 Re: Any Wii owners out there ?
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Thinking about getting a Wii for my 8yr old (and me:) ) I'm guessing the main unit would need to be near my Denon AVR, so I can have the sound through the Axioms. A little concerned if the control bar will be able to reach below the screen in the PorterPlex? hmmmmmm 
The sensor bar's cable is about 10-11ft in length, with 3rd party extension cables in the works. It's been a hotly contested little thing too. Most with "normal" size tv's (say 55" and under) seem to have no issues, but us odd people with big home theaters sometimes have issues.
The wiimote pointer works about 10-12 ft max from the bar (maybe 14-15 if you're really lucky). Now keep in mind that's the POINTER, not the movements of say Wii Sports, all that information is transmitted via bluetooth.
Basically I could write a whole article on the bar alone, but ti's 5:30 AM and I'm sleepy.
Once you get the WIi, set it up yourself, and if you have any questions feel free to ask.
If you're still on the fence, or have more questions, you can ask those too
Cheers everyone,
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Re: Any Wii owners out there ?
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I walked into WalMart yesterday around 11:30AM and picked one up  along with an extra Wiimote, right time right place I guess. I had been sitting on the fence as to buy one or not, my 6yr old was aking for a gamecube, I hope he likes this. Downloaded the manual and the Mii's seem pretty cool. My son likes to make up characters for his online RPG games, the Mii's should keep him going for a while.
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Downloaded the manual and the Mii's seem pretty cool. My son likes to make up characters for his online RPG games, the Mii's should keep him going for a while.
If you bought a "Mii" then you must have bought the made in China knockoff.  No wonder you were able to just walk in and pick one up.
Seriously though. I think that the Wii will be a winner. Isn't it great to find such a hard to find item like that? I picked up two PS3s yesterday just by chance at Best Buy. And they had more...
Too bad I don't really want them. I'd take a Wii though (after an XBox 360), but this is a Wii thread.
Now, make sure that everyone uses the safety strap with the controller. MANY reports of people not using them, or having them break and then the controller goes flying through the front of their TV. Makes the Wii more expensive than the PS3 at that point... 
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Those people should not be letting go of the remote as if they were throwing a real baseball.
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Well my connections have notified me that Target and ToysRus are getting shipments tonight. Next Sunday, Walmart and Bestbuy will be selling them again. Man, I hope I can get one for my kid for Xmas. This will be like camping out when Star Wars III hit the theaters.
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Apperently ther are third party wireless sensor bars on the way and a few intrepid soles have opened their's up and spliced in a battery end, 9V, for the home made version and it sounds to be working quite well.
Jason
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Randy,
the walmarts in my area and a few other people i have seen on other boards put the Wii's out on wednesday. you might want to call and check.
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Re: Any Wii owners out there ?
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Well the internet rumors about Target and ToysRus were just that rumors. I stood in line at ToysRus for an hour with a bunch of other nutz people like me. The manager even came out and said they didn't have any, which was contrary to the shipping information posted on many websites.
We think they have them, they are just not putting them out yet. I think their online store even showed stores had inventory.
My dad stood at Target for me, and same thing, however, the manager told him they will be giving out numbers next weekend for first come first serve, as they plan to have the Wii in next weeks flyer add.
I've got to find one for my kid guys.....
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Perseverence and luck and you shall find one. I know on the sites I have gone to they all said Walmart puts out there stocks around 11 Am and Noon, so a few trips to a closeby Walmart may bring you the same luck I had.
Now to try and get a hold of the Classic Controller......
Jason
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I've had a Wii since launch. Got lucky on a preorder. I'm a Nintendo fanboy, as I also have a DS Lite running homebrew. (That's a whole 'nother discussion and BTW, homebrew is AWESOME on the DS. I have PSP homebrew but it doesn't even come close...) Love it. The control is awesome and my 4 yr daughter loves to pitch in Wii sports baseball. The golf carries my slice into the virtual world too.  I bought Red Steel, Madden and Zelda. I exchanged Red Steel after hearing the reviews and got Trauma Center. I have only opened Zelda because it's that good. Even at 480i (cables arrive tomorrow), on my plasma it's FANTASTIC. Great gameplay. Nintendo has a winner. The Xmas hot items are hard to find. No extra Wii controllers anywhere. I tried looking for a PS3 and got no luck. My company has 3 chips in there and we can't even find them for our use. But I did manage to find a new Elmo TMX for my kid at MSRP + $10 on craigslist. That thing is hilarious and as an engineer, the animatronics are very impressive.
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