Got my Wii!!

[Grafalgar]

Due to "special circumstances" I got myself a Wii!!! Got it this morning as soon as I came into work!!! :D /cheer!!

I seriously CANNOT WAIT to get home!! .. MUST PLAY WII .. MUST .. MUST ...

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7767/wiiak2.jpg

It came with Wii Sports, sensor bar, AV Cable, Wii Stand, Wii Remote, and Nunchuck controller.

Ya know, I am feeling a bit under the weather .. maybe this calls for halfday .. hmm .. "cough" .. "cough"

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[yippiekiyeh]

Nice Gratz!

[YellowCoffee]

Due to "special circumstances" I got myself a Wii!!! Got it this morning as soon as I came into work!!! :D /cheer!!

I seriously CANNOT WAIT to get home!! .. MUST PLAY WII .. MUST .. MUST ...

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7767/wiiak2.jpg

It came with Wii Sports, sensor bar, AV Cable, Wii Stand, Wii Remote, and Nunchuck controller.

Ya know, I am feeling a bit under the weather .. maybe this calls for halfday .. hmm .. "cough" .. "cough"

:woohoo: :woohoo:

NICE! Congrats. Keep us posted on how it turns out. I'm thinking about purchasing one in the near future. Have fun

[chrissy]

Lucky Duck! Give us a review!

I pick up ours on Sunday - and it's from Santa so I can't play it until he brings it :(

BUT, the kids go to their dad's on the 18th, so Santa will come early!

I wonder If I can keep it a secret if I hook it up to the bedroom tv? :shifty:

[CornMonkey]

go home now! take pics! return to G|A with feedback! now!!!

by the way, how'd you get one so early?

[Grafalgar]

go home now! take pics! return to G|A with feedback! now!!!

by the way, how'd you get one so early?

The company I work for is a "licensed Nintendo developer," and they let us buy a couple of systems from them and get them before the launch. So as soon as I stepped foot into the office this morning, it was waiting for me :D

Avlena and I will be playing tonight, and I'll post a review as soon as I can =)

[InfiniteNothing]

I hate you so much ! I have to wait for midnight after tomorrow.

[Showtime]

Will it be hard to get one? I thought the stores were going to have plenty.

[Jeffbx]

Should be pretty easy. Try Toys R Us - they will supposedly be getting the bulk of the available units.

[ray]

I love you Graf. Marry me! /wave

[mcs328]

Do you live in the DC Metro area? :)

[avlena]

I love you Graf. Marry me! /wave

back off ray. My wii! I mean, my man! ;)

[zippyjuan]

And now Avlena is off to play with her husband's Wii!

[avlena]

And now Avlena is off to play with her husband's Wii!
:naughty:

[ray]

:naughty:

It's like Wii!!!

haha

[Grafalgar]

Ok .. so after about 6 hours of playing on the Wii, with the only game that's available to us thus far (Wii Sports), I can say the following:

Go get the Wii. Seriously. Go get it. Avlena and I are both in agreement: That was money WELL spent. VERY well spent.

The Wiimote takes a little getting used to at first, but you pick it up really really quickly. After a while of messing about, navigating through the menus and whatnot was a breeze w/ with the Wiimote. Simple point-and-click, point-and-click. If you've ever used a mouse before, this'll be a snap =)

The Wii itself has a host of really cool features that surprised me. You get to create for yourself a lego-like character (called a Mii) with the usual "Pick nose/eyes/mouth/etc" stuff. Avlena was able to get a really good lookalike for me, and make it very evil-lookin! It's great!

Now, it seems (and this is based on limited Wii-playtime) your "Mii" is more than just an avatar. It maintains your entire profile of the games you played, data from those games, etc. But.. now get this .. this buggar seems to want to travel. You can transfer it into your controller, take your controller to a buddy's house, and bam .. your Mii comes with you, complete with your statistics, attributes, etc. Your Mii is now on buddy's Wii, and when you're not there, your Mii will populate his games. So .. the more Mii's you get, the richer your game play.

