Australian Wii Owners.... QUESTIONS WITHIN

This thread is my way of finding out how many actual australians are posting on these forums. i also wanna know what games australians are buying beause everywhere i go, the game shelves are pretty empty.

so here it is, if your australian.. tell me,

• where abouts you are in australia?
• how long have you had your wii?
• what games do you have?
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• whats your favorite game?
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?

HEY IF WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE IN HERE, WE CAN START A UNION, AND OUR OWN ONLINE TOURNAMENTS.

p.s sorry for the long post, but i wanna get a good response and make this thread last. you dont have to answer ALL the questions, but give it a go.

This thread is my way of finding out how many actual australians are posting on these forums. i also wanna know what games australians are buying beause everywhere i go, the game shelves are pretty empty.

so here it is, if your australian.. tell me,

• where abouts you are in australia?
• how long have you had your wii?
• what games do you have?
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• whats your favorite game?
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?

HEY IF WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE IN HERE, WE CAN START A UNION, AND OUR OWN ONLINE TOURNAMENTS.

p.s sorry for the long post, but i wanna get a good response and make this thread last. you dont have to answer ALL the questions, but give it a go.

hfm_brian

Yeah, Aussie right here. I live in Melbourne, I've had the Wii since Christmas (because my sis wanted it), I have Excite Truck, Mario Football andWii sports/play. I have a router so I go online, and strikers is great fun over the net. I'm posting a topic tonight (aussie time) for yanks or poms to verse us online in Strikers, so look forward to that.Strikers is probably my favorite game on Wii, but Red Steel is also solid. I'm thinking about getting Scarface on Wii, but reviews are mixed soGeometry Wars or Mario Galaxy are probably my next must-have Wii games, as long as they arrive this year in Oz (Galaxy is coming to Ozthis year). www.aussie-nintendo.com is probably your best source for Aussie wii news including release dates. If you also live around Melbourne - go to GameMania - they do private shipping, have a greatWii rental selectionand hope to get Brawl (U.S version) here by the end of the year.

well hey, in replying to you, ill answer my own questions ahhah.

i live in sydney south west

i got my wii in febuary or march i think, it was after i won a poker tournament and had alot of extra money, so bought one, if it wasnt for that, i probably never woulda thought of getting one, now im into it too much ahhaha so much to say i think i might have been better off without it ahaha nah.

i have a decent collection, check my profile, games include RE4, mario striker, mario party, mortal kombat, red steel, madden 07

i have my wii online, i drove for like 1.5hours to some warehouse which stocked them and only sold online stuff...

i bought mario strikers for $68 from JB hi-fi and its my best buy yet. i play online a fair bit

planning on getting brawl, galaxy mp3 of course, and probably fifa08 madden08 and nba 08 BWii and maybe some other decent online games if any come out

no problems with the wii, except the gay remotes, every time i have people over i have to resync all of them, or reconnect them all.... its a bit of a hassel, and the nintendo wi-fi connecter keeps doing some popup thing on m computer saying its online, i dont care but, as long as online is smooth i dont mind it.

my source of release games is actually stopping by shops, or here on gamespot, im kinda new into games, i was into them ages ago so i dont have any reliable sourses, but THANKS FOR THE SITE!

optusnet wanna have a match online? pm me with your strikers code

This thread is my way of finding out how many actual australians are posting on these forums. i also wanna know what games australians are buying beause everywhere i go, the game shelves are pretty empty.

so here it is, if your australian.. tell me,

• where abouts you are in australia?
• how long have you had your wii?
• what games do you have?
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• whats your favorite game?
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?

