Homebrew Makes Wii More Fun!!

How could the Wii be more fun than it is already?

Well obviously, Nintendo have to do something that no other video game console manufacturer has ever done (actually Microsoft released the XNA Studio for development of XBox 360 games, but not much has come of this yet).......open up the platform to allow for homebrew apps!!

Apparently, Nintendo are releasing the WiiWare development platform. Not many deets have been released yet, except that you'll be able to sell your games to other people....
So keep your eyes open for the upcoming onslaught of Wii Homebrew, well, that is if people are actually interested in making their own games for the Wii....

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Wii Mods

Also known as "hacks" to some people.

As the Wii is a relatively new console there aren't many 'cool' mods. Mainly LED mods...you know...
So here's a few mods. Be warned as these will void any warranties and also even though they may seem easy ("I just solder this LED her right?"), trust me, they can get pretty advanced and complicated quite quickly.

LED Nunchuk Mod
LED Nunchuk Mod - Digg page

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Wii is Exercise

If you've played a Wii (especially Wii Sports), you'll know what I'm talking about. Somehow playing Wii sports makes people act like total retards (I wish I had that photo of George bowling in the office).
Most notably Tennis and Boxing will tire the f*ck out of you. That is why The British Osteopathic Association is suggesting that you warm up and warm down after a hard Wii session. Because even though its a video game, the movements are actually a form of exercise. So as with all exercise, you must warm up and warm down.

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Progess Calculator

(That is one long-winded title....)
Well, seeing as I have a Wii and also The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess, this will be useful. Actually it will be useful to anyone with TLoZ:TW

Its basically a couple of questions that will reveal to you how far you have progressed in the game. Problem is you have to know stuff like how many hearts, heart pieces, golden bugs etc. that you have found.

Check it out: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Progess Calculator

Also try and guess how far I have progressed.....
Go on....
Guess...



6.371% (LOL I suck!!! Too much Madden 07)

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii........

So I haven't posted in a week, so here's what's been goin' down.

Monday 4th December:
6PM: Email from game saying the payment for my Wii was declined!!! Panic sets in....

Tuesday 5th December:
10AM(ish): Phoned game to re-order my order. They asked if I had enough funds in my accout, but I was using a credit card so I wouldn't need to have the funds right? Gave them my debit card details (good idea seeing as I only had £80 in my account).
4PM: Confirmation email from Game saying that my order was processed!!!

Wednesday 6th December:
4PM: Purchased tickets online for +44 for 03/02/2007 at the Brixton Academy. Paid with my credit card though, might have been a bad idea.

Thursday 7th December:
7AM: Email from Game confirming my Wii order has been dispatched.
Day off Work. Was going to clean my room, but somehow didn't!!

Friday 8th December:
OMG its Wii delivery day!!!
8AM: Forced myself to be half awake in-case the delivery came.
9AM: Waiting for Parcel Force to arrive.
10AM: Waiting...
11AM: Still waiting, its almost lunch time...
11:30AM: Yee calls me, says he's just unboxing his Wii....bastard. Give me some hope that mine will arrive soon, he lives in Hammersmith so mine should be delivered soon right?.....
12?M: Thinking about lunch
1PM: Nothing yet, finger crossed....
2PM: Cleaning my room in boredom. Fuck Parcel Force.
3PM: Called Parcel Force. Apparently the delivery is guaranteed today, anytime until 6PM!!! WTF!!!!
4PM: Finished cleaning room, playing guitar.
5PM: Getting ready to go out for the Moneycorp CFX Christmas (Boat) Party. Had to help my housemate with some photography crap.
5:15PM: There's a knock on the door!!! Who could it be?....OMG ITS PARCEL FORCE!!!!
5:30PM: Ran out the house to get to the party on time.
7PM: At the boat, free drinks all night (until the tab ran out), some hot girls. What could go wrong?
12PM(ish): Stagger off the boat, waiting to people to go to Abacus bar. Too cold to wait so try to find the nearest tube, bottle of San Miguel in hand. Reach a District Line Tube (Monument I think or somewhere around there), there's a train on the platform!!! I can't run in case I fall over due to the excess drink. The doors close...OH NO its a freakin' Wimbledon train, the guard says it was the last one!!! How the fuck am I getting home now?

Saturday 9th December:
Early Hours of the Morning: Walking....Its cold....windy....no hat.....spilled beer in my sleeve (don't ask).....walked past "John Carpenter Street".....new plan: Go to Waterloo, get an awesome burger from the Igloo, get a cab.
At the Igloo getting a burger mmmmmmmmmmm.....
Walk round the corner to get a cab, shame they're all taken. Buy 5 wings from the Chicken Cottage and walk to the taxi rank at Waterloo station. There are like 40 people waiting for cab, of which there are exactly 0.
Decided to walk to Shaftbury Ave to get a bus....omg....its too long to walk in the cold.
3 or 4AM: At home, unboxed my Wii...smells good....sleep.
The rest of Saturday: Everyone in my room playing Wii all day.

Sunday 10th December:
Sore from the excess Wii playing....So went skating to make it all better.

Check later for pictures.

Monday 11th December:
Day off work to heal my wounds and play Zelda, YAY!!!

Wii Spoofs PS3 - Kicks Sony's Ass

So some dude has made a advert for the Wii. Actually he created it for a contest to win an Wii. It basically spoofs those PS3 adverts, with the PS3 in a white room like this one:


This Wii advert takes a black Wii and sticks it in a white room (just like the above advert). Needless to say, I think this spoof rocks. The only problem.....no voice-over by James Remar (its not Michael Ironside, as many people believe). Check it out: