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Nov21
No Wii or PS3 For Me
Filed under: Cincinnati, Columbus, Computing & Internet, Game Junkie, PC / Windows, Video Games, Work;1 CommentWell, maybe the biggest launch week in five years has come and gone, and with nearly a word from me. Why you ask? Well, simply put, I sat this launch weekend out.
The first reason was logistical. If I was still living in Cincinnati, I would be out there trying to to get systems for Game Junkie to sell (mostly Wii … no way I wait outside for 3 days for a PS3, whatever the profit was), because small retailers get screwed on system launches, it’s just how it is (and it sucks). So likely, I’d be back to my 3 AM mornings, and having a blast tripping around Cincinnati hunting down product.
The second was financial. I had money put away for a Wii, but bills came up, and thus, that money simply isn’t there anymore. Not to mention, my cost to play the system the way I would want to right off would be more like $350 (system, WiiMote and Nunchuk, game, VC points), and I didn’t have that much set away anyways.
The third was time related. I still have Beatmania US, Guitar Hero US, and NCAA Football 07 that have sat there and gotten zero love over the past two weeks. Those games will take more then enough of my time, and trust me, if I don’t practice my NCAA 07, I’ll never beat Texas! (My first game as the OSU dynasty was like a 40-39 win over Northern Illinois … that won’t win many recruits)
So there you go. Absolutely zero remorse over not getting a PS3 … although that would’ve PAID for my wedding … and none over not getting a Wii … except that it would be fun to put in the living room and play with friends. Oh well!
And as a total aside, I’ve finally found someone who uses their PSP for something somewhat worthwhile. One of the people at our company has a LocationFree device at home, so the PSP has become their way of watching TV anywhere in the world that has WiFi, and with it being football season, they’re getting even more use out of it. Certainly it has to be a better use of some very nice hardware over playing the software library!
(By the way, a Wii is in my short-term buying plans, and a PS3 … call me when they lower the price another $100, and when they realize the Pandora’s box they opened by letting it run Linux!)

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