Wii - what would you do? - Page 2

Mark · 21-02-2007, 21:24

I finally braved a Wii at this weekend's Alton Meet. Enjoyed it.

Now for the problem. I'm not into serious gaming. I had a PS One for a while and sold it due to disuse. I also had one (and still have) one of those Phillips systems (name escapes me) that fell flat on it's fae. I had a brief desire to get a PS 2 (after a previous meet), but that wore off and I never bothered. I have no interest at all in XBox 360 or PS3, and my PC gaming doesn't extend beyond a very occasional game of Quake 3 (not played in ages), or 'virtual' card games like solitaire.

But, it seems, I'm in the Wii demographic, as I like the 'party' minigames. Don't think things like Zelda would hold much interest though.

I'm getting severe boredom and with work looking like it's going to be full of crap for the forseeable future - we're at the butt end of the development teams right now, but I can't afford to chuck in a well-paid job for the inevitable pay cut that would follow. It might pick up - I hope it does, but given what's happened this week I'm going to be lumped with a lot of work I don't like doing for at least a while.

I therefore find myself in need of entertainment and escapism. I'm sure I can watch DVDs and suchlike, but TV doesn't hold my attention like it used to, when I could sit infront of it for hours on end. I enjoy BD but that tends to be a working-hours thing and dies down in the evenings, so I find myself sitting here pressing F5 lots in the hope that someone, anyone, has posted something. Not good. Not good at all.

So, now for the question - with only about 3 titles (maybe 4) titles I'd consider getting right now, and probably not that many down the road, is it really worth it, or is there something else I should be looking at (visits to the local psychiatric hospital included)?

21-02-2007, 21:24	#1
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Wii - what would you do? I finally braved a Wii at this weekend's Alton Meet. Enjoyed it. Now for the problem. I'm not into serious gaming. I had a PS One for a while and sold it due to disuse. I also had one (and still have) one of those Phillips systems (name escapes me) that fell flat on it's fae. I had a brief desire to get a PS 2 (after a previous meet), but that wore off and I never bothered. I have no interest at all in XBox 360 or PS3, and my PC gaming doesn't extend beyond a very occasional game of Quake 3 (not played in ages), or 'virtual' card games like solitaire. But, it seems, I'm in the Wii demographic, as I like the 'party' minigames. Don't think things like Zelda would hold much interest though. I'm getting severe boredom and with work looking like it's going to be full of crap for the forseeable future - we're at the butt end of the development teams right now, but I can't afford to chuck in a well-paid job for the inevitable pay cut that would follow. It might pick up - I hope it does, but given what's happened this week I'm going to be lumped with a lot of work I don't like doing for at least a while. I therefore find myself in need of entertainment and escapism. I'm sure I can watch DVDs and suchlike, but TV doesn't hold my attention like it used to, when I could sit infront of it for hours on end. I enjoy BD but that tends to be a working-hours thing and dies down in the evenings, so I find myself sitting here pressing F5 lots in the hope that someone, anyone, has posted something. Not good. Not good at all. So, now for the question - with only about 3 titles (maybe 4) titles I'd consider getting right now, and probably not that many down the road, is it really worth it, or is there something else I should be looking at (visits to the local psychiatric hospital included)?