[Insert Wii pun here]

Nov 20, 2006 at 6:41 PM
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Late Saturday night, I took the N train to Times Square to brave the line for the midnight launch of the Nintendo Wii at Toys "R" Us. The line wrapped clear around the block, and after standing at the very end for about ten minutes, I was approached by a group of guys looking to sell their wristbands, $100. "There aren't enough units for everyone, and they've stopped handing out wristbands," they lied. I wasn't going to be conned by a couple of kids, but I was tired. In the end, I bailed, determined to regroup in the morning.

Sunday morning, I ventured back to Toys "R" Us for a shot at one of the estimated 1,000-1,500 consoles that remained. The line was considerably shorter, but moved slowly due to non-Wii customers, and what I believe to be a large number of people taking advantage of a security hole*. Five hours later, I had my Wii.

I'll write up my thoughts after I've logged more play time. Did you get a Wii? Let's be friends!

MY Wii CODE:

3678 8935 7672 0325

* Green wristbands were distributed to everyone in the Wii line. We were specifically instructed not to put the wristbands on, as they would be collected when our unit was purchased. Some people, after receiving their wristbands, waltzed in the front door posing as non-Wii customers, and bought a console. Fuckers.