The ScooterBlog

So, it’s now official … I have a Nintendo Wii! And, even though I have been too tired to as much as plug it in since I got back from Kentucky and visiting the family (various details, I might get into this later, not sure), I have thoroughly enjoyed the time I’ve had to play so far!

I only have the one game that came with the system, Wii Sports, but there’s enough to do in that game alone right now to more then keep me occupied. Bowling is my favorite of the games hands down, since it’s so easy to just jump into and play, but Boxing has been enjoyable, as has Golf. Tennis and Baseball are still stumping me (I have yet to score a run in 3 games of Wii Baseball!), but I’ll get them figured out soon enough.

The other thing that has intrigued me about the Wii has been the new trial version of the Opera browser that comes with it, and seeing just how compatible that it is. There’s no doubt that it has opened up a new window for anything using Macromedia Flash components, since they play through your TV now. There’s a few different programs that I’ve stumbled upon that are supposed to allow video, audio, and a wealth of other things to play through the browser that were not likely thought up when the Wii came out.

Wii Media Center X
LiquidIce’s Wii Hacks
Wii Portal
Orb 2.0 (Suggested for doing Wii streaming)

Check these sites out and see what everyone is trying to do to make Wii browing even better … and think, this is just the trial version!