View Full Version : Pre-order that Wii, biatch
TB4000
10-12-2006, 02:11 PM
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/wii/wiipre_ebgs.asp
It's on like Donkey Kong. Really, it is. They were talking about not having to preorder due to so many being released, but now apparantly they're as scarce as the PS3.
Napoleon Chynamite
10-12-2006, 06:08 PM
I just can't wait for the new Zelda game. I read that the only way you'll be able to swing your sword is via actual swinging motions with your arms with that one controller. The more gangster you are the easier the bosses go down - I hope ^_^ Sweeeeeeeeet
Player 0
10-12-2006, 07:11 PM
I'm looking forward to getting the New Super Smash Bros, i missed the Gamecube cause i couldn't afford it, the Wii is well within my price range.
christmas wish list items number 1-10......=P
TB4000
10-13-2006, 07:28 AM
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/050706.jpg
Player 0
10-13-2006, 06:51 PM
^Hah, so true.
Scott sez: Dead Rising is teh shizzlies.
friedfishribs
11-04-2006, 03:25 AM
I've got my Wii preordered as well. I work at an EB games, and we're due any day now to get a demo kiosk.
Coming to a videogame store near you: CRAZY PEOPLE FLAPPING THEIR ARMS IN THE AIR!
bluemonq
11-04-2006, 10:58 AM
I heard the first place to have a kiosk - in Florida I think - demands your driver's license and your first-born before they let you use the untethered remote.
Kidding about the first-born. Maybe.
Banana
11-04-2006, 11:18 PM
I preordered 2 PSP3s.
Pfft to Wii.
TB4000
11-05-2006, 08:13 AM
^Favoring quantity over quality? For shame. Go with innovation.
TB4000
11-05-2006, 10:10 AM
For some odd reason, I want to play Monkey Ball with the Wii-mote. The game has never appealed to me in the past, yet I want it.
Martino
11-05-2006, 10:26 AM
I'm not going to own a console called Pee, Piss, Wee, Poo-poo or Crap.
Guess that disqualifies Nintendo for another generation.
bluemonq
11-05-2006, 04:18 PM
Jesus Christ, it's just a name! It's not like the Christian Fundies were all up in arms about Sega naming their 16-bit console the Genesis. And if the Fundamentalists don't get mad about something, that's telling you something. If you feel that your maturity would be in danger if you ever bought the Wii, fine; on release day, print a large sticker that says Nintendo Revolution, and when you get a Wii, put it over the logo.
Jesus Christ, it's just a name! It's not like the Christian Fundies were all up in arms about Sega naming their 16-bit console the Genesis. And if the Fundamentalists don't get mad about something, that's telling you something. If you feel that your maturity would be in danger if you ever bought the Wii, fine; on release day, print a large sticker that says Nintendo Revolution, and when you get a Wii, put it over the logo.
oh dear lord...the irony of that statement.
don't y'all think you're a little too,umm...mature to display such come-in-your-pants excitement towards a gaming console?
bluemonq
11-05-2006, 04:53 PM
oh dear lord...the irony of that statement.
don't y'all think you're a little too,umm...mature to display such come-in-your-pants excitement towards a gaming console?
Gamers never grow up, they just grow old.
And I have just one more thing left to say on the matter, courtesy of Miyamoto-san:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/bluemonq/YW/wii.gif
friedfishribs
11-05-2006, 11:41 PM
Gamers never grow up, they just grow old.
Haha, good to know. My fears have been abated!
This is really random, but it's the only place I could put it where people might care: the themes in Red Steel are very disturbing to me.
For those of you not acquainted with the game, it's a first person shooter that appropriates a great deal of Japanese culture. Specifically focusing on (surprise surprise) the Yakuza and various ambiguously interpreted Samurai "honor" themes (including a liberal use of katanas). The story involves an American protagonist who has his Japanese wife kidnapped by the Yakuza because her father was a former boss. Naturally, the American goes to Japan to realize his latent dominance over a culture he previously had no knowledge of, including mastering the katana and forcing the Yakuza to submit (defeated bosses literally bow to you).
I'm hoping that the French developer pointedly calls the protagonist "American" as a reference to the multiple ethnicities that the term encompasses, but even with that assumption (likely unjustified), the plot still reeks of 80's white-guy-dominates-foreign-culture movies.
