Favorite Wii Sport

[AbercrombieBaseball]

I'm not too sure what exactly this Wii thing does (I hear it's physical), but could someone enlighten me on the baseball game?

[BP]

I'm no good at baseball, but it's pretty well done. You hold the Wii remote like a baseball bat, the buttons facing you, and the pitcher throws tha ball. You swing the Wiimote in real life and your character on-screen swings his/her bat at the same time. You can't really run the bases--however far you go depends on how far you hit the ball. When you get three outs, you get to pitch. There are ways to do advanced pitches, but the simple way is to just swing the Wiimote. The faster you swing it, the faster the ball is thrown. The Mii (customized character you made) you chose is the captain/pitcher you play as, and any other Miis you have play on your team with you. I've batted as a Lego Man and Alex Trebek. You even get neat-o striped pants.
Did you get all that? If it sounds dangerous, don't worry--the wrist strap will help protect your French vase by eliminating flying remote controls from your home.

[Chupperson Weird]

Until the strap breaks when you get overexcited, of course.

[MaxVance]

Of course, that won't happen if you have a good grip.

[Lizard Dude]

Until your grip, of course, weakens from fatigue.

[MaxVance]

Of course, that's when you stop playing, of course.

[AbercrombieBaseball]

So I could get one of these Wiis and use it to fine-tune my stroke?

[TEM]

Isn't he delightfully unaware?

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[PaperMario]

My favorite would probably be Bowling, with Tennis taking a very close second. My cousin just loves Boxing ( he used to do Karate when we were younger ) and so do I, so that would probably be a third for me.

[Lizard Dude]

So I could get one of these Wiis and use it to fine-tune my stroke?

Nah, it wouldn't really help your real golf in any way.

[AbercrombieBaseball]

Not golf, I'm referring to my approach at the plate. The problem with the offseason is that I don't play in a fall league anywhere because of all the service activities I do in the fall so the only workouts I can get are lifting and running. Not a lot of swinging the bat (I can do it, but not on a real field...just in the cages).

I may eventually look into this...do you use a bat-like controller object or do you just use your hands as if you were holding one, or do you hold the remote control thingy that the Wii uses and swing that?

[TEM]

Are you completely unable to research the subject yourself or what?

[Mr. Wiggles]

See, this is what happens when you fail to properly advertise a system some time before its released. Then you air a commercial a week before release during of all your choices, Dancing With The Stars?! Might as well air commercials on the Food Network or Animal Planet.

[Lizard Dude]

Hmm, I guess it could work your swinging muscles, but the remote doesn't have the weight of a bat so you'd probably turn into a weenie when you picked up a real bat again.

Maybe tape the remote to the handle of a bat!

[AbercrombieBaseball]

I've seen those steering wheels they make for racing games, so perhaps they'd make a weighted bat that you could use as a controller. Now THAT would make the Wii worth buying!