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07/16/09
07/16/09
A new game comes home, then it gets installed on my HDD where it loads faster and my disks are secure.
Plus, the interface for loading USB games is pretty great now!. Too bad some stuff doesn't yet work, like some of the Wii connect 24 features.
07/16/09
that said, either way id have the blue light off. its not liike i didnt like it, or minded the lack of messages anyway (heh), but ive read too much saying the residual heat wiiconnect24 creates can damage the system, despite its low voltage at that point, to justify leaving it on. either way, good for nintendo to have a patch ready.
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To find out your email, you just need your friend code.
It's w[friend code inserted here]@wii.com
07/15/09
Am I the ONLY one who uses the console the way it was intended? Sure seems like it right now...
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people that say the Wii sucks may not know what video games are.
if they did, and they didn't think the Wii had good games, then they either weren't looking hard enough, or they were too insecure to play something that wasn't in HD.
...which I guess is why the PS2 sucks?? oh no? well, I don't think so either. funny.
07/15/09
Homebrew channel is the only real way to be able to play legitimate games purchased from another region on the Wii now that the Freeloader's been deliberately broken, unless you install a modchip, which is illegal in many countries.
07/15/09
Admittedly, depending on release schedules, sometimes the PS3 or PC takes more of my time, but that's just the way things are.
And hell, I'll admit it. I am SUPER excited for Wii Sports Resort. It's got full 100 pin bowling. Not just a one off, but 10 frames of 100 pins each turn. I will gladly pay $50 for that.
It might not match up with something like Infamous or Overlord, but dammit, it's fun and sometimes that's all that matters.
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@atomicstrawberry: Good point. I suspect you're in a minority, though - most of the people I know that use it for homebrew don't use it for imports.
07/16/09
I can see the appeal in it to those who enjoy tinkering with software, but I marvel at things simply functioning.
My PSP stays happily not hacked, and my Wii is normal. The only thing I am considering is putting a larger hard drive in my PS3 as that is practical and rapidly becoming necessary.
07/16/09
No, out in the real world, especially here in Europe and UK, people are just like you, and half the "Wii dust" people are just full of bull I'd guess. They dare not run against the popular theme here, but hey, peer pressure is tough for kids, at least, without a girlfriend.
I got the blue light, and updated immediately. Why not, it's not running homebrew. For that kind of thing, I've got dedicated hardware. My wife and kids will update the other 2 Wii units in the family later, pending Wii Sports Resort deliveries. :-)
For me, in Europe, most of my well paid mature professional colleagues with families (30-50 age group) have a Wii now, for them as well as the family. Same with friends. (One single colleague has an Xbox 360 too, and one has a PS3 Blue-Ray player for his family lounge too.)
Another colleague bought a Wii with Tiger Woods and Wii Motion+ at the weekend. The catalyst? Wii Motion+. He'd be planning it, but since he just got into golf, he got it. He went for a nice (Media Markt) bundle. He updated on connection, no doubt he will have done so today, something else to discuss over coffee.
I had to hope the update would make the Wii and DSi menus even more similar, since 2 of my 4 kids are lining up to get themselves a DSi upgrade since I got mine. (Still got that black DS Lite with the 9ct gold skin, thanks for the GBA port.)
07/16/09
Hey I love my Wii, and I use it all the time. I have homebrew on it for things like running import games, for example WSR.
07/16/09
Everybody I know that does still use their Wii has the Homebrew Channel. Otherwise, their Wii systems might as well just be there for show, draining away residual energy.
It's just a fact of life as far as I'm concerned. If I had the Homebrew Channel, I might still have my Wi. I just didn't want to take the risk (slim as it may be) of bricking my Wii, or having to send my Wii in for repairs again and Nintendo finding such things.
07/16/09
I use mine 100% legit, but i'm old-school and gainfully employed, so I have no reason to mod mine. I even turn mine on more than once in a blue moon.
It's the PS3 that sucks.
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And I'm gonna get Wii Sports Resort.
But mine's not glowing blue!
07/15/09
It seems kind of strange that they do an entire firmware update for the console to fix one game though. Does the Wii not do patches for specific games like the 360 does?
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It's still pretty cool, though, I must admit. While it pisses me off occasionally, I can't bring myself to turn that function off.
07/15/09
FOUND IT: http://hackmii.com/2009/02/why-the-wii-will-never-get-any-better.../
There's no OS running in the background like on the PS360.
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Incidently, watch .REC. Scared the crap out of me. Granted, that could be the port talking...