Take a look at this post on Destructoid, featuring female models pretending to play Wii, then come back here for my take on it.
In relation to the pics in the post…
#1 - Tennis
I get it; she’s playing tennis. That makes sense, but why is her hand on her hip? That seems not only illogical but just plain uncomfortable.
#2 - Heh… boobies…
The physical act of running isn’t necessary (especially when you aren’t even holding the nunchuck for the act of swinging your other arm), but maybe this is on Nintendo’s To-Do List - ankle bracelets that act as tertiary controllers? Can anybody say “Track & Field”?!
#3 - What the fuck?
I can’t figure out what the hell she’s trying to do here. Hold a pot over her head? A book, perhaps? Maybe it’s a silly WarioWare minigame? I just can’t think of a real circumstance where you’d need, or want, to do this.
#4 - Grafitti
She looks like she’s crying, while her blonde friend just laughs at her. Ha ha.
#5 - Brokeback Mountain
It looks like she’s riding a horse - kinda - but the real question is, what is she doing with her off-screen hand?
The bottom line is this: nobody’s gonna play a Wii because some pretty girls can pretend to have a good time, especially since they’d probably have just as much fun with a carrot. This is neither appealing to men nor women. What’s really gonna get girls to play, and get guys to want girls to play, are videos like this:
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Dré
December 7th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Um, and this makes me want to buy a Wii more because…..
Dean
December 7th, 2006 at 9:22 am
I didn’t mean to say “buy” - I meant “play”, which I said later in that paragraph (and have fixed). I’m just sayin’ that one would want to play because it’s genuinely fun, not because twitty girls can pretend to have fun.
Dré
December 7th, 2006 at 9:53 am
Sorry, I should have clarified. I was actually concurring with you. The “hot chicks” segments just made me feel embarassed and ashamed. I agree that the YouTube vid you posted does a lot more in the may of piquing my interest.
Dean
December 7th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
lol, thanks for clarifying. So you’re saying you want one now?
jk