West Coast Connection Forum

Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Don Seer on December 04, 2006, 10:56:16 AM

Title: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 04, 2006, 10:56:16 AM
hurrah.. wandering through town i spotted one of the cool looking wii demo booths we have over here in the local "game" store

so i wandered in expecting to have to hand over my credit card or something to play.. nope..

they popped the "pod" open and handed me a wiimote and said.. dont walk off with it mate.. :)

...i fired it up and had a wiggle with the pointer on screen.. kinda knew my way around with all the demo's i've seen online.. they tried to steer me towards golf.. but i was up for tennis...

as soon as i'd got started with tennis a small crowd formed.. won my game.. woot.. really easy to pick up. if you slip concentrating or dont try you will mishit shots.. after i was done with tennis i passed the wiimote to a dude in the crowd who was watching.. and he had a go at golf.. (and people started to lose interest so it was back to me, my mate, and his mate + the shop dude).. golf looked fun, then his mate had a go and was shite.. i got handed it back and went for bowling this time.. wasnt too impressed with it.. but it was kinda fun.. handed the remote to a school kiddie who tried golf then we left..

i didn't wanna ruin all the fun for when i get mine.. which was confirmed today as being thursday midnight.. hopefully i've added a nunchuck to my order.. so thats a wii with wii sports.. + wii play + nunchuck + zelda + tony hawks downhill

:)

Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: We Fly High on December 04, 2006, 11:18:09 AM
boxing and tennis are the best for sports.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Javier on December 04, 2006, 11:22:17 AM
Twilight Princess is fucking amazing.  I still got a while to pass the game, I'm at 35Hrs playing time right now and I hear it can take from 50-75 hours.  It's been a while since I had this much fun playing a video game. 
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Noname on December 04, 2006, 11:38:58 AM
hurrah.. wandering through town i spotted one of the cool looking wii demo booths we have over here in the local "game" store

so i wandered in expecting to have to hand over my credit card or something to play.. nope..

they popped the "pod" open and handed me a wiimote and said.. dont walk off with it mate.. :)

...i fired it up and had a wiggle with the pointer on screen.. kinda knew my way around with all the demo's i've seen online.. they tried to steer me towards golf.. but i was up for tennis...

as soon as i'd got started with tennis a small crowd formed.. won my game.. woot.. really easy to pick up. if you slip concentrating or dont try you will mishit shots.. after i was done with tennis i passed the wiimote to a dude in the crowd who was watching.. and he had a go at golf.. (and people started to lose interest so it was back to me, my mate, and his mate + the shop dude).. golf looked fun, then his mate had a go and was shite.. i got handed it back and went for bowling this time.. wasnt too impressed with it.. but it was kinda fun.. handed the remote to a school kiddie who tried golf then we left..

i didn't wanna ruin all the fun for when i get mine.. which was confirmed today as being thursday midnight.. hopefully i've added a nunchuck to my order.. so thats a wii with wii sports.. + wii play + nunchuck + zelda + tony hawks downhill

:)



Are you going to sleep in front of the store? lol
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 04, 2006, 11:46:27 AM
nah theres a invite only midnight opening.. i'll just roll up and park opposite around 11:40 or so.. chill in the car with the heating on for 15 mins or so.. then pick up my shit :)
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Noname on December 04, 2006, 11:47:48 AM
nah theres a midnight opening.. i'll just roll up and park opposite around 11:40 or so.. chill in the car with the heating on for 15 mins or so.. then pick up my shit :)

And then run like hell, and kick the shit out of everybody. Cuz theres probably gonna be a long line.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 04, 2006, 11:48:43 AM
nah they'll part like the red sea.. as i use my "eyes of doom" special power on them..

theres no rush really.. i got a pre-order.. its confirmed..  :)
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: I Am The Anton on December 04, 2006, 02:44:03 PM
I played Wii sports at my friends house last night, only played baseball and golf. Baseball was pretty fun (even though its annoying as hell when you hit a ground ball and the game just decides that your're out for no god damn reason).I really didnt like golf that much. I had a splitting headache after playing those two so I didn't play anything else.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Nutty on December 04, 2006, 03:43:06 PM
Only tried tennis, hella fun aye.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: t.c.o.p. on December 04, 2006, 10:28:09 PM
I played Wii sports at my friends house last night, only played baseball and golf. Baseball was pretty fun (even though its annoying as hell when you hit a ground ball and the game just decides that your're out for no god damn reason).I really didnt like golf that much. I had a splitting headache after playing those two so I didn't play anything else.

lol, its sucks even more when ur little "mii's" decide to go a-rod and make a bunch of errors...but yeah, i think that some of the little wii sports training games are cool too.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Bedford Iz Active on December 05, 2006, 08:06:16 AM
Hell yeah like 3 days to go left now! I was invited to a midnight launch but i haven't got a car or anything so i'm screwed for that, i'll get it the morning before college. Only a little while to go wooo!  8) Been waiting too long for this.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Noname on December 06, 2006, 09:08:58 AM
2 days left...
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Jip on December 06, 2006, 10:04:23 AM
nah they'll part like the red sea.. as i use my "eyes of doom" special power on them..

theres no rush really.. i got a pre-order.. its confirmed..  :)

someone who i work with used to work at currys, he was tryin to hook me up, he was telling me how the staff members give the reserved consoles away and tell the customers that the right amount of stock didnt come in etc etc bullshit

so i wouldnt count on anything until its in your hands son
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 06, 2006, 12:34:03 PM
they've phoned and confirmed and i've had a email confirmation

all thats not definite now is.. getting a nunchuck.. and component cables are going to be even worse.. think i'll be in town friday morning doing a scavange for component cables

Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Bedford Iz Active on December 06, 2006, 02:46:11 PM
I thought a Wii remote + nunchuck, wii sports and the cables (Plug and like tv thingy, can't remember name off the top of my head) come included as natural??

Hell yeah 2 days left.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 06, 2006, 03:02:51 PM

yeah for multiplayer ya need additional wii motes...

"wii play" comes with a wiimote, but not a nunchuck.. so gotta get one seperately

and component cables arent the normal tv cables.. its the ones you use to connect to a HDTV to run it at 480p
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: HD on December 06, 2006, 03:54:59 PM
man im goin slightly mad..
im hearin all these stories of people in holland that have it already
but all of the stores i go to in my city say they have it but cant sell it till friday  >:(
i hope the store where i pre-ordered it calls me tomorrow to tell me i can pick it up
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: MANBEARPIG. on December 06, 2006, 06:12:58 PM
hurrah.. wandering through town i spotted one of the cool looking wii demo booths we have over here in the local "game" store

so i wandered in expecting to have to hand over my credit card or something to play.. nope..

they popped the "pod" open and handed me a wiimote and said.. dont walk off with it mate.. :)

...i fired it up and had a wiggle with the pointer on screen.. kinda knew my way around with all the demo's i've seen online.. they tried to steer me towards golf.. but i was up for tennis...

as soon as i'd got started with tennis a small crowd formed.. won my game.. woot.. really easy to pick up. if you slip concentrating or dont try you will mishit shots.. after i was done with tennis i passed the wiimote to a dude in the crowd who was watching.. and he had a go at golf.. (and people started to lose interest so it was back to me, my mate, and his mate + the shop dude).. golf looked fun, then his mate had a go and was shite.. i got handed it back and went for bowling this time.. wasnt too impressed with it.. but it was kinda fun.. handed the remote to a school kiddie who tried golf then we left..

i didn't wanna ruin all the fun for when i get mine.. which was confirmed today as being thursday midnight.. hopefully i've added a nunchuck to my order.. so thats a wii with wii sports.. + wii play + nunchuck + zelda + tony hawks downhill

:)




why did u order a nun chuck, it comes with the system you know.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: I Am The Anton on December 06, 2006, 08:32:11 PM
hurrah.. wandering through town i spotted one of the cool looking wii demo booths we have over here in the local "game" store

so i wandered in expecting to have to hand over my credit card or something to play.. nope..

they popped the "pod" open and handed me a wiimote and said.. dont walk off with it mate.. :)

...i fired it up and had a wiggle with the pointer on screen.. kinda knew my way around with all the demo's i've seen online.. they tried to steer me towards golf.. but i was up for tennis...

as soon as i'd got started with tennis a small crowd formed.. won my game.. woot.. really easy to pick up. if you slip concentrating or dont try you will mishit shots.. after i was done with tennis i passed the wiimote to a dude in the crowd who was watching.. and he had a go at golf.. (and people started to lose interest so it was back to me, my mate, and his mate + the shop dude).. golf looked fun, then his mate had a go and was shite.. i got handed it back and went for bowling this time.. wasnt too impressed with it.. but it was kinda fun.. handed the remote to a school kiddie who tried golf then we left..

i didn't wanna ruin all the fun for when i get mine.. which was confirmed today as being thursday midnight.. hopefully i've added a nunchuck to my order.. so thats a wii with wii sports.. + wii play + nunchuck + zelda + tony hawks downhill

:)




why did u order a nun chuck, it comes with the system you know.

It only comes with one. I'm assuming he plans on playing games with other people.....

Played the wii for about 3 more hours today, got addicted to baseball on wii sports.
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 07, 2006, 12:16:36 AM

why did u order a nun chuck, it comes with the system you know.

i already said above in detail!!! . and dude above was right.. i want TWO SETS OF CONTROLS...



yeah for multiplayer ya need additional wii motes...

"wii play" comes with a wiimote, but not a nunchuck.. so gotta get one seperately

and component cables arent the normal tv cables.. its the ones you use to connect to a HDTV to run it at 480p
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: HD on December 07, 2006, 06:54:17 AM
i got it!!!!!!!
its the shit, the remote works even better than i thought it would
i havent played zelda yet cuz i just love going thru the options menu and playin wii sports  ;D
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 07, 2006, 06:59:46 AM

cool! :)

9 hours till i get mines!


its gonna absolutely pour it down here too... thank god theres a loading bay in the town centre right opposite the store.. i'mma sit there in my car till they open the doors!
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Matty on December 07, 2006, 08:24:55 AM
weather aint nice hear either. im going for a ride later on tonight to get my wii, gamestation will be opening at midnight for pre-orders. they had 30 consoles and im #4 so all good. dont seem to be any RGB cables anywhere though, how annoying. zelda and monkey ball here we come, will check you dudes later 8)
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Matty on December 07, 2006, 08:26:13 AM
oh yeah they dont have wii play yet, will have to wait on that too :/
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Don Seer on December 07, 2006, 08:39:29 AM
dayum.. i hope mine has wii play.. the only thing he didnt know about when i called my gamestation was the component cables.. which i think i can get in 'game' next morning.. if i dont get one i'll do a lap of town in the morning hunting the missing goodies
Title: Re: i played wii today! // 4 days to uk launch
Post by: Bedford Iz Active on December 07, 2006, 02:49:16 PM
I had the chance for the midnight launch too, turned it down, tomorrow before/after college i'll just get it then I guess. Trade in the GC, and some DS games towards it.

Oh plus in GAME they had a Wii booth thing set up, it was the shit playing Tennis! I convinced Ty out of getting a Wii for xmas and loweing the PS3 when it comes out :p Lol.