So far, the game looks like a lot of fun. You use the motion-aware controller to directly approximate a "gun" onscreen, as well as a "sword." It's a game I'd very much like to play, but at the same time, I refuse to support the basic premise of the game.
Edit: Adding insult to injury, the high influence of actual Yakuza members in modern day Japan is a direct result of American influence post-WWII. In order to control Japan as a modern neo-colony, the American military sought out proxies that had already established a degree of regional control after the dissolvement of the Japanese empire - the various Yakuza. This game is perpetuating the myth of white dominance over a stereotypical representation of a society, a stereotype that America literally fostered.
bluemonq
11-06-2006, 01:14 AM
Frankly, I'd rather see SSBB than Red Steel as a launch title...the only games at launch that look interesting to me are Elebits and Trauma Center. Maybe Zelda. But I was never really a fan of Metroid.
:: gets ready for the angry mob ::
friedfishribs
11-06-2006, 02:26 AM
Maybe Zelda? Maybe Zelda?!
...
MAYBE ZELDA?!
I am incomprehensibled.
bluemonq
11-06-2006, 09:56 AM
I try to limit myself in the number of titles in any particular series that I play, lest I get bored of the whole storyline.
capacitor276
11-14-2006, 07:45 PM
The problem with the Wii is that it comes without a a) Blu-ray or b) HD-DVD player. If I'm going to dish out for a console, I don't mind paying more for some two-in-one features that will ultimately mean less hassle for me.
That Wiimote rather turned me off too, seeing how it works.
TB4000
11-21-2006, 05:10 PM
I now own a Wii. That Mii channel thing is pretty crazy, but fun. Basically creating smaller versions of yourself that you can use as characters in playing some of the games. That Sports game looks goofy as I don't know what, but damn if it ain't fun. It actually got my parents into it, which is what Nintendo has been going for all along. And most females have expressed interest, which is a first as far as a lot of systems go. They may make some bank off this.
Nintendo made money off the GameCube which was generally viewed as a failure (compared to the PS2, at least). Of course they'll make money off the Wii.
Did you pick up Zelda as well?
Banana
11-25-2006, 05:10 PM
I won't get the Wii for the sole reason that it's not in HD.
Faithless
11-26-2006, 11:17 AM
I was listening to the news, and they're saying there's already reports of different sorts of repetetive-stress based-on Wii usage. How can that be?
hooligan
11-26-2006, 11:22 AM
I think that the first thing I want to pick up is a 32" LCD 720P HDTV, for around 350 bucks.
bluemonq
11-27-2006, 12:42 AM
I won't get the Wii for the sole reason that it's not in HD.
some of us can't afford a fancy-schmancy 50" plasma :wink:
Azn Retribution
12-03-2006, 09:19 AM
I was listening to the news, and they're saying there's already reports of different sorts of repetetive-stress based-on Wii usage. How can that be?
cuz people are out of shape fatasses who aren't used to having to move their wrists/arms when they play videogames for extended periods of time.
think about it.
I just saw a tennis game on Wii, and for the first time in the last 10 years, I was really impressed by a Nintendo game. You actually play the game by swinging your controller like you would a real racket, it looked so much fun and I nearly tried to convince myself to by a Wii on the spot.
achtungbaby
12-14-2006, 02:06 PM
The wii is a lot of fun. A co-worker brought her console in last week -- great for groups of peeps.
bluemonq
12-15-2006, 01:55 AM
and therein lies the rub: there aren't enough multiplayer games out right now. they should have given those a higher priority...
lethal
12-26-2006, 11:58 AM
So I really want one of these and TRU has a bundle online for $540 bucks including 5 games. However, I won't play 3 of those games and I'd rather have extra controllers. I think TRU also has a 15% off coupon for online purchases today. Should I get this? Or should I wait for stores to stock the console alone?
thaite
12-26-2006, 02:15 PM
wait
bluemonq
12-26-2006, 02:24 PM
Waiting would probably be a good idea.
As long as they aren't gouging you too much on the price, you could always buy the bundle, then try to return the games you don't want unopened somewhere for store credit.
The package TRU was selling includes a "starter kit" which is basically a 512MB SD card. Assuming $50 per game, you're paying $40 for an SD card that should cost less than $5-10. I guess it really depends on how badly you want the system now.
Seeing as I got Zelda for Christmas, I'm really itching to find the damn console somewhere. Sucks.
bluemonq
12-26-2006, 07:16 PM
Just doing the math: even if one were to return the games elsewhere for store credit, let's be generous and say you'll get $40 per game. That's still $420 for the reduced "package", of which $100 will be the remaining two games, leaving $320. Minus the $10 that an SD card is worth, that's $310, or a $60 premium to be able to own a Wii right now. Don't forget taxes...
thaite
12-26-2006, 08:53 PM
you'd be lucky to get 40 bucks a game.
lethal
12-27-2006, 10:23 AM
Yeah, I think I'll wait for amazon (no taxes) to get it or for the Costco bundle, which has games I actually want.
i need to get call of duty 3. are these games hard to find? cuz i couldn't find anything when i went on friday. or maybe it was cuz i went 2 days before christmas.
lethal
12-27-2006, 12:56 PM
Amazon has it in stock
http://www.amazon.com/Activision-81661-Call-Of-Duty/dp/B000G7T7JC/sr=1-10/qid=1167249267/ref=sr_1_10/102-7360514-3857765?ie=UTF8&s=videogames
No tax, add a couple bucks and you get free shipping too. You can also probably find it in stores now too.
you'd be lucky to get 40 bucks a game.Some stores will only give you the most recent sale price for the item. Since these games are so new, I wouldn't be surprised if you get the full $50 a game. Of course, without a receipt, you'll only get store credit instead of cash back.
Here's an entire discussion about returning bundled games: http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=401505
Amazon has it in stock
http://www.amazon.com/Activision-81661-Call-Of-Duty/dp/B000G7T7JC/sr=1-10/qid=1167249267/ref=sr_1_10/102-7360514-3857765?ie=UTF8&s=videogamesMan, you got me all excited. I thought you meant they had the Wii in stock.
lethal
12-27-2006, 02:47 PM
Man, you got me all excited. I thought you meant they had the Wii in stock.
Hell, that would be in all bold caps followed by a PM to you.
You can check out wiitracker.com (http://wiitracker.com) for some updates.
mr. x
12-28-2006, 05:59 PM
I managed to win Amazon's vote thing for the Wii (they gave you an option of 20/60 gb ps3s or WII and give you odds of getting to buy it, I won) but I gave it to my ex-roommate as a xmas present.
lethal
12-28-2006, 06:37 PM
FYI
Wii Available for Purchase 12/29: The Nintendo Wii will again be available for purchase on Amazon.com on 12/29, Friday morning, at some point between 7am and 11am PST. We will be limiting purchases to one per household. We anticipate that we will sell through our inventory very quickly as demand for this product continues to be very high. At this time, we do not have any information on future Nintendo Wii offers, but we will post updates on future availability on this page.
TB4000
12-28-2006, 07:09 PM
I saw several of them in the glass case at Target today. Try going by some of the local stores and see.
lethal
12-29-2006, 08:06 AM
They're gonna make me wait the entire 4 hours, aren't they?
bluemonq
12-29-2006, 12:41 PM
They should have done the random ticket thing like they did last time.
Fuck. I just had my civil ceremony (I'm now legally married!), then got caught up in work and completely forgot about the Amazon deal. I am still Wii-less. I, too, would have preferred the random drawing thing.
Lethal, were you lucky enough to snag one? When did it finally go on sale?
TB4000
12-29-2006, 02:58 PM
^What's more important, marriage or getting a Wii? Priorities, man!
lethal
12-29-2006, 03:45 PM
Sold out in about 2 seconds at 11:52 AM EST. I didn't get one. Never even saw it available even though I was hitting refresh about every 5 seconds. I had my one click all set up and all too.
What the hell man. Why is it so damn hard to find these systems?? As far as I can tell, other than Zelda and WiiSports, there aren't really any games worth playing on the system. (This is excluding the steady stream of Virtual Console titles.)
lethal
01-04-2007, 09:47 AM
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=B020070E
$680 bundle at Gamestop.com
* Nintendo Wii system (system, remote controller, nunchuck, stand, sensor and Wii Sports)
* Wii 1 Gigabyte Memory Card
* 1 additional Wii Remote Controller
* Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Trauma Center: Second Opinion
* Red Steel
* Marvel Ultimate Alliance
* Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
* Madden NFL 2007
* 1 Year Product Replacement Plan
lethal
01-04-2007, 10:07 AM
I'm seriously considering getting this.
