http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/movie/lineup.html

i'm not a video game junkie, but that looks like it might be real fun.

i can only imagine what basketball and football games might be like, with that remote control thing.

Call me lazy, but I would rather push buttons while playing video games than actually having to physically move my controller around.

Call me lazy, but I would rather push buttons while playing video games than actually having to physically move my controller around.

that is pretty lazy :D

but seriously, i think the games have to really be compelling enough to overcome the "i feel stupid waving the controller around" thoughts.

remember the Powerglove from the old NES? :cool:

http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/nes/peripherals/images/powerglove.jpg

Yeah, all those peripherals were terrible. Robby the robot, the light gun, the glove, and other crap that I can't think of failed miserably.

Yeah, all those peripherals were terrible. Robby the robot, the light gun, the glove, and other crap that I can't think of failed miserably.

i remember robbie the robot........that Gyromite game was pretty fun back then, lol.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/44/Gyromite.gif/200px-Gyromite.gif

i used to always cheat and just push the buttons on teh other controller [smilie=sad3.gif]

The light gun didn't fail, that's why its been recreated on every console since. The others simply didn't work or didn't do anything worthwhile and deserved to crash and burn. The glove didn't work anything like consumers hoped, you ended up just using it like a controller stapled to your arm.

what about the powerpad? endless hours of joy for me.

i dont plan on getting a new system, but if the wii gets great reviews i'd probably pick that up.

i do think its a concern about moving the controller around. maybe it wont get tiring, but it might get repetitive and boring.

i think it opens alot of doors, though. like, maybe it'll be a steering wheel for mario kart and fzero, that would be cool.

for some games it will be awesome, for others i hope they come out with a controller. theres also talk of a VR helmet that will also have IR sensors on it. i read in one article a while back that you will be able to scan an area of a room onto the wii, and make your own games on the wii. so from what i gather, you could scan part of your livingroom in and make a game where monsters pop out from behind your tv, couch, table, etc. that would be pretty fun because if you see the couch in VR, and need to dodge a monster, you could actually jump on the couch lol

for some games it will be awesome, for others i hope they come out with a controller. theres also talk of a VR helmet that will also have IR sensors on it. i read in one article a while back that you will be able to scan an area of a room onto the wii, and make your own games on the wii. so from what i gather, you could scan part of your livingroom in and make a game where monsters pop out from behind your tv, couch, table, etc. that would be pretty fun because if you see the couch in VR, and need to dodge a monster, you could actually jump on the couch lol There will be. You'll also be able to turn the wireless remote on it's side and use it as a controller.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6232/800pxwiiclassiccontrollerrc9.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6232/800pxwiiclassiccontrollerrc9.jpg)

That's just a prototype, but you get the idea.

I liked this one better, did they scap it?

http://www.kfj.f2s.com/revolution-controller-2.jpg

I liked this one better, did they scap it?

http://www.kfj.f2s.com/revolution-controller-2.jpg
I haven't heard anything about it recently, but the one I showed was clearly meant for the Virtual Console. I imagine they'll keep that GC/N64 style one around for people who prefer it.

I liked this one better, did they scap it?

[image snipped]That was a mockup by IGN of what the classic/shell controller might look like. The Classic controller is the actual product. I've also heard rumors that the Classic has clips on the back to hook on the main remote. Anyway, if you have a GameCube controller at home, I think that can be used with Virtual Console games and other retail products (like the next Super Smash Bros.)

I think that now, with the Wii remote technology, something like the Power Glove wouldn't be a bad idea. Especially two of them with a boxing game...

Either way, I'm picking up a Wii on day one.

i'm really pumped to see the games that developers will come up with on the Wii. the graphics race between playstation and xbox never really interested me. i'm glad nintendo's being innovative with this console generation.

i definitely won't get the system when it's first released, but maybe when Nintendo makes its first price drop.

That was a mockup by IGN of what the classic/shell controller might look like. The Classic controller is the actual product. I've also heard rumors that the Classic has clips on the back to hook on the main remote. Anyway, if you have a GameCube controller at home, I think that can be used with Virtual Console games and other retail products (like the next Super Smash Bros.)

