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Over a year has passed since the Nintendo Wii was released, but who knew that the Holiday Item of the Year is… the Nintendo Wii?! Wasn’t this the sold-out, must-have, “it” toy of the LAST Holiday Season???

The reason I bring this up is that over the weekend, I got it in my head that I wanted one of these puppies and that I wanted it NOW. Not as a gift to give to a loved one, but as a gift to myself: to become a pale, anti-social gamegeek. But there were so many obstacles in my way! Namely that these fun, affordable systems were no where to be found! I searched the Futureshops, BestBuys, Toys ‘r Us’s, HMV’s and even Shoppers Drug Marts, and left all of them empty handed. And don’t even get me started on the going-prices of a “not opened, still in the box” console on eBay or craigslist. It’s plain ol’ extortion!

So what’s up with the Wii? Why is it still so highly coveted while the latest XBoxes and PlayStations are still highly stocked and readily available? Could it be that the Wii is the superior gaming system?

Whatever the case may be, I don’t gots one, so excuse me while I go have my own Mario Pity Party… with my dusty Nintendo 64.

Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2007 at 5:51 pm by Protest The Hero and is filed under Just For Fun.

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