My first Wii edition

Since the appearance I liebäugele with the Wii. So far I had only a little dusty N64 and PS One consoles. In November last year I ran out of ideas for Christmas gifts for our children. So the Wii came back into play. It took me quite a bit of persuasion, because the first thing my girlfriend said this was "If the Wii comes, I will go. This funky rumgefuchtele I do not have here." After a few days I managed but I bestelte the Wii at Amazon in November before.
When she was delivered in December, I had to fully test it, of course, before they then packed and on 24.12. was unpacked. Between the years was then further tested and even my skeptical friend then took temporarily the Wii Remote in your hand to bowl to.

Here are the details:
1. Ordering and delivery: A black Wii console with Wii Remote incl MotionPlus and Nunchuk Controller + additionally a 2nd controller with nunchuk.. I also recommend, because a lot of games you can play well for two and that's what's the advantage of the Wii. Later was added a Balance Board in black and an induction charger, but this is not listed here. So I can not write a test even.
The package with improved motion includes standard cables, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort Plus support.
The concrete contents of the whole package, you can refer to the manufacturer's site.

2. Unpack and position:
That alone already makes fun and lets the gamer's heart beat faster: The connection is really easy. First you close to the sensor bar that receives the signals of the Wii Remote, then the AC adapter and the television. But I want more responsive to the things that are not available in the manual:
If you have an LCD TV you should definitely buy a component cable and connect the Wii to the component input. The picture quality compared to SCART verbesser This considerably. The Wii can neither HD nor Full HD display, but "only" signals in PAL quality, which is why a normal tube TV would be sufficient for optimal image quality. The battery change
is a fumbling, because you only have to remove the Wii MotionPlus adapter and the silicone shell. Here I recommend an induction charger with the appropriate battery. For 2 Remotes which is getting for about 25 EUR. So you can see the remotes just after the match put on the charger and the battery is charging without contact. The sensor bar is placed preferably on the TV and you can also purchase a wireless bar, but I did not need.
I want to type in my report no manufacturer data, but to point out features and things that I had to look no further, and express my opinion. The other information can be found indeed abound.

2. Features:
I want to write off any technical data, but only the most important list:
The Wii has besides the usual connectors for 2 USB ports for additional devices (eg LAN adapter). Likewise, it has inputs for old Gamecube controller, so you can also use these. WLAN is as important as an SD card reader for Scores. Since firmware 4.0 can thus also use SDHC cards. I use eg an 8 GB card, so many Scores can be saved. I think that's better than other manufacturers because SD cards are to get anywhere cheap.
3. Operation:
The service is just awesome. Most of the games react to movement, so can manz.B. the Wii remote like a real sword keep in a sword fight and use. Since the Nunchuk also has a motion sensor, you can use in Boxspielen the right and left. The Nunchuk is used but mainly as a joystick for control in eg car race we Mario Kart. You can to even use the Wii Remote and move like a steering wheel, but it is in my view difficult.
Here's a tip that you find difficult in the instructions: If one uses 2 Remotes Wii loses sometimes the contact (for example, when selecting a new game) to the Wii Remote. Press the Home button you can see the Remotes login at any time. If that's not enough, you can just as I still buy the Balance Board to do so. So you can, for example, this in many games such as snowboarding games etc. with use. That one imagines, for example on the board and moves like a real snowboard and character makes the movement. There are plenty of other options on the channels (weather, news, download area, etc.) that would be beyond the scope here. I use the Wii just to play and charge nothing down and did not registered the internet via WLAN.

4. Game selection:
Many see about the disadvantage in the game selection. This is completely false. There are hundreds of games, including also a lot of trash. There is this leaderboards on the net where you can find the best games. There is something for everyone. Car racing such as Need for Speed ​​Nitro, sports games we PES 2010 (Football) or the included Wii Sports Resort, first person shooter like Resident Evil or Okami (not for kids!), Simulations etc. There is something for everyone. That was my reason for buying. Other consoles have strengths in certain areas such as in car racing or FPS games. The Wii has strengths in all areas.
5. Graphics and sound:
Yes, the graphics are on Playstation 2 level, but that was not me, but the gameplay. What use is the most fantastic graphics, if the games are not family-friendly or not fun. I thought at first, the graphics would bother me, but playing one respects no longer it because it is too much fun preparing. The sound is normal and sounds quite good on the stereo. Just who has a flat screen, the Wii should run on the system, because it sounds better.

6. Conclusion:
Now for me in 2009/2010 finally on a good price-performance level. Who has family and is not specific to first-person shooter or car racing and of each 20 games needs, can access safely. Here not all family members sit alone in silence in front of your console, here played together UDN you're having fun, talk to each other. That's the big advantage of the Wii, quasi a virtual game board, a board game in digital form, that provide social contacts can not wither. There are Wii parties etc., but you can also take a night alone spend. Therefore, from my 5 stars for the Wii.