If, like me, you’ve been reading Stan’s articles on the Nintendo Wii, you’ve probably been wondering just how well it will sell when it launches just in time for Christmas, and if non-gamers will really care all that much. I’ve read the raging debates in the comments of each article, but there’s one crucial difference between Stan and me on the Wii: I’ve played it. Want to know more?

The Wii's controls are already well known, with the ‘killer feature’ being a remote control-like device that can be physically moved in front of you. This movement directly moves 'your character' on the screen. In a tennis game, the Wiimote, as it has been dubbed, is a tennis racket. It can be a pool queue, a bowling ball, a baseball bat, a golf club, a sword or other weapon and more. Hold it horizontally between two hands, and it's a steering wheel.