The Wii has the best design of any console in history.

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#1 SonyHater
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   The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant.  From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load.  Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment.  It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud.  
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I never use the stand. Doesn't work for my setup.
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Plus the blue light is awesome!
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#4 Kaarstein
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I haver to agree that Wii is a sexy console, but I think all three looks good this generation. I am a bit annoyed by the PS3 design, but mainly because of its size. But knowing Sony they will release a slim version in the future. :)
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Plus the blue light is awesome!SKHuskie
Its so cool to sit and play, or using my PC and suddenly see my Wii light up with its sexy blue lights. That feature is awsome :)
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[QUOTE="SKHuskie"]Plus the blue light is awesome!Kaarstein
Its so cool to sit and play, or using my PC and suddenly see my Wii light up with its sexy blue lights. That feature is awsome :)

I know.That blue light looks awesome when it turns on.Sometimes,I don't even want to check my messages when the light's on because it looks so good.:D

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Hardware wise, I agree.  However, they need to add in more uses for the USB ports, and clean up the main menu with better features and less waiting screens (WiiConnect24 is there for a reason, News Channel)
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[QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="SKHuskie"]Plus the blue light is awesome!VGobbsesser

Its so cool to sit and play, or using my PC and suddenly see my Wii light up with its sexy blue lights. That feature is awsome :)

I know.That blue light looks awesome when it turns on.Sometimes,I don't even want to check my messages when the light's on because it looks so good.:D

If you have registered your e-mail account on your Wii`s address book, you could just send yourself a e-mail and never open it. That will keep the lights on all the time. :) But then you wouldnt know when you got new messages :?
Hardware wise, I agree.  However, they need to add in more uses for the USB ports, and clean up the main menu with better features and less waiting screens (WiiConnect24 is there for a reason, News Channel)solidsnakeEx3
You can delete the channels you dont want, and redownload them later. You can also press A-+B over the channels to move them wherever you want. Like having channels in one section, and VC games in another and so on. Hope that helps :)
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[QUOTE="VGobbsesser"]

[QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="SKHuskie"]Plus the blue light is awesome!Kaarstein

Its so cool to sit and play, or using my PC and suddenly see my Wii light up with its sexy blue lights. That feature is awsome :)

I know.That blue light looks awesome when it turns on.Sometimes,I don't even want to check my messages when the light's on because it looks so good.:D

If you have registered your e-mail account on your Wii`s address book, you could just send yourself a e-mail and never open it. That will keep the lights on all the time. :) But then you wouldnt know when you got new messages :?

That's why I don't do that.:(

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Nintendo has more than redeemed itself for the purple lunchbox.
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#11 Kaarstein
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[QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="VGobbsesser"]

[QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="SKHuskie"]Plus the blue light is awesome!VGobbsesser

Its so cool to sit and play, or using my PC and suddenly see my Wii light up with its sexy blue lights. That feature is awsome :)

I know.That blue light looks awesome when it turns on.Sometimes,I don't even want to check my messages when the light's on because it looks so good.:D

If you have registered your e-mail account on your Wii`s address book, you could just send yourself a e-mail and never open it. That will keep the lights on all the time. :) But then you wouldnt know when you got new messages :?

That's why I don't do that.:(

Personally I love the lights, but I think its better to have it the way it is then have them blink all the time, so I know when I get messages. Now if we could get the option to have lights on constantly when it has a disk loaded, and when we got a message it would start to blink it would be perfect :) *Crosses fingers for future update*
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#12 Nova_Mongoose
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Wii definitely wins the "most improved console design" award. 
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#13 Kaarstein
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Nintendo has more than redeemed itself for the purple lunchbox.TNT_Slug
I kinda liked the GC looked, but the black one was obviously much better. But what I liked was the smalll space it took, and the durabilety of it. In dark days I wonder if the GC had done better if they had gone with the black one, or the godly platinum one as their primary color :(
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[QUOTE="TNT_Slug"] Nintendo has more than redeemed itself for the purple lunchbox.Kaarstein
I kinda liked the GC looked, but the black one was obviously much better. But what I liked was the smalll space it took, and the durabilety of it. In dark days I wonder if the GC had done better if they had gone with the black one, or the godly platinum one as their primary color :(

Agreed. The GC looked like a toy, but it still bested the fugly PS2 and the fugliest console of all time (XBox, obviously). Not that any of the consoles were bad (after all, XBox was the most powerful and had a few great exclusives), just fugly.
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[QUOTE="TNT_Slug"] Nintendo has more than redeemed itself for the purple lunchbox.Kaarstein
I kinda liked the GC looked, but the black one was obviously much better. But what I liked was the smalll space it took, and the durabilety of it. In dark days I wonder if the GC had done better if they had gone with the black one, or the godly platinum one as their primary color :(

