A Vasecto-mii? No Way

I like my Wii.

It may not be as big as the other consoles. It may not get as much play as the other consoles. Some people may get bored with it rather easily, but it’s mine and I’m keeping it.

Microsoft had it’s big announcement at E3 this year about the Kinect, formerly Project Natal. By now we’ve all seen the articles and the videos on the Kinect. It is supposed to do all the things the Wii does and more, without the use of a controller or a remote. So is it time to cut off our Wiis?

A good friend of mine just returned his Wii console and all his Wii peripherals and games. He raked in a pretty good amount of cashola for it all, and said he’s putting that towards Kinect this fall. On our weekly Gamehounds show the Ginger Bitch, Edie Sellers, had a nice marketing plan for Microsoft, and that was for Microsoft take in the Wiis on trade for the Kinect, much like the cable companies did with the satellite dishes.

Is that what’s going to happen when Kinect comes out? Are we all going to get a “vasecto-mii” and get rid of our Wiis?

As you all probably know, I’m not a big fan of the Kinect. Yeah, it may do some neat things, but I’m an old-school gamer and enjoy playing my games from the couch, not jumping around like a circus clown in my tight confines of my living room. And even though the Wii requires you to stand most of the time, you can actually play some games right from the couch.

Chicken Riot is one of those games. I love shooting the chickens with my Wii gun right from the couch. I also love playing some of the retro games like Blades of Steel on the Wii. The free Weather Channel is awesome to take a spin around the globe and check the weather of other countries. Lastly, I like the Internet Channel and the ability to surf the net and watch YouTube videos on my big-screen TV. If Kinect did all of that, then maybe I’d think about snipping off my Wii, but for now, my Wii is staying right where it is.