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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Wii soooooo much better than 360!!(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: kfc469 check out this little movie: [url]http://video.craveonline.com/video/popup_player.php?showVideo=2087[/url] It shows the wii in action. its controller is amazing!!! it isnt the standard controller where you move joysticks to get your character to move. with the wii, you move the whole controller and it registers. i cant wait. i think im gonna have to import mine so i can get it sooner. Posted by: NvidiaDude i definetly agree with this Wii is way better than 360!! thanks for this :cool: Posted by: dartgande In terms of interactivity, yes...in terms of capability...not even in the ball-park of 360/PS3 Posted by: kfc469 but the wii can do everything the 360/ps3 can do, and more. maybe it doesnt have as good of graphics or as fast of a processor, but its features put it on the top of my list Posted by: NvidiaDude PS3 And 360 are not trying to bring you into the game like Wii is doing... i think that is one cool idea so it looks like your the Character in the Game... especially Red Steel... oh man that game is gunna ROCK! Posted by: Jordan Pardy Yeah, the Wii is going to be a great console! :) I plan to purchase one! Posted by: ulater6000 I thought it would be a lot cheaper than the 360, however it is supposed to be only around $50 USD cheaper than the 360. I was hoping more towards $100 USD cheaper. O well. Posted by: NvidiaDude it will cost way less than the 360 anyway Posted by: FrankieG Are people really going to want to play with that controller though? It seems one handed from what I have seen. Kind of a big leap from what is out there. Posted by: Lynch Hung [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by FrankieG [/i] [B]Are people really going to want to play with that controller though? It seems one handed from what I have seen. Kind of a big leap from what is out there. [/B][/QUOTE] Well E3 was proof that people [B]really[/B] wanted to play with the freestyle controller. And yes it is a big leap. That's the point. They are trying to make a gaming experience like no other. Posted by: kpmwrestler I am going to get a Wii when it comes out. Mostly because of the controller, but I have always liked mario, zelda and Nintendo. Will the Wii be able to connect with a ds like the GC with GBA? Posted by: NvidiaDude yeh im pretty sure it could do that if it did that would be my day Posted by: Lynch Hung That is most def gonna be possible Posted by: kpmwrestler Alright. Then I am definitely gonna get the wii. Nintendo systems are more reliable anyways. Posted by: Seria Are you serious? The wii can do that stuff? ...its controller can anyways? I don’t believe that... This is a joke... right? I mean... that’s awesome but... is it real? Posted by: kpmwrestler [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Seria [/i] [B]Are you serious? The wii can do that stuff? ...its controller can anyways? I don’t believe that... This is a joke... right? I mean... that’s awesome but... is it real? [/B][/QUOTE] can it do what stuff? Is what real? Posted by: KefkaIIV Yes, it can. Nintendo is using different ways for people to experience games rather than what Microsoft and Sony are doing. Instead of just enhancing the graphics, the controller and the Wii console have a connection, so the way the controller moves, it affects your in-game play. Red Steel will be probably the most anticipated game. It showed in one of the promotional commercials online, of someone swinging their controller, and displaying on the screen the protagonist blocking a swing from a sword. After everyone laughed at Nintendo, and said that the Wii is the downfall, they will now remember how the Wii was the most played, and anticipated console of E3. It is changing how everyone thinks about gaming. Hopefully people won't be so hard to judge Nintendo as a children company, and realize they are revolutionizing a new generation of gaming. Posted by: kpmwrestler Anyone know where any trailers for red steel are online? Posted by: KefkaIIV [url]http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/redsteel/index.html[/url] [url]http://media.wii.ign.com/media/821/821973/vids_1.html[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjnr9On7jfc[/url] Posted by: kpmwrestler thanks, those are great! It does look like a great game. Posted by: KefkaIIV No problem, and yes, I think many people here are anticipating it. I, personally, am saving up for it, and have been. Although it won't come out until late September I believe... (Not to sure about that), I have been saving since April! Posted by: faek Way to go Nintendo, Your innovation and desire to provide a versitally fun gaming experience distinguishes you from the rest. I love my DS lite and never thought you could pull off a use for 2 screens so well.. can't wait to run around those fields in Twilight Princess... Posted by: Gameboy Looks soo good. I totally wanna get one, I dont really care about the power cause the Wii will have enought for regular people who DON'T have HiDef TV's to see everything on, because thats where most of the power goes on the other systems is into graphics which those diffrences are pretty much only show on a HiDef