Another Glowing Review
Post Via amazon in Wii Games ReviewIn many ways, the the Wii is the most fun of the current generation of consoles. I've played Zelda, sports, and wario ware, and all of them are great fun and entirely fresh gaming experiences. The remote is truly awesome, and swinging Link's sword or my baseball bat or golf club are all really sensitive and rewarding.
My wife, who only enjoys puzzle games, can play wii sports for hours at a time and truly enjoys Zelda! Indeed, I suspect that a great many non-gamers are going to get addicted to the game play here. My friend played boxing so long, he broke a sweat and his arms hurt the next day. No more couch potato gaming with wii sports. There are more fun titles at launch then there were for the 360 or the PS3, and its price point can't be beat.
A lot of the channels and online stuff are great fun, too. The beta version of the web browser bring a farily functinal net browser to my HDTV (I watched youtube videos on it for about an hour the other day). I've had nothing but trouble getting my 360 to work with my router, but the Wii has been trouble free. The online weather and news channels are great. The photo channel is cool and can even play .mov videos. The Mii channel is kind of fun because as you create little Mii characters, they begin to populate the games you play. It's just a nice touch.
Also, I have to rave for a second about their true backwards compatability with the Game Cube (memory cards, disks, even joysticks). I'm visiting Resident Evil 4 in high def now. If you never had a cube, this is a great way to explore the library. I also have to thank Nintendo for using a standard scan disk memory card for the memory. You can pull one out of your pda, phone, or camera and save $50 for a system-only memory card.
The one downside I have is that you have to upgrade to high def and buy a component cable on your own. Then again, anyone shopping for graphics should look at the other two systems and get over it. (If you do buy a component cable, but the mad catz, it's only $20 on Amazon, and it works great!)
I'm not going to go in to any great depth here (there are plenty of lengthy reviews abounding about the wii, just scroll down). I just want to add my 5 star rating to the mob. If you can find one, this is a superb system. It's small, it doesn't overheat, and you're going to have some truly unique gaming experiences with this one (and Mario isn't even out yet!).
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