Wii is here!

My brother-in-law both his wife a Wii for her birthday (and I graciously bought an extra controller with a game) few days ago. He also got her a WiiFit package which comes with a Wii Balance Board. Ooooooh! Fun TIMES!!!!

First, WiiFit is surprisingly fun, even for a hardcore gamer like me. The great thing about WiiFit is that it has something for everyonw, no matter how fit you are or how experienced you are with gaming. You are supposed to do a regimen of exercises at your own pace, but you get to choose what you'll do. They have various Yoga, muscle, and cardio exercises, plus about 9 addictive balance games. I think my sister-in-law is getting a complex because I have high-scores on pretty much all balance games. She is threatening to remove my Mii (my username) when I leave for my vacation in a few days. :-)

Second, we got a Shaun White Snowboarding game with the Wii. Well, this game, combined with the Wii Balance Board from the WiiFit package kicks b**t! I was not expecting a high level of realism from this game, but I would say that you get 85% of the snowboarding experience when you play this game. The only thing missing is you falling on your bum about a thousand times until you learn how to snowboard. :-) I am speaking from experience here! The game is addicting, making me play it over and over, racing down the hill and doing tricks/jumps over and over again. Colin is tired of me braking yet ANOTHER trick high-score. After couple of runs, I have to take a break as my leg muscles are about to give out. Yes, it is that tiring.

Third, several other games that came with the package are extremely entertaining. We've played baseball (fun), tennis (fun), bowling (fun), golf (fun) ... The cool hings is that no matter how young or old, experienced gamer or novice, people really like it. We had our first injury by WiiRemote today. We were playing tennis and she swung hard and hit my hand with her remote. Man, she can swing hard!

All in all, I would definitely consider buying a Wii for myself, probably looking to buy it used. Sydney's version of craigslist/kijiji seems to have a few of them listed for sale. Woohoo!