After doing a search I couldn't see an official thread for the Wii, so I thought I'd go ahead and make one.
It's a few years old now, and I'm sure quite a few people here have one. Do you play it often? If you own another console, is your time equally split between the two or do you spend more time on one than the other? What games do you have? Which have been the standout games to date? Where can Nintendo go from here?
I've had mine for about a year now. I spend way much more time on my 360 than I do the Wii, but the Wii is handy to keep around if I'm bored.
Stand out game by far is Mario Kart Wii. I really enjoyed Sonic & Mario at the Olympics, but no one else played it with me. I generally still play Wii Sports with my missus and lad. They should really bring out a Wii Sports 2. Unless they have already and I've mised it.
I've also just bought PES 2008. Anyone know if it's any good for the Wii? And how difficult is it to control?
Full Version: The official UKFF Nintendo Wii Thread!
http://ukff.com/index.php?showtopic=89536&hl=price+point < that became the Wii thread if you wanted a backlog of Wii chat.
No problem with this thread existing too to accompany the 360 and PS3 ones though.
First off, worry not about Wii Sports 2, it's out this year. It's called "Wii Sports Resort" and it'll be packaged with the new hardware that allows for 1:1 total motion control according to Nintendo. The current remote follows gestures and equates them to what the button command would be on a pad, whereas the new peripheral apparently allows total tracking of your exacy movements. Wii Sports Resort has fencing on it, which will be a good indicator of how well this works.
The Nintendo IPs are the standout games for me. MK Wii, Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Galaxy have made the console a worthy purchase for me.
As for my collection, I have Mario Kart Wii, Zelda, Mario Galaxy, Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario Ware Smooth Moves, Excite Truck, Metal Slug Anthology, Wii Sports, Mario Strikers, Rayman: Raving Rabbids and Pangya! Golf with style.
Also I have a friend who bought Mario Party 8 and Mario and Sonic at the Olympics but doesn't own a Wii, so I sort of co-own them. The Wii lives at his at points during the year because he has a big, open living room that supports multiplayer sessions.
Pangya! is underrated. Love it but few seem to own it. Mario Galaxy is a modern classic. Absolute masterpiece. MK Wii and BRAWL are both essential.
In the future I'm massively excited about the new version of Punch Out! and I look forward to the inevitable new F-Zero game. There's been no announcement yet, but I feel confident that it will happen eventually because it's one of the few games you expect to see on a Nintendo console that hasn't surfaced on Wii yet.
No problem with this thread existing too to accompany the 360 and PS3 ones though.
First off, worry not about Wii Sports 2, it's out this year. It's called "Wii Sports Resort" and it'll be packaged with the new hardware that allows for 1:1 total motion control according to Nintendo. The current remote follows gestures and equates them to what the button command would be on a pad, whereas the new peripheral apparently allows total tracking of your exacy movements. Wii Sports Resort has fencing on it, which will be a good indicator of how well this works.
The Nintendo IPs are the standout games for me. MK Wii, Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Galaxy have made the console a worthy purchase for me.
As for my collection, I have Mario Kart Wii, Zelda, Mario Galaxy, Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario Ware Smooth Moves, Excite Truck, Metal Slug Anthology, Wii Sports, Mario Strikers, Rayman: Raving Rabbids and Pangya! Golf with style.
Also I have a friend who bought Mario Party 8 and Mario and Sonic at the Olympics but doesn't own a Wii, so I sort of co-own them. The Wii lives at his at points during the year because he has a big, open living room that supports multiplayer sessions.
Pangya! is underrated. Love it but few seem to own it. Mario Galaxy is a modern classic. Absolute masterpiece. MK Wii and BRAWL are both essential.
In the future I'm massively excited about the new version of Punch Out! and I look forward to the inevitable new F-Zero game. There's been no announcement yet, but I feel confident that it will happen eventually because it's one of the few games you expect to see on a Nintendo console that hasn't surfaced on Wii yet.
I dont really ever play my Wii, the PS3 and 360 I use all the time though. I just dont find enough depth in Wii games, theyre fun for a bit but nothing that makes me wanna play it as much. Unless someone can recommend something that'd be like that.
