All of your comments on why I should buy the Wii. And James Elliott's post on the same:Ezra Klein wants to know if there is any compelling reason why he should not run out to Target and buy a Wii and a copy of Super Smash Brothers. In a universe fraught with existential angst and complex, possibly unanswerable questions, this quandary exists on its own serene little isle: There is absolutely no reason not to do this. The Nintendo Wii transcends all other video game systems; it is pure, unadulterated fun. Even my wife, who despised video games, loves our Wii. The Wii is the transcendent ideal of video game systems. It is the Alpha and the Omega, the logos, the one true thing in this world that will love you back.So now I'm the proud owner of a Nintendo Wii with Super Smash Brothers Brawl. I already had a set of Gamecube controllers, so that's all taken care of. What other games are must-haves? Primarily in the category of party games, but also in the category of "games that will suck your life away."Meanwhile, see that picture up there? I went to Creative Commons to search for a picture of Super Smash Brothers for this post and the search returned a picture of me playing Super Smash Brothers last weekend. That's creepy, internets. That's damn creepy.(Image used with no one's permission at all, because Emily didn't ask me before she took a picture and uploaded it, along with a little piece of my soul, to the internets.)
