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The Wii Thread! (pg. 13)
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For those of you with wireless connections, your Wii should have the cool glowing blue effect today...time to update!
No huge changes with firmware 3.0, but its nice to see Nintendo is still tweaking things to make the more user friendly..
Wii Channels
- Digital Clock added to the Wii Menu right under the channel bar
- Forecast Channel now displays the current condition directly in the Wii Menu in the Forecast Channel box
- News Channel can now show 2 scrolling headlines at a time in the Wii Menu, 3 when you click on the button
- Message Board now has the "Today's Accomplishments" message as a white message which allows it to stand out from other messages
- Address Book entries can now be shifted around using A+B but only to empty spaces.
- Calendar in Message Board no longer shows "Today's Accomplishment"
- Scrolling messages in the Message Board now uses a different sound
Wii Shop Channel
- New Welcome screen detailing 4 Recommended Titles and the points they cost. The title bar can be clicked on to bring up a list of 20 recommended games.
- Titles You've Downloaded was moved to the main shop menu
- New ways to browse
- Popular Titles
- Newest Additions remains the same
- Search for a title using partial names
- Search by Category
- Search by Publisher
- Search by Genre
- System shows the different systems and how many titles have been released under each
And the biggest update of the day...WAVE RACE 64 is now on the Virtual Console!!
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| iammesol |
kickass
but i just realized i've had mine unplugged for more than a month :toothless |
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| loconet |
| Some USB Keyboards now also work in the Messages section as well. |
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| netroM |
| You forgot to add that homebrew-stuff doesn't work anymore after you update :) |
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| chach |
| Cant wait for madden w00t. |
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| Capitalizt |
Guys I can't recommend Waverace enough...It's unbelievably good...and just so damn fun to play. The waves feel PERFECT! There is nothing like bouncing around and making sharp turns in a choppy ocean. The physics of this game were way ahead of their time. Great water effects, great course design, and great controls.
Go download it!
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| chach |
| lol I want to but i played that game so much on 64 it wont be... ahhh it im gonna get it later :p |
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Nintendo Planning New Game Downloads for 2008
Titles expected to cost below $10.
by Anoop Gantayat
August 17, 2007 - Nintendo's game download service for the Wii has so far consisted of classic games from older consoles like the NES, Genesis and TurboGrafx. That's about to change, according to a report from Nikkei.
The Japanese news service reports today that Nintendo will begin offering new games for download at the beginning of 2008. Initially, the downloadable titles will focus on puzzle and edutainment genres. Eventually, Nintendo will expand to action games and larger productions.
In addition to its own internal productions, Nintendo will also act as a publisher for games from smaller developers. The Nikkei report did not mention how third party publishers would fit into the download program.
Pricing for downloadable titles is expected to be below 1,000 yen (approximately $8).
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Whoa! Didn't know there was a Wii thread here.
I've been long gone from forums since Wii launch, got mine firs day!
I'm glad there are some trancers here who also own Wii.
Wii Number: 2646 0430 6265 2527
Name: Roth Sothy or RS Trax
Also, I'd like to help by submitting news and updates on the Wii that I've collected myself.
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Okay, earlier within the week, we all were celebrating the fact that Wii has now caught up to XBox360's sales, no surprise there 'cause it's bound to happen, and are now racing head to head.
This graph shows total console sales from the launch of the 360.
The Nintendo Wii has officially sold 10,680,000 consoles in less then 9 months after it's launch on November 19th, 2006. The Wii surpassed the Microsoft Xbox 360 (which has been on the market for a year and 9 months) and nearly tripling the PS3.
Here's a proper breakdown: VGChartz
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Today's Virtual Console Update!
You’ve longed for it, you’ve begged for it and now it's finally here. Nintendo's Month of Metroid continues with today's release of the ultra-classic Super Metroid® for the Super NES®. It's one of the many teasers to wet your appetite in advance of the Aug. 27 release of Metroid® Prime 3: Corruption for Wii™. You have a full week to dive into Super Metroid and explore the other great new games added to the Wii Shop Channel: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master™ and Neutopia.