Oh yeah, my Wii is easily my least used console, but I wouldn't trade it because when I take it to gatherings it always goes down a storm. I'd say MK Wii, Mario Galaxy, Zelda, Resi 4 and a few others have the substance and content to stack up against the PS3 360 releases, but the console is definitely marketed as one to bust out when amongst friends for the odd burst. It's a good accompaniment to your PS3 or 360 if you're heavily into games, but isn't an ideal standalone console unless you're not.
Sadly I am now getting a PS3.
I loved my Wii, but all the good games that I wanted to play have come and gone and there is nothing exciting enougth for me anymore. I was holding out for "Conduit", but realised if I got a PS3 or Xbox 360, that there was already a large pool of FPS available that would likely piss all over Conduit anyway.
I loved my Wii, but all the good games that I wanted to play have come and gone and there is nothing exciting enougth for me anymore. I was holding out for "Conduit", but realised if I got a PS3 or Xbox 360, that there was already a large pool of FPS available that would likely piss all over Conduit anyway.
QUOTE (JLM @ Feb 15 2009, 14:07) 
Oh yeah, my Wii is easily my least used console, but I wouldn't trade it because when I take it to gatherings it always goes down a storm. I'd say MK Wii, Mario Galaxy, Zelda, Resi 4 and a few others have the substance and content to stack up against the PS3 360 releases, but the console is definitely marketed as one to bust out when amongst friends for the odd burst. It's a good accompaniment to your PS3 or 360 if you're heavily into games, but isn't an ideal standalone console unless you're not.
Yeah thats pretty much it. I was gonna say Mario Galaxy was the exception, thats a wonderful game. As much as I like games like it, I've never been able to really get into any Zelda game, I dont know why. Resi Evil 4 I already had on Gamecube and Mario Kart is fun but not so much to play on your own. I play it more when I have people over, but I prefer playing something like Left 4 Dead online with mates. I'm more a hardcore gamer than a casual one so that explains why my wii doesnt get much love
While Mario Kart on the Wii is good, I found that it got to be "same old same old" too quick for my liking, it's a good game in short bursts, but not something you can really get your teeth into for long periods of time.
Easily the best game I've played on the Wii has to be Resi 4, the ease of playing the game meant that you really did feel part of the game as opposed to the PS2 version where it felt clunky and you had to spend more time paying attention to what you were doing with the controls to get the shot to be accurate, than actually playing the game and avoiding being killed.
This in turn makes me worry for Resi 5, it looks awesome. Unfortunately it's on the 360 which means the nice and smooth controls of the Wii are automatically back out of the window for the more clunky and cumbersome analogue sticks, boo
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Also when I had my own Wii I loved Eledees (It's Finders Keepers on a console for christs sake! What's not to love?!) and Tiger Woods Golf (2008 I think, but if there was a 2007 it'd be that, don't care enough to go check being that they're all alike really). Other than that I've not really found that many games to be that engaging.
Mario Party 8 is fun, but lacks the enjoyment of number 4, Smash Brothers I've always found to be okay, but nothing special, while Mario Galaxy is about average at best.
I will however say that the Zelda crossbow game (dunno the actual title, it's my cousin's) was great fun to play, very short I'll admit, but with a couple of people you can have a great few minutes playing that thing.
Easily the best game I've played on the Wii has to be Resi 4, the ease of playing the game meant that you really did feel part of the game as opposed to the PS2 version where it felt clunky and you had to spend more time paying attention to what you were doing with the controls to get the shot to be accurate, than actually playing the game and avoiding being killed.
This in turn makes me worry for Resi 5, it looks awesome. Unfortunately it's on the 360 which means the nice and smooth controls of the Wii are automatically back out of the window for the more clunky and cumbersome analogue sticks, boo
.Also when I had my own Wii I loved Eledees (It's Finders Keepers on a console for christs sake! What's not to love?!) and Tiger Woods Golf (2008 I think, but if there was a 2007 it'd be that, don't care enough to go check being that they're all alike really). Other than that I've not really found that many games to be that engaging.
Mario Party 8 is fun, but lacks the enjoyment of number 4, Smash Brothers I've always found to be okay, but nothing special, while Mario Galaxy is about average at best.
