tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19067548.post7106350732763334465..comments2023-06-28T07:26:48.676-04:00Comments on the aspidistra: Premature Wii-jaculationsCom$tockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07758127726424789899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19067548.post-58968353409667356982006-11-21T18:09:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:09:00.000-05:00I haven't played it yet, but Sarah played it at a ...I haven't played it yet, but Sarah played it at a friend's house while visiting NYC and she has now joined in my Wii-lust. This is extremely notable, because she has never expressed even a passing interest in video games before. Maybe it truly is the system that will get the non-gamers hooked. I tend to doubt it, personally. I think non-gamers may enjoy the novelty of it, but there are plenty of options available already for people who don't want to spend their time memorizing button combinations, and that hasn't done much to change the market.<br /><br />I've been obsessively stalking the boards at Amazon.com, reading about people who are salivating to get their hands on one. I am not about to spend $500 for one on eBay, but I'll admit, I'm counting down the days until the market becomes saturated enough that I can go into any store and pick one up. <br /><br />The one thing that fascinates me the most about this whole PS3/Wii excitement is the way that stores are taking advantage. Wiis are available at CompUSA and WalMart ... but only if you buy them in a bundle with 6 other products, which means buying 1 extra controller and 5 overpriced games. I understand that stores are out to make a buck, but it seems pretty shitty to me to tell customers that the only way to get the thing they want is to buy it along with a bunch of stuff they don't want. I can't really think of another industry that creates this kind of demand. I don't recall having to buy twelve doll outfits in order to get a Cabbage Patch Kid.Jeffrey D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12242621794543154225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19067548.post-35789780178725465332006-11-21T11:41:00.000-05:002006-11-21T11:41:00.000-05:00worriable news indeed. I read a similarly less en...worriable news indeed. I read a similarly less enthusiastic review about the use of the remote in the zelda game on gamespot. However, It apparently rules in Madden '07 where its made the esoteric button commands considerably more intuitive. hopefully this reflects early software glitches and not hardware inadequacies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445438432140694034noreply@blogger.com