The Wii has the dubious distinction of attracting the much-coveted female audience. I mean, seriously, who really does most of the budgeting decisions in a household anyway- the wife, the mom, the girlfriend......(not always, but I have witnessed this on numerous occasions in a mutltitude of different families of all shapes and sizes). One article I read had a really, really unintentionally hilarious quote about women and the wii:

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Something unexpected has happened with the Nintendo Wii. For whatever reason, this console has snagged a demographic long deemed irrelevant to the game industry: The over 40 crowd. While the XBox 360 and the Playstation 3 have yet to attain significant numbers of consoles sold to people over 40 for their own enjoyment, the Nintendo Wii has started popping up in unusual places like retirement communities and the homes of empty-nesters. Why is this?

It's easy enough to see why the so-called "edgy" consoles haven't been performing well with an older audience. the XBox 360 and PS3 are designed with the core gaming demographic in mind. Namely, males ages 12-25. They have sleek, rigid designs and sport frenetic, violent games.

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Possible Injury Candidate

I'm sure you all had a laugh when Alec Baldwin lived out his mastubatory fantasies on SNL with his wee lil Wii competition with his family....proving once again that he has the power of innuendo down to a perfectly rated PG. (remember the infamous Schweaddy Balls) Or would it be characterized more as a PG-13? I'm really not sure, myself.

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The Wii gaming system by Nintendo is breaking new ground when it comes to educational video gaming, with games that are realistic, exciting, and fun for the entire family. Even better, the Wii gaming system actually makes kids want to learn.   Here are some top picks if you want to combine fun with learning.

My Word Coach is one of the most popular learning games available for the Wii. The game challenges players to complete six spelling and word recognition levels by inputting missing letters, spelling words correctly from definitions, and matching words to their definition. There are three difficulty levels and up to four players can play at one time.

The popular TV show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader is the basis for another trendy Wii game. If you like the TV show you and your family will love the game. The Wii version of the Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader game includes over 6,000 grade school questions. There are 23 categories including math, spelling, grammar, reading, vocabulary, astronomy, and music.

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