I will however say that the Zelda crossbow game (dunno the actual title, it's my cousin's) was great fun to play, very short I'll admit, but with a couple of people you can have a great few minutes playing that thing.
Wii is definately my least used console now. When they release good games they are very good, but they haven't realeased anything good in at least 6 months. Its all been party play mini game collection and family fitness type stuff. Its getting quite ridiculous. I know the wii is aimed at multiplayer, but not every one has a party going 24 hours a day, they need games that can be played single player and not get boring after 5 minutes.
Having not played the Wii for literally months I bought House of the Dead: Overkill for my and the girlfriend today. Gone is the awfully wooden voice acting of previous HOTD games, replaced by a Planet Terror / Grindhouse style look & feel. The script is absurd and completely littered with unecessary swearing which is damn funny.
About 3 episodes in and it's all been fairly easy so far but good fun.
About 3 episodes in and it's all been fairly easy so far but good fun.
QUOTE (Moo @ Feb 15 2009, 18:30)
Having not played the Wii for literally months I bought House of the Dead: Overkill for my and the girlfriend today. Gone is the awfully wooden voice acting of previous HOTD games, replaced by a Planet Terror / Grindhouse style look & feel. The script is absurd and completely littered with unecessary swearing which is damn funny.
About 3 episodes in and it's all been fairly easy so far but good fun.
About 3 episodes in and it's all been fairly easy so far but good fun.
how does it work, do you just use the wiimote as the gun? Sounds fun
Yeah, though ideally you want a Wii Zapper or an alternative gun-styled remote holder to recreate the lightgun feel.
The Wii is literally the best console of all time for lightgun games because it doesn't rely on everyone buying a specific peripheral that only three games will ever use. If you own the console, you have what you need, and the other things are optional extras.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B.../letzshopcom-21
The Wii is literally the best console of all time for lightgun games because it doesn't rely on everyone buying a specific peripheral that only three games will ever use. If you own the console, you have what you need, and the other things are optional extras.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B.../letzshopcom-21
just thought i would let you no that Sonic & Mario at the winter Olympics is out later this year. does anyone no when wii sports 2 is out?
QUOTE (Steve Justice @ Feb 15 2009, 10:08)
I've also just bought PES 2008. Anyone know if it's any good for the Wii? And how difficult is it to control?
The controls are just difficult enough to keep you interested, but definitely not offputtingly hard or anything. It's a very enjoyable game once you get the hang of the passing.
QUOTE (JLM @ Feb 15 2009, 23:37)
Yeah, though ideally you want a Wii Zapper or an alternative gun-styled remote holder to recreate the lightgun feel.
The Wii is literally the best console of all time for lightgun games because it doesn't rely on everyone buying a specific peripheral that only three games will ever use. If you own the console, you have what you need, and the other things are optional extras.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B.../letzshopcom-21
The Wii is literally the best console of all time for lightgun games because it doesn't rely on everyone buying a specific peripheral that only three games will ever use. If you own the console, you have what you need, and the other things are optional extras.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B.../letzshopcom-21
I dont wanna splash out on something like that for a game that I'm only gonna rent. How well does it work with just the wiimote?
Trust me, at £15 when it comes with Link's Crossbow Training, I strongly advise picking it up, that's a game for £15 and the zapper dealio pretty much for free!
It's the Crossbow Training game I was talking about previously, absolutely amazing game considering it's pretty much just a shooting range. Amazingly easy to pick up and play too, had only been playing it for about 15 minutes and me and my cousin were having a great laugh on it. If I remember right there's 3 types of level in each section, the first is just simple target shooting (two types of this, one with actual targets appearing, and one where it's more like clay pigeon shooting).
Second type is pretty much you standing still as enemies come from all around you as you try and pick them all off.
Third is more like an FPS game, so you have to avoid getting hit as well as taking down the enemies.
SO yeah, buy buy buy!
It's the Crossbow Training game I was talking about previously, absolutely amazing game considering it's pretty much just a shooting range. Amazingly easy to pick up and play too, had only been playing it for about 15 minutes and me and my cousin were having a great laugh on it. If I remember right there's 3 types of level in each section, the first is just simple target shooting (two types of this, one with actual targets appearing, and one where it's more like clay pigeon shooting).
