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Who here uses their Wii for reasons other than gaming?


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Poll: Do you use your Wii for reasons other than gaming? (81 member(s) have cast votes)

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#26 Guest_aeon555

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Posted 13 September 2008 - 12:28 AM

Solely off-line gaming on my Wii :) I run loads of programs at once so only a PC will satisfy my online needs :D
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Posted 21 September 2008 - 01:46 PM

internet ofcourse when the pc is already being used i go on the wii with it
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Posted 21 September 2008 - 06:01 PM

I usually use mine for gaming, but on occasion I'll use the Internet Channel, Photo Channel, and Everbody Votes.
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 05:48 AM

Sometimes I use it to go on the internet, but not much
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 06:29 AM

i use it to doodle on my pictures
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 06:36 PM

I only use it for gaming? But is it practicial to use the internet and the music photos, etc????
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 07:20 PM

for photos and news reading.but internet...sometimes it's hard to read small letters on the TV....
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#33 Guest_Amento

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 09:39 PM

I mostly play games on my Wii. I mean, I do think the Vote Channel is fun sometimes and I do use the web browser from time to time, but nothing special.
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Posted 10 January 2009 - 07:32 PM

I dont personally own a wii, but I go over to my friend's alot and all we do is play games, I mean whatelse is there?
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Posted 10 January 2009 - 10:09 PM

yes i use it for internet too . but it's not very easy to use it
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#36 Guest_buyakua

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Posted 16 January 2009 - 11:59 PM

no not really but i play alot of games the need movement
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 07:10 PM

LOL! Im reading the title and i thought it said "who uses their wii remote for other purposes?" and im saying "omg ppl use the wii remote for other stuff? I gotta try that!" but then i see other channels im like "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh he meant besides games. :schmoll: and yes, i do. :(POINTS were deducted for this post by The ArchbishopPlease refer to the forum rules to find out why your points were deducted.
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#38 Auzzie Wingman

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Posted 19 January 2009 - 01:14 PM

well, sometimes i use nintendo channel to see new games out (whether or not you think it as indirect use of gaming) and then there's mail, to my friends locally. And there's always gaming, gaming and well.. more gaming, more gaming and of course... intense rushes of gaming that can last for days...
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Posted 22 January 2009 - 04:17 AM

i don't use it for anything else. This is mainly because I don't have neither an internet connection for it, nor a way to get photos, etc. onto my Wii.
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Posted 23 January 2009 - 07:06 AM

I enjoy the News Channel. Checking the weather on the Wii is a bit worthless, though. I also use the Internet pretty frequently. When having to do something, it's nice to have a playlist going with your music. At least, for someone like me, who's never owned an MP3 player, it's nice to be able to play the music.
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 11:02 AM

If so, what do you use it for?(Music, pictures, internet, etc.)For me, it's mostly internet.In fact, on using my Wii for that right now! :P

internet? didn't know that is an optionfor me i use it to work out in the winterbecause i jog allot and running on a tread millget boring sometimes
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 05:10 PM

I am unique, I use my Wii for picture viewing, and playing around with it, you can mess people's faces up and distort them whatever. it is funny.
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 10:28 PM

Use mine for internet. Watching youtube on my tv.
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Posted 31 July 2010 - 03:32 AM

i use the internet and nintendo channels sometimes
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 07:52 AM

i honestly would love to get linux on for wii, but lack of a high def output detours the idea since an apple tv or mac mini would be a better choice, and easier to do for small media boxes. and the fact that it is my parents system i don't want to brick it on them. that would be an expensive paperweight. :X
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Posted 22 November 2010 - 02:31 AM

Besides the traditional NES and Mega Drive gaming using homebrew emulators, I do occasionally use the Wii for non-gaming purposes, like a quick text editor. I'm even being tempted to use it as a web server later.
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 02:34 AM

Well i use my wii as mediacenter, streaming movies from my pc, also uses it as dvd player + playing genesis games an c64 games via emuls +++ plus plus plusScsi
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 02:36 PM

Personally, I don't. I find the interface a lot less accessible than my computer. Furthermore, my Wii sits underneath my desk, and the monitor I use is right next to my Mac. My Mac is faster and has more features that are useful to me than the Wii's Home Menu.On a slightly irrelevant note, I think the 3DS' Home Menu and media hub will be quite useful to me. 'Specially if the rumors about social networking apps being on it are true (i.e. Twitter and facebook).
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Posted 04 December 2010 - 06:26 AM

i use it to watch pictures, go on the internet and watch netflixi use it to watch pictures, go on the internet and watch netflix
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Posted 06 December 2010 - 01:41 AM

i use mine mainly for gaming but i go on the internet sometimes to find pictures to draw, check stuff, and go on youtube. but without a keyboard, going on the internet on the wii is kind of slow...
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