I was expecting to see some long post about it from rob.

I want to get one but no money for it now and I'm too addicted to warcraft to try anything new.

i would NEVER copy and paste!!!!

the system is basically the most amazing thing of all amazing things. i haven't really had the time to review it, and no one would like the review anyway, but its pretty easy to sum up.

but... quickly....

i haven't even really gotten into zelda yet, cuz i wanted to hold off on that and get some fun outta the other games first. but from what very little i've delved into it, it could very quickly surpass metroid prime as my favorite game in the past decade.

i've spent a lot of time on wii sports, which is ridiculously fun. its not a full game of anything, its a collection of 5 mini games. were it a standalone game, it probably wouldn't be worth the full price purchase. but because its free, and because it beauitfully illustrates to new control schemes, it rocks.

monkey ball and excite truck are two games that use the motion sensitivity to a perfect degree. the monkey ball games were great on older platforms, but simply moving the wii remote around to alter the whole on screen universe is so much more intuitive -- similarly, rocking the controller around to drive in excite truck is exactly what you wanted to do 20 years ago in excite bike

madden is the biggest surprise of all the games i've purchased, cuz normally, i HATE madden games. they're too realistic, too detail oriented, and get pretty boring. but this game involves the player in so many ways not previously possible. its friggin aweshome. waving your controller around to block tackles, or making realistic passing motions to throw a hail mary, or even creating your own touch down dance... just so much fun.

red steel is sortuva disappointment so far, though i've admittedly not given it much attention yet. it just seems like a game that coulda been amazing if it wasn't rushed for launch. but, because it was, certain aspects (some as basic as "control") get clunky.

rayman is another game i haven't realy gotten into yet, but my otehr friends that have the system claim that is their second favorite behind zelda.

See...I knew Robbers would be first in line. Your lack of any comment on it without solicitation seems odd though.

Yeah...

Rob might be the only poster on here with a next gen console. I cant buy into the hype right now either really. I have simply too many current gen and PC games begging me to play them to justify getting shot over a toy that expensive right now.

Although, I would happily play with someone elses Wii. . .

I havent had much time to dig into it. Been dyin to though.

i wanted to buy a wii but it sold out and i didnt preorder like i planed...

Nintendo and sony are going to have weekly shipments of their consoles from now on. It shouldn't be that hard to get a Wii.

the other difficult thing about reviewing the wii system or games is that as great as the descriptions are, it is really a hands-on kinda experience.

with ps3 and 360, they're really pushing the graphics and the audio, and it shows. they're both incredible. and after playing a game, you can go on and on about how beautiful or detailed or real the imagery is.

with all these wii games, y'really honestly just have to play them to know what they're like. the level of involvement with the motion sensitivity controllers isn't comparable to any other gaming experience.

its friggin aweshome. y'really gotta go to a bestbuy or whatever just to give it a shot if you haven't already.

Nintendo is a nigger!

huh. i never thought about it like that.

i know the best buy near my office has a whole video game couch set up, one for each system. its great for homeless people.

and all the gamestop / ebgames i've been to have had them ... though almost every one has been partially broken in some fashion.