Ten random Wii tidbits

As that most awaited event of finally having the Wii rest in our living rooms (not really rest…), we just simply want to get more bits of information about it. It’s like getting to know someone’s history and preferences right before an important meeting, just to make sure that you two don’t get off on the wrong foot and that you don’t embarrass yourself in front of the said important guest.

Yeah. Something like that. In any case, on with the interesting bits!

1. It doesn’t play CDs, but it plays AVIs off your digital camera’s SD card.
2. The flaps that protect the Gamecube controllers and memory card slots are removable.
3. Wii Sports includes training and workout modes.
4. You can let one remote control all four players in Wii Sports: Tennis.
5. It takes five pieces of heart to make a heart container in Zelda: Twilight Princess.
6. The box includes two clear plastic holders: one for the sensor bar and another that acts as a stabilizer for the thick, gray console stand.
7. When used as a pointer, the Wii detects how far the remote is from the sensor bar.
8. The system keeps track of your cumulative play time for all games, and logs it on your Wii’s daily message board.
9. The standard A/V cables that have worked on every Nintendo system since the SNES do not work on the Wii (the system-side input is different).
10. The system doubles as a great whiteboard.

Er… we are yet to see if number 10 on the list is true since we haven’t got our own Wii yet (we miss you, Lik-Sang!), but we’ll be sure to let you know how it goes.

As that most awaited event of finally having the Wii rest in our living rooms (not really rest…), we just simply want to get more bits of information about it. It’s like getting to know someone’s history and preferences right before an important meeting, just to make sure that you two don’t get off on the wrong foot and that you don’t embarrass yourself in front of the said important guest.

Yeah. Something like that. In any case, on with the interesting bits!

1. It doesn’t play CDs, but it plays AVIs off your digital camera’s SD card.
2. The flaps that protect the Gamecube controllers and memory card slots are removable.
3. Wii Sports includes training and workout modes.
4. You can let one remote control all four players in Wii Sports: Tennis.
5. It takes five pieces of heart to make a heart container in Zelda: Twilight Princess.
6. The box includes two clear plastic holders: one for the sensor bar and another that acts as a stabilizer for the thick, gray console stand.
7. When used as a pointer, the Wii detects how far the remote is from the sensor bar.
8. The system keeps track of your cumulative play time for all games, and logs it on your Wii’s daily message board.
9. The standard A/V cables that have worked on every Nintendo system since the SNES do not work on the Wii (the system-side input is different).
10. The system doubles as a great whiteboard.

Er… we are yet to see if number 10 on the list is true since we haven’t got our own Wii yet (we miss you, Lik-Sang!), but we’ll be sure to let you know how it goes.