Wiiiiiiii!
Yesterday I was in the coffee room for cup #5 - or was it #6? #7? It's hard to say - the hallucinations that one gets with that much coffee makes it impossible to keep track. Anyway, after getting cup #N, I stopped by the room next to the caffeine dispensary- the MacBU team has converted the copy room into a video gaming lounge with a Wii and a decent sized TV. (Have I mentioned I love my new team?!) I'd never used a Wii before, but I let myself get talked into joining a game of doubles tennis. It was AWESOME! You really get into it - I was sweating a little by the end. We lost, but in my defense, I am a spaz.
Nintendo nailed it - the sense of "being there" is remarkable. It is amazing how it doesn't matter that the graphics aren't state of the art (or even close). My new Wii is on its way - I can't wait!!
On the other hand, only 8 more days, and I *still* don't know who you have to know to get an iPhone! 
Comments
What ... you only ordered one?
BTW -- we have an XBox360 too. Though the Wii seems to do a better job of relieving the stress.
Posted by: mel | June 22, 2007 3:24 AM
Heh, good luck with the iPhone before June 29th.
On the Wii, I think it's showing the gaming industry that how you PLAY the game is more important than how PRETTY the game is. The Xbox/PS3 fanbois dismiss the Wii without realizing that the way it encourages multiplayer play is huge.
The fact that it's cheap, and Nintendo, at worst, breaks even on them doesn't suck, but for me, it's the playability of the thing. I'm actually shopping for video games now, something I hadn't done for myself in years.
It's the only console outselling the PS2, and now you know why ;-)
Posted by: John C. Welch | June 22, 2007 9:49 AM