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 is unique. Shaped like a TV remote control, it simply has
a directional keypad and several buttons. Its motion control feature makes it
the interactive controller that it is. Like the main console, the controller
is glossy white with blue lights.
One of the great aspects of the WiiMote is its expansion port. It’ll connect to a nunchuk,
lightsaber, laser gun, steering wheel, sword, crossbow, bow, tennis racquet and a load of
other accessories.
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 to the Wii is that the WiiMote does gobble up the batteries, as you
would expect for a wireless controller such as this. Make sure you do use
rechargeable batteries for the controllers you have.
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!
