Wii: First Impressions

Yes, I’m months behind the actual Wii release, and all of the uber-cool people managed to play with it first.  But since I did get to play with my aunty’s new Wii yesterday and today, I felt like I absolutely had to write about it.

First of all, my dad actually played.  Which, to be fair, is sort of the same idea with the gray gamers.  Except that he’s not particularly old.  It’s just that the only game he ever plays is Tetris, so getting him to play WiiSports is something, I’d say.

Wii Sports is as fun as you make it.  Yes, I didn’t have to flail my arms about in Tennis nor did I actually have to hold the Wii Remote like a bat in baseball, but it made the game more fun.  Little dinky wrist movements don’t really mean much, anyway, if you want to get something out of the experience.  Of course, actually pretending as if I was hitting a tennis racket hurt my shoulder.  Yes, I’m a little wimp.

Oh, and my grandmother beat me at baseball.  That was a little disheartening.

My aunty also bought Wii Play, although I think she did so more for the controller than anything else.  Wii Play wasn’t nearly as fun as Wii Sports.  Actually, it seems to be a glorified “show off the Wii Remote” demo game than anything else.  It is comprised of mini games that show you how to use the remote in all possible angles, basically.  Nothing more interesting than that.

I can’t wait to play Twilight Princess on the Wii, but I guess that will have to wait until I return home for summer break.

(I will return you to your regularly scheduled programming on Monday.)

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