It’s been almost a year since I purchased a Nintendo Wii. It’s the first console I’ve owned since the Super Nintendo, and arguably the best console I’ve enjoyed playing since my Colecovision days.
Let me start by saying that I am not a hardcore gamer. I am very much the casual gamer – I play games to unwind and relax. I’m not into first person shooters or graphically violent games. I prefer platform and puzzle type games. What attracted me to the Nintendo Wii was the unique controller.
Since owning the Wii, I have added the following games:
- Wario Shake It
- Mario Kart
- Super Mario Galaxy
- the Wii Fit
Each of the games I’ve owned I’ve enjoyed immensely. They were easy to get into and difficult to master. In the past, I’ve been intimidated by consoles such as the Playstation and XBOX because of having to remember all sorts of button combinations. With the Wii, the game control is more-or-less very good. It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty darn close.
The Nintendo Wii has also gotten Aarti interested in gaming. She particularly enjoys the Wii Fit, which we purchased for her birthday last week. We’ve both gotten a good workout with the Wii. What we like the most about it is the appeal of the games (they’re fun and challenging) and the fact that we can monitor our progress. I’ve never been particularly interested in exercising before, but the fact that I can now ‘compete’ with my wife and measure our results has made exercise enjoyable. And that translates to me wanting to work out more.
I think Nintendo hit a home run with the Wii. It’s not perfect (I wish it could play DVDs and stream video…), but it does what I want it to. A year later, I have no regrets on buying it.
-Krishna
Agreed.
LONG LIVE NINTENDO.
there is homebrew available to play DVDs and steam video.
ridiculously simple to install.
You guys should rent Wii Sports Resort and see if you like it. It’s SUCH a big hit in our house.
Hack it. Do homebrew stuff. Get games. Oh, and GET BRAWL. That is the most fun you will have with a TV ever. Well, until you hack your wii and play Brawl+ that is…
/SSBB nerd raaaage
My hubs and I also love our Wii. If you like the WiiFit, you’d also love EA Sports Active. Gives a little more of a structured workout. I use -both- the Fit and Active together. They really compliment each other!
The hubs is a little more hard-core gamer than me (i.e. first person shooters and things), but we have had a lot of fun playing the Wii together because we get games I can play too. Two games we’ve recommended to friends is the new Wii Sports Resort and Super Swing Golf Season 2. Both are loads of fun to play, and I win as often as he does ;)
Totally agree with the casual gamer piece. I don’t spend as much time playing games anymore, so ps3 and 360 take too long to learn all the controls and combinations just to play for half and hour. The classics are great, NES, SNES, Genesis… sit down relax, play, move on.
I bet you and yours would enjoy Boom Blox and The second Boom Blox. My 6 and 4 year old like Mario Party. They don’t have the coordination for Boom Blox yet. Also you can try Play On for media streaming. Works pretty good. I haven’t done any hacks. I typically would but my wife would be furious if I “broke” the Wii… It is my first console since well, ever… Ok, I did have an Atari and a Commodore 64.
As a tech guy I would have had you down as a PS3 man. It supports Linux and is berrer on the web than a Wii (I’m writing this on a PS3 right now). Having to remember button combos is only a problem in fighting games, and in reality the Wii only replaces button combos with Wiimote waggles AND button combos. If you get the chance on a PS3 try flOw, or Flower the simplest controls, and relaxing gameplay. /fanboy rant
Come on 9 cores. Nine!
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P.S. The PS3 also streams media from a PC/Media server. And the new PS3 Slim looks awesome!
It was nice to see you at Mega Con, it was actually my first comic book convention….. I use to be into a lot of comics back in the days, but since I got a new room mate I’ve been slowly getting back into it….. I was actually gonna post some pics of Mega Con up, but guess what my room mate left my memory card at home lol….. I have all three systems, mostly use my ps3 for blu ray it’s amazing…. Then to unwind and become a kid again, I use the wii especially it keeps your body active also….. Anyway I do photography so if you ever need a photographer let me know, I might just have to become a Big Pc Weenie fan…… Ad me to face book if you have it