So Nintendo just finished off their press conference. And with me being the kind of person who doesn't like handhelds or mini-games for the Wii, I must say that I'm not too impressed. I mean, yeah like everyone is starting to say, the Wii was cool for the first month it was out. Now it is just getting boring with all the lame puzzle and movie game tie-ins. So yeah, wasn't thrilled about all that nonsense handheld gaming stuff. And I could really care less about statistics. SMB looks like it will be pretty good, but I'd much rather play it with the ol' Cube controller than the Wiimote. Same thing applies to Super Mario Galaxies as well. And then they brought out the "Wii bathroom scale" controller and Wii Fit. At first I was just like, "Ok, seriously Nintendo, this is way lame." I almost got mad for some reason. But then I stopped and thought about it for a second. A spark of hope caught my eye. Not in the game of Wii Fit, but in the controller board. Don't get me wrong, I totally think that Wii Fit will be lame, but the controller has great potential. I'll put it like this, what is the one genre that everybody (or maybe just me) wants to see come to the Wii? There has only been one Wii title in this genre so far. I'll give you a hint, it sucked.

Of course you're thinking Redsteel now. Yeah, that's it, a good FPS. This bathroom scale has great potential in making a FPS for the Wii that much more amazing. Just think of the possibilities it could be used for. One amazing use of the bathroom scale would be using it to allow players to lean around corners in FPS. Another way, and a whole lot more obscure and more difficult to do, is to possibly use the scale as a means of running. Those are two things that came to mind when I saw it. I'm not quite sure exactly how the latter recommendation would turn out working, but hey, its worth a shot. So yeah, I must say that I'm pretty excited to see if and how this new controller scale will be used in other games. However, I'm still a bit disappointed that there haven't really been any types of games that fit my playing **** I want new games, not sequels to Nintendo's early 90's hits. Give me a good FPS or something for the Wii. Then I might consider getting one. Also, on a few other notes, Halo 3's campaign is looking pretty sweet. Assassin's Creed still looks amazing. Rockband is going to be awesome. CoD4 looks better than I ever imagined. And congrats to Guerilla for actually living up to their promises and making Killzone 2 look breathtaking.

EDIT: I'm at work so I missed the first 20 mintues of the press conference. But I've just caught glimps of the Zapper. Now thats what I'm talking about. I'll have to see some footage of the MoH actually using it.