For those that do online games, like the shoot em up & stuff.
I don't know what the online " in" games are, but I suppose there are lots of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...nnection_games

Let me get this straight. The WII let's you go online? Is this correct?

Thanks, Melody

yes, the Wii has an ONLINE feature. You can surf the net, or check your email, or go wander around. They also have a private store that you can download games directly to your Wii. you can store them on the internal memory, or you can buy a separate memory card to store them on. SD cards are pretty cheap now. If you get a USB or wireless keyboard and mouse, you can surf kinda like your normal computer.

you are gonna love it!

Okay, so far so good.

How do I go online with this thing. I buy the WII, I buy a USB, or wireless keyboard (which I gather is connected in some way to the WII, right?)

Now I have a computer in my other room. No router, no laptop.

So how do I get online using the WII? does it have it's own router. Do I pay a monthly fee for going online with the WII.

I know NOTHING about this, as you can see.

Thanks so much.

Melody

if you have a wireless signal in your house, the Wii will see it. You DONT need to pay to go on their internet, BUT be careful in that some games cost money to download. They have free things, but they also have paid things.

its so much easier to just pull it out of the box, and get used to it. As you get used to it, you will understand what we are talking about.

Be patient, and wait for the machine to come. It will all become clear then. its exciting to get a new toy, yes?

I think most of those game boxes {x box, PlayStation etc} now have like a mini computer inside of them with a hard drive and main board.

at least my son's XBox does.
He can go online, download games, play games, check email, movies, play movies on it & he has a extra hard drive for it too.

I tried it once but the way it is set up and the controller is not as easy as my computers LOL.

But to do that it would need a router, just like setting up another computer. except the TV is your screen.

Understood.
Thanks very much.
Since I don't have a router attached to my modem, I can't do the online WII thing anyway.

And since I didn't buy a WII thing YET, I'm not going to be playing any games.

I just like to know stuff BEFORE I GET THEM IN MY HOUSE.

To me, nothing is more annoying then buying something, taking it out of the box, looking at it and saying "how the heck do I use this thing"?

I'm NOT that kind of person.

I need to know stuff, to practice, BEFORE I buy ANYTHING.

So when it stops raining and blowing in Brooklyn, I shall take myself to my local electronic gadget store, and see how it's all done.

I now know LOTS MORE than before I posted this thread.

Thanks to you ALL.

Very very helpful.

lol

Melody

Right on!!

You will love the WII! Everyone at my house ages 3 to 72 love it, and they play all the games together. It is fun to watch the 4 year old knock out the gramma LOL!

My wife told me that her muscles were sore for days after we installed the wii because she couldnt keep from trying to out box the grandkids LOL!

For those that have a ps3 watch out for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It has a patch that the game designers will run when your gamer goes online. This patch cancels out the overheat protection that the ps3 has built in, so it never shuts down when it is over heating during when that particular game is played.

I have been fixing the ps3's that family and friends have been bringing me, but the fix only lasts a couple of months or so. So if any of your family has this game tell them it is a playstation killer.

It can be fixed, but it is very temporary, and you have to completely take the system apart, very technical fix. On the bright side you can fix it, then quickly trade it for a wii while it is working

If anyone wants to know what the fix is I can pass on the info so you can fix it yourself. The cost is zero, but taking the box down to the motherboard is a bit technical, but can be done if you take your time.

Game stop is advertizing that if you buy the Wii from them this month (april) they will throw in Wii Resort package for FREE! this is an awesome game! its a $49 value and a great package deal. I dont know if other stores are matching the promotion or not.

I was kinda ticked actually. I was in game stop and asking about another game, and the guy kept answering the phone, and with each new phone client he would brag about the wii promotion. I finally said "DUDE! im right here with money! hang up the phone, or put them on hold!" he took 2 more phone calls, and I walked out. I know he is a kid, but it ticked me off that I CAME TO THE STORE! and others are only calling. I think cash in hand beats a phone call anyday, yes? so, he lost out, I went to Wal mart and got my game.

SOMETHING VERY FUNNY HAPPENED TODAY. I HAD MY FIRST WII LESSON.

I went for a walk to the local gaming store in my vicinity and there on a pedestal was this WII.

You're gonna laugh your heads off when I tell this story.

So I walk in, I see the WII and looked to the right and there were two teenagers playing a Playstation thing.

I look at the WII thing and notice there is no tv so I'm saying to myself "How do I view this thing, is it connected???". I must have mumbled this out loud, when the two teens came over and said "Oh, you like the WII?" and I said "yeah, but it's not connected".

They go, "sure it is". and I go "where's the tv?" and they laughed and pressed some thingee on the controller and all of a sudden SOMETHING came to life in front of me and there was this WII INFORMATION ON SOME SCREEN

I said "Oh, that's a monitor, not a TV?" They must have thought I lost my mind.

They left, and there I was looking at this screen and holding a controller in my right hand and some other thing with a button in my left hand, and I looked like a stupid idiot, (I DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE).

Well, it seems that there was this family in the back of the store, and the 5 year old little boy wandered away and came over to me.

I looked down at him, I handed him the controller and the other thingee and said "Here, show me how to use this".

He grabbed the controller thingees and went to town. All of a sudden on the screen was all this writing telling me about how the world had a nuclear explosion and it was the year 2020.

I look at the kid and he can't read and I start reading him the story (don't ask me why I did this but I did this).

A sales guy comes over and says to the both of us "Oh you have a WII at home?" I look at him and say "This kid's not with me, I asked him to teach me the WII?" The guy burst out laughing and walked away.

So I'm standing there watching this kid playing some game and I said "Where is the dancing?"? He doesn't know what I 'm talking about but he's pressing buttons on the controller and he's playing some war game.

So his family comes to collect him, and I'm left standing with two controller thingees AND I STILL HAVE NO CLUE.

The people behind the counter must have thought I was a complete fool.

I walk over to some young guy who worked there and I blurted out "I want to do the Jingo La dance thing," and he said "Ah!!! you want the Wi Fitness", with the Balance Board". I said "Don't give me no balance board, I don't want my weight splashed all over the screen." Whereupon everyone got hysterical and I started asking my questions.

The WII unit is $199.99 and it comes with one controller and no balance board. The Just Dance game (which features the dances that I like), is on sale for $29.99. I got the information, walked back over to the WII and picked up the controller. Don't forget I HAVE NO CLUE how to use this thing.

I notice there are two buttons that say 1 and 2. I call over to the guy, "what's with the No. 1 and No. 2" and do you believe he answers me with:

"They are Buttons".

I look at him and say out loud "YA THINK???" I know what buttons are, what do they do?" He says "Well, it depends on the game?" then I ask him "What's the A do on the controller?" and the guy goes "it depends on the game".

I'm really doing good so far don't ya think? Still don't have a clue. So I walk back and say "do you have a demo of the Just Dance game". and they said "no, we only have the games that are in that WII".

So I now know that a WII console costs $199, and I don't have to buy the balance board. It comes with one controller, and the Just Dance game costs $29.99 and if I buy a console, it connects to the front of my tv with the red white and yellow thingees.

But I have no clue how to use the controller.

AND I'M NOT GOING BACK THERE AGAIN. I felt like a complete idiot.

But not to worry. SOME DAY!!!!

lol

Melody