TV. So why spend the 50-250 extra dollars? Posted by: A-mak the Wii will be great, ps3 stole some motion sensing from them tho :P. There are attachments for the Wii controllers, one is exactly like the gamecube controller, you stick the wii in it.. Another is a joystick that attaches to the bottom of the wii and has a cord you hold it in your other hand. I love the Wii (or wee hehe) I think it will be a great consol with a great controller.. I guess just people who want "uber leet graphics" and are too fat and lazy to get off their couch will go for the ps3/xbox360 Think of this: You have the wii, 2 controllers, a friend over and a sword fight game.. You's could jump around in your living room slashing eachother, seriously how awsome would that be? Posted by: aaronkupen First of all, Sony didn't necessarily STEAL the motion technology from Nintendo. Nintendo didn't really come up with it either, there were some original PS1 controllers that had it, and I'm sure there were some even before that. Besides, the motion is even different because the PS3 can not tell how far away from the system the controller is ... so it's not really the same technology. Secondly, if I am going to play a game... I'm not doing it to get in shape or get off the couch. I want to relax and go ON the couch. Honestly, if I am going to stand there swinging with my controller, I might as well not play the game and do it for real. But in spite of all that, I will get one because the whole presentation intruiges me and I think it will be a pretty good system. Posted by: NvidiaDude i heard tht Red steel uses 4x Anti aliasing howevea u spellt it to stop jaggies and i think 8x AF i think and that Virtual machine looks brilliant Posted by: atomic tofu I don't know...I love nintendo and might get Wii... might all due to not doing HD res in games... Posted by: d0ntcar3 The only problem with the Wii... is that it's named the Wii. I can get over that cause i'm going to put a sticker over where it sais Wii that sais "Revolution," because that was a much better name ;). As much as I would love to get a PS3.... Sony shot themselves with the price. A small group of people are going to pay 600-700 dollars for it.. not counting games/ extra controllers etc. Nintendo screwed up with the gamecube in a lot of ways. It was still a good system with some good games. But made a lot of mistakes with it. But they are doing everything right with the Wii so far. The only thing I'm hoping is they add some more games that aim more towards the people who grew up on nintendo/snes. Posted by: xlargebuddha I love every topic about the Wii because I just can't get enough of it. 1st in line pre-order at gamestop. All paid off can't wait! Posted by: kpmwrestler [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by d0ntcar3 [/i] [B]The only problem with the Wii... is that it's named the Wii. I can get over that cause i'm going to put a sticker over where it sais Wii that sais "Revolution," because that was a much better name ;). [/B][/QUOTE] great idea, I think I will do the same. Posted by: doubledanger The Wii is gonna be the king of this gen's console wars. It's the only system that is truly different. Ps3 and 360 have nothing on the wii. Posted by: n30phYte [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by doubledanger [/i] [B]The Wii is gonna be the king of this gen's console wars. It's the only system that is truly different. Ps3 and 360 have nothing on the wii. [/B][/QUOTE] Th highest resolution it will support is 640x480. Hardly next-gen. It's a Gamecube with a new controller. Pfft. It may be fun but it won't win. It will be third place as usual. Posted by: homerj14 I can careless about Graphics!!!!!!! thats everyones argument always big deal, did you care about graphics when you played Super Nintendo? Posted by: kfc469 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by homerj14 [/i] [B]I can careless about Graphics!!!!!!! thats everyones argument always big dea,l did you care about graphics when you played Super Nintendo?? .... [/B][/QUOTE] I agree. nintendo doesnt really have a history of great graphics which is why i wasnt expecting them. The reason why I think this is going to be so great is because of the controller and the price. Posted by: NvidiaDude [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by kfc469 [/i] [B]I agree. nintendo doesnt really have a history of great graphics which is why i wasnt expecting them. The reason why I think this is going to be so great is because of the controller and the price. [/B][/QUOTE] Definetly agreed maybe theres a slight improvement in graphics from the Gamecube but not much, Nintendo is bright and colourful graphics i definetly love the price and the controller i preordered mine :) Posted by: n30phYte [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by homerj14 [/i] [B]I can careless about Graphics!!!!!!! thats everyones argument always big deal, did you care about graphics when you played Super Nintendo? [/B][/QUOTE] No I didn't care about graphics then. The technology wasn't available to make unbelievable graphics that long ago. Now is a different story though. The technology is readily available and yet again Nintendo decides to skimp on the graphics area of gaming. Sure the gameplay will be fun as usual but sooner or later you have to jump on the HD train if you want to stay in competition. I didn't say they won't be fun to play. I was responding to the quote below. I don't think they will be the king of the "next-gen" console. IMHO, they will end up in third place, as usual, with Sony and MS in a close rae for first. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by doubledanger [/i] [B]The Wii is gonna be the king of this gen's console wars. It's the only system that is truly different. Ps3 and 360 have nothing on the wii. [/B][/QUOTE] Posted by: dawizhacker I'm gona get Wii only to play super smash bro's! That game is gona rock. (Upto 16 People at the same time! INSANE!) Posted by: hillbillybob On the next Gens, I was looking at either a Wii or a 360. After consideration, I've decided to go with a Wii. I want gaming to be fun again, not great looking. When I want the uber graphics (like Halo 3 - and/or others) then I will get it on the PC. If it doesn't come out on the PC, I guess i didn't need it all that bad. I like the games that the 360 has (im a fps/halo fan) but Im ready to branch out, see what else is going on. Time to get back to my roots. Posted by: sarge52 taken from buisnessweek.com [quote]First things first. When you heft the remote controller’s measured weight in your dominant hand and point it at your screen for the first time, it works almost flawlessly out of the box, without calibration. And once you get through the customary name and date set up and click on your first Wii Channels option, it’s amazing how intuitive the whole thing is. What was once an outlandishly wacky concept becomes an obvious one in a second, and you can’t help but wonder why it wasn’t thought of earlier. The Mii Channel is the first place you should visit. Creating a Mii personal avatar is a charming activity, and while the options to create your character are sparse it’s humorous to try to rig the system’s limited option into a caricature of your face. When you’re done, you’re given the option of transferring your Mii to your remote, and doing so is creates a real sense of ownership of that controller. Bringing the console online is the next step in the process, and it is by far the most painful of all the options. It’s not that it’s difficult – it’s almost identical to bringing a DS online, right down to the layout of the interface – but once you do the system will automatically update. Twice. Each of these updates feels like an eternity, though it doesn’t seem like these waits will be particularly frequent after launch. Once you’re online you’ll be asked if you want to link this system to your account at Nintendo’s website. Do so, and it will automatically configure everything. Online Options There’s not a great deal to do online yet. The News and Weather Channels are still inactive, though they’re largely redundant features in markets outside of Japan. The Virtual Console Store is likewise fairly barren – there’s a killer app in Super Mario 64, available off the Nintendo 64 for the first time, but most of the other titles worth playing have been packaged and repackaged multiple times since their original release – the original Legend of Zelda, for example. Still, it provides a solid proof of concept. You can enter a credit card number or the number off a prepaid card to acquire some Wii points, in a convenient exchange rate of one penny per point. From there, selecting a game is a matter of simple clicks, and a short wait while the game downloads – you can’t do anything during this time except play with the load bar, entertainingly retooled as an interactive running Mario. When he collects all the coins your game is ready to play. Nintendo has thought about this experience in its entirety. The Virtual Console works well. Every download comes with a digital game manual, and the emulation seems beyond reproach. The classic controller used for most of these games is a great piece of hardware – it’s a fully featured, comfortable first party control for less than $20 – though its odd placement of the Z button (tiny, and placed in duplicate between the bumpers and the remote connection cable) made some Super Mario 64 moves much more difficult. It’s hardly a big deal, though. Backwards compatibility The GameCube backwards compatibility is likewise perfect, at least in the time we spent with it. In fact, once you put the game in and select the game from the Disc Channel, all additional Wii functionality is disabled, and the system becomes for all intents and purposes just a GameCube. So it’s a nice second life for a console that didn’t get nearly as good as it deserves, and that its library can piggyback on its much more marketable progeny system is a very sweet boon. Of course it’s necessary to mention the pack-in game, Wii Sports, as it’s presence in every Wii box makes it a major part of the experience. The verdict is that it’s definitely fun, though a little bit light on content and mechanic complexity. Which makes it the perfect system introduction, actually – watching your friend’s Mii avatars compete in a series of athletic events in a delight, and as you swing way too dramatically in Baseball or take unnecessary lead-in steps during Bowling your head can’t help but swim with ideas, where the very best minds in our industry could possibly take this setup. It’s also a great party