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I got a Wii!

Backstory

Here's the story behind it: I asked for a Wii as a xmas present last year. On the day the Wiis were in stores, my cousin was able to get one but he later sold it on eBay. About three months ago I had a chance to get one at a FutureShop (FS) over in London, Ontario. I had the money in my bank account but had no way to get to FS in time! On Monday, I went online to the FS website as I have been doing almost every day to check the store stock of the Wii and I noticed something unusual... The Wii console listing wasn't available! They must have been doing some sort of update. After an hour or so it came back and the stock for the local FS said it might be there (it had the unknown icon). I called them up and they had 14 left! Unfortunately, I didn't have the money in my bank account to buy one (altho I did have means to get there in time) and both parents were in the city! Cheated again!

I called up my mom to check on when she would be home and it wasn't for a few hours--too long I thought. She suggested I call them up, ask them if I can buy one using her credit card if she tells them the number on the phone and I supply some sort of proof. I ouldn't do that either :(

At around 5pm (store opened at 10am!), my mom called and she was on her way to FS (but in very heavy traffic). I called FS and asked if any were left and there were still two! Approximately 30 minutes after that call, my mom got to the store, called me, and was holding the last Wii!

The Games I Got

Excite Truck

About a month ago I went into a BestBuy with my sister and started playing with the PS3. It had a truck game loaded so naturally I played it--and I loved it. From that point on, I knew I wanted a truck game. Excite truck is really fun if you like this kind of game. It has a lot of different maps, all country based. The tutorials are also very good.

With Excite Truck, you hold the wiimote (wand) as if it were a normal controller. At first you want to use the arrow keys to turn and to similar things (and I found it difficult to stop myself from doing this) but its much cooler than that! You tilt the controller left or right to turn, when jumping you tilt the controller backwards to get more air and by pressing the backbutton (I think, I'm never too sure about this.. lol) you get a huge burst. Suffice to say, once you break out of the normal controller habits, it becomes incredibly fun.

Medal of Honor - Vanguard

I really wanted a shoot-em-up game and read that Crysis was not so greate but MoH was the one to go with. I'm so used to a mouse and keyboard that it was difficult to get used to the controls at first. After you generally figure them out, it's an intense game. I definitely suggest it.

Wii Sports (included)

I tried Wii Sports last. I don't know why, but it is incredibly fun. I've only tried tennis, boxing, and golf sofar. Golf is my favorite, you can work up a sweat with boxing, and I haven't quite figured out how to direct the ball to where I want it to go in tennis (without overdoing it and having the ball go out).