So the thing I didn't mention a week ago is that I finally got a (black) Wii

[A Black Falcon]

Radiant Dawn is brutal. I still have yet to beat it, but other games demanding my attention had a part of that as well.

I beat Path of Radiance on Hard, eventually, so I think I can do Radiant Dawn Normal... but yeah, it's really hard, probably similar to PoR US Hard as I said. It's a great game though

Also, you're not missing much without the MK Wheel. It's a bit of a strange peripheral and a novel use of the Wii-mote, but 15+ years of playing MK on a gamepad have pretty much locked in that being how I play it :D

I've played it with the wheel before, it might make it a little easier to control I think (and looks better), but yeah, it's just as good without it really. I'll probably pick one up sometime, but it's not that important, sure.

I'd recommend Super Paper Mario and Monster Hunter Tri, both excellent games.

There are quite a few good Wii games really...

It pains me to say this, but I was a little underwhelmed by Brawl. It's a great game, to be sure, but it just didn't have the magic of Melee. Maybe that's just me.

Eh, as you might remember I was never that big a fan of Melee... I'd play it multiplayer when others wanted to, sure, but after about the first two days I had it, it was never something I could play for hours on end and have fun. Four or five matches more like, really, maybe less. I never unlocked everything in SSBB, wasn't fun enough. I mean, SSB is good, but I like other kinds of games more really. So Brawl... I've played it a little. Seems pretty much like Melee, with slight changes. I might get it sometime... but yeah, not soon, and not for the kind of money it usually goes for.