Wii Wii Wii, all the day long!

440Hz

Ok, first off, sorry if I am repeating a common post here, but its hard to search for "wii".

I'm not much of a gamer, most of my time spent at a machine involved coding, but I gave Wii a go last week and I'm totally addicted, I can't stop. My arms are killing me and I just keep on playing hehe. I'm sure there is some kind of therapy I should be attending for this level of addiction :pac:

Anyway, I loved it so much that I went off and bought one. Started off with the standards Sports, and Sonic & Mario Olympics. Decided to come along to your nice forum here and see what I could learn about my new Wii, exciting things that I could be doing with it etc, but I haven't found any general thread like that, only for things like codes (no idea what ill be doing with those yet).

So, what Im really saying is what advice/tips/pointers would you give a new Wii addict?

Thanks!

eamonnq

Get it modded!

nedd

first thing you need to do is get on-line with it. this will allow you to download updates for the firmware and also download some handy little apps. there is an internet browser, news channel, weather channel and some others that allow you to vote.

another handy little tip is get yourself a charger station for your wiimotes. if you use the wii a lot then you will start to get through batteries pretty fast. a charging station is only about 30 blips and well worth it.

after that all i can say is get some good games and a group of people over and enjoy.

Balfa

nedd wrote: »

a charging station is only about 30 blips and well worth it.

Aren't rechargeable AAs a lot cheaper than that? And a lot more useful since they can be used in anything.

seraphimvc

if ya like sport games,mario striker would still not too late to pick up!call your mates come along and kick them a** and definitely mario party or wario smooth moves(this is a must!) while at the mean time you can wait for Wii Fit,have a missus at home?both of you can enjoy it .and more games are coming like Mario Kart,SSBS etc big titles,you will find that people are discussing them in forum

welcome to the club btw:)

The_B_Man

get guitar hero!! best game ever!!

smokingman

For online gaming: Medal of Honor Heroes 2 is your best bet
For uniquely Wii fun controls: SSX Blur, The Godfather
For arcade shooters like "the good ole days": Resident Evil:Umbrella Chronicals, Ghost Squad, House of the Dead 2&3
For just bloody brilliant games: Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime Corruption....and yes, guitar hero 3 which is fantastic in a party situation: something I found out just a while ago

Zapp Brannigan

Freeloader + Smash Bros Brawl.

grames_bond

id advise you to pick up scarface, it was the first game i got with my wii and im still playin it, loved the movie, love the game! its basically gta but you get to be tony f*cking montana!!

440Hz

seraphimvc wrote: »

have a missus at home?
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welcome to the club btw:)

hehe! I am a missus And thanks for the reply and welcome.

The_B_Man wrote: »

get guitar hero!! best game ever!!

tis fun, but I prefer my real guitar

smokingman wrote: »

Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime Corruption....and yes, guitar hero 3 which is fantastic in a party situation: something I found out just a while ago

Yeah everybody seems to talk about these, must check them out, cheers

Thanks all for the replies. I can see myself wasting hours and hours on the thing everyday! Fun fun fun. Really looking forward to teh Wii Fit after reading about it on here etc.

mayordenis

mario galaxy is the most fun you can get.

Yakult

grames_bond wrote: »

id advise you to pick up scarface, it was the first game i got with my wii and im still playin it, loved the movie, love the game! its basically gta but you get to be tony f*cking montana!!

+1 Amazing game

Check out No More Heroes, Pro Evo come tomoro if you like soccer and other games mentioned!:pac:

Jip

Hi 440Hz, I'm cut from the same cloth as you. Been a code jockey for ever and worked my way through every Nintendo console before jumping ship onto the xbox. Got myself a 360 over a year ago and have been loving the online aspect to it, COD4 hasn't come out since I got it bar last Saturday when a drunken group of us played Guitar Hero III, which I'm ****e at when drunk btw.

Loved my brothers WII and wanted one for a long time, mainly because it's something my wife will also play so was in Tesco last week and on impulse because of the 30% back in vouchers we got ourselves one. I haven't beaten her in one game of bowling since, which I'm disgusted at as it's one game I good at when drunk.
Bought myself Mario Galaxy last night, haven't played it yet but looking forward to it over the weekend as I wasted hours on the various Marios over the years, I can still hear the music now.

Anyway, what's this WII code thing all about, the one you get with each game you buy ?

Mickonetwo

mayordenis wrote: »

mario galaxy is the most fun you can get.

+1 to that - MG is by far the best thing on the Wii so far