Speculating on the future of video games – Part 2

While Xbox 360, PS3, and the Wii were released over a year ago, these systems are coming out with gadgets and gizmos that seem almost futuristic.

To begin with the Wii itself brought a revolution on the gaming empire with it's Wiimote and separated nunchuk. More over the Wii will continue to release additions and accessories for the Wiimote, the newest being the Wiizapper, which unites the nunchuk and Wiimote much like a crossbow or gun. The Wii also has a sports kit (complete with gulf club, tennis racket and more) and a steering wheel for racing games. But the Wii is only the beginning.

Two big new innovators of the video gaming industry are SplitFish and Headplay.

SplitFish specializes in PlayStation accessories, mainly streamlining new designs for the PlayStation controllers. SplitFish's newest product is a PS3 controller that is split in half. It's designed to be like a computer controller. Like the Wii nunchuk, the joystick is separate. The select buttons (Like X, O, the square and the triangle) are located on mouse like device that sits on a mouse pad.

SplitFish also has PS2 accessories, as well as eye gear which is supposed to make PS2 games (and DVDs played on the PS2) 3D.

Headplay is a personal cinema system that is composed of several parts. The first piece is the visor, which is what Headplay, the screen, is strapped to, and encircles your head. The visor is designed for hours of entertainment, and can be used for all the newest three video gaming systems, DVDs, ipods, and it can be used to surf the internet. The multi-media center is the center piece. Depending on what activity you want to do, you plug the correct cords into the multi-media center. Headplay is the actual screen that will appear in front of your eyes.

However, the technology of the future comes at a price. The Wiizapper is $25 (and it comes with the game "Link's Crossbow Training", the PS3 SplitFish split controller is $60, and the complete Headplay bundle is $500, $550 if you decide to get the PC package which includes the battery.

Another part of technology which will undoubtedly be further developed is the use of wireless internet. While the Wii does use wireless internet, and other gaming systems allow hook up to the internet, the Wii is the first system that allows interaction through systems when the system isn't even on. More over, Nintendo's hand-held system the Nintendo DS also uses networks, allowing people within certain ranges of each other connect.

Undoubtedly wireless will continue to be a tool in the upcoming release of systems, and will possibly be integrated with systems like Headplay, allowing cinema systems to connect to the internet at any wireless hotspot.

What is Wii?

Have you seen a Nintendo wii console ? I feel many people have heard of it but If you haven’t got a clue what the Nintendo wii console is then the first part of this article is especially for you.

The Nintendo wii console is a Home Video Game Console. It is the successor of the Nintendo Game Cube. The biggest rivals to the Nintendo wii are the Sony Playstation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox. The Nintendo wii console has a wireless controller, the wii remote, this can be used as a pointing device (similar to the television remote controls) but it is also sensitive to moment and it detects movement in three dimensions for the motion controlled console. With the Nintendo wii you can play wii games with your friends on-line using a Wi-Fi connection or join in games with other people. You can also use the internet channel to surf or to download games, music or movies.

The hand set can be used to mimic the actions of real sports, for example to steer in a racing game the handset would be tilted to the left and to the right like a steering wheel. The Nintendo wii package comes with a copy of the game wii sports and includes Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf and Boxing. There has been a number of accidents reported from over enthusiastic playing of the Nintendo wii , however if played often enough ,and with care, the Nintendo wii can help to keep you fit. Some schools have already used the Nintendo wii for PE lessons. Use of the Nintendo wii Console has also aided stoke victims, injured soldiers and a boxer with his physiotherapy. The wii has been played in elderly people's care homes and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has played using the console according to a report by the British newspaper The People.

There are apparently a number of reasons given for the name of Nintendo wii Console, two of the best known are

1. The two “ i “ s next to each other are supposed to represent two players standing next to each other.

2. wii sounds like we ,it is easily remembered around the world regardless of what language a person speaks and it also emphasizes that the Nintendo wii system is for everybody.

Free Nintendo Game Downloads

There are plenty of places these days to get your downloads but you need to be able to have the best legal option with the safest downloads. You can save yourself a great deal of money by downloading your Nintendo wii games, Movies, Music, TV Shows, Software for free.

Remember sharing files sites and torrent type sites are not only illegal but you could end up downloading absolutely anything, including some nasty viruses. Just because it says it is the latest James Bond movie it doesn’t mean that it necessarily is. If by some stoke of luck you do get what you wanted it is likely it will be of sub-standard quality. Please be careful. If you join a member site where you pay per download it can get quite pricey and even if you think you won’t download many games they can be quite additive and if you add on Movies, Music, TV Shows, Software it can come to quite a lot.

That brings me on to my best and final option, pay a small fee (at the time of writing Dec 08 it is less than $50 dollars) a one time payment to enable you to have unlimited downloads from the largest data base, Free 24 hour Technical Support., No more monthly fees and unlimited free downloads . You need step-by-step instructions, the latest games and your money back if for some reason you are not happy.You can get all the details on the Christmas web site.

I hope you have lots of fun this Christmas, and I wish you the best of health and happiness.

Games For The Nintendo Wii

Take Advantage of the Unique Capabilities of the Nintento WII
The Nintendo Wii is unlike any other gaming console ever seen. It is small, powerful, features beautiful graphics and intuitive game play, and is even helping people to lose weight and get fit by encouraging them to get out of their seats to play.
Many Different Ways to Interact with Games
So far, the games for Nintendo Wii have made outstanding use of the creative technology and unique motion-sensitive controllers. One of the first games for Nintendo Wii was Wii Sports, which incorporates the controller in such an intuitive way that it is easy to just pick up and play, even for people who have never before used the system.

In Wii Sports, the controllers act as a tennis racket, a golf club, a bowling ball launcher, and boxing gloves. This game is wildly fun for people of all ages and even helped a lot of gamers increase their level of fitness.
Other games for Nintendo Wii that have proved to be very popular are first-person shooting games. Because the controller can be pointed directly at the screen and used as a gun, the game play is brilliantly natural. You no longer have to concentrate on which button controls what; you simply point and shoot.
Even driving games for Nintendo Wii have been quite successful. Your Wii controller can be used as a steering wheel to control your car, making it a powerful and accurate way to get around in your game.
Other games for Nintendo Wii require you to turn the Wii remote horizontally to use in a fashion similar to classic game controllers. Even this action is well suited to the Wii remote and feels completely natural in your hands.
Some games for Nintendo Wii forgo the standard controllers all together and use special input devices. Some music-based games, for example, use input devices that are specific to that game - a guitar, microphone, or drum set made especially for Wii games can be used to interact with your game in a completely new and creative way.
There will, no doubt, be many new games for Nintendo Wii in the future that use the Wii remote in special ways. There will also be many more games with specialized controllers. The Wii has quickly become the gamers' favorite new machine, and there's no doubt that future generations and innovations will keep the dedicated Wii fans happy and satisfied for many years to come.

Mario Kart Wii from E3

ticklemeozmo asked:

First look at Mario Kart for the Wii and the steering wheel add-on for the Wiimote. Try not to fall asleep with the sound of the guy's voice.

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