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- ChristianBk, on 10/21/2008, -6/+81That was incredibly lame.
- BonEcho, on 10/21/2008, -4/+771. Email a chum’s Wii
While most of the Wii’s Easter Eggs are specific to certain games - there’s a whole trove of ‘em in Wii Sports alone - here’s seven of the best for the console itself.
You’ll need to have a record of those damnably unmemorable friend codes for anyone you want to mail, but once you do it’s simple: just drop a message to w[friendcode]@wii.com. For instance, w1234567891011@wii.com.
2. Add a smooth, constant blue glow to your Wii
The blue lighting around the disc slot normally only glows when the Wii’s got some sort of announcement for you, and disappears once you’ve read it. However, you can lend your lounge a sci-fi feel by making that tastefull glow permanent. Just email your own Wii - using the system in the tip above - but never read the message (which can take up to an hour to arrive, incidentally). As long as it stays unread, that cheeky light will keep on twinkling.
3. Mario attack
If you’re downloading something from the Wii shop - be it a new channel or a virtual console title - have a gander at what the Mario animation in the progress bar is wearing. If he’s dressed in red and white (as opposed to his traditional red and blue togs), you can make him chuck fireballs with the A button.
4. Puzzle puzzle
Unlock a hidden hardcore mode in the Photo Channel’s jigsaw mini-game. Move the cursor over the number of pieces you want to split your photo into, but hold down the 1 button before you select the option. The resulting jigsaw will be split into 194 pieces, which makes for quite the pictorial challenge.
5. Restore MP3 playback
Speaking of the photo channel, you were probably narked to discover that last year’s update to do it inexplicably removed MP3 soundtrack support, lumping us with AAC tracks only. Yeah thanks, Ninty. Fortunately, you can downgrade to the original version by heading to Wii Settings then Data Management, then selecting the Channels tab and choosing to delete the Photo Channel entirely. Don’t worry, it won’t disappear - instead, it’ll revert to sweet old version 1.0, replete with MP3 support.
6. Fix stubborn Wiimotes
If you’re having trouble getting a new or borrowed Wiimote to synch with your console, there’s a way to make the Wii completely forget about all the remotes it’s paired with so that you can start afresh. Turn the Wii off and unplug it from the wall. Wait 30 seconds, then plug it in and turn it on again. When the Health & Safety warning pops up, open the flat on the front of the Wii, then press and hold down the red SYNC button for 15 seconds. And that’s it - all the synced controllers will be forgotten. Then pair all your Wiimotes with the console using the standard method.
7. Use your Wiimotes with your PC
Yep, the Wiimote uses standard Bluetooth wireless tech to talk to the console - which means it can also work with a PC. So your Wii controller can double up as a remote control for movie watching, or you can even play any game with it. You’ll need either built-in Bluetooth support or a USB adaptor in your PC, plus free app GlovePIE to get it working. There’s a little bit of faff involved, but the instructions at the GlovePIE site will talk you through it. You can also download pre-made profiles for specific games. - DontThinkSo, on 10/21/2008, -4/+73Their webserver is running on a wii.
- deporitaz, on 10/21/2008, -4/+689. It prints money.
- fragglesrock, on 10/21/2008, -3/+33Fastest server kill ever.
- BradOFarrell, on 10/21/2008, -1/+281. Email a chum's Wii
This doesn't work. You need to add the email address as a contact before it will work. And they DO tell you that--there's an option to add emails as contacts. - leif77, on 10/21/2008, -6/+30want good games AND standards-based, high-quality hardware AND a wide variety of uses outside of gaming and movies? Build yourself a PC
- ngmcs8203, on 10/21/2008, -3/+23Really? That was one of the first things I found when I downloaded some content.
- silver26, on 10/21/2008, -8/+27I didn't know the one about Mario shooting fireballs... I will never be bored downloading games I already own again!
- jedimasta, on 10/21/2008, -7/+23buried for lameness. Half that ***** is in the manual. RTFM people.
- tacojohn48, on 10/21/2008, -2/+17Should have used a Dell instead.
- culbeda, on 10/21/2008, -4/+19People are still hunting for Wii's and you're just letting yours collect dust. You're either an idiot or a tool.
- inactive, on 10/21/2008, -1/+15Ask your mother where I put the nunchuck
- Stemnin, on 10/21/2008, -1/+13"standards-based, high-quality hardware"
What does that even mean? - smoger, on 10/21/2008, -0/+9won't work. they'd need to add each email address as a contact
- groo68, on 10/21/2008, -1/+9It's not a video game.
- MrTankJump, on 10/21/2008, -16/+2410.Excellent for collecting dust!
- inactive, on 10/21/2008, -5/+12...Good games?
- iofthestorm, on 10/21/2008, -1/+8Methinks that post was dripping heavily in sarcasm... note the "games I already own" bit.
- drzaeus, on 10/21/2008, -0/+7Doom and Quake for the Wii allow targeting with the Wiimote. That's something special.
