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Wii Launches, Sells Out Peacefully
porcupine8 writes "Like the Playstation 3, the Nintendo Wii sold out on launch day this weekend. Unlike the PS3, the launch was a peaceful affair with no reports yet of console-related violence in the US. This may be partially due to the fact that Nintendo promises to have a total of four million units in stores by Christmas, with the bulk of those going to North America.
Midnight launch parties on both the east and west coasts ushered the new console in with a bang." Please, if you've managed to snag a Wii yourself, share your opinions below! Update: 11/20 17:25 GMT by Z : A few quick impressions from 24 hours of owning a Wii, and some links on the subject if you Read More.
All I have to say so far is pretty positive. I snagged Rayman Raving Rabbids, Zelda, and (on a lark) Red Steel. I haven't had the heart to play Red Steel yet, but Rayman is a great, quirky mini-game game. I think this format is going to be pretty common for the Wii, and I'm actually looking forward to it. Zelda is ... Zelda. I really, really like it, but if you're getting tired of the same old thing you're going to be disappointed. My big complaint is the glacially slow internet connection. I have never owned a Genesis, and so wanted to snag Sonic for some cheap laughs. Purchasing Wii points took about half an hour, and I never actually managed to download the game (despite having paid for it). I'm hoping that today, with less hammering on the servers, I'll have more luck. Expect a more complete review next week. In the mean time, Chris Kohler at Game|Life has had a Wii since last week, and has some considered opinions on its launch issues, and a bit more specifically on virtual console problems.
Gee, thanks. Your prejudice is so nice. Don't write off us "flyover" states so quickly. Don't forget that for all of you on the coasts, us Midwesterners feed and clothe you and produce the ethanol that powers your car. NASCAR is actually more popular on the coasts than it is in the Midwest, believe it or not. Around here, football is what we care about, and that is pretty much universally loved nationwide.
"Small town America" is what built this country. Don't be so quick to discount us.
Just read an article in the paper about the NASCAR political demographic. The majority is upper or lower-middle class men. Also the army and navy both sponsor NASCAR and it costs half a million to get a quarter panel graphic, but they will not disclose figures on how much they spent advertising with them. This is our tax money! FULL DISCLOSURE! *ahem* Anyway the point is that you're totally fucking wrong about the NASCAR demographic. And BTW I hate NASCAR, because I only watch racing that involves turning left and right and they only do that twice in their season.
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a lot of slashdot users is that they take a lot of cheap shots at people just to boost their ego.
Yeah, that's it. Not that I was pointing out the irony of your comments. No, that wasn't it. It was simply to boost my ego.
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