Wii launched, dissected and... serenaded? - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 20th Nov 2006, 12:27

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/11...nch_in_the_us/

mikeuk2004 · 20th Nov 2006, 12:47

LOL, so funny he broke his TV.

Now thats what I can fun.

It really is a fun console after all.

Even though Ive been disapointed in the Game Cube I may still buy a Wii for the novelty it is and add it to my colection of consoles. But there isnt any titles that interest me at the moment so will have to wait a while.

Springs · 20th Nov 2006, 13:04

lol they broke it straight away... reading the main page on that site... they couldnt be bothered to get a nintendo screw bit.. so they just brute forced it apart...

Drexial · 20th Nov 2006, 15:14

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one sweaty handed gamer let go of the Wii remote, the wrist strap snapped and ended up with his 60" rear projection TV smashed.

this guy is full of crap. rear projection TVs have a flexible plastic front. and i dont know how much they Wiimote weights but i dont imagine its enough to break the front of a screen without him throwing it straight at the TV.

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The Wiimote flies across the room impaling my 60" rear projection TV square in the upper left corner.

Be warned: Sweaty hands + faulty Wiimote wrist strap = broken ass TV.

I don't know much of the details about rear projection TVs. That might just be the outer glass. You can see a small white smudge from where part of the Wiimote hit the screen.

he even goes from saying it impaled his TV to saying there is a smudge in the corner.

rupbert · 20th Nov 2006, 16:48

I'm interested to see how much the hardware would cost to manufacture as $249 seems rather expensive for a slightly upgraded Gamecube, if this system arrived at $149-199 it would have destroyed the PS3 launch ten fold...

unrealhippie · 20th Nov 2006, 17:15

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Originally Posted by rupbert

I'm interested to see how much the hardware would cost to manufacture as $249 seems rather expensive for a slightly upgraded Gamecube, if this system arrived at $149-199 it would have destroyed the PS3 launch ten fold...

Ninty have a policy of not loosing money on hardware

. Also the price point is supposedly to avoid them being allocated 'bargain bin' position.

Hardware specs are pretty disappointing, but I suppose they are showcasing game play, not game graphics.

rupbert · 20th Nov 2006, 17:19

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Originally Posted by unrealhippie

Ninty have a policy of not loosing money on hardware

. Also the price point is supposedly to avoid them being allocated 'bargain bin' position.

Hardware specs are pretty disappointing, but I suppose they are showcasing game play, not game graphics.

For me though it seems the price of the actual controllers shows where most of the development cost would have went, the cpu and gpu are very commonly produced...

I understand the 'no lose on hardware' policy, but even if they sold it at manufactured cost, they could make the money back on the controllers.

I guess my point though is that if the Wii was released at say $179 / £99 many, many more people (including myself as an Xbox 360 owner) would have picked one up as a 'companion'...

Neogumbercules · 20th Nov 2006, 17:27

It's definitely more than a slightly upgraded GC. From what I understand the CPU is supposed to be twice as powerful, and the GPU is much faster than what the GC had. Going by what Resident Evil 4 looks like, I can't wait to see what they can come up with for the Wii.

EDIT: Apparently the GPU on the Wii is said to be 1.5x faster than the GC. I thought it was closer to 2x...oh well.

As for the TV thing...I've held those controllers. They weigh about half a pound WITH batteries. I can not imagine how it could smash a 60 inch rear-projection television unless the guy took it by one end and threw it like a Randy Johnson fast ball from 4 feet away. I was also thinking about the plastic covering the TVs have. I'd imagine it would just bounce off.

DXR_13KE · 20th Nov 2006, 22:55

for the tv guy: you got PWZRD

for the insides of the wii: that was it? the cpu is smaller than the gpu..... that was it? (comparing with the ps3).

lets see which one will die first......

Icecoldbagey · 20th Nov 2006, 23:03

http://www.smashmywii.com/ Not long till the vid haha.

Ice

offroadracer789 · 20th Nov 2006, 23:42

That controller strap is pretty well secured. I think that person probably broke their tv some other way and are trying to get nintendo to replace it.

Despite having "worse" graphics then ps3, i think that it has extremely good graphics. I find that the learning curve for the remote is relatively fast despite it seeming very ackward at first.

Furymouse · 21st Nov 2006, 00:44

Actually the wrist strap is fairly fragile. A friend and I were at the launch party for the Wii on saturday night, and his first time playing tennis he stepped up to smash my serve, the cord broke and the wiimote flew a good 20 feet into the window. It was quite shocking but utterly awesome. He may have been swinging to hard.
I thoroughly enjoy the Wii. I did play a Ps3, and though the graphics are awesome, I just wasnt having as much fun as I did on Wii sports. I just have to say that the graphics will get better with time and better games.

overdosedelusion · 21st Nov 2006, 15:16

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Originally Posted by offroadracer789

That controller strap is pretty well secured. I think that person probably broke their tv some other way and are trying to get nintendo to replace it.

i think its the typical angry gamer syndrome.. an infuriating level of whatever game he happened to be playing sent him into a fiery temper and he launched his wii remote at the tv.. of course he had to come up with some sort of excuse

20th Nov 2006, 12:27	#1
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20th Nov 2006, 12:47	#2
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,052	LOL, so funny he broke his TV. Now thats what I can fun. It really is a fun console after all. Even though Ive been disapointed in the Game Cube I may still buy a Wii for the novelty it is and add it to my colection of consoles. But there isnt any titles that interest me at the moment so will have to wait a while. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|- Last edited by mikeuk2004; 20th Nov 2006 at 12:57.

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Neogumbercules Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,495	It's definitely more than a slightly upgraded GC. From what I understand the CPU is supposed to be twice as powerful, and the GPU is much faster than what the GC had. Going by what Resident Evil 4 looks like, I can't wait to see what they can come up with for the Wii. EDIT: Apparently the GPU on the Wii is said to be 1.5x faster than the GC. I thought it was closer to 2x...oh well. As for the TV thing...I've held those controllers. They weigh about half a pound WITH batteries. I can not imagine how it could smash a 60 inch rear-projection television unless the guy took it by one end and threw it like a Randy Johnson fast ball from 4 feet away. I was also thinking about the plastic covering the TVs have. I'd imagine it would just bounce off. __________________ Abit AB9 Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU, 2GB Corsair DDR2 6400, nVidia 8800GT, Seagate 160 GB HDD. Last edited by Neogumbercules; 20th Nov 2006 at 17:44.

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offroadracer789 Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: southern california Posts: 246	That controller strap is pretty well secured. I think that person probably broke their tv some other way and are trying to get nintendo to replace it. Despite having "worse" graphics then ps3, i think that it has extremely good graphics. I find that the learning curve for the remote is relatively fast despite it seeming very ackward at first. __________________ amd 64 3200--6600 gtol--2x512 ocz platinum rev2 Laing D5--maze 4 gpu--storm v2--3x120 BIP

21st Nov 2006, 00:44	#12
Furymouse Like connect 4 in dagger terms Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SL,UT Posts: 364	Actually the wrist strap is fairly fragile. A friend and I were at the launch party for the Wii on saturday night, and his first time playing tennis he stepped up to smash my serve, the cord broke and the wiimote flew a good 20 feet into the window. It was quite shocking but utterly awesome. He may have been swinging to hard. I thoroughly enjoy the Wii. I did play a Ps3, and though the graphics are awesome, I just wasnt having as much fun as I did on Wii sports. I just have to say that the graphics will get better with time and better games. __________________ "Get these oreos out of my way, Im trying to stab him!" Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo!