The New Nintendo Wii

Who was one of those excited individuals waiting in a long line the day the new Nintendo Wii went on the market? I was and guess what, right when I was about to get my hands on one of those precious consoles, It happened. The Meijer’s associate made the devastating announcement, “Attention customers, we have sold out of the Nintendo Wii consoles.” I thought to myself, “No, I just spent four hours in line, part of this time in the freezing wind, and for what - nothing.” What now? I just had to get my hands on one of those new consoles before Christmas. My next idea was E-Bay.

To my surprise, the $250 dollar game consoles were selling for a whopping price of $1000 dollars each. There was no way I could fork out that kind of money. So I waited, and waited for about three months before looking at the pending auctions again. To my surprise, a seller had listed a console with a starting bid of one cent. I kept watching the price as it slowly crept its way up and with one minute left in the auction, I went for it. I placed my bid of $300 dollars and waited impatiently for the conclusion. And guess what, I won. I was so excited to finally get my hands on one of the newest and coolest game consoles available on the market. My winning bid even included an extra remote and two brand new games.

Since then, my family and I have all enjoyed spending quality time together playing the Wii. We are no longer couch potatoes on the weekends like before. During the first week of intense play time, my muscles became very sore due to the interactions and movements required to play the exhilarating games. I am very pleased with the whole concept and special features of the games. I would recommend this unique game console to anyone and to me; it was definitely worth the wait, time, and money.

I found a very interesting and personal story written by Glenn McDonald. Here is the link to the article if your interested in reading his experience with the Nintendo Wii.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/59902/wii-will-rock-you/

Answers to questions- Action Item #1

From all of the material I have read on popular culture, there isn’t one basic definition. Popular culture pertains to our everyday lives, movements, thing we do, say, hear, emotions we show, what we listen to, read about, eat, drink, and even taste. To me it is everything a human being is and becomes. It is those things that get us where we are today and where we are headed.

An understanding of popular culture is relevant to me because it is what I do for a living. I must pay close attention to the customers and make sure the products and services provided is what the society or targeted audience is looking for. As for my future, I hope to become an Accounting Manager and it will be very important to educate myself on all the new programs and technologies available to make sure the quality of my work is feasible and easily accessible for my clients.

I chose the movie Wall-E as my chosen artifact. I think this is considered a popular culture artifact because it was created and designed for public entertainment. The movie has escalated numerous positive reviews according to the Disney blog. On a personal note, I just happened to see this movie this past weekend and I would give it a three and a half star. The artifact was lovable and great to watch, but for me, the movie as a whole was not too moving. I was a little disappointed but I personally think the animated artifact is adorable!

My Chosen Artifact WALL-E