I have finally managed to snag myself a Wii! After my parents essentially gave me an “I.O.U.” for Christmas, it’s been a little over 2 months until I was able to locate one. My mom and I were flying to Florida fairly early on Sunday, so my dad went by Target after dropping us off and got one from their shipment. So far, Zelda: Twilight Princess is the only game I’ve bought in addition to the included Wii Sports, but I’ve logged quite a few hours of playing time nonetheless.

So far, I’m really liking the controller—it just feels much more intuitive. For instance, yesterday I got my sister and parents playing Wii Sports with virtually no instructions: all I had to say is “do it like you’re playing tennis,” and they played Wii Tennis with ease. Were this a regular controller, they would’ve had no chance of learning with so little instruction. As of right now, there really aren’t too many games out for the Wii yet, but I think as soon as developers start figuring out how to best use the new controller, there will be a heavy flow of innovative titles. Personally, I’m really looking forward to First Person Shooters on the Wii (there’s a good article over at Joystiq about possible controls), but I’m even more excited to see how many new ways game developers find to use the Wiimote.

Hopefully I’ll pick up a more few games soon—Excite Truck looks like it should be lots of fun, as will Mario Party 8 when it comes out.