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Wii Play Comments by Kristan Reed

4 December, 2006

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Der_tolle_Emil
04/12/06 @ 11:49
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I would not have it preordered if it did not come with a wiimote. I guess this is the main reason why people will be interested in this.
Tiiti
04/12/06 @ 11:50
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Slightly off topic, sorry, but I'm wondering if there are many titles that actually require the nunchuck? £20 for the Wiimote and then an addtional £15 for a nunchuck is a bit of a pain in the arse.
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Rambaldi
04/12/06 @ 11:51
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"but regular gamers, in particular, shouldn't expect the novelty value to endure much beyond that"

A comment on the Wii as a whole methinks although the jury's still out...
krudster [mod]
04/12/06 @ 11:52
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Zelda requires it - not sure about the others yet.
Psi
04/12/06 @ 11:52
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ah, bugger ordered this coz of the controller. no worries wasnt' that expensive considering
melw
04/12/06 @ 11:53
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Just like Wii Sports, Wii Play is a bundle... I'd consider this as a nice extra for buying extra wiimote, nothing more. If it was a stand-alone title, this game would be mostly a rip-off.
chupachups
04/12/06 @ 11:54
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How much extra are they charging for the game compared to buying the controller separately?
krudster [mod]
04/12/06 @ 11:55
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£5 more.

Seems I was fed duff price info - the Wii Remotes appear to retail separately for £29.99, not £19.99.
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Rambaldi
04/12/06 @ 11:56
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@krudster

Would you recommend a Wii for Zelda or a second hand Cube considering £150+ price difference?
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Psi
04/12/06 @ 11:57
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if zelda is the only game you think you'll ever be wanting to play then dont bother with a wii :S

or wait till maz galaxy is out then decide.
Arkanite
04/12/06 @ 11:58
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I never thought of buying this just for myself, it's made to play with friends.
Here in Aust, you can purchase the Play package in the first week for $65, where the RRP of a Wii remote is $70.
Only 3.5 days to go here, and there is no way that I'm not getting this game :)
Phattso
04/12/06 @ 11:58
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Are you sure, Krudster? I was under the impression that the WiiMote on its own was £29.99 (going by most retailers) with just a £5 premium for the WiiPlay variant?

That said, I've only had one coffee so far today. And it wasn't a strong one. So I may be thinking of something else entirely.
chupachups
04/12/06 @ 11:58
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"£15 more."

...sounds worth a giggle then.
crazyhorse174
04/12/06 @ 11:58
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OK...I'm confused.

People are actually happy about buying a sub-standard game, because they get a controller with it? Even though the controller is actually cheaper if you buy it on its own?

If people want to fork out an extra 15 notes than what they would pay for a controller, the who I'm I to stop them I suppose? Just seems a bit odd, when people will probably play the "game" for about 10min and never use it again. Would be easier to just buy a controller and save yourself 15 quid.
Wobbler
04/12/06 @ 11:59
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Aren't Wiimotes £30 by themselves? (which makes Wii Play only £5 more expensive, doesn't it?)

EDIT: or what Phattso said :)
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Rambaldi
04/12/06 @ 12:00
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Does the Wii come with a Wiimote? Dumb Q, I know, but I don't know the answer!
Der_tolle_Emil
04/12/06 @ 12:00
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I of course haven't played Zelda on the Wii yet but most of the people, even the ones who were incredibly doubtful of the Wiimote agreed that the Wii version really plays well and is a lot of fun due to the controls.

Tiiti: Red Steel also requires the nunchuk, Trauma Centre does and I would not be surprised if Monkeyball required it too.

edit: As far as I know the Wiiplay with the wiimote is just about 10€ more expensive than a single wiimote. If there was a higher price difference I would just have ordered a single wiimote without wiiplay. 15 pounds seems much, much more than I remember.
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glo
04/12/06 @ 12:01
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Just looked on Gameplay/Play/Amazon, remotes cost £29.99 so you are only playing £5 extra to get WiiPlay. Seems more of a bargain at that price surely?
lennon
04/12/06 @ 12:03
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According to gameplay Wiimote £30 Wii Play £35 Nunchuck £15

varsas
04/12/06 @ 12:04
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If you look around online you can get Wii Play for £29.99.

EDIT: GAME have the Wiimote at £29.99 and Wii Play at £34.99 but as I mentioned you can the latter at the same price as the former. The Nunchuk is £14.99 but you can get that online for £11.99.
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Eighthours
04/12/06 @ 12:04
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Yes, the Wii comes with a Wiimote.

Just a thought, does the console come with a Nunchuk as well? I know that Wii Play only includes the Wiimote itself... what about the boxed console?
lennon
04/12/06 @ 12:05
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@Eighthours - Yes according to Gameplay it does.
brokenkey
04/12/06 @ 12:06
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Does the score change if the game costs only £5?

@varsas - where?
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chupachups
04/12/06 @ 12:09
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If it's only £5 extra... heck, that's a bargain then, assuming you were going to buy the controller anyway.
DanMW
04/12/06 @ 12:09
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The cheapest Wiimote I found was for £24.99 at HMV for £5 more I thought I might as well get Wii Play.
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Tonka
04/12/06 @ 12:10
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With your Wii you will get
Wii remote
Nunchuck
Wii Sports
Crappy cable to connect to tv
Powerbrick
Istruction manual
Plastic wrappings
Cardboardbox to hold it all (you don't have to bring your own)
+ some other stuff like health warnings etc.

