We Need a Wii

So I had been looking forward to last night for about a week or two now because last night was the night that I got to play Nintendo's new Wii game console. I have heard great things about it, and they are all true. I had a blast playing the various Wii Sports with Leah and Cliff. Who, by the way, I was also excited to see along with their to little girls. After experiencing my excitement first hand, I'm sure they'll forgive me for mentioning the Wii first :)

The system has gotten some negative comments abouts its graphics compared to the other new gaming platforms on the market, but it's really not all about the graphics (which I happen to think are still very nice looking). It's really all about the game play. It is so intuitive. We played golf by swinging the controller as if it were a club. This was disconcerting at first because I couldn't help but feel like I was going to knock things off their walls during my back swing. We played baseball by taking turns batting and pitching, and you guessed it ... the batter swings and the pitcher throws. It was funny to be standing in the living room next to cliff as one of us would throw and the other would swing. On the Wii, my pitching repertoire includes a rather mean sinker. The three of us bowled a round in which Leah thoroughly spanked us for most of the game. Although Cliff and I made a comeback, she held onto the victory. As you can guess, it's great fun.

There's so much more to say. I feel like I'm writing a review and nobody's paying me for it, so I'll stop. Also, let us know what you think of Cliff's rendition of me. You get to personalize your player in the games, and he designed this one of me.