Wii Rocks Faces

So after an epic, five hour multi-store hunt, my wife and I managed to purchase a Wii on launch day. It wasn't easy. Well, it wasn't easy for me. You see, I got up at 4:30am and went from store to store, always just a few minutes too late. Every line I got in, I was the guy who was three behind the last person to receive a Wii. I didn't even bother trying with the typical game stores. I was at Target, two different Wal-Marts, a Sears, and finally a Cost-Co. After arriving at the Cost-Co, I thought I had it made. Number 15 in line, with 48 units expected. All was well, but after waiting two hours, a manager came out and told the crowd that they, "Didn't know where there trucks were. So they could be delivered in five minutes, or tomorrow." Which caused a near riot. I wanted no part of that, so I decided to leave. About this time, my wife was just waking up, and she called me. After relaying the news, she called the other Cost-Co's in the area, managing to track down a store that A) had units, and B) had not given out vouchers for all of them yet. She jumped in the car and took off for the store, being closer than I was. Of course, she rolled up, walked into the store, and got the second to last voucher. No muss, no fuss.

We then got home, where we played a ton of Wii Sports and Excite Truck. My wife, who has never volentarily played a video game in her life, loved it so much that she made me go out and get another controller so we could play together. I have to say, Nintendo is going to clean up in this next generation. If they can hook non-gamers like my wife, who far outnumber the hardcore gamers, they are going to make a friggin' fortune. Just watching someone play Wii makes you want to buy one. I have yet to see someone play it who doesn't laugh out loud the first time they swing the controller like a tennis racket in order to return a volley. Or like a golf club to hit that long drive. If you can find one, I highly recommend picking up a Wii. Like I said above, it rocks faces.