Nintendo Wii
December 5th, 2006
Of all the next generation consoles (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii), I’ve got to say the Wii does it for me from the marketing. It’s not amazing from a graphics perspective and doesn’t support HD, but who cares!
The Wii Remote is really cool and provides a natural way to interface with games. I’ve seen some demos for Wii Sports which look really nice and I believe that there are first person shooters for the Wii where you can aim with the Remote.
I think the Wii Remote really is the main attraction of the Wii to me. I’m not a hardcore gamer and I’ve always been a casual PC gamer because the controls are just a lot nicer and I can’t see many benefits in games consoles.
The free Opera web browser for the Wii is really nice too. Hook the Wii up to your television and let it connect to your wireless network and you can browse the web on your TV without having to turn the computer on and watch Youtube on your television.
Though Wii Have a Problem does kinda scare me. It seems like the Wiimote has caused ton of people serious damage to windows, television screens and laptops.
Does anybody have the Nintendo Wii? Would you recommend it to a casual PC gamer? Is the Wii Remote really that great or is it overhyped? Or would a PS3/Xbox 360 be more worth the money?
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The Wiimote is only dangerous if you’re stupid enough to let go of it. Of course it’s going to break stuff if you throw it!
I’ve got mine pre-ordered anyway, although I’m not allowed to use it until Christmas. Saw people trying it at the Oracle on Friday though (queue was too long for me to queue up for a go) and they all seemed to be enjoying it and having a good laugh.
I pre-ordered a wii as well. If the wii-mote disappoints (and I really doubt it will) then the virtual console will be enough to keep me happy
I already have an Xbox360 but I found out that the game selection isn’t that interesting to me. I have three games (oblivion, ridge racer and fifa 07) and at the moment I can’t think of any game that I want for it. I will probably try to sell it when i get bored with the games I have.
In conclusion, you should always get the console with the games you want :)
mah buddeh has a WII, he brought it to school with him today, it was FREAKING AWESOME!
and the wiimote has a strap with a little size guager, so anyone who breaks things with it fails at life. ask yourself: do you fail at life? if the answer is no, get the Wii
I’ve been thinking about getting a Wii for a little while now, I just can’t afford it with all the Christmas expenses, right now. Hopefully, in January I can see about picking one up, though.
The Wiimote is only dangerous if you’re stupid enough to let go of it.
I’ve had my wii for about a year and have never had any problems with the remote flying out of my hands. I think the first buyers of the wii must have been some serious hard core gamers.