View Full Version : God help me I'm thinking of getting a Wii...
Ecto Jedi
11-18-2007, 10:39 PM
Yeah, it's true. The price is right, I wont necessarily need a new high-def, widescreen television to enjoy the games, and all the hoopla surrounding Mario Galaxy is really sparking my interest.
So, what do you guys think? Is it worth the cash? In other words, is Mario Galaxy worth the console's $300 price tag? I have no interest in either Zelda or Super Smash Bros., so those won't factor into the equation.
Brodie
11-18-2007, 10:40 PM
Well, if you go black friday, you might score a huge deal, because Mario will be 35 bucks.and whatever the Wii sales may be.
Peanut
11-18-2007, 10:58 PM
We don't have Black Friday in Canada, gaywad.
Anyways, I sincerely believe that SMG alone is worth the price of a Wii.
Brodie
11-19-2007, 12:01 AM
I don't pay attention...or see people by color....
Racist.
Ecto Jedi
11-19-2007, 12:11 AM
Get out of my thread, American scum.
Barkworm
11-19-2007, 01:47 AM
Yeah, Mario Galaxy is worth it.
ThirdMarioBro
11-19-2007, 01:58 AM
Mario Galaxy would be worth the price of a PS3. Seriously. Game of the year.
But good luck getting the Wii on the week of Black Friday. Hell, even the local preachers around here are buying them in groups of five and scalping them on Ebay for $400.
Ecto Jedi
11-19-2007, 06:51 AM
So here's my plan: buy a Wii, get Mario Galaxy, and then load up on old favourites from the Virtual Console. That'll keep me busy for a while. In a few weeks time when my excitement over Galaxy wanes and I'm starved for new content, I'll buy some old Gamecube games I've always wanted (Twin Snakes, Resident Evil 4.)
At this point it seems like a better plan than waiting for a PS3 price drop...By the way, how much do Wii points go for and how do you go about purchasing them? Also, how's the emulation on the old SNES and N64 titles?
Yeah, as have noted in other threads, I've been enjoying Wii.
And you'll certainly have alot of game choices in Virtual Console.
Mecha Cow
11-19-2007, 07:01 AM
It's a shame that you have no interest in Smash Bros., but like others have said Galaxy alone pretty much justifies the purchase. VC is nice too.
*E* At least over here in Europe, you can buy Wii Points Cards of 2000 in stores. 1 Wii Point = €0.01.
It's a shame that you have no interest in Smash Bros., but like others have said Galaxy alone pretty much justifies the purchase. VC is nice too.
*E* At least over here in Europe, you can buy Wii Points Cards of 2000 in stores. 1 Wii Point = €0.01.
I'm also looking forward to Super Smash Bros. Brawl (as well as Super Mario Galaxy -- have already made note of SMG as one of my Christmas gift ideas).
Yeah, same for the US (can buy 2000-Point Wii Point Cards in stores).
By the way, how much do Wii points go for and how do you go about purchasing them? Also, how's the emulation on the old SNES and N64 titles?
$20-25 USD. But, that's the American Scum price. In as much as I got a Wii bundle very recently, I haven't gotten any VC games yet. :ohwell: Though I already know that 'A Link To The Past' will be first... To hell with playing six-button perfection on a four-button system with a tiny, tiny screen! :x
Ecto Jedi
11-19-2007, 09:13 AM
It's a shame that you have no interest in Smash Bros., but like others have said Galaxy alone pretty much justifies the purchase.
I really fail to see the appeal. I played the original on N64 and didn't think it was anything special.
Peanut
11-19-2007, 01:05 PM
It's really just Nintendo fan-service. So if you're not a huge Nintendo fan, you'll get nothing out of it.
Anyways, Wii Points can be bought on the Wii with a credit card, or in any store that sells games. The going price right now in Canada is $19.99 for 2,000 points. On the VC, games are priced as follows:
NES - 500-600
SNES - 800
N64 - 1,200
Genesis - 800,
Turbografx16 - 600-800
Neo Geo is on there now, but I haven't checked it out, so I'm not sure of the prices for those games. As for emulation, everything is perfect, and in the cases of the N64 games, they seem to be better than their original versions. I've heard that the Turbografix16 emulation is a little wonky at times, but nothing huge.
