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- inactive, on 11/14/2007, -10/+165Online voice chat, NO.
Downloadable game demos, NO
Hard drive, NO
DVD playback, NO
Hot or Not with virtual dolls, YES - CrossfireCurt, on 11/14/2007, -18/+94This is just as useless as the everybody votes channel. They should be spending their time on more useful applications.
- kravex, on 11/14/2007, -4/+74After making your family and friends in the first few weeks, who uses the Mii channel anymore?
- gmprunner, on 11/10/2007, -2/+53Am I the only one who doesn't hate Everybody Votes? It's a fun channel to spend a few minutes on every other day between games, and that's really all it's meant for. It serves it's purpose, which isn't to engage you for hours like a normal game, but to just be something fun on the side. No one is making you download it or use it, so why are you complaining?
- mrfreeziexp, on 11/14/2007, -5/+29I'm glad Nintendo knows exactly what the consumer wants.
- Step1Mark, on 11/11/2007, -1/+21I agree. Releasing this channel 8 months ago when they were releasing new channels about every month would of been ok. With the drought of new channels from Nintendo for a while makes you worry this is our only channel for the next 4 months.
- linuxrocks2007, on 11/14/2007, -8/+27While I agree that Nintendo should have voice chat, game demos, and hard drive compatibility, I disagree that the Wii needs a DVD player. I mean I already have 3 DVD players in my house. (1 connected to my TV, one on my laptop, and one on my desktop computer). I disagree with paying for a 4th DVD player.
- Okari, on 11/10/2007, -5/+22If they could afford a Wii then they could afford a $20 DVD player.
- Ashkc88, on 11/10/2007, -2/+19Who are you to tell people what to enjoy?
- zelab, on 11/09/2007, -1/+16Site seems to be down, so...
NINTENDO SAYS 'CHECK MII OUT' WITH CREATIVE NEW CHANNEL FOR WII
Free Interactive Channel Lets Users View, Vote for the Best Mii Creations
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 8, 2007 – It's no secret that fans of Nintendo's Wii™ system love their Mii™ characters – those adorably cartoonish caricatures of friends and family members that can be used in games like Wii Sports™. Some of the more artistic fans have even taken it upon themselves to make Miis of celebrities, politicians and fictional characters. Nintendo supports consumers' creative spirit with the Nov. 11 evening launch of the Check Mii Out Channel. This free new channel can be downloaded from the WiiWare™ section of the Wii Shop Channel by people who have their Wii systems connected to the Internet.
"The Check Mii Out Channel lets people show off their Mii creations and vote on those created by others," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "It's yet another way that we're building fun, interactive communities of Wii owners without charging them extra for the privilege."
In the Posting Plaza, users can submit, exchange or just browse Miis posted by others in their region or worldwide. The channel offers the ability to look at a random selection of 1,000 Miis or to see just the current or all-time favorites. Players have a variety of ways to search for specific Miis, including by the name of its creator or by a number specific to each Mii. Once users have found that "special Mii," they can even tag their favorites or import them to their own Wii systems.
The contest section of the Check Mii Out Channel challenges users to submit Mii creations to represent a specific person, character or theme. These could include historical figures (Abraham Lincoln or Vincent Van Gogh), fictional characters (the Tooth Fairy or the New Year's Baby) or descriptive themes ("the biggest bully ever" or "the overbearing boss"). Users can then vote on Miis submitted by others to determine the Mii that best fits the challenge. Each contest will generally last two weeks: one for creating and submitting Miis, and the second week for people to vote on the results.
The Check Mii Out Channel is the latest addition to other fun, interactive informational channels, such as the News Channel, Everybody Votes Channel and Forecast Channel. Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com. - ancillarydrone, on 11/11/2007, -8/+23My family has a lot of fun with the Everybody Votes channel and I'm sure they'll have a lot of fun with this as well.
- coheedcollapse, on 11/09/2007, -1/+15It's not that it's horrible or anything, it's just Nintendo could be spending their time on much more useful and interesting ways to use the Wii other than to answer and compare answers to generally stupid and useless questions.
- tendonut, on 11/09/2007, -1/+14Its a shame that Metroid Prime 3 slipped under most digger's radar. Everyone talks about the Wii's inevitable post launch pre-holiday dead period (as with all systems within the first year after their launch), no one points out that Metroid Prime 3 DID come out for the Wii and is amazing. Oh well, when Galaxy comes out Tuesday and SSBB in February, it will be headlining Digg once again.
- inactive, on 11/12/2007, -2/+14This gives me motivation to complete my Star Trek: DS9 Mii collection.
- skywake, on 11/09/2007, -0/+11All I am waiting for in terms of channels is the channels that is now called "Everybody's Nintendo Channel". As far as I am aware its a larger version of the MP3 preview across multiple games AND the DS demo channel that I know I have been waiting for since before launch. http://au.wii.ign.com/articles/826/826152p1.html
- Xinex, on 11/10/2007, -1/+11Agreed. It's kind of fascinating, to be honest. I especially like seeing the discrepancies between states and genders.
