Boy, have i had my hands full these past few months :P
(( Rob let me have my christmas present 30+ days early ^___^ ))
November 19; Nintendo Wii Launch Day: 'That late night/early morning, we had discovered quite a multitude of enthusiastic Nintendo fans clustered around various stores in Glendale and Burbank. At 3am, prior to opening, most spots were ALREADY filled; i'm talking HUNDREDS of people in line... all Wii systems called for at 2 Targets and 1 Best Buy. After a bit of driving, we decided to scope out the Toys R Us on Victory Blvd... It was an eerie pitch black dark parking lot; no working street lamps; no nearby lit businesses..and the line was only visible once we were mere feet from the store's front door. As we drove by, several members from the line approached the car and welcomed us....and we were ( somewhat ) grateful they weren't undead rotting hillbilly corpses.
Rob and I decided to join the party; Howie teleported over shortly after :D
 Then, at 8:30am, the TRU store employees started handing out tickets... (( we were nerds #16 and #17 )) Then, just one hour later, our group was escorted into the store, and very orderly might i add.
No  or  , so yay!
Everyone in our campout got a Wii; no one left unhappy :) Rob got me the System + Zelda + Monkey Ball + Classic Controller + extra Wii-mote.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz> The main game is GREAT!!!.... 'Wii controls are superior to the analog, imo! Oh-so-clever progression of levels, too: ya got the Jungle, then Desert, then..you guessed it... the snow level, and so on. /:) Unfortunately, 90% of the multiplayer party-games have clunky controls and seem very uninspired / half-assed thrown on there. I picked this as our 2-player wii game, but i honestly can't recommend it for that. It's all about the 1-player mode.
(( <3 YanYan ^_^ ))
Twilight Princess> 'Controls are top-notch; gameplay is near-perfect. The way I understand it, this game was pulled from the GC line-up, and thrown onto the wii without very much ( if any ) graphical adjustments. The colors are desaturated and muddy and there is some bizarre lighting and glowing filters around the characters. A more streamlined style with a simpler pallet would be better suited for the wii's capabilities. 'Going the photo-realistic route does not impress like it would on the 360 or the PS3; component cables or not. I'm really missing the Windwaker / Minish Cap look... but the majority demands "mature Link" ...aka Hyrulian Tiger Beat Centerfold Link. Hahaha, OMG BADASS GROWN MAN IN AN ELF COSTUME!!! Despite all my frustrations with the art direction, it's an absolute MUST HAVE game. If you own a Wii, you really need Zelda.
(( I went ahead and "Windwaker-ised" all the characters from TP, but haven't had time to color them yet. I'll post that nerdy bonanza on the drawing board soon... ))
Excite Truck> ( rented ) ...more like not-exciting-enough-to-play-for-more-than-15-minutes-truck. And it has some of the worst music ever.
Red Steel> ( rented ) ...'Not as bad as everyone's saying, but not good enough to shell out $50 for.
Virtual Console> 'Playing stuff like Contra and Toe Jam and Earl with some non-local pals MAY have been worth me re-buying some games i already own...but alas; there's no online multiplayer. TG16 BomberMan ’93 provides a good amount of local multiplayer entertainment @ $6. And it's got "pause screen" soundFX's almost as good as Battletoads :P Nintendo has been consistently adding 4-5 new games to the VC every Monday. For now, I’m patiently waiting for some more obscure releases... 'maybe even some unreleased stuff! 'The ultimate, of course, would be Goonies ( famicom ).
**I've updated my flickr account : more photos from the Wii launch, and some of my nintendo toys on display**
I'm bringing the Wii when i fly home for Christmas tomorrow. 'Curious how the family will like it.... They're usually about as interested in video games as i'm interested in a jar of mayonnaise. ;) 'VERY much looking forward to Christmas with my family :D My flight's in mere hours....*giddy giddy giddy*
Enjoy your holidays, everyone! I'll be back soon with the holiday report + TONS of new drawings.
♥♥♥♥♥ Sue |
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