Wii
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2 Stars Wii is to video games as fast food restaurants are to food.
I was initially impressed by the concept behind the Wii. Or at least I thought I was. When the “Revolution” was announced, it was presented as a true innovation, in vein of the analog stick or d-pad, which would bring a new dimension of control to games. That hype eventually fizzled to nothing, and now we are left with what we have today.
The much vaunted technology that was included in the original Wii controller is a step backwards. It doesn’t directly reflect the player’s actions on-screen as was expected after Nintendo hyped the controller incessantly. Rather than making games deeper than they had ever been before, it simply replaces button presses as a means to initiate animations. You might be wondering, “if it replaces button presses, then why is it a step backwards, instead of simply being a non-evolution? (let alone revolution)” Well, there’s one big reason why, and I’ll illustrate it with an example.
If you’ve played a video game (lets take boxing, for example) on any console other than Wii, you’ll probably understand that if you press buttons too quickly, a game might not keep up with you. If you press a button to punch once in a boxing game with a standard, motion sense-less controller, then press the same button again instantaneously, before the first animation is complete, the on-screen character will only punch once. With such a controller, this doesn’t pose a problem, since your thumb will always lie just above the button.
When playing Wii Sports boxing, however, inconsistent motion detection quickly becomes aggravating. It’s not nearly as “immersive” as Nintendo claims. If you motion to punch once, then motion to punch again too early, not only will your on-screen character only punch once, but you’ll be putting yourself at a disadvantage, since you’ll need to bring your arms back to punch again. Not only that, but it just feels jarring to see your character’s motions not reflect your own, when you expect it to work swimmingly. For this reason, you’ll probably find yourself simply “waggling” to perform actions in games, since using broader, realistic motions sometimes doesn’t work. Plus, your motions might not even register at all, considering that Wii software only recognizes a field of gestures. But this issue is minor, compared to the dearth of quality games for the system.
As a long time Nintendo fan, I’ve grown increasingly disappointed with the Wii’s library. There are some absolute gems, like Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, among the piles of rubbish, but unfortunately, they are far and few between. Feeling dejected by the lack of games on Wii, I eventually purchased a 360, and realized that I had been waiting for games for no reason whatsoever. There are plenty of games on other systems. I could compare the libraries of the three home systems available now, but I’d be wasting my time, as if you care, you could find such info yourself. Wii is the only system I’ve ever owned that’s had such a sparse selection of quality games, and the dry upcoming release schedule seems to indicate that this won’t change any time soon. I will keep my Wii, but only because I already own it and hope that there might be a few better games for it in the future, and I could use it to play old Nintendo games, not because its new games are doing me any good right now.
Even a bright spot on the horizon, the Wii Motion Plus, is bittersweet. It will finally make the Wii controller’s motion sensing more than just an inaccurate replacement for button presses, but, it won’t be released until Spring 2009, around two and a half years after the Wii was first released, and it will cost you even more money, presumably.
So, I feel the Wii is to video games as fast food restaurants are to food. The Wii, like fast food, is massively popular. The Wii, also like fast food, is relatively inexpensive. And the Wii and fast food share the distinction of still being extremely disappointing to those who have experienced anything better, even if they are seemingly a godsend to everyone else.
4 Stars Nintendo Wii
The wii is really cool and has some great games. One of my favorite games is wii sports, which actually comes with it! You can buy new channels for the wii. Overall i give it a really good rating.
BEWARE:Never put your miis in the mii parade. It erases all of your stats on wii sports.
3 Stars The Wii is fun and Innovative to a point
I pick up a couple of this consoles for my two nephews and after watching the entire family having fun (including my mother who never lay a hand on a video game console before) I decided to get one for myself. after trying the thing at home accompanied by my girl and some friends I have to admit, the Wii still was fun. But when I try to play by myself I realize that I look like a mental patient plus I get tire of swinging my arms just for the character hit a ball.
So the way I see it the Wii is fun and innovative to a point because the technical specs are not worthy to be call next generation (looks like they just jam an improve version of the old Gamecube inside the Wii), for me it was fun to play with family and friends not when you are alone. In the contrary the way you play the games its really innovative, but to be honest it gets old really quickly.
Maybe I’m to old for this console in fact if you look at the game list, its clear that Nintendo intended this console to be for kids. I keep my Wii as a novelty or party trick if you will since I don’t use it very often.
Mean while I get my game on my xbox360 he understand that I just want to play High Definition, awesome graphics, online first person shooters and car racing games, all that while sitting in my lazyboy.
This is a good choice as a family fun game or for small kids, but for true gamers or people ages 16 to 35 this console will be a waste of time and money.
5 Stars the wii is a homerun!
Never before have i made a purchase that i was so happy about. For children and adults, the nintendo wii provides unending enjoyment.
5 Stars Really a Great System for the whole family !!
I was skeptical about purchasing a Wii at first , but after it arrived and we hooked it up and tried a few of the games i found the experience to be really fun . The Wii controllers are awesome , and easy to use for anyone . If you have children , they will love playing this system . It is a Great System for the whole family . I am an adult , and i enjoy playing it with my kids . Awesome system for a Good price !
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