Brainwaves of Sken

from Penny Arcade:

Joystiq had some interesting articles up over the weekend about introducing your family to the Wii. I actually had a similar experience. We had a house full of friends and family for Thanksgiving and the Wii was really the star of the show. Kara and I both had parents over and we actually had a hard time getting them off of Wii sports. I can’t even count how many rounds of bowling I must have played. It was amazing to watch how easily they picked it up and how much fun they had. What was great was watching Kara’s Dad who loves to bowl but can’t anymore because of his knees. I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes home this week and tries to pick one up.

I think the Wii really is the ultimate party machine. If you crack out Rayman or Wii sports with some friends it’s just instant fun. It really hasn’t been able to occupy much of my solo gaming time though. I’m not sure if that will change but for right now it’s just something that gets broken out when we have company. Sort of like twister or Trivial Pursuit. Will it collect dust like those other games in between family gatherings and game nights with our friends? I guess we’ll see.

Ain’t this cute? It makes me want to whip out the ol’ cafepress store and make my own design.

Further amusement is found in the usual places as photos of broken windows and televisions are cropping up – apparently sweaty fingers and a weak wii remote lanyard make for dangerous play. Also, the official Nintendo reaction to people complaining of soreness after playing is “We aren’t Jenny Craig. If people are sore, they should exercise more.” Seriously.

My response:

~ by Skennedy on November 27, 2006.

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