Detailed Wii Hardware Video
We guess some people were born lucky. IGN’s Matt Casamassina was blessed by Nintendo to place his grubby hands on the Wii. He gives us the lowdown on the Wii hardware and how it’s going to be used.
First, he gives a detailed description of the controllers, the Wiimote and the Nunchuck. The Wiimote seems to look like your average TV remote controller–down to the batteries, only lesser buttons. On the other hand, the nunchuck has only 2 trigger-like buttons and a joystick, just enough for FPS games. The two controllers are connected via-cable; it seems to be long enough for anyone (probably except Shaq and Yao) to play with. The only possible problem we see is that the gamer who’s used to one controller may have to adjust a bit; expect a few days of learning how to use the controllers in unison. Now on to the console.
He talks about the Wii and shows off the console to explain what the front buttons do. He tells the audience about the “mystery flap” which has baffled a lot of game aficionados for a long time, was really an SD Card opening and synchro button. He separates the stand from the console and shows the audience how simple it is. It’s so small that it’s just as large as three DVD cases put together. It can be placed on its side or lie on a flat surface. It’s so light, he only uses one hand to flip it around. He shows an ordinary power plug and compares it to other consoles that had a “brick” as a plug connector. He points out that it has a multi AV out that handles composite, component, and S-Video. For a small thing, it sure does pack a lot.
Here’s some info not included in the video. According to some sources, the Nintendo DS will be used as a controller for Wii games such as Pokemon Battle Revolution. The NDS users with Pokemon Diamond or Pearl can use their monsters to battle on the bigger screen. The DS can also use the Wii as a sort of DS Download Station that will enable one to update or expand NDSgames. For gamer parents distressed about their kids playing Mature labeled games, worry no more. Once programmed to play a particular label rating, the Wii will either continue or stop playing the game. For the moment, these are all still unconfirmed, we’ll only be able to validate these statements once the game console hits the shelves.
The console will be out by November in the States & Japan, and December everywhere else.
Via nmaster64
We guess some people were born lucky. IGN’s Matt Casamassina was blessed by Nintendo to place his grubby hands on the Wii. He gives us the lowdown on the Wii hardware and how it’s going to be used.
First, he gives a detailed description of the controllers, the Wiimote and the Nunchuck. The Wiimote seems to look like your average TV remote controller–down to the batteries, only lesser buttons. On the other hand, the nunchuck has only 2 trigger-like buttons and a joystick, just enough for FPS games. The two controllers are connected via-cable; it seems to be long enough for anyone (probably except Shaq and Yao) to play with. The only possible problem we see is that the gamer who’s used to one controller may have to adjust a bit; expect a few days of learning how to use the controllers in unison. Now on to the console.
He talks about the Wii and shows off the console to explain what the front buttons do. He tells the audience about the “mystery flap” which has baffled a lot of game aficionados for a long time, was really an SD Card opening and synchro button. He separates the stand from the console and shows the audience how simple it is. It’s so small that it’s just as large as three DVD cases put together. It can be placed on its side or lie on a flat surface. It’s so light, he only uses one hand to flip it around. He shows an ordinary power plug and compares it to other consoles that had a “brick” as a plug connector. He points out that it has a multi AV out that handles composite, component, and S-Video. For a small thing, it sure does pack a lot.
Here’s some info not included in the video. According to some sources, the Nintendo DS will be used as a controller for Wii games such as Pokemon Battle Revolution. The NDS users with Pokemon Diamond or Pearl can use their monsters to battle on the bigger screen. The DS can also use the Wii as a sort of DS Download Station that will enable one to update or expand NDSgames. For gamer parents distressed about their kids playing Mature labeled games, worry no more. Once programmed to play a particular label rating, the Wii will either continue or stop playing the game. For the moment, these are all still unconfirmed, we’ll only be able to validate these statements once the game console hits the shelves.
The console will be out by November in the States & Japan, and December everywhere else.
Via nmaster64
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