So after slamming every store in Omaha over their lack of Wiis and giving the kid at one particular Walmart a hard time over his belief that they'd have the Wii "tomorrow early", I phoned said Walmart at 8:01am the following day, got the same kid, and sure enough he said they had just put a few out. I, being a guy and very happy about the fact that at any given moment I am 3 minutes (max) away from leaving the house, tossed on my Misfits hat, flip flops (faster than shoes and socks...and yea, it's Jan. in Nebraska...not a smart idea), and jetted 13 minutes across town, a drive that should have taken 22 minutes.
When I arrived at the Walmart, I swear I saw two dads dropping off boys aged, perhaps 12, from different cars. I just knew those little bastards were on a Wii hunt, too. Knowing that if I cut through the sheets and pillows area, I'd be able to cut of about 15 seconds worth of walk time, I opted to bail left when those two boys went right.
Much to my surprise, they weren't headed towards the land of Wii, as I didn't see them in the Entertainment area. So I go to the counter, ask the guy if they had any Wiis, and he said "Yes, right this way sir." Now after my initial desire to punch him in the head for calling me 'sir', I'm only 32 after all, I followed him to the Wii case, watched him unlock the glass box, and pull out a very Mac-like Wii package. I politely declined, twice, the extended warranty, plopped out my xmas money that had been burning a whole in my pocket for weeks, and exited the Walmart with my Wii.
Quick, simple review of what I've seen so far... Wii sports is fun. Tennis = Aces. Baseball = Aces. Bowling = OK. Boxing = not into. Golf = fun but my 4-year-old daughter likes it better than I do...probably because she beats the tar out of me in it. Wii Play = kind of worthless except for the fact you get a second Wii controller. Mario Galaxy = aces. A blast, so fun. Worth it if you are a Mario fan from the 80s like me. They have come so far...
Well, that's it. I got the Wii, me and my daughter enjoy playing it, and now I'm working on building a wii bowling league management website for my wife's co-workers, all of whom are Wii league bowlers, but are forced to email scores to one poor sucker with a massive Excel document and apparently way too much time on her hands...
-Corby-