The *Official* Wii Thread...

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: pontifex
i dunno, i still haven't finished Zelda. I'm inside the mountain after you Sumo wrestle the thing to get inside. The story just doesn't seem that great to me. I don't feel anything for the characters. Link has no personality at all. He doesn't even talk!

I got to the first temple in Zelda and haven't played it since early December. I agree, the game just didn't suck me in and Link is a boring character. Also the whole part controlling the wolf turned me off.

So far, Super Paper Mario has sucked me into the game VERY quickly and I'm loving it. All I want to do right now at work is go home and play it

maybe you have to be a Zelda fanboy to really like it? I never really liked the Zelda games on previous systems either.

 

[SoulAssassin]

final version of the wii browser is available....download it now while it's free

 

[eelw]

The full version of the Wii Opera browser is very nice. Ability to remove the tool bar. Multiple levels of zoom. Faster rendering. And Flash support much, much better.

And Wii modding gone wrong - Text

The amazing thing, that actually was still working.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
So yah ... Super Paper Mario is freaking sweet!

One thing you need to be wwarned about ... there seems to be a lot of text and you can't skip over it. But it's easy and fun reading. Like you literally are "watching" the game for about 20 minutes before you actually start playing it. I started it at 9:30pm last night and I barely "played" anything before I turned it off for the Shield at 10pm.

However what I've played so far is a lot of fun! I'm on level 1-4 right now and there hasn't been too much text in between the actual missions. But it's definitely a lot more action/platformer than it is an RPG game. The flipping between 2d/3d worlds is pretty damn cool and you will want to do it just to see what's in the 3D world to find hidden stuff.

If you are into Mario, I strongly recommend this game. It's my favorite mario game since probably Mario 64 (New Super Mario Bros on DS was good too, but it was just too damn easy/short).

You bastard, now I want it.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: eelw
The full version of the Wii Opera browser is very nice. Ability to remove the tool bar. Multiple levels of zoom. Faster rendering. And Flash support much, much better.

And Wii modding gone wrong - Text

The amazing thing, that actually was still working.

Yea Nintendo builds practically indestructible consoles. My N64 was dropped on concrete floors at least a dozen times and the thing has never even as much as hiccuped. Still works great to the day...

 

[effowe]

The final Opera Browser has been released to the Wii shop channel for a free download. Your system should be flashing blue any minute now.

Many of you perhaps saw that spectacular glow on your Wii's disc slot and found yourself hypnotized, falling to your knees and drooling out of your mouth like you had just been witness to the Hypnotoad. Upon battling your way out of hypnosis and installing the system update and checking out the Shop Channel, you might've found that the final version of the Wii's Opera browser is available for upload. Well, we did and we managed to take some pictures for you (it should be noted we have no way of taking direct feed snapshots, so they aren't the greatest images).

http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/0...rings-final-opera-browser-to-your-wii/

 

[purbeast0]

Well I must say ... Super Paper Mario is one of the most intriguing platformers I've played in a LONG time, probably since Jak and Daxter or Ratchet and Clank on PS2 back in the day. It's just so well put together, the story is pretty fun and keeps your interest, and the best thing is, the game doesn't just fly by! I've played it for over 2 hours and I'm only on level 2-2 (just finished 2-1 last night as I went to sleep). It's one of those games you just don't want to put down and want to keep playing, even though you know you should stop. It is kind of like watching 24 S1 for the first time on DVD, and you know that even though it's like 3am and you watched 7 episodes in a row, you just want to watch that 8th one so bad.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Well I must say ... Super Paper Mario is one of the most intriguing platformers I've played in a LONG time, probably since Jak and Daxter or Ratchet and Clank on PS2 back in the day. It's just so well put together, the story is pretty fun and keeps your interest, and the best thing is, the game doesn't just fly by! I've played it for over 2 hours and I'm only on level 2-2 (just finished 2-1 last night as I went to sleep). It's one of those games you just don't want to put down and want to keep playing, even though you know you should stop. It is kind of like watching 24 S1 for the first time on DVD, and you know that even though it's like 3am and you watched 7 episodes in a row, you just want to watch that 8th one so bad.

aahhhh.. now I want to get it...

