Hardware

The Wii is a sexy machine. It is a lot smaller than what I expected. The only problem that I have with it is that the power adapter is big and the power cord isn't that long. The Wiimote is akward at first but feels natural once you get the hang of it. My best advice to anyone new who uses the Wiimote is to use the wrist strap! I thought I was too cool to wear it and I ended up throwing my Wiimote into the ceiling while bowling.

Wii Channels

The Wii was able to find my wireless router easily and I had no trouble connecting it to the Wii shopping channel. I have run into problems with the Wii Forecast channel and the Wii News Channel, when I try and access them it says that I need to update my Wii but when I try and update it says that no updates are available, I hope that this gets ironed out.

The Wii shopping channel is easy to use, you need to buy Wii points before purchasing any of the old games. The games cost between $5 and $10 each. I bought Golden Axe, Bomberman and Bonk's Adventure. The best thing about the downloading is that the progress bar while you wait for your game to download is Mario getting coins and smashing blocks.

Gameplay

This is the best part about the Wii! I haven't had this much fun playing video games since I got my first system. I didn't sit down the whole time I played Wii sports (I don't think you can). The graphics are not even close to the XBox 360 but to tell you the truth I didn't really care. If Nintendo comes out with a hockey game it will rock because you will actually get to deke the goalie with your best move on a break away instead of moving a joystick back and forth.