Save the planet and still play games
Ok, so we all know that leaving your kit on stand-by is a bad thing but when there's no actual power switch to shut off your console, what do you do? Scrabble around the back of the telly every time you want to turn it on or off?Your PS3, XBox 360, PS2 and Xbox are all fine, a power down on them is a true power down but the Wii is like your TV, it's not actually off unless you cut the power source by turning it off at the plug socket.
One green gamer has measured his the juice sucked up by his Wii and whilst he reports in his blog that the Wii uses just 18 Watts when you play, it uses a rather less impressive 10 Watts on stand-by.
But fear not, you too can do your bit to stop Essex flooding, (which, as anyone who's been to Romford will agree isn't actually a bad thing), by simply turning off the WiiConnect24. This drops the stand-by power consumption to just 1 Watt.
It's all done through the Wii set-up options and if you can't figure out, have a look at the blog for a guide. And then check out these rather cool Hemp Clogs and Sandals, you hippie.
