Buying a Wii

Baseball is the hardest - you gotta swing just right.
And if you don't work up a sweat playing the Boxing game - you ain't doin' it right.

 

I was in a Target about a month ago in the electronics department one morning and an off-duty cop came in asked if they got any more Wii's in.

The clerk said they had but they were all sold out. They had received a shipment of 30 and sold them all within a day.

 

I'll add MY 5-year-old to the list of Wii Lego Star Wars fanatics. Then again, his 10-year-old brother and 8-year-old sister play it, too. Apparently, there is now some sort of Wii light saber available.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/wii-light-sword-brings-out-the-skywalker-in-you/

 

The Lego Star Wars games are great. In 2008, look for Lego Indiana Jones & Lego Batman.

 

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I've gotta get one of those for my kid...

 

I had to buy mine off eBay. Figured I probably overpaid by $40-50, but seemed worth it instead of getting text and e-mail updates and racing to the store to get the one or two that might be in stock.

 

Good plan. A rectal thermometer is a must.

 

Somewhere, sportschick has no idea why she's suddenly moist.

 

The key to all the games is not trying to play it exactly as you would normally. Wrist action is key, not trying to swing like you normally would in golf or baseball. It's easiest to just flick your wrist and not even move your arm, especially in baseball where you have to react so quickly. Oh, and totally agree about boxing. That game is a good workout.

 

The cheapest one on eBay right now with the "Buy It Now" option is $399.


And it's used.

 

This thread is making me want to go out right now, somehow find a Wii and sell it on ebay. Or to one of you suckers.