slycat: (Default)
[personal profile] slycat
So, went over to [livejournal.com profile] arakinuk's place to have a Nintendo Wii party this weekend, with [livejournal.com profile] orona_red and [livejournal.com profile] insofox in attendance. Had fun playing with the new console, but I was left wanting more really. We had Wii Play, Wii Sports, Zelda, Rayman and Monkey Ball at our disposal. It was fun, but none of the games felt like more than a demonstration of the controller... much like the DS games did when they first came out. It'll take a while for it to mature and the decent games come out. Even Zelda is just a GC game with Wii compatibility shoe-horned in. More often than not, it feels like there's no connection between what you're doing with the controller and what the character is doing on-screen.

One of my concerns was also realised in trying the console out, I really wouldn't have the space in my room to accommodate the movements some of the games require as they're harder to perform when sitting down. However I do expect games like Zelda will be playable while sitting but it ultimately restricts what I'd get from the console over what it's potential is. Ultimately, as the "Wii" name was intended to suggest, it is primarily meant for a living room environment rather than a bedroom and for multiple people to play.

Date: 2006-12-13 01:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] timberwlfy.livejournal.com
I'm waiting for Lucusarts to bring out a Star Wars game for the Wii. Wii-controller-as-lightsabre anyone?

Date: 2006-12-13 02:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rogerirrelevant.livejournal.com
There's already a bit of a proof of concept of that for the Wii Remote and OS X ;)

Date: 2006-12-13 07:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] slycat.livejournal.com
Until they release a game (which I agree would be perfect for the device), there's always this.

Date: 2006-12-13 02:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rogerirrelevant.livejournal.com
I've knocked up about 16 hours play time on Zelda so far. I think the use of the remote is more than enough to be honest; I think my arm would get very tired if I had to hold it up all the time. Sure, the swordfighting isn't THAT intuitive, but for use with the weapons, I think it's fine :)

Date: 2006-12-13 06:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] atpaw.livejournal.com
Wii number? :) (See my posty for mine)

Date: 2006-12-13 07:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] slycat.livejournal.com
It's not my Wii, it's [livejournal.com profile] arakinuk's. You'd have to ask him :P

Date: 2006-12-13 10:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xendragon.livejournal.com
Hello, have you done anything magical to your PSP recently?

January 2015

S M T W T F S
    123
45678910
11121314151617
1819202122 2324
25262728293031

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Feb. 11th, 2026 11:46 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios