Rediscovering yourself is key. I realized in the last month just how much I love video games.
May 23rd, I got my Nintendo Wii. How much has it consumed me?
The Wii reinforces the "play for a minute" idea. It is a perfect at-home compliment to the Nintendo DS, that the same games, no matter how complex, that you've loved before can be enjoyed on any time scale in a new manner through new and innovative controls.
This feels almost fad-ish, but don't sell these systems short. After playing Wii Sports for a month, I've achieved "pro" status in both Bowling and Golf, with a high score in Bowling of 269, and two holes in one in Golf.
And I'm still not sick of it. And that's only one game.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been everything I've asked for in the Wii, and in a Zelda game. It offers an innovative and exciting way to play an amazing and engrossing game, without overdoing the "new controls" aspect. By Nintendo offering a game that can prove that these controls can give you the "push a ton of buttons in a cool Devil May Cry styled combo" feel, without feeling like it is going to die out in the next year.
However, not all games have been like this. But, since true third party support so far has been lacking for the Wii, we can expect that with the success of the system we'll see some great games rolling out that don't overkill the new control scheme in the next year. In fact, we already have; Resident Evil 4.
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