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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Wii Console Features
The wii has many features that really enhance the system, and it is setup for a fun and adaptive user friendly style. The homepage of the wii is setup with a series of boxes called "channels," that look like tv screens. Some of these screens are:
*Mii channel
A menu that lets the user create a profile of themselves, including a mii (avatar)
*Weather channel
A menu to look up the current and up coming weather
*Internet channel
Lets a user browse the internet using Opera as a browser
*Photo channel
The user can upload photos via SD card slot on the wii, a user could also store games/game data to the SD card for increased system memory
*Shopping channel
This channel lets the user download games for the wii, older games for Nintendo systems (Virtual console) as well as game data.
These channels are preset on the wii, however in the wii shopping channel other channels can be downloaded via the internet through the wireless adapter built into the console! Along with these channels are also wii console systems setting and a mailbox. The mailbox show user history for the day as well as playtime and total history playtime. In the system settings, users can do typical things such as setting the date/time, birthday info, screen adjustment, and wii remote calibration. A typical settings menu with expected settings.
Overall I think the console itself is fairly well balance, not too much, not too little. In comparison to other gaming consoles it holds its ground in system entertainment. I have not play online via wii yet, and look forward to it. For my next post I will play the Wii Sports game that game with the console and give feedback about player experience, as well as general comments about the controllers and their control for game play.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Upon opening the Wii console box, it includes:
Wii console
Nun-chuck
Wii Remote
Sensor Bar
Power adapter and cord
Sensor bar stand
Audio Video Cables
Will sports
Wii manual warranty, and safety manual
Promotion to Nintendo Magazine
After setting up the console to my HDTV I started looking at the design of the whole setup. The console is small, it does not take up much space and is a little larger than a standard DVD case. Thats a huge plus because the other consoles (Play Station 3 and Xbox 360) are fairly large and bigger than a standard DVD player. It has a SD slot, and 4 slots on the top (for the classic controller sold separately to play older games that are down-loadable for a fee). So far so good, the console is white, looks sharp, seems solid, and small. After a brief read of the will manual, the sensor bar can be placed on top or bottom of the TV to pick up the signal of the wireless controller, or Wii remote. The sensor bar has two sticker pads that can be placed on the top of the tv so it doesn't fall off, to me that is a well thought out design, and if you want to put the sensor bar on the sensor bar stand, it also includes two sticky pads as well.
Next, the wii remote and nun-chuck. The wii remote fits well and the buttons are easily accessed by the layout of our hand. The remote has a long rectangular shape with a trigger on the bottom for your index finger, and a main round button for your thump. At the base of the remote it has round buttons labeled '1' and '2' in a vertical order. Above those buttons are three buttons in a horizontal format labeled '-', then a button with a picture of a home or house, followed by a '+' button. The remote comes with a clear silicone jacket with a denser top end, and the remote has a strap on the bottom so you don't accidentally throw the remote. There is a slot on the bottom of the remote where the nun-chuck connects, at the connection point on the nun-chuck it has a clear locking mechanism in which you take the rope from the strap and lock it into the nun-chuck. This insures that the two remotes stay together and connected. The nun-chuck is made to fit into your hand almost in the same style a gun would, however there in a joy-stick on the top, and one button for your trigger finger. Because of the layout of both controllers, it does not matter if you are right of left handed.
Next week I will discuss actually turning on the console and discussing its features without play a game!
Wii console
Nun-chuck
Wii Remote
Sensor Bar
Power adapter and cord
Sensor bar stand
Audio Video Cables
Will sports
Wii manual warranty, and safety manual
Promotion to Nintendo Magazine
After setting up the console to my HDTV I started looking at the design of the whole setup. The console is small, it does not take up much space and is a little larger than a standard DVD case. Thats a huge plus because the other consoles (Play Station 3 and Xbox 360) are fairly large and bigger than a standard DVD player. It has a SD slot, and 4 slots on the top (for the classic controller sold separately to play older games that are down-loadable for a fee). So far so good, the console is white, looks sharp, seems solid, and small. After a brief read of the will manual, the sensor bar can be placed on top or bottom of the TV to pick up the signal of the wireless controller, or Wii remote. The sensor bar has two sticker pads that can be placed on the top of the tv so it doesn't fall off, to me that is a well thought out design, and if you want to put the sensor bar on the sensor bar stand, it also includes two sticky pads as well.
Next, the wii remote and nun-chuck. The wii remote fits well and the buttons are easily accessed by the layout of our hand. The remote has a long rectangular shape with a trigger on the bottom for your index finger, and a main round button for your thump. At the base of the remote it has round buttons labeled '1' and '2' in a vertical order. Above those buttons are three buttons in a horizontal format labeled '-', then a button with a picture of a home or house, followed by a '+' button. The remote comes with a clear silicone jacket with a denser top end, and the remote has a strap on the bottom so you don't accidentally throw the remote. There is a slot on the bottom of the remote where the nun-chuck connects, at the connection point on the nun-chuck it has a clear locking mechanism in which you take the rope from the strap and lock it into the nun-chuck. This insures that the two remotes stay together and connected. The nun-chuck is made to fit into your hand almost in the same style a gun would, however there in a joy-stick on the top, and one button for your trigger finger. Because of the layout of both controllers, it does not matter if you are right of left handed.
Next week I will discuss actually turning on the console and discussing its features without play a game!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wii Review
Wii Review is a blog I am starting to review in an in depth style of the wii console's hardware and software (i.e. games). I just purchased the console and I look forward to what other people think about the systems in a whole.
I try to post at least once a week on something that I have learned; from owning the console myself, to something I have researched. Enjoy!
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