I was strolling through Wal-Mart the other day, and I happened to stop by the electronics department (which I almost always do). I walked straight to the Wii section, and what did I see on the bottom shelf? Three Wii's still in stock. I casually walked over to the person on duty in the department and asked him to get one out of the case for me. As we were walking back to the register, I asked the associate when the consoles came in. He told me that they had received six that morning. I realized at that time that I'd lucked out, because I'm not a morning person (but chose to be that day). Had I waited until that afternoon, I probably wouldn't have been able to purchase one.

I tried out Wii Sports, and it's pretty fun I guess. I wouldn't write home about it however. My main focus now is on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. So far, the game seems promising. I'm a little disappointed with the aiming scheme. The controls at times become frustrating due to a clunky, less than reliable response time, and at various times the sensitivity is either too much or not enough. I know that I can adjust those factors through the Wii interface which helps in certain circumstances, but the game at times requires quicker movement and then slower; I don't want to switch in and out of game just to make that compensation. Essentially, I feel as though not enough development time was given to the way Zelda responds to the Wii remote, but perhaps, I just require a little more time to get used to it. The game feels like a potential successor to Ocarina of Time otherwise. I'll make that final judgement once I've played through the game.

This fall, I'm sure that I'll be more excited about the Wii, simply because Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metroid Prime 3, and Mario Galaxy will be released. I also want to rent Trauma Center and Wario Ware, and hey, if I like them (which I very may well), then I'll pick those up too.

Anyway, I'm content enough for now. Hell, I've been waiting on the Wii since release. I even waited in line for the thing at release. Let's hope the wait was worth it.

--Nathan