ron (formerly "no homo")
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