Chwiistmas Explained
I thought there is a good chance some people would not fully understand my last lyrical blog post, so I want to take the opportunity to explain a lot of the terms I used in written that little parody. Here for your informational pleasure, I will dissect that my rendition of that classic Christmas carol line by line.
Starting from the first day:
A Wii bundled with a game for free
The Wii is the name of Nintendo's new games console (pronounced "We", as in a group of people playing together) and is sold in a pack also containing a game called 'Wii Sports'. Wii Sports is 'free' in the bundle, not the console itself.
Two two classic controllers
Three nunchuks
Four Wii Remotes
I've grouped these three together because they all concern the controller, one of the most interesting parts of the Wii console. The main controller shaped like a remote, and contains motion sensors (accelerometers) and also a pointing device and sensor bar to enable it to sense hand movements as well as pointing at the screen. The remote also contains an expansion port down the bottom, to which a 'Nunchuk' connects, which is basically a curved control held in the left hand which contains an control stick, two buttons, and it's own accelerometers.
Lastly, the classic controller is another device which plugs into the Wii Remote, but this is used for playing older games, including original Nintendo and Super Nintendo games, but more on that later.
Five different sports
Wii sports, the free game, contains 5 different sports. Baseball, Tennis, Ten Pin Bowling, Gold and Ten Pin Bowling.
Six days is half there
When I wrote this there were 12 days until the release here in Australia, and 6 is half of that.
Seventh of December
The Australian release date is the 7th of December.
Eight Wii channels
The Wii connects to the Internet, and there are 8 different channels (services) available including the forecast channel which contains a google earth type globe which can be spun and zoomed to check the weather in any location. There is also the news channel, the Mii channel for designing little caricatures of yourself, the Internet channel, the on line Wii store, and a couple of others.
Nine buttoned remote
The Wii remote has 9 different buttons.
Ten old mega drive games
Through the Wii store, it is possible to purchase for a small fee ($7-$15) 'classic' games from systems such as the Sega Megadrive, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super NES and the Nintendo 64. There are ten Sega Megadrive games available at launch, including sonic the hedgehog.
Eleven megabit wireless
The Wii features built in wireless for connecting to the Internet and many of the Wii channels, which is quite handy because I have a wireless connection available in my house. Technically the Wii supports speeds of both 11 and 54 megabit wireless, but only one of them would fit in the song ;-).
Twelve retro NES games
Along the same lines as number 10, there will be twelve classic Nintendo Entertainment System games available at launch, including the original Legend of Zelda game.
Starting from the first day:
A Wii bundled with a game for free
The Wii is the name of Nintendo's new games console (pronounced "We", as in a group of people playing together) and is sold in a pack also containing a game called 'Wii Sports'. Wii Sports is 'free' in the bundle, not the console itself.
Two two classic controllers
Three nunchuks
Four Wii Remotes
I've grouped these three together because they all concern the controller, one of the most interesting parts of the Wii console. The main controller shaped like a remote, and contains motion sensors (accelerometers) and also a pointing device and sensor bar to enable it to sense hand movements as well as pointing at the screen. The remote also contains an expansion port down the bottom, to which a 'Nunchuk' connects, which is basically a curved control held in the left hand which contains an control stick, two buttons, and it's own accelerometers.
Lastly, the classic controller is another device which plugs into the Wii Remote, but this is used for playing older games, including original Nintendo and Super Nintendo games, but more on that later.
Five different sports
Wii sports, the free game, contains 5 different sports. Baseball, Tennis, Ten Pin Bowling, Gold and Ten Pin Bowling.
Six days is half there
When I wrote this there were 12 days until the release here in Australia, and 6 is half of that.
Seventh of December
The Australian release date is the 7th of December.
Eight Wii channels
The Wii connects to the Internet, and there are 8 different channels (services) available including the forecast channel which contains a google earth type globe which can be spun and zoomed to check the weather in any location. There is also the news channel, the Mii channel for designing little caricatures of yourself, the Internet channel, the on line Wii store, and a couple of others.
Nine buttoned remote
The Wii remote has 9 different buttons.
Ten old mega drive games
Through the Wii store, it is possible to purchase for a small fee ($7-$15) 'classic' games from systems such as the Sega Megadrive, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super NES and the Nintendo 64. There are ten Sega Megadrive games available at launch, including sonic the hedgehog.
Eleven megabit wireless
The Wii features built in wireless for connecting to the Internet and many of the Wii channels, which is quite handy because I have a wireless connection available in my house. Technically the Wii supports speeds of both 11 and 54 megabit wireless, but only one of them would fit in the song ;-).
Twelve retro NES games
Along the same lines as number 10, there will be twelve classic Nintendo Entertainment System games available at launch, including the original Legend of Zelda game.
posted by Stoz at 10:25 PM
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