mwinter
Total posts: 4331
11/25/2006 3:49 AM
Back to the Nintendo Wii discussion.. I had the chance to try it out last night with a few hours of Monkeyballz or some such whimsical nonsense. It was jam packed with all kinds of party games each of which take anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes each so the action and excitement never stops! The controls were cool although a bit quirky at times. I got the feeling that I could get used to them pretty easily. One thing that was demonstrated pretty readily was the variety of gameplay that is made possible by the Wiimote. There are two gameplay buttons per hand: the wiimote has "A" on the top under your thumb and "B" is the trigger finger. The left hand (optional detatchable nunchuck) has two triggers "C" and "Z." There's also a joystick on the nunchuck and a D-pad on the wiimote. Those were only used for the more complex games :)
All in all I'd have to say that Nintendo's chances for getting some of my money drastically increased last night.
Drew
Total posts: 5116
11/25/2006 7:35 AM
This guy likes the Dragon Ball Wii game. I heard Red Steel the game with the gun/katana stuff was clunky though.
acelxix
Total posts: 2398
11/25/2006 6:57 PM
Nintendo held some event for the Wii up in seattle a few weeks ago and I played tennis boxing and duck hunt. (The line for zelda was redonkulous so I just watched other nerds tear up some crazy monsters). They were all entertaining especially after lots of rum--2 double shots of rum 2 rum and cokes and a zombie (dark rum light rum and cranberry juice). I could totally see someone taking a drunken virtual swing and landing a very real punch--most likely on themselves but perhaps on the opposition. Regardless it should make for some goodtimes. Plus you can buy anywhere from three to eight Wii's for the price of one PS3. My only complaint is that the graphics aren't stellAR but ::two drunken thumbs up:: for the Wii gameplay! (Buy a DS first though so I can whoop your ass in tetris) :D
p.s. - FF3 for the DS is a good buy if you're a FF fan anyhow.
scott
Total posts: 1076
11/26/2006 7:23 AM
mad kudos to ffxii as well
Oscar
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11/26/2006 9:23 AM
mwinter
Total posts: 4331
11/26/2006 10:59 AM
yeah its no joke; you can get your blood pumpin pretty well with the wii. especially in the hurdles game. i played a "first to 2" with two other people and we ended up playing 4 times in a row and man my arms were done.
mike
Total posts: 2298
11/27/2006 12:12 AM
Heheh oh no excercise!? Can you guys image nintendo trying to market
this gem these days? I remember playing
Track and Field back in the day and being sore for days. :-D good 'ol back in the day . . .
acelxix
Total posts: 2398
11/27/2006 5:37 AM
"Blaine Stuart of Rochester New York mistakenly whacked his fiancee..." I call shenanigans. If anything this is more incentive for people (like Steve) to buy Wii's. :D
Dude "Track and Field" was the shit!
Drew
Total posts: 5116
11/27/2006 5:53 AM
I've decided we all need Wiis. They're educational. (Watch the whole thing)
acelxix
Total posts: 2398
11/27/2006 6:13 AM
Eh? Eh? We have to act now though!