Soo yeah .. Mii's travel. They go places. It's bizarre, but insanely cool at the same time.

Other nifty things.. it comes with an SD slot, and Avlena put in her camera's SD thing and we browsed pictures before I could figure out what was going on.

Now, the game that came with the Wii is "WiiSports" and is a blast, though very limited: Boxing, Golf, Tennis, Bowling, and Baseball. It's very simple and easy to pick up, and (imo) is really just a suite of games to get you used to the new controller. Screams of "Tech Demo", yet it's still quite fun :D Especially boxing :) Make sure to get a second controller, it's insane amounts of fun to be swinging around duking it out with your pal :) And holy crap it's a workout!
Don't expect WiiSports to be a blockbuster hit or anything else than a very polished Tech Demo. Just expect to be a good intro to the Wii, and a couple of really good party games, and you're set =) It'll hold us off well enough until we get some more Wii games =)

Uh .. other features, comes with a calendar .. and mail (to send to other Mii's, haven't tried that out yet), and lots of "Channels." The "Mii Channel" is where manage your "Mii Family" (your own Mii's, as well as those you've collected and that have "wandered" into your Wii from other places :gle:). Additionally there are weather and news channels, the "photo channel" (which where we viewed our pics), and so on. It's a pretty clever interface.

So .. that's my initial take on it. A little more than I wanted to write, but I didn't want to leave it "HOLY CRAP THIS IS COOL!!!" either =) So far, both Avlena and I are highly impressed, and we're still discovering what it can do. I'm very interested in seeing where I can take my Mii (literally) and what the Wii can do once I have the wireless connection set up.

Oh yes, one last thing: You -really- want to get a second Wiimote + nunchuck. Total no-brainer on that one..

That is all for now :) I'll post pics and vids later :D

Graf

[m5driven]

Nice and congrats! I just got my ps3 today and i put it on ebay if anyone is interested :)

If interested please see Ensign m5driven's thread in the MLM, Referrals, and Spam Forum.

[Cheesypuff]

hey man...way to spam in somebody else's thread. not cool...

[CornMonkey]

i just finished ordering a wii bundle from costco. once i get it, i'll try looking you up online graf (if that's possible)...

[TofuNinja]

wow the Wii looks good and sounds super. It is even backwards compatible with Gamecube.... FINALLY NINTENDO!!! Besides an Atari 2600 I have only had Nintendo systems....so I think I'll bypass the Playstation and get the Wii :) Thanks for the great review graf.

Oh does anyone know if the Wii interacts with the Wifi on the DS lite?

[ray]

Oh does anyone know if the Wii interacts with the Wifi on the DS lite?

It's supposed to, yes. Not sure if it's enabled at launch though.

[Airencracken]

Woo! I just got mine. OMFG. This thing rocks hard core. Right now I only have WiiSports and RedSteel but I have Twilight Princess on pre-order and I just need to go pick it up from GameStop. Also when I get another Wiimote, I'll get Wiiplay. :D

This will change gaming forever.

[Cubsfan]

Ok, got the classic controller, and a wiimote and nunchuck. Wii should get here tomorrow before noon.

Tip: Go to Blockbuster. Now. They had 7 games, each with one copy. I got three of them since I was there when they opened. I expect all of them to be rented for a long time.

[chrissy]

Got mine last night... Didn't play it yet. Gonna try when the kids aren't around. Darn Santa!

[ray]

Anybody know when the online retailers will start taking orders again? I'm in Jersey visiting the folks, so I don't want to go buy one out here only to have to ship it back to California in a week. I'd rather just order one online and have it sometime before Xmas.

[InfiniteNothing]

Ok, got the classic controller, and a wiimote and nunchuck. Wii should get here tomorrow before noon.

Tip: Go to Blockbuster. Now. They had 7 games, each with one copy. I got three of them since I was there when they opened. I expect all of them to be rented for a long time.

