Wii release date and price revealed.
Pull my finger
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From: Arizona
does anyone know what the online capabilities are going to be.
Wii-mote
360 = halo 3 and XBL
halo 3 = awesome
360+XBL 1 yr +halo 3 = probably $525 still less then ps3 but still way to much for a video game.
I have great respect for the ninetendo games ex. zelda series, mario series, and metriod series. They just don't do it for me though. I know all probably get bashed for saying this, but does anyone else find zelda and mario to be very similar games...
Wii-mote
360 = halo 3 and XBL
halo 3 = awesome
360+XBL 1 yr +halo 3 = probably $525 still less then ps3 but still way to much for a video game.
I have great respect for the ninetendo games ex. zelda series, mario series, and metriod series. They just don't do it for me though. I know all probably get bashed for saying this, but does anyone else find zelda and mario to be very similar games...
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From: CA
apparently, although the Wii can play full-size and 3cm DVDs (like gamecube), nintendo scrapped DVD playback functionality that they promised.. 
their reason was to bring the cost down, and that everyone has a DVD player already. the last bit is probably true, whether it's a standalone DVD player or computer... but the Wii can already read DVD discs, meaning it has the hardware. how much would it have cost to include DVD video playback? 
their reason was to bring the cost down, and that everyone has a DVD player already. the last bit is probably true, whether it's a standalone DVD player or computer... but the Wii can already read DVD discs, meaning it has the hardware. how much would it have cost to include DVD video playback?
Stupid Power Ball
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From: Dirty Jersey
Yea i agree, but you have to admit.....this is going to be the best NINTENDO system ever and best selling since it's so cheap.....I'm for PS3 all the way but i won't mind owning a Wii
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From: CA
there are slot loading drives that can take the smaller discs. some car stereos can do it, and i think the apple notebooks with slot-loading drives can
Hummus on a Bagel.
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Apples don't, or at least mine won't. say's not to in the manual. That's the only slot loader I use on a regular basis, so so I didn't know that they had the capability to accept those.
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From: Indianapolis
apparently, although the Wii can play full-size and 3cm DVDs (like gamecube), nintendo scrapped DVD playback functionality that they promised.. their reason was to bring the cost down, and that everyone has a DVD player already. the last bit is probably true, whether it's a standalone DVD player or computer... but the Wii can already read DVD discs, meaning it has the hardware. how much would it have cost to include DVD video playback?
their reason was to bring the cost down, and that everyone has a DVD player already. the last bit is probably true, whether it's a standalone DVD player or computer... but the Wii can already read DVD discs, meaning it has the hardware. how much would it have cost to include DVD video playback? It was easier to use 1 player instead of 2, especially if the tv only has 1 set of A/V jacks.
