Wii game console

drkelly

drkelly

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We are thinking about buying a Wii game console for our boy. Anyone have a recommendation on which one is best for a 5.5 yr old boy? Im clueless with this stuff.
 
He'll learn more from a tree...

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Why? Does he really need a mindless game system? Is his library card/bike/chore-list broken?

Could he not start learning his way around the work shop? How about learning a new language (or three)? Team sports? How is his academic progress looking?

I regularly and sincerely thank my parents for not allowing me to have a game system while I was growing up.
 
I have an old one from before children. Now, my 6 yr old and I will play it once or twice a week together using Wii Sports. It's fun, and it's not dangerous if you keep the screen time to a minimum.
 
johnski said:
I have an old one from before children. Now, my 6 yr old and I will play it once or twice a week together using Wii Sports. It's fun, and it's not dangerous if you keep the screen time to a minimum.
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Ever since my son was about 3.5-4, it has been a nightly activity that after he's ready for bed we play games together on the Wii.
Now that he is 11, it's more like "after all chores and homework are done". It serves as a good motivator for him, and more importantly it's a father-son "thing" for us.
We've finally just upgraded from a Wii to a Xbox one simply b/c we're running out of Wii games that interest him.

IMO the thing that's nice about Wii, as opposed to most other systems is that the games tend to be more interactive and there are more based on cooperative play rather than competitive.
 
Just don't ever think Wii golf/bowling skills/scores will equate to real life. Actually got a Wii off a guy here...Wii sports is primarily what me and my siblings played...could actually break a sweat and be sore the next day.
 
UTfball68 said:
Just don't ever think Wii golf/bowling skills/scores will equate to real life. Actually got a Wii off a guy here...Wii sports is primarily what me and my siblings played...could actually break a sweat and be sore the next day.
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My wife genuinely broke a finger Wii bowling once.

Lesson - make sure no tables or other furniture are nearby.

A note to the good Dr. Kelly - if you get an original Wii, you're need an old-school TV w/ analog (RCA) inputs. Wii doesn't do digital format outputs.
 
Wait a few months til he starts kindergarten, he'll let ya know what all his new friends have. I have a feeling it will be the WiiU, except the kids with older siblings and or parents who don't give a fawk and let he kids play call of duty on Xbox1. The other system out there is Playstation4, but I don't hear much about that from my 10/11 yr olds.
FWIW, I'm not sure if you can buy a new Wii anymore, they bump you to WiiU. At least the WiiU does not require HDMI, like the Xbox1.
 
For the record I REALLY do not like the Xbox One as a system for our kids.
Everything is centered around having an account for EACH PERSON through Microsoft. Technically they want very person - kid, adult, dog, whatever - to have their own account, which is used to track every damn thing they every do in just about any game.
That and the Kinect bar is basically always on so that voice activations can work (you can turn it on by just looking at it and giving a command) and over time it learns everybody's walking patterns and facial expressions so it can recognize you.
It's super creepy and not for those w/ tinfoil hat tendencies.
 
The Kinect bar is optional. My tin foil hat isn't that thick, but there's no frigging way I'm putting a camera in my living room, so some big bro in Langley can whack off while my daughter plays Just Dance
 
tkeaton said:
Why? Does he really need a mindless game system? Is his library card/bike/chore-list broken?

Could he not start learning his way around the work shop? How about learning a new language (or three)? Team sports? How is his academic progress looking?

I regularly and sincerely thank my parents for not allowing me to have a game system while I was growing up.
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You must have not read my whole post. He is 5.5 yrs old.

Could your kids speak and read three languages by the age of 5.5?


He has no interest in playing any sports.

He has no interest in riding a bicycle unless it is on the tag-a-long behind my bike.

He hasn't started school yet but seems smart for the stuff he has been doing in Pre-school and at home with us.

He crawls under the car with me when I change the oil etc. He even watched me replace the brake lines on my Ram a week back. He also helped drive some of the screws in with a screw gun on his playset addition that I built last fall.


I never had a video game system as a child either, but that was by choice. I never had any interest in owning one. I was 100% into physical activity as a child. My wife on the other hand had a Nintendo and TV in her bedroom and played games and watched TV for hours. She is smarter than I am, has a higher education than I do, and makes a lot more money than I do. I don't think video games reduce your IQ and make you lazy like some people like to think.

Everything in moderation.
 
We have had a Wii for about 5 years. My daughter (5) and I play it occasionally. Mostly Mario, but sometimes Wii sports. I can usually only play (die) 2 levels before I get tired of it. Ive never been a gamer and never will be.
 
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