Nintendo Wii Fanboy

I've been spending a lot of time on the Xbox 360. The Wii hasn't been as fun as I hoped. Although I do get to play games with my wife, but she's not a fan of Wario Ware, and losing at Wii Play isn't helping. I try to let her win some. Zelda has the most game time on the Wii.

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I really enjoyed LoP:TP, Wii Sports, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, NFS:Carbon & even Wii Play.

Wii Play isn't the greatest game of all time, but I would call it more of the drinking game or just small mini games to amuse oneself. Anyone that is thinking it's more than that and is disappointed in the game for that, they forgot that this game is more for introduction to newer players that hardly play or at all. It's basically just a tutorial on the functions of the remote.

What I didn't like was Elebits. I like the concept, but I didn't really have fun with this, even the construction part I didn't really have any interest.

Rayman Raving Rabbids is great when you have lots of people and it becomes competitive between us. I just wish the game didn't feel so short and incomplete.

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So far I have 3 games: Twilight Princess, which is without doubt one of the best games I've ever played (possibly even THE best), an absolute joy to behold from start to finish.

Wii Sports (obviously) which is great fun and a lot deeper than it gets credit for (Golf and Tennis my particluar faves).

And Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, which does take some getting used to (I didn't like the controls at first), but they do eventually "click".

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Zelda and Wii Sports, though I do have Rayman, its seldom played.

Zelda Link to the Past and Contra 3 is where the fun its at.

Don't buy Contra 3 though. It sucks with the Gamecube pad.

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Since beating Zelda's main story and the majority of the side quests I realized that I wasnt excited so much for the Wii, more so just Zelda. Other games (Red Steel, Sports, Rabbids) have been 'fun' but in a 'oh that's kinda cool' way, nothing really engaging. The 360 is getting all the love at the moment with me aswell.

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TP: A must own

Marvel alliance: it is the same game that you have played before but with x-man alliance and the DC heroes, but a good story line and a fun time with friends.

Wii sports: all sorts of fun even my mother can play. Only thing is according to my fitness age I should be dead.

Elibits: Rent this one!! the single best use of the remote I have found. Problem is the story line is built around the remote and that story sucks. I found myself not caring about the little creatures and wanting to build a fire.

Happy feet: This game has not gotten enough love. there is a DDR type of dance engine that really makes the game fun for parties and such.

VC games:
Super Mario: a must, keeps the wife happy
Sim city: not as good as I remember but still a happy memory.

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I own Twilight Princess, Wii Sports, and Rayman; they're all great. I've also played Wario Ware, Trauma Center, Red Steel, and Excite Truck.

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Supermonkey ball makes me dizzy and sick. The games for Wii are not impressive at all right now. I hope the release of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Paper Mario changes that. A lot of these Wii game are just Gamecube games with new packaging. Wii games aren't worth buying until 2008.

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ZELDA ALL THE WAY

Excite Truck is really cool and is worth the 50 bucks It gives you a challenge and if you have 2 people over alot its a great game.
Red Steel I was disapointed in that game. I cant belive I was actually waiting for that game.
Elebits is ok its fun but its really slow and hard once you get past lvl 4
Rayman, excelent use of wiimote.
I wont talk about Wii sports considering everyone has it.

VC games:
LoZ-A link to the past is a MUST! Its great with a great story line and its not like the first one where you dont know what to do.
Mario Kart is a ok game just make shure you have enough controllers for 4 player
Toe Jam and Earl I havent played much but IM gona
LoZ- Really slow game. YOU MUST HAVE PATIENCE to play this one
SUper Mario Bros.- FUN FUN FUN this is also a must.

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I have a handful of games (that's right, 5) but unfortunately only two of them are getting any extensive play time.

1. Wii Sports - Great game, I play it daily, it never gets old.

2. Legend of Zelda - also a great, ney amazing, game, but it lost some of its appeal after I beat it

3. Madden 07 - This game is sick. The new controls are great. It makes it hard to believe I ever pushed a button to pass, or hike a football.

