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I use my Wii everyday
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I use my Wii a few times a week
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I use my week once a week
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I hardly use my Wii at all anymore
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Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

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Old 01-15-09, 12:38 PM
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Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I got a Wii when they first came out. I used it alot for the first few months, but now it just sits there collecting dust. How bout you guys?
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I got my Wii June of '07. I am not a serious gamer by any means. Since Genesis I have pretty much been an EA gamer (Madden, NHL, Tiger, etc) through Playstation 2 as well. The SSX franchise has been my favorite.

I have a PS3 with only a few games.

I have a Wii, a Fit, 2 extra controllers, the classic controller, and about 8 games including Mario Galaxy, Raven Rabid whatever, Carnival Games, Ping Pong.

My Wii NEVER gets used anymore. And no one even asks to play it when they come over anymore. Not only have I lost interest, but so has the rest of my crew.

Having guests over has now become playing either Rack Bang/Guitar Hero or Buzz! Quiz game.

RIP Wii. You were a total waste of money for me.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I voted hardly used, based on the time i've had one. Lately it's being used a few times a week as I finally picked up Mario Galaxy, however even then I'm not in a rush to play it. Smash Bros gets some play when friends are over, but other then that I'm usually on my 360.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

Waited in line 16 hours to get mine at launch. I haven't touched it in almost a year. Dragon Quest Swords was the last title I tried to play, but I only got a little into it before getting bored.

It'll probably remain idle until I pick up DQX in 2 or 3 years...

My older daughter does like to play High School Musical: Sing It and the younger like the shooting gallery on Wii Play, but those instances are few and far between.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

My kids keep it from collecting dust though it still has spurts of no usage. Just picked up a Wii Fit w/ the trade-in deal at Gamestop w/ flipped games, etc, and the kids have been playing that every day. The last game that held my interest was the Williams Pinball collection.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

There's a lot of great games in WiiWare. That's where I spend the bulk of my time when using the Wii. Granted, I play it much less than the 360 and PS3, but it's far from neglected.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

Mario Strikers Charged is still in the shrink wrap.
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If you have the receipt, take it back
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I have played mine everyday since last March. Animal Crossing:CF and GH:WT work perfectly fine on it and provide hours of fun lately.
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I use my wii everyday. I'm on it right now. I also use it for my gamecube games. It was well worth the purchase for me.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I've had mine since shortly after launch as well. I use it maybe once every other month or so. I used it the most when SMG first came out and then again once Wii Fit came out. And not really much since then.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

Originally Posted by mattysemo247
I've had mine since shortly after launch as well. I use it maybe once every other month or so. I used it the most when SMG first came out and then again once Wii Fit came out. And not really much since then.
This post reflects my Wii usage as well. My kids don't play it much either. I would be better off having 2 360's at this point. My kids want to play that system more.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I use it a couple of times a week for guitar hero

The better half uses it more to play boomblox and raving rabbids

We pull out the Wii when company comes over (they really love wii sports), also mario party is popular. And guitar hero as well

The Wii has turned into a 'party' machine for us, if I want to hunker down on a saturday afternoon and just geek out, I am on the 360. But then again I am really into RPGs, and the Wii does not really have a good selection imho
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

When I got mine last year I played a lot of Mario Galaxy, Res Evil, Guitar Hero and Metroid. When I picked up the PS3, Wii kind of just sat there.

Then I moved in with roommates. Then we started playing a lot of Mario Kart and Smash Bros. Then we were done with that and COD: WAW came out and we've been playing that on 360 a lot.

So in the end I really just use it as much as I use the PS3 or 360. Although both get used for movie watching. Once a new, good game hits the Wii I'll be back on it.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

Too often, and now I'm paying the price, damn chaffing

er wait no, I use mine mostly on holidays. And thats about it.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

Shit, hardly anymore. I don't even have it in Stand By mode. I turn it on to see if it still works but that's about it.

I had 3 Wii games, RE4, Super Mario Galaxy, and Metroid Prime. I traded SMG and Metroid to get Gears of War 2 for $20. RE4 is the only game I've enjoyed on the Wii but even with that I haven't played it recently. I didn't even think about trading RE4.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

Sadly, I rarely use the Wii but I'm comforted by the fact that if I were to sell it, I would get the same price I paid for it.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I pre-ordered mine from Gamestop when they first started doing them. I play Animal Crossing on it everyday.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

My kids play occasionally, usually when other kids are over and want to play. I only play when one of them asks for help. Looking to find Shaun White used, then I might play some more, otherwise, 95% of my gaming time goes to the 360 (the other 5% split btw/ PS3 and Wii)
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

The results of this poll in this forum are SHOCKING.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I don't even have it. It's at my ex's and I need to figure out how to get it back although I'm no hurry. I played it a lot when Wii Fit came out but haven't touched it since.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

It's the only game console I have, and someone in the house plays it virtually everyday. Mario Kart, GH: WT, Rock Band 2, Raving Rabbids and Call of Duty: World at War all get regular play.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

It gets used at least 6 days a week by someone.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

I bought it in March for SSMB, and played the crap out of it. Then it collected dust other than the occasional VC game. But, my new gf has taken to playing Wii sports over the last month. That inspired me to get Metroid. I've been playing that 3-4 times a week.
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Re: Wii Owners: How often do you use your Wii?

i used to play it a lot but I'm mainly on my 360 or ps3. Now if Nintendo would just make a ds player for the wii i'd play it every day. Why havent they made one yet???


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