Hmmm... This is almost tempting. Some people have had success returning individual bundled items to GameStop stores for refunds by showing their invoice. Alternatively, Best Buy will usually offer store credit although I'm not sure they carry the $60 Wii-branded SD card. There's no getting back the $30 for the service plan, or additional $10 handling fee (which is not included in the price).
Since I already have Zelda, the only items I'd keep are the system, Wiimote and Super Monkey Ball. Need to talk to the wifey about this one since she's the one whose getting it for me for the birthday/Christmas/anniversary...
thaite
01-04-2007, 11:28 AM
Ok, I have a friend in retail who's gonna grab one for me when the next shipment comes in. employee discount, too, whatever that amounts to.
lethal
01-04-2007, 11:09 PM
I got it. It was 750 total with tax and overnight shipping (that's only 7 bucks more than ground shipping). I also picked up a 2nd nunchuck at Target for 20 bucks.
The selection of games is good, so I'm willing to overpay a little for the SD card and the warranty. Hopefully it arrives on time. 2 weeks, can't wait.
lethal
01-04-2007, 11:52 PM
TRU.com has pre-orders of Mario Party 8 for the Wii for 29.99 + tax and shipping. This is $20 below anywhere else, so its probably a mistake and orders might get canceled.
FINALLY got my Wii. Went to Fry's (Manhattan Beach) before I came to work today and picked it up in a bundle with Super Swing Golf, Super Monkey Ball and Elebits. About friggin' time!!
Now I have to decide whether to keep any of the games or trade them in for something else. Also need to decide whether to go hunting for a second Wiimote now or wait the week and a half until WiiPlay comes out...
Lethal, are you pleased with the system?? I can't wait to get outta here to play with my Wiiiiiii!!!
lethal
02-02-2007, 10:38 PM
Keep Elebits, trade Monkey Ball for Wario Ware, never played the golf so that's your call.
I love the Wii, been playing Elebits and Zelda mainly. I also box a few times every night for a little arm workout.
FINALLY got my Wii. Went to Fry's (Manhattan Beach) before I came to work today and picked it up in a bundle with Super Swing Golf, Super Monkey Ball and Elebits. About friggin' time!!
I have Metal Slug Anthology and Twilight Princess. Both don't get much game play as I initially thought.
I actually have an extra unopened Wiimote and nunchuk that I bought during the day I got my Wii. Since they're intend to redesign the thing to be rechargeable, I'm just sticking to a BYOWm policy until then.
I don't intend to buy any new Wii titles until I see some fighting games or Smash Brothers in some Wii incarnation.
lethal
02-05-2007, 11:29 AM
I saw a video for Mortal Kombat for the Wii that looks interesting. Here's a video of the controls: http://www.ifilm.com/video/2816581
Super Smash Bros should be a blast too.
My console number is 8033 0120 0127 1731
so i just got my wii, and i've ordered trauma center and zelda....any other good games worthy of selling out the 50 bucks?
lethal
02-06-2007, 04:08 PM
I'll sell you my Trauma Center that I've played one time.
I went to Target and traded Super Swing Golf for Wario Ware (before seeing Lethal's recommendation--I was a fan of the GBA version of the game). My wife likes Wario Ware, and we figured we already have golf on WiiSports, so that was a wise move.
Elebits, although I haven't opened it, looks like a keeper since it seems to make good use of the Wiimote. I'll probably crack it open when I get home in a little bit if I don't decide to immerse myself into Zelda instead (I'm all of ten minutes into the game so far).
I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with Monkey Ball. I'll probably hold onto it sealed for now since there really aren't any other games out that pique my curiosity.
Unfortunately, my Wii is not online. For some reason I can't connect to the service, the same as I can't with my DS, even when manually configuring the settings. I'm not sure if it's a DSL or router issue but it's annoying as fuck. Nintendo's tech support couldn't even help me. WTF. Anyone else having problems connecting? I'm using Verizon DSL.
