wwp8

i think i heard that the wii can be connected on the internet.

is it worth it?
how does it work,. whats the benefits and does it costs owt?

btw if a wii is modded ....... does it make any diff?

stevem2k

Costs nowt.

No issues if modded


live weather, news , mii competitions, everybody votes channel and access to the downloadable SNES/N64/Sega games.

If you have wireless router at home its a no brainer to connect.

Paddi70

Just note, this is Wii/ nintendo channels. Not the internet as you know it. And as above said, needs access via router.

wwp8

so its basically like a wii channel... news etc..
i don't have a wireless router.. but i'm temping at pcw. and theres a few sales on the buggers. and i can get discount on the other ones too.


but not that tempted on the online thing as it don't sound so WOW!

ScoobyDoo555

just download the internet browser

Use it a fair bit

Piece of p1ss to set up

Dan

Paddi70

Its good for what it is, but the Wii is not a PC. That said for update on its software and so on. Worth it. And routers are fairly cheep. I run desktop, notebook Wii and psp through mine for internet access.

Scotsman

iTrader: (3)

Hopefully 2008 might see the release of the Wii Demo Channel which will enable Wii users to download (to the 512 internal memory or to SD cards) demos just as 360 users can via Xbox Live.

boxst

Any news of GoldenEye (N64) coming to Wii download?

Steve

+Doc+

What is the wii internet explorer like? I was tempted to download it but dont know anything about it.

Scotsman

iTrader: (3)

It's Opera - not too bad a version. Got to say though that with having the PC on all the time in the other room that I don't find myself using the Wii for web browsing but worth the download if you think you might.

Opera browser: Features on the Wii

You can use any USB keyboard with it.

wwp8

is there any online gaming on the wii?

Scotsman

iTrader: (3)

A few games support it - such as Mario Strikers - but not many yet. I can see that changing next year though with such a large user base and all the publishers jumping behind the platform.

wwp8

just managed to get a wl router yesterday and managed to set up the connection.
is there any way to get the flash player for the browser?

Dr.No

The current version of Opera should support Flash - but only v7 IIRC.

Check this out, if you've got your Wii on the net. It's quite cool:

Orb Wii

16vmarc

If you have a router you may as well get it connected. Theres no real point in using the internet as you can use a pc for that! Good for updates and the VC games though.

Neanderthal

iTrader: (6)

Do you have to pay for the Wii internet browser?

Scotsman

iTrader: (3)

Yes, costs around £5.

wwp8

mine was the earlier one, it has opera already but no flash player

stevem2k

you can do a free update then.

stevem2k

when it was released as the final version instead of the beta they started charging.