Alright first off...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
So this will be a pretty quick blog.
I just want to say that I had extensive time playing the Wii over the holidays as my 8 year old and 4 year old nephews (visiting from out of state) didn't want to do much of anything else.
Since day one I have denounced the Wii - not in a way that it is insignificant but in a way that I have believed it truly is only a childrens console.
Those of you who know me or who have followed my postings very long know that I have always been, am and will always be one of the biggest graphics whores around - however that doesn't mean it should sacrifice good gameplay. Graphics though is the primary reason the gaming industry progresses forward and generations of new hardware are developed.
So that being said I haven't seen too much value in the Wii for myself. Again - I have been happy that Nintendo has the console as it keeps allot of people gaming that wouldn't ohterwise. I just wasn't interested in owning one...
Until now!
I will happily say that I am now a Wii convert - for anyone who hasn't played one extensively - I encourage you to do so. The graphics are barely PS2 level, this is true - but the motion controls are nothing like Sony's Six Axis (which are half ass and only annoying IMHO) - instead the Wii Mote is very accurate and actually fun to use. It creates a new level of immersion that I have yet to experience with other consoles.
Especially in games like Golf and Bowling - those types of games make you feel as if you are actually playing the sport and not a video game.
Anyway while I still only own the 360, PS3 and PC at the moment (oh and still a PS2 as well) - a Wii is definitely on the horizon for me.
So no more bashing the Wii from me - or implying that it is a console only for kids. While many of the games are definitely child oriented and not the ultra violent adult oriented gems that are required to satisfy an older gamer such as myself - the more and more I looked around the store shelves at games for the Wii, I quickly realized there is a fair share of adult oriented games as well.
So Viva la Wii.
If you like me have left the Wii alone for fear of going blind (couldn't resist at least one obscure reference - LOL), I wholly encourage you to spend some time playing with one. Not just at a store for a half an hour - find a firend with one and give it 8 to 10 hours at least before making your final assesment because you may find a longing for that Wii Mote once it's gone.