by now , you have probably hear all of the news story about the sensational success of the Nintendo Wii . it be sell out everywhere . Grannies be play Wii Sports in nurse home because it be so easy to pick up and play . but here 's what you will not hear -- the Wii be a pitifully outdated piece of junk with one major gimmick -lrb- the motion control -rrb- . I would like to see follow-up news story about the grannie to see whether they still turn the thing on . I know that mine now mostly collect dust , as do most other Wiis the define feature of the Wii be its motion control . here be the dirty little secret that the fanboy and enthusiastic recent buyer will not tell you : the Wii control be terrible . I have play through a lot of game , range from the AAA title like Mario Galaxy and Zelda , to the party game like Mario Party 8 and Wii Sports and I can say this -- motion control be awful . there be absolutely no precision to it . if you have dream of use the wii-mote realistically like a lightsaber , than forget it . it do not facilitate any kind of decent control . the only game where motion control actually improve the gameplay be Wii Bowling . in every other game , it be generally a annoyance that be use in gimmicky fashion . Random button press have be replace with random wii-mote gesturing . by the time you have play a game like Zelda or Bully for a few hour , you will be wish that you could push button in lieu of wave you wii-mote around . this be why 90 % of the software on the Wii be shovelware party game . this be why the Wii have the lowest ratio of software to hardware sale out of the three major console . speak of shovelware , the Wii have by far the worst library of any game console this decade . most of what come out for it be unplayably bad . there be a few great first party Nintendo title -lrb- which be largely rehash from prior Nintendo platform -rrb- , and a few great third party title like Bully and Resident Evil 4 that be already available on other system . every multiplatform game that come out , whether its Madden football , Star Wars : The Force Unleashed , Guitar Hero , or a call of duty game , put its worst version on the Wii . if you do not believe I , then look up the review for these game . the Wii always get the worst version of every game . I can not think of one single exception to this rule . the reason for the poor Wii software library be that the Wii be nothing mroe than a gamecube with gimmicky motion control . everything about the technology , like graphic , level size , and load time , be bad . the Wii see none of the recent advance that have improve video game , like realistic physics . not only do the Wii not get a good version of multiplatform game , it do not get the great game that take advantage of modern technology . Fallout 3 , Grand theft auto iv , Mass effect , Far Cry 2 , Dead Space , leave 4 Dead , Assassins Creed , Portal , Half-Life 2 . you can not play these great game on the Wii . want to know why ? because they will not work on the Wii 's 2001-esque technology . you can not get downloadable content for Rock Band on the Wii . why ? because it lack a hard drive . two year ago , the price point for the Wii be a major selling point , but now that that pc hardware , the xbox 360 , and the PS3 have drop in price , this be no longer much of a advantage . you can actually get a barebones xbox 360 for $ 50 less than a Wii now . the only people for whom I would recommend this console be : a : people with child between the age of 3 and 10 b : people who have lot of social gathering at they house . the Wii be a good console for child because of the simplicity of the game , and the motion control do add a certain element of fun when you be play with other people . I must say that the time where my in-law have come over have see the Wii get a lot of use . other than that , not much . my wife play the Lego game with I , but you can get that game on other platform with better graphic . I buy a Wii about 8 month ago , and I be think about sell it now . I get some enjoyment out of it , but now I hardly ever turn it on . the pc provide a much better gaming experience for I , and now I be consider get a PS3 or a xbox 360 instead .