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Against Our Better Judgement
by Tricia

I have never been a huge fan of video games or gaming systems. I'm not the type to want to go out and buy the newest, trendiest machine and be the first on my block to own it. I just don't care, and don't tend to spend enough time playing video games to make them worth the money I shell out for them.

When the Wii came out I was very against getting one, and didn't see the point of all the craziness surrounding it. We played a few times at Ken & Kyle's place, and while I enjoyed it, it still wasn't something I was willing to drop over $300 bucks on, just for the system and necessary peripherals. We have a PlayStation 2 which we rarely play, though we do have a few games that I really love to play. I just would rather be reading or watching TV, and frankly, after a while, the game make my eyes and head hurt. And my thumbs! =)

Well, a couple of weeks ago we were over at Mike & Amanda's to play their new Wii, and had a great time playing Tennis and SmartyPants. I had quite a bit of money saved up in my bank account (the one I use to buy yarn and stuff for the Alpha Phi house), so I told Scott that if he really wanted one (because he's addicted to Guitar Hero), I would pay for it. NOT the Guitar Hero, mind you, because that is a game I just can't get behind - I'm not a fan of that type of game. Plus, just watching people play it makes my carpal tunnel syndrome flare up.

So, this weekend, even though we shouldn't be wasting the money, and even though we shouldn't be wasting the time, we broke down and got a Wii. Scott had the whole week off from work and on Friday started to feel like he was coming down with a cold. He felt like poo all day Saturday and so by Sunday he was pretty cranky and wanting to do something fun... so we checked the Best Buy circular in the sunday paper, and sure enough they were showing that they had a limited quantity available in-store. We raced over and assumed they would all be gone - we were getting there an hour and a half after opening. To our surprise, of 59 units available that day, there were 3 left, so we loaded up with that, the Guitar Hero III package, WiiPlay (which comes with an extra Wii-mote) and SmartyPants. I really like SmartyPants. Perhaps because I won every game we played of it yesterday. =)

So, we are now Wii-people, and I have spent a lot of time making "Mii's". I made one of myself, one of Scott, and then for fun, I made Mii's of Scott's parents. Then we worked it out so we can send messages via the Wii to Mike and Amanda, so we traded Mii's and sent goofy emails back and forth. We also went to the "Check Mii Out" channel, where you can look at Mii's that other people have created and downloaded an Adam Savage Mii (star of MythBusters, Scott's favorite show).

We may never get anything done ever again.

Comments!

RE: Against Our Better Judgement
by J 'Da Wii Mater'
Mon, Mar 10 2008, 8:05 PM

I love my wii. I play with it as often as I can. Jokes aside, I've so far managed to get 9 strikes in a row in Wii bowling and my Wii tennis score is up to 1700 something. Mario galaxy is sweet and I just bought Smash Brothers which is a ton of fun, especially for some chaotic friend smack talking. You guys take care! Hope to see you soon!

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