The Wii fad, 2 years later
Video game console sales numbers for November are in. Two years after the Nintendo Wii was introduced — you know, the console that was derided as a gimmick, a fad, just a faster GameCube — the little white console still... Read MoreDecember 14, 2008 01:03 PM
Holiday Wii Giveaway and Twitter
A few months ago I was in Target and they had some Wiis in stock, so on an impulse I bought one. I've owned a Wii since launch day, but I had this idea to give one away for Christmas... Read MoreDecember 4, 2007 11:18 PM
Nintendo Wii purchase
If you've talked to me recently about video games or read my post about trying for a Wii pre-order, you know I have become obsessed with getting a Nintendo Wii at launch. The high scores that the new Zelda was... Read MoreNovember 23, 2006 10:11 AM
Wii pre-orders
Two weeks ago I casually showed up to EB Games 5 minutes before they opened, hoping to luck out with a Nintendo Wii pre-order. Unfortunately the last slot was taken by someone who was there over two hours earlier, and... Read MoreOctober 29, 2006 02:17 PM
Carcasonne
I picked up the board game Carcasonne a few weeks ago and have been enjoying it. It's great to see some innovation in board games again, and it's a relaxing change of pace from video games. Target and the other... Read MoreOctober 10, 2006 11:29 AM
More gaming, year 2
At the beginning of last year I wrote about my new Game Boy Advance and how it was finally the system that pulled me back into gaming, something that consoles and computer games could not do. A year later, the... Read MoreJuly 19, 2006 10:31 AM
Mario Kart DS
It's all about the games. I picked up Mario Kart DS yesterday and it doesn't disappoint. The Nintendo WiFi network was a little flaky last night, but things are running smoothly today. And it's been fun to watch friend codes... Read MoreNovember 16, 2005 03:41 PM
Nintendo DS
Alright I gave in and bought a DS. The newly bundled Mario 64 was too much for me to resist. I justified it as an early father’s day present to myself. It became increasingly obvious after E3 that Nintendo does... Read MoreJune 19, 2005 12:32 AM
Re-evaluating the PSP and DS
After a colleague bought a PSP, I decided to re-evaluate the PSP and DS. I did some more research, looked at the available games, pricing, and features. I still enjoy my Game Boy Advance SP, and stand by what I... Read MoreMay 26, 2005 09:08 PM
New year gaming
Traci couldn’t find the GameCube games she was looking for (mostly Pikmin), so for Christmas she bought me a Game Boy Advance SP. This was a very unexpected surprise. I hadn’t really used a Game Boy since the original one... Read MoreJanuary 6, 2005 12:02 AM
Video games for a new year
Salon has an article on Tolkien-inspired video games: "'Immersion does not necessarily require photo-realistic rendering at 60 frames per second and Dolby Surround sound,' says Singleton. 'Imagination can play a huge part, too. Witness how immersive Tolkien's books themselves are.... Read MoreJanuary 1, 2003 03:04 PM
