Wii was targeted at casual gamers, not gaming fanatics. Turns out that was a good strategy, because there are a lot more normal people than there are videogaming nerds.
I'd love to see them get rid of the damn cord between Wiimote and nunchuck, and just use 2 wireless controllers. Hint to Nintendo: some people's arms are longer than your nunchuck cord! Maybe that's not a problem in Japan or with kids, but for people over 6' tall, it definitely is.
Problem is I'm pretty sure I can turn my head faster than the CPU in a console can update the screen...
I've played on dedicated VR systems, and yes they were pretty laggy.
I agree; I kept expecting Nintendo to do a Wii game using DS for controllers (they all have WiFi, so there is no technical reason they couldn't). But then, I kept expecting them to support external USB drives to store downloadable content on too. Sure, they are trying to keep connectivity simple, but they fail at that too.
Mario Kart on DSi supports downloadable multiplayer, but it is limited to only the "Shy Guy" character and default Kart. You do what I did, and just break down and buy a bunch of used Mario Kart cartridges to distribute to all your kid's friends...
As mentioned above, running games in split-screen mode sucks. Better to require a monitor per person, but then you might as well have a separate console per person too.
I want a different kind of multiplayer -- the ability to use a Wii as a server for 8 3DS portables running Mario Kart. Running Mario Kart in split screen mode sucks.
I second the motion for a lot more RAM. The current Wii sucks for internet browsing because if it's limited memory, and RAM is cheap. "Solid state carts" are passe, but you could make it run software off of external USB drives, as well as store DLC to external USB. And of course it needs higher res graphics and HDMI out, and as long as you're going to do that, might as well build in a BluRay player.
I was in a health food store a few years back which had a box on the shelf labeled "Vegetarian Turkey Tetrazzini". Uh, it can either be vegetarian, or it can be turkey, but it can't be both!
The arbitrary spelling in English is because it is a mixture of Germanic and Latin languages. They teach every child Phonics in English speaking countries, but you quickly realize how ridiculous it is that "bear" isn't pronounced the same as "dear", "ear", "tear", or any other word ending in "ear". If you have to memorize all the exceptions anyway, what good is teaching the general rules?
So that explains British food then... still using Imperial units in the kitchen, are they? Would you like some bangers and mash, or perhaps a little 'Toad in the hole'? Haggis, anyone?
But... what does -40 Fahrenheit convert to in Celsius???
(How do you spell "Fahrenheit" anyway? Let's see... "I before E, except after C, or with the sound of 'a', as in 'neighbor' or 'weigh'"... no, that's not right.)
That depends entirely on what you are measuring. How many feet is your penis?
One degree F is far superior to one degree C- it measures a smaller chunk of temperature.
Ever heard of this new-fangled invention called a "decimal point"? You add them to numbers to indicate tenths, etc. Perfect room temperature is 22.22 C.
You're missing the point I'm trying to make: you need to limit the powers that law enforcement officers have because law enforcement themselves cannot always be trusted to do the right thing, or even to follow the law themselves. (E.g. the many stories of police officers getting drunk and shooting out street lights, or beating up their wives and yet receiving no punishment for it because cops always look out for each other.)
Right, so a plant that uses 100% of the available energy successfully out-competes every other plant, takes over 100% of the surface of the planet, then goes extinct as the entire planetary ecosystem crashes due to lack of biodiversity. That sounds like an excellent survival strategy! Or maybe being slightly more energy efficient isn't as big an advantage as some people imagine. And don't even get me started on what a pot-induced pipe dream this entire "black plants" speculation is.
Wait, so by some fantastic cosmic coincidence, plants only absorb energy at 2 out of the 3 wavelengths that human beings can actually see? That's the best argument I've heard yet for semi-intelligent yet strangely half-assed design!
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Wii was targeted at casual gamers, not gaming fanatics. Turns out that was a good strategy, because there are a lot more normal people than there are videogaming nerds.
A Wiimote sucks as a pointing device as well.
I'd love to see them get rid of the damn cord between Wiimote and nunchuck, and just use 2 wireless controllers. Hint to Nintendo: some people's arms are longer than your nunchuck cord! Maybe that's not a problem in Japan or with kids, but for people over 6' tall, it definitely is.
