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- mavranos, on 10/12/2007, -8/+115Your mom is rated "E" for everyone.
- Nogger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+64LOL, you really take his outrage at face value? Come on, this is a tongue-in-cheek style opinion piece.
- icantdrawanime, on 10/12/2007, -22/+77In Soviet Russia, Video Game plays your girlfriend!
- cambrown99, on 10/12/2007, -1/+53He's not mad at his girlfriend for playing games. He's mad because his girlfriend (and mom, and grandmother) can beat him at Wii games.
- Splitt3rxx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26I know... this is so bizzare. when i got the wii my mom was like "I know i give you a lot of crap for spending so much money on video games, but thanks for buying the wii, it is something the whole family enjoys." and my dad, the hopeless WoW addict hadn't played a console since the n64, now he plays wii for 3 hours a day. my mom who never really played anything more than puzzle games and pogo enjoys the wii. I haven't found a single person who disliked the wii after playing it, all my friends were amazed with just wii sports. so the night I get my wii I had 2 friends over, both serious gamers. wii decided to play a bowling game against each other and my sister, my sister beat us all by 20 points. I came in 3rd...
- HeartlessNobody, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24All those years of building thumb dexterity RIGHT out the window! The Wii puts me and my wife on even footing. (She schools me in tennis and boxing...and that eagle she got from the fairway....pure luck)
- typo180, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23@FinalSolution
Yes, there's a built in filter. Anytime you see a Wii article, don't click on it, just glance past it. What's great is that the filter (should) get smarter over time and learn to recognize Wii articles faster and with more accuracy. - drlha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Indeed. I have yet to beat my wife at bowling.
- jer2eydevil88, on 10/12/2007, -6/+22Finally a quick joke that isn't related to soviet russia and makes us laugh!
- Zipp425, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16I have yet to beat my 4 year old brother at boxing...
Seriously. - DyDx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15I live in a house with 4 other guys (we all go to college together) and last night we had a couple female friends over baking cookies (seriously) and they laughed at us when we were playing Wii Sports because they thought it looked hilarious. Then they started a game of bowling with us and halfway through they were even more excited and into it than us! And they are NOT gamers.
- mikesherov, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18"All those years of building thumb dexterity RIGHT out the window! The Wii puts me and my wife on even footing. (She schools me in tennis and boxing...and that eagle she got from the fairway....pure luck)"
Really? I mean, the Wii (especially Wii Sports) is quite good at bringing non-gamers to the game, but I can still 9/10 times kick the crap out of all my friends,family, and girlfriend at all of the games. There is STILL skill involved.
It reminds me of Soul Calibur for dreamcast. Anyone can pick up and play and have a good time, but the Soul Calibur experts will beat a button-smasher 9/10 times. - grahamcase, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13dugg for the last line of the article, "Their presence is making me feel inferior, and that’s only supposed to happen when Katie talks about her ex-boyfriends."
- HeartlessNobody, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12"There is STILL skill involved"
I definately agree there is skill involved, but I think the Wii's success comes in opening up new skill sets, not the same old same old. A game like Wii Sports uses different skills than Zelda. My trusty gaming skills are plenty useful in Zelda, but I'm in the same boat as my wife when it comes to Wii Sports and the new skills one needs for it. - CaptJackSparrow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I know it has gone too far.
Yesterday, my in-laws played "Wii Sports bowling" with me. My father in-law usually acts like I do not exist but not when he had that Wii sports bowling going on. My mother-in-law was visibly disappointed that my father-in-law beat her high score in his first try. (And all this was after they had shown no interest in why I waited for 10 hrs in cold on the launch day.)
And I have not even mentioned how my grandmother (80+) enjoyed bowling the other day. She has had double knee replacement and I think I must thank Nintendo for the fun time she had. She cannot walk much, but can sure bowl a 120+ game. - felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12The joke is actually from a T-shirt: http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=762
Cool shirt, though. - Braingoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10My mom first time on the controler kicked my but at Bowling. She used to be in a league and was a very good bowler. I told her do the same thing as you would actualy bowling.
