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November 19, 2006
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Part PS3 backlash, part nostalgia. I grabbed a Wii today at the Times Square Toys R Us. As it turns out it happened to be one of several thousand. Along the line Nintendonians were giving away Wii skullcaps, baseball hats, DVD's, and wristbands. Between my brother and myself we copped all of them.
Unfortunately, the whole experience hasn't been all rosy. My first attempt to connect to the internet via the Wii resulted in a firmware update that corrupted its ability to connect at all. The only remedy was a replacement Wii that was shipped to me via UPS 2nd Day Air. Supposedly, the replacement one is new, since the Wii's too new to have refurbs. I'd like to believe it, but there's no guarantee. Other than that we've had no problems. Screen burn-in does not seem to be a problem on our Pioneer plasma, remotes haven't become ingrained in the furniture, and we haven't broken our arms... yet.
Posted by Edward at November 19, 2006 11:39 PM