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Nintendo Wii: Meredith’s Mii
By Meredith Farkas | January 7, 2007
I have a Mii! I have to say, I thought I could wait until the summer or next Fall to buy a Wii, but after playing it at a friend’s house last night, I’m really starting to get the itch!
Adam bought me a Nintendo DS Lite for the holidays, so hopefully that will help me hold out for a while on the Wii. The DS Lite is really fun and a great tool for boring airplane rides or waiting in line. And for those of us who grew up with the first-gen nintendos and are used to the less complicated game controllers, this is a great blast from the past. They even have a lot of fun old games, like Super Mario Brothers and Tetris! I hear the Wii also plays lots of the classic games.
For a long time I didn’t play much of anything videogame-wise. I found them too complicated and I could never control all of the different buttons on modern controllers. I’m glad to see that Nintendo is going back to its roots and are making games (and systems) that are simple, engaging and fun! I think they will find a good market for these in those of us in our 20’s and 30’s who may have stopped playing video games but pined for the classic NES.
Topics: tech trends | 4 Comments »
January 7th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
I’m not planning on buying a Wii, but I do have a DS Lite and I love it. The Brain Training, Cooking Mama and Phoenix Wright games are perfect for my long commute.
I had one of the original Game Boys and a Sega MegaDrive over a decade ago, and it’s great to connect with gaming again.
January 7th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Iamthisclose to buying a DS Lite. I got me some Best Buy giftcards burning a hole in my pocket and posts like this one are starting to push me over the edge to buy one.
January 7th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
I still enjoy playing my PS2 from time to time but I’m totally jonesing for a Wii! I’m addicted to the standup bar bowling game that’s like Golden Tee so I can’t wait to try Wii bowling. I also loved my Game Boy back in the day.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:30 am
C’mon Meredith – Give in to the Wii!
And when you do, please let me add your Mii to my collection! ^_^
In the Wii store I’ve bought Golden Axe (it’s so hard! where have my childhood skills gone?) only so far, and am thinking about getting Sonic (although I still have it on an old Sega Megadrive), or maybe Mario 64 (although I already have the DS version).