The Nintendo Discussion Thread

[Kid Icarus]

We'll have to forgive Nintendo for using low-level 1337 instead of the ubozors pwning 1337. So far, great game, though I miss just walking around the bean kingdom being able to level up. I'm going to be replaying areas tons just so I'm at a high enough level to take on the bosses. Oh, and to find all teh beanzorz!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Remember all that ******** that Mark Rein said about the Revolution? Let me refreash your memory...

”Dont kid yourself, you’re gonna see more crappy, cheap, I-wish-I-hadn’t-bought-it gimmick games based around that controller”.

Then remember when Jim Merrick of NoE pulled a Reggie in his statements and said he should get his hands on a dev kit before making any judgements? Well, after getting assloads of hatemail, Mark took up the offer and asked Jim for a dev kit to play around with so he could make some real first hand statements after mesing around with it.

http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000137067675/

I am laughing my ass off right now. Hysterically.

[Kid Icarus]

I'd actually prefer if developers were creative enough to come up with their own game engines, plzkthx.

However, on the plus side, this does reaffirm that the Revolution will be on par with the other systems visually. And remember, Perrin Kaplans "2-3 times as powerful" statement got retracted.

I just wanna see some games in motion though ;_;. What is it now, some 100 days till E3?

[Barkworm]

That's a very pleasant surprise. I'm still wondering why Merrick and Miyamoto were downplaying the system's horsepower though.

[Kid Icarus]

Nintendo *always* downplays their systems power. Always.

The SNES, the N64, GCN, GBA, and DS all got downplayed. Why they do this, I don't know. It could be becuase they always present their numbers in realistic terms, where as everyone else in the industry shows off their theoretical numbers.

I also still belive that graphics arn't going to matter much anymore. They'll all look damn good. And, as is proven with the DS, better software still wins.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yeah, when Sony announced the PS2, they kept talking about numbers like 50,000,000 polygons +. I don't think it's ever broken 10 million, ever. Microsoft said 150 million in theoretical perfrmance. Bullsh1t. Halo 2 pulled almost 18 million, and then Conker hit in around 20 something. Nintendo said Gamecube should be capable of 18 million fully textured polygons at launch. Star Fox Adventures pulled 18 million polygons if I'm not mistaken. RE4 kicked the sh*t out of that later, and Zelda will do it again.

Gamecube was always the better designed hardware, but Nintendo downplayed the graphics. Perhaps the knew that even with the better machine, they still couldn't win a bragging media war with the other two because of their advertising budgets, so they decided to focus where they could beat them....the games. Nintendo could never win a stright out brag fest with MS, so they'll instead keep quiet about Revolution's visual prowess until E3, then they can let the games themselves do the talking for all the doubters.

[Peanut]

As long as Rev supports at LEAST 480i/p I'm good.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yeah, that was confirmed back when they were pissing on HD in general, so I wouldn't worry :)

[Kid Icarus]

with the WFC friend codes, i'm getting the impression that there's diffrent codes for each game... which means we'll have to have another list for ACWW...

TMB, i don't think we have enough people for the MK tournament (that and it's a freaking pain to connect people), so maybe we should just change that thread into the WFC code list. We'll just have to have diffrent sections for each game, I guess.

As far as a drome clan... someone good with sprite work should try making the 'drome's eyeball, and we could use that as a clan icon (like the yoshi-egg clan... who ever the heck they are). any other ideas?

[Peanut]

It definately needs to be a Drome Clan. I agree.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Consider it done :) I'll just scrap the whole thing and convert it into the 'Drome Clan list. We can have a different list for each game that is Wi-Fi enabled.

*edit*

There, it's done.

[ThirdMarioBro]

.........*spews food all over laptop screen*

http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/sexualhealth/story.html?id=2ba1d73f-c78e-4869-963b-24dc3b06772b&k=63631

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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*falls in floor and dies*

[Barkworm]

Revolution Tech Details Emerge! (http://revolution.ign.com/articles/673/673578p1.html)
Finally some facts. Well, not really facts but still very interesting.

EDIT: Revolution Launch during the week of Thanksgiving 2006? (http://revolution.ign.com/articles/673/673596p1.html)

[ThirdMarioBro]

The Launch date? Yeah, whenever Nintendo officially announces it, we all know it will come some time in November. Probobly when I'm out of town and thus screw me until February :roll:

And I'm not believing anything about the specs at this point. Those developer impressions are based on the alpha kits, which are mostly Gamecube based with the controller thrown into the mix. I know for sure it will more powerful than IGN thinks. Nintendo spent just as much as Microsoft did on that GPU of their's, and 128 of RAM is a stupid estimate imo.

Also, they call it a "suped up Xbox". Isn't that what people were calling the 360 at E3 when PDZero looked like sh*t on those 30% Alpha kits? These aren't even alpha kits. These are "Best Guess" kits developers are making comments on. They have no way of knowing anything concrete about Revolution because there's nothing really to know.

Meh, that's mainly why at AMN we haven't launched our Revolution channel yet. There's really nothing to say about it except rumors and "insider developer" info. Meh, I'm not going to even think about Revolution until after Christmas. Nintendo won't say anything until then anyways....

In happier news....

http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=6236

Zelda is confirmed to stay on Gamecube. No more rumors about that. *phew*

http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=6233

Jim Merreck moves back to NoA. Good to have such a kickass guy over here. Sucks for NoE though. I hope I meet him at E3. Seems like a great guy. Anyone that smack talks the VP of Epic Games for smack talking Revolution games is on my good list.



Man, I'm looking so forward to Revolution. N64 was a magical time imo because it was exploring new frontiers (3D). Revolution is exploring new frontiers. I think we're going to see many wonderfuly new things over the next 6 years. It's going to be amazing.

That, and Nintendo has been getting all their series back on track lately. It's going to be a great generation.

[Kid Icarus]

Why do people have to restart that stupid "TP will be moved to Revolution!" crap every week? How many times now has Nintendo said it won't be moved? More then I can freaking count.

As for the specs... they seem to forget that Revolution won't *need* all that extra ram and power. They seem to forget that, even with 480p, the Revolution's memory can work just as well as the 360's, because it's textures arn't going to be anywhere near HD sized. They also seem to forget that the Gamecube ended up pushing *more* polygons then the Xbox did, with much weaker hardware.

Dumbasses is all I have to say.

Edit: and one more thing while I'm on a roll... Revolution will be freaking backwards compatable... so people who buy a Revolution can still play Zelda on it. Just thought I'd point that out.

[Kid Icarus]

double post, blah blah blah... something cool though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8239908198&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX

It's a Nintendo Dolphin dev kit! :D.

The bid's not too high right now, actually.... I might have to wait and bid on this mofo. $15 + shipping would be ****ing awesome for this thing. And how many people, out side of the industry, can say they have one?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Holy SH*T! Now that is freaking awesome. Now we finally all know what the legendary Dolphin prototypes actually looked like.

Too bad it'll hit $400 before the end of the week.

[Peanut]

AC FRIEND CODES! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!! I need fruit!

Mine is 3479-5301-9658

PJ from Portland and my town fruit are cherries.

[Peanut]

What the hell is this!?! Usually you guys never leave and now no one is here! I hate all of you!

[愛]

omgz i r herez0rz0rz0r lololololol!!111

[JameO]

Jamie from Auir! MY LIFE FOR AUIR!

Friend Code: 1718 5938 0003

[ThirdMarioBro]

Okay, I'm here. Tom Nook just gave me the keys to my house. I gotta figure this out.

*updates friend code list*

[ThirdMarioBro]

Okay, here we go again. Remember, this info is still based on information that is comming from alpha dev kits, but it will probobly stay in the ballpark if reports are accurate. This is some pretty deep stuff here. Remember, Alph akits shoot low because they want to be sure the games will run on the console when the final specs are finished, but still. This is some shocking stuff right here. Hold on to your pants.

*deep breath*

Here we go...

December 6, 2005 - Just yesterday IGN Revolution launched with technical details on Nintendo's next-generation console, codenamed Revolution. And today more development sources have come forward with both clarification and even more tech specs. The latest news begins to paint a clearer picture of Nintendo's aim with its next platform.

We cannot stress this enough: Revolution is not being positioned as a competitor to either Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. Nintendo has instead chosen to design a console that will be very affordable for consumers. For that very reason, say developers in the know, the Big N has opted out of filling the system with a massive supply of expensive RAM.

In yesterday's article, we wrote that Revolution would include 128MBs of RAM, or possibly less. Developers have clarified the makeup based on officially released Nintendo documentation. Revolution will build on GameCube's configuration of 24MBs 1T-SRAM and 16MBs D-RAM (40MBs) by adding an addition 64MBs of 1T-SRAM. The result is a supply of memory in Revolution that totals 104MBs. That number does not consider either the 512MBs of allegedly accessible (but hardly ideal) Flash RAM or the Hollywood GPU's on-board memory, said to be 3MBs by sources.

Revolution's Broadway CPU, developed by IBM, is an extension of the Gekko CPU in GameCube, according to official Nintendo documentation passed to us by software houses. The Hollywood GPU, meanwhile, is believed to be an extension of the Flipper GPU in GameCube. Since developers have not gone hands-on with the GPU, they can only go on Nintendo documentation, which is limited.

Exact clock rates were not disclosed, but one development source we spoke to had this to say of the Revolution CPU and GPU: "Basically, take a GameCube, double the clock rate of the CPU and GPU and you're done."

We presented that description to another informed studio, which clarified that the clock rates may even fall short of doubling those on GameCube.

"The CPU is the same as Gekko with one and a half to two times the performance and improved caching," said a source. "Our guys experimented with it and think they'll be able to get about twice the performance as GameCube."

"It's a gamble for the Big N," said another source. "It's not about horsepower for them -- it's about innovation and gameplay."

We've also been able to unearth firm details on the storage capacity for Revolution discs. Recent rumors suggesting that the discs can hold 12GBs of data are false. In fact, Revolution discs can store 4.7GBs of data on a single layer or 8.5GBs when double-layered on a single-side. This is a massive jump from the 1.5GB capacity of GameCube discs and more than enough storage capacity for any non-high-definition game.

Readers discouraged by Revolution's seeming lack of horsepower when compared to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 should remember that Nintendo is not interested in competing in the high-definition gaming arena, and as a standard-definition console, Revolution is more than capable. Capcom's Resident Evil 4 remains one of the most gorgeous games this generation and it ran on GameCube, a console at least half as powerful according to developer reports.

Software houses we spoke with also waxed on the immediate advantage to Nintendo's approach with Revolution, which is, of course, system price. Every developer was in agreement that Revolution should launch with a price tag of $149 or lower. Some speculated that based on the tech, a $99 price point would not be out of the question.

Stay tuned for more as it develops.


Okay, as they said. If it's not HD, then these specs are more than capable. You don't get 720p, buy who gives a fu*k anyways. All I need is widescreen, and that dosen't reguire 720p.

And if the price is between $99-$149.......God, I sound crazy for saying this.....Nintendo could damn well win the console war simply because it would be so cheap, anybody could afford it. Xbox fanboys, Sony fanboys, stingy assholes, little kids, tightasses, grandpa, grandma, whoever the hell. That would be so fu*king cheap, ANYONE would buy it.

I swear to God, this is crazy. Tons and tons of PS3 and Xbox 360 owners would be nailing Revolutions because it would be rediculiously cheap, so why not? Plus, because it would be so cheap, there would be no problem whatsoever trying to sell people on new gameplay concepts.

Goddamn, this is fu*king crazy. It really is, but it just might work.

[Kid Icarus]

First, it's about ****ing time gameing sites has Revoltion pages. I don't wanna hear the "we don't have any speksz!1!" **** either. They didn't have anything on 360 or PS3 when those channels got launched, either, but they did.

