Wiiiii! (plus request for advice)
I've had my eye on the Wii console for a while now, in a sort of "that sounds interesting" kind of way. The style of gameplay it seems to encourage (social, fun) appeals to me, and the fact that some of the games that it comes with tend toward the more physically active end of the range is a big plus. See, most of my daily activities tend to be pretty sessile, and I've been a bit concerned about my lack of fitness, which is a problem given that I find exercise-for-its-own-sake unutterably tedious and boring. So the idea of 'puter games that include exercise as a by-product is very appealing to me.
Anyway, like I said, I've been eyeing the Wii up for a while now. But yesterday I got a chance to play with one at my friend Maz's birthday party, since her partner had just acquired one herself. Whee, what fun! I gotta get me one of those, sez I.
So I did! This afternoon, in fact. I'm now the proud owner of a Wii console, several bundled games (Wii Sport, World Sport Party and Sonic Unleashed), and a DDR mat (with accompanying Hottest Dance Party game). Woot! Having dabbled with all of them this afternoon, I can confidently say that I think this will encourage me to exercise more. :-)
Which brings me to the "request for advice" part of this post! I know that at least some of you fine folk reading this also have Wiis. I'm looking for recommendations for games that involve a fair bit of physical activity - stuff that will get me fit, while still being a GAME and not an excercise program (*yawn*). Stuff that will actually motivate me to get active because it's just plain fun to do. The DDR's a great example of that. What other Wii games can you recommend to get a lazy geek up off the couch and in motion?
Anyway, like I said, I've been eyeing the Wii up for a while now. But yesterday I got a chance to play with one at my friend Maz's birthday party, since her partner had just acquired one herself. Whee, what fun! I gotta get me one of those, sez I.
So I did! This afternoon, in fact. I'm now the proud owner of a Wii console, several bundled games (Wii Sport, World Sport Party and Sonic Unleashed), and a DDR mat (with accompanying Hottest Dance Party game). Woot! Having dabbled with all of them this afternoon, I can confidently say that I think this will encourage me to exercise more. :-)
Which brings me to the "request for advice" part of this post! I know that at least some of you fine folk reading this also have Wiis. I'm looking for recommendations for games that involve a fair bit of physical activity - stuff that will get me fit, while still being a GAME and not an excercise program (*yawn*). Stuff that will actually motivate me to get active because it's just plain fun to do. The DDR's a great example of that. What other Wii games can you recommend to get a lazy geek up off the couch and in motion?