Pen and "paper" beat Wii memo feature

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1. I agree in general. However, add online functionality and you might have a different story…

2. It'll work fine IF you can attach a USB keyboard.

3. Anon, I completely agree. And, popdem, I'm with you on the USB bit. There are ports in the back, yet, as Blake posted about earlier, we still don't really know how we can use them.

4. Correction: DAVID's post from earlier.

5. The Wii will second as a (game show favorite_ Win Lose or Draw board where you and your friends can use your Wii to use your wits and drawing skills to figure out the secret word.

6. Forget USB (wires?!?) .. Bluetooth keyboard!

7. Just like pictochat on DS, it's a cool little feature, but one that you'll probably almost never use.Unless it comes into play for online (which I think it will). Then it'll be like emailing through Wii to other Wii users, which would be sweet.

8. Oh, and perhaps you can use your DS wirelessly as a keyboard? That would be much easier. They should do that.

9. So, did anyone notice the face on the memo itself is based on a Mii?I've previously noted the fact that the Mii can be used as a template for other games, not just Wii Sports, but also more graphicly advanced games where they take the facial features and add textures and so on based on your Mii preferences.The memo shows a flat 2D image of a Mii based character.

10. Hmm, interesting note, kimiko the furball. I didn't notice that! I think the Mii will have a lot of potential, let's just hope they actually use it.

11. Yeah, I hope developers takes adventage of the Mii creation system. I watched most of the 6hr Marathon clip posted earlier (didn't want to watch too much of the Zelda game though), and you could see so many unique faces and styles.I do, however, wonder how they connected that Wii on their Dell monitor… is that one of the cinema displays ala Apple's?I'm thinking about getting an Apple Cinema Display 23" HD in January and would love to have a way of hooking the Wii up to it. I could get an EyeTV and set it to Gaming Mode.. anyone found another good way of hooking your GameCube to a VGA or DVI monitor with high quality output and no lag.

12. "Who honestly thought that memo system would get used? If you want little billys attention then you attact a note to the TV/Monitor."How again would you leave a note on the TV monitor from your cell phone?What joystiq completely ignores (in their lust to make the Wii features look silly)is that these memos might actually have been sent via cell phone, or computer.The feature is nice because you can leave notes for people remotely. Its basically a text message, which think most people have used to good purpose.I love the idea of someone texting me on the Wii and I get a little *ding* during the game but I'm not interupted by a phone ringing and I don't have to go check email on my computer.I think its a great feature.

13. Kimiko – we have a Dell 20" widescreen monitor and it has an s-video input. From what I've seen, the Apple displays (which use the same panels as Dell's) don't have an s-video input.

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