Oh yes. The Wii arrived yesterday, albeit late - ParcelForce is the worst possible delivery system on earth, and it astounds me to this day that they can stay in business, the bastards. Anyways, it got here at about 6:45 PM yesterday.
And its ability to drag-in non-gamers is truly amazing. Matt is now, and has been for the last hour or so, in the spare room with the Wii, playing vs. Pete, who came over last night. I played through Wii Play (s'ok, good fun, but nothing spectacular) and Wii Sports (Tennis is GOD), and played about an hour of Zelda.
Wii Play is a nice introduction, but really feels much too... disconnected. It's not that it's too easy; there's definitely skill in some of the higher levels, and the skill level ramps up quickly - it's just that it doesn't have the same kind of addictiveness as Wii Sports. Having said that, it was the first game I played, it might need another chance.
Wii Sports... Nintendo's best pack-in game, ever, IMO. Both Matt and Pete are glued to Wii Tennis this morning; I was glued to it last night for about an hour, and I'm -> <- that close to walking out the door and buying another controller so I can go join them. In five minutes, you'll be deciding that Nintendo wasn't wrong about changing the controller.
Zelda is Zelda. It's a great experience so far, and I like the new control scheme, mostly. Camera control rankles a little bit, but it's really very, very good.
I'm in for a fun weekend.
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Well, I am seriously considering getting a Wii myself. Just wondering if the size of my TV is appropriate for a fun gaming experience. Do you guys play on that small TV in the living room?
Merry Christmas!
- Thomas
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December 22, 2006 1:57 PM
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