What Are Wii Doing?

OK, so I'm going to get on my high horse about Nintendo Wii. I'm completely bugged by how the gaming world is dominating families' lives. I'm sorry, but purchasing a Wii, so your family can share time together is lame. Go to a park, go on a hike, ride your bikes, etc. That's how you should spend family time. Not cooped up in a room playing one video game after another, dumbing down your minds. After all, most of us reading this blog live in CA, and we have gorgeous weather all year round. Now, I can understand if you were doing this Wii thing if you lived in Minnesota or Canada.

Another thing that irritates me about the new Wii music game (and Rockstar and Guitar Hero) - the girl on the commercial says that she always wanted to be a rock star. Oh yeah, then why don't you take real music lessons instead of trying to rock out with an electronic controller? IRRITATING!

My apologies to my friends who are Wii lovers - this is only my opinion.

Don't get me wrong - Wii is very fun and I have played it several times with my friends, and I know I'll play it again. I'm just bugged by how gaming companies are making families think that this is one of the best ways for families to bond.

What are Wii doing??