Getting in a twist

I’m probably a little late in getting to this, but just looking at the promo video (which is a fun watch, if you can spare about six minutes) for the coming Nintendo Wii, I’m imagining all the droves of drooling gamers descending upon the shops for the console. I want one too, and am able to admit I’m anticipating a smidgeon of dribble, myself.

Billy boy may diss the motion-sensing dual controller, saying it might register the wrong movement “when you’re just trying to put the controller down”, but I say he’s just threatened.

More so for me, I think it goes against all the restrictive programming we’ve forced upon our motor-skills since young, in not jerking your body around when playing Mario. I once retracted my consent to marry a classmate in kindergarten, when he yanked my entire console down during a particularly suspenseful encounter with King Bowser; I despised his pathetic lack of coordination and explained, rather harshly, that no amount of actual jumping or flinging of the controller upwards will make Mario jump higher—nor improve his gaming skills.

On the upside, it might provide a positive increase in physical movemement for otherwise static couch gamers. I mean, for those that don’t want to get into the Revolution.

And that’s Dance Dance Revolution.