4. Monkey Ball - Now, I'm gonna preface this by saying I never played the game prior to the Wii version, and to be honest, I'm a little disappointed. The multiplayer mode is great for parties, but I get board with the single player mode pretty quickly.

5. Elebits - The biggest disappointment so far. Don't get me wrong, the controls are great, but the whole hide and seek game gets old after a while. I really can't play it for more than 10 minutes before switching to either Madden or Wii Sports.

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I own:

Wii Sports - beyond amazing, a perfect example of how simple can be fun if done right, I still play at least a few hours a week, especially when friends are over

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - an epic game, definitely an award winner, I'm still 3 temples from the end (mostly because I've been fishing/doing side-quests for hours)

Trauma Center - my brother bought this one, a fun game that shows off what the Remote can do, but not anything super exciting after the first few hours

Rayman Raving Rabbids - another game that shows how awesome the Remote is, some of the minigames are tons of fun (the old arcade shooter minigame is my favorite), and this game is worth a look just for its humor. I picked it up for $30 when Circuit City had its sale.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz - This is my roommates, actually. The single player is fun, and the multiplayer has potential, but a lot of the multiplayer minigames have some wonky controls. Monkey Darts is a ton of fun, but most of the people I've played against can't figure out how to actually release the dart properly.

Madden 07 - This version of Madden should be selling off the charts. If you've even tried the other versions, you owe it to yourself to try this one. The graphics are about what you'd get on XBOX, so don't be looking for much there. But the controls add a whole new dimension to the game of football and really bring Madden alive. From hiking the ball, to stiff arms, to passing, to kicking (which is a TON easier than the reviews would have you believe - they must have been swinging their whole arms, when it's best to just make a flick of the wrist), every move is so intuitive and really draws you into the game. The last Madden I bought was 05, and the extra modes in 07 are nice, but the controls are what brings me back to this game at least once a week. And, of course, the controls are only possible on Wii. If you need evidence that Wii can really change the old franchises for the better, look at Madden. If previous Maddens were for the "hardcore" gamers, this is a Madden for the masses.

Super Mario Bros
Bomberman 93
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
Contra 3
Super Mario World
Kid Icarus

Great, great VC games. I'm not too happy with the prices, but they aren't so prohibitive that I won't be buying games. I've found the releases the last few weeks to be right up my alley, so I've been buying about one game a week. I had only played the Mario games before, so I must say that LttP is amazing. Contra 3 and Kid Icarus are ridiculously difficult, but still fun. Bomberman 93 is THE BEST multiplayer game on the VC.

I've rented:

Excite Truck - Love the controls, dislike the seemingly short game. I'll buy it when it drops around $30.

Call of Duty 3 - I'm not much into war games, but I had to give this game a look because of the controls. With some tinkering around with the settings, I found the controls to be adequate, not great. I came away feeling the 2-stick setup was still better. Hopefully Metroid Prime 3 can prove me wrong.

Red Steel - I'm glad I didn't give into the hype and buy this at launch. Wonky controls mixed with so-so gameplay and an un-engaging storyline - that isn't worth $50.

Some more thoughts (in case you feel like reading any more ;)
- I love the Virtual Console. I'll love it more if they speed up their servers. I'm glad the credit card system works the way it does - I don't want my cc linked to my Wii. That would just result in my housemates downloading a crap-load of games without my knowledge, footing me with the bill. Buying points in $20, $30, or $50 increments puts a cap on how much can be bought before I have to step in again. Smart.

- There's only a "gaming drought" if you aren't into trying new things. Between the games I've listed above, VC games, and GC games I've found on the cheap, I have TOO MANY games to play. If you are bored with the Wii, rent some games. There's plenty of fun to be had. But just wait, things should be getting amazing pretty soon. 07 should be one of Nintendo's strongest years ever.

