We decided to sit down and review these new download sites for Nintendo Wii games. Our key criteria were ease-of-use, game affordability, and game selection. We confirmed for ourselves, to ensure each site offers a solid, money-back guarantee for 8-full weeks (so you have lots of time to get all your money back, with one simple email, should you decide later).
Overall, we were pleasantly surprised with the results - the download and playing of Wii games, using DVD burning technology evidently does work. The popularity of these downloadable Wii games is growing daily. And if you pick the right site, you could well be up and running, playing….
• Sizeable Wii Game Savings - must allow unlimited game downloads that play well, and have Wii games for each member of the family
• Fast and Easy Setup for the Wii - in only a few minutes, even for novices
• Affordable Set-Up Cost (under $40)
• 100% Money-Back
The Unlimited Wii Download site actually comes with a pretty good selection of Wii games.
They report many thousands of game titles, TV shows and movies for as little as a $39.95 one-time payment. And the process was presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format.
The difference between this and the other two sites (see below) was simple, however. Our two support tickets were not responded to (we really hate it when that happens). A full, hands-on support system is vital if a relative "Wii game novice" is to install the technology. And with the 'Unlimited Wii Downloads' site, unfortunately, the value just wasn't there.
By far the easiest-to-use Wii download site we came across - our own experience says you should set aside maybe 30 minutes to download the software and get fully installed.
This is the only site that assumes absolutely no knowledge of downloading and making Wii game DVDs. Impressively, our support ticket was responded to in under an hour (although it could take a little longer at weekends), and there is an unconditional 8-week guarantee.
Best of all, their Wii game selection is huge (over 250 categories of games, movies and music). We were able to access all the Wii sports, arcade, fitness and action games we wanted. And downloaded them all in less than one hour. Given that the proven savings for just these few games alone, add up to hundreds of dollars, you could well recoup your investment many times over - in just a few hours.
Installation of the download and software works with any computer (PC or Mac). Ready to play the DVDs on your Wii.
Aimed squarely at female and male Wii gamers, and still our top pick for 2008.
January 2009 Update; there is now a promotion running on their site. And download access is temporarily available for $10 off (one-time payment of $29 or less, instead of $39). As such, we recommend ordering sooner, rather than later.
With the January promotion, you also get a special, Wii usb self-powered cooling fan (with free shipping) delivered to your door. Because we recently had problems with our Wii console overheating, our review staff here loved it (fan works great with our office Wii console, because it gets used so much!).
Our second pick uses the same technology as our top pick - and again, we were impressed by the fast support, money-back guarantee and low setup costs.
The site includes over 200 categories of Wii games, music, TV shows and movies. Free, 24 hour download support is included.
All in all, its a great package which means you can be enjoying massive Wii game savings for very little, very quickly. So why only four stars?
Well, perhaps we were spoiled by our top pick, but we found the download and setup directions a little harder to follow - and since ease of use is so important, we decided to knock off a star.
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