I ordered a Wii!

[Fat Tone]

Stand up and get some exercise, you fat hippo!

[Fat Tone]

Only joking!

Seriously though, there are two issues:

1) is the range of the BT signal. Are BT extenders available?

2) is the accuracy of the pointing. The working range is 1 -4/5 metres. Any closer and the emitters are outside the field of view of the sensor. Any further away and (a) the signal gets dimmer and (b) the emitters become closer together in the field of view so your pointing accuracy dimishes.

I think that for most games though (1) is the real problem. For controlling the Wii itself you can usually use the buttons.

[Fat Tone]

I suppose careful placement of the Wii itself can help...place it higher up or move it as far forward as you can.

[Fat Tone]

Oh, and 57"? That's insane!

[Jessterw]

So far the Sports pacakage has entertained us the most.

We have Zelda (just because you have to), Excite truck (only played a couple of times) and Wii Play (don't bother, its just a bunch of games to learn how to use the remote).

Actually, despite it's limited value as a game, I'd recommend getting Wii Play just for the extra remote. Yes, it's more expensive than just a remote alone, but you essentially get a remote and a cheap collection of games. They can definitely be fun with a group of people, even though they're all two-player only.

Honestly, I love the air hockey-like game and the tank game is good fun

If you plan on getting a lot of people playing, then Mario Party can be a blast, though I do recommend renting it just to see if it's your thing.


As far as the remote distance issue goes, proper placement of the sensor bar is definitely a factor. Beyond that, Tone summed it up.

[ZokesPro]

Stand up and get some exercise, you fat hippo!

Only joking!

Seriously though, there are two issues:

1) is the range of the BT signal. Are BT extenders available?

2) is the accuracy of the pointing. The working range is 1 -4/5 metres. Any closer and the emitters are outside the field of view of the sensor. Any further away and (a) the signal gets dimmer and (b) the emitters become closer together in the field of view so your pointing accuracy dimishes.

I think that for most games though (1) is the real problem. For controlling the Wii itself you can usually use the buttons.

I suppose careful placement of the Wii itself can help...place it higher up or move it as far forward as you can.

Oh, and 57"? That's insane!

Look at that. And they call ME the post whore!

[Paddy]

I am in the market for another Wii (having already bought and sold two). I will probably get a modded one this time, although I am torn between chips.

[Sasq]

well seeing as the next version of the drive chip is out, as in ninty's not mod chips.
there is no mod.

[Paddy]

Not sure i understand that post Dan, but I'm gonna google it right away!

[Sasq]

the d2c drive chips have arrived, and they haven't been hacked yet.
which means no mod works.

[Paddy]

But I presume the old revision Wii's are still modable?

[Sasq]

would that be the ones with or without the cut pins on the chip - yes they are still modable, but for the ones with cut pins, it involves a dremel

[Paddy]

I've seen a modded one on ebay for not that much more than the retail price. I'll see what happens...

[schmosef]

What's the point of modding a Wii?

Homebrew GC?

[Gurm]

What's the point of modding a Wii?

Homebrew GC?

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

You don't know the benefits of modding a Wii?

A modded Wii lets you run amazing applications at three times the normal speed!

It fights off disease! (It's been rumored to put cancer into remission, but that's unconfirmed...)

It protects you from communists, republicans, and "carnies".

It allows you to cook 10-minute rice in 5 minutes!

It increases the size (length but more importantly GIRTH) of your manhood, while simultaneously making you irresistable to all women within a 100 yard radius.

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No seriously, it lets you run copied games, both Wii and GC. It also lets you run homebrewed apps, such as the ones to copy stuff from main system RAM to the otherwise utterly useless SD card slot.