I'm going to wait at Walmart tonight for a Wii... tell me what I should know...

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I want a Wii, but still have a few questions.

1) What's the process to acquire legacy games? The only ones I really care about are some SNES games like Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Mario for SNES and maybe a few others.

2) What games do you recommend? The SSX game looks pretty sweet, what about some others?

3) How easy is it to find the games / wiimotes / etc in teh stores?
 
1. Through the virtual console, not all games are available ASAP, so you will probably have to wait for a game you want. And of course you have to pay for them. You can buy points, which are 100 points to 1 dollar. Games currently cost between 5-10 bucks so 500-1000 points.

2. Depends what you like, Wii Sports is fun but pretty limited. I picked up Zelda, Trauma Center and Call of Duty 3 but have only really played Wii Sports (boxing) and Zelda.

3. Games are easy to find. Accessories are not. You'll be lucky if you can find another nunchuk or controller. But chances are since you'll be camping out, it sounds like they'll be getting in or have gotten a shipment so you might not have to worry about the accessories.
 
NES Games (500 Wii Points)
! Mario Bros.: Mario and Luigi punch turtles.
! The Legend of Zelda: The original Hyrulean adventure.
! Donkey Kong: The game that put Nintendo on the map.
| Donkey Kong Jr.: Not quite a classic, but its cameo in Yoshi's Island DS is pretty boss.
* Ice Hockey: Fat guy, normal guy and skinny guy hit the ice.
! Pinball: Mario moonlights as a paddle in this one.
! Soccer: Another early NES sports title. About soccer!
* Tennis: Simple but effective volley action.
* Urban Champion: An early, and not particularly good, brawler.
! Wario's Woods: A falling-block puzzle game starring Wario.
* Baseball: Yet another early NES sports game.
! Solomon's Key: A surprisingly difficult puzzle-action game.

SNES Games (800 Wii Points)
! F-Zero: A futuristic racer that reinvented the genre.
! SimCity: Make your city awesome and you'll get a statue of Mario!

N64 Games (1000 Wii Points)
! Super Mario 64: The template for 3D platform gaming.

Genesis Games (800 Wii Points)
! Sonic the Hedgehog: Spiky guy, attitude, goes fast. You know this one.
! Altered Beast: This bestial brawler will make you wise fwom your gwave!
| Golden Axe: One of the best multiplayer brawlers ever made.
| Columns: Before Bejeweled, there was Columns.
| Ecco the Dolphin: Save the ocean in this beautiful (but difficult) adventure.
* Gunstar Heroes: The action/shooter/platformer/brawler that made Treasure a hardcore fave.
* Space Harrier II: A fast-paced shooter featuring super-scaler action!
* Toe Jam & Earl: A funky and oddly mellow adventure.
| Ristar: Sega's less popular 16-bit mascot.
* Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine: (Psst, it's actually Puyo Pop.)

TurboGrafx 16 Games (600 Wii Points)
| Bonk's Adventure: Carnivorous caveman antics.
| Super Star Soldier: Superlative space shooting.
| Victory Run: Slick racing action.
| Bomberman '93: Explosive multiplayer mayhem.
* Dungeon Explorer: Classic RPG combat.\\

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damnit the walmarts around me are non-24 ones

o well i'm gonna try anyhow. already warned the co-workers i'm gonna be late tomorrow morning
 
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