We were at Best Buy yesterday, paying for a couple of new movies, when Jeff noticed a pile of Wii boxes behind the cashier. His interest piqued, he asked if they were the actual Wii consoles or just one of the various controls for the game. When we learned they were the consoles, we asked if they were actually for sale. (Apparently, we weren't the first disbelieving customers to find a stack of available Wiis.)

If you're not familiar with what a Wii is (I think Lisa posted a short...