12.28.06
Wii for Everyone
Success at last! We finally convinced my dad to pick up a controller to give tennis a try. He played against some friends of ours who were over for Christmas Eve dinner.
My mom and dad teamed up and put up a great fight before losing 3-2. In other Wii news, Wilson got a hole-in-one on Hole 2 (par 3).
One thing that I find really amazing: people aren’t necessarily falling in love with the Wii - they’re falling for Wii Sports, a glorified tech demo. I get the impression that a lot of people are dropping $400 to play it, despite the fact that most of the in-game Miis only have a single sphere-shaped hand (with no arms). I’d guess that a lot of buyers have no idea of what’s in the release pipeline, but I suppose the Nintendo brand goes a long way. I wonder what future game(s) will have the universal appeal of the pack-in. Hopefully there will be a steady stream of great mainstream titles in addition to the more gamer-oriented stuff.
brandon said,
December 29, 2006 at 12:38 am
We introduced Wii Sports to C’s parents and cousin and two of our friends. Some other members of C’s family also watched a few nights ago. Everyone has enjoyed it and we’ve gotten a couple of “maybe I should get one” responses.
I’m 15-16 hours into Zelda now. C and her cousin are something like 8 hours into Marvel Ultimate Alliance. I guess if we beat both of those games, I’ll have to pick up Trauma Center. Fun fun!
wingerz said,
December 29, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Ack, I’m dying to play some Zelda. Maybe this afternoon, while Jen is out.
brandon said,
December 29, 2006 at 11:58 pm
We had 3 more people playing the Wii tonight! The 53 year old doctor even changed his mind about the Wii… He had thought it wasn’t a good value, was non-responsive, and dangerous… But he said he really enjoyed playing and admitted that he was wrong about it.
Sean said,
December 31, 2006 at 7:40 am
First the Momii and now the Dadii ?!
Sorry, just could not help myself :-)
Happy new year.
wingerz said,
December 31, 2006 at 1:30 pm
That’s terrible, but I wish I had thought of it. Happy New Year!