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How to Play the Wii on a Laptop

The Nintendo Wii is a video gaming system that allows play of interactive games through motion sensation. in the past, to play the Wii you had to have a television with audio/video jacks to allow the system to be plugged and played. Playing the game through the laptop was not possible unless the laptop was equipped with television capabilities. A device is available that allows the Wii to be plugged and played on a laptop as simply as it is on the television.

Things You'll Need

XCM V-Box 2 advanced
XCM V-Box software
Windows 2000, XP or Vista operating system

Instructions

- 1
  Download XCM V-Box software.
- 2
  Select "Run." Allow software to install. Close installation window when complete.
- 3
  Connect Wii to television.
- 4
  Click "Wii options" on the Wii home screen.
- 5
  Click "Wii settings."
- 6
  Click "Screen."
- 7
  Click "TV type."
- 8
  Click "EDTV/HDTV (480p)."
- 9
  Click "Back" until you reach the Wii home screen again.
- 10
  Unplug the component cables. Plug them to V-box 2 Advanced.
- 11
  Plug the V-box 2 Advanced into the laptop.
- 12
  Click and open the V-box 2 Advanced icon to open the V-box 2 interface.
- 13
  Select "Video source." Set the resolution to "480p/576p."

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