i turned 27 on july 18th. it was wonderful. i spent the day with my beautiful girlfriend and she got me a wii. i am far from a gamer and that is why i wanted one of these things. the last system i purchased was with my brother when i was about 12 years old. we saved up and purchased a super nintendo together which gave birth to a lifetime of super mario kart championships. i’m still reigning if i recall?

oh yeah back to my wii.

i know that these consoles are not the new buzz anymore. it’s all about that god damned iphone (which i recently test drove and was amazed). however this machine is new to me. in fact i haven’t even really gotten much further than creating my mii – which is a little self created character you can customize to dual others online. yes there is a mr. diggles mii. i attached my image of the little bastard along with tracy’s wonderful mii. what a hottii!

ok – so now for my quick review of why i think the wii is so bad ass and why everyone should get one.

1. no learning curve: i fear the modern gaming controllers. i once counted like 14 buttons on an xbox controller. that is just plain fucking nutz. the wii you just point it like the fake sword you thought you had when you were 7 and it works just as good you pretended it did. that alone sealed the deal.
2. it really is for everyone: tracy knew i wanted to play with her. she will not like me saying this but she is not very good at video games. the girl is one of the best snowboarders on the mountain (ask her students) and she is a stellar surfer (ask the seals) but damn she struggles with video games. however she can wii! nintendo should have a commercial where an old nun and a corky from life goes on have a boxing match. sold.
3. it’s cheap: the wii is about as much of a financial commitment as a good dvd player. it starts out at $250 and comes with one controller and pretty much the only game you will ever need – wii sports. for an additional $60 or $70 you can go to costco and get a package deal with an extra mario game and an extra controller. wii like to party! for those that don’t know the new playstation 3 was introduced with a $600 price tag. i suggest getting the wii costco pack and 30 six packs instead.
4. you can fuck with it: what a classy line. i don’t mean literally but on a techy slash nerdy front you can do some pretty cool shit to your wii. it has two usb ports and all other sorts of ports. you can mod your wii using a thing called a wiikey which will allow you to download games using torrents and play them on your machine. a couple solder points and you are on your way to wii heaven. or jail i guess. this was the first thing i looked up online when i cracked open my box. how do i open this thing and turn it into a beefii wii? email me if you want extended pointers.
5. it is tiny and sexy: i was shocked when i first saw how small one of these things are. insane. i am going to bring it over to my friends house and threatened them that i am going to leave taking my wii with mii. abuse my power. empty threats reallii. okay, that was my last hot button – i will quit using the double i now.

get a wii. if you are a serious gamer then get an xbox live – however, i am not a serious gamer so don’t take my advice. if you don’t like fun then stay away from the wii you dark jerk!

cheers!

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