Its suitable for the whole family, we have never had a games console like it before.
- the controllers make sense, even the grandparents get it and can play the games
- its small and unobtrusive, not in your face (Apple style)
- there's no wires for the controllers (so its allowed in the lounge)
- it'll play all of the back catalogue of game-cube games (which are now cheaper to buy since the Wii appeared)
- free stuff (Wii channels) keeps getting added by the on-line upgrades
- it didn't cost more than the original game cube did for early adopters
Overall its succeeding because its is a complete design. All the aspects of the system are well thought out.
Unfortunately some 3rd party games do not really take advantage of the graphics capability available (i.e. Spiderman 3), but they are more playable with the Wii controller than other ports.
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So many reasons why the Wii is better
Its suitable for the whole family, we have never had a games console like it before.
- the controllers make sense, even the grandparents get it and can play the games
- its small and unobtrusive, not in your face (Apple style)
- there's no wires for the controllers (so its allowed in the lounge)
- it'll play all of the back catalogue of game-cube games (which are now cheaper to buy since the Wii appeared)
- free stuff (Wii channels) keeps getting added by the on-line upgrades
- it didn't cost more than the original game cube did for early adopters
Overall its succeeding because its is a complete design. All the aspects of the system are well thought out.
Unfortunately some 3rd party games do not really take advantage of the graphics capability available (i.e. Spiderman 3), but they are more playable with the Wii controller than other ports.