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View Poll Results: Which ones would it have to be ?
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Sony PlayStation 3 181 votes (31.87%)
Nintendo Wii 308 votes (54.23%)
Microsoft XBox 360 185 votes (32.57%)
None 31 votes (5.46%)
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Dec 11, 2006, 04:47 PM
 
Originally Posted by Chuckit View Post
It no longer includes a Blu-Ray drive and obscure Power CPU?
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Ya I hate blu-ray and CPU at least as good as the 360's. They should make it a DVD drive with no DVD playback and the Wii's CPU.

That would rock.

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Dec 11, 2006, 04:53 PM
 
I didn't say the CPU was underpowered. I just meant that IBM not dedicating enough resources to its CPUs is familiar territory for Apple users. And Sony ****ing up with its new media formats isn't exactly fresh ground either.
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Dec 11, 2006, 06:56 PM
 
True true.

Anyone else here amazed at the load times in Zelda..... absolutely crazy if you ask me.....there are virtually no load times at all....and i was taking it for granted until a friend actually pointed it out.
     
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Dec 11, 2006, 07:50 PM
 
Originally Posted by goMac View Post
I didn't notice either.
Obviously you guys just can't match my ability to defeat many enemies in a matter or seconds

I have seen it slow a touch in a couple dungeons, but the comment was tongue-in-cheek
     
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Dec 11, 2006, 07:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by itai195 View Post
Obviously you guys just can't match my ability to defeat many enemies in a matter or seconds

I have seen it slow a touch in a couple dungeons, but the comment was tongue-in-cheek
Has anyone been in the Cave of Trials yet? That place is crazy for inflicting massive damage on hordes of enemies.
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Dec 11, 2006, 08:51 PM
 
Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a View Post
True true.

Anyone else here amazed at the load times in Zelda..... absolutely crazy if you ask me.....there are virtually no load times at all....and i was taking it for granted until a friend actually pointed it out.
I think they're concealed well. There aren't really many "loading" screens, but there are extended transitions that can be used to hide the loading of the next area. Good design.

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Dec 11, 2006, 09:11 PM
 
Feel free to Wii mii!

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Dec 12, 2006, 12:31 AM
 
Before any Wiiing can be done with friends/folks/others, both consoles have to have each others' Wii numbers in the address book. Just a reminder.

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Dec 12, 2006, 12:36 AM
 
Originally Posted by MindFad View Post
Before any Wiiing can be done with friends/folks/others, both consoles have to have each others' Wii numbers in the address book. Just a reminder.
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Dec 12, 2006, 12:42 AM
 
Obviously Nintendo's way to prevent us from spamming the **** out of Wii 5117 0402 9037 3375, but yeah, oh well.

Sam with e-mails, too. When you enter an e-mail address in your Wii address book, it sends that address a confirmation e=mail. All the person has to do is reply to it, and they are linked.

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Dec 12, 2006, 12:48 AM
 
Originally Posted by MindFad View Post
Obviously Nintendo's way to prevent us from spamming the **** out of Wii 5117 0402 9037 3375, but yeah, oh well.
Ya that happens all the time with the other online consoles

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Dec 12, 2006, 01:42 AM
 
My only disappointment with the Wii is region encoding and NTSC/PAL discrimination. very very frustrating. hopefully there'll be a hack that an get abound this.

It just occured to me that....apart from the virtual console.... there's that software thing, where they plan on selling the Opera browser.... for some reason i expect to see a DVD player, Media player (ala iTV maybe?). i really wonder if Nintendo will execute these apps.

Myself... im hoping for a larger VC library, some way to make these consoles region free, game trailers, game demos, online gaming (which im shocked wasnt possible with a single launch game (Excite Truck, im looking at you)).

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PS>>im still exploring this console so as soon as i figure out my Wii code, ill post it here.
     
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Dec 12, 2006, 01:47 AM
 
When was the weather channel supposed to come out?

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Dec 12, 2006, 02:36 AM
 
Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a View Post
PS>>im still exploring this console so as soon as i figure out my Wii code, ill post it here.
 
Click on the mail button and then the address book. I can't figure out what use the codes are, though. Are they just like really un-mnemonic e-mail addresses?
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Originally Posted by Chuckit View Post
 
Click on the mail button and then the address book. I can't figure out what use the codes are, though. Are they just like really un-mnemonic e-mail addresses?
Yep. Nintendo saw how much everyone hated the DS code system so naturally decided to do the same on the Wii.

If there is one way NOT to do it in a friendly and easy way... this would be it.

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Dec 12, 2006, 09:32 AM
 
Yeah... good point. what the hell ARE these codes for ?
     
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Dec 12, 2006, 09:37 AM
 
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