The Nintendo Discussion Thread [Archive] - Page 21

Spitfire

12-01-2006, 02:52 PM

Perfect Dark (while being advanced in various ways from Goldeneye, it's still essentially the same thing) is still probably my favorite FPS. But then again, I was never quite into like Half Life or Quake or any of the REAL shooters.

It;s okay those games bored me too. People this PDZ is a horrible game but I like it. It for multiplayer though. My friends and me enjoy doing levels together. Something you can't do in most FPS games. The only other one I played that lets you do it is Halo. The others just have certin levels or none at all. Boring really, deathmatchs are nice and all but I want something more.

Plus in PDZ you don't die in 4 shots like in Ghost Recon, realitic, well not really. I don't know anyone who dies from getting shot in the leg 4 times. Atleast PDZ doesn't try and play on being real. And guys and you don't die from limb wounds.

Peanut

12-01-2006, 04:36 PM

But PDZ controls like utter garbage, especially when you put it up against something like Halo.

ThirdMarioBro

12-01-2006, 04:38 PM

Whatever the hell that game is, one thing is certain. I never thought we'd ever see Mario drawn in the good 'ole classic style again.

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

Kid Icarus

12-01-2006, 06:11 PM

Pokemon olmost did it... but this game's going to be huge too.

As soon as we get an actual Dragon Quest game Japan's gone.

ThirdMarioBro

12-01-2006, 09:13 PM

Squeenix is just waiting to see who pulls into the lead next year before deciding on a platform, but I honestly wouldn't doubt them going Wii with all the love Nintendo has been getting from Squeenix lately.

Peanut

12-01-2006, 09:51 PM

They've already stated that they want to support all the platforms equally.

Spitfire

12-01-2006, 09:59 PM

But PDZ controls like utter garbage, especially when you put it up against something like Halo.

Yeah, I got used to it haha so did my friends. As long as you cna get used to it, it's no longer a problem. I got used to it so it's not a problem for me. But I guess you didn't so that's fine.

Peanut

12-01-2006, 10:04 PM

I really don't think there's any getting used to bad controls for me. Either a game controls well, or it doesn't. PDZ just doesn't. When I was playing other stuff like CoD2 and even stuff like Halo 2 and RS3 on the original Xbox, it set my standard for FPS controls on a console. PDZ falls way short, which is why I played it for a couple hours the day I got my 360, then left it on the shelf ever since.

Spitfire

12-01-2006, 10:07 PM

Haha poor PDZ, sadly I would never have paid more then 30 bucks for it.

But all that aisde that game is stupid hard on Perfect mode. I've only beat barely half the levels and there random ones.

ThirdMarioBro

12-02-2006, 12:55 AM

Squeenix said they would support all consoles equally, but we all know good and well that they always have a flagship console, and everyone else gets the leftovers.

Also, notice that Final Fantasy XII dropped off the top 10 a long time ago, and New Super Mario Bros. is still holding on at number 10 this week, and it came out way before Final Fantasy over there.

I think that says a lot right there.

Kid Icarus

12-02-2006, 09:26 AM

I think Wii's already got it, considering the tie in ratio. Hell, the only thing stopping me from getting more games is lack of funds... next check I plan on getting at least two more.

Cure

12-04-2006, 03:47 PM

First wi-fi enabled games slated to come out in Q2 of '07. (http://wii.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=8344)

Dr. Doom

12-04-2006, 03:49 PM

Ha-HA! Smash is online!

Peanut

12-04-2006, 04:16 PM

Let's see some sources. I won't believe it until it's officially announced. I hardly call that a confirmation.

ThirdMarioBro

12-04-2006, 04:29 PM

I would think Nintendo's official site would count. Honestly, Sakurai has a 60+ member team working on it.

HAL hasn't done a damn thing in over a year except Pokemon Ranger. What the hell are they doing nowadays anyway? I want my fu*king Kirby for Wii.

Cure

12-04-2006, 04:36 PM

I think IF Smash is online, Nintendo better include some headset capabilities and whatnot. If not, it'll be boring. It'll only be like playing really advanced bots.

