Cheap Nintendo Wii?

Nintendo produce a great new console and then name it after bodily function, yep that would be the Nintendo Wii!?

We giggled at this brave new name when we first heard it and sniggered at Nintendo’s marketing manager’s line of “every house should have a Wii”, but now this name holds no childish comical connotations for us as it has made such a big splash in the games console market.

The Nintendo Wii is like no other console that has made it to market and “in theory” should be ‘poo’. The graphics are last generation, it has little to no connectivity compared to rivals and it does not even double up as a DVD player. But despite these small flaws this stylish little box of magic is by far the most fun console available to buy.

The true genius behind the Wii is hidden in its controllers, namely its sensors. The Wii controller is unlike any before and houses many techno gizmos that allow it to sense when it is moved. This produces a completely different feel and gives you a totally different gaming experience. You actually have to swing your arms about like a mad man to play most of the games and for some reason; you don’t really mind doing it?

The console itself comes with Wii Sports (a selection of 5 sports games) which is a great introduction to the varied use of the controllers. Another built-in feature also lets you create your own avatar that holds stats and can be used as playable characters in some games.

You maybe thinking this is gimmicky and is nothing more than child’s toy, but we can honestly say because of its great design and innovative ideas it is by far the most fun console we play on and it really comes into its own when playing with friends.

Nintendo have taken a brave step here and succeeded! With the addition of items like the Wii Board (Wii Fit) and the new Motion plus Nintendo are clearly moving in the right direction and in doing so have successfully offered the Nintendo Wii as a new and exciting gaming experience suitable for all ages and sexes.