And second, I'll take graphics twice that of RE4. Works for me. Lets me see what's on the screen. And better cache is always a good thing, and upping the memory and storage is a HUGE plus. Having the CPU and GPU built off of the Flipper and Gecko chips is great. Developers already know how to work with those sets, so we won't have a lag in quality for the first year or so.

And price... ah.... $100 console at launch? nope. I see $150, but including Mario 128. Nintendo has to prove the controller to the public, and as did Mario 64, so shall Mario 128. But including the best game for the controler with the system only helps.

Nintendo, thank god you have the balls to do crazy **** like this.

And Matt at IGN's starting to grow on me, like a hideous mold or something. But I agree with him... Revolution's either going to be HUGE, possibly bigger then the NES, or it's going to be gone, like Virtual Boy. It all comes down, again, to proving the controler concept. They arn't going to be able to pull a DS again. They need at least a handful of games right away, and to include Mario 128 with the system, to get the momentum going. If they can sell a **** ton of these right away, 3rd parties are going to develop for it. And since it's weaker, you gonna get games PS3 and 360 just can't play... E3 can't get here soon enough ;_;.

[ThirdMarioBro]

$99, $149. Either way, a price that low will absoultely murder. Absoultely murder. Those specs are fine since the thing isn't going to be doing HD. This thing will sell no matter what, and with a rediculiously low price range, people won't be so scared to give the new idea a shot.

Man, Nintendo sure as hell has balls. Moreso than any other developer on the planet. They'll do fine. I have no doubt now.

[Peanut]

Man, AC is soooo insane!

Don't buy paintings from Crazy Redd! I bought one and blathers told me it was forged! That son of a bitch! It cost me all the bells I had! He even had me pay a cover charge just to buy stuff from his stupid emporium! I hate him!

Some other cool stuff, a new villager moved in and his house is full of boxes. He actually has to unpack! Awesome! Another villager came to visit me at my house today. She actually set the date and time she would visit. Then my doorbell rang at that time and she came in. It was crazy! She insulted my taste! :(

On a better note I got my first piece of good furniture w00t!

[CookSux]

My town has peaches, what do we do with these fruits?

[Dinny]

My town has peaches, what do we do with these fruits?

Sell, sell, sell. If you have a fruit that doesn't grow in your town (like cherries, which Peanut has), you should plant some trees and sell that fruit to Tom Nook.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I just got a Froggy Chair. I put it in my Room and sat my tired ass down. That ass Tom Nook is working me to death.

[Peanut]

Well get your tired ass online! JameO and I are sitting around in my town!

[Kid Icarus]

Ah.. meer hours. this game sounds like it's surpassing the N64/GCN version.... thoughts? I'm assuming yes...

[CookSux]

I never played that version but this one is pretty addicting

Andy Lee
Fly Zone
4209-6754-6942
Native Fruit : Peaches

My Aim = leecooksux

msg me if you got any fruits for me ;)

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://revo-europe.com/special.php?sid=xmascarol

Read this. Funny Christmas stuff. Made me laugh.

[Peanut]

Ah.. meer hours. this game sounds like it's surpassing the N64/GCN version.... thoughts? I'm assuming yes...

I'm having to say yes so far. Although they took out my two favourite villagers, Twirp and Hughe, I still love it. Butch moved in today, another of my favourites. Thank God for him!

[Kid Icarus]

Got it. Had to fight the urge to get Dr. Mario/ Panel de Pon, too (really, why's that game $30? two near 15 year old puzzle games with extremely minimal upgrades... why?).

Took me a while to get used the scrolling world. I don't like it still, it was easier to navigate in the old one with the diffrent blocks for the map, but I'm getting there.

Aside from that, IMHO, this game far surpasses EVERYTHING in the original (except frame rate... another problem i have with the scrolling world, but again... dealing). I actually look forward to writing letters now... instead of the dread of knowing i'd be navigating an onscreen keyboard for the next five minutes. The drag and drop system is great, moving things around is easier, talking to animals is easier.

And the touchscreen controls, to move around... perfect. This is what Mario 64DS should have been like. Center point is the 0,0 point for the 'analog stick'. This is how analog movement needs to be emulated like in every DS game from now on. It actually *works*.

I've only spent about an hour with it, and I work here in about 25. I'll be going online with it tonight though, so I'll post my friend code when i get home.

[ThirdMarioBro]

If Mario 64 had played like that, it wouldn't have still been Mario 64. Then again, it was a port, so whatever.

True, this is how 3D stylus based games were meant to control. Writing letters is so much easier now, and the chatting system is a breeze online. This truly kicks ass.

[Peanut]

Writing letters is so much easier now

And so is writing offensive messages on my town bulletin board.

[愛]

National Pedophile Club meeting this Sunday! Be there!

[ThirdMarioBro]

w00t! I'll be there!


Btw, if I seem to be not online that much, it's just because I'm busy screwing around with my Gamecube on my brand new 32" LCD HDTV with a 12ms response time. Sweet Jesus F-Zero GX looks good on that thing with the component cables.

[Kid Icarus]

I bet, you lucky bastard. If you want a big wow, I hear Wind Waker looks even smoother...

Anyway, I found the friend code registration, so I'll be able to play around online tommrow before work.

I'm debating on just getting the stupid dongle thing too...

How do you get villagers to make you run errands? the three in my village just tell me about the furniture they want.. but nooks shack sucks. I'm too used to Nookingtons... ;_;.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I had a short chat with Matt from IGN today. He's a really nice guy, and seems to genuninely care about making sure Nintendo get the attention they deserve next-gen. I guess he just made my good side. He the only one though from that place. There's some who I wouldn't hesitate to hit with a van, but more on that later. I'm tired.

Gwg, get the dongle. Peanut and Ai have one and they work beautifully. I'm going to order one to use on trips and such. It should be handy in motels where the Wi-Fi is always too fu*ked up to use.

[愛]

The USB dongle works beautifully, indeed. At first I thought it was junk because it kept disconnecting me, but I found out it was one of the ports on the front of my computer. I switched to the one below it, and the problem was fixed. I highly recommend it.

[Barkworm]

So what do I need to go online? Only a dongle or a wireless router too?

[JameO]

Only a dongle, it uses the internet running through your computer. Doing the test might be helpful to make sure you are able to connect with it. Im not sure the site, but go to www.nintendowifi.com and it should be there somewhere. Run the test and if it's a success, go get the dongle and come visit our towns! Be sure to check out Lucas's town for a little surprise. ;)

[Peanut]

LOL! Disgusting!


Btw, if I seem to be not online that much, it's just because I'm busy screwing around with my Gamecube on my brand new 32" LCD HDTV with a 12ms response time. Sweet Jesus F-Zero GX looks good on that thing with the component cables.

Nothing can beat Conker: L&R running in HD. Now that is a beautiful game. Too bad it, like most Xbox games, only runs at 480p. I'm finding it hard to play games not in HD now, which is why I was disappointed to discover Ultimate Spider-Man doesn't support any HD at all. :( I can hardly play the Cube anymore, everything just looks so muddled.

Anyways, some more new AC coolness. As JameO told me before, now when villagers ask for things like fish or bugs, they actually use it in their house and change their layouts all around it. I didn't get asked for fish or bugs, but a fossil instead. Now Butch is setting out to create the "Butch Fossil Memorial" and I'm his second and command. Freaking awesome.

Also, there's a Royal Crown in my Able Sister's shop today that's running at quite a hefty price....1,200,000 BELLS! When I first saw it I was all, "WTF!?!" but it's quite true.

Another thing, I'm glad to see that villagers actually have relationships with you and other characters in the village. Not like the GCN version where they like you from the moment they meet you and then it's always the same. They get nicer or more mean. They give you more jobs or more presents the nicer you are with them. It's also cool that there are other relationships between the villagers. For example in my town, Teddy and Rosie are constantly sending love letters to each other and whenever they speak they get hearts around their head. They even talk about each other when speaking to me. On the other hand Baarbara and Rosie have gotten in a few fights, Butch has recently gotten in on hating Rosie too. Everytime one of their names comes up in conversation there'll be some hate directed towards them. It's awesome!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Nothing can beat Conker: L&R running in HD. Now that is a beautiful game. Too bad it, like most Xbox games, only runs at 480p. I'm finding it hard to play games not in HD now, which is why I was disappointed to discover Ultimate Spider-Man doesn't support any HD at all. :( I can hardly play the Cube anymore, everything just looks so muddled.

I assume that's not the Cube's fault. Get this...

http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&currency=USD&ignoreCrumbs=N&crumb1=&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527X%2527%252C%2B%2527ChooseView%2527%252C %2527%2527%252C%2B%2527%2527%2529%253B%2522%253ENi ntendo%2BGameCube%253C%252FA%253E&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527C%2527%252C%2B%2527CategoryDisplay%2527 %252C%252744009%2527%252C%2B%2527N%2527%2529%253B% 2522%253EParts%2B%2526%2BAccessories%253C%252FA%25 3E&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C8%C9%C7&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=&searchText=&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=63594&categoryId=44009&lastAction=ProductDisplay&orderTotal=null

On the back of your Gamecube, there is a DV out port above the AV out port. You use the component video cables I just posted in that link to make your Gamecube put out a Progressive Scan 480p picture. It's sharper, clearer, and pretty much required with a LCD or Plasma TV. They're so sharp, they show every flaw in the picture, hence why your Cube looks muddled.

If I know Nintendo, the component cable should be backwards compatible with Revolution. I've been able to switch A/V cables between SNES, N64 and Gamecube because they always use the same port. Since Revolution does support 480p and Progressive Scan (just not the higher modes according to Kaplan a few months back), I expect the component cable to be backwards compatible.

If you have an HDTV, get that to bring the Gamecube signal up to standard. It's kind of a requirement. Once you do, you'll be as happy as you are with Conker. Play Star Fox Adventures again when you get the cables. It'll look as good.

Revolution better support Widescreen though like many Gamecube titles. That's a requirement in my book now and has nothing to do with HD whatsoever. The 480p picture is fine. I don't care about the higher modes as long as it has a digital out to sharpen the picture, but I run many of my Gamecube games in Widescreen now. It's too fu*king georgious. Support for that is put into the games themselves. It better be there. Same goes for Twilight Princess. For example......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/gxreview3in.jpg
Compared to...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/fzerowide_072803_4.jpg


HD may not be a requirement, but Widescreen sure as fu*k is. There's just no going back to 4:3 after that. No way in hell. I expect the next F-Zero title to be a major disapointment as it is, but it damn well better support widescreen as well as most other Nintendo titles. Like I said, that has nothing to do with HD at all. Hell, PS2 can do that, and it has no digital connection at all. 16:9 for life w00t!

[Peanut]

Yeah, that's what I meant. I don't have cables for my Cube and I don't really plan on ordering them off the internet. If I find it in a store somewhere, I'll grab it, but I doubt I'll see it anywhere.

And yes, widescreen is the ONLY way to go. There's no doubt about that. It's unfortunate that a lot games don't support it, but once you go into that ratio, you're right, there's no going back.

[ThirdMarioBro]

You're not going to find it in stores. Nintendo dosen't distribute it. The online ordering process for that is not any different than it was for the dongle (money order and such). Believe me, the picture difference is worth it, plus they shouuld work with Revolution.

Either way, yeah. I want my 16:9! :D

[ThirdMarioBro]

BREAKING NEWS

Mario Kart DS's Unavailable Online Tracks have been cracked.

http://ds-x2.com/index.php?id=4631

He's been running tracks like Banshee Boardwalk, Waluigi Pinball and Tick Tock Clock with no problem whatsoever. He even rigged the Battle Modes to work, but they just crash the game when you get a Spike Shell.

