Something I failed to mention about the christmas gatherings. My Brother brought over his nice new Nintendo Wii for us to try out. I’d heard that they were fun and all… But I just wasn’t ready for how amazing it was to play with it. The controller just felt right, and it worked without really even thinking. We played a few of the Wii Sports games that came with the system. Very simple stuff, tennis, bowling, baseball etc. But never have I felt like I was such a part of the game than when I played this! In tennis, you just pretend you have a tennis racquet in hand, and the game play comes naturally. Bowling was a bit more game-like as you had to set up where you were standing, but it happens. Baseball was a lot of fun even. Can you imagine hearing that from me? Baseball was fun! Next thing you know I’m going to start enjoying the golf game (haven’t tried it yet, guess we’ll see). Everyone there got to have a go at all the games, and much fun was had by all. Suffice it to say… I was addicted.

So, every day since then, my Wife has been doing a diligent job of calling every store in the county that might get a Wii in stock. That’s a lot of calling. And thanks to her, and her ability to woo an employee to hold onto a Wii for her, we are now proud owners! We got it during lunch yesterday, and have been playing as much as possible since then. Did a couple rounds of Tennis, then switched to some of the new games we’d got. Raymans Ravin Rabbids is disturbing, but a whole lot of fun. And a whole lot more moving than I’m used to in these games… Never had my arms been so tired after playing a console game! I also got Excite Truck. Not the greatest game in the world, but still a lot of fun when you get used to the controls. We are very much looking forward to Zelda which is on order, and Wario Ware which comes out in a couple weeks. Now, all we need is a few more controllers, and some friends to come over and play. Yes, that is an invitation to those who might be interested. No doubt I’ll be raving more about it later, so guess you’ll have to wait and see!