And everybody, please be kind and return in time. ;)

[Grafalgar]

Woo! I just got mine. OMFG. This thing rocks hard core. Right now I only have WiiSports and RedSteel but I have Twilight Princess on pre-order and I just need to go pick it up from GameStop. Also when I get another Wiimote, I'll get Wiiplay. :D

This will change gaming forever.

I concur! :D Did you see how those "Mii" guys like to travel? I've set my guy up to "Mingle" and enabled "Travel" .. so who knows :)

What's your "Mii" name? My serial-killer lookalike wants to make him some friends ;) Dude's name is "Flu Ox" :)

[LPMiller]

I was in line at Toys R us at midnight and it was totally worth it. Too bad every here is sold of out nunchucks, I need a second one. I was going to keep this baby wrapped up till Xmas but after freezing my @@Q%@#$% off , I had to. I HAD TO.

Rocks!

[chrissy]

Okay, now I don't feel bad.

I think Santa is coming today -- if not the kids wouldn't be able to play with it until December 27th!

And I couldn't play with it either...

They better finish thier homework quick!

And more ontopic, I guess, We can't find any accessories locally except for the wiimote skins and stands that Target had out two weeks ago. Are the controllers hard to find for ya all too?

[ray]

One of the Best Buys here in Jersey had pretty much every accessory and game in stock. They just didn't have the consoles ><

[Grafalgar]

Avlena and I just ran around several stores (GameStop, EB, Circuit City, Target) and no extra wiimotes & nunchucks anywhere :(

[avlena]

One of the Best Buys here in Jersey had pretty much every accessory and game in stock. They just didn't have the consoles ><

we can't find anywhere with extra controllers in stock! We spent an hour and a half going from store to store.

[DarkFury]

we can't find anywhere with extra controllers in stock! We spent an hour and a half going from store to store.
Maybe you should've called first... :shrug:

[Agent Plissken]

Got my Wii today! Started standing in line at Target @ 5:00am, and they got 33 in! It is awsome! Im trying to hook it up to teh internet now, its not recognizing my wireless routher though...

[LPMiller]

Okay, now I don't feel bad.

I think Santa is coming today -- if not the kids wouldn't be able to play with it until December 27th!

And I couldn't play with it either...

They better finish thier homework quick!

And more ontopic, I guess, We can't find any accessories locally except for the wiimote skins and stands that Target had out two weeks ago. Are the controllers hard to find for ya all too?

Well, I didn't totally fail - super monkey ball is still hidden downstairs for Xmas. I didn't TOTALLY crack. Just...uh...mostly. But Zelda was more for me then them anyway.

I saw an occasional wiimote, but no 'chuks at all.


Got my Wii today! Started standing in line at Target @ 5:00am, and they got 33 in! It is awsome! Im trying to hook it up to teh internet now, its not recognizing my wireless routher though...

I was having problems too, till I changed my router's channel to 1, and the Wii's MTU to 1. Then they got on just fine.

[bachviet]

Nice

Thinking of getting one next year.

[ufcrusher]

No Wii for me... :bawl: At 1 am the line was going around the side of the local best buy...so I went home to my bed.

[AlpineJay]

I waited for 6 1/2 hours for mine and this is worth every freezing minute I stood in that line with my buddy. I've never done this for a game system (or anything for that matter) and this will probably be my last, but this system seriously rocks.

[CornMonkey]

i wish costco would hurry up and ship mine. :(

[verve247]

I didn't get mine. Nor did I see this thread.

http://www.gotapex.com/suckage-not-so-suckage/145613-no-wii-for-me.html

[Thesifer]

I want a wii now.. Darnit!

[AlpineJay]

Toys R Us seems to be the best place to get a second Wiimote. At purchase time for me at Target yesterday morning, I recall seeing a stack of Nunchuks but no remotes anywhere to be found - I figured there's no point in getting one unless I had a remote to go with it but I was wrong.