Waluigi Pinball has a couple of graphical glitches, but otherwise works great. I'm almost tempted to get a Flash Cart and a Pass Me device to see if I can do it as well. Also, MK64's Big Doughnut is buried in the Rom full and complete, but nobody knows why it is there. I smell "downloadable" content.

Also, you may have noticed that different players names online may be different colours. This is not a seperation of rank, but rather a seperation of what continent the player is from. Here is the guide from Nintendo Japanese Website...

Red=Asia
Blue=The Americas
Green=Europe

That way you'll have a better idea you who you pw0nd/got pw0nd by. Oh btw, that rumor of the Japanese being more hardcore than US players? I've taken out 14 of them today. You know what that means?

0WND

Bob-oms fu*king rule. Especially when you shoot them upwards one level on Rainbow road.

[Kid Icarus]

Well, seeing as animal crossing DS has downloadable content, this woulden't supprise me one bit if over time they release online versions of EVERY course as My Nintendo rewards (hence the linking of your DS ID to your my nintendo account...)

[ThirdMarioBro]

And how the hell do you do that? I just can't seem to get it to link the account properly.

I could see the other courses unlocked later to maintain interest in the game over time. It's a good 12 courses. There's really no reason they couldn't. It's a 256 megebit cart, and DS cards have assloads of rewritable space. Here's hoping.

[Kid Icarus]

i've no idea... i can't get mine to link either.

and most of the time, the data's pry already in the cart... it just requires something to flip the value to a 'no' to a 'yes'.

[Peanut]

Mine doesn't link properly, either. It says that my DS is attached to my sign in, but I don't see anything to prove that.

[Kid Icarus]

Well, Nook's is closed for renovations today... looks like I'll have to wait to pay off the rest of my house tommrow. Looked in the guide and saw pictures of the final house... DAYMN. I have no idea how i'm gonna use all that space >_>.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I just bought a nice big Christmas Tree for my house. Niiiice.

[Peanut]

Same here. I also kicked my sister out of town. She got some kind of sticky crap on my DS, so I booted her dumb ass out. It feels good to have the house all to myself.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Same here. I also kicked my sister out of town. She got some kind of sticky crap on my DS, so I booted her dumb ass out. It feels good to have the house all to myself.

Yeah, I'd kick her out too. Pwnd.

[Kid Icarus]

Yeah, my nephew did that... so now my left on the Dpad sticks every now and then... not too bad anymore though, but made power sliding in MKDS suck like a ten cent whore.

[CookSux]

Hey, if anyone want's Luigi's Cap for ACWW lemme know. I can just get a bunch from Nook's.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I do! I do!

[CookSux]

Lol, then bring some fruits/money (400 to cover cost) over to my town. AIM me, and get some peaches while you're at it.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Cool. I'll bring some loot with me when I come over. :D

[Kid Icarus]

i need a shovel. i have an apple that needs planting, damnit. i'm never going to get my spare rooms if i don't have apples growing! >_>.

anyone need oranges? looking at the list, it looks like everyone got a diffrent fruit... we might be able to get a trade set up where everyone ends up with each type.

and i could so use a luigi hat!

[Dr. Doom]

I really feel lately like this topic has become less of a general discussion about Nintendo and more of an in discussion about Mario Kart and Animal Crossing. I keep coming in here expecting to find something that may concern me, but it's been the same way for weeks now. I'd hate to come off as whiney about it, but perhaps there should be AC:WW and MKDS threads, if not some sort of unified DS Wi-Fi thread.

Just a thought for those us of without the delightful but finger-crippling DS.

[Peanut]

I really feel lately like this topic has become less of a general discussion about Nintendo and more of an in discussion about Mario Kart and Animal Crossing. I keep coming in here expecting to find something that may concern me, but it's been the same way for weeks now. I'd hate to come off as whiney about it, but perhaps there should be AC:WW and MKDS threads, if not some sort of unified DS Wi-Fi thread.

Just a thought for those us of without the delightful but finger-crippling DS.

This is all there is to talk about. If you don't like it...get lost.

And yes, I know I'm being quite an ass. I also don't care. What a pointless, whiny post.

[Kid Icarus]

ah, i'm going to do what you guys *should* have done in the PS3 thread... ignore the argument bait ;). Nice try, and I want you to know i respect your efforts.

But seeing as this is the Nintendo thread, and we're givers here, I'll go dig up some news for you. How's that sound? Would you like that? Yeah, cool.

oh, and for future reference, we assume most gamers are smart enough to find the news on their own and bring it up here if they want to discuss it... guess the rest are just too lazy.

edits:

News item 1: Reggie says Revolution easy to port do (http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=6695)

Item 2: Jim Merrick comes back to Nintendo of America (http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=6688)

item 3: Nintendo liscenses jWire technology, makes hotspots easier to find (http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=6689)

4: EA supports Revolution (http://revolution.ign.com/articles/674/674617p1.html)

5) Sakurai, Smash Bros. creator, is heading the games Revolution team. (http://cube.ign.com/articles/673/673312p1.html)

6- Gameboy Advance, fifteen year old hardware, sells just 100,000 shy of a million in November, easily punching PSP in the back of the head, and kicking DS in it's dual nuts, but DS still beat PSP in sales. (http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/674/674747p1.html)

I think six stories should be enough... if you want more, tough crap.

[CookSux]

Displacement Mapping (http://www.playbomb.com/2005/12/11/124/nintendo-displacement-mapping-patents-discoverec/)

How's that for a relevent post.

[Barkworm]

6- Gameboy Advance, fifteen year old hardware, sells just 100,000 shy of a million in November, easily punching PSP in the back of the head, and kicking DS in it's dual nuts, but DS still beat PSP in sales. (http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/674/674747p1.html)
Finally the DS is outselling the PSP again. This is proof that movies don't sell a video gaming machine.
I don't get why the GBM is selling that well though. Why do people buy that crappy thing?!

[Kid Icarus]

That displacment mapping seems pretty cool, and that would definantly wow people, and it does tie into the cube mapping Nintendo's been working on...

but again. i want new gameplay. the gamecube is plenty pretty, and i'd rather extra CPU power goes to pumping more advanced AI and such.

edit: just thought about this. this would also speed up game development. graphic work is usually the most expensive work on games as well... if they can pull off character models that are ~300 polys each with this, that look just as good if not better then the 360, developers arn't going to have to spend as much time and money on graphics, leaving more (theoreticaly) for gameplay.

also, woulden't this cut back on how much space is needed for graphics in a game? ie, we'll say RE4 is about 3GB total... with this, would it be possible to cut that down to ~<2GB?

[Kid Icarus]

Finally the DS is outselling the PSP again. This is proof that movies don't sell a video gaming machine.
I don't get why the GBM is selling that well though. Why do people buy that crappy thing?!

Oh, and that was pry the GBASP that boosed those numbers. Tons of stores were selling those suckers for $59.99 here for a week after Thanksgiving.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I don't get why the GBM is selling that well though. Why do people buy that crappy thing?!

...Because it's cute. *looks at GBM on table*.....Yeah, because it's cute.

[Kid Icarus]

I still haven't seen a Famicom version here. ;_;.

[Duke]

Oh, and that was pry the GBASP that boosed those numbers. Tons of stores were selling those suckers for $59.99 here for a week after Thanksgiving.That would be my guess too. Heck I thought about getting a new SP at that price. But I decided that even though I want a backlight SP, I just couldn't justify spending 60 bucks on something I already owned.

[Barkworm]

...Because it's cute. *looks at GBM on table*.....Yeah, because it's cute.
But it's so damn expensive! And it doesn't play GB and GBC games! And the screen is not as bright as the new SP's one! And, and, and...
I always guessed only hardcore fans would buy it but it seems like I was wrong.

[Kid Icarus]

the hardcore, and the trendies. exactaly who it was aimed at.

[Barkworm]

The trendies buy it?! Wow. Seems like Nintendo can't go wrong in the Handheld business.

[Kid Icarus]

well... it *is* secksy. like yellow snow.

[ThirdMarioBro]

The trendies buy it?! Wow. Seems like Nintendo can't go wrong in the Handheld business.

Understandbale, seeing as they started it in 1978.

[Kid Icarus]

Game and Watch is the real owning machine!

[CookSux]

Duh, the DS is the G&W decendant.

[Kid Icarus]

too true.

I think i'll make a G&W sig pic... if only I had photoshop still.

does anyone have a G&W?

[Dr. Doom]

Man, I come in here and make a nice, polite suggestion about how some people may be feeling excluded and Peanut decides to insert his e-peen directly into my ear. If you took offense to what I had to say then you may want to take advantage of your free health care, go to a doctor and make sure there isn't some small, unfortunate woodland creature that mistakenly borrowed a hole in your rectal cavity.

To those of you who actually took my suggestion for what it was, however (such as CookSux and Trunks), I extend my thanks. -=Bows=-

[Kid Icarus]

Could Peanut actually be Richards? o.O

[Dr. Doom]

-=Eyes narrow=-

Hmmm...

-=Stalks off, stroking his chin suspiciously=-

[Kid Icarus]

And all was right with the forums.

[Cerpin Taxt]

...Because it's cute. *looks at GBM on table*.....Yeah, because it's cute.

Wait...so even though that you already had a DS AND a Game Boy Advance, you still bought the Micro? That's kinda retarded.

[GK Punk]

Yeah, 'cause it's not like TMB Doesn't collect every Nintendo system made.

[Cerpin Taxt]

Yeah, 'cause it's not like TMB Doesn't collect every Nintendo system made.

Gosh, y'know. It must've slipped my mind.

I can't wait until Sin City Recut comes out tomorrow. I wonder what I'll do with my regular Sin City dvd that I never bought, figuring that there was going to be a bigger and better one...

[GK Punk]

Maybe Bruce Willis will give you his extra copy?

[Cerpin Taxt]

Maybe Bruce Willis will give you his extra copy?

It's too bad I don't know Bruce Willis.

I met Hailey Joel Osment, though, so that makes me...

...

...

...

...

...

...Two degrees from him, right?

[GK Punk]

Maybe Hailey Joel Osment can get Bruce Willis' extra copy?

[Cerpin Taxt]

Maybe Hailey Joel Osment can get Bruce Willis' extra copy?

Well, that was 6 years ago, so...nope. But thanks for playing.

[GK Punk]

I bet ya he has a gameboy micro.

[Peanut]

Could Peanut actually be Richards? o.O

You just had to go and tell him.

[Kid Icarus]

:lol:

that whole conversation reminded me of the days of Leo and GK... just with out as many insults to peoples manhoods.

That makes me happy, in a sad emo kid way. PD, can you insult peoples manhoods next time? That'd be boss, yo, word.

[GK Punk]

If it'll make ya feel better, I can crack a "Trunks has a small penis" joke in the near future.

[Kid Icarus]

GK, you're the best!

[ThirdMarioBro]

It's that time again Boys and Girls. Tis the time for...

TMB'S IMBISILLIC SPAM OF THE DAY!!!

http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2940

Always remember to brush your teeth before you go to bed....and check on your marajuana stash to make sre your little brother hasn't gotten into it. If he did, choke it out of the little bastard.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy and wise....and narrows his chances of getting laid by about 85%.
-Quote Benjamin Franklin.

^^Ever wonder why that man never had any kids? Yeah.

[Mecha Cow]

Just say NO to drugs, TMB.

Awesome commercials btw :lol:

[愛]

It's sure been a while since I posted in here.

