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It's Wednesday December the 13 around 6:00AM and

The Vancouverite Holy Crap Gift Guide: Wii

I generally don't like video games. Sure, about once every three years 15 minutes with some sort of shoot 'em up game can be a nice release. But basically I kind of stopped playing video games just after Sega. I know. Mostly they seem very complex. Last week I was in Toronto and had the chance to play with the Wii - Nintendo's newest game console. And there is a lot to like.

First I just like their "Wii would like to play" commercials. They are damned good.

Second, I just read Marty Neumeier's new book, "Zag" and it certainly is a radical differentiation from PS3 and Xbox. (So for my money an even better present might be this book. Cheaper too.)

Lastly, this goofy game box and the controllers make it both easy to play and fun. Even for an idiot like me. Sure the graphics are a little cheesy, but that's not the point. PS: 1/2 the price of PS3 means no wonder people are doing this.

MORE:
*"Why You shouldn't buy the Nintendo Wii" [Slate]
*"The Nintendo Wii is better than the PS3 and the XBox 360" [Slate]

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