Nintendo Wii – Why You Need to Get a Wii
These days it seems that almost everybody has a Wii – Nintendo’s insanely popular home video game console. And it’s no wonder. The Wii has transformed video games from the realm of kids and couch potatoes to that of families – and active ones at that!
The original name for Nintendo’s Wii video console was Revolution, which is exactly what the gaming giant managed to do: cause a revolution of sorts with a slim, white system that was ultimately given a little, quiet, slightly silly name – Wii.
Turns out that Wii was not a cute way of spelling the expression of exhilaration “Wheeee!” – like what you scream riding a roller coaster. The Japanese game maker actually derived it from the English word “we” to emphasize togetherness. And this is definitely something the wee Wii has accomplished more than any other gaming system.
Nintendo’s Wii turned video gaming from a butt-spreading time suck into a fun and effective fitness tool the entire family can enjoy. No longer is gaming just for anti-social teenagers and grown men who still think they’re teenagers. The Wii doesn’t encourage isolation but instead brings people together, old and young, and every age in between. You can, of course, play on your own, say to do a workout on Wii Fit or the new Wii title Your Shape, featuring actress Jenny McCarthy. But you can play with your spouse, your kids, your parents, your friends – even if they’re miles away!
There are loads of Wii games to suit every personality and loads of Wii accessories to go with them. It comes with a remote control and nunchuk. But for multi-player games you will need extra remotes, or Wiimotes, and nunchuks, not to mention Wii golf clubs and rackets and pistol-grip controls, to name just a few. And through the console, you can download classic Nintendo games, leave messages for the family on the Wii Message Board, surf online, browse the Wii Shop and check out the headlines on its News Channel.
And while you’re getting a Wii for yourself, get one for someone you love – the Wii is a great gift idea that can inspire even the most inactive of people to get off their behinds!
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