Second type is pretty much you standing still as enemies come from all around you as you try and pick them all off.
Third is more like an FPS game, so you have to avoid getting hit as well as taking down the enemies.
SO yeah, buy buy buy!
Nintendo's presentation at E3 wasn't particularly special (and that blood pressure monitor is gimmicky shite), but they did drop a couple of gems that I'll most definitely be purchasing. New Super Mario brothers Wii looks like an absolute winner, and a Team Ninja Metroid game is intriguing at the very least.
Wii Sports Resort will be an essential purchase for gatherings, though hooking up all my remotes with MotionPlus would be ludicrously expensive.
More important than that though:
Awwwwwww yeeeeeeaaah.
Wii Sports Resort will be an essential purchase for gatherings, though hooking up all my remotes with MotionPlus would be ludicrously expensive.
More important than that though:
Awwwwwww yeeeeeeaaah.
C'mon! I can't even see the picture because the site is filtered as 'Games'. What a gyp... What are you Aww Yeah-ing about?
Ha. It's Mario Galaxy 2. I know it's a sequel, but sometimes a "more of the same" sequel to one of the best games ever made is worthy of an aww yeah.
So:
Awwww yeeeeah.
So:
Awwww yeeeeah.
Let's a-go!
If a Wii is chipped, can you play Mario Kart online?
I'm also awwww yeah-ing for Galaxy 2. It does look like exactly the same but more of it, but who wouldnt want more of that? New Mario Wii also looks awesome. My Wii hasnt even been on in months so I look forward to new Mario stuff.
QUOTE (Moo @ Feb 15 2009, 20:30)
Having not played the Wii for literally months I bought House of the Dead: Overkill for my and the girlfriend today. Gone is the awfully wooden voice acting of previous HOTD games, replaced by a Planet Terror / Grindhouse style look & feel. The script is absurd and completely littered with unecessary swearing which is damn funny.
About 3 episodes in and it's all been fairly easy so far but good fun.
About 3 episodes in and it's all been fairly easy so far but good fun.
I played this around my sisters place the other week and managed to complete it in a couple of hours. I liked that you have infinite ammo and the auto-shotgun and machine guns were so satisfying, you just point, click and enjoy the exploding limbs. Really great stuff.
I was going to buy a Wii for myself the other day but the prices are still fucking extortionate. After calculating that I'd have to spend almost £200 on controllers alone I decided not to bother. Fuck that.
That is hella awwwww yeah. I loved Mario Galaxy, and I still bump the soundtrack.
Well, that is to say it would be awww yeah, if I still had access to a Wii
Well, that is to say it would be awww yeah, if I still had access to a Wii
QUOTE (AliveAndAmplified @ Jun 3 2009, 15:17)
If a Wii is chipped, can you play Mario Kart online?
Yes you can, same with all the other online games too.
....although they have been known to ban cheaters.
QUOTE (JLM @ Feb 15 2009, 15:57)
Pangya! is underrated. Love it but few seem to own it.
Probably because it's much better and free on the PC.
I'm really looking forward to Ashes Cricket when that comes out on the Wii later in the year. It's out on other systems as well but i could be amazing on the Wii if done well. As a Cricket fan it's ceratinly something i've been waiting for since i got a wii, should be tailor made for the Wii really.
I already posted this in the Sonic thread, but it seems a relevan thing to post here too.
From The Escapist
From The Escapist
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Will a certain spiky-headed blue anthropomorphic hedgehog be joining everybody's favorite mustachioed plumber on his next adventure through space?
UK Magazine NGamer might have uncovered a 1990s Nintendo fanboy nightmare: Sonic the Hedgehog could soon be a playable character in a Mario game. Super Mario Galaxy 2 to be exact, as NGamer revealed through its twitter account, of all places.
The tweet reads: "We've just had some shocking news from an inside source at Nintendo: Sonic will be a playable character in Mario Galaxy 2! Wha?" I'm going to chalk this one up as an EXTREME rumor (note the bold caps), because it's such an outlandish claim.