My buddy and I found remotes at the local TRU but have not had luck finding the nunchuks since then. I plan on calling around some stores today to see if they have some but I doubt it. I personally think that the nunchuks are gone because people went into panic mode and started buying stuff that they didn't even need (e.g. the people who don't own a system yet but figured they'd pick up the accessories anyway).

Oh well. At least I have my second remote and getting a nunchuk should be just a matter of a few days/week.

[Cubsfan]

Woo! Mine just got delivered. Can't wait to get off of work.


So what games does everyone have? I got the Rayman game, and rented COD3, Super Money Ball, and Trama Center. I'd like to try out Madden too before I buy another game. Saving Zelda for Christmas :D

[YellowCoffee]

Anybody know when the next shipment will come? Everybody I've talked to have not been disappointed with this system. I've been on the fence about buying this, but the more I hear from people, the more I want to get one. I was initially going to buy this as a gift for someone else, and now I am definitely reconsidering that:rolleyes:

[Grafalgar]

Anybody play that crazed rabbit thing? I heard it's awesome :)

Also, Zelda is (so far) a lot of fun =) The game feels very "natural" with the controller, and fighting monsters are a blast (and doesn't require jumping up 'n down). I haven't gotten very far at all, but so far so good =)

[yippiekiyeh]

Nice to hear that nintendo has a hit console on their hands... looks like I'm going to start my next gen console collection with a Wii.

[Agent Plissken]

Not to put down the new zelda game (because it is cool) but dang, it is ugly! (lol)
it looks like a souped up N64 game (muddy color / textures) with some lighting effects added!

[Cubsfan]

For those of you that have it, how far do you stand from the TV/sensor bar when you're using it. The controls seemed a little touchy, but that could be because I was standing too close.

[Cubsfan]

Wiimote: In stock:
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-Remote-Controller/dp/B000IMWK2G/sr=1-5/qid=1164053690/ref=sr_1_5/104-8248382-9701548?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

[InfiniteNothing]

For those of you that have it, how far do you stand from the TV/sensor bar when you're using it. The controls seemed a little touchy, but that could be because I was standing too close.
I stand maybe 5 feet away and turned down my sensitivity a notch or two. You can adjust that in the system preferences (Lower left of menu)

[gear02]

Wiimote: In stock:
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-Remote-Controller/dp/B000IMWK2G/sr=1-5/qid=1164053690/ref=sr_1_5/104-8248382-9701548?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

Got mine! I was looking for one all day. I just got one since I don't think we need more than 2 for wii sports or for any game out there.

I got my Wii today too! I got lucky too. I knew all the stores were sold out, but I was hoping that maybe by some freak situation one store would have a couple (Durham is a relatively small town). I went to the Gamestop at 10am (opening) that I got my PS3 and they didn't have any Wiis. However, the guy said they are expecting 3-4 more that day and their UPS delivery was at 11am. So I sat there until the UPS truck came by at 11:30 and got mine. I can't wait to go home and play it.

Got Zelda as well.

[InfiniteNothing]

Not to put down the new zelda game (because it is cool) but dang, it is ugly! (lol)
it looks like a souped up N64 game (muddy color / textures) with some lighting effects added!
It is a Gamecube game

[Thesifer]

From everything I hear, Nintendo went more for "Games that are fun to play" instead of "Games that are Pretty" would everyone that owns one agree with that statement?

[CornMonkey]

From everything I hear, Nintendo went more for "Games that are fun to play" instead of "Games that are Pretty" would everyone that owns one agree with that statement?
that's been nintendo's mantra for at least a decade now.

[LPMiller]

the graphics on zelda don't bother me. But I grew up on an Atari 2600 and an Oydessy 2, so....I'm fairly easy to please, graphics wise.

[Thesifer]

the graphics on zelda don't bother me. But I grew up on an Atari 2600 and an Oydessy 2, so....I'm fairly easy to please, graphics wise.


From what I gather, the graphics hit is worth the fun that can be had and the fact that the games are more well thought out. I keep hearing people say that the PS3 games are just "Eye Candy" with nothing to offer in actual gameplay.