HEY IF WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE IN HERE, WE CAN START A UNION, AND OUR OWN ONLINE TOURNAMENTS.

p.s sorry for the long post, but i wanna get a good response and make this thread last. you dont have to answer ALL the questions, but give it a go.

hfm_brian

hahah lucky bastard.you know i didnt have any clue till just now that there was a shortage of wiis in australia after launch. i hear all this about USA who havent seen wiis in stores for months and months. i didnt think it happend here.

whats RS? youve been holding out on buying a new game in ages man. have you considered anything? or just no interest? i shoulda asked how many wiimotes everyones got.... ive got 3 + 3 nunchucks... its a big mystery

oh well 2 aussies on forums isnt enough i dont think. like compared to all the americans and brits. hopefully we'll get more people posting here :S

• where abouts you are in australia? Wollongong, NSW
• how long have you had your wii? Since launch day
• what games do you have? Zelda and Wi sports(also have mario 64, mario kart 64 and DKC 2 on virtual console)
• have you connected your wii online?yes, bought an adapter from ebay, plugs right into my router at home.
• whats your favorite game? Zelda
• what game are you planning on getting next? Paper mario/SSBB
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII? not one
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are? ask atyour local eb games, or check here. Usually there will be a mentin of a european release date. Which is basically our release date.

-melbourne (not melbourne, but close enough, sort of).

-since may

-wii play, wii sports, smooth moves, zelda

-yes (via wireless router)

-smooth moves, so far

-mario strikers, no more heroes, fifa 08 (if it's any good), rockstar games presents table tennis...

plus a bunch of gamecube games i need to catch up on

-nope (except it takes a really long time to get into shop)

-they've already been posted.

by the way, does anybody know any good game stores around melbourne? i'm desperately looking for a gamecube controller and a decent stock of gamecube games.

-Melbourne

-Since launch

-Wii Sports, Zelda TP, Wii Play, Mario Strikers, SSX Blur, Scarface

-Indeed, with the use of Nintendo Wifi USB Connecter (my router is not supported) And yes they DO sell wifi adapters IN stores...sheesh...

-Fav game is probably TP

-Super Paper Mario

-No

-Nintendo.com.au

Don't think where going to start a union :lol:

dynamotron - ebay is my best guess... they sell stacks of gamecube games there.

cheese eater - hahaha right now right now, probably not. but hey i only started this thread a few hours ago, we could get one started if things keep up like this till.... forever. ahha

hey did you guys know you can get paper mario pal version already? just not over the counter...

dynamotron - ebay is my best guess... they sell stacks of gamecube games there.

cheese eater - hahaha right now right now, probably not. but hey i only started this thread a few hours ago, we could get one started if things keep up like this till.... forever. ahha

hey did you guys know you can get paper mario pal version already? just not over the counter...

hfm_brian

hey did you guys know you can get paper mario pal version already? just not over the counter..*. WHAT IS T3h Site?!?!?

Gahhhh!!! Please reply ASPAP!!

ha ha ha, i found a little something, which i was keeping a secret. ill pm you a link because we'll have every wii ownerin australia looking to get thishfm_brian

i was hoping for a non-online store... i don't have access to a credit card.

has anybody been to this 'dungeon crawl'?

[QUOTE="hfm_brian"]ha ha ha, i found a little something, which i was keeping a secret. ill pm you a link because we'll have every wii ownerin australia looking to get this-CheeseEater-

i was hoping for a non-online store... i don't have access to a credit card.

has anybody been to this 'dungeon crawl'?

dynamotron

whats dungeon crawl? you dont have access to a credit card? what about a friend or your parents, just give em $45 and borrow their credit card. tell em its a one off thing... i dont THINK you can buy the wii points cards yet, and if so, probably at EB games

HAS ANYONE BEEN TO THE SHOP "GAME" used to be games wizards? how much of a rip off is their merch! omg!

