Why Wii?

I’m certain the only reason Nintendo invented the Wii was to make people look like utter fools.

This never really occurred to me before because I’d generally fallen for the concept that if i bought one, my home would become an open plan house entirely furnished kindly by The White Company and my family and friends would be a sunny and amiable bunch. Not that they aren’t already.

But then i saw the latest add for Rock Band or some such variation upon that particular franchise. Essentially, I’ve never seen such self satisfied people reveling in their ability to wave a white stick, or the delightfully named “Nunchuck”, aimlessly in the air and truly feel like accomplished grade eight musicians, with distinctions, obviously.

And the original version of Wham’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” was, well, better.

Never thought I’d say that.

And i don’t want to be like the Redknapp family. Thanks all the same.

~ by valaroso on November 15, 2008.