That's hilarious, TMB. :lol:

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://revo-europe.com/news.php?nid=8636

Revo will use displacement mapping. Think the often rumored "Cube Mapping". THis means Revo will have visuals comparable to the others at a lower CPU cost. Sounds cool to me.

[愛]

The biggest accomplishment of a developer is to find a balance of CPU and GPU processes. There are many games out there that don't utilize both. Like Half-Life 2 is almost purely CPU-based, which is why the game runs at most 50fps for me, when I have a 6800GT video card. World of Warcraft is the same way. Call of Duty 2 is a game where it is almost fully GPU-based. When you can have a balance of both, you can maximize your FPS and graphics at the same time. Hopefully Revolution will achieve this.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Sony has been toting the unparreled power of it's new Cell's Processor for years now. Claiming that the PS3 will run circles around the XBOX 360's core setup. Well IBM the chips creator recently put the little fella through the paces and the result may surprise you. Assuming you can read engineer!

At this year's E3 (or thereabouts) Sony proclaimed that their processor could achieve 200GFLOPS! However, according to IBM's white paper, only 155.5 GFLOPS was actually achieved (Table 4). BUT, IBM's tests used all 8 SPEs. The PS3 will only use 7 SPE's, due to manufacturing yield issues.

The efficiency of the Cell is 75.9% (Table 4), with of a theoretical peak of 201GFLOPs (Figure 5)--running 8 SPEs at 25.12GFLOPS apiece (Table 2). Similarly, the theoretical peak for the PS3's processor will be 176GFLOPS, using 7 SPEs at 25.12GFLOPS apiece. Assuming the same 75.9% effieciency, we could easily interpolate the PS3's Cell to be capable of 133.6GFLOPS.

The take home message is that with the PS3 being cabable of 133.6 GFLOPS and the Xbox 360 being capable of 115.2 GFLOPS, the PS3 is not nearly as far ahead of the Xbox 360 as we were lead to believe. we should expect relatively similar power coming from both consoles, processor power, and ease of programming all considered.

Bottomline is that the Cell isn't going to lap the XBOX 360 in terms of power. Ultimately it will be up to the developers to push each machine to it's limits, not the CPU.

And who didn't see this comming? Sony lies about specs again. Just like those 75 million poly PS2 games. :roll:

[Peanut]

It's Sony. Would you expect anything less? Everyone lies about this crap.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Nintendo said the Gamecube could pull around 18 million polys. Star Fox Adventures pulled 18 million. RE4 killed that. They're the only ones who's specs I trust. Too bad they don't put out often :lol:

You could tell Ken was lying about that crap at the Sony Press COnference. I booed him, but the microphones didn't seem to pick it up.

[TMNTerminator]

You could tell Ken was lying about that crap at the Sony Press COnference. I booed him, but the microphones didn't seem to pick it up.

Well, its the thought that counts... :)

[Cerpin Taxt]

If you actually care about the GFlops, TFlops and Poly count, you really need to get laid.

What we need is a sequel to Starfox 64. Hopefully Revolution will have that.

[Star Wolf]

If you actually care about the GFlops, TFlops and Poly count, you really need to get laid.

What we need is a sequel to Starfox 64. Hopefully Revolution will have that.

I'd love seeing a true sequel to Star Fox 64.

[愛]

If you actually care about the GFlops, TFlops and Poly count, you really need to get laid.

What we need is a sequel to Starfox 64. Hopefully Revolution will have that.

People who make six figure salaries worry about GFlops, TFlops and poly counts.

And yeah, I'd love to see another Starfox 64, a game that takes 50 minutes at most to beat.

[Cerpin Taxt]

People who make six figure salaries worry about GFlops, TFlops and poly counts.

I'm talking about the consumer. We need not worry about the really fancy tech specs and whatnot. Who cares if the plastic holding the XBOX 360 together is better than that of the PS3? It doesn't really make a big difference.

[愛]

I personally don't really care if the difference is miniscule. I enjoy a game with dazzling graphics, but I'm in it for the gameplay.

And about Sony lying, it's not surprising. Sony loves to put their figures out of proportion. That MGS4 video did look very nice, though. I just wonder if they can maintain the game at 60fps. I'm all about framerate, and if it's under 40fps, then I start to frown.

[Kid Icarus]

Unless, of course, that plastic has very few vent holes. Then we end up with a puddle of plastic and metal.

Also, gamers with an intrest in game development care about the hardware. It does more then the graphics... it lets you know how many intelegent characters you can have out there at once, how far the draw distance can go, how fast you can load things and access stuff in memory, and how much action you can have going on at one time.

As Ai said, it's gotta be above 40 FPS... I don't mind lower though, so long as the frame rate is constant.

And remember, no one's seen *actualy* realtime gameplay footage of any PS3 title yet, but I'm betting it's going to be nearly indenticle to the 360.


Anyway, Nintendo DS is dominating in Japan. 300,000 units in ONE WEEK. Nothing else even broke 100,000. Yay.

And Reggie's going to be playing Mario Kart DS online monday from 4:30-5PM Pacific under the name NOA_Reggie (I'm guessing the NOA names are locked out on the servers). Although, half an hour doesn't really give him much time.. . but those three people that play against him are gonna be some lucky bitches.

[Kid Icarus]

New battery to make a Gameboy version of Gamecube hardware possible?

http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1134675746

From what we know, Nintendo was holding off on a high powered portable because the batery life would be crap... from what it sounds like, one of these puppies could keep the machine running for a few days, rather then hours.

Let the speculation commence!

[Barkworm]

Anyway, Nintendo DS is dominating in Japan. 300,000 units in ONE WEEK.
Yeah, Mario Kart did the trick. According to Media Create, it also sold about 7 times better than the XBox 360. Microsoft has really f'cked up the launch...

[ThirdMarioBro]

I love it when Nintendo's handheld blows the sh*t out of consoles, especially new ones.

Well, that new battery technology sounds like just what we've been needing. Whatever superceeds the DS will have the needed battery. Either way, I'm not worrying about that now. Nice to know things are set for future evolution though.

[Kid Icarus]

Or, if it's cheap enough to impliment now, that battery might be a part of the revised DS... That'd be nice.

[ThirdMarioBro]

*ignores world and plays DDR:Mario*

Gotta burn that ugly fat.

[Kid Icarus]

Why do I want Karaoke Revolution Party? WHY?!

[ThirdMarioBro]

I dunno. Perhaps to uhhhh........

I guess Ireally don't know. :lol:

Vocal chords don't have fat :lol:

[Buslady]

We're hooked on MKartDS...we have soooo much fun with it. I raced someone called Apparition today...good racer. I'm a rookie, I just got my Kart DS a couple weeks ago. My xmas present to myself :-)

We figured out how to use the house's WiFi with them, what a great invention. It just makes the DS so much more fun to use. :-)

[Kid Icarus]

Buslady, be sure to add us all to your friends list :).

[ThirdMarioBro]

We're hooked on MKartDS...we have soooo much fun with it. I raced someone called Apparition today...good racer. I'm a rookie, I just got my Kart DS a couple weeks ago. My xmas present to myself :-)

We figured out how to use the house's WiFi with them, what a great invention. It just makes the DS so much more fun to use. :-)

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=13989

Check here for all our friend codes. :)

[ThirdMarioBro]

Excuse me if I'm not around much. I have the flu. Kill me now please. I'll even provide the gun.

[愛]

I haven't been around much, either. I've been working and playing WoW too much. :ohwell:

[Kid Icarus]

Oh em eff gee. I think I know what my mom got me for christmas...

I was talking to her about my list of games (huge, very scary, 4 pages typed, list), and she said she took it in to talk to some game store clerks about them...

I think she got me the NES Castlevanias.

Just to be sure, I checked the store... they had a few copies of 2 or 3 in, can't remember which right now.

But she was also mentioning some DS games... And I didn't have time to cross Animal Crossing and M&L off my list. I hope to hell she didn't get me either of those at the used place, or else they'll be going back. Thankfuly they do trades with returned products.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Nintendo Advocating Piracy?

With a news post title like that, you know this is going to be funny.

December 21, 2005

by: Matt Saunderson

That's what The New York Times' Tom Zeller, Jr. thinks.
The New York Times has run an article which attempts to claim that Nintendo is an advocate of music piracy through the comments of Animal Crossing's K.K. Slider. The offending comment from K.K. Slider: "Those industry fat cats try to put a price on my music, but it wants to be free." Further, in the game K.K. Slider gives away copies of his music.

In The New York Times article, Tom Zeller, Jr. calls out Nintendo for having its "a guitar-toting puppy" support file-sharing. "...the music industry - another purveyor of digital goods - could not have been very happy when bloggers last week began sharing screen grabs from a popular new Nintendo game, which includes, among its many characters, a guitar-toting puppy who seems to extol the virtues of file-sharing," Zeller wrote.

What Zeller failed to realize is that some file-sharing is legal, and there are artists out there who make their music available for download free of charge. Further, many independent and amateur musicians will put their music on peer-to-peer services for free so that people might get a taste of their material.

Further, it appears that Zeller is unaware of the numerous efforts Nintendo has taken to combat piracy, as well as protect its intellectual piracy.

Nintendo of America's Perrin Kaplan said the following about The New York Times article: "People can read a lot into a little, but musician K.K. Slider -- a guitar-playing cartoon dog -- is saying only that he's a free spirit who cannot be bought and sold for any amount of money... K.K. wanted his music to be free in the sense of being freed from his guitar, free from any constraints." Kaplan went on to say, "As a dog, it's understandable that he [K.K. Slider] would not want to deal with any 'fat cats.'"

source: Spong

You know, it's moments like that when I love NoA's PR team. The NY Times got it's ass pwnd by Perrin. That, and if people look into it and believe Nintendo's condoning file sharing....seriously, who is on the Music Industry's side on that? :roll:

Still, the thought of Nintendo advocating piracy... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yeah, that's a new one.




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and

Major Nelson Meets Reggie

Major Nelson is Microsoft's Programming Director for Xbox Live.
Microsoft and Nintendo don't always fight when they get together. On Monday, Microsoft's Programming Director for Xbox Live, Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson), went to Nintendo's Mario Kart DS event at a Seattle-area McDonalds. The event featured Nintendo's Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, Reggie Fils-Aime.

At the event Major Nelson wasn't able to play online (under his nickname of "Xbox Live") due to some technical difficulties. However, Major Nelson did get his Nintendo DS signed by Reggie, and admits that he is a fan of the Nintendo DS and thinks it's an excellent handheld.

You can check out Major Nelson's photo with Reggie and a photo of his signed Nintendo DS here.

source: Major Nelson's Blog

You see, I like this. Nintendo and Microsoft's two badasses getting together and being friendly. Just shows we're all gamers at heart.

[Kid Icarus]

"Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer." ;)

Anyway, I played actual DDR in an arcade today. Damn, they really did water down Mario Mix. Oh well, I still pwnd it. Nothing lower then a B :D.

And I played Percussion Master. Fun game... I sucked at it until I realized what the little green things ment... I had no idea there were triggers on the side of the big drum.

[Dr. Doom]

I decided like a few hours ago out of nowhere that I wanted a DS this year...

Needless to say, that's more than likely a bit too late of a realization. I usually get a bunch of money this time of year, but a DS and the 3 games I want (Mario 64, Mario Kart, Mario & Luigi) would run me about $235. And I don't know that I'll have that much to spend, especially after I finally get around to buying some gifts for the few people I'm buying things for, and considering that I have a lot of other things (such as movies and games) on my "to buy" list.

=(

EDIT: Do you need to buy something extra for the Wi-Fi stuff? Or could I hypothetically just start playing MKDS with other people as soon as I bust it out?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Depends on your setup. Do you have a wireless router? If so, just bust the sucker out and go. If you don't, you'll either need the USB dongle wireless adapter from Nintendo to get the DS online, or a wireless router.

