Colin's Journal in February 2007

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We are now Wii enabled.  Our number is 6789 0126 7404 7756.

First impressions are good, but there are a few rough edges I hadn't heard about previously.  The setup is easy and getting the Wifi connection working was simple.  Wii Sports Tennis is a lot of fun as is, surprisingly, the golf.  Zelda is very good, although I hate being in wolf form: The fighting is harder and the jump functionality is simply strange (no real challenge from a game play perspective - why have it in the first place?).

Now for the rough edges.  First up - the colour.  The SCART adaptor shipped with the Wii results in washed out pale colours, to such a degree that I had to adjust the TV settings just for playing on the Wii.  From what I can tell this should be fixed by an RGB Scart Cable, but why is this not included as standard rather than charging £20+ for it?  An aside: There's plenty to be spent on the Wii before you even get more games: Missing SCART cable (£20), a second controller (with Wii Play - £33) and a classic controller (£15) comes to nearly £70 before you even buy a Wii Console game or Wii disc.

Another slight annoyance is the range of the Wii controller when using the sensor bar.  The recommendation is to use the controller 1 to 3 meters from the TV.  3 meters isn't much, and (it turns out), slightly short of our comfy chairs position from the goggle-box.

Overall though, I'm happy with it.  I'm sure I'll be investing in a few Wii console games as well as a second controller.  First up is the RGB SCART cable, hopefully I can get a third party one at less cost.

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