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Old Apr 26th 2008 | 2:25 pm
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Hi there,

does anyone have a wii? What do you think of them? They seem rather pricey for the games here, can anyone recommend anywhere which is good to buy them?
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Hi there,

does anyone have a wii? What do you think of them? They seem rather pricey for the games here, can anyone recommend anywhere which is good to buy them?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by pumpkin blossom
Hi there,

does anyone have a wii? What do you think of them? They seem rather pricey for the games here, can anyone recommend anywhere which is good to buy them?
Thanks
My kids have the wii and they think it is (in the words of my daughter) 'Awesome'.

We bought ours in Target $400 with a sports pack.

I think you can probably get them but we waited for 3 months before we found somewhere that had them in stock - despite asking every time we went shopping. It was a case of see it - buy it!!!

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Hi there,

does anyone have a wii? What do you think of them? They seem rather pricey for the games here, can anyone recommend anywhere which is good to buy them?
Thanks
Get it chipped then download games from the likes of here:
http://v3.newzbin.com/search/query/?...Go&areadone=-1
 
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we've got one - £240 ish with 5 games in toysrus!
its bluddy hilarious ... we were knackered and ached all over after a couple of hours of boxing and bowling!!! ... kids didnt get a look in
 
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Thanks very much everyone. I am in Oz.
We went and had a look today, a lot of places have them in, cheapest we saw was $388.
I would never have though to look at toyz r us. Mario cart is one of the games shouting out at me, lol.
 
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Mario cart is one of the games shouting out at me, lol.
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One last question, can you actually play against people in the UK from Australia? Some things say you can, some say you can't. Thanks
 
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One last question, can you actually play against people in the UK from Australia? Some things say you can, some say you can't. Thanks
i think there excellent!! my friend just got the fitness game for it and i am knackered
the mario olympics is good as well, would get you fit in no time
 
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If you have a wii in the uk will it work in Australia ??

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NTSC and Pal are the main video formats throughout the world. NTSC is used in the US and Canada. Pal is used in the UK, most of Europe, Australia and South Africa. If you live in a Pal country the video format is not much of an issue since you will almost certainly be able to play both Pal and NTSC VHS tapes and DVDs.
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Get it chipped then download games from the likes of here:
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I know this is going to sound dumb but how do I go about getting it chipped
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One last question, can you actually play against people in the UK from Australia? Some things say you can, some say you can't. Thanks

Yes you can (as long as you have a broadband internet connection!)

We bought Mariokart and played it against our friends in the UK - it is great fun, although it is let down by not being able to speak to them via the Wii at the same time. Part of the fun is laughing at eachother, but we got around it by using MSN/Skype at ther same time...

I was always a Playstation fan, but getting the Wii has been great and is always good for a laugh and get to play it with the OH, which never happened with the PS2!

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I know this is going to sound dumb but how do I go about getting it chipped
Thanks Jan
Be wary of chipping as it involves soldering to the circuit board etc, and can be a bit risky (even if done by someone with a bit of experience).

Needless to say chipping invalidates any warranty, and downloading games is copyright theft!
 


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