[kimchicowboy]

From what I gather, the graphics hit is worth the fun that can be had and the fact that the games are more well thought out. I keep hearing people say that the PS3 games are just "Eye Candy" with nothing to offer in actual gameplay.
gameplay is something that has made me NOT buy game consoles for awhile (plus the price). i like my games nice and simple without all the freakin buttons, i.e. playing old school techno bowl was as complicated as it should get for me.

i really want a wii.

[DaFunkyUnit]

how well does it work?

where do you plug in your Gamecube controllers?

can you plug in all 4 controllers?

and a tangent topic, is there any benefit of a Wii wirelessly communicating with a DS (as in, whats the point of that?)

[Grafalgar]

where do you plug in your Gamecube controllers?

can you plug in all 4 controllers?

There's a little latch on the top of the unit (if it's standing upright) where you can plug in all four controllers. I haven't tried a NGC game on (yet), so I dunno how well it works.

[CornMonkey]

and a tangent topic, is there any benefit of a Wii wirelessly communicating with a DS (as in, whats the point of that?)
they haven't released a game that takes advantage of that yet.

oh, and on another tangent...let's not forget that lucas arts confirmed that they're gonna do a jedi game... zingers!!

[avlena]

Wiimote: In stock:
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-Remote-Controller/dp/B000IMWK2G/sr=1-5/qid=1164053690/ref=sr_1_5/104-8248382-9701548?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

not anymore... :(

"Availability: We will e-mail you when this item becomes available. "

[Thesifer]

3 Best Buys.. 4 Gamestops.. 2 EbGames.. 2 Walmarts.. 2 Targets.. No Wii. :( Still on the prowl.

[Airencracken]

I got an extra Wiimote at a nearby target, but I can't find a damn nunchuck.

[Thesifer]

I got an extra Wiimote at a nearby target, but I can't find a damn nunchuck.


I saw like 3 or 4 nunchucks today in my Travels.

[Airencracken]

Gaaaah! Well, I guess I need to dig deeper.

[gear02]

I saw like 3 or 4 nunchucks today in my Travels.

What stores?

I went to all of the gamestops and eb near me and I think they're saving them for black friday.

[kimchicowboy]

what exactly are the nunchucks used for?

[InfiniteNothing]

Bashing people in the head.

[gear02]

what exactly are the nunchucks used for?

A lot of games require the nunchuck. Of the two games I have, zelda and boxing uses it.

[Prngr44]

I got to play a friend's Wii last night and it was pretty fun... we mainly goofed around with Wii Sports. I might actually get one of these when they do their first price drop!

[yippiekiyeh]

FYI as of 11/22/06 8:30 PST Walmart.com does have wiimote controllers for sale...

[ray]

If you are looking for Zelda, a lot of Toys R Us stores have plenty in stock while everyone else is sold out.

If you're looking to order controllers, JC Penney is accepting orders that will be delivered in 2 weeks directly from manufacturer.

[Thesifer]

What stores?

I went to all of the gamestops and eb near me and I think they're saving them for black friday.


Ugh.. I'm trying to remember. I think it was Santee Target. I'm not 100% sure though as I went to at least 13 different stores yesterday.

[gear02]

Go to Black Friday at gamestop or ebgames. The store I got my Wii at on Monday was not supposed to sell them because they were earmarked for Black Friday.

[verve247]

Go to Black Friday at gamestop or ebgames. The store I got my Wii at on Monday was not supposed to sell them because they were earmarked for Black Friday.


That's how I got mine. A short 3 hour wait until they handed out voucher tickets. I barely got in too, being the 8th of 9 sold.

[gear02]

went to bestbuy today and apparently they had 30 in stock but gone by 10:30.

[Thesifer]

Wow. 10:30? They were lined up around the Stores here. At at least 2 Best Buys.

[gear02]

Wow. 10:30? They were lined up around the Stores here. At at least 2 Best Buys.

well that's when I showed up for an unrelated thing. I have no idea what time they started to line up or when the store opened...

[Thesifer]

well that's when I showed up for an unrelated thing. I have no idea what time they started to line up or when the store opened...


I think they all open at 10 am. So 30 minutes to sell out. I think they sold out at the ones here in like 2 minutes.

[rjpear]

the graphics on zelda don't bother me. But I grew up on an Atari 2600 and an Oydessy 2, so....I'm fairly easy to please, graphics wise.

Heh Odyssey 2!! I had it with the Speech Synthesizer !! I wanted Intellivision but got the Odyssey 2 instead.. Then I had an Amiga.. Crazy Kid that I was.....

[LPMiller]

I wanted that speech thing soo badly as a kid.

[echonrg]

Due to "special circumstances" I got myself a Wii!!! Got it this morning as soon as I came into work!!! :D /cheer!!

I seriously CANNOT WAIT to get home!! .. MUST PLAY WII .. MUST .. MUST ...

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7767/wiiak2.jpg

It came with Wii Sports, sensor bar, AV Cable, Wii Stand, Wii Remote, and Nunchuck controller.

Ya know, I am feeling a bit under the weather .. maybe this calls for halfday .. hmm .. "cough" .. "cough"

:woohoo: :woohoo:

lucky you. I have to do all my Christmas shopping before I think about myself on this matter.

[echonrg]

as soon as someone plays the Zelda game, I'd like to know how good or bad it is. It might influence me not to wait for all the shopping to be done and think about myself first.

[LPMiller]

It's good. The sword swinging is fun, as is the arrow shooting. It is slow to start out though, pretty much till you get to the first temple.

[Thesifer]

Sigh. All of the Marketing and "selling out" and Best Buy Holding onto Consoles until Sundays. I might just have to get myself a 360 for christmas. And get a Wii later!

[echonrg]

Sigh. All of the Marketing and "selling out" and Best Buy Holding onto Consoles until Sundays. I might just have to get myself a 360 for christmas. And get a Wii later!
don't settle, just be a little patient. You can do it.

[LPMiller]

Sigh. All of the Marketing and "selling out" and Best Buy Holding onto Consoles until Sundays. I might just have to get myself a 360 for christmas. And get a Wii later!

That's not a terrible idea. The 360 does in fact, rock.

However, just hit those stores around lunch time, especially on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when they get shipments. Sooner or later you WILL come across one.

[Jah Rulez]

Wii was sitting on the front porch when I got home. I guess if the neighbors knew what it was it wouldn't have...haha

[CornMonkey]

got my costco wii bundle yesterday. played longer than i should have...now i'm groggy at work. but it was worth it! the wii is so much fun! and i haven't even opened up zelda yet! i had a blast playing wii sports and perusing through the wii menu. who knew creating miis could be so fun?

i really need to find extra controllers now.

oh, and i'm not interested in excite truck. i'm going to put it up on ebay soon. if you're interested, PM me.

[LPMiller]

I just got back from target at lunch, and they had 12 wii's, nunchucks, everything.

[chrissy]

This system is unreal.

Patrick wakes up, eats his waffles, gets dressed and the first thing he asks for (and through out his morning routine) is "Wii??"

He loves the sports. He trains and is rather good at bowling and golf. He likes to box too.

He navigates the system himself- though the menus, picking which Mii he wants to be (we have one for him and the rest of the family including nana and papa) naming them as he points to them.

It's scary that THIS is what he is playing as a two year old boy. What will be out when he is 10?

[DaFunkyUnit]

anyone know when they'll start selling wiimote controllers in the different colors?

[CornMonkey]

anyone know when they'll start selling wiimote controllers in the different colors?
i doubt that'll happen anytime soon. at the present, you'll just have to stick with skins... i'm looking up some of them on ebay myself. there's one guy selling BOTH nunchuck and wiimote silicone skins.

[echonrg]

Does anyone know if the Wii system is compatible with the Gamecube games?

