Nintendo wii ?

little wiser

Hi anyone got one of these if so what you think?
thinking of getting one for kids for xmas and lastly any one seen a good deal?

forcutty

yeah there o.k for the first 6months then the novalty wheres out.

cat_with_no_tail

Sold ours a couple of months ago. Got it last Christmas, played it a couple of times, then as above, the novelty wore off. I'd say if you are going to go for one, make sure you get the "motion plus" version (think that's what its called anyway), which sharpens up the control movements.

Mariokart Wii is an awesome game btw.

little wiser

My eldest kid loves mario kart on the ds which has broken now, touch screen sometimes doesnt work :roll: , keep looking at all the deals and am just worried like you said it will be a fad.

forcutty

mario kart is the only game we still play!

Where are my stabilisers?

Got very boring very quickly, even with new games and not very good for "normal" games.

But I'm not a kid.

My nephew also has one (age 8 ), he mostly plays on his DS and my Xbox/Xbox 360 though.

Don't get me wrong, I was fun for a while, but it depends whether you think the cost is justified if the kids are gonna get bored of it in a few months. However, if they're the ones asking for it, then I suppose you'd better get one!

Fantastic Mr Fox

I'd say its a good console for kids. Easy to use and robust, and good for adults at parties.

fitch28

depends on their age. wii is definitely more for younger kids. my daughter hardly plays hers any more.

Where are my stabilisers?

I tried to write my nephew was aged 8, but the computer decided he was cool!

afcbian

just got one for the kids this xmas.
John Lewis are doing it for £159 incl Wii fit and Wii fit resort incl the motion sensor thingy doo da.
We had a gift card for Comet so we went in there and asked if they price match. They were more than happy to do so and didn't even check to see if the price I told them was accurate.
Wish I'd told them £139 !!!!!!
Personally I think it will get boring very quickly but hey ho the missus wants to get the kids one. personally I don't do computer games or anything like that. They bore the t*ts off me !

Rich9

good for kids. mario kart is good. Wii Sports resort is also pretty good

Missus uses it for wii fit too. I hardly play on it though. I'd rather sit down when gaming!

KnightofCydonia

it's good fun for like mario type games, group games or sports ones (like tiger woods, nhl etc) It's never gonna match xbox or ps3 on performance but most of the games i see on those just don't interest me anyway.

little wiser

you have got me all thinking now :roll: , perhaps they will get bored aged 3 and 9 they have not asked for this may be my surprise to kids and missus perhaps i should get a ps3 instead with some kiddy type games?
(and a few for me :twisted: )

themanfromdelmonte

The Wii's software catalogue is a mixed bag at best. But Super Mario Galaxy is the best game I've played this generation.. Super Paper Mario is also pretty special and the only game I've ever played where the script was laugh out loud funny.