Top Ten Wii Complaints
1up has an article listing the top 10 complaints from Wii owners. The items can be broken down thusly:
- 1. VC Games Tied to Individual Wiis: Lug your Wii over to your friend’s house or have your friend buy the games. The Wii offers you no ability to log into your account externally and play a downloaded VC (virtual console) game elsewhere.
- 2. Getting Online: Wii forces owners to go wireless - whether they want to or not.
- 3. Being Online: No games beyond VC games. So… what’s the point?
- 4. 20 Hour Battery Life: On the controller. Stock up on AAs if you want to be able to use it frequently.
- 5. Classic Controller: Needed for a lot of VC games makes it an almost must buy “optional” accessory. Also, you must plug it into the Wiimote draining its battery life. (Me thinks Nintendo has a secret deal with the battery companies).
- 6. No Pack-in Component Cables: More “must buy” optionals that drain the pocketbook. Got a Gamecube? Those won’t work on the Wii - sorry.
- 7. Not Region Free: Just plain unfortunate.
- 8. Weak Wrist Strap: Apparently.
- 9. Short Sensor Bar Code: P.i.t.A for those with front projection TVs.
- 10. Mii Shortcomings: Here they just ran out of things to name and didn’t want to have a top 9 list.
So there you have it. You can visit the 1up site for their more in-depth explanations of the complaints.
None of these complaints seem entirely crucial to me. A couple of extra purchases is hardly surprising when you buy an electronic item. Re-chargeable batteries solves the battery problem (and is better for the environment!) The not-region free thing sucks a bit, but it’s hardly a shocking revelation. It is, however, one of the main reasons I’m going to splurge on a PS3 after all. For someone like me who jumps across the Pacific a lot, a region free console is a must.
And the wrist strap thing? Just be more careful. Maybe I’ll sing a different tune when I’m the one breaking my monitor or TV by accident …
1 opinion for Top Ten Wii Complaints
Shad0w
Dec 5, 2006 at 9:48 am
The Wii controller looks to have serious issues. It severely limits using every finger and thumb on both hands. Might as well bring back the Atari 2600 Joystick.
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