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Wii FAQ with 44 answers
BFF, Engadget, blasted out a 44-point FAQ about the Wii. If you're still undecided on a Wii buy, the answers may help make a choice. Or if you have a Wii and run into trouble -- like it asks for a non-existent startup disc -- the FAQ offers tips. (Or in that startup case, it gives a shoulder to cry on.)Not all of our questions were answered. (How many angels could fit on a Wii? Does it stay crunchy in milk? If the Wii were a tree, what kind would it be?) But Engadget pulls some tech-fu, trying to pair a controller with a computer as a Bluetooth device (result: recognized but not paired) and connect USB keyboards (result: not recognized). The full FAQ includes even more geeky goodness.See also: FAQ: Answers to your PlayStation 3 questions
Whither the Wii startup disc?
A few weeks ago, the inclusion of a "Wii Startup Disc" on an EBGames Wii box led to widespread speculation on the disc's nature and necessity. A pleading message on the Gamestop Wii kiosks only added to the intrigue. Did the disc include a late-breaking firmware update? A set of controller calibration tools? A super-secret piece of software that gives the Wii more processing power than the PS3?Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but the final retail package for the Wii has replaced the Startup Disc with a Wii Sports Disc, as shown in the image at right. It seems the startup disc was just an initializer for the in-store kiosks and is not needed in the roughly four million systems Nintendo plans to ship by the end of the year.Speculative fanboys shouldn't despair though -- the Wii system software can still be updated through an internet connection, so you can all hold out hope that Nintendo will push out that holographic interface update any day now.
Wii start up disc is used for console set up
Remember when we learned about the mysterious "Startup Disc" from the back of a Wii box? Turns out the disc will be used once to set up your Wii on its initial cycling of power. One Joystiq reader, and Engadget blogger, named Paul miller snapped the above picture of a Wii kiosk in a South Shore Mall Software Etc. store, located in Bay Shore, NY. The message, which is in English, Spanish, and French, reads:"Please insert your Wii Startup Disc. This will set up your Wii console."