[Kid Icarus]

Or what I've been doing: hotspot's. Mcdonalds with wifi all give you free access, along with millions of other places ( i prefer the coffee shop here. caffeine and video games are a winning combination!)

[Kid Icarus]

http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/05/hidden-star-fox-arwing-in-ocarina-of-time/

Arwing found in Ocarina of Time.

:lol:

Makes me wish my Gameshark still worked =\.

[CookSux]

I want an action replay for the sake of playing SSMB debug and getting those blasted trophies. I wouldn't mind getting a few figures I couldn't get for my Nintendo Gallery either...

[Kid Icarus]

So, apparently some magazine in europe got a scoop that Twilight Princess is being delayed *again* to add in forward-compatable functionality for the Revolution. I've read the scans, seen the board posts about it.

The following is my reaction if this is true.

Thank you Nintendo. Thank you for making me wait even longer for this game. I probably would have beaten it by now, if you didn't push it back six months. But now, pushing it back another few... thanks. Really. I can always play my DS, right? One problem though. I was supposed to have this game in my hands on November 18th. Now you're expecting me to just wait more? Polishing the gameplay is one thing. I was all for that when that was the reason. But delaying it, to add in a feature that would be better off in an entirely *new* game, is moronic and agrivating. I thought, when you put the Gamecube out, that it woulden't end up like the N64 towards the end. With no games comming out worth playing. There are no Gamecube games comming now. None. You'd be better off just moving it over solely to Revolution, and telling us now, instead of having your worst E3 ever. Because you know what? I know I can't be the only one tired of waiting.

So, really. **** you Nintendo. **** you.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yeah dude, they really fu*ked up this time. There's not a goddamn thing comming out for Gamecube for the next year. That Kirby

Nintendo, you so fu*ked up this time HARDCORE. I defended you, as pissed as I was, when it missed Christmas, but this is the last fu*king straw. That poor DS is going to learn the true meaning of gaming as I'm going to have to live on it all next year. GBA is dead, Gamecube is dead, and for what? Who the hell is going to wait to play the game on Revolution for new controls? Use those in a new Zelda designed for it. Now we get to wait 3 FU*KING YEARS to get a goddamn fishing minigame and some random junk here and there. They're just delaying it to get it close to Christmas since they missed this one. You know the Nintendo mantra. Don't release sh*t all year, then release 20 games at Christmas.

Sooo, what do I have to enjoy on my Nintendo console for the next 12 months? Maybe a Hello Kitty game and some bad ports of dying PS2 shovleware that's being pushed out until PS3 arrives. I'm going to kill myself sometime around August. This E3 may be Revo's time to finally shine, but for Christ's sake, I'm going to see Twilight Princess there AGAIN? 2 TIMES NINTENDO? YOU TRYING TO BEAT FINALLY FANTASY XII'S RECORD? Wait, it will be out by then.......mother fu*ker. There's not a goddamn thing comming out next year until Revo. Looks like people are going to get a little taste of what life would be like with no Nintendo console games for the next year, and I hope they're all miserable. This is our punishment and it's going to be hell. They better line the floor with Revo demo units at E3, because they aren't going to have jack sh*t to show on the other Console front, and Zelda won't cut it anymore. Even that Kirby game I was looking forward to has seemingly disappeared into vaporware. Probobly pushed to Revo as well.

*marches out to Preorder Revolution officially*

Last console related preorder for the next 11 months. *cries* Honestly, after the first delay, I raised hell, then calmed down. 100 hours of gameplay, maybe 4 more dungeons, more fun, more trading, more emotion, hell, maybe Nintendo's first 2 disc game. Now, I find out they're delaying it AGAIN, to tack on controller abilities for the NEXT GEN-SYSTEM? I need to go cry in a corner now, so I end with this.

Welcome back to the seventh circle of hell, and the last year of N64 all over again. I want to kill myself now. If this becomes tradition, I'm gonna wish console life cycles would get longer, because the death of a system brings this sh*t. I gotta let it out...

ARRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRGGGG
GGGHHHHHHHH
HHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, maybe we'll all wake up, and Nintendo will deny the whole thing. Somehow I doubt it though. :cry:

[Dr. Doom]

Like, do you even know the validity of all this? This is the only place I've heard about it so far.

I'll say the same thing I say when people tell me they have negative feelings about the Revolution.

"Nintendo's never given me any reason to doubt them before."

If they did delay it, do we know for a fact that is wasn't for like an actual good reason?

[Peanut]

If it was true it would most likely be everywhere by now. I'll believe it when a reliable source says it.

I heard a rumor similar to this yesterday and nowhere did it say it was getting delayed, but that they were going to impliment some REV things into the game before it's release.

I'd say this is nothing but jumping the gun. That's just me however. Delayed or not I wouldn't exactly care. I've got plenty to play as it is and quite frankly, all the waiting has killed this game for me.

[愛]

I agree with Peanut. Even though the delay of this game is getting quite ridiculous, I have so many games to play, and also so little time. I probably wouldn't even have time to play the damn Zelda game with everything going on.

And yeah, this rumor would be all over IGN, 1-Up, Gamespot, etc. I don't see it.

[Kid Icarus]

Like you guys are saying, I'm going to just calm down a bit. But still... those scans had new pictures in them. Those are pretty damn hard to fake.

How 'bout a good old laugh fest on Jack Thompsons part to cheer us all up?

http://ds.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=3090

[CookSux]

I read the same magazine article, but if you read it tehre's actually no factual information... all speculation mixed into fiction. Take things with a grain of salt people, until Nintendo makes official word... and chill.

[Mecha Cow]

Those scans can be found here (http://www.zhq2.com/coppermine/cpg132/thumbnails.php?album=197) if anyone wants to see.

[Peanut]

How 'bout a good old laugh fest on Jack Thompsons part to cheer us all up?

http://ds.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=3090

ELL OH F'N ELL! That guy is such a total tool. Halo trained a kid to be a sniper, because we all know the sniping in Halo is sooooo amazingly realistic that they could train special ops with it.

[Dr. Doom]

I'll enjoy Zelda just the same no matter when it comes out.

[Kid Icarus]

http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1135356771

Pokemon brand is now totally in house.

:D.

Although, I want to point out one big error... Nintendojo seems to have thought the Pokemon TCG was managed by 4Kids... it never was. Wizards of the Coast handled its non-Japanese distribution, including translating the cards and organized play, up until a couple of years ago, when Nintendo didn't renew their liscense.

After that, Nintendo let Pokemon USA, Inc. handle it.

Just recently, however, Pokemon USA, Inc. was given full rights to the Pokemon TCG.

Back to the original article: This can only be good. 4Kids is horrible with translating and localizing... Hopefuly we'll see some improvement with the Pokemon anime. Oh, and Pokemon USA'll be making even more money now. And them making more money, means I get to have bigger tournaments. Wh00t.

[CookSux]

Back to the original article: This can only be good. 4Kids is horrible with translating and localizing... Hopefuly we'll see some improvement with the Pokemon anime. Oh, and Pokemon USA'll be making even more money now. And them making more money, means I get to have bigger tournaments. Wh00t.

You actually play the card game? :o

[ThirdMarioBro]

Play the game? Gwg manages the fu*king tournaments! :D :D You're looking at an official tournament organizer for the Official Pokemon Trading Card Game. Kickass :D


Oh, and thank heavens that Nintendo FINALLY gave 4Kids the boot. I hate those bastards with a passion. Writing quality should go up now because I firmly believe after M&L: Partners in Time that Nintendo has the best translation team in the world.

Burn in hell 4Kids Entertainment. To say I hate you would be a laughingly inaccurate understatement.

[Dr. Doom]

I was just handed a blue DS with Mario Kart for my birthday. I'm working on the Wi-Fi thing, connecting it to my router or whatever....it's testing the connection...has been for about 5 minutes o_o;; -=bounces nervously=-

EDIT: prolly about 15 now. o_o;;

EDIT: HELP!

[CookSux]

What's the problem exactly?

[Dr. Doom]

It won't stop testing the wireless connection. It's been testing for maybe an hour now.

[愛]

If you have a firewall on the router, there will be problems like that. I suggest looking into that first.

[Peanut]

Just spend a couple bucks and get a WiFi USB dongle. I found one in Toys R Us for $25 cdn.

[Dr. Doom]

I turned it off and tried again, it worked instantly. I'mma find those friend codes now. How do I get mine?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Choose Nintendo WFC at main screen, then click Friend Code, then click "Confirm Criend Code".

PM me that 12 digit number, and you go up on the list. Simple as that. :)

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=13989

Just be careful when typing in ours as it's easy to mess up when inputting someone else codes, and the Connection service isn't too forgiving in that department.

[Kid Icarus]

Peanut: We won't have them in stores here in the states until Prime Hunters comes out =\.

Alien Homonid is fun. Lots of fun. And so's Karaoke Revolution Party.

My neice got DDR:MM and KRP this morning... she's in a weird state of bliss. When I left, she was olmost done clearning Normal Story in DDR.

You actually play the card game? :o
To clairfy with TMB... I'm one of now 51 Premier Level tournament organizers for Pokemon USA, Inc. I'm their Nebraska guy.

I've been working with the team that's running things for about 5-6 years now. (yes, I've been running tournaments since I was 14ish, actually started learning the formats when I started playing way back when). They used to all manage a game called Magi-Nation Duel. Funny thing, the head of their Rules team and I share the same B-day. I celebrated my 17th with them at Gencon. Good times... good times.

Oh, and if you guys ever go to a convention... a bar of soap is needed. You can clear lines out *easy* with one of those bad mofos.

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://www.revo-europe.com/news.php?nid=8671

Who's up for a little fishing? :D

[Kid Icarus]

http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1135917026

SWEET ****ING JESUS OMG YAY THANK YOU!

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl will use the WFC to allow players world wide to trade, communicate, and battle.

That's all I needed. SOLD.

[愛]

Microphone feature....TO TAUNT PEOPLE?!

Oh, that's all I need. I want it.

[ThirdMarioBro]

OMFG FU*KING SOLD.

Online Pokemon, and microphone enhanced. Online Pokemon taunting. How sweet can ya get.

[Kid Icarus]

I'm thinking it might be used to choose attacks, or call pokemon out durring battle... I don't see Nintendo ever really using voip in any of their games, especially pokemon, just because of the number of kids that play their games.

and the thing i'm loving most is... I CAN TRADE WORLD WIDE! i might actually be able to, yanno, get a full pokedex again... specially if they up it to the rumored 500.

[Cerpin Taxt]

I own both handheld systems (DS and PSP), and I'm starting to become more of a SONY fan day by day, but...

Yeah. PSP just got pwned really hard.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I'm thinking it might be used to choose attacks, or call pokemon out durring battle... I don't see Nintendo ever really using voip in any of their games, especially pokemon, just because of the number of kids that play their games.

and the thing i'm loving most is... I CAN TRADE WORLD WIDE! i might actually be able to, yanno, get a full pokedex again... specially if they up it to the rumored 500.

Yeah, parents suing Nintendo because someone on the other side of the country said "FU*K YOUR LEVEL 26 PIKACHU" as though it dosen't happen 450,000 times a day on XBL, and they haven't heard it from their mom or dad 20 times a day. :roll:

Oh well, that's why god invented Ventrillo and Skype.

[Anarky]

Hehehe... Do you know these chinese rip offs of popular toys. Seems like someone got the brilliant idea to rip off the DS.

Here's the review (http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/878.html)

[Peanut]

That was classic. Hilarious!

[Kid Icarus]

lolz. Good times.

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/20051228.jpg

LOL

[Kid Icarus]

And so it happens again...

