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(A fan made Wallpaper - Mucho Sexy)

Heart and Soul of The Wii

Here are the intial specs as gathered by Gamespot.com


Capabilities:
The System will always be on and connected to the internet

As the Wii can play both DVDs and Gamecube disks, they slide into the front-loading slot at the front of the machine


Here's an image of the top panel of the Wii, when opened revealing memory card slots and Gamecube Controller ports. As you can see, it has slots for two memory cards and four controllers. Wavebirds will be fully compatible with the Wii!


Expected Size Comparison Between the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360



Challenging Conventional Interface - The "Wiimote"

1. The Controller:
Capabilities:
- D-Pad
- 7 Buttons (1 Trigger on Bottom)
- Accelerometer & Motion Sensor Technology
- Laser Pointer Precision Like Feature
- Includes speaker on bottom for "Depth Sound"
- Power Source: Rumored Rechargable Battery


2. The Nunchaku Attachment:
Capabilities:
- Analogue Stick
- Two Triggers (At front of attachment)
- Connects to base of "Revmote" via Wire
- Accelerometer & Motion Sensor Technology


3. Possible Gamecube Shell + WiiRemote:
- Rumored to be bundled with the Wii
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That title definitely said 360 when I clicked on it

Originally Posted by botticus That title definitely said 360 when I clicked on it

OBJECTION!!!

Taps finger to forehead w/ smug look in face

You of all people, Detective Dick Gumshoe, should know you can't make such accusations without PROOF!

HOLD IT!!!

Does this look familiar?

Originally Posted by botticus HOLD IT!!! Does this look familiar?

OBJECTION!

SLAMS DESK

That should not be admissable as I explictly told my witness NOT to give that to the police! I therefore demand that picture be stricken from the record!

*changes into Charlie's older, deader, brother*

Ace, follow the clues! The clues!

*changes back*

Well, that was unhelpful.

Has it been confirmed if USB devices such as external hard drives will be able to be used as memory devices?

Originally Posted by botticus HOLD IT!!! Does this look familiar?

Why does your CAG look like shit?

Originally Posted by megaseadramon Has it been confirmed if USB devices such as external hard drives will be able to be used as memory devices?

According to a CNN Article with Iwata about this issue...

Originally Posted by Article The Revolution has 512 MB of flash memory, allowing for some initial storage space. The system also has a slot for SD memory cards, which are widely used in digital cameras and can hold a greater amount of data. Most importantly, Iwata mentioned, were the USB ports that are built into the Revolution "so practically any storage method can be used".

So far, yes. But we will have final confirmation at (no surprise) E3. Should this be the case, it's a clear win for consumers who can find the best deals to maximize their memory storage needs and budget as opposed to having only one option.

Bestbuy has a deal on a 160gb external harddrive for $100 that I want to hop on. I think i'll just say screw it and get it.

So where exactly do the Gamecube games go?

Anybody have pictures of the shell that will be used for traditional games? the buttons on there are only enough for NES, since the big button is A, which is the same as the little A button.

Updated OP to include pictures of

1: Front-Loading Slot
2: Size Comparison
3: Gamecube Shell

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki Why does your CAG look like shit?

Haha.... because I was using Paint and Paint sucks at compression.

I don't understand how the slot-loading drive will accept standard DVD discs and GCN discs. My ibook has a slot loading drive and it specifically says not to put any disc in there that is not 'regular' sized disc.

It looks like the gcn games go in a tray or sperate slot between the front buttons just above the blue lit slot. I can't imagine how they would make it slot load both types because the gnc disks would move around right?

Originally Posted by munch I don't understand how the slot-loading drive will accept standard DVD discs and GCN discs. My ibook has a slot loading drive and it specifically says not to put any disc in there that is not 'regular' sized disc.

Nintendo is the mothering maker. They hold the power to everything, duh!

Originally Posted by phatbunbao It looks like the gcn games go in a tray or sperate slot between the front buttons just above the blue lit slot. I can't imagine how they would make it slot load both types because the gnc disks would move around right?

Nintendo's not usually the type to add unnecessary costs.

As far as external storage, it'd be pretty bitchin if my ipod worked for it (all the kiddies have one too), even though I do have 1gb and 512mb SD cards as well. I have a good 19 or so gb on my ipod free though (that's a lot of NES and SNES games...).

There's nothing on the OS side required for the ipod to work as a hd right? I think it's internal and it's simply recognized as a USB mass storage device or external hd, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Originally Posted by SpazX As far as external storage, it'd be pretty bitchin if my ipod worked for it (all the kiddies have one too),

Further proof that Nintendo and Apple are in cahoots.

With the price of memory falling as fast as it is now, I expect these costs to be pretty negligable by the time people actually need to buy external memory.