Nintendo's Wii hits Japan stores following U.S. launch

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Nintendo's Wii video game system hit Japanese stores Saturday with long lineups and shortages, following its sellout U.S. launch last month.

More than 3,000 people braved frosty weather to queue at downtown Tokyo...

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I might pick up one of these units around Xmas. I think it would be fun to play tennis with my wife on the Wii. Even though it's not the most technically advanced unit, I think the interactive aspect with the wii-mote makes it cool and the price is well below that of the other two mainstream machines.

We'll see though because my wife puts the smack down on my plans usually.