Two words: Nintendo. Wavebird.

Seriously, we've been enjoying perfect wireless controlers for what, 4 years now olmost?

[愛]

Wasn't Wavebird designed by some other company and Nintendo just bought it? Maybe I'm just dumb and totally wrong, but I remember some third-party making it.

Either way, I'm patiently waiting for wireless controllers for everything....everything. Just so I don't have to have a controller jungle in front of my TV. :(

[Kid Icarus]

Nope, Wavebird was developed by Nintendo.

There were wireless controlers for the NES, SNES, and Genesis though, but they work on IR beams instead of RF waves like a remote. They had a hell of a delay from the time you pushed the button to, if you were aiming the controller right, what happend on the screen. And if you wern't aiming perfectly at the receiver? Oops... you're dead.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Marilyn Manson appeared on an in-between commercial feature on E! Channel recently, and had this to say:

MM: Yeah, I bought a Nintendo DS a couple of weeks ago. That thing is pretty neat.

E!: What games?

MM: Oh, uh, I'm pretty good at Mario Kart. My friend got me this little Japanese lawyer game(Phoenix Wright). It's (bleep) amazing.

Touching is good? Nah, how about slashing is good. :lol:

So much for the kiddy image huh.

[Kid Icarus]

Damn. Way to score some free advertisment, Ninty.

[Dr. Doom]

What's Phoenix Wright like anyways?

[Kid Icarus]

you're a lawyer, and you spend the game getting confessions from people, then you have a court case and you have to destroy alibies and such.

Oh, and apparently the game's become rare. If you want it, get it now.

Few news updates... Nintendo's market share's grown by %15. This growth is attributed to the DS, and it's approach at bringing new and ex gamers into the hobby. Imagine that... Nintendo really did know what they were doing when they started talking about targeting nongamers. Go figure.

A new patent's been discovered from Nintendo that talks about holograms being projected on the floor. Confusing, and entirely too expensive... but okay.

And, finally. the USB dongle is being sold in US stores. If I live through my court trial tommrow, I'll be nabbing that **** Thursday.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Holograms on the floor? Interesting....

Bragging time. When Xbox Live launched back in 2002, it set a record of having 1,000,000 subscribers join in one year.

When the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection launched a little over a month and a half ago, they have had 550,000 individual users join up in that time.


Now, they're already over half way to beating Xbox Live's record in a fu*king month, and that number only consists of Kart Racers, Skaters and Animal Crossers. Three games. Three freaking games and one month.

Wait til Metroid Hunters comes out. This is unbelieveable. Best system since SNES.

*edit*

Good luck on the Court crap tomorrow Gwg :(

Oh, and get the dongle. You're WAAAAAAY past rediculiously due for your Kart pwning.


Nintendo DS
Japan - 5.44 million
USA - 4 million
Europe - 3 million
Australia - .16 million

Total = 12.6 million

PSP
Japan - 2.5 million
USA - 2.7 million
Europe 1.5 million
Australia .10 million

Total - 6.8 million

lol



Also...........

TMB'S RANDOM SPAM OF THE DAY STRIKES BACK!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=L854AFW7GhU

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Remember, help lower the dumbass population. Have your Children spade or nutered.

[Kid Icarus]

Wow. We've only been online for a little over a month? Holy ****... It feels a lot longer then that.

Thankfuly, I didn't get fined as much as I was thinking... I should have enough money next month to get the dongle. This month, insurance and a lisence, then what I can on the fines.

Oh, and why the hell not... if I figured it out right... 129 DAYS TILL E3! Boohyeah!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Now here is some interesting sh*t. CES just kicked off today in Vegas, and Nintendo is nosing around buying stuff. Take a look.

Nintendo Interested In VR

January 04, 2006

by: Phillip Levin

Straight out of CES 2006, the company purchases a number VR headsets.
Today, the annual Consumer Electronic Show (CES for short) kicked off in Las Vegas, Nevada.

While nothing one hundred percent Nintendo Revolution related has happened yet – nor do we know if anything will – one interesting tidbit of information has surfaced out of the show.

According to IGN Revolution, one company called eMagin, has shown off a virtual device called the Z800 3D Visor, which basically looks like a pair of sun glasses. While virtual technology like this has been available since July of last year, being used for a number of arcade games from Beachhead, the technology is still relatively new.

Nintendo has always expressed much interest in the new Z800 3D Visor, in fact. The company has purchased a number of units from eMagin already.

For months now, many rumors on the internet have speculated that Nintendo might look into the realm of virtual reality in the near future. Could these events be the beginning of something more interesting?

We’ll have more out of CES as it happens.

WTF are they up to? This is some interesting stuff.

[TMNTerminator]

Hmm..that could be interesting....me likes VR... :)

[JameO]

Wow. We've only been online for a little over a month? Holy ****... It feels a lot longer then that.

Thankfuly, I didn't get fined as much as I was thinking... I should have enough money next month to get the dongle. This month, insurance and a lisence, then what I can on the fines.

Oh, and why the hell not... if I figured it out right... 129 DAYS TILL E3! Boohyeah!

YOu telling me you can't gather up like 15 bucks for this thing? Poor poor soul!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Last I heard, it was $30. *shrugs*

[Peanut]

I payed $20 cdn for it. You guys got jipped.

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://revo-europe.com/news.php?nid=8686

Zelda scans in European Nintendo Power Equalevant

[Kid Icarus]

Rent: $340
Pokemon USA: $200
Car Insurance: ~$200
Tickets/fines: $250
Liscense reinstatement: $50
Gas for car: ~$40
Food: ~$60

Total: $1,150

Oh, the wonderful joys of adulthood. And I didn't mention that this is all due this month either. Thank god we're clear of any massive games comming out soon.

I will break budget for the Mega Man X collection. It's to the point where I've had dreams about that game.

And depending on costs... I'm getting a tattoo. The Nintendo emblem on my left pec. I'm guessing though, since it'll be custom art, it'll be expensive. =\.

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=6357

In Car Game Boy System to work with in car LCD DVD players? isn't the Game Boy already portable? Eh? Whatever, I guess I'd rather play Game Boy games than watch a movie on the road anyway. Still, seems a bit pointless, but whatever. *shrugs*

[Mecha Cow]

...

Yay, now I can finally play GBA games in the car!

[Kid Icarus]

It's all about breaking a billion user mark.

Anywho, got the adapter... but since I'm using the vastly suppiror W2K and not Extra Pretty, it won't install. *kickstabstab*.

Oh, and I bought that POP:SOT game for $18.

[Peanut]

Oh, and I bought that POP:SOT game for $18.

A Nintendo worthy game made by a 3rd party. It's amazing.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Oh, and I bought that POP:SOT game for $18.

Lucky Lucky Lucky. I can't ind it anywhere.

[Kid Icarus]

Yeah. Funny thing is, before I went in the store I was thinking "hey, it's about time I break down and try POP..."

Looked around at the DS and GBA stuff, went back to gamecube looking for a reasonably priced copy of Fire Emblem or Beyond Good & Evil when there it was, sitting all alone on the bottom shelf.

The sucky thing is, is that I can't start it tonight. I have to work in the morning. ;_;.

[Mecha Cow]

I'm just going to assume this is a joke (http://joystiq.com/2006/01/06/revolution-controller-inspires-3rd-party-ps2-controller/).

[ThirdMarioBro]

Well, you're going to see people copy it, but nobody can do it with bluetooth because they'll get sued to hell and back by Ninty's 200 rabid lawyers of death. Nobody will be stupid enough to copy it for the time being.

[Kid Icarus]

Ah... funny thing though. Nintendo has a patent on controlers in two parts connected by a cable.

That controller looks like ****, and I bet it plays like **** to.

[ThirdMarioBro]

What do you do when its a slow news week?

Act fu*king goofy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/neomoto2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/kutis5ye.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/neomotostand4od.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/neomotokick9ja.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/yamauchiarchitect1kd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/kutideath1ko.jpg

And then one more to just screw with your brain.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/starwarsteam.jpg

[Kid Icarus]

AHH GOD MY BRAIN JUST BLEEDED OUT MY NOSE!

I mean. Um.

Funny stuff, TMB :D.

[Dr. Doom]

I love that ferret with the hood. <3

[Mecha Cow]

That Matrix spoof is beautiful. Especially that last picture. :lol:

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://ds.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=3141

WTF? Nintendo apprently can't get Electroplankton into stores and it will only be sold online through major retailers (Amazon and the like).

This fu*king sucks. Nobody is going to buy that game online, let alone know it even exists. So much for all that wasted time at the Press Conference. 15 minutes on a game nobody's going to get to play. Stores don't even seem to want to carry it. This is pathetic. American retailers. Guess they don't want it unless it's got Spongebob on the box. Fu*k. :(

*heads to Amazon*

I played it at E3. Electroplankton pwns hardcore. It's extremely wierd, but very fun to make music with.

[Barkworm]

The fact that you can't save anything you create completely turns me off.

[Kid Icarus]

Think of it as live DJing. Get better, memorize your songs, and recreate them.

Or, plug the headphone jack into a tape recorder. Presto, all the save space you could want for cheap. Or you could even plug it into a computers input jack. Yay solutions! :D.

Infact, that could be really cool.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yeah, the recording cable is like $4.

Now, for happy news.

METROID PRIME HUNTERS!

January 09, 2006

by: Chris Playo

New details regarding the anticipated Nintendo DS release, Metroid Prime Hunters
The interactive entertainment magazine, GamePro has recently revealed new details pertaining to Metroid Prime Hunters. The Nintendo DS first-person shooter featuring the popular character Samus Aran was originally slated to release some time ago, however Nintendo had previously delayed the anticipated title in an effort to provide online functionality via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

With a definite release date of March 20th, 2006, Hunters is heavily desired for the intense multiplayer action which it is set to offer. Gamers who purchased a Nintendo DS in its early months got a taste of the game's Deathmatch mode, but the bundled demo offered little compared to what the final version is prepared to provide.

According to GamePro, Nintendo has packed the action title with 25 competitive multiplayer areas for use in the game's Deathmatch mode. At the present time, it has yet to be disclosed if all of these available maps will be available to play over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, however it is expected that the majority of the 25 will be.

Additionally, Metroid Prime Hunters is set to follow the footsteps of its predecessors in the series and offer an intense single player experience. Taking place in the Metroid Prime universe, the game includes six additional bounty hunters, each equipped with their own set of weapons, properties, and special maneuvers. The six hunters will also have their own, unique morphing abilities to further differentiate them. Nintendo has high hopes for these new characters, as the company desires to develop "spin-off" games based around them if they are indeed popular.

The game's single player mode will include a multitude of levels spanning across five different game worlds. Throughout the title, if one of the additional hunters acquires an artifact it is the players role to immediately hunt them down, even if it involves them leaving their current world.

The Nintendo DS first person shooter allows users to control all of their characters actions via the touch screen of the portable. Players have the option of controlling their character's aiming with the system's stylus or thumbstrap while movement is handled via the directional pad. Releasing on March 20th, 2006 Metroid Prime Hunters is expected to retail at an MSRP of $34.99.

This sucker sounds better and better all the time.

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/1043/Mario_Brothers_on_Guitar.html

coin sounds on a guitar? Yup.

[Kid Icarus]

That was freaking impressive.

[Dr. Doom]

I'm interested in the concept of introducing new characters into Metroid....interested, but that's not to say I'm not vaguely concerned. One very interesting aspect of Metroid Prime was how desolate and lonely it all was. You were all alone, no contact with anyone...if you saw soemthing move, it needed to die. That was something really important to the atmopshere of the game, which was arguable the best contributing factor. Adding new characters can either work really well or spoil that aspect of the Metroid universe. It will be interesting to see what happens.