Dr. Doom
11-19-2007, 03:09 PM
While a large amount of the appeal is the characters, it's still be an amazing fighter in the context of any other universe, original or otherwise. Like, seriously, who gave a **** about Captain Falcon before 1999?
As far as RE4 goes, I dunno about anyone else, but I'd reccommend getting it for the Wii instead of Gamecube. The impression that I've gotten is that it's really nothing but an improvement due to the precision of the controls, but I haven't played the original version, so all I have to go of is heresay. At the very least, you should look into your options as far as that goes.
Peanut
11-19-2007, 04:37 PM
The Wii controls for RE4 are an improvement, but that doesn't stop Leon from controlling like a tank manned by a retarded 6-year-old who forgot to take his Ritalin. It also doesn't help the fact that the game sucks major balls either.
Spitfire
11-19-2007, 04:38 PM
RE 4 is bad game now, wow how opinions change.
Peanut
11-19-2007, 04:43 PM
RE 4 is bad game now, wow how opinions change.
I always thought it was a piece of sh*t, but that's just me.
Don't forget Zack and Wiki. For realz.
Dr. Doom
11-19-2007, 06:18 PM
Well he still confirmed my point, being that Ecto should look towards the Wii version of the game instead of the GC version, unless he's so short on cash that the difference in prices would matter.
Ecto Jedi
11-19-2007, 07:30 PM
There's a Wii version? News to me.
ED: Checked it out and yeah, the Wii version does sound like the better buy. I'll definitely put it on my holiday wishlist.
Ecto Jedi
11-20-2007, 06:01 PM
I think it's going to happen, guys...The grocery/department store my friend works at is having a tax-free sales promotion this weekend, so all of their merchandise goes for the sticker price, no GST or HST included. Which means, barring any unforeseen circumstances, that I'll be the proud owner of a Nintendo Wii this Friday night.
That's good to hear. Though... with it being "Black Friday", you likely could end up having trouble getting the Wii.
Yo, oh my god. They don't have black Friday in Canada cuz they don't celebrate Thanksgiving or something like that. It was stated in the beginning of this thread.
"Yo!" Okay then. Didn't realise. :ohwell:
Peanut
11-20-2007, 08:56 PM
Americans are so god damn ignorant. Black Friday and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Jesus.
no GST or HST
You're in Ontario now, budday. We ain't got no HST here.
Americans are so god damn ignorant. Black Friday and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Jesus.
You're in Ontario now, budday. We ain't got no HST here.
I know you guys celebrate in some form or another. I was just being a douche, hahahaha. That's why I said "or something like that". :)
Ecto Jedi
11-21-2007, 04:11 AM
You're in Ontario now, budday. We ain't got no HST here.
No GST or PST, I should say. Jesus, why don't you guys merge your sales taxes? F*ckin' mainlanders.
Peanut
11-21-2007, 01:23 PM
No GST or PST, I should say. Jesus, why don't you guys merge your sales taxes? F*ckin' mainlanders.
HAHA! Listen, I'm from the East Coast too, I won't be hearing about this mainlander business!
Ecto Jedi
11-21-2007, 07:28 PM
HAHA! Listen, I'm from the East Coast too, I won't be hearing about this mainlander business!
Cool. Ontario really blows chunks, doesn't it?
Peanut
11-21-2007, 10:06 PM
Cool. Ontario really blows chunks, doesn't it?
Big time. I'd much rather be kicking back on a porch, somewhere in Newfoundland or Nova Scotia, than be down here with all the idiots in the city.
twigs232
11-22-2007, 08:10 AM
Buy one, you'll love it! I loved it so much that I in fact ended up buying two! One for upstairs and one for downstairs! And I'm getting Mario Glalaxy for Christmas, I can't wait to get it!
Ecto Jedi
11-22-2007, 08:32 AM
Big time. I'd much rather be kicking back on a porch, somewhere in Newfoundland or Nova Scotia, than be down here with all the idiots in the city.
So where exactly are you from, originally?
Buy one, you'll love it! I loved it so much that I in fact ended up buying two! One for upstairs and one for downstairs! And I'm getting Mario Glalaxy for Christmas, I can't wait to get it!
Um...you bought two?
Peanut
11-22-2007, 01:59 PM
So where exactly are you from, originally?
