Anyone have a Wii

[whiskyb]

My wife asked for a Wii for xmas. The last video game I played was pong so basically I know nothing. She wants the fitness system. As much as I hate the mall I am going shopping tomorrow. Any advice positive/negative would be appreciated

Thanks

[dhoward]

Good game for old people like me.
Buy it.
I get my ass kicked in Halo

[stomachmonkey]

Wii is definitely the family friendly console.

The standard Sports bundle has plenty of value. I suspect she'll want the Wii Fit so check on that, might save you another trip.

[whiskyb]

I've been phoning around and none of the local shops have any till boxing day. Sounds kind of funny as I imagine they are probably already sitting in the back room. Can't see a truck delivering them all xmas day.

I'll keep looking

[Noah930]

Brother-in-law just purchased one a month ago. It really does seem like a game system that even non-gaming adults would like. I've even heard of assisted living type places for elderly using it as an activity, so it's not just for kids. Standard game system ($250 USD) comes with a Wii Sports package, IIRC. Enough to keep you entertained for a bit. I think I've seen the Wii Fit package go for about $90 USD. I have no idea what's in it, but I think there may be some sort of balance board attachment for the controller, in addition to teh game software, itself.

[lukeh]

My friend lost 40 pounds doing Wii fit every night for several months. Agree sports pack it comes with is a good value. Lot's of fun and my guess is you and the wife would have fun playing each other in some of the games. My mom beat my dad at bowling and she's still rubbing it in his face. Last year that game made Christmas a blast.

[kycarguy 935]

I believe Boxing Day is the 2nd busiest shopping day of the year with the day after Thanksgiving being first(in the US anyway). Not sure about Canada.

I think your right that they are sitting in the back room. They probably have advertisements out for them that day.

Good luck on your purchase.

[Hendog]

Wii is fun with a group of friends with bowling, tennis etc. We've had ours for little more than a year now and we've gotten into the Tomb Raider game. Wy wife and I are playing through together. Not much fitness in that game but we're having fun.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by whiskyb

I've been phoning around and none of the local shops have any till boxing day. Sounds kind of funny as I imagine they are probably already sitting in the back room. Can't see a truck delivering them all xmas day.

I'll keep looking

Actually they are probably not sitting in the back.

I've been in the video games business 15 years now.

The distribution model these days is "on demand allocation".

Nintendo has been having trouble meeting demand since last year.

Everyone in the industry goes through great pain to have product drop at all the diff retailers at the same time. Does not matter if you give them a shelf date, if it's in the warehouse it will be on the shelf as quick as possible.

BestBuy knows if they don't sell it to you then GameStop will.

Sometimes logistics screws up and one retailer gets it a day before everyone else and the buyers go absolutely bat****.

[Don Plumley]

Originally Posted by whiskyb

She wants the fitness system.

Really lots of fun - I'm not the gaming sort, but playing tennis, bowling, etc. with the family is great.

Wii Fit is a hit for my wife and daughter - and that's specifically what she asked for.

[jyl]

If you can get the Wii itself, but not the Wii Fit, go ahead and do so. Get the sports pack for the Wii (I forget what its called exactly), there are enough physical things to do there - tennis, golf, boxing, etc - to be fun until you can get the Wii Fit.

[DavidB911]

I know also for a fact they aren't sitting in the back. We get like 15 a week on Sat night/Sun morn and they are gone by the end of the day. The same thing on the Wii Fit system. People are goin nuts for both of them.

[on2wheels52]

Ended up with one at the shop that had the fittness device. Haven't hooked it up yet but will give it a go after things calm down. Has two steering wheels for Mario Cart also, I forsee some drinking and driving in the future for us.
Jim

[whiskyb]

Its starting to sound like something i will use just as much, even though I never have been a gamer. Found a few on e-bay but still would not have them in time. Might have to get up early and head for the big city. I am kinda looking forward to this now myself. I guess if I asked her for a steering wheel it might give it away!!

[911Rob]

+1 for Wii
Good family game; kids love it over here.

[Dutchie]

Yup the Wii is a great machine no PS3 or Xbox360 graphics but very nice to play games. Tennis and Mariokart are my favorites.

[PorscheGAL]

Make sure you buy another controller. It comes with one. We bought one for my son last year. My husband and I soon took over. We are very competitive. The tennis becomes very addictive for that reason. I second the Mariokart comment of being the favorites.

[T77911S]

im not into the VD games either. i figure we/i spend enough time in front of the TV. but, my wife bought my 13 year old daughter a wii for christmas. she had a blsat at my brothers not long ago playing rock band with her cousins, so i am not sure about the wii vs Xbox. after reading this i think i may stay with the wii.

i was hitting some tennis balls with my daughter over the summer, some other people came out to hit. they said their son wanted to start playing tennis after playing the wii, so maybe the wii can have a positive effect,

[dial 911]

wii is an awesome gaming console that can be enjoyed by everyone.

[Gooch1971]

got a Wii for the family last year at Christmas. Daughter 9 and son 6 love it. My wife asked for and is getting the Wii Fit for Christmas this year. +1 on a good one for novices like us.