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Poll: Wii upright or flat
| Do you keep your Wii standing up or lying down? | ||
| Vertical (upright) |  | 79.5% |
| Horizontal (flat) | | 20.5% |
Total votes: 2547 | ||
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Yay I'm 16th voter, 75% upright 25% flat. That's 3/4 in case you didn't know. Anyway I am an upright kind of guy, looks better, though I bought a charger stand which is pretty cool.
Vertical looks cooler.
No place in my cabinet for it being vertical.
Upright.
The Wii looks better Vertically.
I'm the 94th voter. Currently it's at 77.3% upright and 22.3% flat.
Horizontal. Stacks better, and looks better (at least when you have wireless gamecube controllers like me).
Verticool. So cool.
Vert yo.
Vertical, that way my dog doesn't break it on the floor and so I can put it next to my tv Also, ww, when are the awards going to be on?
I keep mine vertical but it has trouble reading the disc sometimes. I hear that it's actually better for the Wii horizontal but vertical is so much cooler.
Woot! Vertical all the way! Horizontal is good for Gamecube.
Upright is so much cooler than horizontal.
Horizontal as I have GC controllers plugged into the Wii. If the Wii is upright it will fall.
Definitely vertical. Horizontal makes it look more "real" and different from the way it looks in the magazines and what-not, but vertical is just the way to go. Period.
I think the vertical restricts air flow. But I could be wrong.
Wish I could have it upright, it just looks neato like that. But if I have the gamecube controllers and card connected (and I use them surprisingly often) the thing has to be on its side.
The gray stand makes it look better.
I think that flat looks ugly. But that's just me.
Upright of course!
It fits perfectly next to my TV at school upright.
Vertical for me (Upright). So far the score is 81.3% Vertical (Upright) and 18.7% Horizontal (Flat). YAY.
I got charger stand too.
I prefer vertical, but due to my ex partners gambling problem, I was a victim of fraud. I found myself and my son requiring local authority help and were sent to a homeless centre. We had a small room, I set up my hdtv and Wii (not an expected sight amongst the homeless). On this information being leaked, every kid at the centre was in my room trying to get a go on my Wii. Some kid placed my Wii on an unclean floor face down and this resulted in deep scratches on the ATi graphics label and all down that side of my Wii. I was fmuing as there's clearly rubber mats on the reverse side or Wii to sit on. I'm now awaiting a house and have been temporarily placed in a city centre apartment where my Wii has been cleaned up and resides vertically next to the tv on a large dining table. Don't worry folks, we're ok and will be back on top soon. I just hate the waiting and the fact my ex partner still has my little girl in her care and she continues to gamble. The law doesn't apply to a female for some very bizarre reason. Oh I can get an open wi-fi signal at the apartment block and enjoy free wi-fi and internet ha ha.
I have one of those awesome gamestop LED fan stands.
I've always had it placed vertically, but it would probably be better to place it horizontally.
I'm a practical guy. I can find more places to squeeze the Wii into when it's vertical. Thinking about looks alone, the Wii would look like some strange computer device laying horizontally.
I prefer upright, but then I have to have it vertical unless I want my Wii to be in the way. E.g be kicked around, stepped on. See my point?
I thought about putting it horizontal for a bit but when I set it down it looked messed up. So I set it back up, popped in galaxy and away I went.
Flat is better because it is easier to to put in the games.
Upright is the best look for the Wii, but having to put it flat due to lack of space is understandable.
The only reason I have mine horizontal is because when I lived at my girlfriend's house her mum would always knock it over, no goddamn respect. But yeah so now it sits horizontal because I got used to it. I agree it looks cooler vertical too.
Don't care about how it looks here, I keep mine flat and the laws of physics say flat because cd dvd players are designed to run flat (face down). No wear and tear here.
Same as Quartz; doesn't fit my cabinet in vertical. Otherwise I would've opted for upright.
I have it horizontal because of my setup.
Upright looks way cooler than flat.
Upright and on the left.
I keep mine horizontal but with the stand on! It helps me know which way the games go in and it looks cool.
I know a lot of people who have it horizontal. I'm surprised there are actually so little people here.
I had it upright, but changed it to horizontal, because it wouldn't fit the other way.
Upright rules. I'm voter #581. I use the Gamecube part of my Wii all the time and it never falls over.
Vertical. Even though I have sometimes memory cards and gcube controllers it still works upright and it's so much cooler.
Mechanically it makes more sense to be flat. I choose flat.
I would rather have my Wii upright.
It doesn't matter for me, but I keep it horizontal so it won't tip over while my mom is cleaning, or when I pull my extremely short Gamecube controller.