Peanut

12-04-2006, 04:47 PM

I would think Nintendo's official site would count.

I wouldn't. The incorrect information on that website is beyond believable. And where's the link to this page where it's stated which games are going to be online? You'd think professional journalists would have the foresight to include such a link.

I'm hopeful, but skeptical.

LogicDonny

12-04-2006, 07:41 PM

You remember how limited mario kart and a few other games were online.. Clubhouse games almost fixed the problem.

I wonder if smash bros will be limied. Lol. If it is, I am going to stop supporting nintnedo. i am tired of playing online with limited stuff. I want the full thing!~

Peanut

12-04-2006, 10:01 PM

Honestly, being the owner of an Xbox for such a long time, and having Xbox Live for years, online gaming isn't all it's made out to be. Unless you're playing with a ton of friends, the experience is really crappy.

Which reminds me, who wants to play some multi-player Gears? I haven't played it online at all, except for co-op.

Brodie

12-04-2006, 11:15 PM

I will, when I activate my free account. This weekend, how about it? Best 48 hours of our lives?

Kid Icarus

12-05-2006, 12:13 AM

Sony agrees... Wii is more fun...

http://wii.ign.com/articles/749/749026p1.html

BTW, I'm calling in to work sick tomorrow so I'll have time to add everyone to my Wii.

And finally... Japanese Wii sales data from Media Crate.

Software:
Wii Sports - 176,167
Wii Play - 174,297
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 139,011
Odoru Made in Wario - 63,954
Swing Golf Panya - 16,908
Ennichi no Tatsujin (Namco mini games) - 10,763
Red Steel - 9,392
SD Gundam Scad Hammers - 9,226
Tamagotchi Pika Pika Daitouryou - 8,042
Elebits - 5,791
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz - 4,423
Crayon Shin-Chan - 4,248
Trauma Center Second Opinion - 4,107
Kororinpa - 2,416
Necro-Nesia - 1,934
Wing Island - 800

total software - 631,480
Tie Ratio - 1.8

Hardware:
Wii - 350,358

3rd party software is pretty low... but then again, I was reading reports of stores only having 10 or so copies of any 3rd party title, so that might explain it.

Wii Sports + Wii Play = Brain Age + Nintendogs?

ThirdMarioBro

12-05-2006, 12:40 AM

I don't like either of those two outselling Zelda. That means more resources to Wii-play/Brain Age, and less to future Zeldas.

Yes, I know I'm a pessimistic asshole.

Kid Icarus

12-05-2006, 12:45 AM

Oh please.

A team of 10 code monkeys could hammer out the next Wii Sports/Play/Whatever in a handful of months with very little cost.

Peanut

12-05-2006, 10:34 AM

I don't like either of those two outselling Zelda. That means more resources to Wii-play/Brain Age, and less to future Zeldas.

Yes, I know I'm a pessimistic asshole.

You've always got to bring this sh*t down into the gutter, don't you? Like GWG said, a team of 10 monkey's could make a new Wii Sports in a week.

You gotta stop the whole gamer emo thing. It just doesn't fit!

Kid Icarus

12-05-2006, 03:25 PM

Just got my component cables today. One complain... the audio plugins can't peel away far enough from the video for my set up... so i have to run the sound out of the TV and into the receiver. Ick.

Zelda looks MUCH cleaner. Not sharper, really, but not like someone smeared stuff all over the TV.

And Mario 64? Gorgeous. I'm about to pop in some Cube games just to see how they look while I wait for the WoW servers to kick back up.

Dr. Doom

12-05-2006, 03:39 PM

One of the first things I did when I got my Wii was throw in Smash (call me anal, but I traded in my 'Cube later that day and wanted to make sure everything worked). To my suprise, even just using the regular cables and a kinda crummy TV, it looked a LOT better. Just much much cleaner than it ever did. I was really taken aback.

Peanut

12-05-2006, 03:39 PM

I'm hoping some of those 3rd party cables finally hit stores today. Zelda doesn't need any help looking blurry, so I need to do something about this crap.