Gander, Newfoundland, my friend. Home of welfare and easy living. :lol:
Ecto Jedi
11-24-2007, 09:45 AM
So, apparently, every Wal-Mart, EB Games, Zellers, and Real Canadian Superstore in the entire GTA is sold out of Wiis. On the weekends, at least.
Lucky me.
Dr. Doom
11-24-2007, 10:47 AM
I dunno what the hell you expected.
Ecto Jedi
11-24-2007, 11:07 AM
I dunno what the hell you expected.
Well f*ck, the goddamn thing's been out for a full year now. I think I understand the basic principles of creating market demand, but you'd think that twelve months after its launch you'd be able to find a console somewhere on the face of the planet. A friend of mine went through this exact same bullsh*t -- hopping from store to store in disappointment -- in December of last year. DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR!
But I digress. I guess I'll keep calling the local department stores and head on out as soon as they have some in stock.
Dr. Doom
11-24-2007, 11:26 AM
You'd think, yeah. It's certainly not quite as hard to get one as it was last year, but it's still pretty ridiculous for a full year after launch.
Barkworm
11-24-2007, 12:07 PM
For once Europe is completely free of the problem. We have Wiis all over the place. If there is any console that is hard to get at all, it's the 360.
--Wii scarcity--
Well, it is the lowest priced of the latest systems for one thing. With XBox 360 and PS3 typically double or triple in comparison.
Though, can see where it would be thought as being more available nowadays. But guess that's still not the case.
Heck, some times I even have trouble with finding Point Cards (granted, they're among the cheapest items for Wii; so go fast as well).
Peanut
11-24-2007, 02:00 PM
Nintendo is creating fake demand. There's no other way around it. None.
Kendamu
11-24-2007, 02:05 PM
It seems to be working, though. The Wii's even outsold the Xbox 360 as of sometime this month or last month.
http://nexgenwars.com/images/all_forum2.jpg (http://nexgenwars.com/)
Ecto Jedi
11-24-2007, 02:52 PM
Nintendo is creating fake demand. There's no other way around it. None.
My conclusion as well.
I had to pay more than $750 to get one in WalMart.com's Player's Choice Bundle. I'm equally disgusted at the idiocy behind the consoles not being sold outside of a bundle in retail for over a year now. How can they expect people to buy games for a system they can't afford? Talk about retarded business tactics...
Peanut
11-24-2007, 07:48 PM
It seems to be working, though. The Wii's even outsold the Xbox 360 as of sometime this month or last month.
You mean way back in the beginning of September? Yeah, old news.
I had to pay more than $750 to get one in WalMart.com's Player's Choice Bundle. I'm equally disgusted at the idiocy behind the consoles not being sold outside of a bundle in retail for over a year now. How can they expect people to buy games for a system they can't afford? Talk about retarded business tactics...
It's not retarded at all. If people are in need of one that badly, they'll pay it. I honestly think anyone who pays that much for a Wii should probably be shot, but I guess some people get desperate?
Buslady
11-25-2007, 12:09 AM
Wii is a good machine. We've had ours for almost a year, and it's very popular. Reliable, Versatile and it's never failed. Some games you gotta get up off yer duff and get active. Some you can be a couch potato. The Galaxy game is very popular here, it seems to be a winner. Good luck finding a Wii. Don't pay more than retail.
I had to pay more than $750 to get one in WalMart.com's Player's Choice Bundle. I'm equally disgusted at the idiocy behind the consoles not being sold outside of a bundle in retail for over a year now. How can they expect people to buy games for a system they can't afford? Talk about retarded business tactics...
holy crap! we paid $250 for the system. but we kinda...had ...um, an advantage.
family member was working for nintendo doing demos of the Wii and was offered the chance to buy one, she got it and we got it from her.
Relax everyone. I didn't pay an absurd price. I'd go to eBay or one of Amazon's marketplace sellers for that. All the components of the bundle were retail prices. I probably could have gotten some of the components cheaper elsewhere, but at least I payed reasonable proces. I just bought the system, a load of accessories, and a year's worth of games all at once. It's the difference between buying $50 of games each month and buying $600 once a year.
Still, it seems like Nintendo is setting themselves up for failure by not putting enough consoles on the market that the people who don't think they can afford to pay that much all at once can get their hands on it. No one can play a Wii game without a Wii console.
