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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: £179.99
Buy New: £179.97
You Save: £0.02
New (26) Used (10) from £149.95
Rating:  466 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: Video Game
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.1
Dimensions (in): 15.1 x 9.9 x 4.4
MPN: WII
Model: Wii
UPC: 045496342043
EAN: 0045496342043
ASIN: B0007UATDG
Release Date: December 8, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pure Class December 20, 2006
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Nintendo have outdone them selves again, with the gameboys, then the DS, then the Lite and now the Wii. Motion sensors, compactness and excellent games make this the king of consoles overall. The graphics are not brilliant, but playing Red Steel or Zelda make it amazing. The Mii channel is class as well as you can personalise ur own character when playing Wii Sports. i opened the packaging and was playing Wii Sports with a little 2 much enthusiasm when my mum came in and wanted to play, she snatched the remote off me and played better than i ever could, 4 aces with every serve (Tennis)!!! she actually plays it more than me, it's a race to get to it first after dinner! Everyone should get one. The world is split into those have bought the Wii and those who are going to buy it
Fantastic console shame about the scalpers January 5, 2007
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Amazon should not be supporting the scum who bought up Wiis on launch day only to sell them on at 200%+ of the cost. These traders are scum.
Faultless and Incredible June 24, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've wanted a wii for a few months and the other day my mum got 1 (at the expense of two hours out of work). I new it would be good and i loved it so. Two days later my mum had a dinner party and after a few drinks all my mums friends were playing tennis and boxing! It was hilarious!
Not only is it the CHEAPEST next-gen console but the BEST and perfect for all ages!
The most fun console there is! September 19, 2007
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
The strangely named 'Wii' is the fifth home console to be released by Nintendo and is by far their most original yet. The Nintendo Wii uses full motion and tilt sensitive controls making some of the most basic games more interactive and realistic than ever. Already after just 9 months since being released in the UK the Wii is the UK's best selling console and is outselling it's main competitors, the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360, and I can imagine that it's already impressive sales record will only get better and better with Christmas just around the corner.
The thing that makes the Wii so unique from all other consoles past and present is it's controller. The controller is in two parts - the Remote, which can also be used on it's own on a lot of games, and also the Nunchuck, which plugs directly into the bottom of the Remote. Both parts are fully motion sensitive and can be used as pretty much anything, from a gun to a sword to a golf club to a tennis raquet etc, etc... These controls work surprisingly well and are very easy to use, making it more approachable to people who are not normally gamers. The game that you get with the console (Wii Sports) and the controller (Wii Play) are great introductions to the innovative controls as they show them off in various different ways including tennis, bowling, shooting, baseball and golf, to name a few.
Nintendo have always been the best for first-party games with fantastic series like Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Wario, Starfox, Pokemon, Donkey Kong, Battalion Wars, Fire Emblem and many others, so there is never going to be a shortage of brilliant games over the Wii's hopefully lengthy lifespan. Already there are many great games available such as Super Paper Mario, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Warioware: Smooth Moves, Mario Srikers and Mario Party 8. And then there's an impressive line-up coming soon over the next few months with games like Super Mario Galaxy, Battalion Wars 2, Super Smash Bros Brawl and Metroid Prime 3 Corruption.
Developers must have a lot of faith in this console too as the third-party support seems a lot better with the Wii than it has been on previous Nintendo consoles. There's all the usual movie licenses like Harry Potter, Pirates of the Carribean and dozens games of animated films as well as plently of sports games like Tiger Woods, Madden NFL and FIFA. Then there's games from on-going series such as Resident Evil, Sonic the Hedgehog, SSX, Mortal Kombat, The Sims, Medal of Honour, Call of Duty, Splinter Cell and Rayman, so there is plenty of choice for gamers of all ages.
The graphics are probably the Wii's only downfall as they aren't HD and no where near as good as the Xbox 360 or PS3, but they are still very good quality (probably just a little better than the Gamecube) but this really isn't what this console is all about.
At the moment there aren't many games that can be played online but it is something that the Wii is fully capable of supporting in the future. In addition to this there is the Virtual Console where you can download older games (at a small price) from other consoles like the N64, SNES and even the Sega Megadrive, giving you plenty of retro games from the 8, 16 and 64-bit era to enjoy. If that isn't enough, the Wii is fully backwards compatible with all Nintendo Gamecube games too, where all you will need to play them is a Gamecube controller and memory card.
Overall this is without a doubt the most fun console out at the moment and is one that can be enjoyed by pretty much anybody. The controls are easy and fun to use and it takes gaming to a completely new level. Even games that you may have played before on other consoles will feel completely new to you on the Wii. This is a must buy for gamers and non-gamers alike and is also the ultimate party games console.
Back to the console itself... November 21, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
There are lots of comments about availability rather than the console itself here, so I thought I would get back to the point.
I come from a gaming background that saw me growing up in the halcyon days of 8 bit computing. I owned a Commodore 64 and for those who are unaware what 8-bit computing was like, let's just say it didn't rely on graphics - although at the time they could seem amazing.
The most important things were gameplay and addictiveness. These are the Wii's strengths. I also remember having an old Atari VCS console and both my Commodore and Atari saw hours upon hours of continuous use. Not because they had great graphics, but because the gameplay was addictive and rewarding. You only need a little imagination and graphics really aren't that important.
This brings me back to the Wii. Some gamers comment about the inferior graphics to some other consoles. Whilst this may be true, they are hardly poor in comparison to past systems and computers, but the most important thing is that the system is easy to use and has many highly enjoyable and addictive games to play. They are also great fun for people of many ages to play. I remember my grandmother playing on our Atari VCS, and if she was still with us I'm sure she would enjoy the Wii. Also like the Atari though, this is a system that is and will be loved by younger people too. It really is the family console it is cracked up to be. And in a day and age when so many family members seem to do their own thing, having something that brings everyone together in the lounge to share fun is something not to be missed.
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