And Mario 64? Gorgeous. I'm about to pop in some Cube games just to see how they look

So I've heard. That's totally awesome. Once I get mine I'm going to be playing the Wind Waker and Sunshine over again. I've been dying to, but I just can't take the blurry messy.

Kid Icarus

12-05-2006, 03:49 PM

It'll be even better when I get a TV that can run in 480p... right now it's at standard def, but the color quality and separation is great.

Wind Waker is gorgeous, Smash Bros isn't blurry anymore, and Metroid Prime... I olmost came in my pants. I can't imagine what I'm going to do when I get this sucker hooked up to a HD display... and when I can get a remote to my new sound system so I can have actual PL2 on quality speakers instead of the crappy $40 surround I have now.

Peanut

12-05-2006, 03:55 PM

WHAT DO YOU NEED A COMPONENT CABLE FOR ON A NON-HD SET!? Everything doesn't look like someone smudged the game before it dried on a regular TV. It does on an HD set, boy does it ever. :(

Kid Icarus

12-05-2006, 04:09 PM

The image still looks better, though. And in the case of Nintendo and component cables... well, just look at the Cube. 'sides, after my credit card's taken care of I'll be able to get a HD set.

ThirdMarioBro

12-05-2006, 08:01 PM

I've been having this argument several places now. Component cables don't make a huge difference on an SD set, but they do make the color separation and sharpness higher.

Composite looks like bubonic plague on a HD set. I want to see all my Cube games in HD, but I'm not putting them, or Zelda in until I get my cables. Those damn things are the only rectifying element of this box not being HD.

Peanut

12-05-2006, 11:45 PM

I just added everyone's friend codes to my Wii address book, so if you guys add me we can...you know...get some T-Drome Mii's wandering around or something. I'm sure someone has a great Jesus Mii, and I've got a nice Hitler.

ThirdMarioBro

12-06-2006, 12:50 AM

I'll put my code in when I get a new wireless router. No point doing it now, because my Wii would have to do the damned "Nintendo handshake" with everyone else's.

Dr. Doom

12-06-2006, 11:53 AM

I'll throw everybody on mine when I get home from work, I've got a bunch of random people that no one here would know as well as a few familiar faces. And just as a reminder, my name is Alex, so that's who that person is.

Kid Icarus

12-06-2006, 07:51 PM

Mine's under Garret, FYI. Thanks Doom... didn't even think about that.

Cure

12-07-2006, 10:13 AM

Is ign.com super slow for anyone else, or just me? It's been like this for me for weeks but I haven't said anything cuz I thought it'd get fixed by now.

Mecha Cow

12-07-2006, 11:29 AM

It's just you. Do other sites work?

Cure

12-07-2006, 12:38 PM

Yeah, everything else works fine for me. Oh well.

Kid Icarus

12-07-2006, 03:02 PM

And this is why we don't go to IGN... ;)

R-iZZy

12-07-2006, 10:50 PM

I haven't been on here in a while. But I've come across a video containing a huge Twilight Princess glitch. Has anyone ever come across this problem?

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkB53h2M5Pw
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnb5d9uHh5I

Peanut

12-07-2006, 10:54 PM

No, because the exact point where that happens is the dumbest place to save ever. Why anyone would save there is completely and utterly beyond me, especially considering the circumstances of what you're doing at the time. I've also heard this only happens in very rare versions of the game, much like the glitch where a bridge disappears, trapping you on the opposite side of where you need to go.

R-iZZy

12-07-2006, 11:03 PM

Yeah, I didn't get the game yet (or the console, for that matter). But I'm waiting for the game to come through the mail. Just wondering if Nintendo got word of this and are working on fixing this if this problem happened to be persistent. If anything, I probably wouldn't save at some canon; I'd idiotically leave the game paused and on, while I'm out, then come back to it and just pick up from there.

But if this problem were a huge one, couldn't they just release some patch through WiiConnect24?

Barkworm

12-07-2006, 11:31 PM

Wii day!!! The first place I went to didn't have any. To be continued...

