Wii Is Wii worth it? Wii 2 is coming out

[Nitz]

I am considering purchasing a Wii but I'm wondering if it's worth all the money. I just heard that Wii 2 is supposed to come out in 2010 or 2011. Spending $250 on a Wii plus the hundreds I would spend for the games (like Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Wii Fit) seems like a gigantic waste of money. I remember spending a lot on a Nintendo and Sega Genesis in the '90s and then shortly after I bought them they became obsolete. I expect that to happen with the advancing technology but I think I have a tendency to hold off too long on buying them to save money. Then when I finally do get one they're on the verge of becoming obsolete and I don't have knowledge of that.

So, do you think it would be worth it to buy a Wii now? Does anyone know whether Wii 2 games could be played on a Wii? I think my big problem with game consoles in the 90s is that once a new one came out (like SNES) you couldn't play those games on NES. But if I could play Wii 2 games on Wii, that wouldn't be so bad, even if it was lacking in quality because it was an older console.

I'd really appreciate opinions on this. Honestly, $250 is a LOT to spend on a game console, at least to me anyway. Heck, I think $15 is too much to spend on jeans. :toilet: imp: :?

 

[E.V.]

I like how you say 250 is too much to spend on a console when it's the cheapest one out there right now. anyways, i've never heard of wii 2 so i got no idea.

 

[DevilsCry]

Lol as far as i know, you can never play a game of a new console on an older console.

Anyway, get a Wii. I did it aswell. Plus you can sell them for still a high price.
I never bought a game thought, i softmodded my Wii so i just download games, burn them and voilá.

 

[Nitz]

Lol as far as i know, you can never play a game of a new console on an older console.

Anyway, get a Wii. I did it aswell. Plus you can sell them for still a high price.
I never bought a game thought, i softmodded my Wii so i just download games, burn them and voilá.

Yeah I saw a mod for that and thought it might be a cheaper alternative. Also, better to mod because it's cheaper to buy too.

 

[DevilsCry]

You can softmod it yourself, as long as you haven't updated with the latest update. Takes only 10 minutes maximum ^^
All you need is the Zelda game to start the softmodding, just borrow it from a buddy or something.

 

[Nitz]

You can softmod it yourself, as long as you haven't updated with the latest update. Takes only 10 minutes maximum ^^
All you need is the Zelda game to start the softmodding, just borrow it from a buddy or something.

but does that void and null your warranty if the Wii dies or something?

 

[E.V.]

I think so.

 

[Hyuuga Neji]

hehe my friend pointed out to me the japanese word for 2 is nii
so it's the wii nii XD

 

[Nitz]

hehe my friend pointed out to me the japanese word for 2 is nii
so it's the wii nii XD

LMAO... wii nii..... hilarious....

I always found the word "wii" very weird....

 

[DevilsCry]

Actually E.V. , Softmodding is okay, the warranty stays intact. Mainly because you never changed something to your Wii

If you use something like a WiiKey(wich is another chip in your Wii) means you changed something to the hardware + you opened the Wii. Then your warranty is gone.

Softmod is just a new channel that you install. Channels are allowed to be installed onto your Wii. Your warranty stays intact!

 

[The Legendary Saviour]

Okay its probaby just me being stupid..but what exactly is softmodding?

 

[DevilsCry]

Softmodding "Software Modding".
It's just as i said in the previous post. You install a new channel on your Wii, wich allows you to play copied/burned games =p

You need Zelda so you can glitch onto the Wii, to import the files.
When thats done, you get a new channel, with that channel you can install the Back-up Channel.
The name says it already, thats what you use to play copied/burned games ^^

 

[Nitz]

Softmodding "Software Modding".
It's just as i said in the previous post. You install a new channel on your Wii, wich allows you to play copied/burned games =p

You need Zelda so you can glitch onto the Wii, to import the files.
When thats done, you get a new channel, with that channel you can install the Back-up Channel.
The name says it already, thats what you use to play copied/burned games ^^

do you need another HD then? where is all of this stuff stored? the wii HD can't be that big....

 

[E.V.]

Actually E.V. , Softmodding is okay, the warranty stays intact. Mainly because you never changed something to your Wii

If you use something like a WiiKey(wich is another chip in your Wii) means you changed something to the hardware + you opened the Wii. Then your warranty is gone.

Softmod is just a new channel that you install. Channels are allowed to be installed onto your Wii. Your warranty stays intact!

So when I opened up my wii, messed with the wiring, and turned it into a bomb, I voided the warranty? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DevilsCry]

@ E.V. I think you can get your warranty from Jihad then =p

@ Nitz, you'd be surprised what can fit on the Wii nah you're right, it isn't big at all. But yes, all of that is stored on the Wii itself, it isn't that big at all.
You don't need another HD no. But if you're planning to play games from an HD instead of burned DVD's, then you can do that.

 

[The Legendary Saviour]

Damn such things make me wanna have a Wii. To have some fun every here and there

 

[Olaji]

I am considering purchasing a Wii but I'm wondering if it's worth all the money. I just heard that Wii 2 is supposed to come out in 2010 or 2011. Spending $250 on a Wii plus the hundreds I would spend for the games (like Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Wii Fit) seems like a gigantic waste of money. I remember spending a lot on a Nintendo and Sega Genesis in the '90s and then shortly after I bought them they became obsolete. I expect that to happen with the advancing technology but I think I have a tendency to hold off too long on buying them to save money. Then when I finally do get one they're on the verge of becoming obsolete and I don't have knowledge of that.

So, do you think it would be worth it to buy a Wii now? Does anyone know whether Wii 2 games could be played on a Wii? I think my big problem with game consoles in the 90s is that once a new one came out (like SNES) you couldn't play those games on NES. But if I could play Wii 2 games on Wii, that wouldn't be so bad, even if it was lacking in quality because it was an older console.

I'd really appreciate opinions on this. Honestly, $250 is a LOT to spend on a game console, at least to me anyway. Heck, I think $15 is too much to spend on jeans. imp: :?

I actually got the console back then. I really enjoyed playing on it for a while before I got another one. The money was worth it in case others are worried about the price.