Final score me Avid Gamer. 132 My Mom 180...... I was astounded and had to ask my mom for advice on how she was doing it. - johnhummel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9@ThanktheChinese: Then wait for Wii Play, Wii Health - I think Nintendo has the "non-gamers" covered. If there's anything they learned from the DS sales, it's that there are many, many more "non-gamers" than gamers - which is why the DS has been outselling the PSP 5 to 1.
- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Wow, 35 years. No wonder she's looking for a vibrating wand to supplement the 35th anniversary.
- drlha, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8WTF are you on about?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8When I was waiting in line for the wii their was a lady behind me who was celebrating her 35th wedding anniversary and she and her husband were getting a wii so they could play it all day.
- Ascus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Its really the first console I am interested in getting. Specifically for the whole family. I am in no real hurry though, when I find one for sale, I will buy it. It may be a while, I walk into stores that might sell it only one a month or so. I doubt my kids will be getting one this Christmas, unless Santa brings it.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11Your mom jokes never get old, eh?
- kokorhekkus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I guess this is why the Wii will be a good enough success in the market. As you said, it's for the whole family and that makes it a softer sell. Think of a child trying to convince family to get a console. If it's the Wii he/she can play the card "But even Jims parents thinks its fun" and when they ask them they discover it's true. Or the parents might just give a gift to their child but it's really for them as well. Seems things have worked out well for Nintendo so far.
- EtherGnat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I agree this whole thing has got to stop. I took my Wii to my parents for Thanksgiving. I haven't been beat by a family member in video games since the Atari 2600, yet I repeatedly got schooled in golf, tennis, and bowling. Hell, my mother beat me in boxing (the shame) and I almost lost at bowling to my 80 year old grandmother.
The abuse didn't stop there. My parents enjoyed it so much they decided they wanted one for Christmas. I got my Wii easily--it took me about 12 hours to get one for my parents--three hours of it spent waiting in sub-freezing temperature with all the parents waiting to get one for their kids. Something is just not right. - typo180, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7....
no
the answer is no. - mincus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7It's funny and true.
Realizing that life and work isn't a meritocracy is one of the hardest things for Geeks to accept.
That is, Unless you have a boss that treats you like a dog - http://www.management-college.net/71/5-reasons-why-you-should-treat-your-employees-like-dogs/ - h4rdcor3, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6not even close. Sure most of your opponents in Wii sports are easy at first. I didn't lose a single match in tennis until pro level, but when you start playing people in the 1900-2000 skill level they really start using angles and spin to their advantage. The only way you can get back to the easy players, make a new mii or suck really bad to lower your rating.
- Harabeck, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6WTF? If anything Mario Kart cheats to make it uber hard to win! I can hold a lead for 2 laps and then on red shell and Im in last!
Maybe you should try the higher difficulties. - Fitzavig, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6@FinalSolution:
Actually, I have a pretty good idea for ya there.
You have firefox right? Well get it anyways. Now install GreaseMonkey and go to userscripts.org and install a script called Digg de-n00ber. Now at the top of the digg homepage, you'll see a filter setting. Just add the keyword wii and you're set.
NOW STOP BITCHING!!!
Same goes for everyone else who absolutely has to block out certain stories. It's getting old hearing people complain like a 2-year-old with surprisingly good speech skills for your age. - anachronaut, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6@ FinalSolution:
"Thanks for the effort, but I specifically stated that I was looking for a way to do this WITHOUT doing what you suggest."
Can you kindly quote from where you had "specifically stated" that in one of your other posts on this page? I'm having a real hard time finding it...