ThirdMarioBro

12-07-2006, 11:39 PM

Stay strong my friend. Stay strong.

Barkworm

12-08-2006, 06:13 AM

I went to a mind-blowing total of 19 shops but all the Wiis were gone. Apparently Nintendo failed to deliver as many consoles as promised plus the demand is scary. I'm not even mad, it was fun looking for it (from 7am to 1pm). I also bought Zelda, just for the heck of it. Now I'll just have to wait another week till I finally get one. :lol:

Mecha Cow

12-08-2006, 06:33 AM

I feel your pain, brother. I even went to another f*cking country (Germany) to look. It was sold out EVERYWHERE. I am mad though, since tonight is a holiday here and I really wanted to surprise my brother with a Wii. Wouldn't say the night's ruined but I am really dissappointed.

PanMan

12-08-2006, 10:09 AM

I ran into a glitch in the fourth temple in Zelda. It's not the cannon glitch mentioned above, but it is really annoying.

In the fourth temple, there's a part where you have to drag a block out of the way to enter the next room, and have to go through an obstacle course to make it through the doorway before the block slides closed again. Now, this would be a simple task, but there is a glitch. The room has quick sand in it, so when Link is in quicksand, he walks much slower, and understandably so. But the glitch is when he gets back onto solid ground, he still walks really slow. It looks like he couldn't find the toilet in time :lol: . But essentially he walks as fast as if he had the metal boots on (and he goes the same speed if you put them on BTW). So naturally it is impossible to make it through the doorway in time if he can't even walk at a normal pace. The glitch happens at random times when you enter this room, and when you go back into the room you were in before (through a door), it goes away. I eventually got through it (after much anger) by getting lucky enough to not run into the glitch until a few meters in front of the sliding block, where I just transformed into a wolf and pressed the dash button. It gave me just enough speed to make it through. And by the way, Wolf-Link walks really slow too.

I hope I don't have to pass through that room again. It would be really easy if there was no glitch, but it's a real pain how it is. Has anybody else run into this glitch (out of those that have made it this far)?

Peanut

12-08-2006, 10:34 AM

Jesus Christ. I've seen this so many times. It's not a glitch! Transform into a wolf and press f*cking B! You've got enemies latching on to you that you can only see while using your senses in wolf form! I'm really sorry I'm getting angry here, but I've read about people complaining about this "glitch" so many times now that it's driving me insane. People are actually afraid to buy the game, because of the people announcing these so-called glitches, when in fact they just need to use their head for a single second.

And for your Euro's without Wii's, good luck. Reports were out about a week ago that Nintendo couldn't even meet demand for all the pre-orders, let alone people just wandering in to get one. There's also only one more shipment planned for the Euro market before Christmas, and all of those consoles are going to fulfill pre-orders.

Barkworm

12-08-2006, 11:31 AM

I got a pre-order for the second shipment so it's all good.

Mecha Cow

12-08-2006, 12:01 PM

And the holiday has passed (All I got were clothes...) so I don't really need one for a while. Wake me up when Mario Galaxy comes out.

Almost bought a 360 instead, but I figured €400 was a bit much for an impulse buy.

Dr. Doom

12-08-2006, 01:43 PM

This is some BS.

"Wii-mote" trigger prompts lawsuit
User-interface specialist Interlink cries foul, files patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo of America.
By Curt Feldman, GameSpot
Posted Dec 8, 2006 12:13 pm PT

While most in the game industry view the Wii's unconventionally shaped controller as something unique, there's one company that has a different view of the device.

Interlink Electronics, Inc., a California company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of interface devices, on Monday filed a complaint against Nintendo's US subsidiary, Nintendo of America, accusing it of patent infringement. Interlink's products include devices to assist in PowerPoint presentations, conference room keyboards, and portable speakers.

Interlink filed its complaint, first reported by Kotaku, in US District Court in Delaware.

The complaint alleges that the trigger on the bottom of the Wii controller infringes on Interlink Patent No. 6,850,221 (Trigger Operated Electronic Device), which the company secured on February 1, 2005. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata first presented the Wii controller to the public not too long after that date, during the 2005 Tokyo Game Show.

