Have you got a Wii

[apple]

Re: Have you got a Wii

We played the Wii last Friday night at my parents house...and I was really feeling it in the shoulders and arms. We played the bowling and golf...I suck at golf apparently. But it was all fun.

I saw 5 of them in the store yesterday for $250....I won't tell which store because I want to get one myself when I get my money this coming weekend.

[bambinaUK]

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Everyone at my brother-in-laws party last night, was playing the Wii. It was great fun, and resulted in 4 smashed glasses and one broken lamp due to over zealous swinging!!

[Brook]

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In January they're coming out with the FitBoard and I can't wait to get my hands on one for my family. We have a Wii and we *love* it. I spend lots of time boxing and fishing with them. heh

[bloucks]

Re: Have you got a Wii

I also was able to pick up a Wii right before Christmas (Thank you wiialerts.com!).

One thing that will really help with your workouts is to play Wii Boxing with arm and ankle weights. It will give you a workout that will cause you to sweat your behind off!

Give it a try! It also works really well for Tennis although my 7 year old kicks my butt!

How about a ADBB Wii challenge?... he he

Bill

[13_jane]

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I couldnt move my arms and shoulders for 2 days after playing my nephews wii over Christmas!! lol the Mario Olympics was soo much fun! and we had a couple of accidents too!! hehe!!!

I really really want one now!!! hehe!! I might have to make a purchase this week!! maybe even tonight!! hehe!!!

[*Emma*]

Re: Have you got a Wii

lol, yeah, im on a selling spree during january to earn me some pennies to buy one!

[bigjim66]

Re: Have you got a Wii

So have any of you become bored with your wii? I am waiting to see how people like their expensive toy after a few months, before I splurge the $1000 for unit, accessories and games. Anyone bored, injured or otherwise disappointed? Or is the consensus still positive?

[DuchessOfDork]

Re: Have you got a Wii

It's the best system out there for stupid fun and group games.

[Chelsey20]

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Man, I want a Wii so bad but EVERYWHERE is still sold out of them, I went to Bestbuy yesterday and they said that people are still lining up outside once they do get some in, it's ridiculous... i could buy one off craiglist for a few hundred dollars more then they're worth but I think i'm just gonna wait until the stores get some in and people stop freaking out about them lol its crazy what a freakin video game system can do to people!

[Chelsey20]

Re: Have you got a Wii

So have any of you become bored with your wii? I am waiting to see how people like their expensive toy after a few months, before I splurge the $1000 for unit, accessories and games. Anyone bored, injured or otherwise disappointed? Or is the consensus still positive?

I dont know anyone that's sick of it yet, but I do know a few people that have broken some speakers and even a tv from playing it lol

[bloucks]

Re: Have you got a Wii

My kids got an xbox 360 and a Wii. They tend to play the Wii if they both play each other. Another thing nice about the Wii, is that it appeals to a wider audience (parent, grandparents and even great grandparents).

One thing that the wii is lacking is the choice of games right now. The Wii Sports that comes with the Wii is very entertaining and gives me a great workout, so I will be playing it for a long time. My kids will probably require a few more games to keep their interest, but my son has become a Wii tennis pro. He has a Wii score of 1,994 in Tennis and he is only 7. He has to work hard to get a better score now and this keeps his interest. I did hear that once you get to 2,000 it caps a little on the computer players. I look for some great exercise games to come out for the Wii as there is a huge potential to get great workouts (with arms and leg weights) with this device.

I have about $300 (extra controller) in mine and it seems to be fine for now. I still need to buy a $20 numchuck to make my Wii complete

Also..make sure you use the wrist strap. If you don't...you may throw it accidently has your plasma/lcd tv or someone's head. That is the only that I can see you can get injured unless the swinging motion bothers you.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks

[stephbob]

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I really want one! It looks like so much fun. I dont play video games at all so this will be my first ever console haha.

[bigjim66]

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I bought a Nintendo in 1988 (Super Mario Brothers came with it) and have bought only computer software since then for gaming. Exercising now regularly as part of Atkins, within a limited time budget, has led me to spend my computer online time during treadmill usage, instead of sitting on my cellulose. This wii console has me thinking about exercising in a way I could not do so previously without an aerobics instructor and class. Is it right to think this way about wii?

[DuchessOfDork]

Re: Have you got a Wii

Sure it is! But you could always get yourself a play station and play some Dance Dance Revolution, too. It has a calorie counter and everything, but of course the Wii will give you more options. I'm not exactly able to spend money on another console, so it'll be DDR for a while for me.

[bambinaUK]

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Still loving mine, although my daughter gets very nervous when I put on the baseball adaptor, ive wacked my laptop 5 times now!!