15 Oct 09 A Review Of The Nintendo Wii
The Nintendo Wii was released back in 2006, a breakthrough of video gaming as a
whole.
The Wii has great interactive, motion-controlled gameplay instead of the industry's
standard of a controller, loaded with analog stick and directional buttons. This
new gaming concept makes the Wii a great, attractive games console for the young and old
alike, whereas previous other games consoles were mainly intended for teenage boys
and young men.
The Wii is a very attractive console on the whole. The white glossy finish can't
really be criticised, and the console is famously known to be the size of three
DVD boxes stacked on top of each other, making it one of the smallest non-handheld
gaming consoles in history.
The Wii's controller, the WiiMote, is unique. It's shaped like a remote control you
would find with a TV, and just has a simple directional keypad and several buttons.
The WiiMote is has a motion sensor built in, which is what makes this console special.
You would've thought that the WiiMote would be awkward to handle and use, but in reality
it's very easy and simplistic.
One of the great things that the WiiMote has is the expansion port. This will connect
to a nunchuk, lightsaber, sword, laser gun, steering wheel, bow, crossbow, tennis racquet
and a heap of other peripherals to enhance the gameplay.
Gaming on the Wii is just brilliant. There's a huge variety of games you can buy,
from family sports to action, that all make perfect use of the console's interactive
features. You can be hooked on the Wii for hours at a time, swinging at golf balls
or shooting at enemies on your favourite game.
Of course, as is expected, there are several downsides to the Wii, one of which is the quality of
graphics. The Wii's graphics are similar to those of the PS2, but is not even closely matched
to those of the other next-gen consoles, such as the PS3 Slim and xBox 360. It's a good thing
that the interactive gameplay compensates for the lack of graphics quality.
Another downside is that the WiiMote consumes the batteries very quckly, as you would expect from
a wireless games controller. Be sure to use rechargeable batteries for all of the controllers that
you used, otherwise the costs could steadily go up.
Not to be a nit picker, but yet another downside to the Wii is the fact that it's huge
variety of peripherals do add up to become quite expensive, but if you compare the prices
of these addons to those of the xBox 360, they are relatively well priced.
This all begs the question; should I buy the Nintendo Wii? The Wii is priced at
a moderate 170, so it won't cut you back by too much cash. This console is suitable
for the whole family, from very old to very young. If you're looking for a console
to bring the family together, and to get a little bit of exercise while gaming, the
Wii is for you!
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