Of course it comes with a controller. There are limits to Nintendos greed. I can understand if you are unsure about the nunchuck but releasing a console without a controller would be madness.
krudster [mod]
04/12/06 @ 12:10
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Score still applies, but it's definitely better value than I originally thought.
varsas
04/12/06 @ 12:11
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@brokenkey: PowerPlayDirect have Wii Play for £29.99 plus I get a couple of quid off through a voucher :D

DanMW is right about HMV having the cheapest price on the controllers at the moment afaik.

As has been mentioned £5 is pretty good for some fun games to play...afterall you are buying an extra controller so I would assume having extra multiplayer party games would be a good deal?
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SBfistfun
04/12/06 @ 12:15
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I wuv wii play me!
varsas
04/12/06 @ 12:16
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@Tonka: Thanks for that I wasn't sure about the Nunchuk...I better remove 1 Nunchuk from my order with HMV :p
GingerNathan
04/12/06 @ 12:18
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Score still applies, but it's definitely better value than I originally thought.

How do you figure that, if the game retailed at forty quid by itself then no way would it have been given a six (more like one or two). As the game is a third of the price you thought it is then surely it must effect the score; for a fiver it's a must have if you're buying an extra remote :/.
Tonka
04/12/06 @ 12:22
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@Varsas: Are you buying wii play? Then I think you should hold on to that nunchuck. That way you get two complete sets (remote + nunchuck)
crazyhorse174
04/12/06 @ 12:31
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5 quid extra aint too bad I suppose - even I'll admit that!

15 just seemed a bit excessive for what is essentially a tutorial.

Still not sure about the whole Wii thing anyway - need to see some decent titles (other than Zelda) before I make a decision to buy.
SBfistfun
04/12/06 @ 12:35
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I really wanted a wii but Iv'e held on that long it's turned out it's going to be poo :(
chupachups
04/12/06 @ 12:36
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"I really wanted a wii but Iv'e held on that long it's turned out it's going to be poo"

Eh? They haven't even launched it yet!
varsas
04/12/06 @ 12:43
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@Tonka: I ordered 2 from HMV so I only need the 1 now for 2 complete sets.

On the issue of games for the Wii, there are a lot novelty games and lazy conversions but that was also the case with the DS. I think that if the big players look at the potential that Nintendo themselves and some developers are showing with Wii, as with the DS, then it should succeed.

What we don't need to developers continuing to be lazy when it's so easy to develop for the machine compared to 360 and PS3. Innovation and thought into getting the control scheme spot on should not require that much more effort?
chupachups
04/12/06 @ 12:53
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"On the issue of games for the Wii, there are a lot novelty games and lazy conversions but that was also the case with the DS. "

I can't believe you're judging the Wii by what is out now, it's only just launched in Japan and America and we haven't even got it yet.

Look at any console launch and you'll see a big load of crap. The time to judge the Wii is next Xmas.
varsas
04/12/06 @ 12:55
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@chupachups: I hope you don't think I'm judging the Wii based on the launch? I was making the point that you shouldn't judge it at launch citing the example of the DS...
gth
04/12/06 @ 12:58
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Wii Play = EyeToy Play
floppylobster
04/12/06 @ 13:06
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Look at those graphics. Stunning.

(but who cares it's so much fun, like Robotron 2084!)
Kay
04/12/06 @ 13:16
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Right, this doesn't seem great, but for just £5 more than the remote it's got to be worth it. The controllers are hideously expensive, though - £45 for the full package? Extortionate.

Krudster - Monkey Ball review anytime soon? I'm still undecided on it...

K
krudster [mod]
04/12/06 @ 13:20
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Monkey Ball hopefully by the end of the week.
Santino
04/12/06 @ 13:25
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i'd happily pay the extra £5 for the shooting game alone

edit: any rough estimate when the twilight princess review will be up?
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Sid Nice
04/12/06 @ 13:27
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Why buy crap like this when you can download better games from the Xbox Live Dashboard? This isn't a game it's a rip off.
Pac-man ate my wife
04/12/06 @ 13:37
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'cos it's cheap and fun?
Muddtallica
04/12/06 @ 13:40
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I'll be the first to admit that the price of a full controller set (Remote + Nunchuk) is far too high, but I can't see how anybody can say that a measly five pounds for what sounds like a reasonably fun set of mini-games is a rip-off, especially given that it's a completely optional extra that costs you nothing if you don't want it...

I was always going to buy at least one extra Remote anyway, so I'll probably give this a go. Couldn't hurt.
AcidSnake
04/12/06 @ 13:49
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Another question, although I have already got the game in a special box marked with my name on it at the local gamesdealer (along with zelda) does Wii Play have it's own case? Or are we talking paper cover type stuff...
I just glimpsed at the box, I didn't check what was in it...
krudster [mod]
04/12/06 @ 13:51
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Proper box included.
Tiiti
04/12/06 @ 14:11
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£45 for the full controller set is a bit bloody steep!

I find it hard to justify £30 for an extra 360 controller as it is! Pfft!
theweaze
04/12/06 @ 14:38
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Yeah think this is the way to go, i soo want a wii but havent pre orded so it doesnt look too promising :(

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