WiiI know I’m married to the right woman when she buys me what I want. In this case, I wanted the Nintendo Wii for my birthday, and last night I get to open it early! It’s quite easy to setup, with only one exception: they don’t include the component video cables for 480p resolution on my 42″ Samsung DLP TV. No matter, a quick visit to Target and I picked one up. Connected everything together, setup the basics like my Mii character, and I was off playing Wii Sports’ Tennis, Baseball, and Bowling! All of that arm/wrist swinging was tiring. Hey, I may even lose weight playing the Wii all the time. πŸ˜‰

Anyway, I’m off to buy additional Wii remote and more games! We’ve got lots of practicing to do. Maybe I should challenge my neighbour for a Wii tennis match. He just got a unit recently also.

On a side note, we had a bit of trouble finding a Wii in stock at our local stores (Target, Gamestop, Walmart) and impossible to find on the internet (except for the rip offs on E-Bay). My wife kept trying the Gamestop around the corner, and she finally got one last week. Kudos for her persistence!

P.S.: a co-worker (LK) said he saw stacks of them available in Las Vegas’ Best Buy and Costco. Next time someone wants one, go to Vegas!

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9 Responses to “I am a Wii bit excited!”

  1. L.L. Barkat says:

    Ah, yes.. the way to know if you’re actually soulmates. (Not sure if I should use this test though!)

  2. rudyamid says:

    LL,

    It will also help if you keep whining about it, week after week. She may just give in and give it to you. πŸ™‚

  3. LK says:

    I don’t think the whining part is true…. How often do you get to play golf?

  4. rudyamid says:

    @LK,

    The key word is “may”. She may give in. I am trying to encourage L.L. to take that leap of faith! πŸ™‚

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  6. GeekMom says:

    Hi Rudy! We got a Wii “for the kids” for Christmas. LOVE IT! I’ve made Pro on bowling – got a sparkly new ball to show for it. Now I need some Wii Physical Therapy. Nice layout, by the way. πŸ™‚

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  7. rudyamid says:

    My wife loves Wii bowling. She made it to Pro also with a sparkling purple bowling ball. Because of her, I had to do the same. πŸ™‚ Now if only I can go Pro with tennis.

  8. GeekMom says:

    Hubby is working on tennis pro too. I wish we could play over the network with our live friends!

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