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Last week, I talked about my feeling on the obvious shortage of Wii’s available to the market

In my previous article I mentioned the biggest draw for me personally to this console was that it would help my get off the couch and up and active again (during those times where I actually have free time to play games). I still think it’s a brilliant idea, especially when I’m facing roughly 3-5 months of fall/winter rain on the west coast of Canada.

Apparently this idea is striking a chord with others as well, as Seniors trade walkers for Wii

The article also touches on something that’s close to what I’ve witnessed as well with my mother-in-law who is a dependent to us. Playing games of some description provides the kind of brain stimulation that television watching alone does not provide. Puzzles on the computer, like bejewelled helps her to focus more and think. I’m just not sure that the Wii would be a good idea for her after seeing all those home accidents that teen boys posted in the early days of Wii on Youtube. At least not with me.. I’m too competitive.

I’ve been playing Flash Circle TD for days on end. I’m not sure if it’s as addictive as the first, but it’s definitely more challenging.

It’s now being hosted by candystand.com

There’s no interest now, so, whatever money you have, you have to make the most of it when placing towers in strategic spots. (Those who played the first version of this game know what I’m talking about)

I didn’t think I was much of a gamer, but the last week or so, I haven’t stopped.

So, be WARNED!!!

Hats off to the brit who designed this game though. I hope he was handsomely compensated while the rest of us rot our brains playing this game.

Candystand.com has been around for ages. They have hundreds of flash games, many of them promoting extensively candy products within the games themselves. Purist lovers who grew an addiction for the first version from mid January will be happy to know that towers aren’t shooting pieces of juicy fruit to would-be creep monsters. While there’s definitely a difference in strategy for this version of the game, it’s as addictive as the first.

I’m happy for the programmer. If you can create a game so popular that Candystand wants to host it, then you’ve made it big.

Direct link to the Flash Circle. My personal best so far is 2,546 points. I suspect as more and more people play this new version, that score won’t be all that significant at the “hard” level for very long.

I wonder if we’ll see more versions in the future? Either way, there’s not doubt in my mind that this is one example of an internet success.

I want to be reincarnated as a programmer.

Last week, and internet junkie friend had the “wisdom” to introduce to me a game that has kept me up at night. Err, or should I say many nights. Every once in a while, a game will capture my interest.

Flash Element TD is high addictive. It’s a flash game inspired by World of Warcraft. I’ve never played warcraft personally but something about the simplicity of this online version stuck with me.

The second part of this story fascinated my somewhat fledging internet marketing heart.

Critters aka David Scott, the creator of this game also decided to keep his fans apprised of his webserver stats, requesting donations to offset the bandwidth costs of keeping this game up. Given the obvious popularity of this game, that’s not surprising. The stats alone fascinated me The number of hits went from 13,000 the first day to over 1.5 million hits about 2 weeks later. WOW! Talk about a killer app!

There’s rumours about a newer version coming out in March. Until then, I challenge anyone who suffers from insomnia to beat my score. No, I didn’t cheat, but I’m sure if you google for tips you’ll find a ton of blogs offering lots and lots of tips on how to get top scores in this game.

Check out my best score.