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Gamer's Guide: Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii

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Price: £179.99 Latest deals

Best exclusive games: Wii Sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Super Paper Mario, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Super Mario Galaxy.

The lowdown:
It's a mark of just how innovative and unusual the Wii is that it's managed to achieve its enormous success despite only a limited number of top class games. This Christmas' Super Mario Galaxy is one of the best games ever though and family friendly titles like Wii Sports will remain popular for years.

Value for money:

Future proof:

Range of games:

Pros:
Cheapest console with free bundled game (Wii Sports).
Unique motion sensing controls make games accessible to everyone.
Hundreds of classic downloadable games on Virtual Console.

Cons:
Most games look the same as last generation graphics.
No DVD player or other multimedia features.
Limited range of exclusive games until next year.

NEXT: Nintendo DS

21-07-2008