What is my Wiiward for?

posted by Jeff | Monday, August 6, 2007, 2:18 PM | comments: 2

OK, so I finally found a Nintendo Wii, and I promptly bought it. The question is, do I open it?

There are many goals that I have right now that could be hampered by the Wii (assuming of course that I like it as much as I think I will). At the top of that list is three Web site projects, including CoasterBuzz, PointBuzz and a third I've not disclosed because it's more of a fuzzy idea than anything else.

I've also got that screenplay junk that of course I talk about all of the time but never act on. I don't feel quite as bad as that because I assume that I'm just going to suddenly have the inspiration and do it, much the way I did my 2004 screenplay that I'd never try to make into a movie.

I think that maybe getting one of the sites, preferably CB as it's getting really crusty, to at least a functional QA build would be a nice goal. If I really got into a heads down mode and went for it, I think I could do it in a couple of weeks.

In any case, you can bet that what I really look forward to is all of the old school stuff you can get for the Wii. Yeah, you can get the emulators and ROM's and such for your computer, but it's just not the same as playing it on a console on your TV. I mean, the short-attention-span games like Zuma and Ms. Pac-Man are still what I play most on the Xbox 360.


Comments

Onceler

August 6, 2007, 6:33 PM #

I got my Wii in January and my 360 gets far more attention. Unless you pick up a Zelda or possibly Paper Mario, you shouldn't have to worry about all your time being chewed up by the system. Sure, it will detract a bit for now as any new toy does, but if your main appetite is small time-wasters and mini-games (and boy does the Wii like it's mini-games) you should be fine with playing here and there and getting back to what you want to accomplish elsewhere.

B

August 6, 2007, 6:43 PM #

I concur. I've had my Wii since February, and aside from Zelda (and the upcoming Metroid & Mario), most of the games are of a multiplayer/minigame variety (WarioWare, etc), and get played mostly when company is over. As much as I love Ninty, my 360 also gets far more attention (which isn't much during the summer anyhow).


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