A great system for casual gamers and old-school Nintendo fans:
I purchased the Nintendo Wii in September 2008 and it has been working great for me ever since. As an old school gamer who grew up playing Nintendo systems, the Wii was the first "next gen" console that I sought out and I have been very pleased with the gaming experience that it offers. It is not a system designed for the hardcore gamer, rather one that is meant to reach a wider demographic of people who may not have grown up playing games. Below is a summary of the good and bad aspects of the system and... more info
Wii What?:
The Good: Family-Oriented game system gets the whole family up and gaming.
Many games are pick-up-and play.
Gaming offering movement and exercise.
Good for parties. The Bad:
Graphically the system is not an improvement over the Gamecube.
Lack of hard core gaming titles.
Controls that do not always respond.
Wrist/arm pain with prolonged play.
Cutesy-Kiddy themes overshadow almost every gaming experience.
Perhipherals, peripherals, and... more info
Fun for the whole family:
I was against buying this thinking that we would never use it. How wrong I was! Even our three year old has been able to play with the bowling, tennis and boxing. Since purchasing this, we also purchased the Wii Fit. Very fun and motivational. I try to use it every day.
Wii for we:
WOW! My kids realy love it. One bad thing, he wants to play all day long
