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Best Wii Games to Own- Most Wanted Games for the Wii

Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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Tony Smith asked:


There are a lot of great games for the Wii. Although, most of the games that come out for the Wii are good, there are some that are considered the best. So, what I’m going to do is share with you a list of the best Wii games to own.

That way, you will be able to play all of the best games for the Wii.

The list of the best Wii games to own is:

1. The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess. This is one of the best Zelda games to ever come out. If you are a LoZ fan, you will love this game.

2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This is a great game to play. It’s fun if you play alone. But if you really want to have fun with it, make sure you play it with other people.

3. No More Heroes. This is another Wii game that you should own. This game is a little gory. So, if you like those types of games, you will love this one.

4. Wii Fit. If you want to workout and have fun at the same time, this game is for you. You will have a good time with Wii Fit.

5. Super Mario Galaxy. This is probably the best Super Mario game to ever come out. If you like playing any of the other Super Mario games, you will love this one.

This is a list of some of the best Wii games to own. If you don’t own any of these games above, I recommend you get them now. If you want download them and start playing them now, check out the link below for information on how to download any Wii game you want.



Floyd

The Wii Balance Board Story

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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Martin Graf asked:


It’s now been just over a month since Wii Fit was launched in the United States and although response to the game has been mixed, overall it has been a huge success, showing once again why Nintendo continues to lead the video games market. In the run-up to the launch of Wii Fit, the Nintendo marketing machine went into overdrive and the buzz surrounding the game was phenomenal but what many people seemed to miss was the real innovation behind the game, namely the Wii Balance Board.

Described by some as a glorified bathroom scale, this amazing peripheral is as revolutionary as the Wii Remote was when it was first launched, and like the Wii Remote, it will have Microsoft and Sony playing catch-up as they try to bring the same functionality to their consoles. When the excitement of Wii Fit dies down, it will be the Wii Balance Board that’s remembered as the device that took gaming to the next level.

But there’s quite a story behind this seemingly simple piece of kit which took months to develop and went through numerous prototypes of various shapes and sizes before it became the slim white board that’s found itself at home in living rooms the world over.

A Scale For Miyamoto-san

Before you can understand the thinking behind the balance board you need to take a step back to understand the original vision that resulted in the need for such a peripheral. That vision was thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s Senior Managing Director.

As the driving force behind games such as Pikmin and Nintendogs, Shigeru developed a reputation for creating games based on his personal hobbies. Wii Fit is no exception as the original concept for the game came from his interest in weighing himself and recording his weight on a daily basis. This led to the start of a project called ‘Health Pack’ which was later to become Wii Fit.

From the onset, the challenge was how to take something as simple as weighing yourself, something he enjoyed but many would see as mundane, and turn it into an activity that could be fun for the whole family. This proved to be a major challenge for the development team which, at one point, was on the verge of being broken up.

Two Scales Are Better That One

Progress on the game was slow until one of the developers brought in two scales after seeing how Sumo wrestlers have to use two scales to weigh themselves and the team suddenly realised that it was quite fun trying to balance evenly on both of them. It was at this point that measuring balance became the central theme of Wii Fit and the team started to consider using balancing exercises as a means of keeping fit.

Initial talks with scale manufacturers received little support and the team soon realised that they would have to develop their own device. It would also have to be more functional than an ordinary scale and so the idea developed of it measuring balance on four points. At this stage the team started to realise that it could be more than just a scale but actually a game interface.

Circles, Squares And Octagons

Once the overall concept of the balance board had been decided and that it would contain four sensors, work began on figuring out the optimum shape and size of the board together with the way it communicated with the Wii console. This proved to be a long process of trial and error and a constant battle between cost and usability.

Initial prototypes of the board were circular, and then square and even at one point octagonal but it soon became apparent that these shapes were impractical especially when considering exercises like push-ups. Once again, the solution came from Miyamoto who realised that a person’s natural stance before training was to stand with their feet at about shoulder width apart so it was decided that the board would become more rectangular.

The second major challenge was deciding how the balance board would communicate with the Wii console. Initially, to keep costs down it was decided that the balance board would actually connect to the Wii Remote but that was soon seen as too much of a pain and the idea dropped. Eventually it was decided to rebuild the Wii Remote’s wireless component from scratch to create a wireless module that could be built into the board itself.

Once these two major obstacles had been overcome it then became a process of fine-tuning the design, making sure that the board was strong enough to stand on and that it was safe to use. The end result was the revolutionary new peripheral that we see today.

What’s Next For The Wii Balance Board?

Several members of the Wii Balance Board development team admitted that at first, they never really understood Shigeru Miyamoto’s vision for such a device. But as the board took shape they began to see it as more than just an accessory that could weigh players. Even before Wii Fit was launched globally there was talk internally of possible Wiiware titles and even the possibility of a balance board version of Nintendo 1080? Snowboarding.

Fortunately for balance board fans, developers like Namco, EA Sports and Ubisoft have already committed to releasing exciting new titles in 2008. In fact, Namco’s We Ski was already available with the launch of Wii Fit. Games like EA Skate It and Shaun White Snowboarding have been confirmed and more games are in the works. One thing is for sure and that is that Nintendo’s latest innovation, the Wii Balance Board, has a bright future.



Brandon

How do i connect my wii to the internet using a wirless thing?

Saturday, June 21st, 2008
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peoples champ asked:


I have a wirless and wired modem downstairs and i want to connect it to my wii. It is connected to the PC which has vista.
Do i need to download something so it is compatable with vista?
Do i need to buy the Nintendo WI-Fi connecter?

I’ve pluged in a wireless USB port to my WII but my connection modem doesn’ show it shows other ones but not mine.
What do I do?