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Personally, i have absolutly loved every minute ive spent with elebits. You can blow through the story mode in about 10 hours if you really want, but if you take your time and do a decent job there are tons of unlockables. It works so well with the wii remote that it makes me angry to play red steel because it just doesnt control as well.

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playing myself, it's definetly zelda or elebits. with friends/family is when rayman and wii sports come out. lately though, most time has been spent with the virtual console stuff. these seem to be the best for a quick pick up and play.

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Excite Truck, in my opinion, has really been an underrated game. It's great single player fun, but my buddies and I usually play Wario Ware when we need multiplayer. Raving Rabbids got old fast; there's only so much shaking of the controller one can handle (I hope Mario Party has only one, maybe two games that require you to shake the controller). Zelda and Trauma Center are also worthy.

On the VC side, Bomber Man is always great fun for multiplayer. I'd never beaten Super Mario 64, so we're working on getting all those damn stars. And I was incredibly disappointed with the button mapping for Super Mario World with the gamecube controller (don't buy it unless you have a classic controller! Someone should have said this!).

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How about Excite Truck? No one ever seems to mention it. I bought it the other day with no real expectations of how good it would be, and it has really blown me away. It's extremely fun and has a lot of replay. Plus, it's probably the best looking game on the system outside of Zelda.

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I am REALLY digging Twilight Princess right now...such an amazing game. I'm about 20 hours in, and it feels like only an hour (at most) has gone by.

I also really enjoyed WarioWare: Smooth Moves, but I am dissapointed in the single controller multi-player. Wobbly Bobbly anyone? Where is this and the 'Milky Way' game from Mega Mi¢ro Game$? Wobbly Bobbly seems to me to have been a perfect match for Wiimote play. But I do really like the rest of the game.

Tony Hawk has been fun, too. A little shallow, but fun.

Trauma Center...AWESOME! It's difficult and makes my heart race and palms sweat (so tense), but great none the less.

NFS: Carbon & Red Steel...have not played either of these enough yet.

Elebits is fun, but the multi-player is akward with the camera control. Single player is a blast.

Wii Sports...this one still gets played a lot in our house. Great for a round of bowling...I love the little touches like the ambient noises of the other lanes and bowlers cheering. The music is catchy, too.

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Sorry for the double post...but I forgot Rayman. I LOVE the ideas presented in this game...I just wish the damn thing didn't have so many 'LOADING' screens. Kind of kills the flow. BUT...the games are a blast to play.

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I've got Wii Play, Twilight Princess and WarioWare Smooth Moves on top of Wii Sports.

In my house, the Wii is a social animal so Wii Sports spends the longest time in the drive however I enjoy WarioWare (how DO you play it in multiplayer???) and Wii Play is good fun - especially billiards.

However, and this is where I'm going to diverge from a LOT of people, I just don't get Twilight Princess.

First, some background; I have long experience in tabletop and computer RPG's over many years. I've owned and played all of the Zelda games since A Link to the Past on the SNES (I even bought a gamecube just for Wind Waker). But. RPG's have moved on. I have an Xbox 360 and play Oblivion all the time. I have a variety of characters and nearly a year after the games release I'm still discovering new things, places I've not been, quests, NPC's and so on.

I'm some 10 or so hours into Twilight Princess and well, I just don't get why people rave about it. Yes, it has all of the things you expect from a Zelda game so I appreciate that the feel is different from something like Oblivion but I just can't get into it like I have previous iterations of the franchise. For a start, the game leads you by the nose. Sometimes you have NO options AT ALL. You're stuck somewhere and there is only one way out. Well excuse me but I like a little more flexibility. What about customising your character? Again the same. It all feels very stilted. I also can't shake the graphical inferiority of the Wii. I know that it shouldn't be about the graphics, but on a 50-inch high def plasma Oblivion just looks so darned good! Unfortunately, the lesser quality of the graphics in TP is highlighted on the same big screen (and before you ask, I am using component cables!).