Peanut
11-25-2007, 07:04 PM
That has nothing to do with Nintendo. Those are the retailers who create those forced bundles.
Ecto Jedi
11-27-2007, 06:27 AM
Ha, got one. Snagged the last console at a nearby EB Games after scouring every Wal-Mart, Sears, Source and Toys 'R Us in the area. Also got Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition, a classic controller and the Wi-Fi USB connector.
Awesome. Let us know how you like it so far next time you 'come up for air'. :P
Ecto Jedi
11-28-2007, 04:33 PM
Been playing it for damn near two whole days now and I can honestly say I'm very pleased with the purchase. Most of my time has been spent with Mario Galaxy which, like everyone's already said, is a real marvel. Haven't really touched Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition yet, but I'm looking forward to playing around with it once I'm done with Galaxy.
Oh, and this afternoon I gave my Classic Controller a workout with Star Fox 64 and the SNES version of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting. Damn I love this machine...
Good to hear you'r enjoying it.
I've been playing some games on-and-off since getting the Wii and been fun stuff too. Starting, of course, with Wii's pack-in-- Wii Sports (nice one to get the hang of the controlling).
For VC games (and using Classic Controller), most recently been doing Super Mario Bros. 3.
Ecto Jedi
11-28-2007, 09:09 PM
Has anyone downloaded Comix Zone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comix_Zone) for the Genesis? Great graphics, outrageous difficulty level, and some of the catchiest 16-bit tunes this side of Battletoads. Strange I'd never come across it before...
I've been playing some games on-and-off since getting the Wii and been fun stuff too. Starting, of course, with Wii's pack-in-- Wii Sports (nice one to get the hang of the controlling).
Still haven't touched Wii Sports -- I've been wasting most of my time on Galaxy.
Peanut
11-28-2007, 09:16 PM
Comix Zone is really cool, but it's also really short and sometimes frustrating. I remember having it when I was younger and loving the style, but hating how hard it was.
Ecto Jedi
11-28-2007, 09:18 PM
Yeah, that's the catch. This thing would need at least a half-dozen other stages to reach true classic level. Still though, it's got style up the wazoo, and that's worth some points. It being worth 800 Wii Points, now that's up for debate.
But I stand by my purchase.
Ecto Jedi
12-05-2007, 02:09 AM
The Wii controls for RE4 are an improvement, but that doesn't stop Leon from controlling like a tank manned by a retarded 6-year-old who forgot to take his Ritalin. It also doesn't help the fact that the game sucks major balls either.
The controls just take a little getting used to is all. And from what I've seen thus far, the game is a blast to play. It's great to finally get to see what everyone's been raving about since 2005...
So when do you plan on buying Zack and Wiki?! Good games like that need support instead of all the other crap that's been on Wii.
Ecto Jedi
12-06-2007, 01:59 AM
Ha, I've think I've spent enough on video games for a little while. Besides, I'm still struggling through the last thirty stars in Mario Galaxy and having a hell of a time with Resident Evil 4.
Peanut
12-06-2007, 03:57 PM
So when do you plan on buying Zack and Wiki?! Good games like that need support instead of all the other crap that's been on Wii.
Zak and Wiki is an official bomb, dude. I think we can let that one go now. It's over. :cry:
Dr. Doom
12-06-2007, 04:00 PM
I just sold it today. =D
Peanut
12-06-2007, 04:02 PM
Zak and Wiki? ROFL! Nice.
Kendamu
12-06-2007, 04:23 PM
You mean way back in the beginning of September? Yeah, old news.
What the...?
That wasn't even my f*cking point!
The point was that Nintendo's creation of "fake demand" really seems to have done the trick. They seem to put the least amount of consoles on the market yet they've sold the most. It's interesting. That's my point.
So, next time you decide to be all like HURR HURR OLD NOOZ how about you at least find out if the point is about the news in the first place?!
Peanut
12-06-2007, 04:41 PM
What the f*ck are you doing replying to a nearly two week old post now? Just to try and piss me off? Troll harder, ******.
Doesn't everyhing piss you off though? Not everyone checks these boards every day or two like us. I know... What losers they are, right? :P (I'm being jokey. Laugh, damnit! :x Thanks.)
Peanut
12-06-2007, 05:15 PM
Nothing pisses me off, actually. Very very few things in this wide world can get me even the slightest bit angry.
