Console reviews: The Nintendo Wii – Part 3
The Wii is revolutionary in its interaction level and entertainment value. Instead of allowing players to just sit down and manipulate a character, many Wii games require players to stand up and get moving.
The Wii Sports program (a disk that came with my Wii), is absolutely amazing. I worked up a sweat practicing tennis, golf, baseball, bowling, and (my personal favorite) boxing. Wii Sports also has a feature that allows you to test your strength, stamina, and balance, giving you an approximate age to match your skill level. The closer one is to 20, the better are one's balance, strength, and stamina
Nintendo has managed to sneak exercise into their video games, and I couldn't be happier. Rather than shelling out thousands of dollars for boring exercise equipment, I am able to work out with my Wii, get my heart rate up, and burn calories.
Even better than the workout from Wii Sports is the Mii Channel. Players get to design up to 100 unique little three-dimensional avatars. With the "mingle" function activated, the Miis on one's Wii can interact with other Miis on Wiis contained within one's Wii address book. The Miis can even mingle together to form a Mii Parade and march to the Mii Plaza. Also, the Miis are the avatars that are used in several games, such as Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Mario Party 8.
In addition to the Mii Channel, every Wii is equipped to connect to an Internet provider. Once connected to the Internet, the Wii can be used to surf the Internet, download games from the Nintendo Store, vote in polls, send messages, and even view the latest news and weather through the News and Weather Channels.
The Wii is user-friendly, fun, and costs less than the competing console game systems. In addition, the Wii can also read and play Gamecube games (in spite of GCN disks being smaller than Wii disks), which gives one even more value for one's money. I am delighted with my Wii, and I don't regret buying it!
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