Well my wife got me my second gift and I can’t say more about it than the images that speak for themselves. I was really pissed off when I first found out that this version of the micro was coming out in the US. I mean, this style of controller has almost no relevance to the average (ok, mainstream) gamer. I had also had mine for about a month and the price of the regular had just dropped. I felt a little betrayed. I left the micro homepage up on my laptop to remind me of why you should wait and not be an early adopter.

Well she got it for me after all my pouting on the subject, or something like that. She claims that we are not buying each other Christmas gifts, but I know that is what she said last night that it was. Anyways, luckily I did have some experience with the micro and know that the faceplates scuff really easily. So the first thing I did was take dozens of pictures of the micro. Different angles with different lighting, all that jazz.

So I took one of my extra faceplates (the black one) and carefully changed them out. I safely placed the retro Famicom faceplate into the stryo-wrap (you see the GBM sitting on it in the first picture) and then into the box for safe keeping. It still looks really sharp with the red metal and the black faceplate. I am a little sad that it only comes with one retro faceplate, as that compulsive need inside me wants to keep it in the best possible condition. This also means I can’t actually see it on a frequent basis. Damn

My wife took over the other micro and plans to use it as a distraction at school. I don’t know how many of you know or not, but on the 15th of January I will be going back to New Orleans for anywhere from 1 to 6 months. My wife will be staying here alone in St. Louis, until I return, so she can stay in school. It is kinda sad so we are just tiring to keep each other company and do things that are fun, like purchase overpriced Nintendo products that I will compulsively keep in its best condition sacrificing it as I see it on a day to day basis. And watching movies. 40 Year Old Virgin was actually quite good. You should see it.