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Monday, April 2, 2007

Wii for All

Wii Want to Play

I have never owned a gaming system. I remember playing Atari at my friend's house and thinking how lucky she was. I fumbled around with a Nintendo system a couple of times, but was a bit overwhelmed by the controller. I mean all those different colored buttons - I so understood them when they were a part of Simon but for some reason having to correlate a verb to each color was a bit much.

In fact, when I think back about me and video games, I have to say that era pretty much passed me by. I mean, I can wrack up free games pretty easily on a pinball machine, but my video talent began, peaked and platued with Ms PacMan.

Now I'm a 40-something and am desperately seeking a Wii gaming system. Numerous times each week I drive to the local Target stores, park my car, say a quick prayer and trot to the automatic door. I b-line to the Electronics department. My palms are moist, my heart is pounding . . . could today be the day? Will it happen? When I get to the gaming section and I locate the glass case with the heading Wii, will it be there? Is today the day my quest ends? I scan the case headers, I glance down the individual game displays, and then, to my dismay, I see the empty shelf. I double check, maybe I'm not looking in the right spot. Damn! There is the shelf label clearly indicating this is the spot where the coveted gaming system should be. However, like Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, the shelf is BARE. Ugh!

Honestly, it doesn't always happen like this. Some days it goes down a little different. I get to the shelf, anxiously look to see if there is a system for sale, and there in a plastic standing frame is the store's apology stating:

TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
We apologize for the inconvenience.

Or here is the other scenario I've experienced. I get to the shelf, anxiously scan to see if there is a system for sale, and there on the shelf, are numerous invidual controllers availalbe for purchase but - you've got it - NO systems.

I have completely lost track of the number of "trips" I've made. And just so you know, I do not limit my shopping to Target. I have been unable to locate a system at some other fine merchants like: Toys R Us, Best Buy, Circuit City, ShopKo and WalMart to name a few.

So, I will continue my quest. But if any of you see those two little men in their Mercedes SmartCar - send them my way!
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