Comments on: Nintendo’s Wii to Outsell Xbox 360 and PS3? http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/comment-page-1/#comment-89413 Ryan Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:40:59 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/#comment-89413 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-89396">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>If you use the Wii Remote on a computer, then you can do a lot of different things. This is different in that it supports the Wii Remote on the Wii itself. Which is something that hasn't been possible up until now. > I recently started programming in Flash and you > do have to use keycodes like you do in most > programming languages. On the Wii, the key codes are not passed to Flash, but they are passed to Javascript. This API bridges that gap.</blockquote></div> Awesome, now that you say that it makes a lot more sense...and is even more intriguing than I originally thought! Anonymous wrote:
If you use the Wii Remote on a computer, then you can do a lot of different things. This is different in that it supports the Wii Remote on the Wii itself. Which is something that hasn’t been possible up until now.

> I recently started programming in Flash and you
> do have to use keycodes like you do in most
> programming languages.

On the Wii, the key codes are not passed to Flash, but they are passed to Javascript. This API bridges that gap.

Awesome, now that you say that it makes a lot more sense…and is even more intriguing than I originally thought!

]]> By: netster007x http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/comment-page-1/#comment-89405 netster007x Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:34:26 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/#comment-89405 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-89256">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote><div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-89247">netster007x wrote:</a><blockquote>I saw a friend use a wii remote with his laptop with buttons fully enabled. I saw personally him scroll through iTunes music and adjust volume using buttons only. Is this different from the ability to use buttons in flash games?</blockquote></div> I recently started programming in Flash and you do have to use keycodes like you do in most programming languages. I would guess that this download would make it easy for developers to distinguish between a key press on the Wiimote and one on the keyboard. I haven't looked into it though so I'm taking a stab in the dark.</blockquote></div> Anonymous knows better than I do. I didn't get into the details of how he was able to use the Wiimote, I just know buttons definitely have been usable. Ryan wrote:
netster007x wrote:
I saw a friend use a wii remote with his laptop with buttons fully enabled. I saw personally him scroll through iTunes music and adjust volume using buttons only. Is this different from the ability to use buttons in flash games?

I recently started programming in Flash and you do have to use keycodes like you do in most programming languages. I would guess that this download would make it easy for developers to distinguish between a key press on the Wiimote and one on the keyboard. I haven’t looked into it though so I’m taking a stab in the dark.

Anonymous knows better than I do. I didn’t get into the details of how he was able to use the Wiimote, I just know buttons definitely have been usable.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/comment-page-1/#comment-89396 Anonymous Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:14 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/#comment-89396 If you use the Wii Remote on a computer, then you can do a lot of different things. This is different in that it supports the Wii Remote on the Wii itself. Which is something that hasn't been possible up until now. > I recently started programming in Flash and you > do have to use keycodes like you do in most > programming languages. On the Wii, the key codes are not passed to Flash, but they are passed to Javascript. This API bridges that gap. If you use the Wii Remote on a computer, then you can do a lot of different things. This is different in that it supports the Wii Remote on the Wii itself. Which is something that hasn’t been possible up until now.

> I recently started programming in Flash and you
> do have to use keycodes like you do in most
> programming languages.

On the Wii, the key codes are not passed to Flash, but they are passed to Javascript. This API bridges that gap.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/comment-page-1/#comment-89256 Ryan Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:13:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/#comment-89256 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-89247">netster007x wrote:</a><blockquote>I saw a friend use a wii remote with his laptop with buttons fully enabled. I saw personally him scroll through iTunes music and adjust volume using buttons only. Is this different from the ability to use buttons in flash games?</blockquote></div> I recently started programming in Flash and you do have to use keycodes like you do in most programming languages. I would guess that this download would make it easy for developers to distinguish between a key press on the Wiimote and one on the keyboard. I haven't looked into it though so I'm taking a stab in the dark. netster007x wrote:
I saw a friend use a wii remote with his laptop with buttons fully enabled. I saw personally him scroll through iTunes music and adjust volume using buttons only. Is this different from the ability to use buttons in flash games?

I recently started programming in Flash and you do have to use keycodes like you do in most programming languages. I would guess that this download would make it easy for developers to distinguish between a key press on the Wiimote and one on the keyboard. I haven’t looked into it though so I’m taking a stab in the dark.

]]> By: netster007x http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/comment-page-1/#comment-89247 netster007x Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:41:14 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/#comment-89247 NOTE: In the first sentence you misspelled console as counsel. Also, I saw a friend use a wii remote with his laptop with buttons fully enabled. I saw personally him scroll through iTunes music and adjust volume using buttons only. Is this different from the ability to use buttons in flash games? NOTE: In the first sentence you misspelled console as counsel.

Also, I saw a friend use a wii remote with his laptop with buttons fully enabled. I saw personally him scroll through iTunes music and adjust volume using buttons only. Is this different from the ability to use buttons in flash games?

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/comment-page-1/#comment-89226 Ashley Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:57:58 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/#comment-89226 Oops! 8O Thanks for pointing that out... Oops! 8O Thanks for pointing that out…

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/comment-page-1/#comment-89224 Anonymous Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:44:49 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/03/02/nintendos-wii-to-outsell-xbox-360-and-ps3/#comment-89224 > Previously, motion sensing features were accessible Slight Correction: Only pointing functionality was available. (i.e. The functionality that makes the hand appear like a mouse cursor when you point the Wiimote at your screen.) Motion sensing is still unavailable. > Previously, motion sensing features were accessible

Slight Correction: Only pointing functionality was available. (i.e. The functionality that makes the hand appear like a mouse cursor when you point the Wiimote at your screen.) Motion sensing is still unavailable.

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