Nintendo Wii

pradster · 5th June 2009, 14:51

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Originally Posted by saildrive

Hey guys!!

Which are the best games in motorsports on wii??

navin : where did you get your wii from for 16k ?? it is modded too??

heard somwhere that the graphic quality is not at par with the ps2 / ps3 or xbox - any feedback on this!!

cheers

you have NFS carbon on the Wii. However the best driving game happens to be mario cart!
its unfortunate for driving sim enthusiasts but thats the nature of the console!

saildrive · 5th June 2009, 16:42

Which are the best games in motorsports on wii??

Anything to match the F1 or NFS series here??

pradster · 5th June 2009, 16:53

As i said in my earlier post, sadly NO!

the NFS series is available on the Wii but the graphics are par with the PS2 and not the Xbox360 or the PS3 so the feel of the titles is very different.

Why dont you run through the list of games for the wii, its on the nintendo website!

akhilesh51 · 9th June 2009, 20:34

Anyone guide me on a good price for Wii Fit w/ board in India ? I went to Palika in Delhi but found a huge variation b/w Rs. 7,600 and 10,700.

I know it costs around GBP 67.99 in London where i bought the console, the product of out of stock then, and now in India, I just can't seem to find any 'UK' popular titles. All I saw in Palika were Chinese and Japanese kiddo games. No Call of Duty, Super Smash Brawl, Manhunt, none... :(

pradster · 10th June 2009, 19:53

I am not sure if the original wii fir board is available here, just as my other purchases I purchased the wii fit game ( and the balance board) and my guitar hero : world edition kit from abroad.

You should find super smash bros online, if you have a modded wii you can run downloads too

Too bad I have not been able to mod my wii yet :(

spadival · 18th June 2009, 11:54

My cousin has got a Wii fit for his Wii. But I rarely use it and play Call of Duty 5 instead

. BTW, My nick is "shai" in case anyone here has recently played CoD5 online on the Wii.

kb100 · 15th July 2009, 20:16

I just walked in home with a modded wii along with the Wii Fit Board and a spare remote + Nanchuk and half a dozen games - mostly Mario and the Wii Sports.

What is the most physically demanding game on wii - I want to see if I can shed some weight too!

Now off to read the manual and install the thing! Daughters are damn excited - strangely not the wife.. wonder why..

bigman · 15th July 2009, 23:23

kb100,

None of the games are demanding enough to shed any weight but you do burn a few more calories than you would sitting down just fiddling your thumbs on other game consoles.

vcash · 19th July 2009, 14:29

Hey Guys - Sorry for a repost of a previous question on this thread, but I don't seem to have understood, why the US Wii needs modding to work in India.

Here is my situation: I want to pick up a Wii from the US (List is $249 or ~ Rs. 12.5K). I will connect this to either of two LCD TV's - both Samsung Bordeux Arts. Now are we saying that the Wii won't display output here correctly? I already have voltage converters at home so getting the power source right should not be an issue.

Also are Wii games reigion encoded? Is that why people prefer picking up the Wii in India so game content is easily available?

Finally, Croma is selling the Wii for 24K - that is double of what I would spend getting it from the US!

So I guess the bottom line is: Do I buy the Wii in India or the US? I would appreciate a quick response since if the Wii has to be picked up in the US, it has to be done within the next day.

Thanks!
vcash

dadu · 19th July 2009, 17:44

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Originally Posted by vcash

Hey Guys - Sorry for a repost of a previous question on this thread, but I don't seem to have understood, why the US Wii needs modding to work in India.

Here is my situation: I want to pick up a Wii from the US (List is $249 or ~ Rs. 12.5K). I will connect this to either of two LCD TV's - both Samsung Bordeux Arts. Now are we saying that the Wii won't display output here correctly? I already have voltage converters at home so getting the power source right should not be an issue.

Also are Wii games reigion encoded? Is that why people prefer picking up the Wii in India so game content is easily available?

Finally, Croma is selling the Wii for 24K - that is double of what I would spend getting it from the US!

So I guess the bottom line is: Do I buy the Wii in India or the US? I would appreciate a quick response since if the Wii has to be picked up in the US, it has to be done within the next day.

Thanks!
vcash

There is no issue in the playback as most TV's have both NTSC/PAL and can detect the type of input and beam accordingly, one of my friends did the same as you are planning too and has no issues et all in the playback.

DerAlte · 19th July 2009, 23:08

I bought the US model last year ($240 at Costco). Apart from having to use a transformer (220V>110V, the US model does 110V only) I haven't had a problem. Don't remember whether I had to select anything on the Wii, but it kind of worked straight out of the box with my Panasonic LCD TV.

kb100 · 20th July 2009, 20:05

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Originally Posted by vcash

Here is my situation: I want to pick up a Wii from the US (List is $249 or ~ Rs. 12.5K). I will connect this to either of two LCD TV's - both Samsung Bordeux Arts. Now are we saying that the Wii won't display output here correctly? I already have voltage converters at home so getting the power source right should not be an issue.

Vcash

Why would you want to go thru all that? Local prices are waaaay cheaper than that!

I picked up a modded Wii (softmodded - no hardware hacks), with the Wii Sports 5 game DVD for Rs.11,500/- (grey)

I paid another 3,500 for an extra set of remote+nanchuk.

The Wii Fit Board with the Games thrown in costed me another 7,800/-.

I picked up four additional games, out of the hundreds available, @ Rs.150 each!

