Last Saturday was the first time I played with this console and the first comment I have to say is that the right side of my body, from hip to shoulder is sore.

My friend and I played for hours (I'm not going to say how many hours because it's somehow embarrasing) The console came with the Wii sport package. We played every game (Tennis, Bowling, Baseball, Golf and Boxing).

My favorite games were Bowling and Golf. I love that your movements are transfered almost simultaneously and almost fairly to the game. It makes games hard, competitive, and fun! It's very hard to be solid and make good plays overtime and it's also very likely to fail.


We had a lot of fun and we can't wait to have all our friends playing together. I want to see how it is to play with 5 other guys after a good session of food, beer, and Black Label!

The Nintendo Wii is a great family gaming system. That does mean it may not be ideal for serious gamers (and other reviews on here tell me I'm probably right); however, do note that if you're into old-school Nintendo (my husband fits in this category), you can wirelessly download many of these games onto your Wii (for a small price, usually under $10).

If you're into playing with your family or with a bunch of friends, I think you'll love the Wii. Our family is into the highly interactive games, such as Wii Sports and Wii Play (and we'll be getting EA Sports Active soon), so the innovative design of this gaming system with the motion sensor remotes is great for us.

Technically speaking, we've never had trouble with the features. The remotes and nunchuks work well (the reviewer who speaks of having a lag between the remote and the screen might need to check batteries or the placement of the sensor bar; I've never had that trouble in almost three years of play in four separate homes with four different televisions and sensor bar placements). Even though we have horribly slow internet, we've never had a wireless session interrupted, for example, when a friend is visiting on Animal Crossing. Our only trouble is downloading large files (updates or games) which seems to take forever and sometimes needs to be started again, but with our internet, I have the same trouble on the laptop, so it's nothing to complain about.

The only complaint I can think of is, I sure wish this thing could play DVDs. But that's kind of random and not worth taking off a star for.

All in all, if you consider gaming "play," I think you'll like (and find your $ well invested, entertainment-wise), the Wii!

The reason why I bought my Nintendo WII was because of Punch-Out. The graphics of the WII games don't appear to be any better than the graphics of the GameCube games. The graphics of GameCube's Animal Crossing and the graphics of WII's Animal Crossing look the same.
The GameCube has fantastic graphics but when a new video game console comes out, it should have better graphics than the previous one.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the WII sucks. It is a good game system. One thing that makes it better is that it's not only a WII. It's a GameCube too. Every GameCube game will play in the WII. But the WII's controller and memory cards aren't compatible with GameCube games. You have to use the GameCube's controller and memory cards. I give the Nintendo WII a 4 star rating.

The Wii had potential but that died the second Nintendo decided to appeal to everyone rather than gamers.

Nintendo tries to replace a controller with a motion sensor remote. For most of the games,the Wii controls are either very bad or the sensor never keeps up with the movement.

For a new age system,the graphics haven't really improved much.This is hard to overlook when you could be playing games with amazing graphics on other consoles.

There are barely any good games.Most of them are very childish or are only good for parties.

The online is really crappy.Most games will lag up or lose connection.Another weird thing is that most games have no way to search for active games.You actually need to know the person you want to play against and add their friend code. i guess this is what you get with free internet.

The Wii is just not worth having unless you are into strictly Nintendo brand games...

this is the system of this generation that i have and i would honestly say it is not that good. mostly due to the fact that not many good games come out for it. it is mostly a fun thing with friends for like at a party or somthing

BEST GAME SYSTEM IN FOREVER!!!! I'm so addicted to Mario Kart!!!

What the Wii lacks in power or graphics, is more than made up for in it's smoothness and ease of use. Xbox games for example although graphically superior, are sometime choppy and awkward. The brilliance of the Wii is the universality of it, the family-friendliness, and like I said, it's easy to use and the game-play of the software is always smooth.

I've never been a video game player, until recently the sum total of my experience was playing Pong all night once in 1979 or 80.  But this is the system that my kids play on and I can attest that it is sophisitcated enough to hold their interest and dumbed down enough to enable an olf fart like myself to do something with them, like bowling, playing tennis or shooting pool.  It's not life changing or anything but I've had a little bit of fun on it.

