Wii: My Good News, Bad News Story

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

  • Good News: I’ve ordered a Wii
  • Bad News: Doesn’t come out in New Zealand until Thursday
  • GN: Will be delivered to my door by the wonderful people at GPStore.
  • BN: The purchase has only been permitted on the condition that the Wii gets locked away till Christmas day.
  • GN: My brother is coming home from Singapore for christmas. Wii boxing beeyatches!
  • BN: The rest of my family is gathering for Christmas too.
  • GN: Wii golf with pops!
  • BN: We’ll all be at the beach house, a long way from recovery if we break the Wii.
  • GN: Random beach house neighbours coming over for Wii boxing fights beeyatches!
  • BN: Drunken family/neighbours playing Wii
  • GN: DRUNKEN FAMILY AND NEIGHBOURS PLAYING CHRISTMAS WII BOXING AND GOLF!!  Quick! Somone hide the television!

Addendum: The damage toll is growing!  There will be have to be stern pre-Christmas-Wii safety lectures.

[tags]nintendo, wii, gaming, christmas[/tags]
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6 Responses to “Wii: My Good News, Bad News Story”

  1. Stu says:

    But surely you’ll have to crack it out of the box at least ONCE to check everything is there and in good working order?

  2. Ben says:

    Hmmm yes I’ve been told that some Wiis have been bricking themselves when first booted. That would be uber-sucky on Christmas day :(

  3. Stu says:

    Do it while Alex is out one evening I reckon…

    Oh and let me know when that’ll be too. I’ll supply the dust free latex gloves so we leave no marks…

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