Ok, so after giving the whole 'games vs. toys' thing way too much thought (as per previous entry), I got myself off the proverbial fence and exchanged a bunch of unopened toys I had lying around for the game I'd been pushing off, Capcom's Okami.  I got to play it for about an hour before the baseball game came on (Go Cards!), and my first impression is:

Holy Crap This Game is The Coolest Thing Ever!

I'll have some better thoughts after the weekend once I've had a chance to play more, but I should say that if you've only seen still images of this game, they don't even come close to doing it justice.  The visual style is totally amazing, even more so than Wind Waker.  All the screen shots look like a flat painting but when it's moving, everything feels 3-D.  Trust me, you'd just have to play it.

I totally know what I'm going to be doing all weekend.  Hope no-one expected me to do any chores or anything.