I think that now, with the Wii remote technology, something like the Power Glove wouldn't be a bad idea. Especially two of them with a boxing game...

Either way, I'm picking up a Wii on day one.

I didn't know it was a mockup and I had forgotten about the 4 Game Cube controller ports that are supposed to be on the system, thanks.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14833055/
Nintendo Wii to hit U.S. stores Nov. 19
Video-game giant says successor to GameCube will cost $250


NEW YORK - Nintendo Co. announced Thursday that its Wii game console will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 19 for $250, hoping that like its plucky game character Mario, it will be able to take on the gorillas of the market: rival products from Sony and Microsoft.The Wii, which is about the size of a large paperback book, is both cheaper and smaller than Sony Corp.'s much-awaited PlayStation 3, which launches just two days earlier with $500 and $600 models.
The Wii (pronounced "wee") is the successor to Nintendo's GameCube, the third-best selling console of its generation after the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox. Nintendo's Game Boy and DS are dominant in the market for portable game machines, but the company hasn't been a market leader in consoles since the early 1990s.

The company had promised to launch the Wii sometime in the last quarter of this year. By bringing it out on time, it's avoiding Sony's embarrassing PlayStation 3 delays.
The Wii breaks the mold of console controllers: It's a slim wand that communicates the user's movements wirelessly to the main machine. Nintendo demonstrated a bowling game in which the player swings the wand like he's throwing a ball down the lane. The wand relies in part on a sensor bar that needs to be installed, with tape or other means, on the front of the TV set, adding somewhat to the complexity of the setup. WTF? Tape?


Nintendo hopes the innovative controller, small size, low price and popular game franchises like Mario Brothers and Zelda will recruit new players to console gaming.
"The next step in gaming is bringing gaming to the masses," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.
Nintendo plans to ship 4 million Wii units this year, with the largest share going to the Americas. By comparison, Sony expects to ship only 2 million PlayStation 3 units this year.

In a somewhat unusual move for the launch of a Japanese product, the Wii will go on sale in Japan two weeks after the U.S. launch.
"The release date is clearly a stab at Sony," said Ricardo Torres, editor at GameSpot.com. He believes Nintendo feels it can count on a positive reception in Japan, where its portable game players far outsell Sony's rival PSP.



Fils-Aime dismissed the notion that the release date had anything to do with Sony, saying the reason for the earlier launch is that the U.S. holiday shopping season starts before Japan's.
Nintendo is taking a gamble by putting out a console less powerful than the Xbox 360, which has been on the market since last year. The PlayStation 3 also will far surpass the Wii in rendering games in high-resolution, realistic graphics.
"We have a different paradigm for what turns on the consumer," Fils-Aime said. "If you want power, frankly, you're going to go somewhere else."
In particular, the Wii won't render high-definition video output. It's limited to a resolution slightly higher than that of standard TV. Nintendo is betting that HDTVs are still not common enough to be a major factor for people buying a game console. (That doesn't sound like a good theory)

However, some other features of the Wii will match the "big" consoles. It will be able to access the Internet if the user has a wireless network in the home, or buys an optional wired adapter. Through the connection, the user can retrieve weather and news reports, and download earlier games for earlier Nintendo consoles like "Donkey Kong." Those games will cost between $5 and $10.
Nintendo plans to provide games that let players connect to other players online, but none of the approximately 30 titles that will launch this year will have online play.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html
US Wii Price, Launch Date Revealed
The news we've all been waiting for.



September 13, 2006 - (This story has been updated with new and clarified information from Nintendo's North American presentation.)
Nintendo fans finally have a price and release date for the company's new generation console, Wii. The Big N has officially announced that the system will hit retail in North and South America for $249.99 on November 19. The New York Times initially published the story and seems, in fact, to have beaten Nintendo Co. Ltd with the news. Nintendo's Wii console will come packaged with one Wii remote, one nunchuck attachment, an AC Adapter, an audio/video cable, a sensor bar, sensor bar stand, a Wii console stand, and two batteries. The US package will also come bundled with a copy of Wii Sports, a compilation sports game that best shows off the mechanics of the system's unique controller. Wii Sports features tennis, baseball, golf, and previously-unannounced bowling and boxing games.
Nintendo said it would provide Wii owners with more than 25 unique games this year.

