So I figured I should do a Nintendo Wii update, for those who have it and need some game ideas as well as to trade Wii numbers. First up my Wii number is 5820 7419 9273 4529. You can find yours by going to the message/envelope icon and then going to your address book. Flip to the first page of your address book to find your number. Add my number under register a friend and I should be able to add your number, though I may need you to leave your number so I can also add it. Unlike an IM it may not automatically send me a message saying you’ve requested to be added as a friend, we may both need each others numbers (which is how it works for DS games).

Looking for games? I have a few, and as usual never enough time to play them all. If you need an adventure game then look no further than “Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.” A beautiful game, great fun, but be prepared to put some time into this one! It’s also not a game you can just pick up and put down. Well you can, but you won’t get very far if you play that way.

If you like mini-games then “Wario Ware” and “Rayman Raving Rabids” are probably for you. Both challenge you with quick and (sometimes) easy games. In Rayman the games have a little more depth and last longer. You generally are faced with 4 games and must beat 3 in order to advance to the next set. Some of them can be frustrating! In the Wario game the mini-games are quick and over in about 15-30 seconds. Generally you just have to do something like smack a fly, the quicker the better. The challenge here is they come one after another and you have to stay on your toes.

The last game I’m recommending is a puzzle/strategy type game. “Trauma Center: Second Opinion” puts you in control of two surgeons, one an expert with a secret and one a novice with a budding talent. There is a fun little story that goes with the game and as you progress you learn the secrets the characters hold. In it you have to perform a series of operations which as the game goes on, become more complex. You pretty much just have to be quick on your toes and pick the right procedures in the right order, otherwise your patient dies. If you are squeamish don’t worry, the game is anime style and not realistic. When you first play it there is a sense of “eww gross!” to it, but you quickly get over it. This game is addictive!

Also don’t forget to hook your Wii up to the internet! If you don’t have a wireless router than you can either buy a wired adapter, in stores, or buy the Nintendo WiFi connector, which is a small USB stick you install to a desktop or laptop that is connected to the internet. This will turn your PC into a wireless base station that the Wii can connect to. Once connected to the net you can visit the shop channel and download games from yesteryears. I of course highly recommend the Mario games, especially if you didn’t have the originals or got rid of your old Nintendo systems long ago.

One last thing . . . below is a video of a phony commercial that spoofs the Mac Vs PC commercials, though involving the PS3 and the Wii. It’s hilarious but may offend the very conservative (who probably aren’t reading this blog anyways). It may damage some gay men as well.

You were warned!