The Wii was, and still Is, an awesome piece of gaming greatness.

User Rating: 9.5 | Wii Hardware WII
There is somedays where you have to say good-bye to something. But it'll the memories will never be forgotten. That's the case with Nintendo's Wii. You'll say goodbye, but you'll never forget. Those countless memories of you playing Wii-Sports with your 3 friends. Your moments of playing Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 for the first time, your moments of Playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8 or 9, or even Zelda: Twilight Princess or Skyward Sword. The Memories you have gather from this console, remember them, and enjoy them, for the time has come for Nintendo to rise up again and make the upcoming: Wii U. Remember the Wii, as it has brought you great memories, and great moments with your family, and friends.

But enough of remorse. The Wii was awesome, and still is awesome. You maybe a Xbox fan, Or a PlayStation fan. But I have, and always will be, a Nintendo fan. Where games are all about gameplay first, And graphics last. And The Wii was a awesome example of that. Now don't get me wrong, i love all 3 consoles. I just think a lot of people give the Wii some smack, for being what it is.

It has great games. Especially First-Party titles. And it had some good third-party titles to.

It has backwards-capability with Gamecube games, those excellent games that we use to grow up with. And it even has some games on the gamecube re-released on the Wii, with wii-motion controls, like the first 2 Pikmins games, Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, and the Metroid Prime Trilogy. Now if they can get around of re-releasing Chibi-Robo over here, i'll be VERY Happy!

It has VIRTUAL CONSOLE. The ability to play older games, from other gaming systems. And even though it made me angry when Earthbound didn't get released, there's a lot to see and get.

It has Wii-Ware, which was the like the games made officially for the Wii in mind, and there is some good ones like Dr.Mario Online...and, wait a minute, Online?

Yep, It even has Wi-Fi Online. The best game for this Wi-Fi is Mario Kart Wii. Now even thought this Online is very very VERY poor compared to other consoles that Is like the KING of online gaming. I'm happy with the Wii's online as well. And besides, The Wii was not made for online gaming. In fact, it was made for people to gather together and have fun. You know, socializing, talking face to face, and having face to face, remember?!

You can also make yourself, or Mii's. This is where Microsoft got their Avatar idea. Which you can use in games like Wii-Sports, or Mario Kart Wii. But this Mii maker is rather limited. You just make a face. And thats about it.

So Do i have any negatives, well of course. Not everything is perfect. For one thing the third-party support is flooded with mini-game compilations, dumbed-downed ports of other games,. or just down-right suck (Ninjabread Man, anyone). But there are some good ones, like Sonic Colors, No More Heroes 1 and 2, Monster Hunter Tri, and Xenoblade Chronicles.

Also, the build quality is a little bit....Fragile. Well, if it falls down from the TV table. It might be ok, but don't let fall from to great of a height. Which is surprising for Nintendo.

And, of course the Online is a bit of a problem.
But with that said, the Wii was, and still is AWESOME! Just the games that Nintendo made for it are awesome.

And I can't wait for the Wii U. Even If it tanks, I'll still buy it. New Super Mario Bros U, Batman: Arkham City: Armored Edition. PIKMIN 3!!! The upcoming Smash Bros. And rumors floating around about a new Metroid, and Star Fox. All this on top of a awesome controller. All thats waiting is the price and the release date.
..............................................................Still Waiting....................still waiting......
Wii Did Like To Play, and Wii can Not Wait For The Next Big Thiing.