I'm used to seeing it upright in all the commercials and stuff.
For those of you who have problems with the Wii falling over while playing Gamecube, just go buy a Gamecube extension cord for the controller, I have one and it works fine.
It looks way cooler upright but my Wii always falls over. I think that's why most people have theirs laying down if they do.
There are a lot of people on this site who come to vote. 816 people already.
Wiiboy that's so sad. I really mean I feel sorry for you.
I like vertical. It doesn't look right horizontal.
I'm the 910th voter and it's at 78.9% vertical, 21.1% Horizontal. Wiiboy101, I'm sorry for your plight. I sort of know how you feel because my house burnt down last August.
Mine changes depending on where I take it and if I'm using the GCN controllers. At the moment it is standing though.
It looks awesome upright! It also fits better.
UPRIGHT all the way baby! It looks very cool vertical and it's smaller.
Upright is the way to go. All around awesomeness.
There's like 1102 votes already! That's insane.
I've met a lot of people with it horizontal. Just because they always knock it over, but personally I like mine vertical.
I love the Wii either way. But I prefer it upright.
I live in an apartment with 4 dogs! Vertical works for me.
I love the bunny next to this box! Me and the bunny vote upright.
Vertical. That looks way cooler and easier to put the games in for me.
When my husband gets mad playing the boxing game he has knocked over my system, so now it's flat.
With my setup I can have it either way, but I still have my Gamecube so it's just easier upright.
It looks thin and sleek when it's vertical! And totally BLAH when it's flat. Vertical is the only option.
I would say horizontal if I were to take it with me (Portable Wii Screen), but at home it stays vertical.
Wow I thought more people would do horizontal. I am changing back and forth, but probably vertical.
Depends. Downstairs upright (way better), in my room on its side eh. It's better upright and my room is gonna change for my Wii.
1202 votes, with vertical at 79.5% and horizontal at 20.5%.
I have it flat. My Wii kept falling, but it's on my table.
I really don't care what way my Wii stands, just that I have it.
Vertical, only way it will fit in my cabinet.
Mine is flat (horizontal) because it is more stable.
This poll is interesting, but it's getting bland. Look at the odds: right now the votes are at 79.5 vertical and 20.5. It's pretty clear that more people have their Wiis vertical. I guess it's the "more official way" of placing it.
Vertical for me, Wii rocks.
Easier disc insert when it's flat, but I use upright.
Many of my games have a 1/4 rev groove mark on them, I phoned Nintendo service, they said the Wii can get bumped easily when vertical and the laser will crash the disc. I had to buy a new Spider man 3, $25 so horizontal is the way to go.
Mine's horizontal because my dad's afraid my siblings and I will knock it off the entertainment center. If it were up to me it would be vertical, it looks cooler that way.
I say it looks way cooler vertical.
Mine is vertical. It sits on top of my entertainment center and I have an ak47 next to it so nobody goes near it. It never gets any scratches.
Vertical ftw. Canny beat it! (Yey I used a scottish word ^__^ (Mostly cause I'm scottish)).
Mine is in the vertical stand. Classy.
1686 votes, 80%/20% Vertical FTW.
It fell too much when I had it up vertically.
I recommend vertically, but every once in a while I come downstairs and see it laying flat, (little bro horsing around resulting in flatness).
Must be vertical for coolness.
Oh come on! Advertised as vertical, I'm not surprised 80% of us have our Wiis up. I certainly do because I've got a little gap next to my TV between the screen and the bookshelf.
Putting the Wii Console vertically is so much better that horizontally.
2000 votes. That's a lot of voters.
I just want one! I'll figure how to place it when I get one! I'm more the practical guy and would try to find which way is better for cooling. Might only have place for it horizontally.
Yeah upright overall just looks better.
Mine is flat because it doesn't fit upright in my tv stand. I'd prefer it to be upright.
I've had it both ways but it falls over when I use a corded GC controller and it's much safer flat and can ventilate easier. I choose flat. I have it flat right now.
I like upright because it look better, but flat is safer. I take the risk of upright.
Lol Wii looks Mugly Flat but it works better. Why couldn't Nintendo make a stand 4 lying down the Wii on it's side? By the way all hail the Lollerskater King who Banished the Roflord to Rofland.
Upright that's what it was made for, horizontal just looks awful.
That's an interesting story, wiiboy. It would be weird to see a Wii and an hdtv in a homeless shelter though. Hope you can get back on your feet soon (p.s having a side covered in dirt and scratches would destroy me too).
I only put it horizontally when I play brawl with a gamecube controller. I keep it upright the rest of the time.