Wii Baby & Me "Game": Creepy Or Cool?

The Wii has been become the go-to gaming system in many households and for good reason. They make a ton of games geared for kids, plus it doesn't look half bad sitting out in the open. But when we saw the release for this new Baby and Me game, where you place the Wii-mote inside the doll itself, we were left on the fence—is it creepy, or cool?

The good news is, you have awhile to decide. The game, we mean doll, no game... is set to release next month in Australia. There are mixed reviews from critics, with parents weighing in to say it's a fun idea, and those without children can't imagine anything more creepy.

The baby reacts to motions by giggling, gurgling or crying through the Wii-mote, needs to be fed, put to sleep (not in the trip to the veterinarian's office kind of way), claps, burps and has the need to learn to walk. All of which, sound like the things you would do with a normal doll, just without a Wii-more shoved inside it.

So we're asking you to weigh in, would you like to see it come to the US because it's the best thing since sliced bread? Or keep it down under because it's too creepy for words? Let us know in the comments below!

(Image: Aussie Nintendo)

Comments (9)

Creepy.

posted by DressageRider on November 3rd 2009 at 12:32pm
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I wouldn't call it creepy - there are a lot of automated dolls out there that do all of those things. But I say leave the dolls on the toy shelf instead of in the Wii electronic department - what next?!

posted by bcLeah on November 3rd 2009 at 12:51pm
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I'd say the doll is ugly but the concept isn't creepy.

posted by abbygraykit on November 3rd 2009 at 2:20pm
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Wow, way to take the imagination out of imaginative play.

Creepy. (Think there's a disclaimer warning children not to shove the Wii-mote into real babies?)

posted by nickety on November 3rd 2009 at 2:38pm
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i think kids would play just as well with a normal doll that didnt do all those realistic things. itd be a lot cheaper and better for your childs imagination, too.

posted by deebo on November 3rd 2009 at 2:45pm
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It's like the upgrade of a Furby.

Innocuous enough, if it's not your thing, don't buy it.

posted by sarahjade on November 3rd 2009 at 4:26pm
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So instead of nurturing a doll, you just move it while staring at a television screen? I think it's just awful. If the remote brings it alive, when the television isn't on is the baby what? sleeping? in a coma? or worse?

posted by nectarsquarespace on November 3rd 2009 at 6:05pm
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Sick. Totally sick and depressing.

I prefer my daughters to use their imaginations with their dolls.

posted by puella on November 3rd 2009 at 8:17pm
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What Puella said. Children who are at the symbolic/imaginative stage should have very minimal exposure to TV/computer/video games. Research shows that these things increase hyperactivity and decrease social skills when kids at a young age are overexposed. It's so important to teach kids to interact with humans, who are subtle and unpredictable, rather than to interact with a machine.

Kids from the preteen years and up do benefit from video games, in that it increases their reflexes, visual-spatial skills, etc., but you still want to be careful about the number of hours spent playing these things alone, because kids need to have social skills too.

posted by eeka on November 8th 2009 at 9:42am
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