I honestly don't care for the Nintendo Wii.  I tried it a couple of years ago at a shopping mall when it had just come out.  I knew I probably looked like an idiot but anyway maybe if I had one in my home then it would be a different story.  I do remember reading in the paper that the Wii is even popular among senior citizens......something the Nintendo Power Pad could ever accomplish.

there ok but they dont have alot of shooting games and to me the controller looks like its made for shootin games p.s. get resident evil 4 it rocks p.s.s. i want mario cart

i hav 1 its fun 2 play

the Wii is industry-changing and highly engaging for a wide audience. Its popularity should lead Nintendo onto even greater things in the future, which is pretty exciting.

It's perfect for me because it's highly intuitive (obviously depending upon the game). I'm not a big fan of investing a lot of effort into learning how to play video games, honestly. The Wii is great for parties, too. I haven't really met anyone who didn't enjoy it at least a little bit :) even people who were originally the harshest critics. Genius!

*fangasm*
Wish it had some more games though.

Own it! It rules!

Bof.

The greatest system yet!

Attention Golfers, this in not a stock holder in Tiger Woods 2008, but wish I was.  This game is a lot of fun.  I've just played the Tiger Cup Challenge and made it up to play Tiger Woods.  We had a pretty intense match that went into a tie breaker.  After two holes of tying, the wind got a hold of my 2 second shot and took it off the cliff.  Needless to say, I'll play a rematch soon.  The Fed-Ex Cup and PGA Tour are also very cool.  As you play, you earn prize money (for the game only, no real money...so don't get too excited).  You can purchase clothing, clubs, etc.  The better you get, the more sponsors will want to sign you up as well.  I almost failed to mention that you can customize your player (avatar).  Just too much fun to mention.  It may take some getting used to, but after playing Wii Golf and realizing that you cannot realistically swing the club, this game gives you the ability to really swing amongst other cool features.  Get the Nerf accessory with the golf club and you'll really love it.

Not only is it the least expensive and easiest to use, but it has games which can rival the other two systems in sheer fun factor, and surpass them in my opinion. Smash Bros. Brawl is enough of a reason if you're a Nintendo fan. But if you absolutely need hardcore graphics and lots of guns, obviously this is not the system for you. If you want games to just be fun and not consume your life, then this is a good choice. It also has free online multiplayer and virtual console which are huge advantages to me since I'm not the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Time to get off the couch and do some exercise.

I really like the Wii in the few hours I've had to play with one.

It's OK, but it seems like more of a novelty item than a console designed for really good games. I'll admit that the Wii sports games can be pretty fun in a party situation though.

The Nintendo Wii is AWESOME! Everyone that comes over loves to play it. Definitely the game system to get if you want both guys & gals to interact! Everyone has fun. If you wanna impress hard core gamers, X-Box or PS3. If you wanna watch movies, get a PS3. If you want a game system that is great for parties & having guests over, get a Wii.

a cool idea, and a cool system for the most part.  yeah, with today's technology you would expect to be able to have the movement-detecting controller AND good graphics, but it doesn't seem as though that was even close to being a concern.  The sports games are fun, as they are simple enough for me to play with my little cousin, or to even play with my parents (who haven't played anything since the original mario bros). but i'm interested to see what some more mature games would be like.

starting with the gamcube everything made by nintendo is so stupid

If they do lightsaber combat like they are discussing, count me in...

It's a workout.  Boxing is especially fun, and after a few rounds I had worked up a sweat.  The thing is smart enough to detect uppercuts vs. body blows, and the vibrating controller adds a really cool element.  I also played golf which was cool as well, thought not as much fun as boxing.  In order to play head to head boxing with your friend, you have to buy an extra controller.

its alright i guess its not the best but its not the worst......but it seems everywhere you go they are soldout of them

Having played the three next-gen systems, it's obvious I made the right choice in buying the Wii. People seem to complain about graphics a lot. I haven't noticed the Wii's graphics being necessarily bad, it's just not the focus. If the point of video games was to look pretty, there wouldn't be interactivity. Pong is comprised of two bars and a square, and it's more fun than some of the 360 and PS3 games I've played. Seriously.