Floyd

How do you play torrent Wii games do you need to program your Wii?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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joussef64 asked:


Is it possible to download a Wii game off a torrent site then play the game on the Wii? Do you have to programe your Wii please explain. Is it the same as a computer game because i know how to do those. Help please!

Zachary

How do I get free Wii Pints without doing surveys or paying or giving my address?

Monday, June 16th, 2008
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Naasination asked:


Im trying to get some wii points without paying or doing surveys. Is there a way?

Carolyn

Get Into the Groove With Nintendo Wii

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
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Daniel Millions asked:


While many video games have turned today’s youths into small couch potatoes: Nintendo Wii is looking to change all of that. Nintendo Wii, or simply called “Wii” by most people, is an interactive action-based video game you hook up to your television set.

The Wii has taken the U.S.A. by storm and has continuously sold out from any store it has been placed in. People will stand on line in rain, snow or any type of weather to get their hands on the Wii. The Wii sells on eBay for up to three times its selling price of about three hundred and fifty dollars.

When you purchase the Wii gaming console, you get a number of things. You receive the Wii sports disk with several popular sports to play either as a dual player, 4-players or just as an individual. You receive hardware such as the Wii console, remote, nonchuck, sensor bar, console stand and an AV cable.

Everything about the Wii is smartly designed. The Wii console is slim and sleek and will look attractive next to any television set. It is also discrete looking and not bulky or the type of gadget that will take up a lot of space in your living room or family room. The Wii remote control is very intuitive, with buttons being different sizes and also different shapes. You can easily understand just how it works as you are setting up your Wii to play games.

To play Wii you create your own Mii character to represent yourself in the games. This is very much like an avatar that you may have created at Internet websites. The Mii characters are attractive and friendly. While the Mii character will not look exactly like you, it is fun to see this character that looks similar to you interacting within the game or activity you are playing.

This summer Wii has come out with their latest creation: Wii Fit. The Wii Fit is an athletic game of sorts that teaches body sculpting, yoga and aerobics. You can take your BMI (body mass index) and also track your fitness levels. This is ideal for the person that wants to get in shape or who may want to lose some weight. The Wii Fit offers five different sports activities. The activities are easy enough for a beginner to start and will be enjoyable for the advanced exerciser.

The only challenge one could wonder about is if those that use the Wii Fit will get bored with the exercises just the way people get bored with an exercise DVD and they require some type of variety for stimulation. Perhaps Wii is already ahead of us in this respect and is planning even more athletic “games” to be added to Wii Fit.

The Wii is a very creative idea for a video game and certainly has both children and adults getting up off the couch to play with it. This fun game can burn several hundred calories an hour, just like regular exercise. With its popularity, it is clear that many adults and children are enjoying Wii very much and continue to use it far beyond its early popularity. Nintendo is known for bringing us many high-quality video games and the Wii is simply an ingenious answer to the American obesity crisis.



Samuel

Exercise Answer Brought to you by the Nintendo Console Wii

Saturday, June 7th, 2008
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Jd Stratis asked:


Wii consoles are being used in sports centers and even seniors homes for warmup and a means of personal activity. The Wii Console is bridging generations in it’s different uses and playability.

Congratulations should be given to Nintendo Console Wii.

Video Game consoles have long been employed to keep families amused. As each new platform is brought out, the quality of play along with stunning visuals always improve. The introduction of the Wii Console has caused a paradigm shift in in video game console technology.

With video games being as popular as they are, it was not surprising that people were starting to gain weight through just sitting around all day. So the clever people behind the Nintendo Wii came up with a very clever solution.

The Console Wii Can Aid Your Fitness. Using The Console Wii Is The Answer To Sedentary Video Game Players.

The Wii console has created a paradigm shift in the methods of enjoying a video game. With a specialised remote, you have to literally act out the actions within a game. If playing tennis for instance you will have to use the Wii remote control and swing your arm back as if you had a tennis racket. You would then proceed to hit the Wii tennis ball that you can see on the monitor. It keeps you fit and is a lot more fun to play and that is why it has been a big hit with gamers worldwide.

Now not all of the games are designed with fitness in mind. Only the games such as tennis, golf, bowling etc., are the ones that can assist you in losing weight or maintaining a good level of fitness Wii video games like Super Mario are ones that you should not rely on in relation to helping you burn energy as they are like regular games that you sit on a chair and play with very little body movement.

You can get an amazing workout going on with the Wii console tennis game. Testing has shown that in 30 minutes, you might burn up upwards of 100 calories. You can compete with the most competitive players, or just play longer to burn even more energy For adults, children, even seniors, the Wii console games provide an opportunity to reach a suitable level of fitness while playing.

There is a real problem in this day and age with children and obesity. Therefore by providing them a Wii console for them to play with, you can really help to make them a lot fitter. Long gone are the days when playing on a computer console meant lazing around for hours on end. Now you can stay active, have fun and stay dry on a rainy afternoon! Can it get any better than that?

Most experts state that you need 30 minutes of exercise to have an impact on your fitness You can find a comparable level of exercise to playing tennis, jogging or biking, by playing an intense 30-45 minute game of Wii console tennis.



Melanie

How to download and play games on the wii?

Friday, June 6th, 2008
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stephanielogsdon22 asked:


I bought a wii and it just sits here because we don’t know anything about it. Can someone tell me how to hook it up to my pc/internet. Also, how can I download games and play them on the wii. And is there anything else that I can do with my wii, besides just playing store-bought games.

Michelle

How can I get my Wii to connect to my home network?

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
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David C asked:


Here is my situation:
I have a home network set up with a WRT54G router. Recently we had some strong winds that knocked out the power. My router and modem had to be power cycled and after I did that my Wii could not connect to my network and access the internet anymore. Everything else in my home can. Thanks for your suggestions in advance.

Barbara