I don’t know if there’s an official term for the post-Christmas hangover that everyone suffers, but there should be. I’ll even say that the person who thinks of such a term should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. In fact, I’m going to go ahead and pre-nominate the hero that does just that. Is it just me who feels sick after the holidays, or are there others? It could be going from cold weather in Atlanta to warm weather Florida, or it could be that my in-laws keep there house at like 65 degrees. (Side note: How come keyboards don’t have the degree symbol? I feel that it’s well known enough that we could try and fit it on there somewhere. Let’s give another Nobel to the genius who brings that to the masses.) I think it was hitting the 70’s outside, but inside I wore my PJ pants, hoodie (my thick sherpa lined hood) and socks non-stop. Pile all the temperature changes on top of the copious amounts of food, then mush it down with family induced stress, and you end up with a massive post holiday hangover. It didn’t help that I had to come into work today only to do almost absolutely nothing. Ugh…

Last night I was re-reading some of my old school “Do Work Friday” posts trying to think of things for this post, and I got nothing. I’ve accepted that Ninty doesn’t care at all about online play, something they proved with leaving it out of the massively amazing “New Super Mario Bros.” Wii Motion Plus is such a breath of fresh air that there’s no need for a PS3/360/Normal type of controller at all. Basically, I’m fairly happy with the Wii and it’s offerings. I would love to see some more VC and WiiWare games, but we’ll get them. I’d particularly love to see Starfox, and I’m sure Ninty will bring that out. I hope that Epic Mickey lives up to the hype, but I am on the fence about that. Don’t ask me why because at this point my brain isn’t functional enough to give a reason. I’m sure it has something to do with paint brushes or Mickey or both.

See More Epic Mickey Artwork at IGN.com

What I really want, if I had one wish, is for FIFA 11 to be what it can and should be. Pro Evo Wii is no kind of resting on its laurels, and I blame EA for that. PES ‘08 on the Wii is hands down the best footy you can play with a controller. FIFA ‘09 for the PS3/360 was so good that EA pushed the Wii aside, maybe PES being so epic played a part, who’s to say. Then came PES ‘09 which was the same as the first with the Champion’s League added in, and PES 10 quickly followed, which was the same….again. The problem was, EA concentrated all of its energy on FIFA 10 for the HD-Consoles, that it was like spitting in the face of the Wii gamers that were chomping at the bits for something better. Instead we got an arcadey ridiculous looking game that was geared towards, well I don’t know who it was geared towards. Not me, that’s for sure. The fact remains that Konami doesn’t see any competition from EA for the beautiful game on Wii, so they are going to fall into the trap of delivering the same, albeit great, package to the faithful players. What I’m trying to say is that there is a serious danger of this getting a bit stale. The Wii is about innovation, and that is something that Pro Evo ‘08 did on the Wii. Gaming, especially when it comes to sports titles, is about wanting to play titles that continually evolve and get better year after year, which is something EA did wonderfully with FIFA ‘09 on the HDC’s. I’m challenging one of these companies to man up and give this gamer what he wants, a new and amazing Football game for the Wii. I mean, I can only play PES ‘08 without feeling a bit ridiculous, I’m not talking the good kind of ridiculous either. If you want a bit of that, check out the video below of some of the best footballers ever getting stupid. Enjoy, and stay thirsty my friends.