Is The Nintendo Wii Worth It?
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, overall, is a very attractive console. Its white, glossy finish will not fail to
please anyone, and it's the size of 3 DVD boxes stacked on top of each other. This makes it
one of the smallest games consoles ever made.
The WiiMote, the Wii's controller, is one of a kind. Shaped like a TV remote control, it has
a simple directional keypad and several buttons. It's mainly controlled by hand movement, rather
than the buttons. You would've thought that this controller would be hard to use, but it's actually
very easy to use.
One of the great things about the Wii's controller is its expansion port. This
can connect to a Wii nunchuk, lightsaber, sword, laser gun, steering wheel, bow,
crossbow, tennis racquet and all sorts of other peripherals.
Gameplay on the Wii is just addictive. There's a wide variety of games that you can buy,
ranging from family sports to full-blown action. You'll be hooked for hours on this console,
whacking tennis balls at your opponent and shooting down bad guys. The Wii's a heap of fun.
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 eats up the batteries quickly, as could be expected
from a wireless controller. Make sure you use rechargeable batteries for all of the Wii
controllers that you get.
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 leads to the question; should I get a Wii? The console is priced at a pretty good
170, so it won't make a massive hole in your wallet. This is predominantly a
family console, great for the old and young alike, and everything in between. If you're
looking for a console that will bring the family together for some fun, this is the console
for you!
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, overall, is a very attractive console. Its white, glossy finish will not fail to
please anyone, and it's the size of 3 DVD boxes stacked on top of each other. This makes it
one of the smallest games consoles ever made.
The WiiMote, the Wii's controller, is one of a kind. Shaped like a TV remote control, it has
a simple directional keypad and several buttons. It's mainly controlled by hand movement, rather
than the buttons. You would've thought that this controller would be hard to use, but it's actually
very easy to use.
One of the great things about the Wii's controller is its expansion port. This
can connect to a Wii nunchuk, lightsaber, sword, laser gun, steering wheel, bow,
crossbow, tennis racquet and all sorts of other peripherals.
Gameplay on the Wii is just addictive. There's a wide variety of games that you can buy,
ranging from family sports to full-blown action. You'll be hooked for hours on this console,
whacking tennis balls at your opponent and shooting down bad guys. The Wii's a heap of fun.
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 eats up the batteries quickly, as could be expected
from a wireless controller. Make sure you use rechargeable batteries for all of the Wii
controllers that you get.
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 leads to the question; should I get a Wii? The console is priced at a pretty good
170, so it won't make a massive hole in your wallet. This is predominantly a
family console, great for the old and young alike, and everything in between. If you're
looking for a console that will bring the family together for some fun, this is the console
for you!
About the Author:
Claire Greenway has been an expert in video games consoles for the past 8 years. Having received her Free Wii, she has written a review for the console.
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