Are Wii the Children of the Revolution?

Are Wii the Children of the Revolution? I believe it is so. Wii gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "interactive games." With the power to control the game just by moving your body, it rids the tiring motion of clicking buttons. The Wii system, invented by Nintendo, is played with a controller that sends signals to the Wii itself. The Wii is similar to what Sony has launched years before called the EyeToy. Like the EyeToy, its playable to all ages because of this new kind of interactivity. With this new kind of interaction, the hype for Wii was risen to the point where people lined up to get it first, although similar things happen to other game systems.

Gamers will line up for hours on end, sometimes even days, just to experience the new game system firsthand. But the hype about Wii is not only for Wii. Every new game system promises to revolutionize the way people play games. They always offer better gameplay, better graphics and newer games, but doesn't every new thing out there promise that? Even computers and cellphone get the same hype but not the same way as game systems. The amount of hype that these new and better game system offer just reflect the amount of money that you will eventually pay just to own the system.

Personally, I would never want to buy all three competing game systems; Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii. Not only are they too pricey, but the hype around them is ridiculous to me. The hype just sends a bad message to the public. Everytime a new system comes out, game addicts line up to get one, no matter the weather. Everytime there's a line up, the news take a few seconds to show these addicts wasting their time to buy a system that will eventually be old to them. Why bother to buy it when it comes out when the price will drop gradually? Thus saving you a good $50. Games should not be focused on being the first to own the system but the relaxing and relieving stress.