Wii n C&C

[prog]

From dougo, a boardgamenews.com comparison of the Wii's philosophy with that of Richard Borg's Command & Colors board games. C&C is Borg's suite of light, approachable wargame mechanics that Memoir '44 uses, as well as the new (and terribly expensive) BattleLore. Basic argument: just as the Wii aims to win the hearts of "normal people" who want to play a fun video game but are turned off by 12-button, 3-stick controllers, so C&C brings the fun of tactical wargaming to people who aren't interested in the grognard lifestyle.

I'd love to see BattleLore sometime, but I don't think that I will until I buy my own copy. Like Memoir '44, it seems to be the sort of game that a lot of my local friends would love to play with me, so long as I'm the one willing to cough up the cash for it.

I do plan on picking up a Wii soon. I've actually got some agents looking for one for me today, but won't be sad if they don't find one. It'll come around in due time and I've got enough to do anyway.

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[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

The guy two people behind me in line for Wiis this morning was checking Craig's list listing while we were waiting. The markup wasn't bad: Wii + Zelda for $345, 350 ...

Dude I just put Okami to bed

[prog.livejournal.com]

I don't want Zelda!!

Longish post about why playing these games any further just depresses me forthcoming.

[dictator555.livejournal.com]

We checked at like five or six places today. They were all out. There was some guy with a couple sitting outside EB Games with a sign about how he was selling them. But I didn't think I knew enough about them to negotiate a reasonable price.

[prog.livejournal.com]

S'ok, I would have been pleasantly surprised if you found one. Thank you for trying!

(For those watching from the sidelines, the dictator and her fellow Black Friday-fan friends were out shopping all day anyway, and were lookin for a Wii on top of that for fun.)