Yeah, I stopped playing Wind Waker once I had to find the shards. I'm not clever enough to know how to find them on own. But I've been enjoying my Gamecube since the day it came out with Luigi's Mansion.
The last game I played was Viewtiful Joe, I play Smash Bros. regularly with friends. I think I'm going to get Mario Kart despite IGN's unexpected review score. And I'm still looking foward to Pokémon Colusseum.