dispelling the common wii misconceptions

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kevin the wiiite said:

too many people are mad because the wii doesn't have x thing that the ps3/xbox360 does.  well, x thing almost always is possible.

1.  myth: the wii internet channel sucks, typing takes forever, can't play internet videos, games, etc.

truth: you can plug a usb keyboard into the usb slots for faster typing, the internet channel can play many internet games via www.wiicade.com, and youtube works great.

2. myth: the wii has no hardcore games and the 1 or 2 that are available stink and have horrible online.

truth: check my sig.  I prefer moh: heroes 2.  It has 32 player online.

3. myth: the wii cannot play videos, dvds, or music.

truth: standard videos can be converted to mjpeg via wii video 9 (google it) and loaded to an sd card.  from there, you can play any videos you loaded from the photo channel.  dvds can now be played through a homebrew application called mplayer wii.  music in the .m4a format can be played from the photo channel via workaround.  first load all music to an sd card.  then, go to the sd card side of the photo channel.  then click on slideshow.  go into the options  menu and select a song to play in the background of the slideshow.  when you select a song, it will start playing.

4. myth: the wii has no ED or HD functions.

if you buy a component cable you can get up to 480p widescreen.  that's good enough for me.

Kevin let me start by saying nice thread but someone could counter all your arguments with

1) The wii internet channel sucks, typing takes forever, can't play internet videos, games, etc... Thats basically true I shouldnt have to go get a USB keyboard to type on it so typing would take forever for the AVERAGE person who wouldnt go buy one.  Internet video games work but not well

 

2) MOH does have a great 32 player onlinemode but as you said 1 or 2 games you named one of the tow... .  Nintendo admits its online is limited cause thats the way they want it.  As a WII owner and 360 owner there is no comparison between the online capabilities of the WII vs the 360

 

3) Again the average person wants to stick on a DVD and play it, I agree a tech savy person can get it to work.  Most WII owners got one just to play not to download hombrew applications or covnert music to .M4a,  If I asked halp my friends (I am 38) what .M4a format was they would have no idea.

 

4)480p by deifntion is not HD may be ok for you but you have a 50 inch screen 480p looks bad.  

Dont get me wrong I love the WII has a lot of advantages over other consoles but it does have weaknesses also