My buddy nick has been waiting for a long time for the Wii to come out. Since long before it got that silly name. Well as anyone who was watching the Nintendo Wii was released this weekend and Nick got up at 3am to go get one.

Being supportive friends Barney and I got together sunday morning to go help nick break it in. Nick got the console, an extra controler and Wii Zelda. The console comes with Wii Sports. Wii sports is a combination game with tennis, baseball, bowling, golf and boxing. If you have not followed along with the new Nintendo console let me explain very quickly that it is nothing like the consoles that came before it. The controller for the Wii (called the Wii-mote) is a 2 piece unit that allows you to have the main Wii-mote as well as a nun-chuck apparatus. These controlers have most of the buttons you would expect for a current day console, however they have something much more powerful…. Motion Actviated Control. Thats right you point and swing and move the controler to play the games. So as you can imagine to play tennis you hop around the room swinging one of the controlers and smacking the pretend ball back to your opponent.

All of that is fine and dandy. However something I would never have considered before today… I am so sore! We played the boxing game, and you litterally stand up and air box your opponent for 3 - 3 minute rounds. Its tough! and when you get done and you are all winded and tired you hand off to a friend who just got done laughing at you and then you laugh at them while they spend ten minutes trying to keep their arms in the air.

It was so much fun. Much more than I would have anticipated. And as soon as I can move my arms without wanting to cry I will be in for another game day!

But if you haven’t had a chance I definitely recommend getting out and playing a Wii. It will change your perspective on gaming.