i have been having "weight" problems, so yeah:cheesegrin:

but not that much(only 10 lbs)

no offense was intended, so please don't take it that way.

Nintendo's new controller is new, it's different. Nintendo is going to market that differentiation. That is by definition a "gimmick". It's also not a gimmick I've been impressed with thus far.

If it doesn't make gaming more fun, then why was it made?
I'll resever my final judgement until I get to work with it more, but I'm getting increasingly frustrated by the continuing ineptitude of controller layout designers.

yeah
 

i agree
the new controller looks like, a remote!:cheese::cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese:
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Well, personally I haven't played the Wii yet, so I will hold my judgment on the controller until I play the console as well, but I still see why so many people seem to dislike the controller. It's going to take a lot of getting used to for people because everyone is still used to the old controllers, including myself. :bloogrin But I think I'll be ok with it once I get used to it. It's different, that's for sure.

Perhaps so, Chaos. But I'd like have the option, at least, to play the majority of the games with a traditional controller.

If I wanted to wave my arms around like that, I'd get a job directing planes on the tarmac at the airport...

The Wii's traditional controller works with very few, if any, Wii games; or so I've been told. I believe it is to be used with older games that can be downloaded to the console. That's too bad, as it looked to be an excellent controller to me.

I can see where the Wii controller can make certain games more fun, but I'm not seeing how it will make most games more fun to play. And that, is my bone to pick with what otherwise looks like a dynamite system.

I bought the Wii whenever it came out (I have a cold from camping out at the store!) and while I WAS skeptical (even though I am a DIE-HARD Nintendo fan), I am thoroughly impressed. It actually makes games easier and more fun to play, like in Twilight Princess, instead of having to aim at non-z-targetable targets based on good judgement alone, you can manually aim at them so it's quicker and wastes less ammo. While I know that some may argue that the "having good judgement" thing is a part of the game, in my opinion wasting more ammo than you need to and spending time getting irritated and trying to pinpoint a target on a clunky aiming system pales in comparison to "point...point...done". Plus, I feel much more in control with the Wii aiming system since it moves with me instead of me having to aim a joystick in the right directions.

As far as I can tell, there may not be many games that require "waving your arms about", since in Twilight Princess all it takes is a flick of the wrist to do most attacks. The game that came with the launch of the Wii (Wii Sports) requires you to actually get up off the couch and move your arms a bit, but I think the main purpose of that game is to introduce you to the style of the controller, get you used to the sensitivity of it, and kind of "show off" its capabilities.

Another good (though relatively minor) thing about the Wii controller is that it is extremely comfortable. Since the right and left sides are separate, instead of having to keep your hands in a side-by-side position while playing on a standard controller, the hands can be crossed comfortably in the lap or however you like to lie. This may not seem to great at first, but when you play for several hours like a lot of people do, eventually you want to move your arms into a different position. With the Wii, you can.

From what I can tell, the Wii controller is a step in the right direction.

I might get one...next Christmas. O_o

I want one of these bad boys so bad. >,>

Lol! You and me both! 8D I'm lucky to have the platforms I have; I can't afford to buy new systems. I remember, when the Gameboy Advance came out, I was actually on the waiting list for it. It was the first handheld system I ever had, and I bought it myself and everything, and I thought it was such a big deal. Other than that I get by with PC games pretty much.

I'm in no hurry to get a Wii, PS3, or any of these other gaming systems. I may get one of them someday, but I currently have other things to worry about.