[DarkFury]

Does anyone know if the Wii system is compatible with the Gamecube games?
Dayuuum... did you just ask the same question in EVERY Wii thread in games? :shrug:


C'mon man... that's a bit much!!! We know you are new and all, but geez! :2far:

[LPMiller]

i doubt that'll happen anytime soon. at the present, you'll just have to stick with skins... i'm looking up some of them on ebay myself. there's one guy selling BOTH nunchuck and wiimote silicone skins.

you can get covers for the 'chuks? That's awesome, because you play enough zelda, and you can barely hold onto the thing if you are a sweaty italian man.

[CornMonkey]

you can get covers for the 'chuks? That's awesome, because you play enough zelda, and you can barely hold onto the thing if you are a sweaty italian man.
yup...here you go:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=170054425536&rd=1&rd=1

selection is limited. i wish they had these in white.

oh wait, here's a site that sells them in white too (warning: very slow site):

http://www.superufo.com/pp/category.asp?category_id=%7BD2752BFC-AC4D-4926-BF3B-B3C7E47E45F0%7D

[hapoo]

I just got back from target at lunch, and they had 12 wii's, nunchucks, everything.


yeah, but your in minnesota :rolleyes: :)
unless you ship one out :D

[LPMiller]

my point, Mr Rolly Eyes, is that shipments were happening. Not to hop a plane.

[BigJon]

I've been told that once the tax return comes that we'd set aside money for the Wii. I can't friggin' wait! Hopefully by March-ish there will be some good bundle packs out.

[MrGreg]

Anybody else have trouble connecting with the built in wifi? I keep getting error 51330 and 51331, which from what I can tell are related to WEP, yet I'm doing everything correctly.

Until I figure this out I'm taking advantage of my neighbors unsecured wireless.

[chrissy]

We had that issue too.

Donnie had the wrong login/password and make sure the security settings are correct.

[Thesifer]

I just got back from target at lunch, and they had 12 wii's, nunchucks, everything.


Again.. Minnesota don't help me none. :)

[CornMonkey]

Anybody else have trouble connecting with the built in wifi? I keep getting error 51330 and 51331, which from what I can tell are related to WEP, yet I'm doing everything correctly.

Until I figure this out I'm taking advantage of my neighbors unsecured wireless.
i got that error for the first time last night. all i had to do was change the frequency of my wireless router (linksys) and it worked fine after that.

check out this article... http://www.wiiregamers.com/rumors/4996

edit: oh wait, i realized you're getting different errors than me. well, i hope you're able to fix it...

[ray]

I haven't had any problems whatsoever with my WPA2 setup. I'll try switching to WEP this weekend to see if I can replicate the problems you guys are having.

What routers do y'all use?

[yippiekiyeh]

Woo hoo! Christmas has come early to yippie! Of course, I didn't have to wait in line or anything and it took an extra week, but here we are! (http://tenton.org/images/wiizelda.jpg)

Now let's just figure out how to connect it to the jungle of cables that are already connected to the TV/Cablebox and we'll take it from there!

[YellowCoffee]

Very nice Yippie! I don't know if it's just me, but I got my Wii this past Sunday and played for about an hour and a half. On Monday, my right side of my body was completely sore from playing Wii bowling. Am I doing this wrong or something? I'm not familiar enough with how much power and how much turning my wrist(spin) is necessary. Maybe I'm just this out of shape.

Anyhow, congrats and let me know how Zelda is. I'm contemplating getting them. I saw like 15 sitting in CC the other day.

[ray]

Very nice Yippie! I don't know if it's just me, but I got my Wii this past Sunday and played for about an hour and a half. On Monday, my right side of my body was completely sore from playing Wii bowling. Am I doing this wrong or something? I'm not familiar enough with how much power and how much turning my wrist(spin) is necessary. Maybe I'm just this out of shape.



My friend at UCLA Engineering Grad School said their engineering school lounge has a Wii and they play in between classes and such. He said he got sore after playing with his classmates, but when I play I never get sore...and I know i'm out of shape.

