When you're jammin' on Super Monkey Ball or plain kickin' ass in Excite Truck, don't be surprised when your muscles get angry. There are a few definite do's and don'ts when playing the Wii and Destructoid has broken them down for you:
Don't:
- Extend your arms outwards unless absolutely necessary
- Let your elbows and shoulders do all the work
- Stand (unless you hate being at the edge of the sofa)
- Allow little chilluns form a line near you for their turn
Do:
- Try to handle the Wiimote with arms relaxed at your sides
- Be patient with it -- there is definitely a learning curve!
- Attempt to perform the majority of the actions with your wrist
- Sit on nearby little chilluns if no sofa is available
They also instruct gamers to hold the Wiimote like a microphone to get better results out of your movements. Obviously some of these do's and don'ts won't literally be exercised, though we're told that the power of written word can be very persuasive.
[Thanks HAZ!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-16-2006 @ 8:10PM
lolersticks said...
But...but I LIKE being close to people while playing games as physically as possible. I elbowed people in the face while playing WarioWare: Twisted, so I'm sure I'll kill at least one person during my time with the Wii.
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11-16-2006 @ 8:32PM
whackMushrooms said...
Well that defeats the purpose dont you think .. the inherant benefit of the Wii is that we can get our fat asses off our couches and get a Wii bit excercise.
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11-16-2006 @ 8:35PM
physcogamer said...
#2
I agree with you 100 percent.
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11-16-2006 @ 9:20PM
brad drac said...
I thought the inherant benefit of the wii was fun games. Goddamnit, why didn't anyone tell me?
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11-16-2006 @ 9:47PM
BUBBA said...
i know this is not what the article is about, but i need to know if the wii comes out in any other colors than white? i need to know becasue i am buying one.
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11-17-2006 @ 12:38AM
nitefire said...
The truth is that both can work which is good. For Wii Sports and Monkey Ball I want to be up and jumping around. But for Zelda I want to be able to relax a little more. It is 70-100 hours long for ch**** sake.
America needs a lot more than Wii to help us from getting fatter.
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11-17-2006 @ 2:51AM
Jay said...
I do expect a learning curve (and lots of fun!), but I don't expect sore arms. Washing dishes, cooking dinner and taking out the trash in that order takes more arm power than a multi-hour Wii session.
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11-18-2006 @ 9:48AM
joey said...
This is stupid. From this article you'd think that gamers are a fat lot who would rather die than get even the most minuscule bit of exercise.
If that's true, they could really do with a bit of extended arm movement for crying out loud...
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