MarioKart Wii

So, I've been spending a lot of time in front of the Plasma for the last 2 weeks, glued to the Wii playing the new Mario Kart. Now, I've never been a great or dedicated video game player (with the exception of the NASCAR racing sims I've been toying with for the last couple years on my PC) but I'm here to tell you that this whole Wii sensation is real and amazing. I love this thing. I'm enjoying these extremely fun yet simplistic video games and I don't feel like I'm turning into Ben Stiller's character from Globogym at the end of Dodgeball. I'm up, moving, interacting, and sometimes sweating.

Here's Mario. I race using The King from the BK ads, giant head and all.

For those of you with Wii systems, and especially a copy of Mario Kart, join me for an online game anytime. At the time of this post, we have 6 or 7 people hooked up and ready to compete online some evenings with more on the way. There is nothing like blowing up Tershack's cart, or bumping Janet off a cliff and knowing they are at home cursing my name while I sit at home witha beer on the left and the dog asleep on the right (while sitting in the gaming chair Ken, TBA, Jon, and the guys got me for my birthday last year).

I even have Vicki playing some games. She doesn't care too much for the super active sports games, but she is all about SmartyPants (trivia) and the Wii Sports games like Boxing (I think she really wants to punch me in the mouth and doing it on the Wii is close enough to satisfy that urge). We ordered for her the Wii Fit package, which is an interactive game and balance board designed for working out and tracking fitness performance and progression. A genius marketing campaign to bring more women into the video game fold while losing a few folds, hopefully.