I have mastered the art of bowling while lying down since it's all about the motion of the remote. I can spin the ball and do all that jazz, but the most difficult motion is the faster swing motion while sitting or lying down. haha.

i'm so lazy!

[YellowCoffee]

My friend at UCLA Engineering Grad School said their engineering school lounge has a Wii and they play in between classes and such. He said he got sore after playing with his classmates, but when I play I never get sore...and I know i'm out of shape.

I have mastered the art of bowling while lying down since it's all about the motion of the remote. I can spin the ball and do all that jazz, but the most difficult motion is the faster swing motion while sitting or lying down. haha.

i'm so lazy!

That's so funny. But you know, I bowl in real life every other week and am never sore. The weirdest muscles are getting sore for me, especially my lats, deltoids, triceps, and the outside portion of my pecs (all these on the right side). Yeah, I've tried the laying down thing, but I'm never consistent. I do much better standing up. I'm taking a break until I recover. Haha

[Brian]

Hey I just got back from Circuit City and THEY HAVE CONTROLLERS IN STOCK!!! You guys should check the ones around you. You can see their inventory online and should probably give them a call before making a trip over there. I just got back 5 mins ago, and they had a box of remotes left, but no nunchuks.

At least I can play SOME 4 player games now!

[YellowCoffee]

Hey I just got back from Circuit City and THEY HAVE CONTROLLERS IN STOCK!!! You guys should check the ones around you. You can see their inventory online and should probably give them a call before making a trip over there. I just got back 5 mins ago, and they had a box of remotes left, but no nunchuks.

At least I can play SOME 4 player games now!

Does the controllers come with Wii play? I keep reading that controllers are suppose to come out with Wii play in Japan, Australia and North America. If not, are the suppose to come out with Wii play in the future? If this is the case, i may wait before buying a remote. Thanks for the info Brian

[Brian]

Does the controllers come with Wii play? I keep reading that controllers are suppose to come out with Wii play in Japan, Australia and North America. If not, are the suppose to come out with Wii play in the future? If this is the case, i may wait before buying a remote. Thanks for the info Brian

Each package only had the Wii remote and 2 batteries, so I guess it didn't come with Wii play. I just checked Wikipedia and it says Wii play is coming out January 15, 2007 in North America. Already came out everywhere else though. Doh! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Play

I was getting tired of just being able to play against the computer so I guess this is ok. At least my friends can actually play instead of just watching now.

By the way, I picked up Zelda from Target 2 days ago. They had a good 2 racks full of them. I thought people would be fighting over them, but no one even cared. If you need Zelda, maybe your local Target would have them in stock too. Not trying to start a fight or anything, but I feel like this Zelda is way too slow! I was falling asleep trying to gather those monkeys out of the temple yesterday.

[attgig]

man... i feel so left out.... i want a wiii

[BigJon]

man... i feel so left out.... i want a wiii
I'm with ya.

[yippiekiyeh]

I have to say, I'm with the rest of the ppl that have a wii, the graphics are still GC in quality, but the claim to fame is the control system. It's definitely something that makes the games more fun! Zelda is great, then again, I've enjoyed playing all variants of Zelda... just need to share my Mii info to say hello to all my G|A people.

[YellowCoffee]

man... i feel so left out.... i want a wiii

I got my Wii this past Sunday and haven't played Monday-today because I've been sore. Yes, I know that sounds pretty pathetic, but it's the dang Wii bowling I tell you! I need a less active game like Zelda!

BTW, Buy.com has preorders for the Wiimote & Wii Play for 49.99. You CANNOT use google checkout with this because it is a preorder.

I'm waiting for Zelda to become in stock at either ToysRUs.com, Buy.com, or RitzCamera.com so I can use google checkout.

[Jcranmer]

Bowling and baseball are both brutal on your arms.

I *know* you really don't have to put that much effort into the movements, but somehow I always do. :P

[Airencracken]

Bowling and baseball are both brutal on your arms.

I *know* you really don't have to put that much effort into the movements, but somehow I always do. :P

Me too. :D