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3/23/12 at 11:50am

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I found a pretty good deal, 115 euros for a "as new" Wii, comes with 2 Wiimotes + 2 Nunchuks, 1 MotionPlus, LAN Adapter, Wii Wheel, Wii Rifle, House of the Dead Overkill Hand Cannon (and I assume the game too), Wii Sports, and 1GB SD card.

Now, I already own a PS3, and I know the Wii's the best there is for playing with friends and/or at parties, but how does it fare for playing alone by myself?
I have friends coming over almost every weekend, however I don't want it to gather dust when I'm not with them...

So, what do you think guys?

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3/23/12 at 2:05pm

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As much as I love Nintendo, probably not. The Wii U is pretty close but I'd advise getting Dolphin (Wii Emulator). It might not be as convenient as the Wii U because there are some problems with some games (but they're working on fixing it) but Dolphin is already out unlike the Wii U.

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3/23/12 at 2:15pm

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I have a Wii and its pretty good, easy to soft mod

, got my games launching from USB, got Netflix on it, BBC Iplayer...

to be honest I dont really play console games myself, thats what my pc is for (online multiplayer) Wii is just awesome for 2+ players.
Only thing I use it for on my own is to watch TV (Netflix/ BBC Iplayer)

If you plan to use it like above I think its worth it (see if you can get it for 100 euro

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3/23/12 at 2:22pm

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It is always worth getting something if you're gonna use it.

Heck, I bought a NES 6 months ago!

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3/23/12 at 2:25pm

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Not worth it. Just use Dolphin.

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3/23/12 at 2:27pm

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If you plan on modding the drive to allow the use of emulators, then no.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tahayassen

Not worth it. Just use Dolphin.

Hmmm Dolphin sounds OK and would be good if you want to play a specific game. Not sure you can get the same living room fun on your PC screen though....

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3/23/12 at 2:42pm

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It was never really worth it in the first place, IMO. Good games are rare, and difficult to find amongst all of the shovelware. I'd say just wait for the Wii-U if you really want the "Nintendo experience."

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3/23/12 at 2:51pm

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To tell you the truth, I've tried Dolphin, however it seems to stutter quite a bit.
Framerate wise it works fine, however it does stutter every minute or so and it's pretty annoying.

But do you guys happen to know a solution to that?

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The Wii u is going to be fully backwards compatible supposedly so just wait for that imo.

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