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Resident Evil, Game On With Wii

oneils writes "Chris Morris of CNN.com outlines some interesting gameplay impressions of Nintendo's Wii. He explains that the new controller works well with first person shooter games like Metroid Prime, but, currently, falls short in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Morris' impression is that this setback can be rectified by 'optimization.'" From the article: "Imagine holding your TV remote control by its ends and pretending it's a steering wheel. Substitute the Wii controller and you've got an idea of how to control 'Excite Truck'. Driving's pretty easy. The real fun comes when you hit a hill and go sailing into the air. The object is to land with all four wheels on the ground. To do that you'll have to tilt the controller back and forth away from you to stabilize the truck. It's frenetic and fast-paced - and seemed to be everyone's favorite game. I agreed." Several readers also wrote in to mention that Resident Evil will be coming to the Wii. No word on if it's RE5, or a spin-off/remake. Lots of related links below, please Read More. Update: 05/10 20:41 GMT by Z : Joystiq has pictures of a Zapper attachment for the Wiimote.

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  1. Interesting by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think that motion-control feedback would actually be the perfect venue for another remake of the Resident Evil series.

    How, exactly, would you need to manipulate the controller to make a "Jill sandwich?"

  2. Re:Obligatory... by technoextreme · · Score: 5, Funny
    Whoever thought the name 'Revolution' was passe and decided to name their next generation console after the sound kids make falling out of airplanes should be cornholed wiikly...

    Somehow wiii isn't the sound I'd expect someone to make as they are falling out of airplanes. I would it expect it to be this:
    Omg. Ahhhahghgahhghaghaghgahhg *#*##* @*@*@*@ Im going to die.
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    Ooo man the floppy drive is broken. No wait. The computer is just upside down.
  3. RE controller? by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they come out with that badass blood-covered chainsaw RE controller for the Wii, I am so there.

  4. Drunkards System by nate+nice · · Score: 4, Funny

    My friends and I like to get drunk and play video games. This seems like the perfect system for such endeavors.

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    "If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer ..."
  5. Re:Nintendo and Opera are a great fit by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you mean: iWii

    Goddamn that's a lot of I. There is no "i" in team, but there is one in "win" and there are fricking three in iWii...

    *walks off shaking his head and muttering to himself*

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    ad logicam Claiming a proposition is false because it was presented as the conclusion of a fallacious argument.
  6. I'm on expert on the subject :) by Headcase88 · · Score: 2, Funny

    WarioWare is more of a wiid game. Mario Golf and Mario Party are better drinking games.

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    "When the atomic bomb goes off there's devastation...but when the atomic bong goes off there's celebraaaaation!"
  7. Re:Gotta admire Nintendo's balls by sesshomaru · · Score: 3, Funny
    I do admire their balls. I also admire their Wii.

    Wait... that didn't come out right.

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    "MIT betrayed all of its basic principles."
  8. Re:Opera browser on the Wii, huh? by revlayle · · Score: 2, Funny

    It would be silly not eventually have a keyboard for it.... the.... (drum roll) KeyWii!!!!


    Seriously, though, if someone wants to use a keyboard, I would think the Wii would be able to use a USB keyboard (it has three USB ports, IIRC).

  9. Re:The Spirit of Wii (Warning: Dissertation ensues by Bobsledboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...belt pouches are viewed by a great deal of society as a rather "metrosexual" accessory to be lugging around. Belt pouches aren't viewed as being metrosexual, they are viewed as making you look like a fucking idiot.