Nintendo WII

[CEValkyrie]

Anyone have a WII?

[CEValkyrie]

My wife purchased a WIi for my Birthday/Christmas gift. I have not owned a game console since the Sega Genesis (Sonic) days of high school.

So far i've been pretty pleased.

System Positves.
Easy to hook up and transport.
Very small.
Wireless remotes and many options on remotes/accessories. (See negatives too).
Balance Board. (SWEET)
WIFI connection (Online gaming) Hook up with friends.
Many channels such as weather and news with WIFI.
Shop Channel. Purchased old school Techmo Bowl for $5 Carrie Purchased Tetris which can also be played with the Balance Board for $12.
Lots of movement games.
Interactive


System Negatives.
Added costs of accessories/remotes.
Graphics are not as good as other systems i've seen at the stores.
Game selection limited.



Games I own.

Mario Kart is awesome. Online racing is awesome. The wheel is a good concept but i'm starting to race more consistent with the nunchuck.

Call of Duty World at War. Awesome game. Kill/Kill/Kill

WII Sports. Came with system. Bowling/Tennis pretty cool. Not a fan of the rest of the games.

WII Play. Purchased to get the 2nd controller. This game sux!

WII Fit. This is a pretty cool game/fitness. You are not going to get daily Cardio needed but the Yoga, Balance, and Muscular are a solid workout.

Shaun White Snowboarding. Using the balance board this game is pretty cool. Without it i'd find this game to be very boring.

Games that i've played.
We Ski is absolutely terrible. The makers of this game should be shot!

NBA Live 09. I absolutely hate NBA basketball these days but this game was fun to play.

Guitar Hero World Tour-Liked the music and this game a lot. Online play option. This is a fun game but wow the Tour Box is expensive at $189.

Tiger 08 & 09. Both very solid and fun to play. I plan to buy 09.

Game Party 2-- TERRIBLE

Scarface-Did not get a chance to play this long enough to give it a good or bad review.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympics--Game was ok. Quite a few events and lots of action with the controls. Would get boring playing for a long time. Possible renter definitely not a buyer.



Games i'd like some opinions on.
Brothers in Arms Double Time
RockBand over Guitar Hero. Im really interested in the AC/DC Version.
Skate It
Tomb Raider UnderWorld
James Bond
We Love Golf--How is the online play?
Top Spin 3
Any of the bowling games any good?

[duain]

i own godfather blackhand edition: real fun especially how u can just point the controller and spray bullets across the whole screen. different than the regular godfather and the dons edition. more missions and more hand to hand moves than the regular edition.

i also have scarface: theres not as good graphics as the other systems, but much funner. point and shoot, no 2 button aiming/shooting.

manhunt 2: this is a game i thought wouldnt be realesed by nintendo, but they were the only ones that didnt blacklist it at 1st for its gruesome ways of executing people. i mean cuttin someones face in half with a skill saw or sufficateing someone in a walmart bag wow. this is a great game if u like to take the city back from brutal gangs by finding ways to execute people. theres nothin like it.

mariokart: one of the funnest games out there. my friends from sterling and i played this till 1am each night of the weekend of the illinois open 2008. addicting, but fun. the only game my wife plays.

[whitechocolate]

i have skate it.  it's a decent game but being not a big video game player as well, i trader my xbox for a computer when my hard drive crashed because it just collected dust, i am struggling with it.  i can do tricks but my steering is terrible and i used to skate.  however, i just got the wii fit board for christmas so i am still getting used to it.  the game itself is the standard skateboarding game, play one player to develop and become a pro skater.  it breaks the the wii fit board into six sections for hitting tricks and manuals.  it also gives you the option to play with the controller and nunchuk as well as just a controller.  so if i give up on the board i can play sitting on my couch.  the multiplayer is cool for competing too. there is things such as best score and best tricks competitions and the wii fit board recalibrate for each person so if one skate goofy foot and another skates normal it no problem.

i've only put a hour into it so far though.   we have been addicted to rayman raving rabbids tv party which is addictive, funny, cheesy, and honestly dorky but we love it and i get to play viedo games with the misses so i can't complain.  i also have star wars unleashed from the library which is pretty cool and has to go back on the 11th so i have been putting whatever little free time at home into that as well before it goes back. 

