This Little Essay Went “Wii” All the Way Home
Remember 2006, when life was so simple? The Jonas Brothers were at the peak of their career, Taylor Swift was still good, and Hannah Montana’s secret identity remained safe. There was also a technological revolution that would rock the gaming industry and change the course of the livelihoods of millions of children forever. The world was born into the glorious era of the Nintendo Wii. With classics such as Mario Cart, Super Smash Bros, and who could forget the infamous Wii Sports, (with which the Nintendo Gods blessed each lucky owner of their product automatically). Children including me spent hours at length swinging, laughing or just staring directly into the pure awesomeness of the luminescent …show more content…
I didn’t blink for nearly 6 minutes. A small trickle of drool dripped to the floor from the corner of my mouth. I was shocked, to say the least.
Never before had I been so eager, so thrilled to do anything in my life as to play the greatest gaming system ever devised by man, only to be crushed by the heinous crime of restriction. The sacred bind between the holy box and me was now only held together by a thin gray strap. How could my generous master confine me to a mere safety regulation? It was then that it occurred to me. Life is like a Wii. We are born into the world as clean, innocent, and adored by all those around us. The world seems so open, with infinite possibilities and dreams. But then we are blindsided with infuriating restrictions. Who is to tell us what we can and cannot do; how to live life, how to play, or how to dream? The world suddenly forces us to wear the wrist strap. I know it seems unfathomable, for one 9 year old man to stand alone against a mighty power with the influence and strength comparable to a Titan. It was the stuff of legends; what I was about to attempt had only been attempted by a select handful before me, Perseus, Hercules, and Odysseus to name a few. I had to be swift, use the element of surprise to my advantage. When I thought that I saw my window, I struck. I silently slid the strap off of my
Remember 2006, when life was so simple? The Jonas Brothers were at the peak of their career, Taylor Swift was still good, and Hannah Montana’s secret identity remained safe. There was also a technological revolution that would rock the gaming industry and change the course of the livelihoods of millions of children forever. The world was born into the glorious era of the Nintendo Wii. With classics such as Mario Cart, Super Smash Bros, and who could forget the infamous Wii Sports, (with which the Nintendo Gods blessed each lucky owner of their product automatically). Children including me spent hours at length swinging, laughing or just staring directly into the pure awesomeness of the luminescent …show more content…
I didn’t blink for nearly 6 minutes. A small trickle of drool dripped to the floor from the corner of my mouth. I was shocked, to say the least.
Never before had I been so eager, so thrilled to do anything in my life as to play the greatest gaming system ever devised by man, only to be crushed by the heinous crime of restriction. The sacred bind between the holy box and me was now only held together by a thin gray strap. How could my generous master confine me to a mere safety regulation? It was then that it occurred to me. Life is like a Wii. We are born into the world as clean, innocent, and adored by all those around us. The world seems so open, with infinite possibilities and dreams. But then we are blindsided with infuriating restrictions. Who is to tell us what we can and cannot do; how to live life, how to play, or how to dream? The world suddenly forces us to wear the wrist strap. I know it seems unfathomable, for one 9 year old man to stand alone against a mighty power with the influence and strength comparable to a Titan. It was the stuff of legends; what I was about to attempt had only been attempted by a select handful before me, Perseus, Hercules, and Odysseus to name a few. I had to be swift, use the element of surprise to my advantage. When I thought that I saw my window, I struck. I silently slid the strap off of my