Wii Wii Wii all the way home!

[Fat Tone]

This little pig finally managed to reserve a Wii from Argos
I have just enough vouchers from Christmas (well, me and the kids do) to get it.
I think I'll be "working from home" tomorrow

What else should I definitely get? It will be a family thing so extra controllers I guess.

[Mehen]

Wii Sports on its own is excellent

Despite not getting stellar ratings, Excite Truck is pretty decent. Stay away from the FPSs, I have Call of Duty, don't like it at all (its a little on the hard side, but its the cutscenes that really bother me, can't skip them and they take up 30% of the game...).

Zelda is good. Trauma Centre is apparently really good, I am thinking of picking it up.

[Claymonkey]

Hard to go wrong with Super Monkey Ball as a family experience.

[Fat Tone]

Got it this morning (I upset the Argos guy because he wanted it for himself and I beat him to the reservation by seconds!)

Haven't spent more than a couple of minutes on it yet. It connects to my wifi perfectly though.

[schmosef]

be careful with it: link

[Fat Tone]

LOL, got to laugh at Captain Flash

Now for this afternoon I have to choose:

1) go to the tip and then go remove a friend's virus
or
2) finish an experiment that needs tidying (aka work)
or
3) Wii wii wii all the way home...

[VJ]

Haven't spent more than a couple of minutes on it yet. It connects to my wifi perfectly though.

What functionality does it offer over the network?
(media streaming from a PC? or is it only for multiplayer?)


Jörg

[Fat Tone]

Just seems (so far) to be access to Nintendo services over the 'net. There's a weather channel, a news channel, and a shop where you can spend points from vouchers and download older games. I'm expecting web browsing via Opera too when I get back to it.
Edit: theres an online photo gallery feature too.

[az]

Tabbed browsing on the Wii: http://www.wiiminder.com/

[Fat Tone]

Thanks for the wiiminder Az.

I just won a remote+nunchuck for £32. That would cost £45 here, if they could be found!
It probably won't be long before I'm posting a simillar story to the one Schmo linked to

[Paddy]

should have said matey - i would have given you one.
Zelda is worth the money, although i did feel that the nunchuk controls were added in as an after thought.

Andrea stil has 'Wii shoulder'...

[Mehen]

Super Paper Mario!!!!!!!!!

http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/super-paper-mario-/771383p1.html

apparently looks quite promising

[Jessterw]

should have said matey - i would have given you one.
Zelda is worth the money, although i did feel that the nunchuk controls were added in as an after thought.

Andrea stil has 'Wii shoulder'...

That's because they sort of were, but less so than some of the other 3rd-party games out there that exactly that.


Super Paper Mario does appear to be an excellent title. Now if they'd just get around to the next Mario Kart game

[Marshmallowman]

yup, video streaming and playing video from sd cards...it needs to be converted to just the right format apart fomr that that its not bad played throug component video

http://www.redkawa.com/videoconverters/wiivideo9/

I am waiting for someone to add something so I can connect a hdd to the usb port

[Ali]

One game that I think should be on the 'Must have' list it 'Rayman Raving Rabbits'. Its family safe, but also great fun in itself.

I would agree that fps dont work. Im a fps junky, so bought 'Red Steel' Only played 2 minutes before giving up.

Another fun game, but one that isnt must have is Smooth Moves. I think it would be better with a few drinks first. It can be very fun though.