• where abouts you are in australia? Adelaide.
• how long have you had your wii? Since launch day
• what games do you have? Zelda, Wii sports, Wii play, Monkey ball, WarioWare, Mercury Meltdown, Sonic, used to have Raman, but wario beat it's ass as a minigame collection so I sold it.
• have you connected your wii online? Wireless baby!
• whats your favorite game? Probably mercury meltdown, but Sonic and Warioware are both pretty good too.
• what game are you planning on getting next? Possibly mario strikers.
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII? Nopre.
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are? Combination of places. Wikipedia, Aussie-Nintendo, official Nintendo Australia site, IGNau/Gamespot AU.

CRX_GOD

[QUOTE="dynamotron"]

i was hoping for a non-online store... i don't have access to a credit card.

has anybody been to this 'dungeon crawl'?

hfm_brian

whats dungeon crawl? you dont have access to a credit card? what about a friend or your parents, just give em $45 and borrow their credit card. tell em its a one off thing... i dont THINK you can buy the wii points cards yet, and if so, probably at EB games

Eb has the exclusive right to sell Wii Points cards in Australia, for some stupid reason.

[QUOTE="hfm_brian"][QUOTE="dynamotron"]

i was hoping for a non-online store... i don't have access to a credit card.

has anybody been to this 'dungeon crawl'?

alexgangur

whats dungeon crawl? you dont have access to a credit card? what about a friend or your parents, just give em $45 and borrow their credit card. tell em its a one off thing... i dont THINK you can buy the wii points cards yet, and if so, probably at EB games

Eb has the exclusive right to sell Wii Points cards in Australia, for some stupid reason.

It's a store in the city, and they also have a shop on ebay. Their prices are a bit hefty (online, never been to the actual store). No way a gamecube game should cost $70+.

About Wii Points, I could've sworn that I saw some on sale at Toys 'R' Us at Highpoint. Did nobody else see this? They also sell Wii Play with Remote for $65, and just the Remote for $70. Odd.

About the credit card thing, my parents are technophobes and if I asked, they would just tell me that they wouldn't want to get their money stolen, or something.

• where abouts you are in australia? Adelaide.
• how long have you had your wii? Since launch.
• what games do you have? NFS Carbon, Red Steel, Rayman, Mario Strikers, RE4, SSX Blur, Wii Sports, Wii Play and traded in Zelda after I beat it. Also have around 15 VC games.
• have you connected your wii online? Yes, my router does the job just fine.
• whats your favorite game? RE4.
• what game are you planning on getting next? The Big 3, BWii, Fifa if it's any good, probably Paper Mario and anything good that takes my fancy shortly after pay day...
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII? Occasionally have some issues getting online, but that's due to interference from my wireless surround speakers rather than a problem with the Wii.
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are? Various sources around the net.

[QUOTE="hfm_brian"]

This thread is my way of finding out how many actual australians are posting on these forums. i also wanna know what games australians are buying beause everywhere i go, the game shelves are pretty empty.

so here it is, if your australian.. tell me,

• where abouts you are in australia?
• how long have you had your wii?
• what games do you have?
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• whats your favorite game?
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?

HEY IF WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE IN HERE, WE CAN START A UNION, AND OUR OWN ONLINE TOURNAMENTS.

p.s sorry for the long post, but i wanna get a good response and make this thread last. you dont have to answer ALL the questions, but give it a go.

Optusnet

Yeah, Aussie right here. I live in Melbourne, I've had the Wii since Christmas (because my sis wanted it), I have Excite Truck, Mario Football andWii sports/play. I have a router so I go online, and strikers is great fun over the net. I'm posting a topic tonight (aussie time) for yanks or poms to verse us online in Strikers, so look forward to that.Strikers is probably my favorite game on Wii, but Red Steel is also solid. I'm thinking about getting Scarface on Wii, but reviews are mixed soGeometry Wars or Mario Galaxy are probably my next must-have Wii games, as long as they arrive this year in Oz (Galaxy is coming to Ozthis year). www.aussie-nintendo.com is probably your best source for Aussie wii news including release dates. If you also live around Melbourne - go to GameMania - they do private shipping, have a greatWii rental selectionand hope to get Brawl (U.S version) here by the end of the year.

