Does anyone have a Nntendo Wii? I have a parental question

[MikeT]

I want to know if there is a way to restrict game play time to a certain amount of hours per week. Is this possible? I know I can restrict game ratings, but I am after overall time. There must be a way to do this, does anyone know?

 

[Papakeith]

can you restrict the channel needed for the game to play through your television menu?

 

[IndyMX]

I'm a believer in a more active method of restricting stuff like that. Passive never really works, as they tend to find a way around it.

If your kids aren't respecting the limits you lay down, there's something going on that should be addressed.

Just my opinion though, so it's probably worth less than the electricity it took to transmit this post.

 

[FruDaddy]

lock up the controllers, it's hard to play without them (unless they can obtain replacements from unknown sources).

 

[MikeT]

If your kids aren't respecting the limits you lay down, there's something going on that should be addressed.

Agreed. I just didn't realize how many hours the thing was being used. I took a look at the (buried in the parental controls section) hours of use section and found that they had spent 4+ hours on one game on a Saturday. I have actually never said that they could only spend so much time on the system yet but now I think I am. I was just wondering if there was an internal switch I could use to help.

 

[Ol'89r]

I was just wondering if there was an internal switch I could use to help.

Mike. I prefer an external switch to get their attention. Go out in your backyard and cut a long thin branch off of a tree and tell them if you go over the time limit that I set, I'm gonna' use this switch on your bare lil' butts. :whoa: :yikes:

It's always worked for me. ;)

Let the bashing begin. :nener:

 

[IndyMX]

Mike. I prefer an external switch to get their attention. Go out in your backyard and cut a long thin branch off of a tree and tell them if you go over the time limit that I set, I'm gonna' use this switch on your bare lil' butts. :whoa: :yikes:

It's always worked for me. ;)

Let the bashing begin. :nener:

Amen brotha..

My grandmothers were both switch masters..

 

[01HondaCR]

^You two are old. :)

 

[Patman]

^You two are old. :)

^ u r 2 young 2 no

My dad had a big black leather belt that also happened to hold his Levis up that was very effective. Grandma had the willow tree so there was an endless supply of switches.

I also choose to use the direct method. If kids can't keep track of how much time they are doing something then I guess they need to spend more time learning how to tell time. Mine figured it our pretty quick when I said you get "x" and he went "x+" so I took the power cord until he had "3x" in the bank. :laugh:

 

[Ol'89r]

^ u r 2 young 2 no

:cool: ;) :laugh: :rotfl:

 

[IndyMX]

^You two are old. :)

And we didn't get this old being dumbasses.. :whoa:

 

[Patman]

Some of you might have. ;)

 

[IndyMX]

Some of you might have. ;)

Speak for yourself there Pat!!

 

[XRpredator]

that damn wii will suck you in. At least it's less passive than most of the other systems out there.

My ol' man likes the bowling part, since he used to roll back in the day. But the kids still kick his butt.

 

[Patman]

Speak for yourself there Pat!!

I am,... I'm not old.

 

[IndyMX]

that damn wii will suck you in. At least it's less passive than most of the other systems out there.

My ol' man likes the bowling part, since he used to roll back in the day. But the kids still kick his butt.

I'm diggin my new PS3.. I play it far too much.

 

[James]

Agreed. I just didn't realize how many hours the thing was being used. I took a look at the (buried in the parental controls section) hours of use section and found that they had spent 4+ hours on one game on a Saturday. I have actually never said that they could only spend so much time on the system yet but now I think I am. I was just wondering if there was an internal switch I could use to help.

One time I disappeared into the basement for 3 days straight trying to beat one of the early final fantasy games (I think).

Those kids are light weights :)

 

[MikeT]

One time I disappeared into the basement for 3 days straight trying to beat one of the early final fantasy games (I think).

Those kids are light weights :)

You see, now I know why I want to nip this in the butt now before they become like.... Oh, sorry James! :)

 

[lazywaffleman]

The amount of time my lil bro spends on his ps3 is pretty nuts. Every weekend all day sat. and sun. :|