I know Mario and Sonic have already teamed up to take on the Olympics (and the Winter Olympics), but would Nintendo really allow Sonic to encroach into one of its core franchises? Or, is the company banking on the popularity of Sonic to draw more gamers to purchase Super Mario Galaxy 2? Even though Super Mario Galaxy sold millions of copies, it didn't sell as well as Super Mario Bros. Wii, so maybe Nintendo wants to use the iconic popularity of two characters to sell the Super Mario Galaxy sequel.
NGamer's tweets didn't end there. The magazine emphasized that this information comes from a "trusted source," and even that "Sonic['s] levels will be in the 'Green Hill Galaxy.'" While completely possible, I can't help but feel that this sounds like a joke made out to goad people like me into making it news. Stories like this are why they invented the word rumor. Sonic's 3D adventures haven't exactly gone very well for him, so if this is true, I hope Nintendo can show Sega how to create a platforming hedgehog that really works. I'll only believe this when I see it, and play it.
UK Magazine NGamer might have uncovered a 1990s Nintendo fanboy nightmare: Sonic the Hedgehog could soon be a playable character in a Mario game. Super Mario Galaxy 2 to be exact, as NGamer revealed through its twitter account, of all places.
The tweet reads: "We've just had some shocking news from an inside source at Nintendo: Sonic will be a playable character in Mario Galaxy 2! Wha?" I'm going to chalk this one up as an EXTREME rumor (note the bold caps), because it's such an outlandish claim.
I know Mario and Sonic have already teamed up to take on the Olympics (and the Winter Olympics), but would Nintendo really allow Sonic to encroach into one of its core franchises? Or, is the company banking on the popularity of Sonic to draw more gamers to purchase Super Mario Galaxy 2? Even though Super Mario Galaxy sold millions of copies, it didn't sell as well as Super Mario Bros. Wii, so maybe Nintendo wants to use the iconic popularity of two characters to sell the Super Mario Galaxy sequel.
NGamer's tweets didn't end there. The magazine emphasized that this information comes from a "trusted source," and even that "Sonic['s] levels will be in the 'Green Hill Galaxy.'" While completely possible, I can't help but feel that this sounds like a joke made out to goad people like me into making it news. Stories like this are why they invented the word rumor. Sonic's 3D adventures haven't exactly gone very well for him, so if this is true, I hope Nintendo can show Sega how to create a platforming hedgehog that really works. I'll only believe this when I see it, and play it.
Sonic teaming up with Mario on some levels then turning on him at the end for the last boss battle would be fucking tremendous.
QUOTE (opcws @ Feb 7 2010, 13:07)
Sonic teaming up with Mario on some levels then turning on him at the end for the last boss battle would be fucking tremendous.
IF this rumour were true I'd be majorly disappointed. I don't think I'd want Sonic in a Mario game, unless he was a hidden extra, kind of like how you could unlock Luigi in the original game.
QUOTE (Baz Windham @ Jun 4 2009, 15:48)
I'm really looking forward to Ashes Cricket when that comes out on the Wii later in the year. It's out on other systems as well but i could be amazing on the Wii if done well. As a Cricket fan it's ceratinly something i've been waiting for since i got a wii, should be tailor made for the Wii really.
It wasn't amazing. Shame really, my younger self had such optimism about it
QUOTE (Baz Windham @ Feb 7 2010, 15:09)
QUOTE (Baz Windham @ Jun 4 2009, 15:48)
I'm really looking forward to Ashes Cricket when that comes out on the Wii later in the year. It's out on other systems as well but i could be amazing on the Wii if done well. As a Cricket fan it's ceratinly something i've been waiting for since i got a wii, should be tailor made for the Wii really.
It wasn't amazing. Shame really, my younger self had such optimism about it
Has there EVER been an amazing sports game for the Wii? Outside of Pro Evolution Soccer I can't think of any...
It's a shame, because there's so much potential in the system for the sport genre.
Looks like this thread hasn't been touched for ten or so months! Well I am ofter a little advice, as the Wife and I are planning on getting ourselfs a Wii Console in the next week or so.
I am not sure of prices will drop after the new year, even though Game and Gamestation already appear to have sales on. My Sister seems to think the prices of Wii's are still yet to drop as the shops are still hoping to capitalise on the Christmas period.