I'll sell you my Trauma Center that I've played one time.
umm...i ordered it from amazon already...maybe i can cancel it, how much you selling it for?
For whatever reason, my router decided to allow my Wii to connect to the internet. Time for a new router perhaps?
My Will number is 8499 1045 3649 7819.
lethal
02-07-2007, 02:27 AM
I had a problem connecting tonight too, for whatever reason. It works now though. Probably a Nintendo issue that they didn't know about.
I had a problem connecting tonight too, for whatever reason. It works now though. Probably a Nintendo issue that they didn't know about.
I'm now browsing the web via the wii. Pretty neat although typing is a chore, even with the remote.
lethal
02-07-2007, 04:07 AM
I added your console #
All YW Wii owners, post your Wii numbers!
inthesky
03-06-2007, 12:49 AM
my sisters have trauma center, along with several other wii games. not too sure what the hate is about trauma center, once u get into it i'd say that it's the best wii game i've tried. most recent addition is ssx blur, that's pretty good
thaite
06-17-2007, 01:57 PM
All YW Wii owners, post your Wii numbers!
Where do I find that, and where do I enter other people's numbers?
bluemonq
06-17-2007, 02:55 PM
You have to go into the Message Board and then into your Address Book. It'll show your Wii code and let you add other Wii codes there.
my sisters have trauma center, along with several other wii games. not too sure what the hate is about trauma center, once u get into it i'd say that it's the best wii game i've tried. most recent addition is ssx blur, that's pretty good
The thing about Trauma Center is that it's pretty much a port of the DS version, and a lot of people who have a Wii have a DS. As for SSX Blur, it was fun until I realized that it doesn't matter what Special Trick you do when the meter is full. Got pretty lame after that.
Where do I find that, and where do I enter other people's numbers?Post yer number! I promise I'm not a child molester. Can't speak for Lethal, though.
lethal
06-18-2007, 04:51 PM
Post yer number! I promise I'm not a child molester. Can't speak for Lethal, though.
I'm a registered Thai molester.
AznTrojan
06-19-2007, 05:32 PM
i'm still waiting for my copy of scarface to arrive.. =)
applehead
08-14-2007, 01:03 AM
anyone have any games they want to trade or sell?
TB4000
08-14-2007, 07:36 AM
anyone have any games they want to trade or sell?
I should have known Meena got a Wii.
What you got?
applehead
08-14-2007, 10:31 PM
whatcha got terence? :biggrin:
i want to get rid of the cooking mama game.
the japanese accented english is too annoying.
i can no longer bear it.
i also have the duck shooting game.
i'm looking to purchase the tiger woods golf game and
the trauma center but not limited to those.
if anyone wants to just try them out i'll just ship it
and then you guys can ship it back when you're done.
is this too much trouble?
i don't know. hehehehe.
aaaaaaaaaaaalso, any recommendations on future game purchases?
If you're tired of WiiPlay, I'll pay to take it off your hands.
Games I have are Zelda, Wario Ware and I just picked up Super Paper Mario. The only one I've substantially completed is Wario Ware. Next ones in my purchase queue are Metroid Prime 3 and Resident Evil 4 (I own the GameCube version but never finished it). Too many games, no time to play any of 'em. I miss school...=(
applehead
08-15-2007, 01:30 PM
oh nos. i love wiiplay.
especially the one with all the miis.
yoMAMA
10-27-2007, 01:26 PM
Nintendo is now Japan's second most valuable company, after Toyota.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/15/AR2007101500045.html
all due to a crazy video game machine called wii.
:wink:
TB4000
10-27-2007, 04:50 PM
About to get that Metroid 3 tonight. And I already am on the list for Super Mario Galaxy.
yoMAMA
10-27-2007, 09:53 PM
About to get that Metroid 3 tonight. And I already am on the list for Super Mario Galaxy.
dude we should totally have a yw wii party.
at your house ok?
Faithless
12-29-2007, 02:50 PM
Damn things are addictive. My left tit and shoulder are sore from playing that baseball game.
We bought one of those Wii's, but have found that the kids get stuck to them like friggin' glue.
