- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; New edition (26 Sep 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0470402970
- ISBN-13: 978-0470402979
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.8 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Just got a Nintendo Wii game console? Thinking about one? Wii offers video games, exercise tools, the opportunity to create a cool Mii character, and lot of other entertainment options. Wii For Dummies shows you how to get the most from this fun family game system.
This book shows you how to get physical with Wii Sports, turn game time into family time, make exercise fun with Wii Fit, and discover Wii’s hidden talents, like displaying photos and browsing the Web. You’ll learn how to:
- Hook up the Wii to your TV, home entertainment setup, or high–speed Internet connection
- Get familiar with Wii’s unique controllers and learn to use the Nunchuk, Balance Board, Wheel, and Zapper
- Explore the Wii Channels where you can shop for new games, play games online, check the news, and even watch videos
- Create Mii avatars you can share, enter in contests, and use in games
- Learn to use your whole body as a controller and get fit while you play
- Identify the best games for parties, family events, nostalgia buffs, and even non–gamers
- Build your skill at Wii tennis, golf, baseball, bowling, and boxing
- Use the Wii Message Board and full–featured Web browser
With tips on choosing games, hot Wii Web sites, how to enjoy photos and slideshows on your Wii, and ways to prevent damage to (and from) Wii remotes, Wii For Dummies makes your new high–tech toy more fun than ever.
From the Back Cover
Learn to use the controllers, create a Mii, download new games, and more!
Get the most from your Wii! Whether you just bought a Wii game system, are planning to, or already know the basics and want to get more from this revolutionary game system, this book has the answers. Get physical with Wii Sports, turn game time into family time, make exercise fun with Wii Fit, and discover Wii′s hidden talents, like displaying photos and browsing the Web.
- Hook it up — connect the Wii to your TV, home entertainment setup, or high–speed Internet connection
Gain control — get familiar with Wii′s unique controllers and learn to use the Nunchuk, Balance Board, Wheel, and Zapper
Start channeling — explore the Wii Channels where you can shop for new games, check the weather forecast, check the news, and even watch videos
Your Mii character — create avatars you can share, enter in contests, and use in games
Who needs a personal trainer? — learn to use your whole body as a controller and get fit while you play
Find winning strategies — get tips for success with Wii Sports tennis, golf, baseball, bowling, and boxing
Something for everyone — discover the best games for parties, family events, nostalgia buffs, and even non–gamers
Open the book and find:
- Ways to prevent damage to — and from — Wii remotes
How to use the Wii′s full–featured Web browser
Tips on choosing games
How to enjoy photos, videos, and slideshows on your Wii
All about the Wii Message Board
Five hot Wii–specific Web sites
How to customize the Channels menu
Cool Wii games you can download
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although the title might seem a bit off-putting, the book is extrememly handy. With tips and tricks that you didn't know, and diagrams of what to do, the book will always be a help if we get stuck. Describes many Wii Games and all in all, is fantastic.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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In the past I have bought the Dummies Guides for computer products and various other things and always found them excellent value - information wise for the cost of the books.
I spotted this book while browsing Amazon for Wii items and I bought this book for my Wii Mad daughter - she is 34 years old.
We wanted it to look up about the Wii and the internet - by the way that part is very good and easy to understand.
Also I had just bought Family Trainer Outdoor Challenge for her (see the video on the Amazon page for that disc) which included a mat.
This book must have been written before the Wii play mat was introduced as it did not include anythig about that.
I boarded our local bus on the way to meet her with the boxed Family Trainer in my trolley and opened the Dummies Guide to read to while away the journey.
By the end of the first and second chapters I was hooked and another passenger asked me about the book, he is going to get a copy too after reading up a solution for a little problem he had with his Wii.
I am ordering a second copy today for myself though I am not planning on getting a Wii for a few months.
It really is worth the cash. Buy it today.
I spotted this book while browsing Amazon for Wii items and I bought this book for my Wii Mad daughter - she is 34 years old.
We wanted it to look up about the Wii and the internet - by the way that part is very good and easy to understand.
Also I had just bought Family Trainer Outdoor Challenge for her (see the video on the Amazon page for that disc) which included a mat.
This book must have been written before the Wii play mat was introduced as it did not include anythig about that.
I boarded our local bus on the way to meet her with the boxed Family Trainer in my trolley and opened the Dummies Guide to read to while away the journey.
By the end of the first and second chapters I was hooked and another passenger asked me about the book, he is going to get a copy too after reading up a solution for a little problem he had with his Wii.
I am ordering a second copy today for myself though I am not planning on getting a Wii for a few months.
It really is worth the cash. Buy it today.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I first purchased my Wii I was at an absolute loss. The sheer complexities of waving that grey stick in front of the TV flummoxed me beyond belief. Where did the plug socket between the tv and Wii go? Where does the CD for the game disappear into the Wii, and how comes I can keep putting more and more discs inside? Are there goblins that feed off my games hidden within the Wii's jolly white exterior?
Well friends this book will answer those questions and more!
First off Yes there are goblins inside the Wii. These Goblins are created in the Mushroom kingdom. There they are given "orientation" videos before being escorted to their new home inside each and every Wii. Essentially when you buy a Wii you are actually buying one or as many as a whole family of five of these creatures. The idiots guide to Wii explained clearly that you are the new carer for these charming pets and must feed them games and waggle your stick at the telly as much as possible to keep them happy.
all in all a fantastic book and a must for all Wii/goblin pet owners.
Well friends this book will answer those questions and more!
First off Yes there are goblins inside the Wii. These Goblins are created in the Mushroom kingdom. There they are given "orientation" videos before being escorted to their new home inside each and every Wii. Essentially when you buy a Wii you are actually buying one or as many as a whole family of five of these creatures. The idiots guide to Wii explained clearly that you are the new carer for these charming pets and must feed them games and waggle your stick at the telly as much as possible to keep them happy.
all in all a fantastic book and a must for all Wii/goblin pet owners.
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