I own a black gamecube and love its look, but its image was so vulnerable to attack within the community... I think it hurt the sales at least to some degree.
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[QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="TNT_Slug"] Nintendo has more than redeemed itself for the purple lunchbox.Tristam22
I kinda liked the GC looked, but the black one was obviously much better. But what I liked was the smalll space it took, and the durabilety of it. In dark days I wonder if the GC had done better if they had gone with the black one, or the godly platinum one as their primary color :(

Agreed. The GC looked like a toy, but it still bested the fugly PS2 and the fugliest console of all time (XBox, obviously). Not that any of the consoles were bad (after all, XBox was the most powerful and had a few great exclusives), just fugly.

Yeah, the original X-box was to big and heavy. I always wondered why they couldnt make it flat on the top so you could use it to stack a DVD-player or similar on top. Then I would have liked it much more.
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I actually really liked GC's design, though the controller does look wonky (Although it's still a pretty good controller)
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#18 16bitkevin
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When they first showed the actual console itself, I just thought, "Finally".
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#19 Kaarstein
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I actually really liked GC's design, though the controller does look wonky (Although it's still a pretty good controller)solidsnakeEx3
Me too, I think its very comfortable, and all the buttons are easy to reach from the main A button :) But I do understand people who has trouble with the colours, they look a bit toy`sh with the multiple unmatching colors, but from myu experience they were also much more durable from PS2 and X-box controllers.
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#20 SonyHater
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I'm a wii60 owner and have to say the wii is the best.  (ps3 is the worst)
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   The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant.  From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load.  Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment.  It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud.  SonyHater

Piece of art ??? It si by far the worst design in ANY machine i have set eyes on, the blue light saves it a bit, other than that even xbox 1 was prettier than this thing

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Maybe it's just mine but, I don't find the Wii all that quiet.

Everytime you go back to the main Wii menu and there's a disk in it, it makes this horrible sound that doesn't seem healthy for the disk

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[QUOTE="SonyHater"]   The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant.  From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load.  Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment.  It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud.  tricyclon123

Piece of art ??? It si by far the worst design in ANY machine i have set eyes on, the blue light saves it a bit, other than that even xbox 1 was prettier than this thing



You are one of the first people I heard say that about the Wii. IMO its the best looking console ever.
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IMO the best looking console ever is the PSONE.

 
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I love the 2600! How can you top wood grain? link
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#26 Can-o-Mark
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IMO the best looking console ever is the PSONE.

  DireToad


I never liked the corners and edges of the PS1, they should've been sharper. For the rest it looks good though.
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[QUOTE="DireToad"]IMO the best looking console ever is the PSONE.

  Can-o-Mark


I never liked the corners and edges of the PS1, they should've been sharper. For the rest it looks good though.



Sharper corners like this?

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[QUOTE="SonyHater"]   The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant.  From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load.  Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment.  It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud.  tricyclon123

Piece of art ??? It si by far the worst design in ANY machine i have set eyes on, the blue light saves it a bit, other than that even xbox 1 was prettier than this thing

I would suspect you do not like the ipod-ish look to it. That's fine really I've got no problem with it but I'm curious as to why you don't like its design.
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I prefer the Dreamcast.

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Nintendo also put a great deal of effort into the interface, its is so fluid and accessible with a clean and aesthetically pleasing design to match the console. The music and sound effects on the menus and channels are so subtle and airy too.

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#31 Caviglia
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Maybe it's just mine but, I don't find the Wii all that quiet.

Everytime you go back to the main Wii menu and there's a disk in it, it makes this horrible sound that doesn't seem healthy for the disk

DireToad

I had that problem, then I realised it was due to vibrations caused by placing my Wii on  hard surface. My desk is slightly bowed with the weight of the TV and so this naturally causes vibratons to be amplified/

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   The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant.  From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load.  Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment.  It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud.  SonyHater

Too bad the main menu looks like crap

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yeah the Wii along with the NES, Mega Drive/Genesis and Dreamcast are my favorite consoles design wise :)
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   The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant.  From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load.  Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment.  It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud.  SonyHater

lol, Crisys Core on the PSP looks better than any game on the Wii, the hardware is so weak that instead of last 5-6 years (life cicle of a console) it will be lucky if it last 3 years, 4 its a miracle.

