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My Wiimote is out of power… Now What?

The great thing about the Wii is the wiimote and how much fun it is to play with. The bad thing is that it burns through batteries especially the way I play Zelda and work on my Pro status on Wii Sports Boxing. There are a couple of solutions to this problem. You can get a set of rechargeable AA batteries. This would be the simplest solution. However you can also get some Wii recharging stations that are designed to charge a special battery pack for your Wii. My friend Derek has one and he loves it. I’m not sure what directions I should go. But It might be better in the long run to get a set of rechargeable AA batteries. I can get a charger very easily and the Wii Charge Station is on backorder. Maybe going specialized isn’t the best thing in this case.

Wii is life enhancing….

The Wii is making the lives of retirement home residents more exciting. I recently read a story about a retirement home in Illinois that is making use of the interactive portions of the Wii to enhance their lives at the retirement home. Specifically they are using the Wii sports game bowling to set up virtual leagues. This is a wonderful story because here is proof that the Wii is an all inclusive product. Families are playing together, friends are playing in virtual leagues and what’s more people are becoming more active in their entertainment.

I read another story about a guy who did a 6 week Wii sports experiment. He would do his normal routine and add 30 minutes of Wii time each day. He stuck to his plan and ended up losing nine pounds from the activity. That is a pretty decent weight loss. I think that I will work on this as well; I mean any little bit helps. I’m going to find out more about his workout and then replicate it as well.

I think that a virtual Wii bowling league would also be a fun thing to start too. I already know of 5 people who are Wii players including my friend Derek who bowled a 299. I wish I saw the fallout from missed pin. I know it must have been terrible.