[愛]

I believe the idea of you being the only one sent on the mission was a major, if not the only, aspect of the game. In my opinion, I think the game would be ultimately ruined and the mood broken if there was some guy like, "HEY! YOU GO THAT WAY, AND I'LL GO THIS WAY!" No. Samus doesn't do that. It's just not her style.

[ThirdMarioBro]

But this is more like being stuck on a planet/planets alone, and no help, except when you get a Relic, you've got like five other HUnters comming to get you, and nobody else gives a damn. They're not on your side. They want to kill you. I think that aspect is going to drive the Metroid feel" up because now it's not just stupid mindless Space Pirates comming for you. You've got a rather large group of "competition" who want your blood. I think it will drive the stress level up x4 and make the game even more nervewracking. Now you're really being hunted. It's like Metroid Fusion on speed or something. It will be interesting to see how this turns out. Basically, it's still "everything that moves needs to die", except now they're hunting you too.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Tetris DS Online Developed by Nintendo

January 10, 2006

by: Ray Almeda

The DS version of the most popular puzzle series ever is only a month away. Get this... Tetris online!
Written by: Stephen Smith

Nintendo of America announced today that a beloved classic is returning, this time to the Nintendo DS. Tetris DS, will be available March 20, exclusively for the Nintendo DS. Tetris DS will also incorporate the use of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

The six modes of play available in Tetris DS will feature themes based off of classic Nintendo franchises, such as Super Mario Bros. or Metroid. The traditional fall blocks, and clearing line game play still remain, but with new touch screen functionality.

Players can also log onto Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to compete with up to four players. Tetris DS even includes a point based rating system that awards points to players depending on how they play.

Stay tuned to DS Advanced for more details.

source: Nintendo of America - Press Release



Yes ladies and gentlemen, for the first time since 1995, Intelligent Systems brings you a new Tetris with Online enabled gameplay. Can anyone say SOLD? Those cheap ass third party Tetris titles (excluding the N64 version) always dumbed down the physics to make it more forgiving, but the ones from Intelligent System always ruled. This should as well. Going to be great :D :D :D

[Mecha Cow]

I read about that earlier, it sounds like fun. Might pick it up if the price is right. Wouldn't pay full price for it though.

[Kid Icarus]

This game will be mine.

TMB, I look forward to battling it out with you.

I'll have the new OS on my PC by next friday for sure, if not sooner.

[Barkworm]

I believe the idea of you being the only one sent on the mission was a major, if not the only, aspect of the game. In my opinion, I think the game would be ultimately ruined and the mood broken if there was some guy like, "HEY! YOU GO THAT WAY, AND I'LL GO THIS WAY!" No. Samus doesn't do that. It's just not her style.
Metroid Fusion. ;)

[愛]

Oh, shut up. You know what I mean. :cry:

[ThirdMarioBro]

This game will be mine.

TMB, I look forward to battling it out with you.

I'll have the new OS on my PC by next friday for sure, if not sooner.

You better. Pwn time is approching for you my friend. I think you just proved your Nintendo an status. To install XP over 2000 for Mario Kart is a damned bold thing.

[Kid Icarus]

Mario Kart, AND Animal Crossing. I need peaches, and I need those suckers now. >_>.

Oh, and if you guys didn't realize... Metroid Prime: Hunters and Tetris DS come out on the SAME DAY.

My wallet's not liking this much, at all. And there are *still* games out there I need to buy.

[Dr. Doom]

Metroid definately takes prioritah.

[Peanut]

Everything takes priority over Tetris...which sucks.

[Dinny]

Everything takes priority over Tetris...which sucks.

Are you saying that Tetris sucks or the fact that everything else takes priority sucks?

[Kid Icarus]

I'll be getting both.

And I bought my XP upgrade disc today. <$6.

I love being a university employee.

Not that I'd have paid anymore then that. If I had to, the USB adapter would be going back to the store.

I'm gonna check on memory prices, too, since I know my system's going to chug with XP on it =\.

[Peanut]

Are you saying that Tetris sucks or the fact that everything else takes priority sucks?

It's an open ended statement! It's whatever you want it to be. This way I make everyone happy!

[Drtooth]

http://ds.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=3141

WTF? Nintendo apprently can't get Electroplankton into stores and it will only be sold online through major retailers (Amazon and the like).

This fu*king sucks. Nobody is going to buy that game online, let alone know it even exists. So much for all that wasted time at the Press Conference. 15 minutes on a game nobody's going to get to play. Stores don't even seem to want to carry it. This is pathetic. American retailers. Guess they don't want it unless it's got Spongebob on the box. Fu*k. :(

Maybe because you can't blow up prostitues or something. Seems like ALL video games are GTA ripoffs now.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Merrick Leaves Nintendo

January 11, 2006

by: Chris Playo

Jim Merrick has left Nintendo "to pursue other interests." Details inside.
According to Game Informer, Nintendo has officially announced that Jim Merrick, the popular Nintendo executive has officially left the company in order to pursue other interests. Merrick has held several important roles within the company, serving as Nintendo's Software Engineering Manager, Nintendo Network Marketing Manager, as well as Managing Director of Sales and Marketing for Nintendo Europe.

The announcement of Merrick's departure from Nintendo comes shortly after he officially left Nintendo of Europe in order to once again work for NOA. The popular figurehead amongst Nintendo faithful has consistently revealed new details regarding many Nintendo systems and games. At the present time, the successor to Merrick has yet to be named. We'll keep you updated.

source: Game Informer

I bet no more than two weks before Microsoft hires him. From what I hear, Nintendo asked for his resignation becuase he "did not fit with the new program" and needed to go. Besides, Microsoft loves other people's leftovers. Peter Moore, Ken Lobb, Rare, ect. If he was holding up progress, then I guess he needed to go. Dosen't really change anything.

*edit*

Conspiracy theory time. I read that the European magazine claiming Zelda was delayed for Rev controller enhancement is sticking to their story. Nintendo quickly tried to debunk the story, but never outright denyed it. Now, the European magazine issues a claim sticking to their story citing that "Our info came from a higher up and Nintendo who probobly shouldn't have let the story slip before E3. We would have been crazy not to post it." Now Merrick is quietly let go a day after that quote.

Makes you wonder. He's always been a bit of a blabber mouth. Good for us, possibly bad for him. Odd little situation here. Did they get it from him, and Nintendo give him the axe?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Everything takes priority over Tetris...which sucks.

Bad dog. No treats for you. :P

Now....feast your eyes on this. Everything I am about to say is based on WORD OF MOUTH. Don't take is as fact yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/tetris-ds-20060110010022169.jpg
Now, what you see here is the one player mode of standard Tetris. It uses the Mario skin. The giant Mario sprite on the right bottom is just one of many animated characters that will encopass the screen. The top...eye candy as well. Still, damn nice eye candy. Makes me happy.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/tetris-ds-20060110010021341.jpg
Multiplayer Standard Tetris. Dead players can continue playing and throw sh*t at the people still going just to be mean and strike back from the grave. You can see all 10 people playing against you at one time. That second screen is so damned handy sometimes. That target on the second from the top left playfield is the person who you have currently selected to throw all your garbage at. I think you use L & R to switch that target to someone else. Now, the Mario Kart-esque items on the bottom left baffle me, but I hope they add a new layer to the game. Should be kickass.




Now, I know the game has six modes/skins. I cannot confirm the next part, but here's what I heard. The game is supposed to be developed by Intelligent Systems, the people who brought you each of the Nintendo Tetris games over the years. This is NOT some sh*tty third party slop job like Tetris Worlds. This is a keeper folks. Each of the five main modes is supposed basically be one of the original NES, SNES, or Game Boy Nintendo Tetris games which Intelligent Systems developed included with a new look and will have a different Nintendo character skin with music. Mario hosts standard Tetris, Zelda hosting Tetris 2, Samus hosting Tetris Blast ect. Anyone who is a puzzle fan knows that each of those Tetris games played COMPLETELY different from the original. Hell, Tetris 2 was so different, the mechanics were based on completely different principles (I loved that game. Shame it is so underappriciated. Anywho....

There is so much potential for online matches here it's crazy. If Nintendo pulls through, you've got the best Tetris ever, and another game that trumtps it's SNES forefathers. Godammit, I love this little machine. :D :D

[Kid Icarus]

So, guys, it looks like it's going to take me longer to get online at home then I thought.

Last night I managed to totally **** up my computer to a point that even I haven't managed to ever hit before.

But... I think I know how to fix it now. Something about the BIOS settings becomming fecked up somehow, and the computer trying to boot from a CD instead of the HDD. And then, on top of that, something about the HDD being so fragmented (shoulden't be, after reformating... but oh well. It's windows, what can ya do?) that it's lost the NTLDR file.

So, hopefuly I have it up and running again by next weekend. Hopefuly. *crosses fingers*.


And Tetris DS owns my soul already. **** Animal Crossing. I want Tetris. Now.

[ogre276]

My favorite nintendo character is samus. I also like her games. The Metroid prime series is awsome. But the second one (mp 2:echoes) is cofusing, sad, & very hard. http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/smilies/icon_evil.gif
:evil:

[Kid Icarus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/Gwgtrunks/shigiwat29mv.jpg

Media Create Sales 01/02-01/08

1. NDS Brain Training 2 290,000 (705,000)
2. NDS Animal Crossing DS 133,000 (1,515,000)
3. NDS Mario Kart DS 115,000 (951,000)
4. NDS Brain Training 114,000 (1,272,000)
5. NDS Mario & Luigi 2 98,000 (231,000)
6. PS2 Kingdom Hearts 2 83,000 (968,000)
7. NDS Gentle Brain Training 63,000 (998,000)
8. NDS Tamagotchi 62,000 (846,000)
9. NDS Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Blue 57,000 (630,000)
10. GBA Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Red 49,000 (607,000)


Pwnd.

Oh, and by the end of the month, DS will have NINE million sellers. TEH CRZIES!

[ThirdMarioBro]

I have never in all my life seen Nintendo own 9 out of 10 of the top sellers. Even Kingdom Hearts from little Squaresoft can't compete.

Complete, total, 100% Hardcore pwnage with a steel rod. Bend over PSP.

[Jed]

I have never in all my life seen Nintendo own 9 out of 10 of the top sellers.

Complete, total, 100% Hardcore pwnage with a steel rod. Bend over PSP.

For that to be the case would it not need to be 10 out of 10 in the top sellers?:lol:

[JameO]

I dont know if you have noticed this or it has been posted or told by Peanut, as me and him saw Electroplankton in our EB Games, CANADIANS RULE!

[愛]

I don't think I have seen anything funnier than that picture of DS printing money. :lol:

[ThirdMarioBro]

I dont know if you have noticed this or it has been posted or told by Peanut, as me and him saw Electroplankton in our EB Games, CANADIANS RULE!

Oh.......snap :( :cry:

[Dr. Doom]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/Gwgtrunks/shigiwat29mv.jpg

XD!!!

ROFLCOPTER!!

[Kid Icarus]

I stole that from someone on the Planetgamecube boards... not mine. Wish it was though.

It feels good being able to say that I own the best selling system, hardware and software wise, for once. It really does.

[ThirdMarioBro]

This is a post I hijacked from AMN forums. A DS Wi-Fi fix has been found for non-cooperative Linksys routers.

The point of this is basically some basic research I did and want to help y'all with it too. Anyways, the other day I found that my Linksys WRT54G v5(you can see the ver on the bottom of the unit on the sticker) was being naughty about placing my DS online. If I were to set the MTU to MANUAL I could NOT get on and get some 68??? error meaning it couldn't find the UDP confirmation...whatever. If I place it on AUTO while it is fine, it took my wired connection down to under 20% of normal performace which is obviously crap.

