Mii injured...
Some out there will immediately read the title of this post and say "Ahh, yes. You too?". Others will quickly guess at the implications but not quite understand and rush to confused conclusions. For all, here's the why and the how...
So, I was a bought a Nintendo Wii. With the Sports pack. That would be enough for those partly in the know to understand. For the uninitiated a Wii games console uses a controller that, unlike the more traditional joystick, requires you to move it through real space in 3 dimensions to play the game. Wii Sports is a game and add-ons that allow you to play various sports (tenpin bowling, baseball, tennis, golf and boxing). Many Wii games have "players" you choose from and create that are called Miis.
I haven't injured one of the Miis, strictly I've not actually injured anything. Turns out that while taking part in sports on a games console involves very little running around, reproducing the movements uses many of the same muscles. Combine that with a very competitive person, the enthusiasm of a puppy with a new toy and a system that rewards you by increasing its perception of your skill level and the skills of the computer opponents you are presented with and you get, well, ouch. I feel like I've played about 300 frames of tenpin bowling, 20 baseball innings, gone a few rounds with the bag and been soundly trounced in several games of tennis. Which I have, sort of...
Posted at 09:48AM Feb 16, 2009 by Chris Puttick in General |