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But I suppose, Nintendo was never competing with the Xbox 360 and PS3 anyway. If one is eyeing a next-generation multimedia box with quality HD graphics, the Wii will be a total disappointment. Is the Wii experience worth the price? It all depends on what the Indian console gamer is looking for.
Extra Wiimotes cost $40 each and the nunchuk $20 each. The Wii doesn’t include a charger, so picking up a set of at least four rechargeable AA batteries and a battery charger is advisable. The Wiimote comes with a price as it uses two AA batteries where the battery-less nunchuk also draws its power from the Wiimote. The accelerometer sensors within the Wiimote makes one feel actions when one plays sports with sporting equipment like baseball bat and golf club swings in Wii Sports.
The Wiimote is a sophisticated motion-sensing controller that connects wirelessly to the console, via the Bluetooth Wi-Fi protocol. It’s with the unique wireless controller, Wiimote, that Nintendo scores over its competitors and the hearts of many “die-hard Wii gamers”. Game downloads typically lasts for a minute (for NES games) to 10 minutes (for Nintendo 64 Games). The ‘Wiimote’ is sufficient to browse through the web pages to buy Wii games.
If you have a Wii Points card (which one can purchase online using an international credit card) one can cash in the points by entering a code through your Wii. Wii’s disadvantage is its incapability to play audio CDs or video DVDs, but if it’s targeting the upper and middle class Indian gamer it was probably never meant to do so. There is also a photo channel and Nintendo claims that Wii can play MP3 music files and QuickTime videos. The Miis can be used as characters playing the popular sports games in Wii Sports, and as avatars in the Wii’s Message Channel. The customization features enable users to create Miis that look like themselves. The Mii within Wii, helps users create and modify ‘Miis’ - cute little avatars to be used in certain games. WiiConnect24 also provides access to the disc-based Wii and backward compatible GameCube games, including many Virtual Console titles. The channels deal with weather forecast, news, message, photo, and a cool and charming avatar-generating channel called ‘Mii’.
Wii’s navigation is carried forward with a series of web pages called “Wii Channels” via WiiConnect24’s online advantage. WiiConnect24 enables one to automatically download system updates, additional game content, weather and latest news. If one doesn’t have Wi-Fi at home, Nintendo offers an ethernet adapter that interfaces with one of the 2 USB 2.0 ports. The Wii’s Wi-Fi system works with both WEP and WPA encrypted standards, so one doesn’t have to make one’s network unsecured just to play online on Nintendo Wii. The only technical setting is the network connection, although the menu practically walks users through the entire setup. Once the hardware is in place, set the time and user name with the remote control’s pointer. Plug in the sensor bar, the video cable, and the power cable, and one’s ready to go. Two among the five are USB 2.0 ports to accommodate future accessories. Wii comes with a simple design and five different ports for basic plug and play. The box also contains Wii Sports, a simple, yet addictive game that lets users get a feel of Wii capabilities for free. The console comes with 512 MB of internal memory for storing saved games and a support for a standard Secure Digital card slot for additional storage. Like the PS3, it accepts Wii gaming discs (12 cm) and older GameCube discs (8 cm), without the need for an external adapter. The Wii console is small - about the same size as three DVD cases stacked together. The box contains the white Wii console, a wireless controller with ‘nunchuk’ adapter, a sensor bar, a cradle (for mounting the console vertically, giving it a look with techno appeal.), the Wii’s small-sized power adapter, and a set of composite A/V cables.Īs the composite A/V cables won’t support the Wii’s top resolution of 480p, HDTV customers also need to purchase a set of Wii “component cables”. Bought straight from the game shop, Wii’s box comes with everything one needs to hook the system up to a standard television.