Been playing my Wii a lot lately...

And all because I finally got a component switcher. It's a GE 73344 4-Way Switch, which is the best you can get; it's four inputs, non-powered, and picture quality remains unaffected. The Wii component cables (and the original Xbox component cables, apparently) are just so hard to plug in and take out, and I dreaded having to pry them out of the DVDO Edge. Usually the PS2 and PSP take the first component input in the Edge, with the Dreamcast taking the second component input for VGA-to-RGBHV.

Because I wanted a Wii controller with turbos, I got a Mad Catz Tatsunoko VS Capcom Wii arcade stick on eBay for just under $50 shipped all the way from Canada. My Toodles TE Kitty already has Gamecube compatibility, but some games (Mega Man 9, Samurai Shodown Anthology) don't accept Gamecube controllers and I wanted to cover my bases.

Searching for Wii hidden gems, I discovered Sin & Punishment: Star Successor and I knew I had to get it immediately. And without even playing any of the other highly acclaimed Wii games, I can safely say that it's the best game on the Wii by far.

So right now on I'm on a Wii buying spree. I bought a Wii MotionPlus Adapter and its silicon cover for about $10 shipped -- really for no reason at all as I don't have any compatible games and outside of Nintendo's own offerings I'm not really interested in playing them. The bigger controller just looks cool, IMO.

Then I bought WarioWare: Smooth Moves which is what you'd expect from a WarioWare game. I'm currently waiting on Rhythm Fever Heaven, Kirby's Epic Yarn, and the Wii's supposed crown jewel, Xenoblade Chronicles. I'll pick up Wario Land: Shake It! and Donkey Kong Country Returns maybe next month.

Up next, all those weird Raphnet adapters.

Hassan, Poet Laureate (of this blog)

She's like an angel, wrapped in an angel, stuffed in an angel. Served on top of a bed of angel feathers.

-- Hassan, Hell's Kitchen, "11 Chefs Compete"