Should we wait?
I am not sure of prices will drop after the new year, even though Game and Gamestation already appear to have sales on. My Sister seems to think the prices of Wii's are still yet to drop as the shops are still hoping to capitalise on the Christmas period.
Should we wait?
I've been on the Wii pretty much none-stop over December. Animal Crossing Wii, Mario Kart, Wii Party and Donkey Kong Country Returns being my games of choice. Forgot how amazing the Wii is.
Cool man. Did you buy it in a bundle? How long ago etc...?
QUOTE (The Miz @ Dec 28 2010, 19:06)
Cool man. Did you buy it in a bundle? How long ago etc...?
Oh i've had it ages.
To answer your price question, i'm not expert but Wii bundles are cheap regardless of season, compared to other consoles anyway. You can usually get a good one for around £110.
I'd just take a look around in the games shops local to you, you're bound to find a good deal. They won't go down much more than that anyway.
EDIT: If you're looking for a brand new one, it'll be a bit more. £150-170 maybe?
I'd get the one your sister said, because unless you're in it for the Red stuff then the deal isn't as good. Mario Allstars is only around £25 new, cheaper possibly. So you could buy the black bundle with more games for cheaper, then pay the £25 to get Mario and it'd come to the same price.
Cool. Are the controllers reasonably cheap if I wanted a second one?
QUOTE (The Miz @ Dec 28 2010, 19:18)
Cool. Are the controllers reasonably cheap if I wanted a second one?
Depends on a number of factors. If you want a matching coloured one (white ones are possibly cheaper than black or red ones), if you want Wii-motion plus too, and i'm sure the Nunchucks come seperately.
Ahhh another question, quite important. As I am Disabled I would be wanting to stand up for long (the adverts for Wii have annoying people like JLS and Ant and Dec jumping about like Morons) so I presume ALL games can be played sat on a Sofa right?
QUOTE (The Miz @ Dec 28 2010, 19:25)
Ahhh another question, quite important. As I am Disabled I would be wanting to stand up for long (the adverts for Wii have annoying people like JLS and Ant and Dec jumping about like Morons) so I presume ALL games can be played sat on a Sofa right?
Most games can be, aye. If you're after good single player games, there's a fair amount of shooters, platformers, and casual stuff like Animal Crossing. Multiplayer you'd be good with Mario Kart, Wii Party, Mario Party, Tennis, etc. I can't think of many Wii games that i've stood up for except Wii Sports, and that's only for Golf and Bowling.
I managed the Bowling game in Wii Sports sat down, at my Friends house a year or so ago. The games I have my eye on getting are Mario Bros, Mario Kart , Fifa and Animal Crossing.
QUOTE (The Miz @ Dec 28 2010, 19:31)
I managed the Bowling game in Wii Sports sat down, at my Friends house a year or so ago. The games I have my eye on getting are Mario Bros, Mario Kart , Fifa and Animal Crossing.
Which Mario Bros? New Super Mario Wii?. That's a good game. You'll know all about Allstars anyway so I won't go on about that. Mario Kart is ace, and has flawless online. Not played Wii Fifa so can't really say much. Animal Crossing Wii is excellent, like the DS one but with tons of new stuff. New fish, bugs, fossils items, people, you can go to the City where there's a load of new shops and features, and upto 10 neighbours rather than the DS' 8. If your wife enjoys it too, you have seperate houses so you don't have to share one.
Cool. Yeah Mario Kart is brilliant, I completed it on the DS. That £129 deal on PC World, I can't see that coming down any lower.
Yeah i'd just go for that.
Thanks for the advice Mate 
Has anyone managed a perfect game on wii bowling?
I managed a 270ish on sports resort, 9 strikes in a row, im sure i could do better but i was only borrowing the system for a week.
I managed a 270ish on sports resort, 9 strikes in a row, im sure i could do better but i was only borrowing the system for a week.
I'm currently waiting on the local Game and Gamestation to lower the prices "in the next two weeks" someone who works there told my Wife.
Apparently Wii's are £99 today and tomorrow at Asda according to HotUKDeals
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