Since the Nintendo Wii comes with just one controller out of the box, my only real complaint about the system has been the $40 price tag of additional Wii-motes. At $250, the Wii is easily the cheapest of the next gen consoles. And because it is so fun and easy to play, it also beats out the XBOX 360 and PS3 as the best party machine.
However, party games mean multiple players which in turn means multiple controllers. To take full advantage of 4 player games like Wii Sports, Wario Ware and the upcoming Mario Party 8, gamers must shell out an additional $120 bucks! That puts the Wii into XBOX 360's price range and only about $100 off from the PS3's 20GB model. I can just see Mario collecting those coins now.
Perhaps as a response to this common complaint, Nintendo released Wii Play this past Monday. Wii Play is a companion piece to Wii's pack in game Wii Sports, and includes 9 more mini games designed to help users get acclimated with the new motion sensitive controller. Wii Play alone isn't worth its $49 price tag, but Nintendo has wisely bundled in a "free" controller into the box. In the long run, we're still probably getting ripped off, but at least the addictive nature of the new Pose Mii, Find Mii and Shooting mini-games take your mind off it for a few hours.
GameSpy's Wii Play review.
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