 

[Parrotheader]

Love the new browser, but the zoom has temporarily fubar'd the interace with my favorite Wii-oriented site, Finetune. Actually you can re-zoom the site to the appropriate scale to match their custom Wii interface. But hopefully Finetune will quickly adjust.

Still love the Wii, but online multiplayer can't get here soon enough.

 

[purbeast0]

Wow so I played Super Paper Mario for an hour last night.

I passed 2 levels. I went from the beginning of 2-2 to the beginning of 2-4.

SO yah, this game is DEFINITELY a longer game, which is more than welcome.

If you haven't gotten it yet, get it!

 

[Slew Foot]

Must agree with the above, Paper Mario is a GREAT game! It's kinda reminds me of a cross between Zelda 2 and SMB 3.

 

[Trader05]

Ah yes...the opera browser works with YOUTUBE! YES!!!!! something the AppleTV thing does not lol

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Paper Mario is freakin' awesome.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
Paper Mario is freakin' awesome.

It really is great....I just spent 2 hours in the 100 level dungeon thingy and died at level 59...dammit. I had gained 3 levels while I was in there. :|

 

[pontifex]

does your wii internet channel say trial version?

how do i upgrade to the latest versino fo the browser? just do a system update or what?

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
Paper Mario is freakin' awesome.

It really is great....I just spent 2 hours in the 100 level dungeon thingy and died at level 59...dammit. I had gained 3 levels while I was in there. :|

LMAO. Same thing happened to me like 30 minutes ago

I was in there for like an hour and died at like 68 or something. Sucks big time.

Do you know if you exit after like 10 levels, when you go back in, will you be at the level you left off?

I also just got Bowser

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: pontifex
does your wii internet channel say trial version?

how do i upgrade to the latest versino fo the browser? just do a system update or what?

Yup. Update the system to 2.2U. And then update the Internet channel.

 

[lupi]

Far Cry for $20 at Gamestop

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: lupi
Far Cry for $20 at Gamestop

I believe there's a reason for that... even worse than red steel I hear

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: eelw

Originally posted by: pontifex
does your wii internet channel say trial version?

how do i upgrade to the latest versino fo the browser? just do a system update or what?

Yup. Update the system to 2.2U. And then update the Internet channel.

i did system update but i went to internet channel and it didn't update anything

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: eelw

Originally posted by: pontifex
does your wii internet channel say trial version?

how do i upgrade to the latest versino fo the browser? just do a system update or what?

Yup. Update the system to 2.2U. And then update the Internet channel.

i did system update but i went to internet channel and it didn't update anything

You have to go to the shop and download the updated software, after updating the console (does anyone find this whole process ridiculous?)

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: eelw

Originally posted by: pontifex
does your wii internet channel say trial version?

how do i upgrade to the latest versino fo the browser? just do a system update or what?

Yup. Update the system to 2.2U. And then update the Internet channel.

i did system update but i went to internet channel and it didn't update anything

You have to go to the shop and download the updated software, after updating the console (does anyone find this whole process ridiculous?)

yes! why can't they let it do an auto-update, or something similar to windows update?
its weird that it can't do some forms of streaming video. youtube seems to work ok but some other stuff doesn't work.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: pontifex
yes! why can't they let it do an auto-update, or something similar to windows update?
its weird that it can't do some forms of streaming video. youtube seems to work ok but some other stuff doesn't work.

It's not even auto-updating, it's that you have to update the system to see the updated software list? WTF?

Anyway, flash 7 is what is installed, so if a site is using something newer, that's why it most likely doesn't work (or simply, they're using WMV or MOV... I have no idea if it supports those)

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: lupi
Far Cry for $20 at Gamestop

I believe there's a reason for that... even worse than red steel I hear

I haven't played FarCry on the Wii but the graphics look horrible.

 

[BD2003]

Man, I got a Wii on launch then and then fvcked it up, so Im back on the hunt again.

Now I finally feel the pain of everyone else who can't find the damn things. It's borderline humiliating to have to hunt and beg for them.