just ordered Elebits from RitzCamera.com for $38 shipped...hopefully I'll be a bit further in Zelda by the time it's delivered.

12/19/2006 11:24:51 AM

you have to get Rayman...it's TOO fun.

12/19/2006 11:25:31 AM

^picked that one up on launch day. i have quite a backlog of games on both Wii and DS to keep me busy over the holiday season

12/19/2006 11:37:40 AM

12/19/2006 12:27:40 PM

that could be the least funny comic strip i have ever seen

12/19/2006 1:38:43 PM

I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be funny.

12/19/2006 1:39:06 PM

forcast channel is now up and running incase anyone cares

12/19/2006 2:08:59 PM

i still need to get mine on the internet

12/19/2006 2:20:29 PM

Once again got screwed from the Best Buy in Garner. Zero. Again. What the hell. Made a dash to Target but was about ten peeps short. I hate Best Buy.

Any chance that there will be another shipment before Christmas? I hope I have at least one more shot to pull this off.

12/19/2006 2:30:23 PM

Toys R' Us might be getting them the 22'nd

12/19/2006 2:35:12 PM

Looks like Jan. 15 won't be as nice as I thought

Warioware and Wii Play were both scheduled out that day but Wii Play has been pushed back to Feb. 12

12/19/2006 3:49:10 PM

I have tried 5 times to update to the Forecast Channel

it TAKES FOREVER to update....the last 2 times i tried, it had been an hour and only about 50% done...so i quit

12/19/2006 5:02:48 PM

It took about 60 seconds for me. No issues.

12/19/2006 5:08:56 PM

ok..i changed my router to channel 1 and it downloaded in like a minute

[Edited on December 19, 2006 at 5:23 PM. Reason : yea]

12/19/2006 5:10:33 PM

COD and Far cry .....which one is better?

[Edited on December 19, 2006 at 5:53 PM. Reason : :p]

12/19/2006 5:51:50 PM

Forecast channel is a very nice touch.

12/19/2006 7:19:20 PM

^^cod

12/19/2006 7:28:14 PM

anyone played tony hawk's down hill jam ? I want to get that and madden and save for super smash bros... any ideas?

12/20/2006 1:48:50 AM

i played far cry for a few minutes and thought it sucked. cod3 is the best of the fps in my opinion.

12/20/2006 1:57:58 AM

can someone with a Wii run down a list of things to remember to buy ie what cables controllers etc.

i want to get a wii with ability for 2 people to play for reference

and the classic controller ? still not quite clear on that, anyone help me out ?

12/20/2006 6:41:53 AM

Anybody want to buy Monkeyball for 30 bucks?

If not, what will EBGames give me for a tradein?

12/20/2006 7:27:28 AM

^^ if you have a gamecube controller, you shouldn't need it. it's only for the classic games you buy in the wii store.

12/20/2006 7:34:35 AM

^^^all you really need is the console and an extra controller to get started. Wii sports is probably enough to keep you busy for a while. The only game that requires using the nunchuck in Wii sports is boxing, so for starters I would just get the console and an extra remote. You could get component cables if you want but you don't really need them. But you will want a classic controller or a game cube controller to make the virtual console games playable. Probably two classic controllers if you want to play two player VC games. Also you will need to send your Wii a Wifi signal to get online so if you don't have a wireless router you will want to look into that.

12/20/2006 8:58:17 AM

Has anyone seen the Zelda Messenger Bag for sale anywhere other than Ebay?

12/20/2006 9:59:17 AM

^I wanna say they had that at the Crossroads Best Buy this past weekend

12/20/2006 12:01:43 PM

^^ Target at North Hills. My g/f just gave me the when i said oooo!

So Elebits is worth it I gather? Anyone have any reviews?

12/20/2006 12:10:02 PM

I heard that Raving Rabbids was more fun.

12/20/2006 12:16:16 PM

^^http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/elebits?q=elebits

I'd give you a personal review, but my copy is in transit I'm looking forward to it, though - seems to be one of those games for someone who appreciates the more quirky/niche games (trauma center, phoenix wright, etc.). Since you're able make and trade maps, it should pretty much have unlimited replayability.

[Edited on December 20, 2006 at 12:16 PM. Reason : .]

12/20/2006 12:16:26 PM

Anybody have anything weird go on with their Wii recently? Yesterday, the system just decided to start glowing blue through the disk drive. Turning the system on, updating the the weather channel, and turning it off stopped it from doing that though.

It was just strange being in a room with no lights on while watching a movie. All of a sudden the neon blue start glowing under the TV .

12/20/2006 1:07:43 PM

It glows blue when you have a new message

12/20/2006 1:08:57 PM

yea it sent out a message sayin forecast channel was live.

12/20/2006 1:23:46 PM

in case anyone is looking for an extra remote, the Wal-Mart on New Hope Church Rd. had quite a few of them about an hour ago.

12/20/2006 1:29:08 PM

lol, holy crap. You mean my Wii gets possessed every time I get a message? Thats awesome!

