So a couple weeks ago I finally got a Wii.  The store I got it from would only sell it to people who could trade them $70 worth of resale material.  Before you think that is easy, keep in mind that they value everything at a tiny fraction of their MSRP, so even recent games might get you like $5 at best, and a console might get you between $30 and $50.  I traded in my GameCube, GBA SP, and several games for the GC and GBA, and still was just under the $70 mark.  The owner decided to go with it anyway, however.  

Then came the struggle to get my Wii online.  The store I was at didn't have the Nintendo Wifi USB adaptor, so I got another brand, and that one was just a serious pain in the butt and didn't work for me, so I had to trade it back in for store credit and get the Nintendo adaptor from a nearby EB.  After some frustration, and a very helpful conversation with a Nintendo customer service rep, I got it to work.  Note: do the Network Setup wizard!

So now this legally blind guy is playing hte Wii.... It's tricky and frustrating at times, but I stil appreciate it.  I cashd in some of that store credit to get a Wii Points card and got myself Street Fighter II and Mario '64.  I got Street Fighter because I always loved it, and Mario 64 because I was deprived and never owned an N64.  I also got Wii Play and Zelda, because everyone has to get Zelda.  The beginning of Zelda wasn't too hard for me to play, but it's getting very frustrating for me... much like many of the recent games tend to... Guess that's why I'm mostly an RPG kinda guy.  Less visually intensive. 

I got my eye out for some games coming up.  My mate and I are looking forward to Pokemon Battle Revolution, as well as Super Mario Glaaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Fire Emblem.  She's looking forward to Metroid Prime 3, and maybe I'll get it, too, though I suck at the series.  FPS = not the blind guy's forte.  Of coure we're also looking forward to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, and hoping to see other RPGs on the Wii as well. 

Well, I'm having some fun with Mario 64, and she's all about NFS Carbon, and so we're both glad the Wii is here, for our own reasons.  Thanks for caring.