The Wiikend is here

[Nate the Great]

I'd just like to voice my approval of smashmywii and their affiliates. I wish I could've done that, smash a game system right in front of the people who've been waiting in line for hours, if not days. You also have to give them credit for maintaining that original NESs should never be smashed in that fashion.

Well, I think that three weeks between batches isn't too bad. Gotta wonder if they've found any bugs that had to be fixed first.

[Derek]

Hey, Zeke. Just saw this: http://wii.ign.com/articles/747/747353p1.html

[evay]

Apparently people aren't smashing their Wiis, but the Wiis are smashing lots of other things, like TVs and windows...

[mudshark]

Originally Posted by evay

Apparently people aren't smashing their Wiis, but the Wiis are smashing lots of other things, like TVs and windows...

Been hearing about these.

I liked the comparison clip -- the one from the bowling alley.

[ijdgaf]

Doing a little research for my sister, I've reached the following conclusion as to the best way to obtain a Wii at this point in time.

I don't know how these cycles work in other countries, but here major stores put out ads in paperson Sundays and put out new stock the same day. I have read reports that stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart have been hoarding their stock of Wiis until they reach a certian number, and then advertising them on Sunday.

So check the ads before stores open, then head to the store if they're pimping the Wii. Odds are, you'll be successful.

[Nate the Great]

Amazing what possible problems fly over the heads of engineers these days...

I wonder how they're gonna fix this problem? I know that people will always feel the urge to swing those things around like the commercials and printed ads.

"Pimping the Wii." You're really determined to make inappropriate jokes fly into my head, aren't you?

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Derek

Hey, Zeke. Just saw this: http://wii.ign.com/articles/747/747353p1.html

Oo! Good to know. According to the article, Canadian stores should be restocking tomorrow or Friday... of last week. Shoot. Well, I don't think my local stores have got them yet, so I'll keep checking back.

As for smashing stuff with the Wiimote, Penny Arcade has a somewhat different perspective from the WHaP guys (hmm, wonder if that acronym's intentional).

[Nate the Great]

Uh, Z, play in moderation, we'll miss you if you fall into the bottomless gaming pit and forget to update.

[mudshark]

Originally Posted by Zeke

...the WHaP guys (hmm, wonder if that acronym's intentional).

Ooo, ya think...?

[Nate the Great]

So, has anyone here in the forums fallen victim to Flying Wiimote yet?

[ijdgaf]

Only victim to the addictive gaming it offers.

(the wrist strap is your friend, people)

[Nate the Great]

Um, if the straps are defective, I'd say that they aren't, necessarily. If you have no strap at all, you'd tend to be more careful waving that thing around. Without a strap, you tend to be more cautious and less flamboyant.