WTB Wiimotes, will travel.

Well, Wii-fever continues. I think my wife longs for the time when I was content to play FEAR, a two-year old game, day in and day out, as that was a much cheaper time for the budget. Fortunately I’ve managed to structure my budget such that Wii-related purchases won’t pwn us.

In any case, yesterday around 11 am I went to the following locations, in search of Wii Remotes:

Target
Best Buy
Circuit City
EB Games
Gamestop
Wal-mart

Total Wiimotes seen? 0.
Total Wiimotes purchased? 0.

I did however manage to pickup Rayman’s Raving Rabbids, and played for about an hour last night. Initial thoughts? Kinda dull, overly simplistic mini-games. Might be more fun with multiple people, but every player would need a Wiimote AND a Nunchuk. Probably gonna return it.

It’s kind of funny that the game that shipped with the Wii, Wii Sports, is far better than many of the launch titles. I guess that’s appropriate, given Nintendo’s history of bundled games: (Super Mario Brothers, Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, all excellent).

FL: Confirmed - Nintendo will have Wii’s in other colors - woot?