My mother called me about my dads birthday today. She wanted to make sure that I didn't buy anything for him yet, so that we together could buy "One of those Wii-games, that look so funny, as a birthday present".

Nintendo got another costumer.

My dad will get a Wii before me.

And this feels like just another example why the Wii-epidemic will continue on and on and on...  

Wow...
you see guys. this is what i mean on how the wii appeals to a wide aduience age group
from kids to adults...
thnx for sharing and i like ur sig a lot

Stories like this almost never existed last gen, I hope your Dad has a blast with it.

^ Yeah I know....The only thing I heard was "My dad occassionally plays games with me"

Yes the Wii does appeal to a wide audience. Funny enough, so do graphics/sounds for my dad (and his friends at least).

My parents think the Wii is cool, but my dad (and his friends) were like glued to watching the TV when I was playing Call of Duty 4 on our HDTV and surround sound setup. 

I hope your dad enjoys the Wii, but, *scratches head* how in the heck does the title of this thread tie in with the topic of your original post?

Because Nintendo will be adding a new slogan?

"Kid tested, father approved"

..............a slogan which isn't a blatent rip off the cereal commercials.

IllegalPaladin, did you dad and his friends actually play Call of Duty 4 for any length of time, or did they just watch?

Yo, that slogan was definitely for Kix Cereal. God I loved those balls of beautiful cereal.

Back on topic: That's a fun story. But seriously do we need to keep hearing these stories? We get it: the Wii has a huge casual audience that's going to continue to grow. If anybody out there still thinks this is a fad really needs to wake up. I came to my senses ages ago. Instead, I now just complain about how Carnival Games outsold Metroid ;)

So what are you getting him? Rayman Raving Rabbids 1 or 2? Carnival games? Wiiplay for the wiimote?