Replay Value

It's coming for you and your children, and there's nothing you can do to stop it. So everything (pretty much) has been laid out on the table. The big things you need to know: 1. $250 2. Nov. 19th 3. Zelda (pictured above) at launch day That's right folks, just in time for the holiday season you'll be able to get your grubby little hands on Nintendo's latest creation, the Wii. For only $250 you not only get the system and one controller/nunchuck combination, but also the game Wii Sports as well. My feelings on including a pack in game (something not done at launch by a system since the Super Nintendo) are mixed, especially when it appears that many of the games included on Wii Sports (Tennis, Golf, Boxing, Bowling, and Baseball so far) are of the fluffy filler variety. However at this point there's not too much I will be able to do about it. As for the price, I think it's right on target, although the option of $200 minus that game would've been welcome.

I read somewhere a while ago that the most visited video game site on the internet is Yahoo Games. This might seem odd to some people, but it's true. The reason is because apparently a ton of people love wasting time playing solitaire, Hearts, or one of the many other simple and classic games available there. I have nothing against Yahoo Games(I myself have been known to play a few games of pool there on occasion), but I don't particularly like seeing that site ranked in the same category as solid game journalism sites Gamespot and IGN (#2 and #3 on that list I believe). I just think they should be in two different categories entirely. However this is beside the point. What the point is is that lots of people like casual games. These are games that are ususally either digital representations of real world games(Solitaire, Hearts etc...) or just very simple to pick up video game snacks(Tetris, Snood etc...). If you like games that are simple to pick up, but possibly a better