I’m more of a PC gamer so I’ve been a little disappointed with the games, but I haven’t rented any of the more serious titles yet. I did try ‘The Bigs’ and it was fairly good (After the first night I couldn’t play because my shoulder hurt from pitching). We will probably pick up Wii Fit when it arrives too . . . probably we will need two boards to play games with the spouse and I together; Then games, and I’m sure it will have some other accessories that we’ll ‘just have to have’.

The only reason I have one is I won the 50/50 draw earlier in the year and the winnings were about the same amount as a nice bundle with the Wii and a game and some controllers. So at 5 bucks for my 50/50 tickets I consider it a great purchase that lets the family do something inside together. There aren’t too many games that a 3 and 6 year old as well as a couple of older folks can play together and have fun. A few years we’ll have more board game nights, but the 3 year old can’t quite play monopoly.

I actually managed to get one of the four stocked in a Gamestop a couple months ago for retail price. So far, Gamestop is the only place I’ve found the Wii here where I live. BTW, it’s been a fantastic investment. Well worth the money – it’s the cheapest of the Big 3 consoles by something on the order of $200. By far the biggest expense is the accessories that, in some cases, are required. The main remotes are really expensive at $40 a pop, and then you’ve gotta buy the extra nunchuk for some multiplayer games($20). One neat thing is that you can buy games from any previous Nintendo or Sega game system but you still need to buy an additional “Classic Controller” (also around $20) for most of these. Same with the Game Cube. So, accessories are pricey, but if you don’t need them, it’s not so bad.
My 3 year old son loves the games, and unlike the PS2 I have, he can actually figure them out, which makes it real fun for the whole family.