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- 8 February, 2007 -
- Me, Technology -
- Tags : Design, Me, Technology
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This past weekend we found a Nintendo Wii. I’ve been looking for one since Christmas. Looking is probably overstating it, but whenever I was at the local Wal-Mart or electronic stores, I’ve check out their videogame section to see if they have a Wii in stock. On Sunday afternoon, I found a Wii at Wal-Mart and after a quick phone call to my wife Jennifer I was getting a Wii for my birthday (in March).
The Wii was incredibly easy to set-up and before you know it I had the wifi connection running and we all had our own Mii on our Wii. The only misstep I found in the set-up is that when I turned on the wifi connection the Wii asked if I wanted to download updates. I acquiesced and then it set off downloading and installing updates which took at least an hour. I don’t know if this is normal or if my DSL connection was running slow or if Nintendo’s servers were slowing it down, but eventually I just let it run and left to go to a friends to watch the Superbowl.
After the Superbowl, I had a chance to play a few games and then on Monday morning my kids got a hold of it. Here’s a few observations on the Wii.
- It’s incredibly easy to set-up and use. My young daughter was using it and navigating through the menus with no help at all. She only had a little trouble getting the wireless remote to point at the right button.
- Using the wireless remote controls in most of the games (we’ve just played Wii Sports so far) is very intuitive. The most natural player of us all was again my 6-year-old daughter. She was the best in our family at boxing and golf.
- There are some safety issues with the wireless remote. My son failed to tighten the strap a couple of times and flung it out of hand against a wall as he was playing baseball and tennis.
- You can play the Wii standing up and get a work out or you can sit on your rear and play along by just swinging your arm. I always play better when I play standing up.
- There are endless opportunities for extra information, media and retail channels on the Wii. The AP news site and weather is very easy to navigate and has great graphics and photographs. The Wii commerce is good too, but there are so many opportunities to show and tell besides just these.
I still would like to post some video or pictures of E playing with the Wii, just so you can get an idea of the total-body workout that she puts into it. That is really why she is the best player.