Nintendo Wii Console – It’s A Black And White Decision
It’s probably fair to say that all the big three games consoles – the Sony PS3, Microsoft’s Xbox and the Nintendo Wii – all have their own individual advantages. Different gamers will have their own personal favourites and it’s pretty much a waste of time to try to persuade them that one of the other consoles is any better.
A lot of households today will have more than one, and very possibly all, of these games consoles. Portable consoles such as the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP may very well be part of the family’s gaming experience also. In most cases, games consoles double up as DVD or even blu-ray disc players.
Regardless of which console is “best”, it’s probably fair to say that the Nintendo Wii is the most sociable of the three consoles. Whereas the Xbox and PS3 are often to be found in teenager’s bedrooms, the Wii is more commonly found in the family living room. The Wii is less powerful than the other two consoles and has much less detailed graphics – more cartoon like as a rule. Yet it is the Wii that is often found connected to the big screen TV in the living room.
Part of the reason for this is the fact that the Wii’s motion sensitive controller means that, even though the graphics are simpler, it’s harder to follow the action on a small screen TV when you’re jumping around like a lunatic. The other thing is that it’s easier and more intuitive to learn games on the Wii. Even adults can do it – so it’s easier for all members of the family to join in the fun.
A further consequence of the extra movement required to play Wii games is that additional space is required when compared with other consoles. Again, this makes the living room preferable to the average teenage bedroom, where gamers would probably spend their time tripping over piles of discarded clothes, empty coke tins and half eaten pizzas.
The physical element to game play on the Wii is a good thing. It means that there’s a certain amount of exercise involved when playing Wii games. On the other hand, you do need to take it easy at first. It’s all too easy to wake up with a sore arm or stiff legs after an evening playing Wii Sports for the first time.
The fact that so many homes have a Wii in the living room now could be one explanation for the success of the black Wii. Nintendo released this in Japan during the summer of 2009 and it went on sale in Europe just before Christmas 2009. It was a very popular choice with consumers – quite possibly because it goes with the TV, the cable box and the DVD player better than the original white version.
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