Maybe it's me. Maybe I have changed but rather than being keen to sit down and play the game I anticipated most on the Wii, I find myself popping it out and practicing my bowling.

Oh well...

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@Nushio, Aubrey, and others:

Absolutely, absolutely get the Classic Controller. It's definitely worth the $20, much more so than the nunchuk! It's perfect for the SNES games because it feels just like one. Plus, it works with most (all?) of the other VC games, so you have one simple way of playing. It feels a little different for the N64 games because of the stick placement, though.

I was hesitant to buy one, but I'm glad I did, especially since the bulk of the games I'm looking for on the VC are from the SNES and Genesis.

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BTW, Gozzy, Zelda isn't really an RPG. It's an adventure game. It's stitled and sometimes linear, but it has a deep story, huge dungeons, lengthy playtime (upwards of 60 hours if you look around), and is all-around a great Zelda.

I'd like to see some real RPGs come to the Wii, but it may be awhile.

Plus, you got to remember that LoZ:TP is a GameCube game. It's not using anywhere near the power the Wii has. Wii graphics will never be on par with the 360 (Gears blows me away, graphics-wise), but the Wii can still pack a punch. I'd imagine we'll see graphics near what Kameo (360 launch title) has within the next two years.

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All I have is Wii Sports at the moment, but that's keeping me pretty occupied. I rented Super Monkey Ball, and while some of the mini-games are really cool, the music was annoying, and the overall package was a little disappointing. The Monkey Race mini-game had me jonesing for Mario Kart Wii, and the disc golf game could have been so much more -- and hopefully will be if someone else picks up the idea and runs with it...

I still want to try out Wii Play, Madden, Rayman, Trauma Center and WW: Smooth Moves, but I think the best Wii games are still yet to come. If the control for Tiger Woods 07 are anything like Wii Golf, I'll get it. SSX Blur looks tempting, and I definitely want to see more racing games -- Ridge Racer Revolution, anyone? -- and an expanded Wii Sports 2...

Here's a VC idea: more classic arcade games. Namco Museum and Midway Arcade Greatest Hits both came out for N64, and I'd pick them both up if they came available on VC. Right now, I'd have to spend about $80 for GC versions with wireless controllers. That's a little pricey for a Robotron fix...

Oh, and I downloaded the Orb.com streaming media software, and the Wii browser interface is fantastic. It's like having an extra TiVo for Internet video in my living room, and it so much easier now to watch stuff like Ask a Ninja, Diggnation and Goodnight Burbank on my TV.

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Twilight Princess: Own, and it's incredibly good. I usually prefer turn based RPGs so this game keeps me on my toes. I only just got through Death Mountain, but fighting the boss was fun to figure out.

Wii Sports: Surprising depth if you're willing to replay the game. Still playing it every week.

Elebits: Rented. Take Katamaric Damacy and Pikmin, grab the WORST qualities they have, mash 'em together, just for the Elebit.

Banana Blitz: Rented. Played it longer than Elebits, but not by much. I'm not a fan of Monkey Balls......

Excite Truck: Played in store. First Wii experience. Despite this, I still bought the Wii =]

Virtual Console: Love it.

Really want Smash Bros, and maybe Super Paper Mario Party 8. Maybe.

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Seeing that people are throwing other console names out there, I'll start by saying the Wii is the only new generation console I have and the Wii, PS2, DS, and GBA are the only consoles I own.

With that said, the Wii has gotten a lot of my time. I only own Wii Sports and Wii Play, but I'm renting Zelda and Wario and have rented Monkey Ball and Trauma Center.

Zelda is amazing. I was actually surprised how much I enjoyed it. I even love the controls.