ThirdMarioBro
12-06-2007, 05:52 PM
Your mom looks like Shen Long's underarm pit.
Peanut
12-07-2007, 11:08 AM
Your mom looks like Shen Long's underarm pit.
Don't play Street Fighter, don't know what he looks like.
Isn't Shen Long from Dragonball Z? lolz
Peanut
12-07-2007, 11:16 AM
I wouldn't know, shouldn't you though? You god damn queer.
All I know about Shen Long was that he was rumored by EGM to be in SFII way back in the day for an April Fools joke. That's as far as it goes for me.
See, I'm a guy, and also heterosexual; so Dragonball Z knowledge is out of my realm.
Mecha Cow
12-07-2007, 12:30 PM
Bitch please. There is nothing homoerotic about a gigantic, long snake-dragon with a ribbed underside.
http://www.geocities.com/ssjpride_2/pics/shenlong.gif
Peanut
12-07-2007, 01:22 PM
Not if you're a Gajin, or one of those pasty white kids who wears the black shirts with the dragon design, outlined in sparkles over the sides.
Ecto Jedi
12-07-2007, 06:56 PM
What the f*ck did you guys do to my thread...
Mecha Cow
12-07-2007, 07:00 PM
We made it cool! You're welcome.
ThirdMarioBro
12-08-2007, 03:03 AM
What the f*ck did you guys do to my thread...
Don't question our means otherwise you will suffer the wrath of our God.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/evilmiyamoto_body.jpg
We made it cool! You're welcome.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/Yay.jpg
Ecto Jedi
12-12-2007, 04:53 AM
Beat Resident Evil 4. One damn fine game, I must admit -- and the Wii controls heighten the experience exponentially. I doubt I'll ever be able to go back to regular FPS controls ever again.
Peanut
12-12-2007, 01:21 PM
*TPS controls
Ecto Jedi
12-12-2007, 09:31 PM
Eh? TPS...?
Peanut
12-12-2007, 10:35 PM
Third-Person-Shooter
Ecto Jedi
12-12-2007, 11:26 PM
True. With RE 4's over-the-shoulder aiming system, though, it almost feels like a FPS at times.
Peanut
12-13-2007, 12:37 AM
Yeah, almost. I still can't get over the having to stop to aim thing, though. I mean, after playing through 3/4 of the game, I can definitely see why it was so popular, but it's still not my game. Really not a fan of the games setting, which is always a deal breaker for me. RE5 looks like it could catch my interest, though.
Ecto Jedi
12-13-2007, 01:19 AM
Yeah, almost. I still can't get over the having to stop to aim thing, though. I mean, after playing through 3/4 of the game, I can definitely see why it was so popular, but it's still not my game. Really not a fan of the games setting, which is always a deal breaker for me. RE5 looks like it could catch my interest, though.
Not a fan of the game's setting? Dude! What more could you want in terms of creepy atmosphere? An Amish-looking, mist-covered European town overrun with zombified deadheads, a gigantic medieval castle full of traps and puzzles, underground labs, decrepit old prisons...
In any event, have you played the Wii edition with the improved controls? Or just the old versions?
Peanut
12-13-2007, 01:46 AM
I think the thing is it isn't zombies. That's what gets to me the most. I love zombies, and the fact that these are just f*cked up alien-zombie-European-villagers didn't sit well with me. I mean, some of the stuff in the game was simply amazing, such as the part where you barricade yourself in the house, but I just couldn't deal with it anymore part of the way through, I don't know why.
I played the Gamecube version for about 40 minutes at a friends, but I bought the Wii version when it came out, and got most of the way through it on that one. Like I said, though, the setting just kind of wore on me and the tank controls just continued to annoy me to the point where I just couldn't play it anymore. It also didn't help that direct head-shots rarely kill outright, and later in the game it takes buckets of bullets to put down enemies. I've never been a fan of damage sponge enemies, so that was a big detractor for me.
Ecto Jedi
12-13-2007, 01:49 AM
I was a little put off, too, by the fact that Umbrella seemingly plays little to no role in the production, and I was a bit confused as to the whole Las Plagas/evil little midget dude storyline at first, but it sort of grew on me. Taking into account the revised storyline and the castle/mansion setting, I simply saw it as a sort of spiritual remake of the original and a reboot of the franchise.
But that's just me.
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