Still we bought the DDR pack. Can't get repetitive stress playing that can you?
deez nuts
05-28-2008, 08:52 PM
I picked up a Wii at target last weekend cuz I had a 10% certficate and the suggestion from my baby's mama. Got two games: Twilight Princess and Mario in space or some shit that I haven't opened yet based on the recommendation of the sales guy.
I'm probably gonna return it after using it once. Playing a game shouldn't feel like foreplay with a chick. It's too much work for a video game. Like I told her: if I was gonna move my fingers like that, move my hand back and forth-side to side and swing my arms like a crazy person all while cursing furiously, we might as well just have sex.
deez nuts
06-01-2008, 08:37 AM
Scratch what I said, I will not be returning my Wiii but I will be buying a Wii fit so I can throw Wii parties at my house and watch chicks do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v31qxrXsxv0
AngryABCGirl
06-01-2008, 01:43 PM
Is this Wii fit thing actually worth it and a good workout? I'd like something to have in my new apt in a place where it will rain a lot in the winter and probably won't feel like catching a bus to the gym?
I'm the kind of person who swims everyday, bikes, and does heavy weights, I'm not into jazzercising.
deez nuts
06-01-2008, 03:14 PM
Is this Wii fit thing actually worth it and a good workout? I'd like something to have in my new apt in a place where it will rain a lot in the winter and probably won't feel like catching a bus to the gym?
I'm the kind of person who swims everyday, bikes, and does heavy weights, I'm not into jazzercising.
All the research I've read points to no if you're already active. I'd buy something else like a bowflex or a stationary bike. Unless you have ulterior motives like me and just want to see gyrating female booties.
AngryABCGirl
06-01-2008, 03:26 PM
All the research I've read points to no if you're already active. I'd buy something else like a bowflex or a stationary bike. Unless you have ulterior motives like me and just want to see gyrating female booties.
I'm rather see gyrating male other things. No room in my apt for large equipment tho, it's a strictly bachelor/bacherette pad with me and my roommate. We just have a lot of free weights and a set of push-up bars.
tommyhtown
06-06-2008, 03:01 PM
Scratch what I said, I will not be returning my Wiii but I will be buying a Wii fit so I can throw Wii parties at my house and watch chicks do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v31qxrXsxv0
I got a Wii fit finally! Paid retail price at Walmart this morning. New clips and video will be posted on youtube soon!
deez nuts
06-06-2008, 06:59 PM
I got a Wii fit finally! Paid retail price at Walmart this morning. New clips and video will be posted on youtube soon!
My baby mama picked one up today. I gotta milk that shit before she blows up. She also picked up some surgical simulation game for me after she read this research study:
A Wii warm-up hones surgical skills
* 19 January 2008
* From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues
* Michael Reilly
Web Links
* Wii
* Fundamentals of laproscopic surgery
* ProMIS
* Medicine meets virtual-reality conference
* "The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century", Archives of Surgery
YOU might think it a bad idea for trainee surgeons to play games on the Nintendo Wii when they should be studying, but it might be time well spent.
Kanav Kahol and Marshall Smith of the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, have found that surgical residents performed better during simulated surgery after playing on the Wii console. They put it down to the console's novel "Wiimote" control system, which allows players to direct on-screen action using a wireless wand that detects acceleration in three dimensions.
Now they are designing Wii software that will accurately simulate surgical procedures. A training platform based on the console, which costs about $250, might be more practical for trainee surgeons in the developing world than traditional virtual training tools, which typically cost a great deal more.
To test how the Wii affected surgical skill, the researchers asked eight trainee doctors to play it for an hour before performing a virtual surgery. They used a training tool called ProMIS, which simulates a patient's body in 3D and tracks the surgeon's movements as they operate. They fed the movements to an algorithm which scores the virtual surgeon on a range of factors. Wii-playing residents scored 48 per cent higher on tool control and performance than those without the Wii warm-up.
The researchers also found that some games - such as Marble Mania, in which the player guides a marble through a 3D obstacle course - are especially good because players must use small, precise movements of the wand. Others were less useful: "You don't gain a lot from swinging an imaginary tennis racket," says Kahol.
James Rosser of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York had previously found that video games can also improve the dexterity crucial to performing minimally invasive surgery (Archives of Surgery, vol 142, p 18).