Wii's much-talked-about Virtual Console download service, which enables gamers to purchase classic games, will offer a library of some 30 titles by the end of the year. Titles will include entries from the Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong franchises, Nintendo said. Virtual Console games will cost between $5 and $10 each. Specifically, Nintendo Co. Ltd. announced that Virtual Console games would cost 500 yen ($5), 800 yen ($8) or 1,000 yen ($10); we're presuming these prices are for NES, SNES, and N64 games respectively.

The Big N confirmed that it would charge $49.99 for its new Wii games, which is $10 cheaper than the cost of typical Xbox 360 titles. (Please note that this price is for first-party games; prices have not been announced for third-party Wii games -- publishers are free to set their own prices on Wii titles.)


Nintendo revealed that Wii's various controllers would be available to buy separately at launch. The Wii remote will cost $39.99; the nunchuck $19.99 and the classic controller about $20.

In a surprise announcement, Nintendo said that it wanted to make Wii a living room centerpiece by shipping the system with features outside of the videogame realm. Wii will include a photo channel, enabling users to display their digital photos through the console. It will also boast regularly updated news and weather channels. In addition, the Opera browser will be available for the system, enabling users to access the web with the console.


One of the channels available on Wii is called the "Mii Channel." Here, players can customize avatars by selecting from a variety of face shapes, hair styles, color schemes, and so on. The hook is that these avatars can not only be stored on the console itself, they can also be transferred to the Wii remote itself -- presumably so players can easily access their personalized characters and take them with them when playing against friends.


Sony recently announced that it would ready 400,000 PS3s in North America and another 100,000 in Japan for the system's launch. Nintendo said it plans to ship 4 million Wii units worldwide by the end of the year.
Nintendo will launch Wii in Japan on December 2 of this year for 25,000 yen, the company revealed. North America will get the system first.
Nintendo of Japan has added an amazing breakdown of the Wii's various interfaces to its overseas website (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/presentation/index.html). Everything is in Japanese, but the videos speak for themselves. Readers can check the site directory for a 14-page walkthrough of the system's ambitious features. Included in the list of options are demonstrations of the weather forecast, Mii, and photo channels. The forecast launches a virtual globe that can be spun in any direction. In the photo channel, users can load hundreds of their favorite photos and edit them in real-time. It's possible to message friends with Mii character profiles and to send pictures in messages. And the videos demonstrate surfing the Web with Wii's Opera browser. These are absolute must-see videos.

kinda sucks that the IR sensor will have to be 'taped', or on a stand as the second article implies. the really early previews i saw had the sensor on the Wii itself, which sounds like a better idea to me. also sounds like a lot of the pre-preview stuff i saw wont be available... dvd burner, making games, VR helmet. at least it is cheap, and i bet it wont have issues like microsoft and sony initially do rushing their systems out the door.

That VR helmet vid was a fake btw. It was done well though.

I just watched that Wii preview video for the first time, and I gotta admit, I'm really feeling it. I seriously got a big smile on my face watching that cat swing the controller and hit a homerun out of the park. Awesome!

I said I was going to be an exclusive 360 gamer, but I see now that I will own every system on the market again. It may take me a little more time to round up all of them this gen though. ($$$$$$$$)

I said I was going to be an exclusive 360 gamer, but I see now that I will own every system on the market again. It may take me a little more time to round up all of them this gen though. ($$$$$$$$)

Yeah, same here. Fucking money.

Anybody buy, or play the Wii? I'm really interested.

Not yet, damnit, not yet. I want to get my hands on one.

havent tried it, but the controller scares me.

I want to know how it is too. If Im getting anything its a Wii.

Smashed a Wii too. I didn't even watch it, just posting it to be ... fair?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdVYnn1CTVs


Anyway, reviews for Zelda TP are definately getting me excited. The controller has me stoked.

Edit: Extra controllers (Wiimotes + nunchuck) is fucking expensive.

