Quest for eternal life.

posted by Kahoona7 at 08:46

As a 34 year old male the horror and embarrassment I experienced while being confronted with my very first Mii age on Wii Sports (age 42) was only alleviated when my friends 'attempt' resulted in a Mii age of 78.

My strongest event has always been bowling but of late this has become my Achilles heel. Now with regularity I return 99% of the balls in Tennis and hit 6 out of 10 home runs. But I have become increasing frustrated with my inept attempt at the bowling.

I decided last night to spend some time tinkering with my 'technique' and after three rounds I managed to post my highest ever score, 205, eureka!!!!

I don't really know why the game only allows one attempt a day at reducing your Mii age but I can not wait to try again tonight, and with an increasing optimism I am sure I can reach my quest and become 20 again.

-- Tuesday 23rd January, Mii Age 25.

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.