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All three systems pwn the pwnness. Haters=fanboys

While I love Nintendo and their games, the Wii isn't my cup of tea. The controller is pretty akward for me, and the games on it aren't that great, my favorite is Rayman Rabbids which it itself isn't that great of a game. Zelda is better off played on the GC, the only game so far that's really been good and needed the Wii controls is Metroid Prime 3.

  Lmao @ some of the people underrating this. It may not be as super revolutionary as some of us had hoped for, but it's still a unique console in its own right, that offers a new way to play. Plus, the features, like Miis, the voting channel, etc., are nice, too.

And I'll agree that the Wii doesn't currently have a super large selection of great games going for it, but look what we've got to look forward to. Metroid Prime 3, Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Galaxy, and...some others I'm probably forgetting.

Awesome console.

Their are still a lack of GREAT games available.  The gameplay for several games  is just not as good as using a traditional controller.  Still a fun, affordable system,  thats more geared towards multiple player, or non-gamer type players.   The virtual console is a HUGE plus, and  brings up some good clssics from the past.

I tried it a couple of times, and once you get past the less then stellar graphics, and the amount of time it takes to get used to the controller, it's actually not bad.

It's more affordable to buy as a system, and plus there is the virtual consol.

The Wii is a great system. The games are a lot of fun to play thanks to the wiimote and the nunchuck. Another great feature on the Wii is the virtual console where you can download classic games such as Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country. I only gave it a 4 because of the pain it is to actually find one in stock (I had to order mine online).

Very fun game system and can be enjoyed by younger kids. Yes it's hard to get but I think only an idiot would give it a low rating because it's hard to get. All the games I bought thus far have been great and the joysticks work awesome.

A lot of the games just plain suck - there is no way around it, horrible games!!!  Some of the games on the other hand have been very awesome, innovative and fun with the new wii motion detection bla bla.  It is a very fine line here and totally dependent on the games.  The system is mad cheap so if you arent completely in love with the system you cant really feel ripped off - also it comes with wiiSports which is very fun and a very social game (i bust it out at parties and everyone loves it).  You have to accept that the graphics suck...Farcry (the game) has the WORST graphics, its laughable!!!  On the otherhand, Redsteel (another game) had much better graphics and was very fun and very challenging!  If they make the system more available and spend more time developing the games i would have no problem giving the wii 4 stars.

as for the game system itself. I can only guess that it is fun. I do not pay much attention to game units myself. what i am fed up with is the "games" the nintendo makers are playing with the public. make it in short supply and do not send out enough. this way they have the public fighting over getting one. Oh this is real fun! our daughter wanted one for months and after doing tons of research and getting advice she found she could get on at Circuit City if she showed up two hours before they opened and get a voucher, well she got one and came back early and waited in line again with her voucher for her Wii. well one hand did not know what the other was doing so some women started just selling Wii to people standing in a new line without asking if they had a voucher. so three people got lucky without coming early and getting a voucher. my husband stopped the original guy who handed out vouchers and told him what this woman was doing. he stopped her and told her to only had out Wiis to those who had vouchers. she burst into tears and claimed it was not her fault. thank goodness my daughter had come early again and  managed to get her Wii but there was going to be three very pis**** off customers with vouchers who would learn they came very early for nothing. Three months later our son graduates from high school has his open house yesterday gets a good chunk of money. What does he want? one of those damn Wiis.of his own.{ his sister only lets him play on occasion etc. so we start with the phone calls which we usually get from most stores such as Circuit City, best buy, Sears, Target etc "sorry we do not have them . no we do NOT know when we will get them" but at about 8 last night we call Toys r us and a women in the section says yes we have two in stock! the fools we are jump in the car and drive the 20 mintues to Toys r us . only to get there as some woman is buying the last Wii unit. now our son is disappointed and we are ticked at a wasted trip. I asked the clerk that we just called 20 minutes ago and a woman said there were 2 units.  the women buying this one just smirked and said too bad guess it is just the luck of the draw. come on to her kids she said rubbing it in lets go have fun with our new Wii. { bitch hope it malfunctions} argh argh argh.! I swear the Nintendo makers did this on purpose to keep people running for this damn machine. Has anyone else out there had their problems trying to get one of these *&^%^ machines.?my son decided to order a package online and although there will be a wait at least we do not have to place this game of race to the store to practically fight for one{ i refuse to do that} so I am giving the Wii for making life hell for the public. i for one do not believe they are not making these fast enough. this is a game they are playing and we are the victims.!!  by the way our kids bought these with their own money{well at least when and if our son ever gets his}.

