Have you played a Wii

J-Ro · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 8:46 am Post subject: Have you played a Wii

So I got a hold of a Nintendo Wii and am wondering what games are cool? I have played the sports that comes with it and Raving Rabids but nothing else. I really like the sports games. Any experience with Madden on the Wii? Any game suggestions?

8824 · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 8:53 am Post subject:

J-Ro, nice avatar!

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

muckmeister, I am taking credit for that.

BTW:

yes on the moon nerds get their pants pulled down and they are spanked with moon rocks.

Broccoli B · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 8:57 am Post subject:

I've got Zelda for the wii, it is fun so far, if you like the previous Zelda's

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I got one a week and a half ago (waited for 4 hours outside of bestbuy).

I haven't played it but I heard Madden is awesome for the Wii. The game controls make it so much better than the controller versions. Out of all of the consoles Madden on the Wii was ranked the highest.

My personal reviews of games I've rented:
1. Red Steel. I really liked this game. It takes a couple missions to get comfortable with the controls but it gets better as it goes. More moves and features. The storyline at the beginning is annoying but you get into it after a while.
2. Call of Duty. Working on it now. Not as good as I was hoping.
3. Marvel ultimate alliance. Not great. Only played it for about an hour but it wasn't as much fun as I was hoping in 4 player mode.
4. Need for speed carbon. Pretty fun. The driving controls are different and interesting.
5. WarioWare smooth moves. Really weird game but goofy and a lot of fun. A lot more fun while you're drinking.

J_DOGG · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

I hear bowling and baseball are good.

but I have not played or even seen them yet - my buddy keeps sayn he will bring it over but never does...

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

oshensurfer · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 9:04 am Post subject:

J-Ro, Madden is pretty fun. That's the only other game I've play besides the basics that come with it.

PimpinD2 · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 9:04 am Post subject:

Excite Truck is a great game for lots of people, we just play single player and pass the remote after each race. Great for boozing as you get a break

Call of Duty 3 - Freaking awesome i dont know what your talking about Wakebrad, once you get the controls down its freaking sweet.

Zelda - You have to be a zelda fan, but if u have a nintendo you probably already are. Its a great game for locking your self in a room for hours and playing.

Lop · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 9:21 am Post subject:

I got the Wii last weekend, i haven't been getting much sleep though. There is a game called Smooth moved, extremely hokey but fun. I need to find some extra controllers they are more impossible to find than the Wii itself
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Dees · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 9:48 am Post subject:

I killed it on GH II

J-Ro · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject:

Are the component cables that much better? I have a 480p HDTV.

Why are the controllers so friggin expensive?

Has anyone played Super Mario Party 8? Is it cool for kids?

oshensurfer · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject:

J-Ro,
Component is better than straight video. Much crisper. Most people I think, can see the difference with an HDTV.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I just upgraded to the component cables and can notice a significant difference on my 61" DLP. Get them off ebay though. The only ones I've seen in stores are the $50 gamestop ones. I just bought $11 cables on ebay.

oshensurfer · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject:

Wakebrad,
Try this site for cables next time you need an expensive one.

http://www.cyberguys.com/

Another Chavez recommendation that has saved me alot of money in cables. HDMI - $20, DVI, Component, etc etc etc.

Great quality too.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

oshensurfer, I just did a search for Wii and nothing came up. Is that mainly for standard cables?

oshensurfer · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject:

Wakebrad,
Yeah. Sorry. Didn't realize they went proprietary for theirs. It's my wifes cousins Wii. My bet is that they might be able to hook you up if you call.. Either way, that company rocks. I've bought 3 high end cables and saved over $250 by shopping there, including shipping.

Is the S video proprietary also?

PimpinD2 · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject:

Cheaper cables: http://www.monoprice.com/home/?CartID=&style=

I bought 2 HDMI cables for $8 each, $150 at best buy.....

Waking up the World · Outlaw Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 164 City: Olathe

HAHA nice avatar JRO i love it. man was that all over the news. Ive never personally played the wii but i saw this guy playin it at gamestop playin ZELDA and so much for the motion sensors, he barely even moved his hands to control the game.

J-Ro · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject:

oshensurfer, Nintendo, AFAIK, didn't do an S-video cable at all.

oshensurfer · Posted: Feb 02, 2007 9:10 am Post subject:

J-Ro,
That's wierd. After WB posted that I looked at the Nintendo website and it says output on the Wii can be component or S-video.

http://www.nintendo.com/techspecwii

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I think the s-video is also proprietary.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

When I saw this thread, I thought the title was "have you played WITH a wii"

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

ontrider, I play with mine all the time. Mr. Green

J-Ro · Posted: Apr 11, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject:

So to revive an old thread.

I have gotten a few games since then.

Wii Play- This game is good for little kids. I got it for the remote when they were impossible to find.

Madden - This is pretty sweet and is easier for me than regular Madden because I can't remember the 6,000 buttons and combinstions. I always dive when I wanted to juke. Graphics are really good, surprisingly.

Tiger Woods 07- DAMN, this is what the wii was made for. It is simply the closest you can get to golfing without going outside. Graphics are good, it's challenging, and has a lot of mini games when you get bored.

Rhawn · Posted: Apr 11, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject:

I've got a Wii and have played a few games. GameFly is the way to go, its the Netflix of games.

Here is what I've played:
Wii Sports - Consistenly fun, especially Tennis and Golf
Rayman Raving Rabits - Tons of fun mini-games and puzzles, made by people on Acid
Excite Truck - Fun, unrealistic racing game. Makes good use of the controllers.
SSX Blur - Great looking snowboarding game, I'm having a hell of a time with the control though. Seems to do whats its supposed to do about 1/2 the time. I was an ace at the PS2 versions, I am stinking up the joint on the Wii.
Madden07 - Lots of fun playing against a friend, the SP is boring IMO. Good use of the controller via throwing, kicking, runs, tackles, swats, etc.

Jeff206 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 1002

no one was looking, I was all by myself...

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

My kids have been killing me about a WII.. Everytime we leave the house they look for the console. Lucky for me they are ALWAYS sold out.. One day soon they are going to find one and I am going to have to drop the money and get it.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Or ask the retailer and find out that, "that particular console has already been reserved." Laughing

Rhawn · Posted: Apr 14, 2007 6:02 am Post subject:

J-Ro · Posted: Apr 14, 2007 11:19 am Post subject:

Yeah I had to answer the phone and say "yes" to get mine....10% off too.

Rhawn · Posted: Apr 14, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject:

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

ontrider,

Jensen · Posted: Apr 15, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject:

i was lucky enough to just walk into a target about 2 months ago in the middle of the day to find 10 just sitting there. its pretty fun overall. heres the games i've played

zelda - pretty cool
wii sports - the best game i've played, i love tennis
call of duty - its pretty hard to get used to but its sweet

the gayest game of all, luckily it was just a rental..... wario smooth moves, so gay. Colorful