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Ultimate Download Games For Wii
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on January 26th, 2010
Now it’s not just the console that is great, Nintendo Games For Wii are swell too. This is a real breakthrough for Nintendo. After all, video games and Games For Wii are the lifeblood of their console. With the likes of Wii Fit, Mario Kart, Wii Play and many, many others going great guns, Nintendo is now firmly perched atop the pack in console game titles. According to market researcher NPD Group, Games For The Wii grabbed the top three spots for the month in January (2009). Now that the Wii has secured pole position in both console and game titles, what can Wii fanciers look forward to? Like a good company, Nintendo would do well to galvanize its advantage with a price review. Price of the Wii console is already by far the most competitive in the top league but that cannot be said of its game titles. With the critical mass already nailed, wouldn’t it be win-win if Wii dropped its game price in return for locking down its fan-base? The Wii was never meant for just the ******** gamers. Right from the start, it has always been an ‘everyman, woman and child’s system’ by its own proclamation. And what an ‘everyman, woman and child’s system’ it has turned out to be. That’s also precisely why it has to cater to ‘everyman, woman and child’ indeed. Walk the talk, the price for Games For The Wii has to jive or face the consequences. The signs are already there. Nintendo sitting pretty atop the heap in game sales notwithstanding, it is really selling way less than it should – a meager 4 games per year per fan. Video-gamers who have had first-hand experience with Wii games know only too well there’s no doubting their quality and they will never have enough of them as long as they can afford it. Yes, collect the golden eggs instead of slaughtering the golden goose. Actually, die-hard Wii-gamers have not turned over and die. What they have resorted to in droves lately is Download Games For Wii from membership sites online. The steep price of Cheap Wii Games may have turned out to be a blessing in disguise for these fans as they now have access to Download Games For Wii Free and not only Wii games but all sorts of media too for barely the price of a single game disk from Nintendo. Nintendo cannot slumber on. Compared to the original Wii source, Wii Games Download service providers are a steal. Wii gamers are a practical lot so Nintendo better match up to the competition soon or suffer some kind of exodus. Price would be a good place to start. Actually with the way things are going for the Nintendo Wii, their customers are for them to lose. And if that really happened, sadly they would deserve it!
Nintendo Wii Play
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on September 26th, 2009
If you were asked what the best selling game on Wii is, you might think of Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit or Super Smash Bros. Brawl. You may be surprised to learn that it’s actually a collection of 9 mediocre mini-games. The game is Nintendo Wii Play.
If you don’t already know, the reason for Wii Play’s success is its value for money. It is such good value for money because the game come bundled with a Wii Remote.
Of course the Wii comes with one controller but most owners will at some stage want to play multiplayer games. The multiplayer aspect of the Wii is one of the main ways the system is promoted. Just look at any of the adverts for Wii games. They always show a family or group of friends having a fun time together on the Wii. They never depict the man playing Zelda until the early hours who looks drained as he’s been playing the game for 8 hours straight, yet feels determined to finish “just one more dungeon” before bed. That is another side of the Wii, but Nintendo focus their marketing on having fun together.
Since a second controller is required to get the most out of the console, most Wii owners will want to purchase one. Wii Remotes typically cost between £26.99 and £29.99. Wii Play with Wii Remote costs around £28. So in some cases you can actually buy it for less than the Wii remote alone. At most you will not pay more than a few extra pounds for Wii Play than you would for the controller alone.
The downside of Nintendo Wii Play is that the mini-games themselves are very shallow and likely to become boring and repetitive quickly. After each game has been unlocked, which can usually been done within two attempts at the previous game, there are no rewards for continued play other than a high score. If some of the games were a little more difficult to unlock, it could add further value to the title.
The following is a brief rundown of each mini-game.
Shooting Range – This is first game available in Wii Play. Players aim their remote at the screen and fire using the trigger at clay pigeons, ducks and flying saucers.
Laser Hockey – Like Air Hockey, two players use a mallet to hit a puck into their opponent’s goal. The motion of the remote is tied to the motion of the mallet.
Tanks – This 2D overhead shooting game is the only one in Nintendo Wii Play for which the Nunchuck can be used alongside the Remote. The Wii Remote is used to aim your tank’s gun at enemies while the Nunchuck is used to move the tank around the play area.
Find Mii – The remote is used to select a Mii from a crowd which matches criteria given before each round.
Charge – This is the only game where the remote is held in the style of bicycle handle bars. The remote can be used like a steering wheel to race a cow to the end of a track before the time runs out. Bashing into scarecrows is rewarded with time extensions.
Billiards – As you would expect this is a Wii Play version of Billiard. The remote is used to select where the cue ball is hit, then the remote is pulled back and pushed forth to simulate the motion of the cue in order to hit the ball.
Table Tennis – The remote is used to control the position of a bat in a table tennis match.
Fishing – The play must cast their rod by swinging the remote and then move the rod around to catch a fish and pull it up.
Pose Mii – This Nintendo Wii Play game uses Mii characters. Pressing the button on the controller changes the pose of the Mii. The Mii must then be manoeuvre into a matching shape inside a moving bubble.
Nintendo Wii Play is almost a free title given away with a Wii Remote so you needn’t think too hard about whether or not to purchase it. Just don’t expect the game itself to keep you entertained for more than a few hours.