I love Wii Sports and it's actually the reason I wanted a Wii... That and the idea of having internet on the front room tv seemed cool. I still play it quite a lot by myself -- trying to get Pro status and gold medals (I've only had my Wii for a few weeks). Now that I have 2 controllers, it will be fun to start playing against people.

I just bought Wii Play and it's totally worth the $10 it actually costs (I bought it for the remote). Pool and Tanks alone are worth $10 and some of the other games are fun to past time.

Trauma is fun, but I'd only buy it in a bargain bin. The story is kinda annoying so I sometimes skip to get to the game play.

Warioware has been a blast. So far I've only played by myself, but I've had a lot of fun. It's a title I'm considering a purchase of.

Super Monkey Ball - I didn't mind the controls on the main game and found the main game relatively fun, but the controls got weird for me on the mini games. If the mini games were stronger and worked better with the remote, this may be worth a bargain bin purchase, but I had it as a 5 days rental and only played it once...

So far I love my Wii and it's taken all my time away from my DS, which I just got at Christmas.

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I rented Zelda and I seriously couldnt get past the opening screen where Link is in the house. That pretty much summarizes why I'm just not into RPGs anymore. I dont have the time and patience for those types of games. I think a good RPG has to engrose you with action at first and then build up the adventure and puzzles. Twilight Princess was boring from the beginning.

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Between Zelda, all the VC titles and me now catching up on some Gamecube games, I say there is lots to play on the Wii.

How many have finished Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime (if not go buy now before I find you) & 2, Mario Sunshine, Ikaruga, Beyond Good and Evil? This is a perfect time to pick up a used/older game and play through it.

I'm just starting Paper Mario (how did I miss this!). These games are still great and many look just as good as newer games (Metroid Prime to me holds its age a LOT better than Halo).

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You guys should really try out Excite Truck. Its incredibly fun. Especially when you've got a friend with another Wiimote and an SD card full of your favourite music blaring. Zelda is also awesome but I find Wii Sports boring to play unless others are there,

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Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Right now this is probably the best game you can buy for the Wii. It's epic and so involving. First game I bought and loved it. The controls are easy, but I can see how some people would say they feel "tacked on".

Elebits - This game is fun and makes you say "wow that's neat", but after about 15 minutes it becomes very boring and repetitive. Every level is the same task: point, click, point, click, point, click all in the name of capturing more elebits. Their are different areas to explore and they add some difficulty as you go but it's basically the same game every level. I hardly ever play it and I will have to force myself to finish it.

Wii Sports - Hardly ever play it anymore but it is enjoyable when I do.

Most all of my time has been spent playing the back catalog of GameCube games. The last one I just finished was Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door which was a great RPG.

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Twilight Princess - I feel this is just a great Zelda game not a great Wii game as I do not feel it shows off the potental still worth owning though.

Wii Sports - Awesome party fun for a pack in Bowling rocks I still play this game.

Wario Ware - Fav game on the system by far. Awesome party or solo play for endurance sessions.

Call of Duty 3 - I love it and I like the feel better than dual analong though not as much as a mouse yet. I have a great deal of hope for metroid because of this game.

Wii Play - Bought it for the spare remote cause I could not find anymore other than that not much to it.

I have to say I am chomping at the bit to try some of the other games and once SSMB and Mario Party come out it will all be worth it as I bought it for those two games alone.

IMO

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I'm about two dungeons away from completing Zelda, I think. I'm debating whether or not to do the Cave now or to wait until I've picked up all the heart pieces I've missed. Still trying for that Bomb bag upgrade tho.

Trauma Center: Second Opinion is fun, but frustrating. I think it's a good port, though I'm sure that on the DS the controls were a bit more intuitive.

I'd completely forgotten that the B and A buttons were reversed for some inexplicable reason on the GC controller, which made Super Mario World a bit more difficult. Once I got used to the new scheme though I started having a blast.