God I love your sig! I love those guys.

just pm me for FC itll e easier that way, we can organise a match on here.

IS THERE NO MORE AUSTRALIANS ON GAME SPOT FORUMS?!

[QUOTE="Optusnet"][QUOTE="hfm_brian"]

This thread is my way of finding out how many actual australians are posting on these forums. i also wanna know what games australians are buying beause everywhere i go, the game shelves are pretty empty.

so here it is, if your australian.. tell me,

• where abouts you are in australia?
• how long have you had your wii?
• what games do you have?
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• whats your favorite game?
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?

HEY IF WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE IN HERE, WE CAN START A UNION, AND OUR OWN ONLINE TOURNAMENTS.

p.s sorry for the long post, but i wanna get a good response and make this thread last. you dont have to answer ALL the questions, but give it a go.

skingus

Yeah, Aussie right here. I live in Melbourne, I've had the Wii since Christmas (because my sis wanted it), I have Excite Truck, Mario Football andWii sports/play. I have a router so I go online, and strikers is great fun over the net. I'm posting a topic tonight (aussie time) for yanks or poms to verse us online in Strikers, so look forward to that.Strikers is probably my favorite game on Wii, but Red Steel is also solid. I'm thinking about getting Scarface on Wii, but reviews are mixed soGeometry Wars or Mario Galaxy are probably my next must-have Wii games, as long as they arrive this year in Oz (Galaxy is coming to Ozthis year). www.aussie-nintendo.com is probably your best source for Aussie wii news including release dates. If you also live around Melbourne - go to GameMania - they do private shipping, have a greatWii rental selectionand hope to get Brawl (U.S version) here by the end of the year.

God I love your sig! I love those guys.

Bozon and Matt always crack me up. I'm always laughing when they speak in that sleasy Mexican voice when they imitate their own IGNmembers who bag them.Matt's great on those Wii Playground vids - Matt: "Nintendowanted us toenjoy Mario Party 8 with this pizza they boughtus,(aftertheir paulty review of it)........so,what we've decided is that we'llscrap Mario Party, but eat the pizza.":lol: And then all the IGN staff crowd around and eat pizza.

You do realise we have our ownboard for Aussies, right?Daynus

where, doesnt gamespot just have 1 common board?

1. Western Australia.
2. I don't own one yet, I'm borrowing my sister's one.
3. None, however I'm playing MP8 which I also borrowed.
4. No.
5. I don't own any games.
6. Super Paper Mario.
7. I don't own one yet bur I haven't had any problems with my sister's one.
8. PAL Gaming Network http://palgn.com.au/.

ive got mario party 8, its so frustrating how lucky the AI get! i was playing the single player mode, and i landed on the star to win the match.... only i got so excited that i was gonna win, and pressed no that i didnt wanna buy it even tho i had enough... grrr!! so frustrating

you should get mario strikers charged! its a heaps fun game, i go to A-N these days for my wii stuff http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/

If anyone who owns mario strikers and is from australia, maybe you could come along to the "wi-fi night" i hold on wednesdays.. sign up here if your interested...

http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16165&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

g'day mate, im also aussie

i live in Adelaide,

i got my wii on realse date [austrailan release that is]

i have: warioware, super monkeyball, red steel, zelda, wii play, strikers charged, RE:4... i think thats it

i do have mine connected to the internet [ wireless router]

i dont really have a favourite game, i just like to play a bit of this and a bit of that, you know, mix it up

i might get mario party next then i will get the big 3

i have never had a problem with the wii, or any console for that matter

i dotn have any idea about the release dates, i usually just ask when i go into EBgames

This thread is my way of finding out how many actual australians are posting on these forums. i also wanna know what games australians are buying beause everywhere i go, the game shelves are pretty empty.

so here it is, if your australian.. tell me,

• where abouts you are in australia?
• how long have you had your wii?
• what games do you have?
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• whats your favorite game?
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?

