At the moment, my head is one big sinus, and it's infected. Therefore, the judgment call was made, by my wife, that I'm too sick to go stand in line to pick up the Wii at our local Wal-Mart.

Therefore, my wife is currently in line at our local Wal-Mart.

Yep, Wendy Wal-Martyred herself for me so that I wouldn't have to drip snot all over the other video game fans lined up at Wal-Mart.

The good news is, she's ninth in line and virtually guaranteed a Wii. The Local Wal-Mart is really regimented about it, with a designated wait area, roll-call times, etc.

Wendy told me by phone that the people in the waiting area are friendly and that she's actually having fun. This is a totally different experience than the PS3 launch was in some areas:

In one example, police fired pepper pellets Friday morning to subdue a crowd of about 200 people outside a Circuit City store in McLean, Va. Afterward, one person was taken to a hospital complaining of shortness of breath, authorities said. Connecticut authorities said two men tried to rob a line of people outside a Wal-Mart and shot a man who refused to give up his money.

Of course, some of the people who worked so hard to get a PS3 are hoping to turn a profit. And some of them are just psychotic Spin Doctors wannabes.

By contrast, Wendy's wait has been pleasant ... and the kids should have a very merry Christmas this year.

I'll ask Wendy to write something tomorrow to post about her Wii wait experience.

Wii Journal, Entry 02

Wii Journal, Entry 01

Labels: Personal, Video Games