Wii will miss you

This week I had to let go of my Nintendo Wii due to personal circumstances. A sad feeling but it was a last resort. So before I packed up my beautiful console, I hooked her up one more time. A last wave of goodbye to the population of innocent Miis, a tug of my heart strings as the Wii sung out to me in its chimes and friendly tones, a flick through the game save slots reminiscing good times, then to finish off my guilt to the loyal gaming companion, I clicked ‘format’.

While some may sympathise and some may say “good riddance”, thinking of it from a gamer’s point of view I’m 50/50. If we forget for a second that I had sold it to survive, let’s think more on whether it was worth keeping as a gaming console. I certainly was jumping for joy when I received my first released Nintendo Wii as a Christmas present. Obviously the first choice title to accompany its arrival would be no other than The Legend of Zelda: Twighlight Princess.

Being one of the first in Britain to experience new gaming spurred a lot of exciting conversations among others. With triumph my Wii appeased the old-fashioned grumpy parents who don’t have high opinions on gaming; perhaps its physical aspects of gaming was inviting for them too. That Christmas brought a new light to the family party, even the eldest of elders felt pretty proud to be part of ‘new technology’.

Along with the new machine came the introduction of mini representatives. I feel that the Nintendo Miis beat Microsoft Avatars (maybe it’s my Asian cultured influence, I fall prey to vibrant coloured anime). Unlike the avatar which had me spending ages fussing over every single feature, only to still not be satisfied with the result today, I think my Mii makes a better representation of me. Short as a little stub, psychotic face with huge nostrils. Perfect!

Gamers argue the existence of the Wii. To me, it’s not about whether this baby console was going to impress the hardcore. My beliefs say that the good gamer is open-minded and will throw themselves into anything. I’m happy to have owned and spent time with a Nintendo Wii. Admittedly the recent months had found the console not being played much. I regard this to lack of time and money. Also I had been waiting forever for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. I’m optimistic though, hopefully by the time that particular title is released I’ll be in better situations all-round and I’ll re-unite with Nintendo. The back catalogue built up by then should be a nice bit of bargain gaming. So this here is my contemporary goodbye and in the meantime I shall lay down the memories of my favourites titles so far with the Wii.