If you have read my blog you know I am a ginormous movie lover. I did a review last year for Roku and fell in love with my Netflix even more. I just opened my email and saw that tomorrow I will get the streaming disc for my Wii. That means the kids will be able to watch Netflix in the living room. And I don’t have to share my Roku

By the way, make sure you attend the Ultimate Blog Party April 9-16  with me, 5 Minutes for Moms and lots of other bloggers! I am going to be giving away 2 Netflix memberships because I love it so much!!!

Ok, my Dad bought my kids a Wii I think about a year ago. Recently he decided to get one for himself. I thought great we should be able to send pics and notes back and forth easiliy. Well it was a little harder than I thought. I already had my Mii set up but my Dad had to set his up. Then we had to try to find each other. It took a while before we figured out that first you have to post your Mii. Then you are given an entry number that you should write down. You will need this number to give to your friend to add into your address book. You can also use this entry number to search for your friend. Once we were able to do I thought we started to send messages to each other. I am warning you right from the start it is not as fast as when you send an instant message. It is much slower. I am not sure why because both my Dad and I have this fiber optic internet that is pretty fast. It took a while when we sent pics back and forth too. Now I am working on convincing my dad to either get a game pass from Hollywood Video or join Gamefly. This is the most economical way to try out games to see if you really like them. Plus we have Mario Kart and he doesn’t but he wants to play against us from his house. However my dad does not want to pay $49.99 for Mario Kart. Personally I think it is worth it but then I love racing. If my dad gets the gamepass then we can at least play each other while he decides if he wants it or not.
Another issue we had is he had to pay 500 points to get on the internet. He is still kind of upset because when he bought it for us we were able to get the internet channel free.
It is still kind of weird how my family has really fallen in love with playing Wii. My dad takes his to my grandmother’s house so everyone can play. And I mean everyone. My grandmother, my aunts and uncles and even my soon to be 3 year old cousin. It’s cool to see the different generations together having fun. As of right now bowling is their number one favorite and golf is a close second. I can’t wait to let them play my Summer Sports game. Now that miniature golf is addictive!!

About a year or so ago my dad got my kids a Wii. Everyone who played it has slowly become addicted. Earlier this week my dad stumbled across one and he could not be happier. Sometimes I think I am rubbing off on him with my gaming obsession but when I think back he is the one that got me started.
I can remember back when he used to play Intellivison. We would get so caught up in playing and pressing those darn number buttons our thumbs would go numb! I have found some Intellvision for my laptop and PSP. I even have a old school nintendo. I love me some Mario. I have a PSP which my little princess broke so I have taken over the kid’s DS. I am playing Sims: The Castaways. As you can see my family and I are a little addicted to video games.

Any way, now I have to reteach my dad all the stuff about the Wii. Luckily he is catching on quick. He found a two pack of Wii games for $19.99. The plan is for niether of us is going to buy the same games. I have Wii Fit, Mario Kart, Carnival, Mini Desktop Racing, Cooking Mama, Wii Play, Summer Sports, WWE Smackdown, Balls of Fury, Lara Croft, Wii Sports, Game Party and Far Cry. He has bought an outdoor sports games and a bowling game so far. I think this will be fun. We can help each other find the best deals on games and accessories. We have a wireless sensor which we love and i am suggesting to my dad to get because he likes to play on the projection screen. We did too before the bulb blew. Also rechargable batteries are the way to go or better yet get a charging system.
Now this year for Xmas there are a few favorites, at least for my family. Wii Music and Animal Crossing and The Price is Right. oh and the new Cooking Mama
I know, just look away I need to sign up for some type of group or something!