Wii Impressions
aListair picked up a Wii last week and he brought it over this evening so Deborah and I could give it a try.
Wii Sports, which comes bundled with the Wii, is an interesting game. It’s really easy to pick up! Both Deborah and I managed to figure out the game mechanics fairly quickly, and we were able to stay somewhat competitive with aListair. I’m not sure how long it’d hold my interest (I can see it becoming old fairly quickly), but it’s a great game for casual gamers.
Both the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk work okay. There were times when the Wii seemed to miss gestures I was making, and pick up gestures I wasn’t making, which makes for a frustrating gaming experience. The speaker in the Wii Remote is a nice touch; I think it’s better at adding feedback than force feedback. It is a little unnerving, though, when you hear someone else’s Wii Remote whistling a few inches from your ear.
The Wii’s graphics looked good on my standard definition TV, although I don’t think Wii Sports is the best game to use when evaluating the Wii’s graphics.
After playing with one for a couple of hours, I’ve decided that I like the Wii, but not enough to rush out and get one. I think I’ll wait until there are more games available, and developers have figured out how best to use the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk controllers (sort of like how they had to figure out what to do with the two screens on the Nintendo DS).
Is it bad that I got significantly better at boxing when John said ‘pretend I’m the punching bag’?
a quick gLance at my feeLings so far:
- need more controLLers, especiaLLy for muLti-pLayer wii sports
- most of wii sports is fun in a “for everybody” kind of way
- i personaLLy couLd care Less for the tennis and basebaLL subgames
- zeLda starts out sLow, but then again, you need to get used to the controLs