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I finally broke down and bought a Wii. I’ve been going back and forth on it for a few months now and I had the chance to get one so I decided to go ahead and do it. I am not 100% sure why I bought it as there are not many good games out right now and I have been mainly focusing on my DS right now (when I have time to game). Anyway, probably due mainly for how incredible the DS is and also for how rare the Wii still is, I could not pass up the chance.

Some quick thoughts:

• The setup is super easy-
  Setting the system up and getting it to connect to my protected wireless networks took just a few minutes. Adjusting to the controls was also effortless, though I have noticed that I am getting much more accustomed to them as I keep playing.
• The controller is cool, but not amazing-
  Yeah, it’s wireless and you can point it to move the cursor. It’s definitely cool, but it’s not as big a deal as everyone originally made it out to be. It’s fun and it really lends itself to certain games, but in the scheme of things, it is not a reason to buy the system or to not buy it.
• Right now the game selection is not great-
  I started out with Super Paper Mario and Resident Evil 4 (and Wii Sports). Wii Sports is great with groups and to play for a few minutes here and there, but it got old quickly. Super Paper Mario is interesting, but seems to lack something, whatever it was that made Super Mario World so amazing… Aside from Zelda there are not many other games that interest me right now, and I will probably wait on Zelda and buy it for super cheap later on.
• Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition is quite good-
  I didn’t have a Gamecube so I missed RE4 the first time around. I picked it up for $29.99 and have been really enjoying it. Okay, it’s a little scary for me, but I like the control scheme and it’s the type of “core” game that I like to see on the Wii.
• Some good games are on the way-
  Metroid, Super Smash Bros, Soul Caliber… They can’t come soon enough.
• Virtual console is a nice edition-
  The selection so really poor, given how many games have been released for NES, SNES, Genesis, Gamecube, and NeoGeo, but vc is still cool. I wish I could browse quicker and that more games were available, but I really like the idea of vc. My question- who is choosing these games?! Some really suck and a almost all the best ones are missing. Where is Cabal for NES?
  
• Playing against friends-
  I am going to try it this week. Should be cool.
• Connect to the DS-
  Also this week.
• You only get one controller-
  I hate when the beat you out of a controller. Every system should come with at least two.
• Where are the good RPGs?
  I can’t wait for some good ones to arrive…

So far, I really like the Wii, but am not in love. I’m glad I got it, especially since they are still rare, which means resale values will be high (not that I am going to sell it) and that I can have bragging rights for a few weeks, but it’s not the must-have that everyone is making it out to be. That said, I still prefer it to the PS3 and Xbox 360 and appreciate the savings when compared to those systems.

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