Author Topic: Whats under the flap? (Read 11838 times)

Falcon101 · « **on:** May 28, 2006, 01:45:14 PM »

Hey long time reader and visitor of the forums and site first time post so here it goes...

I've been trying to figure out if there is any significant reason why we haven't seen under the front flap and why there is no official word on it. What if its the gameboy player? It could be slots for the carts to go into! I think most people would like that considering that the Wii is backwards compatible with the gamecube and it would make the gameboy player obsolete.

Think of the library of games that the Wii will have at launch with the great lauch line up already plus the virtual console, and the entire gameboy archive! You could even play DS games using the wiimote as a stylus you just wouldn't actually have to touch the screen just hold down a button maybe? I don't know but it does kind of make sense to me.

Grant10k · « **Reply #1 on:** May 28, 2006, 02:01:22 PM »

The SD card slot probably. It most likely wasn't shown because it's not terribly interesting.
Or it could be the Nura-Link Mindcable port. I'll bet on SD card slot though.

Svevan · « **Reply #2 on:** May 28, 2006, 02:03:20 PM »

Though I hope you're right about it being a built in GB player, it would make just as much sense for Nintendo to make long out of print GB games available for download on the virtual console, (nothing of this sort has been confirmed, however). There's no way they'd make DS games playable on Wii, especially since wireless connectivity between the two has been confirmed, not to mention it'd be unwieldy. It's most likely that the flap is a slot for SD cards or other expandable memory, which will function as memory cards and storage for virtual console games.

Bloodworth · « **Reply #3 on:** May 28, 2006, 02:27:09 PM »

Reps at E3 told me it was just for SD cards. I don't believe they're telling the whole story though.

thejeek · « **Reply #4 on:** May 28, 2006, 02:32:54 PM »

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Though I hope you're right about it being a built in GB player

That would be cool. It seems to me though that if they're gonna support GB+GBA games, they're as likely to do it through Virtual Console as through a cartridge slot

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #5 on:** May 28, 2006, 02:46:46 PM »

I'm not a fan of conspiracy theories, but if it's just an SD slot under that flap, why haven't they showed it yet?

ThePerm · « **Reply #6 on:** May 28, 2006, 03:13:47 PM »

expansion?

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #7 on:** May 28, 2006, 04:22:24 PM »

Waffles.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2006, 04:25:32 PM »

Thats there they are hiding the projector. why else do you think they haven't shown it yet?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2006, 05:19:00 PM »

It's a penis.

nickmitch · « **Reply #10 on:** May 28, 2006, 06:12:54 PM »

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Originally posted by: Nile Boogie
Waffles.

Yes, the infamous GameCube Waffle Iron has been moved to Wii.

I'll bet it's just nothing.

NOTHING AT ALL

nemo_83 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2006, 02:50:13 AM »

god's clit

KDR_11k · « **Reply #12 on:** May 29, 2006, 04:28:20 AM »

Can SD slots be used to plug external hardware into? I know there are things like modems and GPS receivers for CF slots but what about SD?

thejeek · « **Reply #13 on:** May 29, 2006, 05:52:14 AM »

You can get GPS and wireless network interfaces for SD - not sure how interesting that'd be for a non-portable console that already has wireless networking built in, though.

stevey · « **Reply #14 on:** May 29, 2006, 06:37:47 AM »

Cant really make it out, but here a pic of it...

Magik · « **Reply #15 on:** May 29, 2006, 09:01:15 AM »

From what I remember reading on another forum, this person was able to take a quick peak under the flap during E3 and said there was a slot of SD cards and some sort of sensor that helps the wiimote re-center or something like that.

Grant10k · « **Reply #16 on:** May 29, 2006, 12:31:58 PM »

I don't think they were using acual Wiis at E3, so that picture is probably of a hole where something cool would have been, had the unit been made functional.

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 29, 2006, 12:47:32 PM »

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Originally posted by: nemo_83
god's clit

Nemo, you're a weird, weird man.

Donutt007 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2006, 11:48:13 AM »

It's where the camera is gonna go

Donutt007 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2006, 09:27:04 AM »

found a picture of the flap open...let the speculations begin.

Requiem · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2006, 09:31:52 AM »

Looks photoshopped to me.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 13, 2006, 09:35:17 AM »

Believe

Donutt007 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 13, 2006, 09:42:00 AM »

Just so you know. I found it here Secret Slot

JonLeung · « **Reply #23 on:** June 13, 2006, 09:49:46 AM »

That mysterious round thing as seen in that link is interesting. Why couldn't they get a better image of that? At this point, it could be anything - the cool thing is that it's likely something.

It's like Bigfoot.

Ceric · « **Reply #24 on:** June 13, 2006, 10:09:48 AM »

In order of top to down.

Reset Button (or mysterious expansion part, it has to have one and I haven't seen anywhere else for it.)
Media Reader (CF, SD (I doubt SDIO), you know the normal gambit)
USB

That's my guess.

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