The drawings (above) which accompanied the patent application--first filed on September 17, 1997--do look suspiciously similar to the Wii trigger, but in the filing, Interlink offers scant detail of exactly how Nintendo currently infringes on the '221 patent, stating only that, "Nintendo has made, used, offered for sale and sold in the United States, and continues to make, use, offer for sale and sell in the United States one or more controllers which activities infringe, induce others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringe the '221 patent."

The complaint seeks a jury trial and damages to determine the amount of "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities."

The device in question..

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/news/12/08/90interlink_screen005.jpg

I wonder if Sony owns this company. LoL.

R-iZZy

12-08-2006, 01:47 PM

Yeah, just ran into that article myself. I say this lawsuit is bulls***. Who the f*** is Interlink anyway? As if their sales were hot to begin with.

A thought just occurred to me: didn't Nintendo have the idea of using this control before the patent was even placed? Nintendo talked about the "Revolution" at E3 2004, and Interlink patented this idea in Feb. 2005. Not saying that Nintendo is excused from the infringement, but if this lawsuit is implying the Nintendo stole this idea, Interlink can go to hell.

ThirdMarioBro

12-08-2006, 02:32 PM

I own an Interlink pointer. It's a piece of jank sh*t. This will blow over.

Mecha Cow

12-08-2006, 03:12 PM

Why wouldn't they have sued earlier? Looks like somebody is hungry for a piece of the Wii pie...

PanMan

12-08-2006, 06:27 PM

Spitfire

12-09-2006, 01:30 AM

You guys hear about the new Wii and DS game where you molest little girls to find out if their witches?

Maybe someone already posted about this but I'm too lazy to look. I lost the link to the article*GameFAQs* but yeah it's being made by SNK. Most likely Japan only*Duh* What do ya all think of this O_O

Peanut

12-09-2006, 01:42 AM

We went over it at least a month and a half ago.

Spitfire

12-09-2006, 01:48 AM

We went over it at least a month and a half ago.

Well sorry I don't read the Weekly Nerd News often

Peanut

12-09-2006, 08:52 AM

Well sorry I don't read the Weekly Nerd News often

You're a big man now. Congratulations. You have more balls on the internet than in real life, you're an inspiration to all of us nerds. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying we only strive to be just like you.

Dr. Doom

12-09-2006, 10:46 AM

Oops! Sorry for jumping to conclusions. The thing that really makes me feel stupid is that I figured this out in a room before this one, and I solved the problem myself. This time I just flat out forgot and jumped to conclusions.

You have no reason to feel bad. People make mistakes. I know I've been stuck in games because of little things like that plenty of times. It just sorta comes with the territory sometimes.

Kid Icarus

12-09-2006, 04:10 PM

Oops! Sorry for jumping to conclusions. The thing that really makes me feel stupid is that I figured this out in a room before this one, and I solved the problem myself. This time I just flat out forgot and jumped to conclusions.

Hah, don't worry. I was freaking out about the game being buggy there too... I was like "the hell?"

Then I remembered the trailer where there were rats all over wolf Link, tried it out... and presto!

LogicDonny

12-10-2006, 01:23 AM

2 more days and the gamecube version of Twilight princess comes out.

Here's the gamecube version intro of twilight princess. it's not mirrored!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hDLDlzIsAU&mode=related&search=

here's a good clip of lake hylia. i really like the music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyNbzduIrtY&mode=related&search=

there's 19 clips of the gamecube version from Burbruee who put thoes videos up and they are good also.

Brodie

12-10-2006, 10:40 AM

You're a big man now. Congratulations. You have more balls on the internet than in real life, you're an inspiration to all of us nerds. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying we only strive to be just like you.

Well, don't we? I mean, he's the only one on the forum who doesn't use an inhaler when people argue with him on the internet.

Oh, I'm getting wheezy.

ThirdMarioBro

12-10-2006, 01:27 PM

Do I care if the GameCube version of Zelda isn't mirrored? Nope. The purple box and its lack of Pro-Scan and widescreen can go to hell.

