from the country that brought us "iron chef" and the bento box, mitsubishi motors and yokoi shoichi, sumo wrestling and hello kitty, japan presents: wario world.

of course, it's been out for a while. but my love affair with wario world has just begun, and i feel like a giddy school girl on the day of homecoming. oh, what will become of this exciting new relationship? will wario (who, i just found out, has a brother named waluigi) and i become a permanent item? will i be able to convince my friends that his zig-zag mustache and habit of yelling out "have a rotten day!" are all part of the appeal? or will our love affair die like the sucker punched magons in level one? part of my aching heart fears it's inevitable; i have to return the game to blockbuster on monday morning. then what happens? will wario call? will he write? i just don't know.