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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $269.98
New (96) Used (46) from $269.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  1142 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 15 x 10 x 4.5
MPN: Wii
Model: RVL-001
UPC: 454968800194
EAN: 0041130143540
ASIN: B0009VXBAQ
Release Date: November 19, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: complete in original box, box shows a little wear, system is very nice, comes with Wii Sports game included.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Note from a Parent November 21, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you have a kid who sits in front of the computer or with videogames all the time, and you wish he/she would get some exercise, the Wii is an easy answer. To play the sports games that come with the Wii, my child has been performing all the physical moves required for batting, serving, putting, bowling, etc., until he was too tired to move. I *like* the Wii!
Amazing, great gameplay, great graphics November 21, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best system out there. PS3, Xbox, it's all more of the same. If you like playing the same thing over and over and over again, go ahead and spend the crazy amount of cash on one of those.
For me? It's all about the Wii now. It's so much fun. Sports are kind of lame after about 90 min or so, but Zelda... Man. It's the most amazing gameplay. Call of Duty 3 is pretty great too.
I don't know what people are complaining about with the graphics. They look great to me.
 The Wii is cheap and you get what you pay for November 21, 2006
34 out of 124 found this review helpful
As I diehard fan of Nintendo products it pains me to write this.
As far as "next gen" hardware goes the Wii is hardly a contender in the newest, flashiest, fastest, etc. category. As I sit here playing Zelda I can't help but wonder why I am playing a Gamecube game on this supposed next gen system. With game makers the world over expressing their concern that the Wii is only marginally more capable than a Gamecube, I wonder why I have forked over 250 dollars for a system that is only as powerful as systems that I already own.
Then I remember. The Wii is innovative and new because of its interface. I can now control my games with gesture instead of simply tapping buttons on some boomerang shaped device. The question is whether or not this improves the overall experience for the game player, and whether or not the purchase of this unit is worth my/your money.
In a word, no. The use of the Wii remote and nunchuck to partially control the action onscreen is a novelty at best. As an example I'll use Zelda: Twilight Princess. To swing your sword you "simply" swing your remote. When using projectile weapons you "simply" point to aim. Neither of these two functions feels intuitive, simple, or necessary. Indeed these functions could be made simpler, and they will be, when the game is released for the Gamecube (essentially a nunchuck-less Wii). I must use the analog stick to move Link around, why shouldn't I use it to aim? It takes two hands to aim now. I must use the analog stick AND the motion sensing remote to look around or aim my weapons. Flicking my wrist hap-hazardly in order to swing my sword becomes a burden almost instantly. I can no longer relax on my couch and play games. Instead I must now engage in this silly controller shaking nonsense in order to perform simple commands. If this motion sensing device had come out as a peripheral for the Gamecube, it would've flopped. It's a hindrance at best.
As far as value is concerned, there is none. You are buying a unit that has all the power of a 5-6 year old system. 250.00 for a magic wand that makes games more complicated, not less as Nintendo insists, is a complete waste. Nothing about the Wii feels new. Ancient infrared technology, old processors, low resolution, no hard drive, and the list goes on and on. It is relatively cheap, but that doesn't make it a good value. You wouldn't buy a Gamecube for 250, would you? Well if you bought a Wii you already did.
I may eat my words later on if companies are able to make use of the motion sensing technology in a real way that makes a game more fun and doesn't feel like a tacked on gimmick. But as it stands now nothing about the hardware or any of the launch titles that I've played tell me that my purchase was a wise one.
The Wii is cheap and you get what you pay for.
 Just barely short of perfect. November 21, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Wii is a truly amazing system! The controller is very responsive and the whole thing is easy to use and to hook up.
So why not perfect? Well...
Here is "My Wii Adventure".
I put a reso down on a Wii at GameCrazy back a month or so ago, so I knew I was going to get one. I don't have high speed internet at home, so I went out and got a cable modem.
Well, I get the thing home yesterday, spend entirely too long getting my modem hooked up (that's another story, but not a fun one), and was finally ready go to online with my Wii!
That's when I learned that it's wireless only.
And the LAN adapter won't be out until next year.
Nooooooooooooooo!
But I rallied. My ISP doesn't provide wireless access, but eventually I get either get a Wii adapter or buy a wireless thingy for my cable modem, so that's good.
However!
The Wii had one last nasty surprise!
I went to my local Wal-Mart and bought a Classic Controller, having been told by many that it could be used to control GameCube games, and I wanted me a GameCube game! I then went and traded in a stack of DVDs at my local GameStop (I'm not very loyal to my retailers), and...
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... found out the Classic Controller can't be used to play GameCube games on the Wii... *sigh*
So I instead bought a used GameCube controller and I'll have to deal with that. I returned the Classic Controller to Wal-Mart.
Despite those minor errors, and they are REALLY minor, the system is really excellent and I highly recommend it! :D
Have 1 Wii & am selling the other 1 ...Anyone interested let me know. November 21, 2006
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
LOVE IT!!! I stood in line for 13 + hours and it was worth the wait. Got an extra one for sale Brand NEW in the box with receipt and gift receipt.
Let me know if you're interested and if in Florida near zip 32725 we can arrange a pick up/drop off etc... if not then, I can ship
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