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All I can say is good luck. It only took Nintendo a little over a year and a half to become the best selling console, approaching 10 million units already.

I was lucky enough to walk into WalMart 2 weeks before Christmas last year and picked one up.

I can't compare because this is my first GH title. I like the wireless guitar and the speaker on the Wiimote gives good feedback when you miss notes.

I haven't tried any of the Guitar Hero games, but they sound like fun. What is the difference between the versions, other than new songs? Would it make sense to start with the first on and work up if I like it, or is GH3 that much better that it would be better to just start with it?

Actually, if I am not mistaken, some of the songs on the "new" GH3 are actually "older" than the others. (I know, you meant "different songs"... Just giving you a hard time.)

I actually find GH in general to be really fun. I also like the idea of the upcoming Rock Band game with 2 guitars, a set of (cheap) drums, and a microphone. The game play is a little different than GH, but it is fun that 4 people can play.

Not sure if Rock Band will come out for the Wii or not. Haven't checked into it.

So how does a Wii look on a projection system? I know that it is "only" 480p vs 1080i of the 360, but at about 85" diagonal 3:4 size, how would it look?

The Wii is capable of widescreen display as well 16:9, I think it should look quite good. It is very crisp in widescreen mode and 480P on my dad's 46" Sharp lcd, even as close as 1 ft away.

You have to get the Component cables seperately to hook it up in 480P mode as the Wii has 2 different outputs through the same connector to achieve the progressive scan. The one it comes with will not allow 480P.

Figures... Another expense.... Oh well, good to know.

I also found out yesterday that Walmart is selling Xbox 360 with a 5 game bundle for $280 on Black Friday.

I've played Zelda Twilight Princess on Wii on my PLV-Z2 projector and it looked fine. It's definitely not as sharp as a ps3 or xbox360 but it's not bad at all. It really depends on the game too. Zelda looks fine, while Wii Sports didn't look too great on my 100' screen.

Wii sports is definitely not the best graphically, but great fun to play.

You can get the Wii component video cable at Monoprice for about $6.

Thanks Tom.

I actually picked up a Wii over lunch today. I walked into a Walmart (Sirquack, south-side Walmart on SE 14th) and they had 2 in the gaming case, and at least 21 new ones waiting to be unboxed (I saw at least 7 boxes with 3 Wiis each)... I will have to try it out tonight, but don't want to break too many seals so that I can still return it if we go Xbox 360 route.