I picked up a copy of SSBB today, amid stories of failing Wii’s due to the dual layer disc that the game comes on. Of course I picked up the family Wii on launch day, so I fall into the group most likely to be affected. Luckily I was not, but it sucks to be one of the ones who are because you have to send in your Wii to Nintendo to get fixed, which takes 7 business days. I wouldn’t care, but my 4 year old son might have a meltdown if we take away Super Mario Galaxy any time soon. When I get home from work this is how he greets me, “Daddy’s home!! Can we play Super Mario Galaxy now?” I thought the video game world began and ended with Zack & Wikki. In fact, both kids were upset when we finished that game and actually cried. Once Mario came into the picture a new chapter of obsession was opened up in my living room though. This afternoon, my son was so fixated on playing the Wii that he pissed himself. I think my wife wants to destroy the Wii by smashing it on my head, especially after I got the new instant classic Super Smas Bros Brawl. I might have to bust out an old GameCube controller for this one though - the controls on the Wii Remote suck and offer no advantage.
