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Playing with the Wii
Dec. 19th, 2006 07:08 amThere will be exactly two Wii related jokes in this commentry due to coersion. Because really haven't we had enough?
So S has been given a Wii for Christmas and managed to convince the gift giver that she could bring it to ours yesterday to let us try it out. The console itself is a small white box that look rather unassuming for what it is and comes with a long thin black thing that you have to balance on top of the tv screen. This is apparently the motion sensor to pick up your movement from side to side. The remote is well remote shaped and gives me strange images of children getting confused and thinking all tv remotes can be wielded in comic fun.
The buttons on it are however well placed for use and I did feel a little extra geeky when my brain started thinking of it as a Star Trek phaser thus setting me up for wishing for a shooting game all night.
( The Living Room Olympics )
( Your Wii Age )
Things to remember for next time that we play the Wii.
1. When they say you need space you kind of do. It is possible to do some armchair gaming but it is much more satisfying and occasionally easier if you can bounce around.
2. Extra controllers would be fun for some of the games but you can get away with only having one for most Wii sports.
3. You will have some sort of ache the day after. Playing with your Wii is all in the wrist action...and shoulder action and well you get the idea.
Wii related injuries so far: 1 (Bash on the nose by other player as did not move out of way fast enough, completely my own fault :P )
Quote of the evening: This is poo! (S getting frustrated at the game), no this is Wii (K's response) And I believe that fills my quota of actual intentional jokes.
So S has been given a Wii for Christmas and managed to convince the gift giver that she could bring it to ours yesterday to let us try it out. The console itself is a small white box that look rather unassuming for what it is and comes with a long thin black thing that you have to balance on top of the tv screen. This is apparently the motion sensor to pick up your movement from side to side. The remote is well remote shaped and gives me strange images of children getting confused and thinking all tv remotes can be wielded in comic fun.
The buttons on it are however well placed for use and I did feel a little extra geeky when my brain started thinking of it as a Star Trek phaser thus setting me up for wishing for a shooting game all night.
( The Living Room Olympics )
( Your Wii Age )
Things to remember for next time that we play the Wii.
1. When they say you need space you kind of do. It is possible to do some armchair gaming but it is much more satisfying and occasionally easier if you can bounce around.
2. Extra controllers would be fun for some of the games but you can get away with only having one for most Wii sports.
3. You will have some sort of ache the day after. Playing with your Wii is all in the wrist action...and shoulder action and well you get the idea.
Wii related injuries so far: 1 (Bash on the nose by other player as did not move out of way fast enough, completely my own fault :P )
Quote of the evening: This is poo! (S getting frustrated at the game), no this is Wii (K's response) And I believe that fills my quota of actual intentional jokes.