Problem is I'm pretty sure I can turn my head faster than the CPU in a console can update the screen... I've played on dedicated VR systems, and yes they were pretty laggy.
I agree; I kept expecting Nintendo to do a Wii game using DS for controllers (they all have WiFi, so there is no technical reason they couldn't). But then, I kept expecting them to support external USB drives to store downloadable content on too. Sure, they are trying to keep connectivity simple, but they fail at that too.
Mario Kart on DSi supports downloadable multiplayer, but it is limited to only the "Shy Guy" character and default Kart. You do what I did, and just break down and buy a bunch of used Mario Kart cartridges to distribute to all your kid's friends...
As mentioned above, running games in split-screen mode sucks. Better to require a monitor per person, but then you might as well have a separate console per person too.
I want a different kind of multiplayer -- the ability to use a Wii as a server for 8 3DS portables running Mario Kart. Running Mario Kart in split screen mode sucks.
I second the motion for a lot more RAM. The current Wii sucks for internet browsing because if it's limited memory, and RAM is cheap. "Solid state carts" are passe, but you could make it run software off of external USB drives, as well as store DLC to external USB. And of course it needs higher res graphics and HDMI out, and as long as you're going to do that, might as well build in a BluRay player.
Leave my cell at home when I'm out cheating on my wife.
Wouldn't that make it a little difficult to write on?
I was in a health food store a few years back which had a box on the shelf labeled "Vegetarian Turkey Tetrazzini". Uh, it can either be vegetarian, or it can be turkey, but it can't be both!
The arbitrary spelling in English is because it is a mixture of Germanic and Latin languages. They teach every child Phonics in English speaking countries, but you quickly realize how ridiculous it is that "bear" isn't pronounced the same as "dear", "ear", "tear", or any other word ending in "ear". If you have to memorize all the exceptions anyway, what good is teaching the general rules?
Yeah, it's the same reason the US constantly invades and/or bombs the shit out of other countries -- we just love to hear people bitch!
A girl whose measurements are 36-24-36, or one who is 90-60-90?
So that explains British food then... still using Imperial units in the kitchen, are they? Would you like some bangers and mash, or perhaps a little 'Toad in the hole'? Haggis, anyone?
But... what does -40 Fahrenheit convert to in Celsius???
(How do you spell "Fahrenheit" anyway? Let's see... "I before E, except after C, or with the sound of 'a', as in 'neighbor' or 'weigh'"... no, that's not right.)
You didn't by any chance work on the Mars Climate Orbiter, did you?
Feet are GREAT units, just the right size.
That depends entirely on what you are measuring. How many feet is your penis?
One degree F is far superior to one degree C- it measures a smaller chunk of temperature.
Ever heard of this new-fangled invention called a "decimal point"? You add them to numbers to indicate tenths, etc. Perfect room temperature is 22.22 C.
What's more impressive, telling a girl you have 6 inches, or telling her you have 15 centimeters?
Why? It's a perfectly valid word (at least when spelled correctly).
You're missing the point I'm trying to make: you need to limit the powers that law enforcement officers have because law enforcement themselves cannot always be trusted to do the right thing, or even to follow the law themselves. (E.g. the many stories of police officers getting drunk and shooting out street lights, or beating up their wives and yet receiving no punishment for it because cops always look out for each other.)
Right, so a plant that uses 100% of the available energy successfully out-competes every other plant, takes over 100% of the surface of the planet, then goes extinct as the entire planetary ecosystem crashes due to lack of biodiversity. That sounds like an excellent survival strategy! Or maybe being slightly more energy efficient isn't as big an advantage as some people imagine. And don't even get me started on what a pot-induced pipe dream this entire "black plants" speculation is.
Wait, so by some fantastic cosmic coincidence, plants only absorb energy at 2 out of the 3 wavelengths that human beings can actually see? That's the best argument I've heard yet for semi-intelligent yet strangely half-assed design!
Well, of course... you can't build a radio out of the regular coconuts that grow with husks, can you?