femalegamer

I did it. I had my first Wii experience the other day.

After much debating, one of our friends finally gave in, found one and snatched it up. Along with four controllers, four nunchucks (speaking of nunchucks, check out these limited edition ones by NYKO!) and a handful of games.

For the most part I found the entire experience to be a blast. The games were pretty damn simple, fun, easy to get (with a small learning curve). As a lefty who does some things right-handed (about 60/40 right to left, but all the fine-tuned things are lefty), the controllers were a bit gangly, especially when the nunchuck was involved. But, other than compensating for my awkward playstyle, it’s an amazingly cool console with a lot of potential.

For a whole afternoon and late into the night we were consumed with four-man competitive Mario Party, Monkey Ball, Bowling and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

I have to admit, I probably would have enjoyed the games more if I was drinking, as everyone else was (Wii seems like the ideal drunken party console). Unfortunately though, I was still hurting from the night before and not in the mood to partake again so soon.

My main complaint for the evening was not the gaming at all, but the obnoxious alpha male personalities that can come out when drinking. You can be as competitive as you want, go for it, I usually am, but don’t be a tool about it… that’s all I ask.