Wiimote

March 26, 2008 | By Doug In Wii |

Nintendo Wii Controller / Joystick / Control Pad / Controlpad / Wireless Controller Wii / Joypad / Joy Pad / Wiimote
Shaped like a TV remote, the Nintendo Wii controller has been designed to be easily used by beginners and pros alike. Sensors determine the Wii Remote’s position is in 3-D space, which means that racing-game steering and a tennis swing, for example, are done through movements of your hand rather than by just your thumbs. What’s more, a tiny speaker built into the Wii Remote promises some interactive surround sound experiences. The controller also has a force feedback “Rumble” feature and an expansion port for use with accessories, such as the Nunchuck, which adds an analogue thumbstick and trigger buttons.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Wii)

While Electronic Arts’ other sports games may be locked in a deadly rivalry with their competitors there really hasn’t been a golf sim to go head-to-head with Tiger Woods for years. There doesn’t seem to be too much laurel sitting going on though, especially since this is, like many Electronic Arts games this year, the first time the game has been designed specifically with the next generation of consoles in mind. Naturally that means the most realistic graphics yet, not only for the course itself but also for Tiger and the other real-world golfers. Their faces and expressions look totally life-like and on the PS3 and 360 you can use a webcam or digital camera to import your own face and graft it to your own in-game custom golfer.

In terms of gameplay the major new feature is the concept of “shot confidence” which monitors your performance through your whole career, adding an extra degree of tension to difficult shots but also allowing you to examine your game in detail to find out where you’re going right and wrong. After criticisms that last year’s game was a bit thin on options this new game has the greatest number of courses ever including Westchester Country Club, TPC Boston, Cog Hill and East Lake. There’s also the expanded GamerNet mode which acts like a sort of YouTube just for the game, allowing you post in-game videos and challenge other people to a game in an online world dedicated to nothing but golf.

Harrison Dent

List Price: ?39.99
Amazon Price: ?29.98
Customer Review: the best tiger ever…
i really thought carefully about this game before the purchase. i’d played other tiger games on the xbox and had tried tiger 07 on the wii which i didn’t like. This was mainly due to the fact that i’d This happened often and was so annoying that i gave back the copy i’d borrowed and never bought the game myself. Instead i bought pangya golf which started ok, but within a few hours i found the learning curve unbelieveably steep and the opponents regularly sinking 30 foot puts to beat me. I sold it on ebay. Then tiger 08 comes out and has some good reviews. Keen to get a new golf game i purchase and find it’s brill. Yes the swing needs some getting used to and sometimes it doesn’t seem to register your shot correctly but mostly it works well (much better than 07!!). I find if i keep my hands straighter than i normally would, and swing in an exagerated fashion the wiimote registers my shot correctly most of the time. I’ve started working through the tiger challenge mode, which is big, and i’m enjoying myself loads. i don’t win every challenge first time, but the variety of types of games keeps things interesting. The multiplayer mini games look excellent although i’ve not tried many myself. One annoying fact is that you can’t save a round half way through. You can skip most of the cpu’s shot but a round can still take up to 45 mins and so a midgame save would have been good. overall - I was hesitant before purchasing but now i’d recommend it strongly.
Customer Review: Excellent fun, especially for two players
This was the first “proper” game I bought for the Wii, and I have not been disappointed. The initial tutorial was a bit scary, and after 2 or 3 games my wife and I were not sure if we liked it. But we perservered and now this game is a regular Friday or Saturday night companion with a couple of bottles of wine. Definately best when playing someone else, (although the Tiger challenge is well worth doing to bolster your purse and allow you to buy crazy head gear or clothes) the only drawback we have is the occasional quirk resulting in you exclaiming “I didn’t hit it that hard!” And just when you think you’ve mastered the backspin on your tee-shot, your competitor comes along and “adds” a gust of wind to blow your shot into the bunker! Go on buy it - you won’t regret it!

Nintendo Wii Wrist Strap - White - For Nintendo Wii
Brand New White Wii Wrist Strap

Console Stand & Storage - Nintendo Licensed (Wii)
List Price: ?12.99
Amazon Price: ?9.99
Customer Review: Great product, great price!
Having recently changed the position of my wii I noticed it looked a bit barron, having no support, which is also a worry for ventilation. I noticed this item flicking through Amazon, and thought for ?10 quid why not? Glad I did, not only does it make the console look very smart, the compartment allows me to have a little more room by sticking away a controller and nunchuck. The slot for the sensor is a bit pointless to be honest, but apart from that, very happy with the item.
Customer Review: Verty stylish console stand - Wii like very much!
Just received my Wii horizontal console stand this afternoon and must say that i’m extremely impressed with the unit. The stand is particulary usefull to me as although the Wii does already come with its own console stand when purchased, this can only be used for placing the unit in its vertical position. While this is fine if you have a room with plenty of shelf space, it does tend to pose a slight problem if you fancy using it somewhere where you don’t have as much shelf space such as a video cabinet. Personally I’m not overly keen on just lying the console on its side due to ventilation problems ect. Also another problem I have had since purchasing my Wii is that with all the Wii Remotes and Nunchuck controllers you need for multiplayer games when friends come round is storage space. I’m not particulary keen on just leaving controllers lying around the place. The Wii vertical stand has been designed to solve these two problems in one package. The stand is designed with a base plate which you slot your Wii onto and a handy tidy box compartment at the side in which you can place a Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Not only does this small side compartment help to save a bit of room and mess on your tops, but also both the box and lid have been carefully designed and constructed so they match the size and contours of your Wii console which means that when you put it all together both the console and stand lay perfect flush together. For me though what really makes the stand look totally cool is the official Wii logo on the front of the tidy compartment box. The stand is officially licensed by Nintendo and is manufactured in the same quality white plastic finnish as the Wii. I cannot recommend this stand enough, so if your looking for something to solve both storage problems and an alternative to the vertical stand available this should be perfect