The Tanooki have a post about a rumor that Nintendo may be bringing out an external hard drive for the Wii. I think thats its a very good idea since you can download so much stuff from the virtual console and it is constantly expanding. The 512mb is not going to cut it.
Communication Tube, is a free web based application that lets you communicate from a variety of instant messaging protocols in a single web-based application. Thats great right for when your out at a net cafe. But the real cool thing is they say that it works in the Opera Browser on the Wii.
I have not tested it yet though, so I cannot confirm if it works.
*Note* A friend pointed out that it does not appear to be https, so I do not know how SECURE it is. Below is a statement from Communication Tube on their site.
CommunicationTube� does not store your user names or passwords on our server. We will not share, sell, or give away your data. Login and passwords ciphered using 1024-bit keys RSA encryption. CommunicationTube� is compatible with CGI(HTTP) Proxy with cookies+JavaScript enabled and access the real URL by building it into subdirectory such as
Can someone who has tested it with a Wii please verify that it works in a comment below.
This is one of the best Nintendo Wii case mods I have seen. It is a case mod for the die hard Zelda fans out there, it even has the Hyrule shield on the side and the master sword that can be removed so you can have a little play with it.
The blue LED lights that are in the Wii disc drive have been replaced with white LED’s that are continuously on rather than only when you have a message or loading a disc and there is also 4 LED’s behind the shield that cast that awesome light you can see. It is on auction at eBay. So if you really want it you better start bidding, part of the proceeds will be donated to Childs Play.
Think your playing your Wii on the biggest screen? Well think again this Youtube video shows a group of people playing Wii Sports connected up to a cinema projector. Can’t beat that can you.
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Would be loads of fun if you ask me.
[Via Reg Hardware]
An interview over at IGN with, Steve Pearce who is the Chief Technology officer with Activision and Dylan Collins who is the CEO of Demonware. The interview confirms that Activision together with Demonware will be bringing out online Wii games.
Has the Mii Buttons site dissapeared? I was looking over some of my older posts (January) and checked out the Mii Buttons site to see what was going down, and It appears that not much since the site has gone offline, and has just been replaced as a page of ads.
Rather dissapointing when you think about it as the Mii Buttons idea was quite a good well thought up idea, oh well I guess that all good things must come to and end.
Did anyone ever actually get their hands on their very own Mii Button?
It was always assumed that a newer model of the Wii would come out in the near future with DVD play back capabilities, now we know that it is true and will certainly be taking place. Thanks to an e-mail GoNintendo received from Nintendo.
Also, as you know, Nintendo and Sonic Solutions have made an agreement to allow Nintendo the use of Sonic Solutions� DVD technology in a future version of the Wii console.
Details were not confirmed as to when it would launch, however the e-mail did state that information pertaining to the launch will be released later this year. DVD capabilities will not be released for current Wii’s as an add-on and the Wii with DVD playback will be considerably more expensive than the current Wii.
To be honest I don’t see much point in upgrading to a Wii with DVD playback capabilities as a cheap DVD player will work fine. I do not see myself getting a new Wii just for DVD playback.
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Do you want to be able to turn the light of your Wii on whenever you want? Well if so I have found the site for you. Wiiflex�has a great system whereby you send them an e-mail from your Wii and within 5 minutes your Wii light will be on. I have not tested this out yet but I would think that they send you an e-mail back and if you don’t read the e-mail the light will stay on. None the less a very good idea that I am sure people will use to enjoy the blue light of the Wii.
Currently you can only make a request for your light to be turned once every four days.
Finally I can connect my Wii to the net. After sending off to Nintendo to get a Wii Lan adapter it came taking less than a week which in my eyes is very good not to much time sitting around waiting for it to arrive.
First Impressions:
Well to start it did not come in any real kind of packaging just in a small clear plastic bag, but that does not really matter as it would of only ended up in the rubbish. The important thing is that I can now connect my Wii to the internet. The quaility of the adapter is top notch, and is very solid and sturdy. You simply plug it into the rear of the console in one of the two USB ports.
Appearance:
I was actually rather surprised with the lan adapter to be honest, because it was not white like the rest of the Wii, but then after thinking about it, it makes sense as to why its grey, and that it was probably done like that because it is the same grey colour of the rest of the cables, and fits into the colour scheme nicely.
Wii Lan Adapter.
Setting it up:
Whats the first thing you should do when you get a new piece of hardware? Read the instructions, but did I do that? Nope (Mistake No 1) I just jumped straight into it powered up my Wii and plugged it in (Mistake No 2). Went to the Wii settings and setup the connnection for the wired settings. Then I tried to connect to the internet with my Wii, and guess what it failed and did not connect. Why was this? Mainly because of mistake no 1 not reading the manual but mistake no 2 should of been rather obvious, you see you have to plug in the Wii Lan Adapter whilst the Wii is turned off and also plug the lan end into your lan network whilst it is off, otherwise it will not connect to the internet full stop and you will be presented with a variety of errors all of which could be avoided by following the instructions.
Wii Lan Adapter Connected to Wii.
Overall:
The Wii lan adapter does what it is intended to do, and that is connect the Wii to the internet via a wired network and it does this very well.
