So lots of impresions are showing up all over the place... including a lot of unclear stuff about what the hardwares can do...
Some facts:
WII
Wii Photo Channel
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-Supported formats: Image Files: JPEG, baseline only; Size: Up to 848 x 480;
Video Files: QuickTime (motion JPEG) (.mov files) (AVI/other extensions will be fine, as long as it's MPEG encoded); Audio Files: MP3
-SD cards: Photo Channel can display the first 1000 things (images/videos/mp3s I guess) -- files beyond that will not be displayed (it looks in all folders in the card)
-No easy MP3 player - only in the slideshow thing, kind of clumsy supposedly http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-med...214194.php
Virtual Console
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-games are of course tied to the system you download them on; you can transfer them probably through Nintendo if your Wii breaks or something, but that's it.
-some games may require a Classic Controller and not support the GC pad? Unclear and contradictory things heard about this right now...
-*insert rant about awful N64 controller situation here*
Hardware
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-the flaps over the GC controller/memcard ports on top of the console can be removed http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/12/top-te...t-the-wii/
-currently you can't copy things between the system memory and SD card or delete things from the SD card, though the Wii's manual suggests that you should be able to
-there is a port on the bottom to replace the battery that powers the clock (the same type of battery that shows up in NES/SNES/some N64 games)
-the Wii is smaller than a X360 HD-DVD drive http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/os/install-...214203.php
-people with projectors (or who like to keep their consoles far from their televisions) might be annoyed at the relatively short length of the sensor bar cable; third party extender cords might solve this, or a rumored wireless sensor bar
PS3
hardware
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-the hard drive is user-replacable: it's a standard 3 1/2" SATA drive with easy access and instructions on how to put in a new one.
-even if you use a PSX/2 to USB controller port adaptor, you might not be able to use your old PS1/2 controllers on the system (it is confirmed that Guitar Hero controllers don't work, but I didn't see anything specific about Dual Shocks. They might work.)
-the manual also has instructions on how to replace Sixaxis batteries http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/11/ps3-ma...placement/
Media
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Quote:Music: The Playstation 3 can playback CDs, ATRACs, MP3s, MP4s and Wave files from of USB devices and drives, Memory sticks, CF and SD memory cards.
Backwards Compatibility
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-uses virtual memory cards on the hard drive (or, presumably, PS1/2 memcards used through the memory adaptor? The virtual memory cards are the expected way though.)
-as above, probably can't play games that require special controllers (yet?)
-as we all know, no rumble
-can choose digital or analog controller mode in the OS, for games that require the controller to be in digital mode
-while the full PS2 chipset (Emotion Engine and its attached RAM) is inside the box, developers are told they can't use it for PS3 games -- it's for PS(1/?)2 only
-no graphical improvements for PS2 games
My computer has been making an odd noise (occasional buzzing/grinding-ish noise...) for a few weeks or so now... finally got around to trying to figure out what it was, and it's my videocard's fan. Obviously the fan has gone off balance or something... the question is though if it's actually a problem or if it's just really annoying, but I don't know that...
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I have had the pleasure (thanks to gamestop down the street) to enjoy the wonder and awe that is the Wii, I played ExciteTruck!! It was alota fun, I almost couldnt stop playing it; if I wanted I could have played through the whole game (yeah, it was no demo, full game) but the manager said there were others wanting to play anyways it only strengthened my need for the Wii! On a side note I also made a Mii, mind you I didnt have to capabilities to make him just like me cause choices were limited for what features I could add to him, but yeah awesome awesome stuff!
-no six face button controller. This is a huge, huge problem, in my opinion!
-Classic Controller: analog stick is in the lower position, d-pad in the upper position -- a design as bad as ever. GC controller: small d-pad... Both: analog stick that doesn't feel like an N64 one, and I prefer the N64 stick's design and feel. Particularly for N64 games...
-Z button looks like perhaps the worst placed controller button of all time, and N64 games use it constantly (and it's almost as bad on the GC pad... remapping allowed? Please?). This could be really problematic.
-$10 game prices -- as a minimum. Ouch.
I've been seeing similar lines in other ads online as well, not just Toys R Us here. This leads me to believe Nintendo is the one that came up with this sort of statement.
You need a TV to play Wii games. Turn it off and you may find that while you can still technically play the game, your information feedback will be vastly reduced, which may result in an inability to play proficiently.
I know what they are trying to say, this is a sort of "get together with the family and stop watching the idiot box" gamble that countless companies have used before. Make it a game night! Yay! Pfft. Too bad this only shows marketting people are SO out of the loop they only dedicate clock cycles to the actual ad itself and little details like HOW THE MACHINE OPERATES.
