Me and My Wii
Finally got a Wii today. I’ve been itching to get one forever, but they’ve been sold out for the longest time. On a whim I decided to call my closest Best Buy and it turned out they had 3 left. I finished up some work, and as a pulled into the parking lot, I saw a guy walking out with a Wii. I was getting a bit nervous, since it had been a couple hours since I had called.
I walked in, went to the Wii section and didn’t see any Wii’s there. Luckily, a salesperson came up and told me that the Wii’s were behind the counter. So I stocked up on some accessories - battery charger and rechargable batteries, game, and extra controller. Didn’t realize how much all of this stuff would really add up - I’m in for a load of trouble when Ben grows up and wants this stuff all the time.
I have NO idea why I bought it, since I have no time to do anything. But I think the Wii would give me a good excuse to take breaks from work instead of working the whole day through with a 15 minute lunch break. Ben had a great time holding the controller and seeing the little hand flash on the screen every now and then. He was content just watching me play and make funny sounds then actually trying to play himself. Probably the most exciting time for me was to make Mii characters to represent me, Dave and Ben. It was funny to go through the different male hairstyles that best looks like Dave, and then going through the eyes and making them extra tiny and slanted. He was starting to get annoyed with my horrible representation of him - “Why are my eyes so beady? Can I have whites in my eyes, please?!?!”
I only have a couple basic games for right now - Wii Sports and Wii Play, but I will probably be picking up more soon. Anyone have any game suggestions?
Ced just got Rockband for his b’day, so we’re lovin’ that at the moment. But we also enjoy the Mario and Sonic Olympic Games too. Lots of events and characters to play with and you can unlock more events too! It’s a lot of fun if you have 4 people playing and competing at the same time… Enjoy!
If you have time to invest, Super Paper Mario is awesome. So creative and fun to play.
Wii is so much fun while visiting other people’s houses. Great to keep from crashing after dinner.
I played on my grandson’s Wii a couple of weeks ago. It was a blast. I beat him in golf but he beat me in bolwing, baseball and tennis. He’s 6. I feel so inadequate.
Wario Ware - Smooth Moves, and Mario Kart (much harder than the version for Game Cube)
If/when I get a Wii, I’d like to try those mini sports games that come with it–bowling and tennis, namely.
get mario cart so you can race me, jerome & kim online! hahahaha…
That will definitely be one of my first purchases. Ben keeps on asking for “Cars!” when i start up my Wii. We played a lot in Michigan!
i have never been able to connect with anyone on Mario Kart… we’ve played with random people, but not those who gave me their friend code.
Uno mas…. if you were a fan of Super Mario 3 for the original Nintendo, you’ll love Super Mario Galaxy.