Nintendo may not have revealed the details we were hoping for in their
Wii press conference earlier today -- like maybe the actual date the console will ship and how it will be priced -- but the company did manage to drop a few interesting nuggets, including an impressive list of titles that will be available at launch, along with some pretty nifty uses for the Wiimote (everything from conducting a virtual orchestra to fragging your foes). One tidbit that stood out was the announcement that the Wii will always be connected to the internet, using a service called Wii Connect 24. The service will allow the Wii to download game updates and other info while the box is in standby mode. We're not really sure we want our game console to be downloading directives while we sleep, but it can't be any worse than Windows AutoUpdate, right?
posted May 9th 2006 1:06PM
can i connect my wii using the 3 usb modem?
Just remove the laser death ray attachment before you go to bed, and you'll be all right, probably.
If it turns on the TV by itself and starts playing a Pokemon commercial, I'm going to Wii my bed...
lol :)
Just say it has something larger than a memory card for those downloads and I'm golden.
...and when Skynet decides to load itself into every Wii console...what then??
Wow the Wii conference was really surprising. In the sense that this intuitive Wiimote seems to be very unintuitive. It looks like it will take more skill and patience to control using the Wii-mote than a normal gamepad. I don't understand how they think this makes gaming any easier. In the Ubisoft FPS the guy could barely shoot straight with the Wii-Mote. Very gimmicky indeed. Chalk one up for history of bad ideas...like the Nintendo Robbot and the Power Glove.
Well, PS3 actually has a "use-the-controller-itself instead-of-the-buttons-to-control-the-action-on-the screen" in its new controller too. Talk about copying, Wii... PHBBB
Great while it "sleeps"
"Kill all humans...(snore) Must kill all humans....(snore) Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?"
or do Wii dream of electric sheep too?
Bittorrent!
taylor,
if my memory serves me right, last year at e3 they said it accepted usb thumb drives and had a media card adaptor.
lol ...Skynet will use Bittorrent...
In reference to both controllers, ill be waiting for madcatz to release a normal PS2/XBOX360 style controller before i buy anything that sounds like words a 5 year old would say.
Thats just so they can check to see if your disc is legit or the blu-ray recordable disc you burned with your blu-ray burner. Can you say firmware updates every freakin day. I hate this crap that must be connected to a phone jack all the time so they can monitor every game you play and for how long.
"I hate this crap that must be connected to a phone jack all the time so they can monitor every game you play and for how long."
- Actually it has wifi built in :P ; as for the whole suspended connection, I think it's a great idea that leads to people visiting your Animal Crossing town even if you aren't there.
Not that I disagree in princible. But what about all those ppl in countrys with pathetic internet connections with piddly download limits, and extremely poor speed. (like me). If the Wii thinks it can use all my bandwidth and download limit (150/GB if I go over 5GB/month, we have rubbish telco's here). A lot of ppl will be shocked the morning after...
This feature could be cool if WiiConnect24 had a TiVo like function that suggests classic games that a user might like. If you can pay for unlimited access to classics in the Virtual Console, then the Wii could download "suggestions" every night. The feature also allows Nintendo to provide episodic content for games like Animal Crossing.
"Well, PS3 actually has a "use-the-controller-itself instead-of-the-buttons-to-control-the-action-on-the screen" in its new controller too. Talk about copying, Wii... PHBBB"
Actually, i dont believe this is true, sir. The ps3's controller notices movement and rotation, unlike the Wii that sees where your at in space. The ps3 will be most useful in games like Ace Combat, where you will push buttons and tilt at the same time, and games like locoroco...which is friigin awesome. hahaha. Ok, thats my rant for today.
I thought i might need some kind of lead to play online.
Bye the way Phil i thought you needed to connect to computer to be able to use wii shop.
well... i was thinking about the fact that it will be connected at all times so it can be updated while it is off, or sleeping.
I live in a hurricane affected area and we lose power/cable frequently... with nintendo relying on wii systems being connected at all times, without power or internet, some systems can miss important updates, right?
i dont understand when i go to wii conect 24 it sais its not currently being offered can someone help me
oh it might help some people if i say this but i went through all the hasl of getting a wii game cube remot and i naw find out than ordinery gamecube reomots work as well . i gess the wii version is just more expensiv
Solomon
Hi
Did you get anywhere whith this prob. I am getting same prob, it says shop and wii 24 is not currently being offered.
Any help greatly appreciated
Phil