Party in a box

posted by Kahoona7 at 08:49

Well, it's now been 3 weeks since the Wii arrived in our household, and last night marked a truly remarkable occasion, my wife asked me if we could have a go on the console....she asked me to play a video game!! I think her exact words were, 'I fancy trying to get my Wii age down on Wii sports'.
Now seeing that her previous best was 64 I can understand her plight and being a gentleman I replied 'no worries'.

What I love/hate about the Wii is that my wife can actually compete with me at bowling. In fact the very first night we tried out the console it took me three rounds to finally beat her, much to her delight and amusement.

Since then I have demonstrated it to various friends all who have been impressed with the innovative Wii remote, with ten pin bowling again being the firm favourite. Who ever decided to package Wii Sports with the console as a launch bundle was inspired; it's simple, fun and great for multiplayer. Where I believe the XBox360 and PS3 are superior consoles their demographic appeal is somewhat limited, the Wii however is aimed at...everyone!

I also purchased Wii Play with the console, these 8 pub games give an insight to how the Wii Remote can be used. Like Wii Sports I think this has limited single player appeal but is great for playing with friends and family. I think my initial excitement with the console has started to fade, not that I don't love it anymore but I find that I need to be playing with someone to get that full gaming experience. Next step is to purchase a game like Zelda which I am sure my wife will gladly let me play on my own.

By the way, her Wii age is now 48.