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Lockups - that sounds...wrong - our Wii has never locked up - not once. I would first check to make sure there aren't any 'environmental' problems (ie, it has plenty of room for air to circulate so it doesn't overheat, is connected through a surge protector (and try plugging it into a different outlet, just in case), etc), and then try to get it replaced. Come on, just because windows locks up, crashes, etc on you doesn't mean you should just accept it from your game console. :-/
My mini-review of the games we've got:
o Sports - fun to play with the kids - I wish there were a little more to the games than basic timing, but still not to bad. Boxing with the wife is a nice little workout, and a great way to get rid of those little bits of marital..stress. ;-) Also a great introductory game, since the basic movements are very simple.
o Elebits - this game is just weird. I haven't played it much, but it seems kinda fun. The wife is totally addicted to it. No more hot suppers ready on the table when I get home. :-)
o Zelda - Fun - but...the zelda series is starting to feel like they're making the same game over and over again. I wish the wiimote sword fighting were a bit more than 'jiggle the mote to swing the sword'...I have high hopes for whatever jedi/lightsaber game lucasarts gives us, though.
o Trauma center - This one is fun, but gets a little...weird...for my tastes. I kinda wish they'd focused more on the (not very realistic) doctoring aspect, and less on the sci-fi/magic/whatever plot.
o Rayman - lots of fun - great 'party' game, since it gets people doing *ridiculous* things. Fun, zany sense of humor.
o Super monkey ball banana something - This one I've only tried to play a couple of times - the controls seem *way* unresponsive to me...not sure if I'm just getting old, or if the game sucks.
That's what we've got so far. I'm really looking forward to metroid, though.
I've also downloaded some of the old skool games - the original zelda, sim city, and the original mario brothers - the games seem exactly like the originals, as far as I can tell....so if you 'miss' any of those games and don't feel like dealing with an emulator...
The internet browsing is pretty much what I expected - if there's a compatible keyboard that comes out, then it will be useful - otherwise it's just a novelty. A friend mentioned that since the PS3 has a USB port, a USB keyboard 'just works' - would've been smart/nice of nintendo to do the same with the wii - but I hope a wireless keyboard will be coming soon.
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