Comments on: Nintendo Wii – Not Just for Kids http://www.outofdebtagain.com/2009/06/nintendo-wii-not-just-for-kids/ ...we did it before, we can do it again Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:49:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mrs. Accountability http://www.outofdebtagain.com/2009/06/nintendo-wii-not-just-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Mrs. Accountability Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:59:28 +0000 http://www.outofdebtagain.com/?p=948#comment-1205 Ow. I remember the first time I ever worked out using dumbbells. I was so sore that I could barely lower myself to a sitting position. I can imagine if you played Wii for hours and hours and were out of shape, it would hurt pretty bad. I have never heard of E3. My son AJ is a Nintendo aficionado and has systems from the very first one that came out, including the handheld versions. I love cloudy days, we don't get them much here in sunny AZ. I'll have to look into that E3 thing. Thanks for your comment! Ow. I remember the first time I ever worked out using dumbbells. I was so sore that I could barely lower myself to a sitting position. I can imagine if you played Wii for hours and hours and were out of shape, it would hurt pretty bad. I have never heard of E3. My son AJ is a Nintendo aficionado and has systems from the very first one that came out, including the handheld versions. I love cloudy days, we don’t get them much here in sunny AZ. I’ll have to look into that E3 thing. Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Abigail http://www.outofdebtagain.com/2009/06/nintendo-wii-not-just-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Abigail Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:20:23 +0000 http://www.outofdebtagain.com/?p=948#comment-1198 Actually, unfortunately, I am lying around. First, it's cloudy out. Sort of a nice break, it's been crazily sunny for ages. Second, I'm tired. I think it might be PMS (TMI? Sorry) but I've been pooped for two days now. So I'm trying to take it easy so I have some get up and go when it counts, during the week. Finally, my right lower back is REALLY upset with me. Sigh. Going to have to do some stretching on the floor. Good thing we finally vacuumed! At any rate, I wanted to comment for two reasons: 1. Tim actually INJURED himself on the Wii. Yes. Injured. Not like trip and fall either. Nooooo. That would be too simple. Instead, when down at his parents' for a funeral, he was drunk (& other) and decided that his friends were right and he SHOULD try out a Wii finally. They played a bunch of games. For hours. And hours. The next day he called me. Everything hurt. Everything. If his head hadn't been shaved at the time, I think he would have told me his hair hurt. I still tease him from time to time that he hurt himself playing videogames. Because it's a wife's duty. At any rate, he is now FASCINATINGLY anti-Wii. 2. While Wii seems like a lot of fun, that E3 convention has me salivating at the thought of Project Natal. If you don't know what I'm talking about, do a search. It's AWESOME! The infrared camera would take a 3D rendering. And have facial recognition. So even folks like myself who were maxxed out with Nintendo's directional pad and buttons A&B can still play video games! Okay, so it's not going to come out til 2010. And Tim and I don't buy the first version of anything. But it's an addition to the console, so you don't have to upgrade by buying a new console. And it just looks... fabulous. Plus MS's partners have already started making great things with it. Like Milo. (Again, look it up. Too hard to explain here.) So, really, a two year wait. But durnit. I'm so freakin' excited! I am big into making exercise entertaining -- the saving grace of my walk is my MP3 player. So a lot of the games could get me moving. (And, unlike the Wii, which kids have managed to master without much movement, you'd HAVE to be active to play certain games.) Actually, unfortunately, I am lying around. First, it’s cloudy out. Sort of a nice break, it’s been crazily sunny for ages. Second, I’m tired. I think it might be PMS (TMI? Sorry) but I’ve been pooped for two days now. So I’m trying to take it easy so I have some get up and go when it counts, during the week. Finally, my right lower back is REALLY upset with me. Sigh. Going to have to do some stretching on the floor. Good thing we finally vacuumed!

At any rate, I wanted to comment for two reasons:

1. Tim actually INJURED himself on the Wii. Yes. Injured. Not like trip and fall either. Nooooo. That would be too simple. Instead, when down at his parents’ for a funeral, he was drunk (& other) and decided that his friends were right and he SHOULD try out a Wii finally. They played a bunch of games. For hours. And hours. The next day he called me. Everything hurt. Everything. If his head hadn’t been shaved at the time, I think he would have told me his hair hurt. I still tease him from time to time that he hurt himself playing videogames. Because it’s a wife’s duty. At any rate, he is now FASCINATINGLY anti-Wii.

2. While Wii seems like a lot of fun, that E3 convention has me salivating at the thought of Project Natal. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, do a search. It’s AWESOME! The infrared camera would take a 3D rendering. And have facial recognition. So even folks like myself who were maxxed out with Nintendo’s directional pad and buttons A&B can still play video games!

Okay, so it’s not going to come out til 2010. And Tim and I don’t buy the first version of anything. But it’s an addition to the console, so you don’t have to upgrade by buying a new console. And it just looks… fabulous. Plus MS’s partners have already started making great things with it. Like Milo. (Again, look it up. Too hard to explain here.) So, really, a two year wait. But durnit. I’m so freakin’ excited! I am big into making exercise entertaining — the saving grace of my walk is my MP3 player. So a lot of the games could get me moving. (And, unlike the Wii, which kids have managed to master without much movement, you’d HAVE to be active to play certain games.)

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