Me and Wii
I got my first Wii experience minutes ago. I went to Forum Montijo for an after dinner walk and payed a little visit to Bliss when I suddenly saw to Wii kiosks, one with Wii Sports on and another with Zelda TP. I went straight to them like a rocket but it was crowded by two teens and to guys on their 40s / 50s, playing Zelda like a team, one with the nunchuck controller and the other with the Wiimote, it was a new way of (not) playing Wii games.
Being sick of looking at them ruining what could be a nice experience, I was forced to stop that clumsy team effort and asked politely if I could give it a shot. For my first time with a Wii I guess it wasn’t a bad demonstration, and they got the idea of how Link could use a bow and the Master Sword. As for me, it was the surprise of the weekend, the Wii seems to be all it’s being said on the net and much more… Will I buy it on the 8th? Dunno… I’ll have to buy a TV first 😛
[tags]Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Zelda[/tags]
Then you probably missed me by just a few minutes 🙂 I also stopped by because I already knew beforehand that a Wii was on display at Bliss. Didn’t go for Zelda though, I had a go at Wii Play instead but I would have preferred to try out Wii Sports.
I found the Wiimote is a bit too much sensitive but there was a led bar at the bottom of it and I reckon it must indicate the level of sensitivity. Still, I couldn’t find an obvious way of making it less sensible.
The wife wasn’t enjoying it though, we tried playing a game of ping-pong and the fishing one, so I didn’t stay there longer than 3 minutes.
Anyway, although I’ve been wanting to get my hands on one for a long long time I didn’t place a pre-order. €250 1 more Wiimote and Zelda make for a grand total of over €300 and that’s quite a lot of money to be spent on a hot-headed decision.
Hi,
Instead of getting a new TV set, you could use an existing computer screen with a stand-alone TV tuner, like this one: http://www.cnet.com/4520-7387_1-6341848-2.html?tag=tab
At Box (Amoreiras) there is a EUR99 device that does this. They even use it with a KVM switch and all the LCDs they sell there.
I’m considering to get one of those, as my LCD screen is quite big and can connect several sources at once: composite (Gamecube), VGA (TV tuner), DVI (Computer). I don’t know how to run 3 different sound sources trough the same speakers though.
Did you notice any lag in the commands?
@Nuno: Thanks for the tip, unfortunately I have a 19″ LCD and I don’t think it will be a great experience with a Wii.
@Nuno Barreto: I played a timed demo of Zelda, so I guess the final version must be more polished than that one. The only lag I noticed was when I pointed the Wiimote at the screen to shoot an arrow or the grappling hook, the crosshair took a little time (very little) to show up.