I can barely stand any of the games that require you to use the Wiimote as a pointer, etc. None of the rooms I've ever played my Wii in have been, I don't know, configured well enough to play it comfortably. The couch is either too close for the sensor bar to pick up the remote or it's too far away, so in order to point at something specific on the screen, I have to stand up. I game to relax, so while some Wii games (Sports, Wario Ware, etc.) are better played in a group while standing up or whatever, most are not. <_<; The remote is also just... not very ergonomic? It's not comfortable to hold no matter how you're holding it--it's awkward in the "pointing" position and it's even more awkward to me when you play it horizontally.
That sounds incredibly annoying. Do you have any light sources interfering anywhere? The pointer works flawlessly for me. Anything using actual motion controls are what's iffy for me most of the time. Hopefully MotionPlus will fix that for the games the implement it though. The only game I stand for is Wii Sports. So, that sounds like a completely unenjoyable experience :c I love being able to just lie down on the couch and relax and play away. I'm even on angles and it works. So that just sucks for you ;___;
Do you have a Wii Remote Jacket? Makes the remote much more comfy.
Anyway, I love lots of things about my Wii. But there are things I don't like or wish were different.
- HD output. Even if the graphics aren't anywhere near as good as on the 360 or PS3, I would still like at least 720p output instead of 480p. I hate the jaggies it makes having to upconvert 480p to a 1080p or even 720p set.
- Better motion support. The pointer is incredibly accurate. But any motion controls beyond basic left/right leaning or pure waggling just...doesn't work. Anything in 3D space (like making a pulling motion) is too frustrating. So, I'm really excited about MotionPlus, but it's not retroactive and I wish it was built in from the start.
- Game Library. I think I have a fair amount of games so far, there are more I'm picking up soon and more I'll pick up later in the long run. I wish I had more to choose from though. Of what I have I'm only disappointed in Sonic and the Secret Rings and Super Paper Mario (but I'm willing to give the latter a second chance). There is good stuff. There is original stuff. My problem is that there should be more. Take a look at this breakdown I made based on information from Game Rankings...
Wii
E: 70+ is 29, 75+ is 21, 80+ is 10
E10+: 70+ is 6, 75+ is 3, 80+ is 1
T: 70+ is 19, 75+ is 12, 80+ is 7
M: 70+ is 6, 75+ is 4, 80+ is 2
PS3
E: 70+ is 36, 75+ is 32, 80+ is 20
E10+: 70+ is 12, 75+ is 11, 80+ is 5
T: 70+ is 35, 75+ is 24, 80+ is 19
M: 70+ is 31, 75+ is 25, 80+ is 21
360:
E: 70+ is 76, 75+ is 59, 80+ is 39
E10+: 70+ is 29, 75+ is 20, 80+ is 12
T: 70+ is 68, 75+ is 48, 80+ is 31
M: 70+ is 55, 75+ is 44, 80+ is 33
That is pitiful. The low amount of M rated games is understandable given the demographic (although I don't think that's a good reason), but...even for E-T the Wii is in last! (Take out the sports title from the PS3 and 360 and it'd be a little closer though) Nintendo currently has more third party support than it did with the N64 and the GCN. But the third parties are making junk. The third parties are the problem. Nintendo has released 40 titles for the Wii, being a true Wii title or on WiiWare. 10 of those titles are below 70% on Game Rankings. 75% of what Nintendo puts out on the Wii has been quality. How many games ended up being above 70 on the Wii? 60 titles. 30 of which are from Nintendo. Half of the the good titles are from Nintendo alone. So, what Nintendo is producing is not the problem. It's the third parties.
All that said though, I do play my Wii regularly. If I had to choose one of the other to consoles to have in addition to my Wii (not instead of) it would be the 360. But, even then...I don't think it's worth the price (although the recent price drop is tempting). It has quality titles. I know it does. I just showed that it does. But your own personal library also depends on your personal preferences. There are some titles I'm interested in for the 360, but not more than what I'm interested in for the Wii. I check weekly for new 360 games that might interest me. But it's not happening. :c A lot of the absolutely amazing games are M rated. I'm 19. I can play M rated games if I wanted. I'm fine with violence is games. Its when there's gratuitous violence or violence just for the sake of violence that bugs me. Going by the ESRB content descriptors I dislike... Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Sexual Violence, Strong Language, Strong Lyrics, Strong Sexual Content, and Use of Drugs. They don't gross me out or anything, I just don't get much fun out of playing such things. And a lot of the fantastic M games feature those things. So, then I move down into games from E-T and...kick out all the sports titles and the amount of E rated games I have to choose from is cut almost in half.
If I won a 360 I would definitely put it to good use. If I won a PS3, it would be collecting dust because I already have a Blu-ray player and the only game I want to play on it is LittleBigPlanet.
The Wii needs more original stuff like Zack & Wiki, World of Goo, Lost Winds, and No More Heroes from third parties. The system has a lot of potential and deserves better from third parties than minigame compilation, movie tie-ins, and PS2 ports. Still love my Wii though and wouldn't trade it for the 360 or the PS3.