and whats up with your nick, SonyHater? lol.. chill dude, have a look:

NINTENDO

NES - 60 millions
SNES - 49 millions
N64 - 32,93 millions
GameCube - 21,52 millions

SEGA

Master System - 13 millions
Mega Drive - 29 millions
Sega Saturn - 10 millions
Dreamcast - 10,6 millions

SONY

PlayStation - 106,49 millions
PlayStation 2 - 115,36 millions
(still selling better than anyone)

MICROSOFT

Xbox - 24 millions

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Pretty on the outside with little to nothing on the inside thus the Wii's dilemma.
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[QUOTE="SonyHater"]   The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant.  From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load.  Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment.  It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud.  -Sora

Too bad the main menu looks like crap

I found the main menu to be wonderful, it is quite satisfying to see the boxes fill up with VC games and Channels over time. However the aesthetics are overuled by practicality and functionality at which the Wii excels. I found the 360 menu to be quite off-putting in its complexity.

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[QUOTE="Can-o-Mark"][QUOTE="DireToad"]IMO the best looking console ever is the PSONE.

  DireToad


I never liked the corners and edges of the PS1, they should've been sharper. For the rest it looks good though.



Sharper corners like this?



Yep, the problem with the original PS is that its a bit... not special.
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 Oh yeah Goldeneye on this baby was a dream.
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#39 Goldensun48
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The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant. From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load. Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment. It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud. SonyHater


i agree with u fully:D
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[QUOTE="Tristam22"][QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="TNT_Slug"] Nintendo has more than redeemed itself for the purple lunchbox.Kaarstein
I kinda liked the GC looked, but the black one was obviously much better. But what I liked was the smalll space it took, and the durabilety of it. In dark days I wonder if the GC had done better if they had gone with the black one, or the godly platinum one as their primary color :(

Agreed. The GC looked like a toy, but it still bested the fugly PS2 and the fugliest console of all time (XBox, obviously). Not that any of the consoles were bad (after all, XBox was the most powerful and had a few great exclusives), just fugly.

Yeah, the original X-box was to big and heavy. I always wondered why they couldnt make it flat on the top so you could use it to stack a DVD-player or similar on top. Then I would have liked it much more.


At least they didn't go with the original design (you know, the one where it was actually shaped like an X)...
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Nintendo also put a great deal of effort into the interface, its is so fluid and accessible with a clean and aesthetically pleasing design to match the console. The music and sound effects on the menus and channels are so subtle and airy too.

Caviglia

I agree.  My friend and 360 owner hated it, and I was originally skeptical, but once I started downloading stuff, I realized how easy it was to use.  Excellently designed interface.

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#42 psycotictaratua
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[QUOTE="SonyHater"] The Wii is a modern piece of art that is really elegeant. From how small it is (even if it's only gamecbue 1.5 thats still amazing) from how smoothly the disk drive takes and ejects the dvd's. Its super quiete and you almost never hear it load. Even the minmal noise from occasional disk spin is only a moment. It never overheats and sits leaning on it's stand looking proud. -Sora

Too bad the main menu looks like crap


Yes, but it's rediculously easy to use and expandable, unlike the 360 interface.
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[QUOTE="VGobbsesser"][QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="VGobbsesser"]

[QUOTE="Kaarstein"][QUOTE="SKHuskie"]Plus the blue light is awesome!Kaarstein

Its so cool to sit and play, or using my PC and suddenly see my Wii light up with its sexy blue lights. That feature is awsome :)

I know.That blue light looks awesome when it turns on.Sometimes,I don't even want to check my messages when the light's on because it looks so good.:D

If you have registered your e-mail account on your Wii`s address book, you could just send yourself a e-mail and never open it. That will keep the lights on all the time. :) But then you wouldnt know when you got new messages :?

That's why I don't do that.:(

Personally I love the lights, but I think its better to have it the way it is then have them blink all the time, so I know when I get messages. Now if we could get the option to have lights on constantly when it has a disk loaded, and when we got a message it would start to blink it would be perfect :) *Crosses fingers for future update*

Doesnt work b/c the moment you turn it on, the blue light goes away. Unless, ofcourse, you meant that while the wii was off the light stayed on...

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#44 MGS9150
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But its soooooo plain. I prefer the PS3s design its very modern, shiney and super sleek. And those touch sensative buttons look soo futureistic. The wii looks ok but its too plain for my taste and has too many flaps. The 360 also has a sick design I like the 4 lights and how they turn.
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#45 BuddaX
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I agree the Wii looks great.  Everybody that comes over too my house is always like "Wow, what's that?".