dearest

I wonder why there isn't any sticky for WII.

Anyway, would someone be so kind to provide me (and those who are interested in getting a WII) some basic information on WII itself. Like what are we supposed to look out for, price range, modification, firmwares, useful sites, etc.

Thanks in advance ya!

P.S. A sticky for recommended games would be very much appreciated too!

perimbean

Well, it all depends on your interests and expectations of the Wii console.

As for sticky, maybe the mods will like to add sticky to some interesting threads.

Maybe you'd like to scroll through all the posts (recent 2008 threads) and see if any item interests you.

Cheers!
perimbean

eriffej

hmm... several issues:

1. purpose
for family? for self? for fitness? do u have the time to play?

2. budget
more budget = more flexibility

3. setup
is ur home oredi full of electronics?

feel free to drop me a call at 94238688 for an explaination.. =)

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dearest

Thanks you guys so much for ur kind help.

Pertaining to eriffej qns..

1. For myself, friends and nephews. So if I don't have time to play I can pass it to my friends.

2. <$450

3. Full of electronics? EHhhh.. How does it define as full of electronics? I don't have a HD tv (wonder does it affects the game play) but I have a sound system so..

Actually I'm just doing my homework on WII before my bf buy it for me at the end of the year. Checking out the price pattern and the packages available now. Hopefully, by the time he gets it for me, the mods will be more stable.

Btw, eriffej do you own a shop selling WII or something like that? o.O

blueroses

haha yeah i'm wondering if I need to buy a 32" lcd tv to go with the Wii. Must I buy a new sound system too? *faint*

BRANI

wii support up to 480p nt sure if hdtv makes a diff

Existing

i'm about to order a Wii. but i heard about people experiencing some lens problem? does this lens problem surface over time or will i be able to detect it on the first day?

bcos i'm thinking of a US set, with one week warranty only.

uh huh..

perimbean

Lens reading issue (hardware) is normally on a case-to-case situation. With proper care, you can use the lens for a long, long time to come. The initial batch of wii consoles (during wii's initial launch have this issue). I guess the current batch of wii consoles are rather safe to buy. Wow! US set for 1 week warranty, why not try getting local set?

Existing

yup. there's a probability that i would be getting a local set too. thanks for info.

uh huh..

Muthulingam

Hi all,
I just bought mine not long ago, a jap set, is there any way i can change the language to english?
I heard from my friend that Wii mods nowadays are like PSPs, whenever there's a new game of a higher version, i need to re mod the console,how true is this?
Help me pls!

perimbean

It's not true...

The wii does not function or behave like a PSP. It's a whole new total different platform from the PSP. Latest wii console firmware 3.3 (E/J/U) blocks the first Twilight hack...

Changing of language from JAP to English, is not possible as yet.

Cheers!

jaslyn76

Hi gals n guys,
I plan to get a wii set also.....But my concern is should i get a mod set?? I scare i brick the set since i am a newbie and hardly knows when should I perform the updates?? any advice??

Btw, if i bought a original game, can I burn it and pass it to someone to play on a original wii set??

eriffej

hmm i'm ultra busy, but i saw that you said "at the end of the year" LOL. by then i dunno what will be changed and unchanged..

there's no need for a super tv as wii's graphics is only 480p. juz have a relatively sized tv so that you need not squint so much when trying to point exactly on the screen... soundwise, good to have, but not a necessity.

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eriffej

once you mod the wii, the only way to unmod it is to unsolder the chip... not like PSP, there's no soft mod option available yet.

so what are you playing on your jap wii?

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Muthulingam

Alright, there's another thing, does it play dvds?

Muthulingam

Hey, when i got the wii, i got Table Tennis from Rockstar, Wii Sports, RE4, PES 2008, Red Steel, Splinter Cell Dbl Agent & Dave Mirra BMX Challenge.
Table Tennis from Rockstar is sweet but Dave Mirra & PES 2008 turns out otherwise
For a person who has PS1, PS2 & PSP, i would say these genres of games would suit better with playstation controllers or I would have to say I am still not used to using Wii controllers.Wat say you?

eriffej

i agree with you on the PES 2008.... felt really stupid to be pointing here and there for passes... haha.

but RE4, Wii Sport, Splinter Cell all are nicer to play on the Wii.. =)

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Existing

i'm thinking of getting a Wii soon. may I know the current price of the local & US sets?

uh huh..

eriffej

local set are also from the US region, but comes with official local warranty and power adaptor. =)

feel free to check out our offers at the marketplace to find out more... =)

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