It's been over a week since my Wii arrived home so I thought that I'd reflect on how that went. Connecting it online was a breeze, the nunchuck is surprisingly comfortable, and my Mii would bare an eerie resemblance to me if Nintendo would allow them to be fatter. Watching the Wii come to life with pulsating blue light while getting a Wii Connect 24 message when the Wii is turned off  is pretty cool too.  I'm very satisfied with what my little, white cigar box can do without even putting a game inside of it.

 On the software side of things I've mostly been playing Wii sports. The boxing is my favorite followed by bowling, fitness, and baseball. Despite having played the game for about 90 minutes a day I haven't had time to get to tennis or golf. The boxing is just too addicting to allow that to happen.
 
 My only other launch day purchase was Twilight Princess and I've had problems with it. Maybe it was the fact that I had my wisdom teeth pulled the night before and thus haven't been in the mood for any sort of frustration or maybe I'm just a big dummy, but I can't get past the fishing. Yeah. The fishing. The part in the beginning of the game with the cat. I caught one on accident and since then haven't had a bite or at least haven't been able to hook anything.  After a few days and several hours of trying I called it quits. It's just not fun to get that stuck in a game when your head hurts, your mouth is sore, and you can't eat solid food. It was time to stop before I permanently associated my unpleasant feelings with the game itself and risked never playing it again. Zelda's day will come, but likely not any time soon. For now Wii sports and my newest purchase Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz will have to keep me occupied.

 All in all the future seems bright for the Wii as long as the 3rd parties don't abandon ship again. Even if they do it's still fairly bright since Nintendo can always be counted on to publish great games. The future is also bright for my mouth which is now capable of chewing solid foods again.

Gabby Jay: Yay...