J & I went to a Wii party on Wednesday, it was alot of fun. Most of the wii games so far (that i've seen) are actually collections of very small games. For example, one game, Raving Rabbits (i think?), has probably 50 little games in there that last a few minutes each. What was interesting to me is that everyone picked up on it right away, and also everyone had a game they were particularly good at. I was good at games requiring a point and shoot interface, J was good at timing, I was good at dancing (somehow). So just like in real life, everyone has their 'strong' games.

Anyway, this review talks about the Wii two months later. Is it as good as it was hyped to be? Here's a clue, now the PS3 is available on half the stores, but almost all stores are sold out of the Wii, and you can't find it online anywhere (unless you are willing to pay several hundred above retail). I want one, my friend IK wants one. Two issues for me: 1) there actually aren't alot of good games out for it, but i'd kill to play COD3 and Zelda on it. 2) There is almost no online interaction to speak of, let alone online games. Games for the Wii somewhat have to be designed for teh Wii specifically. When developers figure out that it's realitively easy to make good Wii games we'll see a flood of them, I think. The online stuff can also be added, but i don't think that is the compelling issue for most of Wii gamers. The compelling thing is the totally cool interface, the wacky minigames that are available, and the fact that there is no barrier to play; you can figure out the simple game in seconds. Anyway, yeah i want one, so maybe by my birthday it will be out.