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So my wife and I did something that I’ve never done in my years o’ game playing.

Wait in line to get a new game system the day it comes out.

I’ve mentioned the Nintendo Wii a few times here.  Those that know me had to hear me talk about it, as well.  I was looking forward to picking one of these bad boys up.

We attempted to go to two WalMart’s  last night at midnight.  Unfortunately, the first one we went to already had 26 or so people in line, and they only had 20 Wii’s.  (I dunno either why people stayed there? Weird.)  We called another WalMart, and they too said their line was full.

So that wasn’t going to work.  Our next goal was Target.   They didn’t open until 8am on Sunday, though.  So we did what any reasonable, logical person would do.

We slept until 3am and then drove to Target.

I knew a Target by our house was going to have 60 or so.  Turns out from that line, I got Wii #10.   Now, waiting from 3am-8am isn’t as bad as it sounds, as long as you don’t ask the wife.  She was cold, and I was a little cold too.  But Starbucks opens at 5:30am,  and the wife slept/warmed up in the car every now and then.  And of course, you meet interesting people in line.

Now, the guy that got Wii #1 in our line was there at 7:30pm on Saturday night, so just over 12 hours. Eeesh.

In the end, people showed up at 8am and still got a Wii, but of course, they probably didn’t get any games or controllers with it.

So, how is the Wii?  Pretty cool.  The controls take a little bit of getting used to, but it has much potential.  The graphics are not Xbox 360 or PS3 quality, but it’s never been about the games.  And the ‘virtual console’ is a great idea, with Sega Genesis, NES, Super NES, and N64 games available already for download.  Very spiffy.

A big kudos for Target, as well.  They came out and handed out soda and popcorn for free, which was nice.  And they kept the line orderly and had everything organized very well.  We entered the store at 8am, and were on the road with our purchase before 8:30.  Not shabby.

Well, off to play some more Zelda.

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What we waited for…

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What she does for love.. In line for the Nintendo Wii.

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