wii love it
On Friday afternoon I took home a Wii.
It’s been a bit hyped, this Wii as exertainment idea; one bloke even played it for thirty minutes a day over a month to see how much weight he’d lose (9 pounds).
I’m always a sucker for hype. And a new toy. A new toy that might be fun as well as good for us. Cool.
The first thing we all did was build our own Miis, little avatars that you use to play the various sports games. The girls (and some of their visiting friends) found this part a lot of fun, trying out lots of combinations until they found one they felt reflected themselves. The Wii is internet connected (via our wireless) so if Bella’s friends get one we can actually send their Miis over to their console.
Then we played. Wii Sports is basic, but a lot of fun; and simple enough even for Rosa (at three) to have a decent crack at at least a couple of the games (Boxing requires no co-ordinated button pushing for example, and Rosa – at least at this early stage – can KO her opponents).
I think Nintendo are on to something here. They’ve consciously decided to strive for a whole new games market, and it would seem are succeeding.
And they’ll probably be getting more revenue from us. Extra controllers (so the girls can, advisedly or not, box each other), more games (Zelda maybe?); stuff from the Virtual Console (go Sonic!).
Even Becky is convinced. Dangerous stuff, eh?!
Patrick Quinn-Graham
25 February 2007, 21:44 #
Nintendo are probably winning with you more than Sony are with my PS3 – post-box purchase I’ve only acquired one game & the bluetooth remote (I have, however, picked up 12 blu-ray movies… maybe they win there, I’m not sure)
Maybe I need to think about a Wii as well….
Alan
25 February 2007, 22:43 #
Would the whizzo controller be adequate compensation for the less nifty graphics though?
Easy for us (the lower price helps too) because our expectation of gaming is so low (the last game I played in any depth was Myth II from 1999). And the party-game aspects are perfect for families.
But for hard-core gamers, who would know?
Patrick Quinn-Graham
26 February 2007, 07:16 #
The only game I’ve played on the PS3 is Call of Duty 3 (and OH MY GOD it’s oh so good looking in 720p), but realistically if it’s fun, does it matter?
I certainly wouldn’t call myself a hard-core gamer however. I use the thing mainly for watching movies (indeed since the DVD player/audio thingy is current unplugged from the TV, it’s easier just to use the PS3 for DVDs as well, a task it does rather well.)
Alan
26 February 2007, 08:22 #
Absolutely. And not only is it fun, but it’s interactive talk-to-your-fellow-players and get-up-off-the-couch stuff too.
Over time there should be some even better games exploring this aspect of the Wii controller.
Nintendo Wii
28 February 2007, 17:19 #
The Nintendo Wii has done better than I ever thought when It comes to sales.