[pickax]

I got Boom Blox for Christmas. The basic concept is that you are either knocking down jenga-ish towers with as few baseballs as possible or pulling out blocks surgically with what is essentially one of those sticky hands. The single player sequence is essentially lots of puzzles, coupled with some steady hand/eye coordination. The multiple player options are a lot of fun with a couple of different ways to play against each other. You can probably find videos on youtube to get a better idea of what this poorly written review is describing. I've definitely been enjoying it.

[WkeBrd3]

Raving Rabbids TV Party. That game is a trip. It has provided me hours of entertainment already.

My console number is:
6828 0449 6769 7407

Let me know when you want to race!

[Jon Brakel]

In general I like Rock Band over Guitar Hero as a game. From general songs I think you'd like Rock Band better, Brett. I can't speak to the Wii version specifically but generally GH has better hardware and RB has the better game and songs. On the PS3 I wish I could play RB2 with the GHWT drums. If I had more money I'd own a Wii just for the Mario Cart game.

[Grayson Dewey]

yeah for christmas i got beach sports for the wii which has disc golf on it! for some reason it is on the beach so you cant get anyskips the disc just diggs right in. you also can't like throw anhyzers or anythng like that. but what do you expect its a video game haha

[Dan Michler]

I just talked to a guy who is renting James Bond.  He said its pretty good and the 1 player mode is pretty challenging.

[CEValkyrie]

My Mario Kart # is 1161-3518-4972
Current Rating: 6685

[duain]

one of the 1st games for the wii was super monkey balls, which has a bunch of games on it and one of them is disc golf. i havnt personally played it but ive seen it played looked fun.


and once u beat all of the 50cc, 100cc, 150cc on mario kart u unlock the special cc in which all the tracks are reversed.

[CEValkyrie]

I saw Big Beach Sports has disc golf but have not played it.

I have gold in every cup (50cc, 100cc, 150cc, & mirror).I have opened up most vehicles and characters. When I played last night a character and vehicle opened from online racing. I think I need to spend some time at the time trials to open a character.

[CEValkyrie]

My Mario Kart # is 1161-3518-4972
Current Rating: Just over 8700

I find online Mario Kart very similar to disc golf. Once I added the 2 star to my profile and when I got up over 8000 very few people will continue to race after 1 race. It's hard to get into the 10-12 player games. They just drop like flies. It's very similar to the pro division. 

My quest has been to get rated over 9000. When your rating goes up and if you finish outside of 1-3 depending on the # of players it drops drastically. For example I was racing last night and finished 5th of 12 and lost 147 points. It figures one of the few 12 player games I was able to get in. I've also had a few games where my internet connection has failed. What a pisser that is. 200 point kabosh! 

[CEValkyrie]

I have a Brand New In Box Wii Fit if anyone is interested in purchasing. $100. They are going around $110 to $120 on Ebay.

[SERG]

I think I sent you a PM; if not, let me know if it's still available. I'm interested.

[stpitner]

I have a Brand New In Box Wii Fit if anyone is interested in purchasing. $100. They are going around $110 to $120 on Ebay.

see attached

[DiscGolfSchodt]

The Disc Golf game on Tiger 10 looks pretty good.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/24451

[thedraphter]

That disc golf game looks really good.  I NEEEEED a Wii.

[discpro99]

I told myself I would never buy a WII but just might have to get one now. Looks like a really cool game and should be great exposure to our great sport.

[Mike Clark]

The Disc Golf game on Tiger 10 looks pretty good.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/24451

This looks really awesome. Its too bad they put the baskets on the greens. maybe that will change. Just read this article about it, http://www.ea.com/news/tiger-woods-10-wii-tournament-mode. You will need an addon for your remote called the Wii MotionPlus, http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/eMMuRj_N6vntHPDycCJAKWhEO9zBvyPH, to play this game. I did find this bundle at GameStop, http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=230592&WT.mc_id=tw20. I will be preordering mine this afternoon.