Wii Play Comments by Kristan Reed
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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.
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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?
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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. |
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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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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? |
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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.
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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. |
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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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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 :/. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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? |
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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. |
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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!) |
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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. |
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