DualScreenRadio was finding me a new wii friend to connect with about once every week, which was okay. MapWii ended up being somewhat of a disappointment. Although mapping out your world location was a neat idea, the actual number of other wiis with which I was able to connect in proportion to the number of requests I sent out was very small. The so-called return on investment was a bust. To top it off, I found out that wiis are unable to "connect" with wiis manufactured with a different region code. So what was the point of a world map??
Fortunately, in my searching I found another site called ShareWiis, and thought I'd give it a try. Sign-up was easy, and soon found myself sending out some requests to exchange wii numbers. I checked the next day, and found that a large number of my requests has been answered. Since that day I initially sent requests, I have added one or two new numbers to my address book every day, and haven't had to send out any new requests! The webmaster writes, "I just wanted an easy-to-use website without ads so that I can find some people to trade Miis". He definitely succeeded!
There is much more to the site, such as message forums, and a mii gallery. But the primary purpose is to share and exchange with other wii owners, and so far, I have not found a site that does this any better.
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Tessa is very excited because we have wii mail. We are waiting for you to come home from work to check it.
Rogene,
MapWii now gives you the ability to see a map of the newest members, and a map of the recently active members. That way, you will be more likely to find friends still interested in exchanging wii numbers. In addition to this, all Wii pop-up info windows now show the date a member signed up, and the date the member was last active, which is also helpful. Please check out MapWii again and let us know if you have any further suggestions. Thanks!
Sincerely,
The MapWii.com Team
i think mapping wii owners on a map is a cool idea, but i never really saw the practical side of it.
it's kind of pointless to find your wii contacts on a map since my wii buddy in california is no different than my wii buddy next town over. 99% of wii owners won't ever go find their local wii buddies anyways.
Interesting update from the MapWii.com team. I'll check out the latest features, and post an update.
Mapping the wii owner does provide a certain sense of community. I would like to see my contacts color coded differently. And the site actually works well on the wii browser.
Rogene,
That's great. MapWii also now displays many different marker colors with different meanings, and those Wiis you have marked as "friends" are denoted with a special starred icon.
Also just implemented is the ability to email members in your incoming, outgoing, and friend lists.
If you would like more information for your update post, please email us anytime.
Sincerely,
The MapWii.com Team
I have pretty cool characters that I would like to share.
My code is 1222 2222 1242 0747
gimmie a shout
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