HEY IF WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE IN HERE, WE CAN START A UNION, AND OUR OWN ONLINE TOURNAMENTS.

p.s sorry for the long post, but i wanna get a good response and make this thread last. you dont have to answer ALL the questions, but give it a go.

hfm_brian

Wii Sports, Zelda TP, Wii Play, Mario Strikers, SSX Blur

Yes I have got and play my Wii and NDS online. And yes they DO SELL NINTENDO WIFI ADAPTERS IN STORES MY GOD. I purchased mine from Myer for 34.99$ on sale, and I've seen them in Target.

Next game purchase for me is probably going to be Super Paper Mario

Any problems with my Wii? No, but I do have problems connecting my Wii to Wi-fi using the adapter, even though it never occurs with the NDS

I find out my release dates from either nintendo.com.au or Aussie-Nintendo.com

P.S. W00tage, Collingwood won! In your face swans :lol:

Ta

EDIT: And yes, I got my Wii on Launch Day :) :D Go me.

NSW, Newcastle

Got my wii on launch. Have 5 games.

Haven't had any problems with the wii, enjoying very much.

NSW, Newcastle

Got my wii on launch. Have 5 games.

Haven't had any problems with the wii, enjoying very much.

Gangans

what games do you have?

lol speaking of games.... anyone watch the knights game on the weekend ahhahah.... whoops

I lived in Aussie and had been intendin to buy a wii but then we moved to NZ and i got mine so those that count?

Had no problems with it ecept with my internet connection but NZ has crappy Inteernet service.

had it since launch.

woo aussies!

• where abouts you are in australia?
• I live in Strathfield, Sydney, NSW
• how long have you had your wii?
• Since December 7
• 
  
• what games do you have?
• Warioware, Zelda, Wii Play, Wii Sports (On VC- Super Mario Bros, Super Mario World, The legend of Zelda, The legend of Zelda a link to the past, Metroid, And as soon as it comes out super metroid)
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• Yes, i purchased the Wi-Fi USB Connector, and it workd fine
• whats your favorite game?
• Zelda, but after finishing that i mostly play VC and melee
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• trauma center new blood (if it ever comes out), Brawl, Metroid Prime 3, Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, BWii, Rock Band(hey there is still a little hope)
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• Yes. i have sent my wii in before and got a new one. This was a result of that artifacting thing, the one with dots of lines appearing on your tv.
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?
• for wii games-
• http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/?v=dates&sys=4
• for anything nintendo-
• http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/?v=dates

• where abouts you are in australia?
• Wantirna, melbourne Australia
• how long have you had your wii?
• whenever it came out
• 
  
• what games do you have?
• Monkey ball, Zelda, , Wii Sports
• have you connected your wii online? seeing as they dont sell wi-fi adapters in stores
• Yes with a router.
• whats your favorite game?
• Zelda (for wii)
• what game are you planning on getting next?
• MP3 or maybe Super Metroid
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII?
• never
• and lastly where the hell do you find out release dates for games are?
• www.ign.com
  

where abouts you are in australia? Tasmanina

how long have you had your wii? since february

what games do you have? Zelda TP, Dragonball Z BT2, RE 4 and wii sports/play

have you connected your wii online? in the process of itbut its proving difficult

whats your favorite game? so far RE 4

what game are you planning on getting next? ummm probably strikers or super paper mario

HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WII? none as such no

lol what an ausome response, thanks for filling my questions in guys.

next question, which game are you best at? which game do you wish you could improve on? the answer CAN be the same.. if you need it to be

Im from Adelaide, ive had my Wii since about feb 08 and have Wii Sports/Play, MP8, DBZ BT2 and Mario Kart Wii.

Its connected online wirelessly and works a treat. Hoping to soon get FIFA 09 when its released and 007 when its released.

No problems yet and I get info from aussie-nintendo or mywii.com.au