Wii-tastic
Well, after two months of looking (but really, only two real weeks of actual whole-hearted searching) I have acquired a Nintendo Wii.
It’s really quite fun.
I had spent yesterday playing with my friend Alex’s Wii, along with my other friends Scott and Neil. The four of us had a pretty good time with Wii sports as well as Rayman Raving Rabbids, another highly-intensive party game. So, that was when I really decided that I would try to get the Wii today (I have been bleeding money recently, just too much spending on my part, really, so even with my searching for the Wii, the fact that I hadn’t found one made me ambivalent over whether I would really buy one if I had the chance).
I woke up at 9 am this morning and headed to Best Buy, where I knew from various ads and websites would have the Wii and in great quantities (20 for each Best Buy, about 35 for my specific Best Buy). Target and Gamestop were also getting in Wiis but less than 10 (or even five sometimes) per store.
At 9:45, I got in line (#15) and waited fo the store to open. Some people had been camping out all night but everyone after #8 or so had come after 8 am.
The people around me were all quite pleasant. We spoke about articles we had read of what people had done to get a Wii (the woman who died from water intoxication from a radio contest), the reports of the health benefits of the Wii (recent reports from the Mayo Clinic and several articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer) and comparisons to the PS3 and the X-Box.
By the time the store opened at 11, only 30 or so people were in line. ATt first they didn’t give us tickets but after several people made a fuss about it, they Best Buy employee’s found tickets to give out to us from the original Wii release. When the store opened, we walked in, turned in our tickets and were given our Wii’s. I also picked up Zelda: Twilight Princess, Rayman Raving Rabbids (it had been a lot of fun) and Trauma Center (I call it the Amanda Game, as its hat she actually does for a living and I had joked I would force her to play it after seeing patients all day). I didn’t pick up a second Wii-mote because Best Buy didn’t have any but I’ll be sure to pick it up soon.
I spent the day playing the game, first by myself to try everything out and then my Dad and I played Wii sports for several hours. We couldn’t box against each other but we could take turns using a single Wii-mote for most of the games and it really was a lot o fun. I’m also still working on trying to get my Mii to look like me.
Well, that’s that. I’ll probably never finish up Final Fantasy XII because I’ll be playing the Wii all the time but who knows, maybe I switch back and forth.
If anyone wants to hangout and spend some time on my Wii, just let me know, it’s a lot of fun. Just to note though, I’m not playing the Wii on my 52” TV, even though I am taking all the safety precautions because I’m still not going to take any chances with my TV. You’ll just have the play on the 32” and be happy with that.
It’s really quite fun.
I had spent yesterday playing with my friend Alex’s Wii, along with my other friends Scott and Neil. The four of us had a pretty good time with Wii sports as well as Rayman Raving Rabbids, another highly-intensive party game. So, that was when I really decided that I would try to get the Wii today (I have been bleeding money recently, just too much spending on my part, really, so even with my searching for the Wii, the fact that I hadn’t found one made me ambivalent over whether I would really buy one if I had the chance).
I woke up at 9 am this morning and headed to Best Buy, where I knew from various ads and websites would have the Wii and in great quantities (20 for each Best Buy, about 35 for my specific Best Buy). Target and Gamestop were also getting in Wiis but less than 10 (or even five sometimes) per store.
At 9:45, I got in line (#15) and waited fo the store to open. Some people had been camping out all night but everyone after #8 or so had come after 8 am.
The people around me were all quite pleasant. We spoke about articles we had read of what people had done to get a Wii (the woman who died from water intoxication from a radio contest), the reports of the health benefits of the Wii (recent reports from the Mayo Clinic and several articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer) and comparisons to the PS3 and the X-Box.
By the time the store opened at 11, only 30 or so people were in line. ATt first they didn’t give us tickets but after several people made a fuss about it, they Best Buy employee’s found tickets to give out to us from the original Wii release. When the store opened, we walked in, turned in our tickets and were given our Wii’s. I also picked up Zelda: Twilight Princess, Rayman Raving Rabbids (it had been a lot of fun) and Trauma Center (I call it the Amanda Game, as its hat she actually does for a living and I had joked I would force her to play it after seeing patients all day). I didn’t pick up a second Wii-mote because Best Buy didn’t have any but I’ll be sure to pick it up soon.
I spent the day playing the game, first by myself to try everything out and then my Dad and I played Wii sports for several hours. We couldn’t box against each other but we could take turns using a single Wii-mote for most of the games and it really was a lot o fun. I’m also still working on trying to get my Mii to look like me.
Well, that’s that. I’ll probably never finish up Final Fantasy XII because I’ll be playing the Wii all the time but who knows, maybe I switch back and forth.
If anyone wants to hangout and spend some time on my Wii, just let me know, it’s a lot of fun. Just to note though, I’m not playing the Wii on my 52” TV, even though I am taking all the safety precautions because I’m still not going to take any chances with my TV. You’ll just have the play on the 32” and be happy with that.