Nintendo Wii is a fun system, I like the fact that you can download games from other consoles to this system.  I have not had much time to try a lot of games but I have only found a couple of games that are a lot of fun on the wii like Rayman raving rabbids.

(I'm giving this a '4' for now, as I've only played it at a friend's house and I don't have my own yet).

Loads of fun, definately a group gaming console. I think the reason why so many people don't like the Wii is because they're expecting something completely different. It's a game console at its simplest. They didn't want the damn thing to cost $500-$600 to be a mediocre gaming console/DVD&CD player/all-in-one entertainment center. It's supposed to be a cost-effective gaming console, and that's it. No over-the-top graphics to hide a crappy storyline. It's just there so you can play with it.

And, yes, this isn't for someone who is too lazy to get off their butt. If your goal is to lay down all day and be able to stuff Cheetos down your throat while playing a video game at the same time, don't even bother with the Wii. But, if muscular atrophy is not one of your goals, then the Wii might be interesting for you.

As far as people complaining about the Wii controllers being destructive . . . the controller is in your hand. If you are unable to control your grip on things, or get overly excited, maybe the problem isn't with the controller. If you were swinging a rock around in your hands, and you launch it, are you seriously going to blame the rock? Or your lack of self-control?  On the wiihaveaproblem site that a previous reviewer had mentioned . . . the stories are all about how people lost control themselves.  My favorite is the one where some guy whacked his roommate's cat with the controller because he forgot that he had it in his hands.  Well, thank god he didn't have a chainsaw in his hands, or Fluffy'd be really screwed.  

It's April at the time of writing, several months after the US launch of the Wii, and the stores can't keep these things on the shelves. No one's returning them. As opposed to the PS3, which the stores seem to have multitudes of (At first, I was rooting for the PS3, but after hearing about its issues, and the price involved with it, I'll pass for now).

The only thing I would note as a "negative" in this is that, if you're going to go all out with simulating stuff like bowling with friends and all, why not just go out and do it in real life? Unless it just costs too much to go out. Overall, I think the Wii is a cute little fad, and it would be interesting to see how far it goes.

The nintendo wii seems kinda kiddy and dangerous too. Check out this site:http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/latestdamage.ph p

I LOLed at some of these pics cause that could have been me. I'd feel like a fool if I paid $50 dubs for a wii game and I ended up knockin' myself senseless with my own game system LOL!!

Another reason I dont want a wii is the controller. I play video games cause I dont feel like movin'. Controllers are a ergonomic tool, so why should I pretend like im throwin' a football or shootin' a basketball when other systems make it easier to do the same things with better graphics??

Utter hype... This console is a complete gimmick, which just happened to catch on in the mainstream. It's fun for about five minutes before the novelty wears off. It offers no quality gaming experience whatsoever. It's not even in the same league as the XBox 360 or the PS3.

I tried my brothers system and couldn't beleive how awefull the graphics were. The control is a neat short term idea that looks like a Super Nintendo left over without wires. Too bad it still can't play DVD's. I guess if you are into Mario and odd graphics, this game is for you but never for me.

Nintendo's Wii is just plain fun. The system itself is only marginally better then they original Xbox in terms of power. However, Nintendo has blatantly taken an alternate approach when compared to the competition. Wii Sports that comes with the system is so cute and fun its ridiculous. The new controller system is a wonderful touch, however this early in the systems life it has yet to provide real innovation. Currently, the remote offers only a variation on gameplay of existing games...though this should change as the Wii matures. Wii's online market is a wonderful addition to which many many gamers shall and have rejoiced. Having only played the Wii and not being an owner, my only complaint's are the Classic Controller and Nintendo's borrowing of Sony's "bankruptcy from accessories." In my opinion the classic controller is a horrible example of leftovers. Though some people may not be bothered by its blandness, it seems to me that all the innovation was used up before realizing they didn't have a regular controller for the Wii. I dislike this controller 100%. As for the accessories thing, I couldn't believe my ears when I joined my friend to a trip to Best Buy to purchase two more Wii remotes. Even using his value card, the total on just 2 remotes was $96. In case you didn't know...this is for the remotes only. If you want the "nunchuk" or a classic controller, you have to buy them seperately. Too much money on too many extra's to optimize your systems use. Overall...I give it 4 stars. It's a good step in the right direction for a company that was floundering lately.

