I have to laugh at some of the comments above. Why would any "gamer" buy a Wii when they don't like Nintendo-style games. I specifically say gamer because their solution was to buy a Microsoft XBox. The Wii wasn't created to compete directly (graphically) with the XBox and Playstation. Yes, the Wii lacks in some areas, but it makes up in others. I have always been a Nintendo fan since the early 90s (NES). The Wii is the first console system that I have purchased since the NES (though I was given a SNES in the late 90s). What sold me on the Wii is the Virtual Console. I have downloaded every Mario and Zelda game that was released for the NES, SNES and N64 to the Virtual Console. I like the interaction that the Wii provides with the Wii-mote (I purchased Harry Potter 5 because of the idea using the Wii-mote to cast spells). Super Paper Mario is a pretty awesome game that requires a lot of logical thinking. One note: I purchased my Wii in April and by October had weird static lines. I sent the Wii into Nintendo (their repair affiliate in CA) and they sent me back my Wii in good working order. They are speedy and take care of their faulty products.
Now, something I haven't taken into consideration yet is how the Wii plays on HD wide screen televisions. It played just fine on a 32" Sony Wega (wide screen) CRT television, but yesterday I upgraded to a 65" Toshiba 1080p DLP television. I haven't had a chance to test the Wii on it and a couple people above mentioned that it looks like crap on big televisions. I do know that the television has a "game mode", so maybe that might be a feature that needs to be turned on. I will have to test the Wii on the television tonight.
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I have to laugh at some of the comments above. Why would any "gamer" buy a Wii when they don't like Nintendo-style games. I specifically say gamer because their solution was to buy a Microsoft XBox. The Wii wasn't created to compete directly (graphically) with the XBox and Playstation. Yes, the Wii lacks in some areas, but it makes up in others. I have always been a Nintendo fan since the early 90s (NES). The Wii is the first console system that I have purchased since the NES (though I was given a SNES in the late 90s). What sold me on the Wii is the Virtual Console. I have downloaded every Mario and Zelda game that was released for the NES, SNES and N64 to the Virtual Console. I like the interaction that the Wii provides with the Wii-mote (I purchased Harry Potter 5 because of the idea using the Wii-mote to cast spells). Super Paper Mario is a pretty awesome game that requires a lot of logical thinking. One note: I purchased my Wii in April and by October had weird static lines. I sent the Wii into Nintendo (their repair affiliate in CA) and they sent me back my Wii in good working order. They are speedy and take care of their faulty products.
Now, something I haven't taken into consideration yet is how the Wii plays on HD wide screen televisions. It played just fine on a 32" Sony Wega (wide screen) CRT television, but yesterday I upgraded to a 65" Toshiba 1080p DLP television. I haven't had a chance to test the Wii on it and a couple people above mentioned that it looks like crap on big televisions. I do know that the television has a "game mode", so maybe that might be a feature that needs to be turned on. I will have to test the Wii on the television tonight.