Screw it, let's just cut to the chase: you didn't even come remotely close to having "specifically stated" anything like that at all. You started off by being a whiny little baby -- wahh wahh wii wahh -- and when someone graciously told you the exact info you needed to fix your problem, you just decided to be an obnoxious, lying ***** about it. You're an ass, plain and simple. - BassJunkie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I thought the point that brought it home nicely for me was when my dad asked "if that thing we're getting you for christmas" is the "same on one of advert of the guy swinging the controller and it moves the sword"
He was referring to the adverts that had gone out in the UK the last 2 weeks of Zelda, I explained yes it was and how you play all the Wii sports games - if mine does arrive by Xmas and my brother manages to find a Wii-mote I think I might be in for some fun this festive season, failing that my eldest (6) will play it at least! But i suspect that I will be the one sitting around for my controller back :-) Sorta like when I took eyetoy up to my mates the weekend I rented it, we had the girls getting up and playing and I think this is what video games should be like, people shouldn't feel excluded because of the control system, it should feel natural!! - dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Way more than Wii puns, the "Seriously" comments have to stop. Seri....
DAMMIT!
I almost did it myself. - TenMinuteParty, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Alliteration. Dugg up.
- OnlyShawn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6you're a pirate, man. of COURSE your father-in-law isn't happy, what with all the wenches, and pillaging.
you can't please everyone....but you can board their ship. - Ledgehanger, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5That's outstanding - and it's why I want a Wii. I've always been "the gamer" in the family, and I'm looking forward to this being a cool family toy.
(You know... if I can actually find one to buy... *sigh*) - jabbar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5what is XD?
- DrewBlood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Johnhummel, that's an awesome typo.
- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Pack everything in your luggage. Don't give them any reason to be suspect of it. This dates back a long time ago, but during the 80's many Zappers and NES carts were confiscated and destroyed in airports due to obvious reasons, and the fact that the NES carts would show up as a small circuit board with wires and a battery (which was a popular conception that at the time, plastic explosives needed to be wired to some intricate microcomputer to be a danger.)
Given the falling educational requirements and flat pay scale of a TSA screener in the last 20 years and the fact that they have a massive power trip being in their position, why give them an excuse to make your life hell when you're already shoeless and naked, dying of thirst in line at the airport with their hand up your ass?
Besides, you can't really tell them enough that you have a "nunchuck" in your bag that they'll understand and NOT pull you out of line. - halleyscomet, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@FinalSolution
Log in.
Click on "Profile + History"
Click on the "Profile + Settings" tab
Click "Manage Topics"
Uncheck "Gaming" or "Gaming News"
Click "Save Changes"
You'll never have to see another Wii story again.
If you're desperate for PS3 or XBox stories, you can always visit an Xbox or Sony focused site. - dustko, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@jabbar
It's a laughing emoticon
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=XD for more info.. - PhantomBantam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I suck at mario kart. If it cheated for me, I never got any benefit from it...
- babylonian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2While this is a pretty great title, he should've used his apparent MGS2 knowledge and named it "'FISSION MAILED".
- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Whoa! You just made a penis reference in your comment. I just got that.
HEY EVERYONE! WII=WEENIE=PENIS! Try it, you'll like it, I swear.
Yeah, we're all, like 6 months past that one there. Thanks for bringing that one out for the day. Go find whoever's going to make this same comment tomorrow, and let them know they're up to bat. - BOSyooper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just like Chinpokomon (episode 310 of Southpark). Parents taking up playing the Wii to make it uncool in the end.
- Enasni1212, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4These anecdotes are great!
My dad used to bowl in college... He threw a gutter ball on his first throw, then went on to get strikes and spares the rest of the game. Needless to say, he destroyed me. - kuyakew, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"Videogames have been the one skill I could always hang my hat on."
haha thats sad.
id rather play with my family. im bringing mine to our christmas party. - mvanhorn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I carried on my Wii. I packed it in the original box so it actually looked unopened but they didn't even look at it twice.
- converge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1weenis?
- Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2My parents both love WiiSports... and Mom can kick my ass at Bowling... it's both awesome and aggravating at the same time.
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