The Nintendo Wii is not like any other home video game console out there. It is the first video game console to use motion controlled features, and with added peripherals like the Balance Board, it is surprising that none of the other consoles have brought out motion sensing technology the way Nintendo has. Microsoft doesn’t even seem to be after that kind of thing, and Sony’s motion sensing technology limits you to tilting the controller. Wii does it in a way where even the simplest tasks, things you do everyday, take on new meaning. Check out the Order Up! Trailer, all those controls are done with the Wiimote and your movement of it. Nintendo does have its flaws, like the lack of online play, but I can see why Nintendo left that out, they want people to come together and play, that is what makes the games that much more fun, though I find that being online and playing can be just as fun, so hopefully Nintendo will get online play right with their next console.
August 07, 2008
