Wii

For my 20th birthday (or a anniversary of it) my wife got me a Nintendo Wii. Yes I want it for me, and I also wanted it for my kids. And you know what? I'm really glad I have it. My kids stand up and move vs. sitting in front of the TV or Computer. The first day I had it my daughter turned to me and said, "Daddy can you wipe off my forehead? I'm all sweaty". So that's good. What are the benfits of the Wii? It's the first true next generation system I've seen since the Nintendo came out. Yeah sure the PS2, XBox, 360 and PS3 have all taken huge steps in graphics and performance, but the Wii takes huge steps in playability. The games for the PS3 are no different (yet) than those on the 360 or PS2. While the Wii has no real comparison. Heck I haven't even played anything other than a handful of games, the 5 sports games that came with it, and Zelda.

"So what you swing a controller at the screen, it's not even HD!?!" ... You're right, good news neither is my TV. If I were going to go out and buy an HD TV, HD DVD or Blue Ray then I'd get a PS3 since it's cheaper than a Blue Ray player, but I'm not so I won't. Nintendo has truly made me reconsider them as the top of the industry. They fell behind with their Game Cube and N64, but came out of the gate's swinging with the Wii. I've only had issues getting the wireless hooked up and working. (AND YES I SWITCHED to Channel 11 or 1, so if you have a solutions other than that one, post it ).

With seeing the Wii bringing you more into the game what is it going to be like in 10 years? With new technology being introduced daily, I can only imagine. Intel showed off an 80 Core Processor today, so now think of having all of your movement tracked. Turning and facing a monster, wearing an interactive head set vs. hooking up to a TV.. the possibilities are endless.