Nintendo Wii > Reviews

Advantages: Makes up for Gamecube's short comings
Disadvantages: Doesn't keep up on raw power

...of 'what comes next', the Nintendo Wii took a giant leap that needed to be taken in order to keep Nintendo in competition with Sony and Microsoft. They created a console with a motion sensing controller. Wii was always coming, because you can always be sure that as long as there is going to be a next generation of computer games, Nintendo shall be involved. Nintendo aren't used to battling though, and when Sony's Playstation sort of trampled the ... Read review

Advantages: Totally interactive gaming..
Disadvantages: Only four players at a time..

...was as excited about the Nintendo Wii, as the next person.. However, being a poor student at the time I resigned myself to the fact I wasn't going to get one for a very long time, well at least until they came below a hundred pounds or when Nintendo released the next console.. Which saddened me slightly.. Then.. One of my best friends got one, my boyfriends mum got one, one of my parents friends got one and I got slowly more annoyed because I wanted ... Read review

Advantages: For all to play
Disadvantages: None

...family, as at last the Nintendo Wii was unwrapped. We had pre ordered it and had been very good at not using until Christmas, so as you can imagine the excitement had been growing and it was really worth the wait. What was inside the box. Upon opening the box we were presented with; The Wii console, (along with a stand and cables to attach it to the television) The power supply for the Wii. One Wii remote controller (this is wireless and ... Read review

Advantages: Great games for all
Disadvantages: Slightly flawed marketing

...standard of quality gaming games Nintendo has built its reptuation on. Being the second oldest console company (technically) after Sega, they have created their own characters and created a tradition of games built on storylines and playability rather than creating graphics as the main focus and the be all and end all. With so many games made by other people being released on the Wii, there is a lot of junk out there. Yet there are more serious ... Read review

Advantages: Revolutionary, innovative and tremendously fun
Disadvantages: If any, the remote can fly out of hand and break TV screen

...world has seen - the Nintendo Wii. It had parents and avid gamers hitting the shops like a tidal wave to get it. Over a year on, and it's still very hard to obtain. You still have the likes of GAME, Gamestation and HMV saying "Wii's in stock", and the interest it attracts has hardly diminished. In May 2007, after months of falling victim to more demand than supply, I finally got my hands on one. I obtained the standard package from HMV for £179.99, ... Read review

Advantages: Looks good, nice interface, great control mechanism, fun to play
Disadvantages: Not as good graphics as some other consoles, maybe problems for disabled users

...main consoles were released, the Nintendo NES and the Sega Mastersystem. Back then consoles were merely simplified arcade machines and were detested by computer purists such as me. I was far more interested in coding games on my beloved Speccy as opposed to actually playing them. I used to occasionally come into contact with these infernal devices when I was round at my mates houses, but never really got into them the way that they did. Over the years ... Read review

Advantages: Small, innovative, unique, fun
Disadvantages: average graphics, can be difficult to control

...The remote also has a Nintendo DS style wrist strap, and when you're bowling balls as hard as you can in Wii Sports bowling or going full whack in baseball, you'll be very grateful it's there. Once you've set up you get to the Wii menu, and it's really easy to get around, all the 'channels' are arranged across the screen in boxes and are used to access games, the Mii channel, photo channel, weather, news, Virtual console and the online shop, and ... Read review

Advantages: The Game
Disadvantages: The Shame

...all shiny and white. And Nintendo don't make shoes. Do they? They probably do actually, but this isn't the time. It was a Nintendo Wii. Oh dear lord. My inner monologue bounced loudly like a child but I managed to restrain my actual self to a meagre 2 laps of the flat and a short dance in the kitchen before it was time to get down to the business of wires and untangling lots of very tangled stuff. I, like every man since Adam ignored the "Apple ... Read review

Advantages: Unique gameplay and control, Gets people moving.
Disadvantages: Lack of decent titles, Lacking in some features compared to other consoles.

...use of the controls. Regardless, Nintendo swiftly addressed the issue, offering replacement "better" straps, and also free grips that can be easily slipped over the remote to prevent slippage. One of the greatest things about the Wii is its ability to access the Internet and download new content through its inbuilt shop. Nintendo have been steadily building up a back catalog of old classics, from a variety of sources such as the NES, SNES, even ... Read review

Advantages: Some great exclusive games that use the Wii-mote and other accessories for a unique experience.
Disadvantages: Underpowered next to its main competitors and with weak versions of many cross platform games.

Nintendo have been at the forefront of computer gaming since the early 80s with arcade games such as Donkey Kong and a highly successful series of consoles including the NES, Game Boy and N64. They appeared to have dropped the ball a bit with their previous home console, the GameCube; despite having some excellent games, it saw them lose much of their market share to Microsoft's X-Box and Sony's Playstation 2. However, they've bounced back with two ... Read review

Advantages: Totally different, gives new challenges to veteran gamers
Disadvantages: No hi-def support and Gamecube specs

...scene with the Playstation and Nintendo found it hard to compete with Sony and Microsofts financial muscle. Nintendo continued success with its handheld machines such as the gameboy and finally the DS Lite. Nintendo knew the key to its future was not to compete in the videogames market by heavily investing in super processors and graphics cards - they just do not have the muscle that Sony and Microsoft have. Nintendo knew the key was with innovation. ... Read review

Advantages: fun fun fun
Disadvantages: getting hold of one

...happy to have got a Nintendo Wii, it has added another entertainment opportunity for us all. When we opened the box I soon realised that this would not be too difficult to get it working. It came complete with the main console, a controller called the Wii remote, another controller that is used in some games and attaches to the Wii remote through a cable, a small sensor that goes either above or below the television as well as all the leads needed ... Read review