XBTR founder falls victim to the elusive Nintendo Wii

So the wife is having one of those "Pampered Chef" parties at our home this weekend, (for those of you who don't know, Pampered Chef is like Tupperware, only its the stuff you actually eat, not the containers you put the food in) and I decide that rather than staying in a house full of "ready to spend" women, I'll take my 11 year old son to see "Ironman" at the Regal Cinema in Irondequoit. I didn't check the movie times prior to my arrival, and the next showing was at 1230, which was about an hour and a half from the current time at that time. So we grabbed a bite to eat, then decided to kill some time at the GameStop location next to the theatre. I went in to see if they had a used copy of "Command & Conquer III" which they did, so I grabbed the empty game box off the shelf and walked up to the register to cash out. As I approached the counter, I saw a small stack of Nintendo Wii boxes (empty of course) set up in display fashion, which spurred me to ask the question, "do you guys have any Wii's in stock?". Waiting for the cries of laughter from behind the counter, I was surprised to hear the clerk say, "yes, I have one left, actually two, a used one, and a new one.". Wow, wasn't ready for that. So I called the boss at home and posed the question, as the wife and I had been looking for one of these for a while, and conveniently enough, our "Economic Stimulus Payment" arrived the day before from the government, so the timing was perfect. Sooooo, I walked out of the store almost $400.00 later with a new Wii, extra remote and nunchuk, along with the "Wii play" game, and headed home after the movie with our new game system. After a relatively pain free setup process, I was Wii gaming with my wife and kids, and having a great time. The Wii experience is much different from that of its XBOX360 and PSIII counterparts in that it truly is a physical process. I found the Wii remotes to be very responsive and accurate, and had a great time playing Wii Golf, while my kids enjoyed the bowling and boxing, and my wife loved the cow racing game on the "Wii Play" disc. I'll be picking up some new titles soon, as I am anxious to see what this machine really can do. If anyone has any suggestions of titles that are a must have, please drop me a line and let me know.

While I have enjoyed the Wii thus far, I don't see it taking the place of my 360 anytime soon. I'll keep you posted if I change my mind.... :-)

Iceman