Smashed a Wii too. I didn't even watch it, just posting it to be ... fair?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdVYnn1CTVs


Anyway, reviews for Zelda TP are definately getting me excited. The controller has me stoked.

Edit: Extra controllers (Wiimotes + nunchuck) is fucking expensive.

I guess the "Wii specific" stuff feels rushed and added on late just to be able to use the Wiimote, but regardless the reviews are great and I'm really interested.

Man, the more I see and read about it, I reeeeeeally want a Wii. I saw the all Wii episode of X-play today and it just looks sooooo much fun to play. It's something completely innovative and a new way to play video games. I guess Madden is very playable on the Wii and got a better review than the 360 and PS3 versions. Zelda looks phenomenal, Wii sports looks like a blast, Excitetruck is tons of fun, and the options for games on this system is endless. This is the excitement for a next-gen system I'm looking for. This will be bought very soon.

http://i1.tinypic.com/mkaetw.jpg

^^ LOL, is that real?

i'm sure it'd be real fun, i'd be too embarassed to show anyone that!

That Zelda setup looks badass!! My friends and I were joking though, about people driving by your house and seeing you in the window sword-fighting. Gonna have to keep the blinds closed for that one.

^^ LOL, is that real?

i'm sure it'd be real fun, i'd be too embarassed to show anyone that!

I don't think it's real. I think they're just trying to show what the game experience will be like.

Yeah, the more I look around, the more I want a Wii. I wasn't planning on buying anything for a while but the Wii is moving up my priority list quickly.

the Wii is definitely a lot of fun to play.

Nintendo is going to make a killing... off all of the replacement controllers they are going to sell 'cause some dumbass ate a pizza and didn't wipe the grease from his hands before swinging for a home run.

Yeah, the more I look around, the more I want a Wii. I wasn't planning on buying anything for a while but the Wii is moving up my priority list quickly.


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My thoughts exactly. I might not be able to wait until Christmas.

i didnt want to buy another system, but im going to buy a wii. sooner than later.

i want to see some great first person shooters and racing games come out for it. i'd think those would be the games most benefitted.

mariokart+online+wii remote is going to be awesome.

http://www.ps3seeker.com/wii/

http://nexgenwars.com/images/wii_forum2.jpg
http://nexgenwars.com/images/ps3_forum2.jpg

As much as I like Wii over PS3, those sales have a lot to do with availability. There are not 1 mil PS3s to buy. Whats up with all the stories of people accidentally throwing the Wii controller and breaking their TV? You just gotta be stupid to pull that one off, sweaty hand or not.

Most definately it has a ton to do with units ready to be sold. So those numbers shouldn't be used as a popularity mark.

But as far as things like market share and success with the next generation systems having a product out and in large enough numbers is simply one more thing you have to do right.

It should also be noted that the GameCube did well at launch also which clearly didn't mean much for its dominance in the previous generation of consoles.

Also, the 360 is up to like 8 million sold so neither competitor is close in sales simply by launch success alone.

Yeah, 8 mil in a year sounds pretty good. I havent bothered to look... are Wiis sitting in stores or are they pretty much sold out too?

Well Nintendo says its shipping 200,000 Wiis a week and will have shipped 4 million by the end of the year so they shouldn't be hard to find. And if they are on schedule then based on those sold numbers there are plenty left.

I was at Toys R Us the other day and they appeared to have plenty (like 10).

Yeah, 8 mil in a year sounds pretty good. I havent bothered to look... are Wiis sitting in stores or are they pretty much sold out too?

I haven't seen one in a store yet, and I've been lookin'. I like the news that Fool just posted though. If I don't get one for Christmas, I'll have one the day after.

ten wii's or the protection sets going for 35 that look like they'd be the system's?

i'll admit it, im intrigued, and im getting one as soon as i can afford it, which is in 3 paychecks.

but from what i hear, people still wait in line for some shipments to arrive, which is why im skeptical that you saw 10 at a store... though it is possible.

that 4 mil is worldwide though, not us.