- BestJaxx, on 11/09/2007, -0/+10-raises hand slowly and whilst slouching in embarrassment-
- mywhitenoise, on 11/10/2007, -2/+10It already has a DVD player, they just don't want to pay licensing fees. I've seen DVD players as low as $20, honestly how much can those licensing fees cost?
- freepizza48, on 11/10/2007, -0/+8I still like it.
- lieutenantmudd, on 11/14/2007, -0/+8You know, I was about to reply on the first comment about how people have different tastes than you and Nintendo is doing nothing wrong with catering to different people. But you are right, Nintendo has other ***** to work on at the moment.
- philmiller, on 11/09/2007, -1/+9http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57EBtUFeF4U
this video is so compelling. listen to the excitement in his voice, makes you want to load that channel right away. - cvindustries, on 11/10/2007, -2/+10Your grandparent's house is boring.
- louiedog, on 11/11/2007, -1/+9If you have a good DVD player that makes sense because I'm sure the Wii wouldn't be as nice as a $200 DVD player is. However, if you have one of those $20 players you mentioned wouldn't you rather have one less thing hooked up to your TV? If you're using a $20 player you probably aren't shelling out for an awesome TV anyway and thus don't have that many inputs.
- dudad, on 11/10/2007, -0/+8Useful or not, it probably doesn't take many programmers to make these small channels but it does give them a way to test various procedures and infrastructures.
- roebeet, on 11/11/2007, -2/+9It's not about price, it's about convenience. When you have multiple things connected to your TV, combining two of them (Wii + DVD player) makes sense.
- BillyParks, on 11/10/2007, -2/+8They are releasing over 50 GAMES this month alone and there are still many more games to come before the end of the year... Some of these games we've been anticipating for months... So if you want some GAMES.. go buy them, they are out there...
- Mike89, on 11/10/2007, -1/+7Cheaper DVD players probably don't pay for the license, albeit Nintendo would have to.
(disclaimer: DVD player in Wii would've saved us buying a new one when the old one packed up, so i'm all for it.) - TurboTex, on 11/10/2007, -0/+6Friends and Family? I ditched the family and stuck to horribly racist ones..
- Shawn4168, on 11/12/2007, -0/+5Buried for trying to spam your own stories.
- jewdiknight, on 11/09/2007, -0/+5I am sure more people would have loved it if it had a online multiplayer to it. If Wil has one online shooter, many many people would be happy.
- cyberscape2, on 11/09/2007, -0/+4I dunno why everyone's digging you down. Makes sense to me, too.
- WarezAppz, on 11/09/2007, -0/+4um, a year ago the Wii hadn't quite made the release . . yet
- omgsoemo, on 11/10/2007, -0/+4Even with sweet online games, the friend code is *****
- thebuggalo, on 11/10/2007, -2/+6but he already said, maybe people only want one box next to their tv.
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -4/+8Actually, that is kinda useful to me. I flip between TV and my Wii all the time anyway, and it'd spare me the hassle of channel surfing to see if anything good's on.
- MaTT2011, on 11/09/2007, -0/+4Its free and no one is forcing you to use it so quit yer bitchin and go play one of the many awesome games available like Battallion Wars 2.
Stop pretending like there is nothing to do and stop complaining about free services you whiny bastard. - MarkOfTheDead, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3I was a ***** long before digital cable made its debut.
- deadnoob, on 11/09/2007, -0/+3just unplug it... and youre welcome
- dbzlotrfan, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3if you want to "shut" the light off (without turning the system on) you could go to the wii settings-->wii connect 24 and click off and ok (or accept). Shouldn't come on again.
- kingpowrie, on 11/10/2007, -1/+4why does not having digital cable make him a *****,? grow up
- MarkOfTheDead, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3Your mother must be so proud.
- darny, on 11/09/2007, -0/+3I would agree with you, but SMG is pretty freakin cool.
- Recoil, on 11/11/2007, -1/+4HELLO?
Zelda: Twilight Princess, Elebits, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Excite Truck, Metroid Prime 3, Super Paper Mario, Super Mario Galaxy, WarioWare: Smooth Moves... No games, you say?
Oh right... it has to have blood in it to count as a "game". - skywake, on 11/09/2007, -0/+3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wii_games_usi ...
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3The point is not so much as to whether it needs one, but rather the fact that they promised one, now they are being asses about it: http://digg.com/nintendo_wii/Nintendo_DVD_Playing_ ...
- slartibartphast, on 11/09/2007, -1/+3You're missing the point, they are aiming for a demo outside the norm. My kids and my parents actually have fun together with these kinds of things. Not had that in consoles very often, if at all.
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2I actually enjoy the Everbody Votes channel. I don't really bother with the news and weather channels (doesn't list my actual city" but Everybody Votes is quick entertainment.
- h4ppydotcom, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2Descent... now there's a blast from the past, and a wonderfully under-rated game.
(I think you meant decent) - theshalit, on 11/09/2007, -1/+3hooray?
- dsbum, on 11/09/2007, -0/+2Its market research. IMO
A free for them way, of getting everybody to take surveys. -
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