Kahol and Smith believe that the Wii has the most potential of any console for trainee surgeons. They tracked participants' hand motions while playing Wii and during virtual surgery, using a glove laced with motion sensors, and showed that the motions were very similar. "The whole point about surgery is to execute small, finely controlled movements with your hands, and that is exactly what you get playing Wii," says Kahol.
"The small, finely controlled movements of surgery are what you get playing Wii"
He and Smith will be presenting their results at the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality conference in California later this month.
AngryABCGirl
06-08-2008, 07:30 PM
Any great shooter games to be recommended?
deez nuts
06-08-2008, 07:31 PM
Any great shooter games to be recommended?
I have no clue. I have only touched my Wii-wii once since I got it.
Sunflare
06-08-2008, 07:35 PM
A Wii warm-up hones surgical skills
* 19 January 2008
* From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues
* Michael Reilly
Web Links
* Wii
* Fundamentals of laproscopic surgery
* ProMIS
* Medicine meets virtual-reality conference
* "The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century", Archives of Surgery
Now they are designing Wii software that will accurately simulate surgical procedures. A training platform based on the console, which costs about $250, might be more practical for trainee surgeons in the developing world than traditional virtual training tools, which typically cost a great deal more.
To test how the Wii affected surgical skill, the researchers asked eight trainee doctors to play it for an hour before performing a virtual surgery. They used a training tool called ProMIS, which simulates a patient's body in 3D and tracks the surgeon's movements as they operate. They fed the movements to an algorithm which scores the virtual surgeon on a range of factors. Wii-playing residents scored 48 per cent higher on tool control and performance than those without the Wii warm-up.
James Rosser of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York had previously found that video games can also improve the dexterity crucial to performing minimally invasive surgery (Archives of Surgery, vol 142, p 18).
Auuuhhh shiet !!! I'm going to be the head of the class in my school with this kind of Wii software if only I can get my hands on it ...
deez nuts
06-08-2008, 07:43 PM
^It's this game:
http://www.buy.com/prod/trauma-center-under-the-knife/q/loc/108/201684955.html
I haven't opened it yet.
Sunflare
06-08-2008, 07:52 PM
Damn. The videos wont play at all. Might be my shit connection. I'll probably have to do a youtube search on the game later on and check it out.
lethal
06-08-2008, 10:00 PM
^It's this game:
http://www.buy.com/prod/trauma-center-under-the-knife/q/loc/108/201684955.html
I haven't opened it yet.
I bought that when I got my Wii back in Jan 07. I played it 1 time, got so bored that I didn't touch it again until I sold it to Tao in April.
Any great shooter games to be recommended?You mean first person shooters? Metroid Prime 3 is rated highly, but it's more of a first person 3D exploration/adventure game first, and shooter second. I have it and played through maybe 1/3 of it before I decided I should go back and finish Zelda. Pretty entertaining. REVIEW (http://wii.ign.com/articles/815/815424p1.html)
Then, if you're looking for a game with online multiplayer, there's Medal of Honor Heroes 2. Never played it, but it's supposed to be the best (and only) multiplayer FPS on the Wii. REVIEW (http://wii.ign.com/articles/833/833766p1.html)
tommyhtown
06-09-2008, 04:53 PM
I took a Wii Fit to a party. The girls loved it! No clips this time.
AngryABCGirl
06-09-2008, 05:32 PM
I got up early this morning before work to play links crosscow. LOVE IT.
deez nuts
06-10-2008, 09:44 AM
I took a Wii Fit to a party. The girls loved it! No clips this time.
You're a lucky guy. I had bunch of preggies on the Wii fit last night. I think it kicked my pregnant and lactating fetish back. I guess it was inevitable since I was on the BBW kick.
tommyhtown
06-10-2008, 04:06 PM
You're a lucky guy. I had bunch of preggies on the Wii fit last night. I think it kicked my pregnant and lactating fetish back. I guess it was inevitable since I was on the BBW kick.
Bad news. the host hasn't given me back my Wii fit. I guess I'll play Mario Kart at the mean time. And really, I haven't played video game that much since Halo 2. I played the Wii a lil' bit when I got them then got tired of it. Now with Wii Fit, my enthusiasm for the Wii is rejuvenated. I can't wait for Shaun White Snowboard game.
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