Sports & Play
WiiTO
A personal mission I've always had in life has been to spread the gospel of Super Mario and the ninTENdo Commandments. Little did I know there was someone even pushier than I am about it. Mr. Photojunkie himself was nice enough to bring his Wii over to my place so that a gathering of BlogTOers could finally know what's like to throw a cow 113 yards while surrounded by a pack of rabid bunnies (that can dance).
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The NinTENdo Commandments:
- Thou shalt not launch thine wiimote into Ryan C's tv
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wii-nunchuck
- Thou shalt not shear the rabid bunny's fur
- Thou shalt crash as much as humanly possible in Excite Truck
- Thou shalt bring Whiskey to Ryan's house when invited over for a Wii Party
- Thou shalt buy funky wiimote covers that not only keep thine hand from letting go of the wiimote (in theory, Penar...), but also look stylin'
- Thou shalt yell "Stay down!" after knocking out thine opponent in a boxing match
- Thou shalt do the funny pose at the end of WarioWare tandem jumping races
- Thou shalt not comment gravely on the Wii's graphic capabilities
- Thou shalt continue the search for Princess Peach, no matter how many castles you've searched in the past
Four player tennis was an absolute riot. I sincerely doubt anyone who came would hesitate to recommend a Wii for every household in Toronto, if you can find them that is. While the system's stock has been continually replenished, it has a tendency to fly off the shelves in a matter of minutes, leaving the Playstation 3s all by their lonesome on the floors of BestBuy. Trade a kidney for one, you totally won't regret it.
I'd like to personally thank Jerrold, Penar, Ian, Mike R, and Rannie for coming to my decidedly orange abode (I seriously have the ugliest color in existence painted on my living room's walls). Rannie is offering to bring his Wii and nice collection of games to people's houses every Wednesday, and you can go ahead and book a GTA Wii evening on his uber-popular blog. His Wii is already booked through 'til March (he gets around), so move fast!
More shots of the evening can be found on on Flickr with the wiiTO tag.
And just because it's fun, check out this NSFW Mario Kart / GTA Vice City mashup from Robot Chicken.
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Too sorry I missed it!
Thanks for this, Ryan.
whoopsie doodle. I had a sign on the door that said "No girls allowed" anyways.
The post, although kind of amusing is essntially about a bunch of mates getting together to play some wii. It just doesn't fit well here.
Or frostbitten in the case of Tanja and whomever trusted her enough to be lead outside.
And it seems super fan Gloria has a thing for facial hair. Jerrold is spoken for, but I dunno about Mike or Ian... pounce'em Gloria!
The cat's outta the bag folks.
Toronto is not just about public space, politics, local news and all things serious ( I do care about those things). It's about the people that live in the city, the connections and sometimes the Wii.
Sure this is a blog about Toronto, but damn I wanna hear about people's stories, their experiences both fun and serious. This is what separates us from the mainstream media. There is an opportunity here to share story that you wouldn't read about in your regular paper.
Maybe Ryan didn't spell it out for you, but for me, going to someone's place with my Wii isn't just about a bunch of guys hanging out, it's about me connecting with my fellow Torontoians. Meeting new people and bringing a new experience to those that I meet.
Perhaps that doesn't interest you, but that doesn't mean it's not a part of being a Torontoian. Every Wednesday I can should you a new group of people who will probably disagree.
I undersatnd the importance of meeting new people and making connections and I love my Wii and I love living in Toronto. I don't know, something about this post seemed very exclusive when compared to the other things I read on BlogTO or other TO based blog sites. That's all.
I'll bring my Wii to your place too.. I've booked 14 stops around Toronto over the next couple of months.