Reader Ed K. has succeeded in making me seethe with jealousy over his haul of swag from the Times Square Toys R Us and Nintendo World Store's Wii launches. I'm particularly eyeing those Mario and Yoshi plushes and the Wii beanie (Please, no Wii-nie jokes or I will be forced to kill). My only solace comes from the fact that he didn't get the sweet Reggie T-shirt. The "Wii <3 You" seat cushion was not provided by Nintendo, but by an outside group of funsters trying to make things easier for the weary crowds. They also passed out cookies and coffee enclosed in the snazzy "Wii <3 You" coffee cup holder.

Every time I hear one of these stories it really warms my heart... and really makes me glad my pre-order line only had 12 people in it.

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