Overheard In Providence

Once upon a time, I bought a Wii. It’s a good time. The brilliance of the Wii is, of course, its controllers. Traditional video game controllers focus mainly on pushing buttons while manipulating a joystick. The Wiimote, in contrast, has relatively few buttons and no joystick (although you can add one by attaching the Wiimote’s […]

The Nintendo Wii is the first toy I’ve ever owned that enables me to spend money on it using only the toy itself. I’m referring of course to the Wii Store, one of the many “channels” you can access when you turn on your Wii. I used the store for the first time a few […]