The name may be goofy and surely lends itself to a hundred different bad puns, but Nintendo’s new console is a serious contender. It’s so vastly different from the competition that it’s debatable whether Microsoft and Sony really are competitors at all, meaning casual and serious gamers alike have a lot to look forward too in the Wii.
Nintendo’s theme at the show is “Playing = Believing,” and it’s exactly the way to describe the situation. Once you experience the games, any concerns you might have about looking childish by swinging a controller like a tennis racquet are replaced by a childish grin on your face. Simple things become engrossing. Opening doors in Metroid on GameCube performed by pressing a button, are now done by physically reaching forward with the controller, grabbing, and twisting the lock.
