maDDin
15th October 2006, 12:31
Found this on ign.com:
[...] And by that, I mean an actual Wiimote. Not a Wii controller that's being cleverly called "Wiimote." I'm talking an actual television remote control that was designed to look like a Wii controller.
Platinum members in Nintendo Japan's Club Nintendo rewards program were given two bonus gifts this year: a monthly wall calendar featuring artwork from Nintendo's biggest franchises, and a promise. The promise was that Nintendo would ship out a special Wii-themed bonus once the Wii (then the Revolution) was closer to its release.
The time has come, and the bonus is a Wiimote that's used not for controlling Wii games, but for controlling a television.[...]
Like the real thing, it's small, compact and light -- so small that it makes older controllers look almost scary.[...]
The Wiimote can be set up for use with sets from the following television makers: Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Victor, Sanyo, Aiwa, Sharp, NEC, Fujitsu General, Pioneer, Phillips, Samsung, LG and Orion. Setting the remote to work with your particular set takes just four button presses.
So I inserted the two supplied AA batteries, set the remote to work with my Hitachi LCD, powered on the set, flipped through the channels a few times, adjusted the volume, switched to mute mode, then turned off the television.
A remote control that looks like a Wii controller is cool. For exactly ten seconds. Now it's going back in the box for safe keeping while I wait for the real thing to arrive (first in America, then in Japan).Here are the ign.com Pics:
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_1.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_2.jpghttp://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_3.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_4.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_5.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_6.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_7.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_8.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_9.jpg
[...] And by that, I mean an actual Wiimote. Not a Wii controller that's being cleverly called "Wiimote." I'm talking an actual television remote control that was designed to look like a Wii controller.
Platinum members in Nintendo Japan's Club Nintendo rewards program were given two bonus gifts this year: a monthly wall calendar featuring artwork from Nintendo's biggest franchises, and a promise. The promise was that Nintendo would ship out a special Wii-themed bonus once the Wii (then the Revolution) was closer to its release.
The time has come, and the bonus is a Wiimote that's used not for controlling Wii games, but for controlling a television.[...]
Like the real thing, it's small, compact and light -- so small that it makes older controllers look almost scary.[...]
The Wiimote can be set up for use with sets from the following television makers: Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Victor, Sanyo, Aiwa, Sharp, NEC, Fujitsu General, Pioneer, Phillips, Samsung, LG and Orion. Setting the remote to work with your particular set takes just four button presses.
So I inserted the two supplied AA batteries, set the remote to work with my Hitachi LCD, powered on the set, flipped through the channels a few times, adjusted the volume, switched to mute mode, then turned off the television.
A remote control that looks like a Wii controller is cool. For exactly ten seconds. Now it's going back in the box for safe keeping while I wait for the real thing to arrive (first in America, then in Japan).Here are the ign.com Pics:
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_1.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_2.jpghttp://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_3.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_4.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_5.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_6.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_7.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_8.jpg
http://web34.zip-zap.de/wii/remote/remote_9.jpg