- Billwee, on 10/21/2008, -2/+9Wii is probably one of the only consoles that girls will actually play.
- Howland07, on 10/21/2008, -3/+108. Putting "Nintendo" in the title of a List will cause the list's server to crash
- dandonia, on 10/21/2008, -0/+6Standards based, where all the cables are not Sony cables they are standard cables that you can buy for cheap. Example, the charge kit is a usb cable 50p compared with Microsofts own charge kit £15. To make it an even wiser choice the cable comes with sony's product, not with Microsofts.
They use a standard HDMI cable, Microsoft use an xbox 360 HDMI cable. 360 cable = £30
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-360-HDMI-Cable/dp/B00 ...
Standard HDMI cable £2.50 http://www.amazon.co.uk/HDMI-Connection-Cable-1-5m ...
No power brick unlike the 360, just a normal power cable.
HDD's that you can swap out and replace with standard laptop hard drives. Compared with the limited 360 hard drives which are more expensive for less quantity. £80 for 120GB on the 360 or £50 for 320GB on the PS3. Hell you can even upgrade the speed of the drive and for £85 you can get a 500GB hdd for your PS3.
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As for the games part there are plenty of great games on the PS3 and 360. - leetninja, on 10/21/2008, -1/+7thats not the wii printing money, that is our American "government." Silly goose ...
- Sornos, on 10/21/2008, -1/+7Owning a Nintendo product is the least likely gaming system to bring about...Unwanted effects. The image of the Wii is a fun for everyone platform with lots of light and easy games.
- xenix, on 10/21/2008, -0/+6Nintendo Wii - Leading cause of Inflation
- drzaeus, on 10/21/2008, -2/+7After installing the Homebrew Channel, and loading NES/SNES/N64/SEGA/GENESIS/TG16... emulation onto it, I don't know what I'd do without my Wii.
- jdpafundi, on 10/21/2008, -0/+5Bad gateway.
- kellybp1, on 10/21/2008, -0/+5It'd be nice if there was a trick to download the latest flash player on the wii's opera browser. It seems like only youtube videos still work with the old flash player.
- blackhole82, on 10/21/2008, -1/+6they definitely did not tell me about the bad gateway
- thestereofield, on 10/21/2008, -0/+5have you tried the homebrew channel? makes me not care about the lack of good new games for the wii..
- smoger, on 10/21/2008, -0/+5they are, BUT BradOFarrell is right.. your messages will NOT be delivered until that Wii adds you as a contact.
- AndrewDB, on 10/21/2008, -4/+9You know this from experience this don't you?
- forcedfx, on 10/21/2008, -2/+6Yeah, that died pretty quick. Can anyone copy/paste or post a mirror por favor?
- snotrokit, on 10/21/2008, -3/+7hate to prove you wrong on that one, but my wife loves the Wii. It is the only video game that she will play.
- MarkOfTheDead, on 10/21/2008, -2/+6PROTIP: It's a meme.
- CrimsonFlash, on 10/21/2008, -3/+7Since it is down...
Here is a mirror! (Although it's a different site, same content.)
http://www.inftekhosting.com/blog/in-depth-7-wii-t ... - skyroket, on 10/22/2008, -0/+4On the one that says you can use the Bluetooth connection of the Wiimote with your computer, it links to the software needed called GlovePIE. From that page:
"NOTE! You may not use this software on military bases, or for military purposes, or in Israel (until they end the occupation of Palestine). Violation of the license agreement will be prosecuted. See the readme for the license agreement." - snotrokit, on 10/21/2008, -0/+4ok ok ok, video game console. sheesh
- AndrewDB, on 10/21/2008, -0/+4Didn't know you were into necrophilia.
- silver26, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3If you're looking for a good new game, download World of Goo on the Wii Shop channel. It's better than most retail releases, and it's only $15.
- deaddjembe, on 10/21/2008, -1/+4a lecture on the uses of the WiiMote and a computer. Pretty cool what they can do with it.
http://www.ted.org/index.php/talks/johnny_lee_demo ... - SkippyDoorknob, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3#5 only works if you have an older Wii that came with Photo Channel 1.0 from the factory and upgraded later.
- Data33, on 10/21/2008, -0/+3http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wiihttpd
I rest my case :) - cyrusuncc, on 10/21/2008, -0/+38. Twilight Hack is awesome
- Supernova36, on 10/21/2008, -1/+3Wow, that never gets old. Oh wait, it does.
- ngmcs8203, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2You don't think it was in reference to all of the old (S)NES games they've ported to the Wii?
- Coffeedemon, on 10/21/2008, -0/+2Buy a cheap PC?
- inactive, on 10/21/2008, -1/+3@KaiUno I'm sure you get the vag ALL the time, don't you? As if you know what marriage is about.
- bud0011, on 10/22/2008, -0/+2dvd players are plentiful now a days, so why would you want another one
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