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I am younger than I look...

At least according to my Wii Fitness age on Wii Sports. Just the other day I actually got younger.

The Wii console is brilliant for its interactibility. Now the 38% of America's youth that border on obesity have a reason to put down the twinkies and cheesy poofs and drop a few pounds while playing video games!

The Nintendo Wii offers fun for the whole family. I never thought I would see my grandmother playing a Video game, turns out Wiis are a hit in Nursing Homes. Instead of lobbing a 14 pound bowling ball down a lane on Field trip Tuesdays, the elderly can strap on a fourteen ounce Wii remote and have the time of their life every day of the week.

My co-workers, who don't own a game system, now do. They love the interactive nature of the new system, and enjoy watching their kids work out some of their excessive energy or a normally "dumbing" object that is a TV.

Wii strong points:

1. Interactive - first main stream gaming system to highly integrate movement from the user.

2. Cheap(er) - less expensive then the other options currently available at $400 or $600 a pop.

3. Adaptability - can you say Zelda sword and shield, or how about a Wii remote gun.

Wii-eak points:

1. Resolution - 480p is not that incredible, perhaps how they keep it cheaper though (what's with the new HD cables they are selling for this system anyhow?)

2. Dashboard - so you've got a ton of potential for new Wii channels and interactive gaming communities, why not give us fans something more to play with?

3. Shooter Games - haven't enjoyed a good shooter game yet because the aim mechanism in the controller makes it near impossible to mimic the feel of a real gun.

All in all I give the console an 8 out of 10. Nice work Nintendo.

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