Wii update quietly adds limited USB keyboard support

Uhhh, get an Imac keyboard lol.

If it was wireless, they would just run it through Bluetooth like the controllers. That would be awesome. What it really needs is to work on the internet channel.

Yeah, and it would have extra USB slots so we could plug in our portable storage devices and use those wirelessly as well.

While I'm dreaming, I'd like my own SSB:B character whose every button is a macro for "win".

works fully?

If so I'll have to invest.

USB storage and direct loading of games and music would be nice as well.

CouchStiqing indeed!

I use the Internet Channel mostly when friends are over and we're drinking and watching bullsh*t YouTube videos all night. Has anyone besides me tried to accurately type a web address with the wii remote from couch distance while intoxicated!? Not an easy task, my friends.

So a WiiBoard© would be perfect for that.

Notice I totally just copyrighted that sh*t. Reggie, you have my number.

A know it's a typo, but I'm cracking up at 'mast storage'. Now only if you were one of the people with a pirate Mario avatar...

lol @ vidguy

I'm not a pirate. I'm a ninja. I'm just spreading the word pirates wore eye patches for night vision. Dirty little... night vision is our thing!

I think the interesting thing about all of this is that there was no official annoucement made yet. That makes me think that there will be a major annoucement concerning the support just around the corner. Who knows what this really the beginning of.

Probably just like any Bluetooth connection: seven at the same time (for a total of 8 devices connected at once, including the Wii itself).

7 at a time? I guess that explains why the Nunchuks aren't wireless...

That, and it wouldn't be a "Nunchuk" if it wasn't tethered to the Wii Remote. :P
It'd just be... Wireless Analog Stick? I dunno of a good name for it...


Anyways, if they were to add keyboard support without using the USB ports, they could always make one that plugs into the Wii Remote.

7 is the number, as far as i know

But nobody (Nintendo or others) seem to realize that Wii supports BlueTooth, they keep making these USB or GC port peripherals

But i need a ps/2 to USB adapter (the reverse of what most PC's use) so i can get new use out of my old GC Keyboard (which REALLY helped the PSO experience)

There's a Wii Action Replay in the works, so I'm not too worried about it.

That sucks. I wonder why Nintendo hates region-free gaming on their consoles so much when they're fine with it on their handhelds.

Piracy and unlicensed rubbish created such a glut before the 80's crash that you literally had $2-5 bins versus the good $50 games. The disparity created the perception that games were cheap fad that was dying. That they weren't worth the plastic and bits they were made with and all the good games suffered. The game industry lies in a giant graveyard of dead companies most from such awful garbage.

That's why Nintendo sneaked the NES as an entertainment system and with R.O.B. the robot toy. And created such draconian measures like restricting 5 games a year could be produced, you had to up-front buy all the cartridges from Nintendo, can't port to another system for 2 years, and it had to pass the Nintendo Seal of Quality. It restored the authority of video games in the eyes of the consumer and the games industry was saved from the 80's crash. It can be argued if they need to be so strict in this age.

heh... i remember when UK computer mags almost all went bust, cos they were each giving away a free retail game with every issue. lol.

Still.. as an english speaker living in japan its FRICKIN ANNOYING that i can't just buy a japanese Wii and then buy games in english off the web.

Instead i'm forced to try and buy a US wii off ebay and get it shipped to japan. Or look into Wii modchips to let me play english games on a japanese console.

My DS, on the other hand, is awesome. I can use english games for story/text heavy games, and pick up japanese games when the dialogue isn't important. Now why can't nintendo do that with the Wii?????

Apparently CAPS LOCK works but not the shift key...

Shift key works just fine thx. Even makes the "shift" sound just as if you pressed it on the virtual keyboard. Which is a bit annoying.

Yay Opera Ninja to the rescue!

THat would be awesome. I'm assuming four remotes+nunchuks and four GC controllers? Brawl should have that option! Any source - I can't find much info about the Wii version of Madden except for the minigame stuff.

I would buy that, too...but only if it were, like, thumb sized. Like that 360 keyboard thingy. I don't want another keyboard laying around in my living room.

that's funny, a Clock. My cable box has a clock and there's a clock on the wall by my TV. lol

In response to your whole "Bring servers to thier knees" thing. i think Nintendo underestimated themselves again, just like the Wii shortages that ran through May, they figured people hate their sucky online play, and thus wouldn't play it

I'm feeling pretentious so have fun with this - I don't mean any of this in a derogatory way.

"How come you can't turn on your Wii to play a GameCube game and navigate to start the GameCube game using just the GameCube controller?"

Because it's a Wii, not a Gamecube. If the 360 and PS3 weren't using nearly-identical controllers to their predecessors they'd have the same 'problem'.

"Why can't I exit a GameCube game without having to turn off the Wii console?"

Because when you play a GC game, the Wii pretends to be a Gamecube, and Gamecube's didn't have a HOME menu.

"Why are my VC games stretched on my widescreen?"

Big problem number 1. Can't believe they haven't fixed this yet.

"Where's the promised USB storage support?"

Big problem number 2. Ditto.

"Why can't I download game demos on my Wii?"

Where would you store them? See above.

"Why do I have to use my phone to chat with my friends when playing an online game? (too busy working on that Wii Fit scale instead of a headset?)"

How would you propose connecting the headset? Between the remote and nunchuk, creating a tether to your hands that are moving around, or via Bluetooth, preventing four players from playing locally? There's problems here and making a headset is going to be trouble.

"Hell, why can't I even see when my friends are on their console and chat with them even?"

This isn't LIVE, Nintendo doesn't have those features in place. Cool things but not on Nintendo's priority list when they can't seem to get lag-free gaming working. Guess that's what you get for free online play.

"Why did a game like Strikers already bring Nintendo's online servers to their knees when it was first released in both countries? What does this mean for blockbuster titles like Brawl?"

Underestimated loads. Strikers debuted with nearly as many online connections as the top DS games see, and there's a lot more data transmission. I wish they'd fix this... Brawl needs a ton of dedicated servers to meet the demand it's going to see.

Endless Ocean, I think it's called...

you mean "Blehehehe... Bleck!"