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Free Wii Jacket

The effort to protect Wii users and all who come in contact with an active Wii unit goes on. Why do all of these people need protection? Well it isn’t that their is anything inherently wrong with the unit or electrical components. And no, as far as we know, the Wii doesn’t have a trace of lead paint on it. The danger really has to do with the design. Or maybe a more accurate declaration is that the danger is about 60 percent design and 40 percent user enthusiasm. Yes, the issue that first surfaced when the Wii was released … Continue reading →

How Wii Are Celebrating Pleasure Your Mate Month (Among Other Things)

In addition to Pleasure Your Mate Month, the Team Pryor household has other super September celebrations underway. Wayne’s birthday on Friday basically kicked off the fiesta. My birthday comes next, exactly one week after Wayne’s. Two days after that we celebrate our wedding anniversary. Four days after that is my dad’s birthday. Three days later, on the 23rd, the festivities conclude with Murph’s birthday. Phew! What a month. Buying presents for my dad and Murph is easy. Exchanging gifts between Wayne and myself? Well, that’s never easy. And complicating it even more than usual this year is our impending move. … Continue reading →

Did You Get Your Wii?

If you did get the Wii you really wanted? If so, count yourself lucky. It appears that more than seven months after the release of the gaming console, Wiis are still running scarce. The demand is definitely outpacing the supply. The Wii, launched by Nintendo, is a video game unit that is best known for its wireless controller that is also motion sensitive. The units are selling so quickly that hopeful consumers have to go to the trouble of calling around to their stores to find out when the next shipment will come in. Recently, the line of Wii wanters … Continue reading →

Computing Blog: May 19th through May 25th

Have you caught all of the latest computing blogs? From iTunes to fun websites, to news you can use, it is all here. If you haven’t read them all, yet, I forgive you. After all, I am playing catch up myself, at least with the weekly reviews. So here you are, for your perusal: the Computing Blog review for May 19th through May 25th. May 19th Ask Dr. Universe Want to know why the sky is blue? Ask Dr. Universe, who has the answers to this and many other questions that come from kids. May 21st Create Bands Have you … Continue reading →

The Wii Leads The Pack

According to a report by the NPD group, a market research firm that tracks sales in America, the Nintendo Wii is the clear leader among new-generation video games. NPD says that for the month of April, Nintendo sold around 360 thousand Wii units, leaping ahead of the ever popular Sony PlayStation 2. Microsoft Xbox 360 was the runner up with sales of 174 thousand game units. As for Sony? It sold 82 thousand game machine of PlayStation 3 and 194 thousand PlayStation 2 game consoles. I remember around Christmas time this past year when there was so much hype around … Continue reading →

Big Brain Academy

I can just imagine the reaction from my boys if I pulled out workbooks or anything school related this time of year. And yet they are thrilled with one of our new Wii games. Big Brain Academy, Wii Degree is all about exercising your brain and training it to work faster. The “Academy” tests your thinking skills in five categories, Visualize, Analyze, Memorize, Identify, and Compute. Each of the categories have three games. The graphics are cute and playful, and the games are short. Maybe that is partly why the games don’t feel like work. Some of the games even … Continue reading →

Manhunt 2 Video Game Banned in Britain

It seems that some video games keep trying to push the envelope in terms of how much violence the public will tolerate or even encourage. Well, on Tuesday, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) made the decision to completely ban the video game for the first time in ten years. The ban on the games means that it cannot be legally sold anywhere in Britain. Director of the BBFC, David Cooke released a statement on the BBFC website saying that rejection is very serious and not taken lightly. Usually, the board prefers to consider changes or cuts in the … Continue reading →