Wii Is Most-Wanted Widget in Wintertime

November 20, 2007 By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Wii Is Most-Wanted Widget in Wintertime (AP)

This photo released by Nintendo shows Mario going on a planet-hopping adventure in "Super Mario Galaxy". (AP Photo/Nintendo)

(AP) -- Each holiday season, a couple hard-to-find toys send parents hunting from store to store. And, each season, they're soon forgotten: Has your Elmo gotten any tickles lately?

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