wow, excercise and game and access. I have heard this reviewed on the radio and wow, sounds cool. At 11:46 a.m. 5/05/2007, you wrote:
> Hi all, > I purchased a Nintendo Wii last week, and I'm here to share my impressions >with my fellow blind gamers. > The Nintendo Wii, pronounced "we" is the latest entry into the video game >console market by Nintendo. > What makes the Wii unique is the way you interact with the system. > Instead of punching buttons, you hold a wireless controller in your hand >much like a small TV remote. This controller, called a Wiimote is >absolutely amazing. > Instead of pushing up and down arrows to select menus, you just point at >the menu item you want and click the A button. > I was afraid I wouldn't be able to operate the menus because of this, but >fortunately this is not the case. > When you move the pointer over a menu selection, the Wiimote vibrates >slightly, and by memorizing where the different menu items are, you can go >right to the menu you want. > The Wii comes with a sports disk that contains basic versions of baseball, >tennis, golf, bowling and boxing. > As a blind player, I can compete quite well with my sighted friends and >family with all the games, which is amazing. >This is made possible by the unique control system the Wii remote affords. > For example, in the bowling game, you hold the remote up in front of you >as if you were holding a bowling ball, hold down the B button, then swing >your arm back then forward just as if you were tossing a real bowling ball. >At the bottom of your swing, release the B key and listen to the pins fall. > The faster you swing, the faster your ball goes, and you can even put >english on the ball by twisting the remote. > Baseball allows you to swing the remote like a bat, and this one takes >some good timing, as you need to swing just after hearing the swoosh of the >pitch. > Tennis can be played the same way, though I had the most trouble getting >the timing down for this one. > Golf is a real treat, as you hold the remote like a golf club and you >really start to get a feel for how hard to hit the ball after some practice. >This one requires a sighted friend, as the game does not speak your distance >to the pin. > The best of the lot in my opinion is boxing, which uses an additional >attachment to the remote called the Wii Nunchuck. By holding the Nunchuck >in one hand and the main remote in the other, you have the ability to throw >punches with either hand, and the system recognizes your glove position at >all times, so you can guard your face or body, lean back, left and right to >avoid punches and so forth. > It is an amazing gaming experience for the blind, and I have yet to be >defeated by any of my friends or family, which shows you how well the blind >can play these games. > Additionally, boxing is a great workout, and you will be sweating after a >couple of rounds. > Overall, I would highly reccomend this system to any and all accessible >gamers out there, especially if you have kids in your family, it is a real >blast. > If anyone has questions, I'd be happy to answer them if I can. > The Wii is 250 dollars, comes with the sports games and a remote and >Nunchuck. I bought a second remote and Nunchuck for 50 bucks so I could >play head to head with friends. > Please remember to delete the text of this message if you respond on list, >as this message is already pretty long, and you can easily go over the max >message size if you don't remove my text. > Later all, > Che > > >_______________________________________________ >Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >any subscription changes via the web. > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.4/789 - Release Date: 4/05/2007 5:49 >p.m. > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.4/789 - Release Date: 4/05/2007 5:49 >p.m. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.4/789 - Release Date: 4/05/2007 5:49 p.m. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
