Nintendo Wii

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Anyone else got one of these or played one? We got one for my son for Xmas and we;ve been having great fun with it!

[GODDESS6]

we recently got my son xbox 260, the wii, looks so super cool, the commercials here make it look like the best time, glad your kids & you like it!!!~ i would love to try one!!!~

[DavidMn]

I've never been a gamer, and since I dont have kids, its hard for me to understand all the hype around these goodies. But I'm sure there's more than enough enthusiasts to go around.

[ryan8472]

It basically looks like the coolest system evarrrr. But I dont play video games enough to want one. So if someone I know has it, that will certainly do.

[skcin]

Careful you don't smash your TV screen. I got this from a gaming website:

Stand three feet away and dry your hands" says Nintendo
Monday 18-Dec-2006 2:32 PM Nintendo issues safety guidelines for the idiots that keep smashing things up with the Wii Remote

11 Comments After all that malarkey last week about Wii Remotes flying from people's hands into TVs, lampshades and eyes, Nintendo has released yet another document on "proper Wii Remote usage", along with starting their wrist strap replacement service today.

The first guidelines have been said about a thousand times before, not to mention put into game loading screens and manuals:


Always wear the wrist strap while playing.

Keep a firm grip on the Wii Remote at all times.

Make sure people and objects are out of the range of movement before play begins.

How does that make those of you who have thrown the Remote across the room feel? Stupid? Small? We hope so. The document goes even further, just to cover all forms of ham-fisted calamities:


Players should keep at least three feet from their televisions and should dry their hands if they become moist.

Remember that the Wii Remote is responsive enough to detect minor movements - so excessive and forceful actions are not necessary.

The motions made are similar to real-life sports games, but the force is not.


Dry your hands? If you're one of those who are so sweaty you can't keep a hold on a Remote, and need a towel to dry your sweaty palms, send us pictures so we can laugh.

With pictures of smashed TVs and black eyes making front-page headlines for all the wrong reasons, Nintendo has to be seen to be doing something to fix the problem.

And we want to give Nintendo a helping hand so, to finish off, we'd like to add a few Safe Wii Usage pointers of our own:


Don't be an over-excitable clown.

If you've got clumsy, fat butter fingers try attaching the Remote to your hand with Sellotape.

If you do smash something, don't take pictures of it and send it to newspapers.

Don't hit your gran in the face. It could be fatal. Though if you do, send us pictures so we can laugh.

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

We were making fun of that during Christmas...all the people who can't seem to keep a hold of their video game controls....or stand too close to people and end up punching them....it's amusing.

My family is behind the times, they got a lowly PS2....the PS3's $600+ price tag was just too much......

The Wii looks odd to me - those controllers actually do not look at all appealing...they look like they'd be really frustrating...I like a good old hand-held (with one hand) video game controller....I don't do well with change.

[skcin]

^ Ummm...I stopped playing at Sega Genesis. Actually, Atari 2600 & Nintendo were my faves. Mark has the PS2, he's already plotting how & when he can get the P3. And I'm plotting on how to prevent him from getting it.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

^^

We were making fun of that during Christmas...all the people who can't seem to keep a hold of their video game controls....or stand too close to people and end up punching them....it's amusing.

My family is behind the times, they got a lowly PS2....the PS3's $600+ price tag was just too much......

The Wii looks odd to me - those controllers actually do not look at all appealing...they look like they'd be really frustrating...I like a good old hand-held (with one hand) video game controller....I don't do well with change.

The controller is actually dead easy to use. Most of the time you just use the one with your right hand (or left hand if you're left handed), It;s brilliant to play tennis and bowling. I'm actually good at them on this where as I suck at them in real life..lol

Oh and we've had a few controller incidents were someone has got whacked when standing too close..

[face of glass]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

^^

We were making fun of that during Christmas...all the people who can't seem to keep a hold of their video game controls....or stand too close to people and end up punching them....it's amusing.

You guys haven't been at Wii Have A Problem yet? Funny stuff over there.

I might consider actually getting one for nostalgia - all those Nintendo 8 bit and 16 bit games. But then there's always PC emulators, and safer old-fashioned game controllers.