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Played and loved Zelda TP and Rayman, but have retired both for awhile after finishing them.
Twiddled Excitruck a few times but couldn't really get into it.
Keep meaning to play Metal Slug more.
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door for GC. A gem that I missed back in '04.
Dumping copious amounts of my paycheck to Virtual Console titles. Playing through Mario World, played through Mario 64, playing some Mario Kart 64 on occasion, losing my ass in Contra III, loving Bomberman, touching A Link to the Past some, and working on getting past level 1 in Kid Icarus (X_X)
Bought Military Madness, Bonk, Zelda 1, Toejam & Earl, Gunstar Heroes and Ristar but I don't play them quite as much as the others.

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Wii Sports still gets the most play on a daily basis. Even while I took on Twilight Princess, I would play Sports in between sessions...Rayman Raving Rabbids is another I got. It's good, but way too short for me. It doesn't have that long-lasting quality of other games, even those of a similar type like Mario Party...

However, I am hardly disappointed with any of them. For a launch game (I shouldn't say that, but I do) it wasn't bad, so I was willing to forgive its brevity and repetition of minigames.

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Man Zelda's getting all the love. Well, it should get love, because it's an amazing game. Red Steel was quite possible one of the worst games I've ever played. Rayman is great fun, and as everyone has already said, great for a group of people. Best use of the wiimote thus far: Trauma Center. This game hasn't gotten nearly enough love. I can't play it for more than one or two missions because I get so stressed out. It really feels like I'm a surgeon!

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I have TP and Madden, rented far cry and it is way better than what ppl were saying, you ppl that said it had graphics like the N64 or worse than that, maybe you should pull out your N64 if u even have one and see what N64 graphics really look like since its been like what 7 or 8 yrs since the last game for it was made or w/e. I have about 6 VC games. I bought a bunch of GC titles that i have never played before, RE4, MP2:echoes, Battalion Wars for like $10 to $20 brand new. I am planning on getting tiger woods 07 and the godfather blackhand.

WHO AGREES WITH ME - I THINK ROCKSTAR SHOULD MAKE A GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 VERSION FOR THE WII. USING A CHAIN SAW, DRIVE-BY'S, SHOOTING, AND PUNCHING WOULD BE EFFING AWSOME! IT WOULD BE GREAT. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? maybe if we all email rockstar games about this, it will happen and it should happen, who cares if the graphics wont be as good as the ps3 or 360, it would be like 500x more fun to play!

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I've bought a bunch of games and played a couple more. Here are my thoughts.

Wii Sports - Excellent. Still gets the most play in my house, even after 2 months. Very very fun, my boyfriend still plays at least an hour of tennis everyday, and he NEVER plays videogames.

Zelda - is pretty fun, although I still haven't made much headway into it (still before the water temple. I like it, but I find myself getting frustrated and leaving it alone for a week or more at a time.

Rayman - Was definitely fun the first time through, especially the dancing games, but I haven't played it since I finished it. Except for a little mulitplayer, but that's also a bit disappointing.

Elebits - Was fun for awhile, but got boring pretty quickly. Definitely overrated and nowhere in the same league as Katamari. Multiplayer is kind of annoying and disorienting.

Trauma Centre - Love it love it love it. Very fun, very intense, probably not much replay value, but it's still one of the best times I've had on the Wii.

Wario Ware - Also lots of fun, but I think it gave me ADD, or even ADHD. Fun, fast paced, cute, great multiplayer and good replay value.

Wii Play - I don't get why everyone's complaining. It's a $10 game ($15 here in Canada). Tanks, Billiards, Laser Hockey and Ping Pong are super fun with two players. I enjoy Find Mii single player. Shooting Gallery is all right, but I don't understand why it isn't longer, considering I've played almost 50 levels of Find Mii and I've heard there are 100 levels in Tanks. There's no excuse why Shooting Gallery is so short. Pose Mii, Fishing and Charge I have no kind words for.

