My opinion of Nintendo in the past has never really been that good, mainly due their gamebody, nes and snes systems which I wasn't all that impressed by. I also think that a lot of their products are over priced. After some serious speculation and consideration my partner decided to by a Nintendo Wii for our son for his birthday. I must say that my first impression was that the wiring looks very cheap, tacky and thin. In fact, within two days the rubber seal on two of the wires had worn down to expose the two wires inside. The games themselves are actually quite good fun at first but once you've played them that's it, you've played them. They ...  Read the complete review

I have a large family and one problem is trying to keep them (and myself) entertained, school holidays can be a particular problem. Last Christmas I was so 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 and an instruction book that made the getting it up and ...  Read the complete review

'Wii'... What a name eh? Personally, I thought this was a ridiculous name when I first heard the official name, but I now think its quite unique and cool. So, let's start with a joke. One day, a boyfriend received a call from his girlfriend asking 'can you come round mine tonight?' The boy replied 'Sorry, I promised my sister that I'd play with her and her wii!' *drum roll* Anyway, yeah, there are a lot of jokes made about the wii but I think it is a great name. It looks really cool. It's white and squarish with a unique front that has a really cool neon light that lights up when it's on. It also pulses on and off when you have new messages to view. ...  Read the complete review

Ok this is the first time I have done a review on a games console, so feedback on how to improve would be great! I used to have a game cube and loved the kind of games you could get, I am more into to games like Shrek and Zelda than blood spilling games, so when I was unable to buy new games for the game cube I knew it was time I looked into getting a new games console. I looked at the Xbox and play station 3 but really was impressed with what I would get for my money but also the consoles are on the large side.. I know that you can get a play station 2 slim but they still take up a lot of space that I just don't have, the Wii is just what I was looking for ...  Read the complete review

Where to start with the Wii. I am a bit of a technophobe - I don't own a snazzy phone, my digital camera broke 6 months ago and I still haven't bought another one and I don't even have the internet in my house. It stands to reason therefore, that I'm not a massive console fan, especially those that over complicate games so you never have a clue which direction you're meant to be heading, getting more steadily lost by the minute. However, I do like the occasional dabble on something like the SNES or the GameCube simply because they're simple, easy to use and can become quite addictive. So when the Wii came out, I was quite happy to have a go - the simplicity ...  Read the complete review