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Community Newsletter: Q&A: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question.
- 12/14/07 4:30 PM
Your brother in law is not well informed
by Maza K - 12/16/07 3:58 PM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
No offence but your relative sounds like he doesn't know much about the Wii or has not played any of the games (be wary of the friend's advise they don't always know best. Thanks to my elder brothers I have grown up around a lot of game consoles over the years starting from the Atari and ending at the Wii and playstation 3 and I can assure you the Wii does have a good range of games for all ages so Im sure there is nothing to worry about him 'growing out of it.'I even managed to get my parents, who hate these games, to play it so you will probably be joining in and trying to beat your son in a game of tennis (so get an extra controller)
Also I personally find the Wii rather easy to use (In spite of my brothers Im not much of a tech head so this is important) and you can play all the older games by downloading them onto the Wii and using and using the classic controller.
Finally you promised him a Wii didnt you? Imagine if you as a child wanted a barbie doll and come Christmas time your parents got you some cheap knock-off or a different doll woud you have been happy?
I know the above is a bad analogy but you get my point. Get him a Wii he worked for it.
to get a nintendo wii or not
by bigboy6148 - 12/16/07 5:18 PM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
the wii is a good choice if he wishes to play with more than one person or with the family. he would have a virtual console in which he could play other games from before the next generation systems. also that he could possibly do gamecube games also. but the graphics hardware in the Wii isn't that great. it's more of the gameplay that each game gets.
i wouldn't look at the xbox 360 yet. still bits and pieces of hardware failures. again there are top games there also, but he would get some time before he would have to return or exchange. plus xbox live wouldn't allow for free gameplay on the games.
the playstation 3 is one of the better consoles. the games are worth the shot. a hd television would be good though the system can support even the standard definition television. gameplay with this system is automatically free.
prices are sorta high for the xbox 360 and playstation 3 even though there has been some price drops. if he has a good interest in the old mario games then the wii is something for consideration. good luck. hope it works out.
To shoot or not to shoot
by fkovalick - 12/16/07 6:44 PM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
All three systems have their technological pluses and minuses. Sony and Microsoft cost a whole lot more. Nintendo may not have the best graphics or the farthest reaching online experience, but for the money, the picture is still pretty and the gameplay is excellent. The biggest difference, and why my family owns a Wii, is the content available. Your 12 year old can go the arcade or his friends house to kill digital humans all he wants. My 12 year old, along with my 8 and 6 year olds love the Wii. I was talked into buying a PS2 last year and even though I've bought a couple shooters, used btw, they get almost no play. Favorite titles at our house, and I limit very little, and they rarely ask for anything I have objections to, are still Wii Sports, Wii Play, Need for Speed-Carbon, Super Paper Mario, the Mario Party series, and Super Monkey Ball-Banana Blitz. These are all Wii, compared to only StarWars (now on Wii), Okami (excellent but they killed the game studio), and the very old Dark Alliance games that they like to play on PS2. Bottom line, leave the violence for when he's a little older, plus you did promise him a Wii.
PS - Not against guns and violence, just prefer to keep them for shooting sports and home protection, not my younger children 
time will say
by carlosgalo - 12/16/07 7:52 PM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I think if i start to say the features of the 3 i'll never finish, he want a Wii, he get good grades(by the way that is very cool) also wii is not for childs i play Wii with all my family and i have 15 years old a Wii is more cheaper and the best features are free and if someone say he is to old for a Wii tell him people with 60 years old play it and don't worry when he need something more "mature" there will be better gaming machines.
Also in gaming machines u can always trust in nintendo i have a super nintendo and still working with like 12 years and a nintendo with more than 20 years so a Wii is....no words i think everyone understand
GOOD LUCK !!!
P.S. sorry if my english is poor but i don't write a lot i serius forums like this one(i always go to online game forums and there isn't anyone who write nice.....)
Do it
by DHphantom - 12/16/07 10:00 PM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Buy the Wii. In a year he will out grow it and you get the next best thing...
The Wii will be fun, kids are not dumb, they ask for what they want.
The question is rather one of good versus bad grammar!
by techytacky - 12/17/07 12:53 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Dear Rhonda,
When using the verb 'to beg' (someone for something), the "someone" in question is the direct object and must therefore not appear in the nominative case, but rather in the objective case (I believe it is called this - my English has gotten a bit rusty for lack of use, but that the direct-object pronoun must not appear in the nominative case is absolutely imperative!). "To beg" is in any case transitive, just as is "to hit", "to curse", etc., and therefore requires a direct object. "My husband and I have been plagued by our son recently for a new Nintendo" (passive voice, with "husband" and "I" as the twin subjects) is perfectly okay, but it is decidedly NOT okay to say "our son has plagued my husband and I... ". You should have said " ...my husband and me".
The rest I leave to the Nintendo freaks...
Yours,
grammaticus (techytacky)
The accusative case!
by techytacky - 12/19/07 2:13 PM In reply to: The question is rather one of good versus bad grammar! by techytackyThe direct object, which is what Rhonda employed (the child plagued us, not we, about the purchase of a Wii), requires the accusative case (I suggested in the above that it was possibly the objective case - no such case exists, I'm (now) sure!). Do intellectuals - or even persons of average IQ - give their kids names like Rambo, Rhonda, and the like?