BULLSHIT! If Wallmart had gotten 10 Wiis I would have gotten one, but no they only get 9[smilie=banghead.gi:

Why do they have to make these things so hard to get!?

ten wii's or the protection sets going for 35 that look like they'd be the system's?

i'll admit it, im intrigued, and im getting one as soon as i can afford it, which is in 3 paychecks.

but from what i hear, people still wait in line for some shipments to arrive, which is why im skeptical that you saw 10 at a store... though it is possible.

that 4 mil is worldwide though, not us.
4 mill is worldwide but North America is supposed to see a million of those.
http://ibloggedthis.com/2006/09/24/1-million-nintendo-wii-consoles-for-north-america-at-launch/

The Wii tracker shows plenty of stores that claim to have up to 10 or more in stock so I'm pretty sure I saw two disheveled shelves with about ten Wii console boxes on them. Now I didn't go up and shake them or anything so they could have been display or something but I would guess you should be able to get a unit with any amount of real effort. Maybe I'll stop by that store again tonight and see if I was duped or not.

Wizzle if that's a true story, sorry to hear it.

Wizzle if that's a true story, sorry to hear it.

true story and it happened this morning. I walked in behind the kid that got the ninth and last one.

theyre still going for $400 + on ebay, so im dubious. though if it is true, and you have some (alot) of money laying around, you could make some serious bank.

I played the Wii...it wasn't this intense. FUCKING HILARIOUS!

People are retarded.


Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd. has some cautionary advice for players of its Wii video game console: when waving the controller, use the wrist strap, keep your palms dry and, whatever you do, don't let go.

The Wii has been pitched as a cheap alternative to pricier machines from Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp., but some gamers complain they are facing unexpected costs after losing their grip on the console's remote control and smashing their televisions and other appliances.

Wii games are played with a motion-sensing controller that is waved, swung and twisted to direct the on-screen action.

Although the controller comes with a wrist strap, reports of damage caused by snapping straps have been cropping up on video game Web sites.

There is even one site, Wiihaveaproblem.com, dedicated to chronicling tales of Wii-related carnage. On Wednesday, the site's damage toll included reports of 13 broken straps, 7 televisions and 2 laptop computers.

In an e-mail sent to Wii customers and posted on various Web sites on Wednesday, Nintendo said extreme motion could snap the strap by causing players to lose their grip on the remote.

Copies of the e-mail were posted on sites such as Joystiq.com, and a company spokesman confirmed it was authentic.

"Hold the remote securely and avoid excessive motion during game play. If your hands become moist, stop and dry your hands," the company recommended.

Nintendo also cautioned players to stay at least 3 feet away from the TV and to make sure people and objects were safely outside their range of motion.

Last week, Nintendo America chief Reggie Fils-Aime told Reuters that many gamers were using big, sweeping motions where smaller ones would do.

"We literally have consumers letting go of the remote like you do a bowling ball. You can't do that!" Fils-Aime said of a bowling game in its "Wii Sports" title.

Link (http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-12-07T013654Z_01_N06463450_RTRUKOC_0_US-NINTENDO.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-technologyNews-2)

Obviously all these people are stupid, and judging by the site a decent amount were drunk. FTR you can buy gel-like casings for the controller that provide less slippage, and more comfort, for cheap.

I didn't get it until I heard it.

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I played the Wii...it wasn't this intense. FUCKING HILARIOUS!

People are retarded.


Yeah, that's a joke... I guess it's possible to do while bowling but even that is a stretch... You not only have to let go but have to have the strap break as well.

It's a lot of fun guy's.. I'd definitly recomend it

I saw some video of a bunch of the broken tv sets on the news.

Hilarious.

I finally got a Wii. Moodini and I got in line a little bit befor 4:00am at Target and got numbers 15 and 16 of the 18 that the store got in (we both would not have gotten one if the three kids that got there at midnight fell asleep in their car till 5:00am). So far, this thing is really fun and well worth the wait.
The technology of it really almost freaks you out.

My GF's mom just bought one for her (GF's) dad. Xmas present. Too bad they live about an hour and a half away. We're hoping he gets bored with it after a month or so, he is a pretty giving guy so there is hope.