Cure

12-10-2006, 02:03 PM

Do I care if the GameCube version of Zelda isn't mirrored? Nope. The purple box and its lack of Pro-Scan and widescreen can go to hell.

And it's non-motion sensing controllers, right?!

Kid Icarus

12-10-2006, 09:15 PM

That's my reasoning why I now won't be getting the GC version. When I tested out Wind Waker on Wii... it felt clunky.

Peanut

12-10-2006, 09:45 PM

The motion-controls add nothing to the game play, except a level of inaccuracy that can be annoying at several points during the game.

Spitfire

12-10-2006, 10:07 PM

You're a big man now. Congratulations. You have more balls on the internet than in real life, you're an inspiration to all of us nerds. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying we only strive to be just like you.

Woah chill out and change your Man-pon I was joking.

ThirdMarioBro

12-10-2006, 10:16 PM

There is nothing clunky about Wind Waker.

Spitfire

12-10-2006, 10:20 PM

There is nothing clunky about Wind Waker.

Now that you mention that I like Wind waker. I had it for awhile. I beat it and traded it in because when I tried to play through I lost interest in it but the first time I beat it I had alota fun with it.

Some people hated the boat stuff but I had no problem with it. There was a lot to explore on the sea. And the boat combat was kinda fun.

I never got everything but I did have a good portion of the stuff you could find. Could be I liked it because it was the first Zelda game I actually bothered to beat, the only ones I had played before that were the first one and "Link' Awakening"

Peanut

12-10-2006, 10:26 PM

Woah chill out and change your Man-pon I was joking.

That was a good one. Did you and your buddies have a nice long laugh after you came up with that gem?

Spitfire

12-10-2006, 10:29 PM

That was a good one. Did you and your buddies have a nice long laugh after you came up with that gem?

I don't know Putrescent thought it was pretty funny. But seriously again, I was kidding, you can't take jokes I'll just lay off'em with you then, sorry bud don't mean to get ya all angry.

Brodie

12-10-2006, 11:56 PM

I did think the man-pon was kind of funny.

Ah, I love our geek-boy-arguements. Imagine if we argued like this in an "Everything else" thread...We'd get a ration of something.

Barkworm

12-11-2006, 03:03 AM

That's my reasoning why I now won't be getting the GC version. When I tested out Wind Waker on Wii... it felt clunky.
Are you crazy??!! I think there's no game that controls as smoothly as WW does.

Kid Icarus

12-11-2006, 09:29 AM

Aiming feels clunky, the sword fighting feels uninvolved...

Just how it is for me. I'm not saying it's a bad game. It's easily one of the best games I've played (excusing the triforce hunt).

Peanut

12-11-2006, 12:43 PM

the sword fighting feels uninvolved...

:lol: HAHAHAHAHA! Compared to? Twilight Princess? You want to talk about uninvolved, inaccurate, and unintuitive mess, just look at the sword fighting in Twilight Princess. Try not to blind yourself to the PR hype Nintendo drummed up over the "new" sword fighting mechanic. It's nothing but a shoehorned gimmick. Especially considering it's not one to one, you may as well just be pushing a button. The only difference is that when you push a button, the game responds immediately and on a consistent (read 100%) basis.

Dr. Doom

12-11-2006, 02:17 PM

At first, I recall wishing I was just pressing a button, the wiggling of the remote did just seem incredibly tacked on, especially because how you actually swing the remote doesn't matter, it's all based on in game context. If it DID responded directly to how you swung the remote, that'd make a big difference. However, at this point I'm just so damned used to wiggling the remote around to fight, the idea of just pressing a button actually seems a little strange to me. I guess it all depends on what you're used to.

Peanut

12-11-2006, 02:35 PM

I was playing Wii Baseball with a friend of mine last night, and all of a sudden I get Doom stepping up to the plate, only to be caught out by Kurt Cobain. What the hell?:lol:

Dr. Doom

12-11-2006, 03:32 PM

Cure

12-11-2006, 03:59 PM

That son of a.... that's it, who made him? Someone's getting their kneecaps broken.