  
Super Metroid
Super NES
1 player
rated E for Everyone - Mild Violence
800 Wii Points
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_metroid
Shinobi II: Return of the Ninja Master
Sega Genesis
1 player
rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence
800 Wii Points
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinob...he_Ninja_Master
Neutopia
TurboGrafx16
1 player
rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence
600 Wii Points
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia
More info and gameplay previews @ www.wii.com
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Continuing on with Metroid Month, if you guys don't know yet, there's a Metroid Prime 3 Preview channel available for free download where you can view gameplay videos of the upcoming game. Two new videos have been added today. Be sure to check them out when you get the chance!
Also, you may test out the Metroid Prime 3 Demo at your local Gamestop/EB Games stores.
We've got another full week until the future masterpiece arrives. If you can't wait and want to spoil yourselves, you may find some real gameplay footage on YouTube, 'cause 1up crew has gotten a hold of the game earlier in the week before everyone else.
By the way just to show off some Metroid pride, earlier last week I bought myself a Metroid T-shirt; New in stock @ Hot Topic:
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According to Datel staff, the new Action Replay for the Wii will not be usable online. Even if hackers make codes designed for online, it will not work. This will most likely come as a relief to Action Replay haters out there, and it will make online much more fair and fun. The release date for the Action Replay Wii is also delayed, and the new release date is February 1st, 2008.
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New Brain Age 2+DSLite Crimson/Onyx Bundle:
It's a cool new color in the DS line. The bundle all together will cost $149.99 and hits stores around August 21st (tomorrow!).
If you're lucky, I read that BestBuy has a mistake of having fully red DSLites rather than a combo with Onyx black. So if you stumble upon it, don't return it cause it's very RARE~! \:D/
"The top half of the new Nintendo DS sports a smooth, glossy Crimson, reminiscent of a dangerous shade of lipstick or a cherry-red sports car. The bottom is a matte black – an Onyx yin that complements the Crimson yang."
"Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day is the sequel to the smash-hit original that got baby boomers and seniors playing and redefined the concept of what video games could be. This new title includes 15 fun new activities designed to help users exercise their brains. It challenges players in areas like math, memorization and even music."
Though there's been no release date for the UK.
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Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
Producer of EA Canada, Matt Tomporowski, spoke with IGN about the upcoming Medal of Honor sequel about "Action Gestures" being a "huge part of the game". One such gesture will allow players to reload their shotgun by pumping the Nunchuk in a manner typical of that weapon. "We also have the bazooka which is of course a shoulder mounted weapon, so in-game you actually lift the Wii Remote up to your shoulder to engage the weapon," Tomporowski said of another action gesture. "When you fire it, you hear the rocket launching out of the chamber through the Wii remote speaker right next to your ear."
Up to 32 players will be able to compete online in the Wii version of Heroes 2, but no offline multiplayer will be available, allow players to "quickly and easily jump in and out of the online action anytime, default game preferences, but more experienced gamers will also have options for number of players per map, usable weapons and more, support of the Wii Zapper peripheral to both single and multi-player campaign. Heroes 2 will utilize EA's online service rather than Nintendo's Friend Code system, no voice chat but rather "quick chats" that "can quickly send important, audible, tactical messages to other members of your team in team based games."
Expected this fall.
Full interview here
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Now onto Super Smash Bros. Brawl!
There's a new Stickers system, Yes the kinds that you put on your notebook or skateboard, that you'll be able to collect throughout the game. With stickers, you'll have an easier chance of gaining your trophies.
Princess Peach is back in Brawl.
Link's Special Attacks: his moves from the previous Smash Bros' are present in Brawl, now updated to Gale Boomerang which sends enemies hovering off the ground for a bit, his Hero's Bow+arrow, Bombs, and charge-up sword Spin Attack. All that, and Clawshot which'll be used to perform life-saving tether recovery by aiming at available ledges.
Samus will be able to perform tether recovery also with her whip.
www.smashbros.com
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I guess that's all the writing for today, I gotta get going.
Catch up on all my previous Wii News & Updates @ my Xanga blog
See you guys next week when Metroid Prime 3 hits shelves! \:D/
[Edit] Btw, you guys think I should continue posting here or create my own thread?
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