Yours,
Average IQ (techytacky)
Choose Nintendo WII
by Eigajapan - 12/17/07 4:16 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Absolutely; choose "Nintendo WII" because can play game with exercise so not play game with getting fat.
To Wii or not to Wii
by sagrant - 12/17/07 4:56 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I purchased the Wii last January and have not ever regretted my purchase. It was originally purchased for my 6 year old granddaughter to use when she came to visit, however, my 25 year daughter and myself use it to exercise. Additionally, when we have family gatherings, it is a big hit and kids and adults can't get enough of it. If you decide to purchase the Wii, remember to purchase extra remotes, nanchuks, etc. so that you and other family members can share in the experience.
Get the Wii
by Fairycat - 12/17/07 5:15 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hello Rhonda,
I am 30 years old myself and have been a gamer since the 8 bit Nintendo days. I have the Wii along with the PS3 and 360 and I found that I love the Wii. I have a blast getting a group of friends together to play or even just playing a game by myself. It is just fun and that is what games are all about.
Your brother in law is wrong in some accounts in his statements. It is the games that people grow tired of not the system. There should be plenty of games that your son will be interested in on the Wii now and years from now. At your son's age the Wii is the best thing. Besides once you son is older and wants another system: the 360, PS3 and the Wii will most likely be replaced with the next generation gaming machine by then. They come out with a new system like every 4 or 5 years anyways. So get your son the Wii - the games are good, the price is right and you promised to get him one anyways.
Definitely Wii
by bkwpope - 12/17/07 6:48 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Rhonda - the Wii requires some physical ACTIVITY on the part of the user! This, in itself, is a good reason to buy it. As far as the game levels, I am 60 years old and loved doing the tennis, golf and bowling with my grandchildren! There are all levels of games -- and I don't find them to be as violent [so far] as the choices offered by the Xbox 360 and the Playstation series.
Confession: I did a terrible thing!
by oeldeals - 12/17/07 7:37 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Many years ago I worked for an electronics retailer called 'The Federated Group' ...they were owned by Atari at the time & the original Nintendo game system was new and HOT and like the Wii, almost impossible to find. Well Atari must have had TONS of their clunky old game systems in inventory and they were offering salespeople big 'spiffs' (additional commissions) to move these clunkers. Federated would advertise the Nintendo system and there was no question that we were to move the innocent parents looking to fulfill their kids wish for a Nintendo into an Atari system ... Having kids now I shudder to think of the disappointment Christmas morning as hundreds of parents tried to explain to their kids why this unwanted Atari console was soo much better than the Nintendo the kids actually wanted....
Get the kid a wii, find it somewhere ... he held up his part of the deal & he well knows what he wants ...
To Wii or not to Wii? Not really a question.
by ckeegan - 12/17/07 7:41 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I can only assume that after 21 pages of responses and 8 days 'til Christmas, you've already made your decision. I am a 29 year old male, and I purchased a Wii back in July. I absolutely love it. I am not a "hardcore" gamer, but I've always loved video games. The interactivity of the Wii sets it apart from any other system currently available. My wife and I play, and when my parents come over, they love to play too. In fact, since buying my Wii, most of our friends have bought them too.
Honestly, you will not regret keeping your promise to your son, and most of all, you won't regret purchasing the Wii for when your son goes to bed, and you end up playing Wii bowling for 3 hours. Your brother-in-law will probably end up playing too, and will likely have more fun than he does playing his gaming system.
One last note, keep in mind that the Wii not only comes with 5 games on the Wii Sports included with the system, but the games are typically $10 cheaper that PS3 and Xbox games. Now that game manufacturers know the Wii is a hit, the new titles will flood shelves in 2008.
To Wii or Not to Wii
by ubauemj - 12/17/07 9:25 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Rhonda,
Just a few points to consider in your decision (though I agree with many on the boards that you should go with the Wii especially as that was your agreement with your son.)
1- a close friends adult (26) daughter bought herself a Wii last year and STILL loves it.
2- my 28 year old son is asking for one (and getting it) this Christmas. He is not fickle, so I don't expect this to be a flash in the pan for him.
3- it's not the graphics thats the attraction to this game; its the method of play, and you can't get that (yet) on any other gaming system.
So I don't think your son will grow out of it and while he's playing he'll be much more active than he would have been sitting in front of any other controller moving only his fingers and thumbs!
Stick with your agreement!
by thunderbomb24 - 12/17/07 11:53 AM In reply to: To Wii or not to Wii? That is the question. by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
He wants a Wii, and you promised to get him one if his grades kept up. Is his reward going to be an Xbox or PS3 after he specifically asked for a Wii? You should definitely give him one. Besides, the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles are targeted towards more mature (ages 17+) audiences, and therefore will release more Mature-rated games. In fact, a majority of Xbox/PS3 games are Mature-rated! Do you really want your 12-year-old son to have that much to choose from? With the Wii, the games are age-appropriate, yet a lot of fun with more interactivity than the other consoles. And really look into the games the Wii has to offer (like Super Mario Galaxy, Madden 08, and Guitar Hero III), ones he won't want to stop enjoying.
Thank you for reading!
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