game, with every event in it having at least some charm – though Baseball becomes rather repetitive and Boxing has some issues with control reaction. It’s worth spending time with, so it’s good that we’re all getting it. As for the rest of the games, well, they’re launch games (except for the re-appropriated swansong Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess). But the thing about them is, much like the Nintendo DS’s launch games, even when they weren’t great they still felt important. They felt like they were paving the way for something better. The much greater breadth of the Wii’s launch lineup shoulders this burden as well, so don’t be surprised if the third game in your collection (after Wii Sports and Zelda) is charming, yet awkward. The Wii has had a great launch. It’s inexpensive and easy to acquire, has a solid lineup of genuinely fun games, and even has a killer app. Its network services work well out of the box, its added-value features feel genuinely valuable, and even though the graphics are blurry and low-resolution, it still feels like an elegant, high-tech Japanese machine. There’s plenty to do with it now, but the real reason it feels like its worth the asking cost is the eventual, innovative brilliance this hardware setup can’t help but spawn. In the meantime, come for the Zelda and catch up with the GameCube games you missed. There’s plenty of time to watch this system stretch its long, long legs.[/quote] I'm excited! I enjoy the stunning visual effects that my 360 with DLP HDTV provide me but I really can't wait till I try the WII and the "new gaming" with the neat controller! goosebumps! Posted by: kfc469 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sarge52 [/i] [B]I enjoy the stunning visual effects that my 360 with DLP HDTV provide me[/B][/QUOTE] brag brag brag :) jk Posted by: savagenator umm, Enceup, please be banned and go screw yourself, i wanted to comment on the wii and now you post a porno link with spyware. Go away. anyway the wii is more than i expected, since i dint know about the gamecube backwards compatibility, since i order the twilight princess like ages ago. Posted by: kfc469 I didn't know that it was backwards compatible with the gamecube... that will definitely influence my decision!! Posted by: TheMajor [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Lynch Hung [/i] [B]Well E3 was proof that people [B]really[/B] wanted to play with the freestyle controller. And yes it is a big leap. That's the point. They are trying to make a gaming experience like no other. [/B][/QUOTE] [url]http://www.google.com/search?hs=vrw&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=opera&rls=en&q=sony+like.no.other&btnG=Search[/url] Posted by: kfc469 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by TheMajor [/i] [B][url]http://www.google.com/search?hs=vrw&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=opera&rls=en&q=sony+like.no.other&btnG=Search[/url] [/B][/QUOTE] your point?... Posted by: Amd gt player the best fact abotu wii is its hceaper lower end hardware is a bonus as im shure everyone will have there wii by xmass as nintendo doesnt loose any money on the hardware like m$ and sony des i here the ps3 costs over 1000 bucks to make thats y they only release a few so then peopel can buy games then they make a litle money and sell more consoles and it will go on like that Posted by: baronvongogo The main thing is Nintendo just cant afford to lose money they are just a games company end of, Sony has huge divisions for TV and electronic devices to keep them afloat and Microsoft well we all know them :). Games are not about graphics once you reach real world realism there is know where else to go. The things which will affect how games are played are physics and new control methods to immerse the user into what their playing. Posted by: nitestick sorry about the delay in dealing with the spam guys, the post has been removed and he is banned. thanks for the stack of reports i was sent but i've got about 50+ i'm sifting through at the moment trying to catch up :p Posted by: NvidiaDude the Wii will be a great console for everyone to enjoy i cant wate its more of a motorvation console that keeps you moving rather than sitting down and doing nothing lol Posted by: Danks I have to admit, Nintendo has stepped it up with the Wii. The controls are cool, but not really game breaking, fun a while, but be serious, all the motions gets retarded after awhile. Id buy a Wii if it does come with an option to turn the motion detector joysticks off. It won’t beat Xbox, since the 360 is just an insane console, Xbox Live baby WUT?!? BUT, it will beat out PS, since they took a big dump with the PS3. Nintendo has always catered to the younger less mature crowed, and that has always been their downfall. Motion detection controls... come-on..., Gyromite?!? Posted by: KBlair [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Danks [/i] [B]stuff[/B][/QUOTE]I detect a hint of fanboyism. (As my signature dictates, you may detect the same. :P) Posted by: Danks True, I am a big fan boy of superiority. I was a fan boy of Nintendo with it was superior to Sega. Big fan boy of PS2 when it was better then every other console. Now im just a big fan boy of Xbox 360. vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |