Inspirational Technology

A couple days ago Ben came back to the office after lunch with one of the more desired toys for this Christmas, a Nintendo Wii. Being the geeks that we are, we of course had to crack it open and give it a go. Ben has posted his impressions on his blog. I only spent about an hour playing Wii Sports, but I have to say it was definitely a lot of fun. The new controller, while not perfect, makes a huge difference in the accessibility of the games. The Wii Sports package overall is rather light fare, but the bowling game does show some real potential for the controller. It felt the most real to me, and many of the same techniques you use when really bowling also work within the game. For me my horrible inconsistency with bowling even carried through to the game, that’s not necessarily good for my scores, but it is realistic. That to me is a true advancement. It’s definitely going to be interesting to watch what new games emerge as developers get more experience with the controller. I don’t play games much anymore, but if I were going to buy one of the next generation consoles, it would definitely be the Wii.