OMG--This Wii is a HOOT! CHeck out the YOUTUBE link (embedded since I haven't had much luck getting it to work on this site.)
Check it out. It's crazy! I can see why it's an aerobic workout. And I can see why people may throw a shoulder out of joint. But it looks like they're having a riot playing it. I certainly wouldn't call it a game for nerds or computer geeks. Neither does Time Magazine which called it the 'greatest video game made.'
Via Time:
" ...I had presumed that it was merely an elaborate demonstration of the Wii Remote, which responds to natural motions rather than arcane button combinations. I discovered quickly that it might be the greatest videogame ever made."
...the TV-the need for playing room cannot be overstated. We selected Tennis for two players. The TV's wide screen split into two frames, one for each side of the court. I tossed the ball in the air with a tap of a button, then swung my arm. A perfect serve. Chris returned the serve with a flick of his wrist, then I swung again. Early clumsiness fast became aggressive, aerobic, precise gesticulation. You develop a forehand, a backhand, even an overhead smash, just like on the real courts, and you work up a sweat doing it. Each time the virtual racquet hits the ball, it delivers an unbelievably satisfying "thok."
Looking on, my wife couldn't remember the last time she saw something as silly as two dudes jumping around, waving their arms and strutting like Agassi at a Grand Slam. But since the controls were so simple, she wasn't allowed to refuse when we told her it was her turn. Before long, she was channeling Steffi with her own fancy net work. I had my revenge.
The following night we hosted a dinner party. Though it was conceived without an inkling that the Wii would be in our midst, it became the official activity of the night. We designed hilarious avatars for each partygoer, so they could play games using a cartoon mini-self, or Mii. By selecting and adjusting face shapes, eyes, noses and hairstyles, you can build accurate caricatures, but beware of false friends who make your nose two sizes too big, or attach a sinister handlebar mustache to your otherwise handsome mug.
Everyone sampled all five Wii Sports...
The Wii site shows a bunch of pictures of people testing this out. I am amazed these people allowed themselves to be photographed while doing this.
But as Wilson Rothman,the author at Time, said,
"Finally, all this physical activity has a downside. As thrilled as I am that I now can play videogames in lieu of other aerobic exercise, I am sore. It may be the good soreness of muscles in need of a long-overdue workout, yet I fear that some people might get real tennis elbow from Wii's virtual Tennis, or even tear a rotator cuff when pitching in Wii's Baseball."
As far as I"m concerned that shouldn't stop you from buying or playing this game. there's so many ways you can get hurt that aren't this fun. And as you build up strength and get the aerobics in from doing this, you'll be able to brag about no longer being a couch potatoe video junky.
Instead you can brag about being a fitness-king (or fitness queen) video junkie.
And judging from the sound of it, if you can afford it, it sounds like one of those great activites for families to do together.
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great video.