The Nintendo Wii is truly a revolution in video gaming and a spectacular video gaming system. The graphics are a bump up from the GameCube, and look great, especially with the games that support 16:9 widescreen. The controller is amazingly revolutionary. Wireless and motion-sensing, it really pulls you into the game. This is most obvious in the incredible (and free!) pack-in title Wii Sports. Being able to move the remote like a bowling ball or swing it like a bat is just too much fun. They can't say these video games are bad for you! The Nintendo charm remains, and so does the Nintendo difference. For $249, you get a system that plays GameCube and Wii games, has a revolutionary control method, and a free game. Compare that to the outrageous and simply stupifying $599 for the Playstation 3! Even more, the Nintendo Wii has other features. The "Forecast Channel" brings you forecasts for cities all across the nations. The "Internet Channel" allows you to surf the internet for free in wonderful widescreen on your TV! And, the awesome Virtual Console allows you to download classic NES, Super Nintendo, Genesis, TurboGrafx16, and Nintendo 64 titles at 50 to 90 percent of their original MSRP! Some of the great downloadable titles include Super Mario Bros, Ice Hockey, Super Mario 64 and many more! The game library for the Wii is small now, but 2007 promises to be quite spectacular with Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Mario Party 8, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Super Mario Galaxy, Big Brain Academy, Sudoku, Cooking Mama: Cook Out, and Pokemon Battle Revolution! Wii Would like to Play! ^_^

The Wii suffers the same as the DS, in how the "innovation" ruins most of it's games. There are some games that are and will benefit from the innovative controlls, but it's overall garbage. The main selling point is the old games that you can download and play. The PlayStation has more games than all the Nintendo platforms have had combined, but it will be a while until the PS3 can play PS games. When playing the Wii, many people just think about the horrible graphics compared to the Xbox 360 and PS3. The Wiimote and Nunchuck don't make up for the reduced "indepthness" the PS3 and 360 can give you. Just look at Assassin's Creed, that can't be done on a Wii (the AI wouldn't be anywhere near as advanced on the Wii. This console is a humongous letdown, just like the DS. It will sell really well, like the DS, but that's just because of Mario, Zelda, and Metroid.

Something completely new and different. This little box has the potential to change video games forever. Admitedly, it has a weaker graphic capabilities than its competitors, but more than makes up for it in its features and innovation. Even those people who rate it low, probably are interested in at least trying it out. I happen to actually own a Wii, and it is amazingly cool. I think the most amazing thing about the system its uncanny ability to draw people who would never touch a video game into the fold. My mother bought her own Wii just so she could play golf and bowling with her husband. There is literally something for EVERYONE here. Even the FPS megafan boys will come running to the Wii camp once the developers work out the kinks; and from the sounds of it, is already underway. If you like fun, you will like the Wii.

Nintendo's next generation home gaming platform (the one that will compete with the PlayStation 3) is not available outside of Japan yet. The Wii is a cheap, low-grade piece of crap that Nintendo produced to get SOME profit from Christmas 2006. Believe me, far more effort has gone into the marketing campaign for this rip-off than was ever spent on hardware/software development. Moreover, interactive hardware for home gaming systems has never sold well. This is due to the fact that the interfaces are notoriously twitchy, the hardware is cheaply produced and only a limited amount of compatible software is ever produced (remember the ill-fated Nintendo Power Glove for the NES?) As much as people are selling PlayStation 3's for three or four times than the store price on eBay, come February people will be selling their Wii's for three to four times LESS than what they paid for them.

What a piece of crap it can't play cd's or dvd's it has no hidef capabilites

Although the Wii has just came out and has its share of problems (as do all systems) I think it is the best of the next gen consoles. It just came out and I have already spent countless hours playing. I like it a lot!!!