Video games: Wii Game Console (Assignment 5-1)

The Wii video game console is brings fun to all ages. Nintendo released this game in 2006 with a wider demographic audience in mind. It contends with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimensions. Another distinctive feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode (www.wikipedia.org).

            Some interesting features include: online capability, the ability to create Mii characters, use of Netflix, and easy to install Wii Parent restrictions. The Wii console is easily connected to the Internet with a broadband internet connection. Once connected, you have the opportunity to shop for Wii games, watch TV shows or movies via Netflix, and play selected games online with friends whether they are your neighbor or thousands of miles away.

            My family enjoys playing Wii Sports, which allows us to create our own caricatures using the Mii character feature. With this you can choose the body type, height, hair, skin color, etc. This is fun to play around with. There are other games as well that will allow you to employ the Mii character features.

            There are hundreds of games now available for this particular console. Created for the avid gamer to the newbie, the young and the old, and anywhere in between. We particularly like the Wii because it allows us to have family night filled with lots of laughter and competition at very little cost. We visit Game Stop occasionally to buy “new to us” games, which are sold at a fraction of the original selling price. Game Stop also gives you the option of trading in your old games toward the purchase of a new one, which is very attractive seeing that kids grow bored of these games rather quickly.

If you haven’t played, I encourage you to do so. You won’t regret it J