This morning, before I picked up my pre-order from Gamestop, I stopped by Target to pick up Zelda Twilight Princess, and a couple of extra accessories for the Wii: namely the Classic Controller, and an extra nunchuk and Wiimote (to enable two-player action).
Plugging in the system was quite easy, especially since each cable going into the console is a different shape, size and color. Wi-Fi is built into each Wii, which makes connecting it up to the home network a breeze. The Wii console also allows the play of GameCube games, and you can use the wireless Wavebirds on the Wii as well.
I unboxed, plugged in the Wii, played a little of Wii Sports, and spent the rest of the afternoon playing Zelda Twilight Princess. The learning curve of using the Wiimote as the main controller is quite low, and in no time, we were slicing and stabbing in no time.
While the graphics of Zelda aren't as jaw-droppingly realistic as Gears of War on the XBox 360 is right off the bat, it takes very little time before one is engrossed in the game for the graphics to not matter as much. Zelda is just really, really fun.
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