The Nintendo Wii launches here in a mere 4 hours. In one hour I’m going to my local game shop for a launch party. I don’t think I could be more hyped, partly because it’s a new Nintendo console, party because of Zelda: Twilight Princess and partly because I’ve been anticipating this launch for 2 years. To quote Eric Cartman; “It’s like waiting for christmas, times a thousand“.

Though I’m quite the Nintendo fan, I’ve never actually been to a new console launch. I flew thousands of kilometres in 2001 to go to E3 and play the GameCube at its first public showing, which I suppose is pretty hardcore, but when launch came around, I simply ordered a cube from the USA and got it months before it came out here (NZ). It’s a first for me and I’m giddy with excitement.