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The Public's First Look at Wii
isaacklinger writes "Time Magazine reports how it feels to play with the Wii. Overall it's a very enthusiastic review." From the Gamespot coverage: "Grossman traveled to Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, and was shown the Wii by legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The reporter was especially impressed with the Wii's controller. 'It's part laser pointer and part motion sensor, so it knows where you're aiming it, when and how fast you move it and how far it is from the TV screen ... There's a strong whiff of voodoo about it.'" Update: 05/08 16:50 GMT by Z : Ran into a registration screen when I tried for the original article, but eldavojohn had more luck than I. The original Time article is available for reading.
Dude's linking to the fucking article I was about to go search for after looking at that BS Gamespot piece. I think you're just jealous you didn't link it first. Fuck off, AC troll.
I predict the average Wii controller will last 13 days before falling apart from: 1)Upset gamers throwing it against the wall, 2) old people trying to use it as a remote, getting upset and shaking it, 3) being left out and stepped on. Why is this damage worse on the wii controller? Because it has a motion sensor which requires sensitivity.
Not me. I have a GC but I'm done rooting for the underdog and missing out on great games. Letting petty market share fanboy wars influence one's decisions is a sure way to get screwed. I can't believe how much denial there is in the Nintendo threads here. It's exctly the same as when the Sega system was dying. As far as I'm concerned, Nintendo is dead.