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The Wii was one of the only consoles I waited in line for.  But it was a fun wait.  I didn't get a PS3 until 2010 or so.

2006 was a great year for gaming.  One of the better years in recent memory, in fact.  We got Okami, which was my Game of the Year in 2006 and beat out Twilight Princess.  Speaking of which, the Wii was released that year, and even though I ended up liking the 360 better, the Wii had a great launch with titles like Wii Sports and the afrementioned Zelda entry.

2006 also marked the end of a stretch of 3 great years for me.  At the end of the year, I lost my job at the church, which I really liked, and I ended up having to take a job at the end of the year that I really hated.  Sad thing is that I still work there, but probably by this time next year, I won't be there anymore.  One positive thing about losing my job in 2006 was that for a month or two, I had more time to play the great games that year, like Okami and the Wii titles.

I just buy points cards at the store instead of purchasing games on consoles via credit card directly.  Don't trust those online shops in consoles (not like stores are any better, I guess).

When we do finally go all digital I have a feeling I'll be buying and reviewing and playing less games altogether, especially if things end up like this.  Which is sad, really.

I watched these in the theater when they first came out, that's how old I am! :)  I enjoyed all three.  Maybe the 2nd one not as much, but I appreciate all of them.  I played the TellTale game, it started out better than it finished, and I think that'll be the closest thing we get to a 4th movie.  Did you know that Back to the Future is also a world in LEGO Dimensions?  I have also seen the cartoon.  They actually re-released the cartoon on Saturday mornings in the early 2000's when the DVDs were re-released.  There was also a Back to the Future ride at Universal Studios that I loved as a kid, too bad it's not there any more. We may not have flying cars, but we do have computers that can fit in our pockets that let us call people, watch TV shows, and go on the Internet.  I would've thought that would be unbelievable when I was a kid.

I review a lot of games, and must keep some extra space for future review downloads, so even with my 32GB Wii U, I don't have enough space to hold the new Fatal Frame game.  I think that's just too big to be a download only game.  But I'm not going to complain or anything.  I'm just not going to buy it.  That's all I can do. 

I love the beginning dialog in Wizard Fire.

One very important game in 2006 was Okami.

Ha!  How did know you those were my favorites? :)

I could never get into any of the Castlevania games for some reason.  But there is ONE Castlevania game I really like: Kid Dracula.

The thing I always think of in that scene is I'm sure the lady is saying to herself, "Finally, I get to wear some comfortable clothes!"