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Mario Strikers pt. II

Well, I’ve been playing a bit, although not as much as I’d like.
I’ve done all the practice stuff, learned how to use two different controllers, with motion sensitivity and millions of buttons to achieve some cool moves.
I’ve won the Fire Cup (a stage + knockout competition) on the third attempt. I’m playing as Donkey Kong, [...]

Mario Strikers

I have just taken delivery of Mario Strikers Charged Football, as has my brother, so I suspect there will be much Wii-based online battle going on in the near future… but first, a weekend of practice

Life post-Zelda

Finishing Zelda: Twilight Princess left a bit of a hole in my life. It was the main reason for wanting a Wii and when it was complete I didn’t know what to do.
I consoled (pun unintended) my self with creating many Miis, although I’ve so far failed to get any of them to mingle with [...]

Zelda

I finished Zelda:Twilight Princess!
Excellent game, but I didn’t manage to find all the insects for wossname’s ball, only found 23 Poe souls, and I think there was a final sword skill that I should have mastered.
Unfortunately, when you defeat Ganondorf, you get treated to a lengthy end-sequence and credits, but no opportunity to go and [...]

Therapy and dream job

One of my favourite pastimes at the moment, and one that is highly therapeutic, is transforming into a Wolf and running around Castle Town during the day.
OK, so you need to have a Wii and be playing Zelda: Twilight Princess, and have the Master Sword (sometime after completing the lake-bed temple, IIRC).
So, yes, you run [...]

Batteries :(

Hmm, looks like the set of Panasonic AA cells that came with the Wii only last about 20 hours of Zelda + miscellaneous other Wii use.
Must get new batteries
[Update: 12 March
Am up to 40 hours in Zelda now and my new batteries are still going strong.
Not surprising really that Nintendo–supplied batteries would be rubbish]

Wii number

This is my Wii number:

Feel free to add it to your Wii … I’m quite curious to see what kind of Miis might mingle with mine

On Wii

Very happy with my Wii.
Setup was a breeze. The sensor bar was not as fiddly as I expected. Connecting it to my wireless network was easy and all was generally intuitive without the need to read the manual. Updating the firmware over the wire took a while, but that’s ok.
Display with supplied composite video cables [...]

Relieved!

My Wii has arrived! Finally! Hurrah!

Unfortunately, I don’t have time to play right now, so will have to wait a few more hours.

Wii are losing patience

Got a phone call from Pissy PC World this morning about my Wii. Very nice lady explained that DHL could not deliver my Wii and returned it due to “security” reasons, and that this usually means that there is some confusion of the address.
Most likely, the DHL drone was confused by the entry panel on [...]