anyone got a wii ?
 

the daughter has asked for one for Christmas so might get it now before the rush, are they any good? do they play as well as Nintendo say they do?

thanks
daz.

Re: anyone got a wii ?
 

We managed to get one as soon as they came out Daz. The game play isn’t up to serious game addicts requirements but the games are so addictive and everyone can play them. My youngest is 8 and he plays my parents who are in their 60’s. I don’t know who has more fun, them playing or us watching to be honest though.

We play the old gamecube games on it and I’ve downloaded some through the internet as well. It interacts with the kids gameboys and will go through a wireless internet connection giving a news channel and weather which I find easier to use the either text or internet.

I’d buy another one no problem. In fact I wouldn’t wait till Christmas.

Oh and don’t rush to replace your bike, I walked into my local dealer in Feb and walked out with a new 650 sport for a touch under £4000.

Cheers,

Alan.

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cheers alan thanks for that. your bike sounds a bargain:)

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I've got one a while back. Wiisports is one of the most addictive games ever. If you do get a wii do get a second Wiimote (controller). The wii is definitely best played with friends, 4 player tennis in wiisports is absolute mayhem.

And for £180 for the console including WiiSports + £30 for the extra controller it is an absolute bargain, if you are into games that is.

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£180 where from?

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Basically what Alan B said.

If you're a hardened gamer, the current crop of games will disappoint you. That said, it looks like it'll be remedied in the next 6 months with Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles (although a different sort of game Resident Evil 4 is the best "proper" game currently on the Wii, by a long way), Soul Calibur, Star Wars, Mario Kart and interestingly, Nitrobikes. This is a little-discussed title, but promises to be a blinder; it's made by the people who did the rather fun excitetruck and is a sequel of sorts to the best off-road biking game (half way between arcade and simulation, but still very good) ever, Excitebike 64.

Believe the hype about everyone from 6 year old kids through to 90 year old women playing it. On more than one occassion we have had 3 generations all playing together at the same time on it. In this respect, it really is everything Nintendo promised.

Top 3 'normal' games? Resident Evil 4, Warioware, Excitetruck
Top 3 party/family games? Warioware (I know it's in the list above too!), Wii Sports, Rayman Raving Rabbids.

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whats the best prices then and where from?

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Don't know where we got ours from but the wii is brilliant.

It's more family centred than other consoles out there - it's not for the hardened gamers that sit alone in a darkened room playing Quake 3-d all night.

It's a bit more social! Loads of fun.

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£180 is RRP but you're best off getting a package deal with the games you're going to buy anyway.
+1 on the extra remote but get it free with Wii Play

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I think everyone is still selling the console for £180, I don't believe you will get it much cheaper than that. So it is just a case of finding any bundles you may want. I bought mine from Gameplay , but there are loads of other places and the consoles should be the same price on the high street. Games however are usually cheaper online, or sometimes Tescos. I try to avoid Game, you can usually get a cheaper deal elsewhere. One tip though is that if you want to by a second controller just buy WiiPlay, it includes a second controller, effectively a new game for £3.