Everything plays out of the box - and no wasting time/money with 220>110 V converters etc!

m8002? · 21st July 2009, 09:31

kb100,

Did you source it from bangalore? Can you please let us know the source ( you can PM me if dont want to make it public ).

Also, does this person undertake repairs of the US consoles? A friend of mine got it from the US and it went kaput after 1 week. Looks like some fuse in the adapter is blown. So he is looking for some place to service it.

m800

kb100 · 21st July 2009, 10:42

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Originally Posted by m8002?

kb100,

Did you source it from bangalore? Can you please let us know the source ( you can PM me if dont want to make it public ).

Also, does this person undertake repairs of the US consoles? A friend of mine got it from the US and it went kaput after 1 week. Looks like some fuse in the adapter is blown. So he is looking for some place to service it.

m800

National Market - Sukh Sagar Complex. One of the shops along the left flank on the ground floor (a fairly large on midway down the corridor - I think the person's name is Manish)

I have no idea about repairs though. He will surely know someone.

hrishig · 9th November 2009, 22:48

Hi ,

Any body have idea where we can get modded will in pune or mumbai? I am looking for Wii+ fitplus + motion plus.

One more question , If I buy all these 3 from US and then try to mod the wii here , how much it will cost? any idea?

5th June 2009, 16:42	#17
saildrive BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 181 Thanked: 50 Times	Which are the best games in motorsports on wii?? Anything to match the F1 or NFS series here?? Last edited by GTO : 21st July 2009 at 15:00. Reason: Please do NOT type in all BOLD
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5th June 2009, 16:53	#18
pradster BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 292 Thanked: 16 Times	As i said in my earlier post, sadly NO! the NFS series is available on the Wii but the graphics are par with the PS2 and not the Xbox360 or the PS3 so the feel of the titles is very different. Why dont you run through the list of games for the wii, its on the nintendo website!
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9th June 2009, 20:34	#19
akhilesh51 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jaipur, RAJ Posts: 631 Thanked: 339 Times	Anyone guide me on a good price for Wii Fit w/ board in India ? I went to Palika in Delhi but found a huge variation b/w Rs. 7,600 and 10,700. I know it costs around GBP 67.99 in London where i bought the console, the product of out of stock then, and now in India, I just can't seem to find any 'UK' popular titles. All I saw in Palika were Chinese and Japanese kiddo games. No Call of Duty, Super Smash Brawl, Manhunt, none... :(
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10th June 2009, 19:53	#20
pradster BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 292 Thanked: 16 Times	I am not sure if the original wii fir board is available here, just as my other purchases I purchased the wii fit game ( and the balance board) and my guitar hero : world edition kit from abroad. You should find super smash bros online, if you have a modded wii you can run downloads too Too bad I have not been able to mod my wii yet :(
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18th June 2009, 11:54	#21
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	My cousin has got a Wii fit for his Wii. But I rarely use it and play Call of Duty 5 instead . BTW, My nick is "shai" in case anyone here has recently played CoD5 online on the Wii.
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kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	I just walked in home with a modded wii along with the Wii Fit Board and a spare remote + Nanchuk and half a dozen games - mostly Mario and the Wii Sports. What is the most physically demanding game on wii - I want to see if I can shed some weight too! Now off to read the manual and install the thing! Daughters are damn excited - strangely not the wife.. wonder why.. Last edited by kb100 : 15th July 2009 at 20:18.
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15th July 2009, 23:23	#23
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	kb100, None of the games are demanding enough to shed any weight but you do burn a few more calories than you would sitting down just fiddling your thumbs on other game consoles.
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19th July 2009, 14:29	#24
vcash BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 453 Thanked: 22 Times	Hey Guys - Sorry for a repost of a previous question on this thread, but I don't seem to have understood, why the US Wii needs modding to work in India. Here is my situation: I want to pick up a Wii from the US (List is $249 or ~ Rs. 12.5K). I will connect this to either of two LCD TV's - both Samsung Bordeux Arts. Now are we saying that the Wii won't display output here correctly? I already have voltage converters at home so getting the power source right should not be an issue. Also are Wii games reigion encoded? Is that why people prefer picking up the Wii in India so game content is easily available? Finally, Croma is selling the Wii for 24K - that is double of what I would spend getting it from the US! So I guess the bottom line is: Do I buy the Wii in India or the US? I would appreciate a quick response since if the Wii has to be picked up in the US, it has to be done within the next day. Thanks! vcash
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19th July 2009, 23:08	#26
DerAlte Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,069 Thanked: 2,919 Times	I bought the US model last year ($240 at Costco). Apart from having to use a transformer (220V>110V, the US model does 110V only) I haven't had a problem. Don't remember whether I had to select anything on the Wii, but it kind of worked straight out of the box with my Panasonic LCD TV.
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21st July 2009, 09:31	#28
m8002? BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 815 Thanked: 2,434 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	source kb100, Did you source it from bangalore? Can you please let us know the source ( you can PM me if dont want to make it public ). Also, does this person undertake repairs of the US consoles? A friend of mine got it from the US and it went kaput after 1 week. Looks like some fuse in the adapter is blown. So he is looking for some place to service it. m800
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9th November 2009, 22:48	#30
hrishig BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 466 Thanked: 180 Times	Hi , Any body have idea where we can get modded will in pune or mumbai? I am looking for Wii+ fitplus + motion plus. One more question , If I buy all these 3 from US and then try to mod the wii here , how much it will cost? any idea?
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