The "Wii" is by far the best video game system we have ever owned and is much enjoyed by our son (12), daughter (16), my wife (48) and me (44). The controls were easy for all of us to master (using the included Wii Sports game to learn).We have had the Wii for about 7 months and have about 12 or so games for the system, not including all of the GameCube games that it plays as well (which was important of us since we had about 30).
The ability to connect over our Internet connection and play games with on-line players is a big plus and works very well (we recommend Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel for this, very fun). The on-line polls and contests are also fun. Check out wii on sale now