Review: Wii - Nintendo's new videogame console

by Steven Williamson on 8 December 2006, 08:47

Tags: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo (TYO:7974), Wii

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We'll be adding our reader's impressions on Wii as they come in:

HEXUS.gaming reader's impressions:

Amazing fun with more than one player. I've only really played Wii Sports and Wii play (Zelda's looks like it'll take a while to get into) but get a friend along to play against you and you just can't stop laughing...or ruining the furniture.

The OS GUI is slick and fast, faster than the 360 OS imo. It's well designed and the Wii Mii's are just fantastic!

Boxing is one game I found that is pretty unresponsive although it's still great fun. I can't wait for some more great games to come out to fully utilise this baby!

One gripe I've found is that the console is pretty lacking on the sound front. OK, it's got the Wii-Mote that puts out sound which is great but I found the music to be pretty appalling...easy listening rubbish and not much filling sound. This doesn't necessarily spoil your enjoyment of the console but it can be irritating!

Overall a great fun and definitely social console that is a "must buy" if you like gaming with your friends and want to get your family in on the action!


Kempez


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Is there a way of turning the thing off properly, or do you have to do it at the wall?

And if so, does it loose any settings?
There's a power, eject and reset button on the front. Off isn't actually off (like video standby).

Unplugged Wii and then turned it back on and it says ‘country doesn’t match that in wii settings'. So had to select country again and it worked…strange.

There is an option in the setup menu of the Nintendo Wii to have it either run on standby, or completely off.

Other settings are fine.
Oh yeah, if anyone has any comments or wants to write a paragraph or something about their first Wii experience just let me know and I'll add it at the end of the article.
Could I call it “the first time I had a wii” and send it to bodyshock? :lol:

I'll get my coat…
wow, nice review. :)
Cant wait for mine!!:bowdown:
COME ON NINTENDO, ROLL EM OUT!