I decided that I need a bit more research and recalled that NOA set up a killer database of info, also in part mainly piloted by fellow DS users of WiFi. Now their tech board for WiFi is this: NOA WiFi - Technical Questions (http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board?board.id=tech_questions_wifi)

Now going from that I found really fast that those who have MY router, and I know at least a few of you do as I talked to one two nights ago in the shoutbox (forget who) has the same issue. Well this particular brand got a LOCKED STICKY topic at the top of the page. So well for us we need the firmware 1.00.0 to 1.00.4 upgrade which is like a 1 1/2MB download. Which is: here. (http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Download_C2%26cid%3D1115417109974 %26sku%3D1127782957298&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper)

[I]Anyways that is all. If anyone else has an issue check NOA's page and then report it back here so others can benefit from the info and not have to deal with sifting through a lot of deep repetetive boredom there. Thanks.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Slow news week huh. Little tidbit on Rev here, cutrosy of ATI.

Originally Posted by GamesIndustry.biz
ATI discusses Revolution graphics chip
Illustration
Paul Loughrey 09:52 16/01/2006

'Hollywood' chip not based on PC architecture

As the rumour and speculation surrounding Nintendo's next-gen Revolution console continues to grow, technology giant ATI has gone on record to discuss the chip it is currently developing to power the new machine.

In a recent interview with RevolutionReport.com, ATI's John Swiminer confirmed that the Revolution chip, currently titled Hollywood will not be based on current or forthcoming PC architecture - although he did not comment on whether it is based on Flipper, the chip used in the Nintendo GameCube.

"Hollywood is a specific design and is in no way reflective of PC technology. Even when the Flipper chips came out, people were asking that question: "Is this a spin-off of something done on the PC?", and the answer is no," Swiminer stated.

"It is designed the same as the Flipper was - from the ground up for a specific console. [It's a] totally different sort of architecture from what you might find on the PC. Certainly, there are some underlying values - you know, how you get graphics on the screen - that's there. It's not, for example, like we took a PC design and said 'oh, you know what? If we tweak this and test this, it will work in a console', " he added.

Concern over the technical power of the new machine is rife, with some industry sources speculating that just as the GameCube failed to compete with the Xbox and PS2, the Revolution won't prove as popular with consumers who want high-powered, cutting edge technology in the shape of the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Swiminer said little to alleviate these concerns, simply reiterating the information Nintendo has already revealed - the focus of the design and the manufacturing of the Revolution is centred around gameplay and innovation, rather than technical prowess and flash graphical functionality.

"ATI is focused, as is Nintendo, in making Revolution a great, gaming entertainment platform. I know that a lot of journalists are very focused on specs. The key thing to keep in mind is that Nintendo, with ATI's help, is trying to create a game console where you don't have to look at specs," Swiminer said.

"From a broader perspective, we share in Nintendo's position that this console will be devoted to the general gamer. When you have a game developer developing for this, the goal is to ensure that they don't have to worry about the complexity that is required to develop the games by making them 'jump through hoops.'"

"That was one of the benefits of working on the GameCube; developers were saying that it is quite easy to develop for and there are not a lot of complexities so they could produce titles easily. That being said, we want consumers to look at the game, play the game and be involved in it. We are doing our very best to make this Nintendo gaming experience the very best it can be."

To date, both Nintendo and Sony have declined to reveal firm plans for the launch of their new machines, although industry speculation places both consoles on retail release in 2006. That being the case, developers are going to need working development units as soon as possible to ensure the launch line-up is as comprehensive and attractive to the consumer as possible.

When questioned on the completion and availability of Revolution's Hollywood graphics chip, Swiminer simply stated: "I know that Nintendo has committed to 2006 availability. Certainly, game developers need some time to start developing games for it. I can't say anything more than that."

Further details, including a potential hardware showcase, are expected to be revealed by Nintendo at this year's annual Electronic Entertainment Expo in May.

Me thinks Revolution is going to suffer the DS/N64 effect. It's going to launch, then there will be a stall while we wait for new games to come out. BUT, unlike the DS, we'll have the legendary Smash Bros to keep us busy. That's a launch in itself. Now, if Mario is there too, then they can take their time.

Now, something about the Hollywood Chip. ATI custom built it. Gamecube's was custom built. Custom chips always seem to be odd on paper, but in performance, they are tailor suited to maxamize the effeciency of the hardware to it's fullest. Now, Sony has a 3.2 Gigahertz Cell Processor. Technically, Xbox 360 has better processor cores, but PS3 kills it's Graphics Card on paper, BUT PS3 technically uses a slightly modified off the shelf Nvidia Geforce 7800. That has two things working against it right there. One, they are using a modified version of an existed board. Yeah, it's a damn powerful board, but it has been adapted to the PS3. Both Nintendo and Microsoft spent money to get custom stuff, though Microsoft's is more PC like in design for obvious reasons.

For the record, Nintendo spent just as much money on their ATI Graphics Card as Microsoft did, plus it's a custom chip. I have far higher faith in the potential of that machine's visuals because of that right there. PS3 had the system built to suit the graphics card. Revolution had the graphics card built to maxamize the system's potential. What that means is, PS3 is more powerful on paper, but Revolution should have a far easier time maxamizing what it's got.

I mean, if you want a true testiment of what ATI can do, look at the Gamecube's fu*king launch game Smash Bros Melee. Go to training mode and blow off 50 Pokeballs and see if the game stutters one bit. I have faith in ATI's Chip.

[Kid Icarus]

Few things of intrest in there..

"how you get graphics on the screen"

This is good. It means Nintendo isn't doing anything freaky with the graphic display. It's going to plug into a TV, and output on the moniter. No more of this "HOLOGRAMZ!!1" crap. Thanks, ATI.

Second:

"When questioned on the completion and availability of Revolution's Hollywood graphics chip, Swiminer simply stated: "I know that Nintendo has committed to 2006 availability. Certainly, game developers need some time to start developing games for it. I can't say anything more than that.""

That whole paragraph is GOOD, as far as I can see it. Mostly that last sentence. Developers have kits. We've known that, seeing as Nintendo have said that they can start work on Gamecube hardware, and easily update it for Revolution. But this reaffirms that. "... game developers need some time tos tart developing games for it. I can't say anything more then that.". This tells me the hardware IS in production, just like the rumors said a while back. The work's done, now the developers just have to finish up.

And an update on the computer situation. My HDD's dead. I'll be getting a new one Thursday. Expect to see me back up and running on the net on Friday. :D.

[Dr. Doom]

Thought this might be worth sharing.

Report: Revolution hitting North America by Thanksgiving
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata tells Japanese newspaper the next-gen console will be in US homes for the holidays.

To date, Nintendo has been rather stingy with details about its next-generation console, the Revolution. So far, the Kyoto-based game giant has only unveiled a mock-up of the console and its new controller. It has also vaguely mentioned that several of its popular franchises, such as Super Smash Bros. and Metroid Prime, are going next gen.

Given the lack of information, speculation has mounted that the Revolution may not actually launch until 2007. Today, though, the company's head man debunked all rumors, stating that the console will make it in time for Christmas 2006.

In an interview featured in today's edition of Japanese newspaper Sankei Shinbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated, "We can't disclose the Revolution's release period yet, but we have no plans to miss out on the year-end sales battle. As for North America, we need to release it by Thanksgiving, or otherwise we won't receive support from the retail industry. So the Revolution will be released prior to that period."

Iwata avoided any specific comments about how much the Revolution would cost. However, he reiterated that the console will be reasonably priced. "The amount of money that people are willing to spend on videogames is getting less every year," he said. "Even if it's a superb machine, it's not going to sell if it's 50,000 yen ($434). We plan to make [the Revolution] an affordable price."

To date, Nintendo has never released a console above the price of 25,000 yen ($217) in Japan. Iwata also told the Sankei Shinbun that a working model close to the final form factor of the Revolution will be shown at E3 in May.
By Staff -- GameSpot
Posted Jan 18, 2006 8:36 am PT

[ThirdMarioBro]

Here's hoping it's not on the second week of November or I'm fu*ked so badly.

[ThirdMarioBro]

You know, the more I think about it, the more I'm begenning to think NIntendo will change Revolution's name. I forgot that in Japanese, the "R" sound comes out like an "L" sound. Nintendo Levolution? Nope.

Sad thing is, I know if they change it, they change it to something stupid and likely ruin the whole thing's chance for a "cool" image. That, and they'll loose all those stupid consumers who actually heard about what a "Revolution" is and can't figure this strange Nintendo *insert stupid name here * is.

Plus, all this "under $300" talk is making me think they'll price it between $250 and $275. What do they do if/when Microsoft bites the bullet and drops lower just to screw them? Nintendo would be dead in the water.

[愛]

Nintendo was never cool, anyway. They are just cool "in their own way." :lol:

[Kid Icarus]

I need a Hori Digital controller. ;_;.

Picked up Super Metroid and Super Mario Kart today, $15 each.

[ThirdMarioBro]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mtnhippy/GCA/metroid.jpg

BOOM

HEADSHOT!

[愛]

Oh, that's awesome! I wanna get a headshot on Metroid Prime!

[Peanut]

I'm bored...someone discuss something!

[愛]

Face it, there's nothing to talk about. This time of the year, the video game news is so dead. We could talk about how Xbox 360's launch was a complete failure, but we did that already. We could speculate over and over about Revolution's capabilities and its potential to dominate all life on earth, but...again, we did that already. We could talk about how much the PS3's controller looks like a boomerang/banana, but it's been done! Face it! Life sucks. :cry:

[Peanut]

I wish we could all just hang out and play games...and eat chinese food. Mmmmm.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Well, IGN just said there's an exclusive Sonic game comming to Revolution curtosy of Yuji Naka.

We could talk about how much the PS3's controller looks like a boomerang/banana...

Or a dildo......wait, did that one too.

Janurary blows chunks. :(

[Kid Icarus]

we can talk about how my computer's working again, WITH XP so i can get online and raid your villages now! er, tommrow. wait... saturday.. no. monday for sure :D. Lincoln City Pokemon TCG championships are on sunday, busy weekend.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Quit stalling Gwg! You're past due for your owning.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/DSC00168.jpg

pw0nzerz b1tchez

[Kid Icarus]

I don't know what's worse, the fact that you'll kick my ass hardcore, or the fact that you spent the time to get all those triple stared ;).

Anyway, I'll get the computer tommrow, but I have to get it before work... so I don't want to mess around with it because I won't go in. Tommrow night when I get home I have to get my tournament software up and running so I don't have to do the tournament by hand, and I have to get all the old programs installed and copy my backup data CD's back onto the computer.

Then Saturday i can't do much before work, becuase I'm gonna be busy getting all my shiznit together for the tournament the next day, and of course on Sunday I'll be busy all day.

Teh soxxorz.

[Peanut]

The last time I played Mario Kart was that time you, Ai and I played, TMB. That was fun as hell though. Especially when Ai ran into that f*cking snow man when we were all beside each other and Yoshi screamed. Classic!

[愛]

Oh man, that was so funny. We gotta do that again sometime.

[Dr. Doom]

I haven't played for a while, but if anyone wants to, I'm always up for it. Just IM me.

[Kid Icarus]

Computer's at home, up and running, with the USB adapter installed.

i'll be skipping the gym tonight to finish up some tournament stuff, so i'll be able to play online sometime tonight.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Quick, everybody, put his friend code in and we'll gang up on him.

[Kid Icarus]

i'm STILL getting ****ing firewall problems.

The Airport's goin down. I did NOT go through all that hell for nothing.