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Originally Posted by Al4x /img/forum/go_quote.gif
this would have been my main reason for getting one, not fully functional then as a media device?
have yet to play on a ps3/360
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It is totally functional as a media server. This is how I mainly use it, primarily because I am short on time these days to play video games. My wife uses it as a media server and my wife is NOT tech friendly. So, how can one easily navigate through the media? The answer: Organized folders.
Music: 33 folders, starting with 0-9 and then running A through Z with Audiophile Test records, Classical, Jazz, Operas, Soundtracks and Various Artists. Each folder then has subfolders by artist and each artist as a subfolder for album. Takes about 5 seconds to find an album deep in the directory.
If you have everything in root directory and yeah, it's gonna take some time to post and scroll through. Organize it properly and you won't have a problem at all. I have 1 Terabyte connected to my PS3 full of stuff, movies, tv shows, family pictures, most of my cd collection ripped etc...and again, takes 5-10 seconds to hit anything one would want. My wife can do it in that time. Anyone can do it if my wife can (sorry honey!).
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Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif
And lately, new House of the Dead and MadWorld. I realize there was a lull in releases... but how can you look at that lineup and say there aren't any good games on the system? Each one of those is a game that I have enjoyed. Maybe I have a more varied taste in games than most people, I don't know. That isn't to say the Wii is the best, I also use the 360, psp, ds and my PC. I really think you're doing yourself a disservice as a gamer to not play a bunch of those games. Some have shown quality innovation (Galaxy) and some are just silly fun (House of the Dead).
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Definitely. The Wii has a lot of crap coming out for it, but it also has fantastic games worthy of the cash layout. Because of the kids my family tends to have more Wii games than PS3 games (and this may also be a result of our inlaws buying quite a few "gimmick games" for the kids) but of the games that are geared towards myself and my wife, the Wii sees more time than the PS3. The PS3 has two games my wife is interested in playing, we own both. I own a dozen games for the PS3 a handful of PS2 games and then just over 2 dozen Wii games. The Wii games deserve just as much attention as my PS3 games. I gave up on PC gaming for a while but am eager to play Rage when it hits the streets, otherwise I'm perfectly happy splitting my time between the Wii and the PS3. I used to say that the PS3 was reserved for violent adult oriented games but with House of Dead and Madworld one can't make that claim anymore. Those games ROCK and are completely inappropriate for kids.
The Wii remote (and I guess the upcoming new motion sensor) is actually a more realistic/natural and fun way to do a FPS than the keyboard and mouse. The gamepad is totally lackluster for this type of game as I have painfully learned while attempting PS3 games.
The Wii is fun for the family, fun for the casual gamer and fun for the hardcore gamer. I dare anyone to say that Mega Man 9 isn't one of the most challenging games ever (beat it without dying once!).
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Originally Posted by Suntory_Times /img/forum/go_quote.gif
x2 the nintendo 64 imo was the last good console nintendo put out.
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Blah, no way. The Wii's ability to play the entire back catalogue of Nintendo games in addition to all the new games using the new motion controls easily makes it the greatest Nintendo console ever. The original NES holds a special place in my heart because it was the first console all 3 of my brothers and I could play (the other consoles were around in the house at a time when my two youngest bros were simply too young to touch them). Yet, there is no denying that with the entire Nintendo catalogue (or nearly so) at a user's finger tips, that the Wii comes out on top.
