Wii marathon demo session leaves reporter high and dry

wiiProof that the next-gen console war has crossed over to legitimate news. Yesterday, we posted an article on a couple of Washington Post reporters who took the PS3 for a drive. This time a few UK journalist took the Wii for a two-hour spin.

Kim Kaze, a mild mannered reporter for Entertainment Wise, has pretty much the same questions most of us ask about the Wii:

  • Will you get tired too quickly?
  • Do you have to stand around or is it feasible to sit?
  • Is waving the remote a fine art or is it just like waving a stick in a goldfish bowl and hoping to strike lucky?

Forget political scandals and military conflicts based on deception. These are the questions everybody wants answered. Kaze’s answers to all  three questions: No.

She describes playing the Wii, even for the Wii Sports, doesnÂ’t require large body motions unless you want to incorporate your workout routine with your gaming time. Not a bad idea. Games can be played with little movements and some even sitting down. Wii Golf, she reports, is not one of the sit-down games but who want to play golf sitting down, anyway?

She has nothing but praises for the Wiimote and the nunchuck controller which, in Wii Boxing, are used as virtual gloves. “ThereÂ’s no need to press buttons in this game, you simply move. This is truly an awesome innovation in gaming and not an experience youÂ’d expect outside of the arcades.”

So if you have health issues that you think may prevent you from playing Wii, you can forget about it. After two hours of playing, Kaze (who admitted she didn’t have Wonder Woman’s fitness level) said you won’t necessarily end your game sessions drenched in sweat. Rigorous body motions while playing Wii are optional and we’re guessing more fun.

Couch Potatoes of the world rejoice!

Via Entertainment Wise

wiiProof that the next-gen console war has crossed over to legitimate news. Yesterday, we posted an article on a couple of Washington Post reporters who took the PS3 for a drive. This time a few UK journalist took the Wii for a two-hour spin.

Kim Kaze, a mild mannered reporter for Entertainment Wise, has pretty much the same questions most of us ask about the Wii:

  • Will you get tired too quickly?
  • Do you have to stand around or is it feasible to sit?
  • Is waving the remote a fine art or is it just like waving a stick in a goldfish bowl and hoping to strike lucky?

Forget political scandals and military conflicts based on deception. These are the questions everybody wants answered. Kaze’s answers to all  three questions: No.

She describes playing the Wii, even for the Wii Sports, doesnÂ’t require large body motions unless you want to incorporate your workout routine with your gaming time. Not a bad idea. Games can be played with little movements and some even sitting down. Wii Golf, she reports, is not one of the sit-down games but who want to play golf sitting down, anyway?

She has nothing but praises for the Wiimote and the nunchuck controller which, in Wii Boxing, are used as virtual gloves. “ThereÂ’s no need to press buttons in this game, you simply move. This is truly an awesome innovation in gaming and not an experience youÂ’d expect outside of the arcades.”

So if you have health issues that you think may prevent you from playing Wii, you can forget about it. After two hours of playing, Kaze (who admitted she didn’t have Wonder Woman’s fitness level) said you won’t necessarily end your game sessions drenched in sweat. Rigorous body motions while playing Wii are optional and we’re guessing more fun.

Couch Potatoes of the world rejoice!

Via Entertainment Wise

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