I bought a Wii today. Lis and I were in Target shopping for those random items you never have when you move, and they happened to just stock the shelves. I turned a corner and saw one (for 250$), so I bought it. In the amount of time it took me to buy mine, three more were sold. I'm betting they were sold out before we left the store. Needless to say, I'm tickled pink. Once I have it all figured out, I'll probably post more about it.
In other gaming news, I got the expansion to Oblivion. 40 more hours of playing time my ass. In the last few evenings I've already completed almost the entire expansion! But it's still a lot of fun. So between the Wii and Oblivion, I suspect that I'll be fairly well occupied. :-)
Aaron, I just got one Saturday. Will you be my Wii friend? That's the WiiConnect24 stuff. We can exchange Wii codes and our Miis can mingle. :D
Christian, that sounds... weird... I know what you mean, but mingling miis sounds weird. I want a Wii. It is high on my priority list, but somethings are higher.
A real chainsaw is just more satisfying and devilish at the same time :)
@norman... I said mingle, not mangle. ;)
@Christian -- sure, how do I do that? LoL
@Norman -- spoken like someone who's never played a Wii. ;-) Though I owned and operated a chainsaw for a large part of my childhood (we had a woodburning stove growing up).
Aaron, Take it from Billy's experience *ALWAYS* use your wrist strap.
A window and T.V. have been sacrificed to the Wii gods (He has my sense, first time the window, second time the T.V. then he decided it might be a good time to use the strap).
Also,m watch for the Wii elbow, they just had a write up on it in NEJM. Nasty stuff, that.
@Aaron - From www.wiichat.com, which is a great resource:
Q: How do I find my friend code, and how do I add someone else's?
A: To find your own friend code, go to the main Wii Channels menu, then click the envelope in the lower right-hand corner. Next, click the "new message" button (the page icon in the lower left). Once you are there, click the address book (on the far right). Your friend code is displayed on the front cover. If you already have codes entered, press the - button on the Wiimote to flip back. To add someone's friend code, while in the address book, click "register" in the lower right. You can then choose to add either a Wii friend code or an email address.
My Wii's code is: 4087 5656 2059 2252
I'm more of a pinball person than anything.
Video games just don't hold that much attraction for me.
I'd rathr go play paintball for real, or go bowl for real, or play tennis for real, or hockey !
@Norman -- I grew up with a pinball machine in my house and really do love it. But video games have their place. Are you going to go save Zelda for real? Or stomp on killer mushrooms and kick turtles to save the princess for real? ;-)
Trust me, even people who normally aren't gamers absolutely adore the Wii. My neighbors back home are your average couple (she's a cust serv rep and he's a trucker/construction worker, both in their 40s) and they were throwing Wii parties with all their friends.
You should try one -- you'll enjoy it.
@Christian -- I'll add you to my Wii buddy list when I get the chance tonight. :-)
@Christian -- my Wii # is 7062 8065 0439 8691. I've added you to mine. We'll see how this whole thing works. :-)
Oh I've played lots of video games but I prefer doing things for real. Hockey is better in real life than on any console. Bumps bruises and blocked shots.
Video games are OK. Just not what I prefer.
Wife likes those kinds of games though so we'll probably get one at some point.
I just won't be the primary user.
You can do zelda for real.... Mostly ;P usually with foam swords. I don't know where you'd find flying koopas, though.
@Aaron, sounds good. I'll add you shortly.