Birthday Present
Went out searching for a Wii tonight. Steve wants one. He says he wants it mostly because you can't get it. He's a perfect marketing target! LOL I'm on the fence about it. I've always liked Nintendo but the only game I'd be interested in right now is Mario just because it's Mario. I didn't see too many others that caught my eye.
Didn't matter though because NO ONE had it. Not Best Buy, not EBGames, not Wal-Mart, not Target. Target said they'd have them in five weeks. EBGames said almost no one has them though they heard that K-Mart had three this morning. No big deal.
The big news: while in Best Buy, they had a demo of Guitar Hero II. It had vaguely peaked my interest so I picked it up and tried it. Five minutes in I was hooked. Completely addicted. I thought Steve was going to have to drag me out of the store. I was completely kicking ass playing Sweet Child of Mine, Cherry Pie and You Really Got Me. It took a bit for me to pick it up but once I did, damn, I didn't want to put it down.
Think DDR only instead of hitting the buttons with the dance pad, you use the guitar.
So we looked around Best Buy. They had the guitar, but not the game. Went to EBGames, they had neither. They told us that was the other thing no one had. Went Wal-Mart, same thing. Finally, we followed the advice that the EBGames guy had given us and stopped at K-Mart because nobody thinks to go to K-Mart for video game stuff. And as I'm rounding the corner, I see three guitar hero boxes on top of the games section and they're white not black, which I immediately knew meant they were the 360 version. I'm yelling 'Shut up! No way!' and almost jumping up and down. And Steve tells me to grab it and wishes me a Happy Birthday (which is technically a week from Monday).
I'm elated at this point, walking out of the store with it under my arm, grinning.
Then he tells me that I can't play it until my birthday! And he's serious! And he took it and hid it in the closet. And I'm pouting because I want it, but he says that's the point, I'll want it even more. And he explains that he was hoping they had a demo at Best Buy because he was pretty sure I'd like it, but he wanted to be sure.
So yay for awesome boyfriends. But boo for boyfriends making me wait until my birthday!
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Out of curiosity, did K-Mart have any Wiis? I'd never think to go there either.
First of all, Guitar Hero does rock! And, it is totally addictive.
Next, you might be suprised how much you like Wii, if you ever decide to get one...I thought that it was totally kids oriented, but actually, it's geared for adults too...that's the cool thing about it. Plus, I was totally impressed at the Wii's remote control capabilities.
He relented and let me play with it! And it's sooooooo addicting. LOVE IT! I rocked on easy then had to move up to medium, which added another button into the mix and damn did that mess me up. But after a few tries, I got the hang of it. I just need practice. And to soak my hands and shoulders afterwards. I tend to tense up my body when I play so I'm alway sore the next day.
I might have to give the Wii a try if we can find one. K-Mart didn't have them but then again, we couldn't find anyone in the electronics department to ask either. My brother works at a particular blue & gold electronics giant so I might get him to hook me up, though apparently they're pretty strict about that and could get fired. I'll just keep searching in the obscure places because that seems to be the best bet - going to places that no one thinks about.