Scooped up my Wii last night at midnight, and while I was too weary last night after waiting in line for 9 hours (14th out of 60, bitches!) to appreciate how cool it really is, I woke up and just sat there in awe of its awesomeness. The fact that the Wii had huge lines in even a smaller city such as mine is what I consider a testament to the success that Nintendo will have. It was a long time, but it was great to hang out with new people and talk about games as we braved the cold. Noone I know around here really plays games that much, so I was basically all alone (although a few friends did come by to mock me throughout the night :p). I hooked it up to the internet this morning and downloaded Mario 64 immediately. Needless to say, it’s Mario + Retro Controller = awesome; I don’t even need to reiterate the glory that is Zelda.

If you were lucky enough to obtain a Wii, send me your friend code so we can all have huge Mii parades!

As for the PS3, Ridge Racer 7 is really satisfying me the more I get into it, even though it really is more of a Ridge Racer 6: Director’s Cut. It just seems more smooth and well-done than the 360 version, and I really like the extra touches added to the old courses. The music is really, really good as well.

Next gen is officially here as of today!