I gots my Wii!!!!!!!!!!

Finally after so many months of waiting i finally get my hands on the Wii. I must say it was (for me) well worth the wait.

The midnight launch was well organised and there was around 50 or so people. For those who question Nintendos ' Blue Ocean' strategy, i think its working, because there were atleast 30% girls there waiting for the Wii, and most of them were playing there DS' as they waited. Nice one Nintendo.

The way the store did the launch was if you came early you could pay off the rest of your preorder and they give you a number and they would call it out once the 12 midnight deadline passes. Pretty painless really. It took like 10 minutes for me to get my Wii and high tail it out of there, which was great considering for some strange reason they turned off the aircon in the small game store was STINKING HOT with all those people crammed there waiting for there Wii number to be called.

I couldn' t get out of there quick enough. I went home and ripped open the box as quick as i could so i could try the Wii out before i went to sleep (i have to wake up for work at 7 o clock). The set up was pretty simple and soon the Wii was ready to go. Heres my take -

The Wiimotes pointing capabilities is very good. ITs doesn' t move exactly like a PC mouse, but its pretty damn close.

Yeah the graphics aren' t a major talking point. But they' re functional none the less.

I only got to play Wii sports and when you have friends over its a blast, no doubt about it. We all went crazy, flailing are arms like idiots (Wiidiots?) having so much fun. Even though it didn' t translate exactly 1:1 in most of the games it didn' t matter, we all felt more involved in the game with the Wiimote. This did lead to some problems though. We got so active, after we stopped playing we noticed our arms got sore. It did surprise me since i do go to the gym atleast twice a week and play tennis regularly.

Those that were say Wii Tennis didn' t have much depth are dead wrong. Simple fact is that its all in the timing, i could smash the ball down the line and cross court with relative easy, admittedly you have to have some tennis experience to do this but really it was quite forgiving for those that don' t know how to play real tennis. Bowling was great too but i sucked, only a 93 on my first go. Boxing was a hoot, even though there was no 1:1 motion sensing it didn' t matter, we just went crazy. Finally baseball was also alot of fun aswell. Didn' t have time to play golf unfortunately.

Sadly no component cable means that Zelda had to wait even longer

I have to say i' m impressed with the package, Well worth the AUS$400 i paid for it. My friend who waited in line with me now wants one. I can honestly say for me anyway the Wii lived up to expectations, and i have a 3 day Wiikend to enjoy it.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Hope you Enjoy the Greatest console of the 3!!!!!!

LOL, i remeber when we (me and friends) first brought my 360 back and we was all dissapionted. Got a good feeling come abit later than this time 2morow We gonna be having just as much fun as you!

(this time 2morow i will be attending a Gamestation Wii Party)

Thanks, but hell i knew i would love the thing months ago!!

Have you got component cables yet? I won' t play Zelda till i get them. BTW have you finished Zelda yet F3Hunter?

YOu are already having Wii parties? Awesome! Tell us how many girls attend, i' m interested to know how Nintendos Blue Ocean strategy is working.

One thing i forgot to say was that the Wii can get you fit. After playing boxing & tennis i was sweating like crazy (it was pretty hot though). So for parents with fatty bombah kids that don' t get off their asses the Wii would be the perfect way to keep them entertained and fit. Nintendo has to use this to its advantage.

Very, very cool. Congrats on your new system. The jealousy is seriously overwhelming right now, no joke. I can' t belive I have to wait ' till Christmas.[:' (]

Thanks Eddie, i' m pretty happy about it too, since the last 2 years i haven' t had anything to really smile about (or new to play) on the GC.

YOu have to wait Till Christmas? Damn that does suck! Its not to long to wait though. Funny thing is there is nothing for me to look forward to now that i have my Wii, so during Christmas morning, i won' t be as excited when i open my presents. I guess you' re gonna be real excited when Christmas morning arrives!

Welcome to the future. The Wii uses space age technology. Next stop, colonies on Mars!

me finsished ZELDA, ive yet to get my Wii first.. its coming out today here in the UK..

Were the girls hot though Terrak?

Or were they fat mungbeans?

Glad you' re enjoying it Terrak. I have to wait a whole...one day

YOu have to wait Till Christmas? Damn that does suck! Its not to long to wait though. Funny thing is there is nothing for me to look forward to now that i have my Wii, so during Christmas morning, i won' t be as excited when i open my presents. I guess you' re gonna be real excited when Christmas morning arrives!

Not Xmas morning, It' s not a gift. My first good paycheck in a while cashes on the 23rd, immaculate timing, so I' m gonna have to try to beat the rush of the 9 year old kiddies who want their " Pokey-Mans!" only to realise that there' s nothing to play but a dumb tennis game, and some green girl in a skirt.

Hands up who thought Links name was actually Zelda for quite some time...

He looks like a pissed off chick most of the time anyway, so Zelda was fitting for
him. It was only when I played Ocarina of Time that I learnt the true horror.

I didn' t know you were Australian, Terak. Congratulations on your new system.

Also, what' s a mungbean, Tiz?

Mung bean^^

Mung Beans are ugly, and not appealing to look at, they taste funny too. [:' (]

They did a survey,around 60% of the buyers of wii was under age of 13.

I can' t find the link atm.