12/20/2006 1:53:05 PM

WHERE'S THE WII XMAS PRESENT VIA WIICONNECT I WAS PROMISED

12/20/2006 2:13:12 PM

i would imagine it should arrive on christmas eve duh

12/20/2006 2:13:38 PM

free VC games for xmas.. w00t!!

http://www.gamersreports.com/news/4622/

Super Mario bros
Toe Jam and Earl
R-Type

hope it's true

12/20/2006 4:33:31 PM

No friggin way that's happening. Joystiq.com offers up some reasoning:

Quote :

"There's been a surprising amount of chatter recently about some sort of "Christmas surprise" coming out of Nintendo on Monday, Dec. 25. The source of all this speculation, as far as we can figure it, is a Nov. 30 post on RumorReporter.com that coyly suggests "you might want to keep an eye on your Wii's WiiConnect24 service leading up to this Christmas. Nintendo's sending a nifty gift... a surprise." The only cited source for this information? "A friend of mine from Germany, who works for a very legitimate gaming production and publication." And really, if you can't trust some guy's unnamed German friend who works for an unnamed "legitimate" gaming company, who can you trust? The extreme sketchiness of this tip hasn't stopped the 'net from rampant speculation on what the big surprise might be. The current leading contender seems to be free Virtual Console games. As GamersReports notes, a little Firefox hacking can turn up Wii Shop pages for upcoming games Super Mario Bros., ToeJam & Earl and R-Type that list the price as "0 points / Free." The report is careful to note this as a rumor, but still holds out hope for "a real Christmas miracle, though." We don't buy it. As noted on the original hacking guide on Following Revolution, "any unreleased game says free for now, as it's just a placeholder for price" which will be set later. Some might say that the "free" message where the "download" button usually appears proves that the games are indeed going to be offered gratis, but it would be a relatively simple process for Nintendo to set that message as the default for any page with an unset price. At best, this proves that the virtual console has the functionality to offer products for free -- something we've long known was planned for the system's Opera browser. But the greatest argument against this Christmas surprise is that it's bad business. Giving away Super Mario Bros., a title that is likely to be one of the Virtual Console's biggest sellers, is not a smart move for a company that obviously values profits. The positive PR for the move likely wouldn't offset the hundreds of thousands of dollars lost to the free downloads. We suppose we could be wrong here, and that some huge surprise could show up on our systems come Christmas morning. Just don't get your hopes up, is all."

Giving away Super Mario Bros., Toejam & Earl, and R-Type, when Nintendo still charges for shit like Tennis, Mario Bros., and Donkey Kong? Keep dreaming.

12/20/2006 4:42:49 PM

Why not? Why not give away something that costs you nothing? Why not give away some of your best product with hopes people come back for more?

Sounds like a plan, to me.

12/20/2006 5:13:19 PM

hahaha. that's funny about the "blue light glowing"

mine did the same thing one day... i was like, WTF is going on. then i figured it out. nice touch i think.

they should offer free games every once in a while. that would be awesome. i hope they offer some free during christmas.

12/20/2006 5:14:01 PM

I dont have a gamecube

[Edited on December 20, 2006 at 5:15 PM. Reason : .]

12/20/2006 5:15:19 PM

^^^^Those games have been confirmed to be on the nintendo servers already. you can change your browser type and download the files to your pc. you just can't do anything with the encrypted files when you download them. And of course that doesn't mean they're free. But Nintendo did promise something for Christmas. It has to be something, right?

12/20/2006 5:58:46 PM

^^^Given that Wiis are flying off the shelves as fast as Nintendo can get them out there, there's no need for the extra hype. I thought Nintendo might give away some VC games, but not really popular ones. It wouldn't be the craziest thing that's ever happened, but it doesn't make a lot of sense IMO.

12/20/2006 6:01:41 PM

i doubt they will give you a free game i bet its something really small and worthless. But there is always hope

12/20/2006 6:03:44 PM

I'd bet that the 'christmas promise' is the opera beta on friday

12/20/2006 6:04:36 PM

Quote :

"The only cited source for this information? "A friend of mine from Germany, who works for a very legitimate gaming production and publication." And really, if you can't trust some guy's unnamed German friend who works for an unnamed "legitimate" gaming company, who can you trust?"

i thought reggie said it in an interview with ign.. anyone else want to back me up on this?

12/20/2006 6:14:41 PM

reggie did say to expect a gift or surprise for xmas in an interview. I think it was one of the mtv ones.
there's no way in hell they'd give out all three of those games. maybe just smb or your pick of one of the 3, but even that seems pretty unlikely

12/20/2006 7:38:39 PM

I could see them giving away 1 free game of your choice (probably the $5 kind). This would serve to give a gift while introducing the VC concept, boosting sales in that area in the long run.

[Edited on December 20, 2006 at 7:45 PM. Reason : /]

12/20/2006 7:44:38 PM

after playing the wii drunk I can see how it would be easy to throw the wiimote

12/20/2006 7:49:51 PM

yeah.. it would be nice if they just credited everyone's account with $5 and said "here you go boys"

12/20/2006 9:24:01 PM

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12/20/2006 9:43:14 PM