Buy Nintendo Wii If and Only If…

Buy Nintendo Wii If and Only If…

Nintendo may not be known for its pioneering ways when it comes to its consoles, but the new Nintendo Wii is trying to steal other gamers' attention to its newest features. Should you get it? Here, we will present its best features and hopefully you'll know if the Nintendo Wii is for you.

The good bits:
Its controller is revolutionary. It offers a motion-sensitive play option that lets you punch, drive, swing or do most required actions using movements from your wrist instead of just plain pushing a button. Of the three top contenders for gameplay kingship, Nintendo offers the most uncommon gameplay.

The Nintendo Wii is also for you if you like retro-games. Its library includes some of the most nostalgic classic favorites from both Sega and Nintendo itself. So you can expect something for every member of the family.

The Nintendo Wii is also the lightest of the top three, weighing in at only 3.84 lbs., as opposed to its competitors' 10 to 11 lbs. weight. If you have your older GameCube controllers and games, Nintendo Wii can still make use of them. The new release also features a built-in SD slot you can use for storage.

You will also like Nintendo Wii if you are conscious of the price. Nintendo Wii's creators also promised that the unit's price will go no further than $250 and they made good with that promise. That makes Nintendo Wii the cheapest of the top 3.

Also some good news, Nintendo outsold Sony's PS3 by more than 250,000 units and came close by 35,000 units to topseller Xbox in November. If you want to go by the numbers, that's good indication that the Nintendo Wii is for you.

The bad bits:
If you want advanced audio like those surround sound features found in other consoles, Nintendo Wii won't give it to you. It also lacks a few bells in the graphics department. In order to make full use of the wireless controllers, you will need a wired receiver device nearby and the controller, for all its uniqueness, has a slight learning curve. It also gobbles up battery power faster. Plus, the Nintendo Wii can't play your DVDs or CDs.

What's the bottomline?
The Nintendo Wii is for you if its lack of graphical oomph doesn’t bother you. If you don’t mind learning how to operate its motion-sensitive controller or the fact that it doesn’t have the mean rep of other gaming devices because of its family-friendly nature and appeal should make it a top choice.