My time with the Wii for 20 minutes in gamestop :D

[Grey Acumen]

I went to best buy and saw a working demo for the first time since the Wii was released.

It was a really weird setup, and the controller was only working for the first day I saw it, when I went back the next day, the Nunchuck had somehow gotten disconnected, even though everything was plugged in. Also, the A button was somehow really hard to press, what the hell do people do to that thing anyway?

I have to admit, even as a Nintendo fan, I found what I played of the game to feel very frustrating. almost every level I went to, the camera was locked, and sometimes I'd end up running in spirals when I was at a bad angle. The low amount of health also made things irritating.

Still, I had fun, which I have really only been able to say about Nintendo games. Even if I'm not totally satisfied with a Nintendo game, I usually still can have fun on it. Can't say the same about other companies. Either the game is perfectly done, or I just can't bring myself to play it.

Heck, I played Thief recently on Gametap, and beat it in roughly a week. I tried playing it again, and after half an hour I just stopped. I thought it was wonderful the first time though, but just totally lost all replay value for me.