I got a Wii!

[Nintendork]

Just throwing out a post to announce that I got a Wii for Christmas! I gave my wife a DS also so we're pretty Nintendo geeked up right now! I hooked up the Wii with a Wifi USB drive as well. Still holding out for buying the HDMI cables.

So my questions are as follows;

1. What are the best games to play online for Wii?
2. Are there any DS games that can be played over the internet?

[joshnickerson]

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wii_Wi-Fi_Connection_games
and 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_DS_Wi-Fi_Connection_games

[heybtbm]

Just throwing out a post to announce that I got a Wii for Christmas! Still holding out for buying the HDMI cables.

HDMI cables? I think you meant component cables. HDMI for the Wii. That's pretty funny.

[venturousviking]

Still holding out for buying the HDMI cables.

If you go 3rd party you can get the component cables for about 9 dollars.

[Ponyone]

Is it just me, or does composite look better than component on large hd tvs for the wii?

I have a 46 incher (not in my pants... pervs) and component makes everything look so jaggedy and muddy and ugly. 480i looks cleaner for some reason.

I dunno guys. I dunno.

[RyanMurf]

Its your tv. HD is naturally better than composite.

[rapstyle]

Cool,how is it like?

[Dragon Warrior Jasen]

I hardly put the Wii in the HD Category. Last time I read it was 480p nothing higher. Thats just progressive scan... slightly better than composite.

[RyanMurf]

I hardly put the Wii in the HD Category. Last time I read it was 480p nothing higher. Thats just progressive scan... slightly better than composite.

480P is High Definition. Anything over 480i is HD "High Definition"

[Dragon Warrior Jasen]

Actually, no. 480p fits into EXTENDED DEFINITION... remember those TV's that "looked" high def.

720 and 1080 are HIGH DEFINITION

1440 2160 are ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television

For the new Wii Owner, you are going to love it! I got mine the day it came out and played it like a fiend. I have a PS3, 360, and the Wii... and love them all. The Wii, though, is great beause I feel less like a loser playing it because I am actively involved in the game!

[spoon]

Is it just me, or does composite look better than component on large hd tvs for the wii?

I have a 46 incher (not in my pants... pervs) and component makes everything look so jaggedy and muddy and ugly. 480i looks cleaner for some reason.

I dunno guys. I dunno.

It's gotta be you. I have a 52 inch Sharp Aquos. The Wii looked so much better after I bought component cables for it. I don't remember if you have to change the resolution setting after you hook it up or if it automatically does it?

Also, I have an extra set of component cables I would like to get rid of if anyone is interested. The Gamestop kind. Made by Mad Catz.

[Slate]

If you go 3rd party you can get the component cables for about 9 dollars.

Probably even less.

www.monoprice.com

[Steve W]

I'm hoping to win a Wii through a contest at work. My store needs to build a display of Mountain King brand potatoes, and send in pictures to the company. There's ten of them up for grabs, and I doubt too many other stores are going to bother with it. So I think I have a pretty good shot at one, if I can find the time to do it. Just getting the opportunity to build a display is next to impossible, though. There's never enough time.

[Nintendork]

HDMI cables? I think you meant component cables. HDMI for the Wii. That's pretty funny.

Umm, yeah...that's what I meant. Perhaps that's why the guy at Gamestop shrugged me off by saying "they don't exist", and thus never bothered to mention to me what I may have wanted instead. So component is the way to go. Thank you!

[Rob2600]

What are the best games to play online for Wii?

Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (according to IGN.com's review, the 32-player online mode runs extremely well)

Mario Strikers Charged

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Battalion Wars 2

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (coming February 10)

[Nintendork]

So I guess my last question (for now at least) is what to do with my Gamecube? I think there was thread about this question before. Does anyone see a purpose to keeping a Gamecube if you have a Wii?

I may end up keeping mine if just for the fact that I can use the Game Boy Player to play some GBA games on the big screen.

[Rob2600]

So I guess my last question (for now at least) is what to do with my Gamecube? ... I may end up keeping mine if just for the fact that I can use the Game Boy Player to play some GBA games on the big screen.

That seems like the only reason...and a good one, too!

[UniHamachi]

The GBP is the only piece of HW that's incompatible with the Wii. Otherwise, it uses all other peripherals and HW (controllers, memory cards, etc) natively with 100% game compatability.

There is one reason to keep the GC -- if you have 2 TV's, you could pop out the GC memory card and the GC game from the Wii, put it into the GC in the other room, and continue gaming on a secondary TV if, say, you want to keep playing ZWW and everyone else wants to watch a movie.

Note that you may have issues selling a GC for what seems like an equitable amount. Even more so if you want to keep the GC controllers. The Wavebird is selling like a collector's item.

[PsychoCandy]

Indeed those warebirds are fetching some big numbers.