Linked by Mohit Ranka on Wed 2nd May 2007 10:25 UTC
The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun wee) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. The console is the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, but it competes with both as part of the seventh generation of gaming systems.
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Maybe people are just enjoying a differing way to play video games in the home, rather than looking to trick up their Wii? Maybe people are over Sony and their arrogance?
Also, Eugenia will tell you this site is not just about operating systems, it's about technology in general.
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...run Linux?
Not quite yet, but soon:
http://www.wiili.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_homebrew#Linux_on_the_Wii
Member since:2005-07-02
Are there any killer apps/games around the corner?
Super Paper Mario just came out, and it looks to be a winner.
As far as the actual console goes, the Photo Channel and the Everybody Votes Channel are cool little applications.
How does the Opera browser work with for instance Flash games?
I haven't tried it yet, but the YouTube Flash player works very well, even in full screen mode. It's actually cool to be able to watch YouTube on the television set.
An interesting article here about the importance of making web sites "Wii-ready"...
http://www.praized.com/blog/video/is-your-site-wii-ready/
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...run Linux?
No, seriously, I'm just wondering what the point(s) of this article is/are that makes it interesting for OSNews readers including myself. Where's the analysis?
What do you as author think that Nintendo should do to keep gamers interested in the console when it is basically impossible to find in stores, for years to come? Not being able to deliver according to demand sounds like a failed opportunity to me.
Are there any killer apps/games around the corner? How does the Opera browser work with for instance Flash games?
Is there a modding community out there that is working on putting some other OS on the machine? Or have people come up with creative uses of the Wii remote using some open source programming?
Why not give us more of your own thoughts and scout around for some behind-the-scenes or underground info in a second article?
Edit: minor language stuff
Edited 2007-05-02 11:19