~OFFICIAL Wii PERSONAL REVIEW THREAD~ v.1stever?

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Carlos E

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For the people who bought a Wii, could you please post your personal review? How does the Wii-mote feel, is it responsive, is it fun?? Is Zelda really awesome as IGN rated it? http://wii.ign.com/articles/746/746691p3.html

I plan to buy a Wii but can't til Tuesday or Wednesday when I get monies.
 
it is awesome. I have only played wii sports (golf, tennis, & bowling so far) and it is pretty realistic. Great game for parties, and even for people who normally don't play games (me).
 
well i bought my niece and nephew ps3's for christmas. I bought myself a wii. I had to babysit this morning and now i'm gonna have to sell their ps3's and hunt down a couple of wii's :-( so much for good planning. I love zelda i probably played it 3 hours non stop as for the everything about the system feels very intuitive and natural so far.
 
Bought one this morning simply because I knew I'd be upset if I didn't get one. Got ExciteTruck, Zelda, and Monkey Ball along with the included Wii Sports. First impressions: Wow. I can't remember having this much fun with a console since I played 8-bit Nintendo for the first time. Except now when I move the controller the system responds! The Wii-mote with nunchuk is as good a controller as I can remember. ExciteTruck is almost too touchy with it, but very learnable and easy to play. Wii Sports with it is DEAD ON! They did a great job. Now off to shower and play some more!
 
exactly. I never watch people play games cuz I get bored, but this is so fun! the bowling feels like you're there; just put on some music and drink with friends and you have cosmic bowling at your house whenever you want. My parents are not interested in video games at all (duh) and I suggested to my bf that he bring the Wii over to my parents' for thanksgiving cuz I know my dad would want to play the tennis, lol. It's a very social game/console in general, for once.
 
yea it was cool. i can't play most games but this was easy & got us off the couch. my bf's parents were even playing with us lol
 
The damn Tennis was hard at first till I realized that your racket actually follows every little movement you make with the racket. Kept going out of bounds....oh well, 4 hours till back to the Wii party.
 
lol yeah, but the amount you do it can vary. you can either just move your arm, or your whole body. Supposedly the more you get into it, the better your score. plus it's fun.
 
Only played Wii sports so far, Zelda is still wrapped up since I am too far into FFXII to stop now

- Console -
Thing is small, smaller than my external enclosure for the DVDRW. It's quite compared to my aging PS2. I have it on it's side, not standing up since it fits best that way for me. I am using the composite cable that came with it since my 27" CRT does not have a component input. For those of you with HDTVs, it will look bad. Either get over it, or play PS3 or Xbox 360 if you want HD graphics This is not the reason to be buying a Wii.

- Wii remote -
I bought a second one and getting them up and running was easy. The first player one works out of the box and the second was sync'd no problem. I am playing about 3-4 feet from the TV and everything works great. For the people that have seen the reviews that if you lose the pointer off the screen, it is not a problem. Either the reviewer was looking to nit-pick, or they are an idiot. Just make sure to point at the sensor bar and the middle of your screen and it'll be right there where you want it

- Wii Sports -
Amazing proof of priciple set of mini games. Nintendo did not let people down by adding this for free to the package.
Tennis is a lot of fun. The game know whether you should hit it backhand or forehand since then remote can detect the axis you are swinging from
Golf just how you would expect. You have a power meter that is accurate to the speed at which you swing and you can choose your club for the condition you are starting from.
Bowling You can direct the path of the ball by adding spin and control the speed of the ball by your arm speed. Imagine bowling in real life, but without the ball weight.
Baseball Again, very basic. You just swing like you would a real bat, so you have to turn the remote sideways and draw it back like you would if you were really batting. Swinging is just like a real baseball swing. Pitching relies on using the d-pad to make off-speed pitches. There is no running or fielding involved. It's kind of like whiffle ball, where anything in the infield is an out, if it hits the outfield wall, it's a double.
Boxing Only tried this a little bit. KO'd the gf after a lot of swinging. I'll have to figure it out some more to get the controls down. Then it's time to punch out the parents over Thanksgiving.

Wii sports is very basic, proof of concept game for the Wii. It gives you an idea of how the controls would work for playing most other games that will be coming out for it.

I haven't played Zelda yet and will probably wait since I don't want to start it just yet. Making the Mii is pretty fun, but there are not anyone to parade around with yet.
 
I havent had this much fun playing a game in a long time. Yes, there are some 'cool' games, but wii sports is just, fun. I'm loving this.
 
Bought one at 12:01 AM, got Zelda, Red Steel, and Madden 07

Zelda IS amazing, I have played it for about an hour and my buddie played 3 last night.

Red Steel, the controls seem sluggish and the look around and aiming is difficult, I am not a big fan of it.

Madden 07 is VERY fun, and VERY easy to learn once you remember the simple movements.

Well worth the $250 bucks.
 
I have an HDTV but still want a Wii over a 360 and PS3. I understand the graphics are decent at best, I am aware of that. I don't even care about that part, I just want have fun with the wiimote and its innovative gameplay.

thanks for your in-depth review
 
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