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  the wii is a homerun! August 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Never before have i made a purchase that i was so happy about. For children and adults, the nintendo wii provides unending enjoyment.
 Wii is to video games as fast food restaurants are to food. August 4, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
wii is awsome July 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
wii is really fun and cool.It can get a little boring but it's good overall.But it really depends on the game that your playing.wii rocks!!!!
 good July 29, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
the produce was in great condition - new
the game itself is good but not as good as the hype
Not really worth the cost
The Nintendo Wii July 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok I've had the Wii for a year now so I know alot about it.
Positive+
-It is fun and the remote works well.
-It's got alot of fun features like the Internet channel and Wii shop.
-You can buy old games (NES, SNES, N64, Genisis, ect)on the wii shop channel. (need wi-fi connection and wii points)
-Games are fun and work well with the Wii remote and nunchuck.
- ECT.
Negitive -
-It's a pain to put a GameCube controller on because the ports are on the top of the Wii, so to avoid knocking over the Wii I turn it on its side, but it just suks. So I got a wireless gamecube controller and they work very well!
-When you first get it, it's kind of confusing on how to sync the Wii Remotes but once you do then you have to get the settings on the Wii to make your remote show up on the screen and that takes a while.
-It takes a while for it to turn off. But that's not the big proplem, if you have Wi-Fi. When it's on the light is Green, when it's off it's red. But if you have Wi-Fi the off color is yellow-orange. It's hard to tell if the light is green or yellow, so I have to wait by the Wii and watch the Wii to see if the color is yellow or green.
I don't know if this helped but these are my + and -.
I also recommend that you buy Wii Play because 1: you get a second Wii remote, 2: you get the game Wii Play which can really help you get used to the Wii Remote and it's fun with 2 people!
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