Seeing those first screens of Disney’s up-and-coming Epic Mickey for the first time, I couldn’t help but gnash my teeth in anticipation. It looked amazing. It looked brilliant. It looked, well, epic.

The prospect of playing a video game with a butt-kicking, paint-slinging, famous cartoon character (THE famous cartoon character, really) is an exciting one to say the least. Then I saw it was a Wii exclusive. As I don’t currently own Nintendo’s itty-bitty exercise machine, this caused me to shed many a tear.

If you find yourself in a situation similar to mine – and I’m certain I’m not the only Wii-less individual with a desire to wipe the floor with some clockwork Disney clone butt – there might still be hope.

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