Wii: vertical or horizontal • Gaming • Wii • Eurogamer.net

sabata 23 Dec 2007 12:52:24 30 posts
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so far i have had my wii upright in its offical stand, but i have been thinking maybe laying it horizontal may put less stress on the drive motors, and provide better cooling. (does look a bit arse though, like the original ps2 looking like a matsui vcr)

how do you position yours?

morriss 23 Dec 2007 12:55:04 71,293 posts
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Horry.

sabata 23 Dec 2007 13:00:59 30 posts
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just put mine horizontal now, and with the memory hatch half open, and the glowing disc slot, it is kind of reminisint of a robot face (blue cylon perhaps?)

Mattattattatt 23 Dec 2007 14:51:56 580 posts
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Vertical. Because it looks cooler. the thing never seems too hot and stands free with nothing to back heat up. Although, the point on the drive motor's a good one...

I might try putting my old xbox on it's side, see if it looks cooler... :/

PinkSpider 23 Dec 2007 15:13:28 3,349 posts
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Vertical, because it's sandwiched inbetween stuff, along with my PS2. Used to have my xbox on it's side too (again space).

Pac-man-ate-my-wife 23 Dec 2007 15:39:43 7,087 posts
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I've carefully balanced mine on one corner.

NewYork 23 Dec 2007 16:00:04 24,807 posts
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Mine's in a sealed box which I shook up loads.

Now it's both horizontal and vertical AT THE SAME TIME.

/doesn't actually have a Wii

/not till tomorrow, anyway

Heartcore_Ninja 23 Dec 2007 16:43:11 1,727 posts
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Vertical. Does that mean I'm kool?

Deleted user 23 December 2007 20:40:23

My Wii is upright at all times.

Telepathic.Geometry 23 Dec 2007 20:52:03 12,422 posts
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mouse wrote: My Wii is upright at all times.

Mine too.

mothercruncher 23 Dec 2007 20:59:57 19,474 posts
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I just hold on to mine as I play.

Ready4Action 23 Dec 2007 22:04:21 522 posts
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Vertical, i got a stand with it and i intend to get my moneys worth.

Im also the kind of person who gets off at the stop after they should so they get their 40p's worth

Der_tolle_Emil 23 Dec 2007 23:09:30 7,308 posts
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Vertical. I have a nice room divider next to my TV furniture with some "slots" (cannot think of a better word to decribe it) where I put my stereo, my barebone and my Wii for example. Every device gets its own place which allows me to actually have the Wii sit there in an angle so when you look at it from the sofa or standing in front of it then it looks just like it does in the ad images (or this one: http://www.mynintendo.de/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/multicoloredwiis.jpg).

It's quite nice this way because it takes up most of the room there is and the furniture doesn't look too empty.

Micro_Explosion 23 Dec 2007 23:12:29 9,692 posts
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I took mine to pieces and turned it into a cube so I wouldn't have this problem.

sabata 24 Dec 2007 08:24:11 30 posts
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looking at the stand, it has a hole in the bottom that lines up with the vent on the wii's bottom/side. this would be blocked by the surface the wii is stood on.

surely the airflow is not as good in the stand, as if it were on its side?

Carlo 24 Dec 2007 08:54:03 21,801 posts
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I dangle mine off it's wires just above a steaming pile of xbox.

/marks thread pointless

thiswaynow 24 Dec 2007 09:02:47 278 posts
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If you don't put it in the stand it makes the Nintendo designers cry:

"from the point of view of the designer, I would like to say that I hope you use Wii in its upright position, with the stand!" (Wii designer Ashida-san)

Killerbee 24 Dec 2007 10:10:01 5,249 posts
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Vertical. Although that's mainly dictated by the space I have under my telly. My PS2 lives horizontally.

JetSetWilly 24 Dec 2007 10:14:07 5,720 posts
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sabata wrote:
looking at the stand, it has a hole in the bottom that lines up with the vent on the wii's bottom/side. this would be blocked by the surface the wii is stood on.

surely the airflow is not as good in the stand, as if it were on its side?

But if you use the stand then a much greater surface area can be cooled by the air around the unit.

thiswaynow 24 Dec 2007 10:44:02 278 posts
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The Wii runs much cooler than most similar electronic systems, the system is designed to have low energy consumption, so it really think it doesn't matter from the heat point of view. Looks far better in the stand though!

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