We got a Wii

Boy oh boy, I got word of what was essentially a relaunch of the Nintendo Wii on the 21st of January at Best Buy.  There were 52 of them available, and I was going to be one of the ones to get it. So, Sunday morning, I got out of bed at 6:15 in the morning.  I arrived at 6:45, and got into line.  Keep in mind, Best Buy opens at 11:00am.  Yes, I was there for over 4 hours, sitting in a folding camp chair, bundled up, wrapped up in my queen size comforter. Being the fifth person in line, I was guaranteed a Wii.  I just hoped they had additional Wiimotes and Nunchuks.  For the uninitiated, those are the controllers and the attachments. To my right was a sophmore in college who was getting a Wii for her boyfriend for Christmas.  What a gift! To my left was a know-it-all spoiled eleven year old brat who didn't believe that I knew how to speak Japanese, that I knew anything about video games, or that I was anything at all. Around 8:00, I called my mom and David Carter to get in line; more people were trickling in.  So, they arrived, and at 9:30, Jason showed up.  I was sneaky and brought them forward in line, so they became numbers six and seven.  When 10:00 rolled around, they handed out tickets and told us to stay in line.  The last hour was torture, but I made it.  We filed in, en masse, and they handed out our new Nintendo systems, and allowed us to pick up what accessories we wanted.  I got a second Wiimote and Nuncuk combination as well as the amazing new Zelda game. I brought it home, and the tv was taken over by a new system that forced us all to get up off our asses and jump around. A week later, and I have fallen for this system; it is no gimmick.  Wii Sports is absolutely fantastic, the Bowling is fun and easy to play for a group, Tennis is great and good to move around to, Baseball and Golf are good but not fantastic, and the Boxing game is a study in frenetic gesticulation until the other Mii falls down.  By the way, Miis are the little avatars made in game that are your characters.  My Mii looks frighteningly like me.  It is still kinda creepy. As for Zelda, I am thirteen hours in to it and many more to come. There is more to life than the Wii, though.  Kelly and I are working a lot; Kelly more than me.  I get to keep the place in good shape.  Oh well, I fail.  At least I get good use out of the Wii. Formal invite: We should play the Wii together with beverages in hand.  Contact me.  You know who you are.