AS many people are discovering, Nintendo’s Wii console is proving to be a good way to burn some calories.
Just don’t forget that, as with any form of exercise, you have to take precautions to avoid injuries.
Here’s an excerpt from the Agence France-Presse story:
NINTENDO has released the full version of the Opera browser-powered Internet Channel for its Wii console.
The browser will be available for free until June 30, after which it will cost $5.
Here’s an excerpt from the Nintendo announcement:
By Alex Villafania, hackenslash Reporter
INQUIRER.net
A MODCHIP (modification chip) for the Nintendo Wii is now being sold in video gaming shops in Metro Manila, barely four months after the Wii was launched.
The modchip being sold in the Philippines is mostly the China-made WiiKey, a thumbnail-size integrated chip that is claimed to be capable of unlocking Wii game consoles so that these can play bootleg Wii games.
In fact, the WiiKey is also said to be capable of playing even non-original or “back-up” Nintendo GameCube titles.
AS the third force between the titanic clash of the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, the Wii’s ace in its sleeve is its unique control system. Hi-def visuals be damned, Nintendo is pinning the Wii’s fortunes on a library of innovative titles.
Although there’s also a GameCube version out, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a Wii launch title as well as the torchbearer for the much-beloved series.
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess’ beginning is quite familiar to most RPG aficionados. In the sleepy village of Ordon, a good-natured elfin farmhand by the name of Link tries his best to cope with menial tasks assigned to him by the villagers. As the eldest boy in the village, the other children look up to Link as a big brother of sorts.