Games I don't own but have played -

Monkey Ball - Awful Awful controls. Couldn't get into it at all. Almost every multiplayer game I played was dreadful.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance - Not bad certainly, but doesn't feel like anything special. I got bored with this type of game after I beat Champions of Norrath.

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For the most part the games on the wii have been shitty. With the exception of Zelda, Wario Ware, and Wii Sports. I'm tired of hearing about new mini-game series I am happy with Wario Wares 205 mini-games and aren't going to buy any more mini-game collections. I already beat Zelda and have gotten all the upgrades and did all the mini quests except Jovana's Poes which I am almost done with (49). Zeldas starting to become less interesting but I still love to ride around Hylian Fields and get that feeling of adventure back in my gut. For those of you who haven't expirenced Zelda yet I have one question "Are you crazy?" I didn't think I would like the game very much but as soon as I was playing I was hooked. But as for now I am buying VC games and love playing Mario World (I am on world 4). I also have Gunstar Heros and enjoy reliving one of the greatest 2D shooters of all time. Both of those games I would recommend to anyone who enjoys buying games from the VC. But what I am really waiting to hear more news about is the first fps to use the built in wi-fi connection. I have my fingers crossed for Medal of Honor Vanguard, but I am sure I can live without it but I highly doubt I can do without Metroid online.

P.S I also play many Game Cube games and am thinking about getting Residant Evil 4 which I am sad to say I never expirenced :(.

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In order of time spent playing:


Zelda - Progressing nicely until I was snagged by the sky cannon bug. I gave up after that. The game felt very been-there-done-that anyway.

Elebits - Surprisingly fun FPS-esq title, though it did have a "first gen" feel to it.

Excite Truck - Fun game, but again, it felt very "first gen".

Super Monkey Ball - I don't get why this game's control has such a bad reputation, well, on the main game anyway. You tilt the controller in whatever direction you want the monkey to roll. It seemed totally intuitive to me. It was also the first time I saw FPS mechanics done well on Wii with the "Monkey Wars" minigame. A lot of the minigames were difficult to control (like the jigsaw puzzle game that kept rotating pieces as soon as I picked them up).

Red Steel - What a POS. It was so hyped that I kept playing it just to see if it was really as bad as I thought it was. Buggy and cheap with lots of little levels mixed in with loads of loading screens. I'd have to say that graphics were barely N64 1.5 in quality! The Wii would have been better off without this title because it just made the Wii seem unsuited to the entire FPS genre, and it may never live it down. I always heard Ubisoft made trash titles, and boy was that a generous statement.

Call of Duty 3 - Horrendous Gamecube 0.75 graphics, vague goals, and it had numerous cutscenes interfering with the gameplay.

Trauma Center - Fun title, but I didn't get to spend much time with it.

Wii Sports - I find this to be a forgettable, throwaway title of tech demos. I'm surprised it's so popular.

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I got my Wii about mid January and I am loving it even now. I own two wii games not including wii sports, Zelda:TP and Madden 07. I have not really liked Madden games in the past but with the new controls for the wii version I like its much better (I think its the 1st madden game I have bought). Zelda TP was amaizing, until you beat the whole game and get all the little things spread through out the game, then its not that great to replay anymore for at least a couple of months, except for the fishing part. But idk if I wanted to buy wario ware smooth moves. I rented far cry vengence, I liked it a lot, lots of fun, AI not that smart but put it on hard mode and its more of a challenge, graphics are good in my opinion for "near launch title", and for those ppl who say it has N64 graphics, you should pull out your N64 and look at what the graphics actually looked like, but but I wouldn't buy the game unless it had online multiplayer.
I have several virtual console games mario 64, zelda:link to the past, gunstar heroes, soldier blade, original zelda, street fighter 2, basically games I never had played before or just didnt play them that much.
I CANNOT wait till tiger woods 07 and the godfather: blackhand edition come out next month, they look like a lot of fun, plus this game called Heatseeker coming out in April looks good (I'm just hoping its as good as the ace combat series in detail and gameplay).
Plus buying amaizing GC games that I never bought or played before like Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime 2, Battalion Wars, each for around $10 to $20 brand new is a great thing for me, since its my first time playing them.

I REALLY WANT TO SEE A WII VERSION OF THE UPCOMING *GRAND THEFT AUTO IV* THAT IS COMMING OUT LATER THIS YEAR FOR THE WII, AND HAVE SPECIAL COMBAT LIKE THE GODFATHER:BLACKHAND.

I just made that all caps so ppl would notice,

SO EVERYBODY FLOOD ROCKSTAR WITH EMAILS OR PHONECALLS TELLING THEM THEY SHOULD MAKE A WII VERSION OF GTA4!! =]
just imagine using the chain saw lmao, much fun!

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I have Twilight Princess, Red Steel, Trauma Center, Madden 07, and obviously Wii Sports.

-Twilight Princess-Its cool, but for some reason, I just cant get into it. I will, but it is gonna take me some time.

-Red Steel-I think its pretty fun, and swining the wiimote around like a sword is funny. I guess I dont mind the crappy storyline or the even more crappy voice acting.
-Trauma Center-REALLY fun. I first got it for my DS and I was excited for the Wii version. It has not failed to disapoint.

-Madden 07-This game is great when I just want to sit down and play for a little bit, and not get into anything serious. The controls are fun, and the graphics arent horrible.

-Wii Sports-I play this game too much. I love to bowl. Its why im not that far into Twilight Princess. Seriously. I bowl over Zelda. That will change soon. But Wii Sports is fun.

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@Frank

The beginning is really a tutorial for how to use the remote and to get used to the game. Once you get outside of the town, there is tons of action and a rapidly developing story. You're right, when I first started Zelda, I wondered why people like the game.. Wandering around town doing errands didn't seem like much fun, but I quickly learned they were just trying to teach some basic controls, etc. before throwing you to the wolves (literally! :) )

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I've got Zelda, WarioWare, Rayman, and Elebits... and WS, like everyone.

Zelda's my top game. Strangely, to one of my relatives, it is a spectator game. He comes, sits, and occasionally asks questions... or laughs when I make mistakes. WarioWare and WS tie for the top multiplayer. My friends and younger (relative to the older) relatives prefer WarioWare. My uncle, in fact, loves WarioWare. The older crowd likes Wii Sports more... Specifically, bowling. It's... like... it's strange...

Rayman, I love the humor, but... I really can't say the minigames are fun. But the Rabbids ROCK. Who cares about Rayman? They just need a series of games about the Rabbids. Elebits... I haven't been able to get far in it. The controls aren't quite as good as I could have hoped, and it's rather progress impeding.

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I have 8 games for the Wii so far.

Twilight Princess: Awesome. Beat it already, but will go back to finish 100% at some point.

ExciteTruck: suprisingly good. I've had a lot of fun playing this game, and I'm not a fan of racers.

Monkey Ball: kinda disappointing. The 1-player version is good, but a tad on the hard side. The multiplayer was good when I first got it, but I haven't played it since.

Trauma Center: I had a great time playing this, and now that I've finished Zelda, I'm going to go back and hopefully beat this one too.

Rampage: My girlfriend, who knows nothing about gaming, got me this for Christmas. I was kinda disappointed at first, but it is actually pretty fun. My friends and I have been going throught this pretty quick, but there is just so much to unlock, it may take awhile.

WarioWare: Awesomely fun... but way too short.

Splinter Cell: My mom got me this for Christmas and I shouldn't have opened it. The controls are wacky and it just isn't my style of game.

And Wii Sports, of course. I've spent more time with this than any other. Whenever I have people over, the HAVE to play it, and unfortunatly they won't stop.

I've also downloaded quite a few Virtual Console titles as well... I'm making my way through Kirby right now and I'm sad I missed this the first time around. Great game.

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