He's one of only 3 people that have shown up in my parade so far. There's 2 more, one of which I am stumped by, I have no idea where it came from. Does anyone here claim "Flaco"?

Tall and skinny, pink shirt and beanie? Yeah, that's one of my friends. Flaco is spanish for skinny. But that's wierd. Why wouldn't you get my main mii? Oh, well.

Dr. Doom

12-11-2006, 04:52 PM

I haven't even added you yet. I didn't know they branched out like that.

ThirdMarioBro

12-11-2006, 05:51 PM

I reeeeally need a new router :(

Kid Icarus

12-11-2006, 08:26 PM

BAHAHAHA! I've invaded your Wii's!

I haven't had time to play much... god damned Final Fantasy. Why she can't play (and, from what i've seen and heard from her, I'm using this term very lightly) while i'm at work? GRR!

TMB, I feel your pain. If I trusted my roommates electronics, I'd have a router I could sell to you on the cheap. But I don't.

Kid Icarus

12-11-2006, 11:33 PM

Double post for important news!

Dragon Quest IX is in development for the Nintendo DS!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=12543

As if the DS needed any more help slapping the PSP around in Japan...

ThirdMarioBro

12-12-2006, 01:02 AM

OUCH! Always the series goes to the dominant platform in Japan, and that just so happens to be a handheld right now. Allow me to proclaim the "official" death of the PSP with that announcement.

OWNED!

Kid Icarus

12-12-2006, 01:08 AM

Now, the only questions left... can Nintendo possibly make enough DS units and game packs for this game? This things sales are going to put Pokemon to shame.

ThirdMarioBro

12-12-2006, 01:31 AM

See, everyone thought is was going to Wii, but that's just not possible. Yes, the Wii is going to be a worldly force in a couple of years (or less), but as it stands, the DS is five million from selling HALF the original NES's full global install base, and it's only been two years. DS is currently the world leading gaming platform. Wii will probably get the next one. Families are going to be curb stomping each other when this sucker comes out. It'll be madness.

Barkworm

12-12-2006, 02:47 AM

WHAT. THE. F*CK??? Nintendo has officially won Japan. Period.

ThirdMarioBro

12-12-2006, 02:48 AM

Yep. Lock, stock, barrel. Game Over.

Mecha Cow

12-12-2006, 09:15 AM

Strange that they'd put it on a handheld. Great news for Nintendo though.

*E* This game actually looks pretty nice. I don't like Squeenix but they sure know how to work the DS.

Peanut

12-12-2006, 01:21 PM

There's a Dragon Quest game coming out for the Wii too...soooo. But yeah, was it ever in question over the last year that the DS would forever dominate the PSP in Japanese sales?

What about over here, though? Dragon Quest means little to nothing. While the DS is still doubling sales of the PSP, it's not out-right putting it to shame. The PSP sold something like 450,000 units in the month of November. It was beaten still by the GBA, though, at somewhere around 680,000 units sold. The real market is the America's now, not Japan.

Kid Icarus

12-12-2006, 02:54 PM

Peanut, that DQ Wii game, while exciting, isn't a main entry into the series. It's to DQ what FF:CC was to Final Fantasy.

愛

12-12-2006, 02:58 PM

Dr. Doom

12-12-2006, 03:09 PM

Speaking of Crystal Chronicles, I'm very excited for that to come out on Wii or DS. The first one was good with some obvious flaws, so I'm hoping the next entry will be a considerably improved experiance, and hopefully it'll be online. Scheduling sessions with people IRL for the GC one was a pain in the ass.

Peanut

12-12-2006, 03:29 PM

Peanut, that DQ Wii game, while exciting, isn't a main entry into the series. It's to DQ what FF:CC was to Final Fantasy.

I know that. I'm just saying that there is one coming, so the possibility of something bigger and more substantial coming the Wii is there.

sdp

12-12-2006, 03:37 PM

I've been playing Jap RPG's for countless years now, and I have never played a Dragon Quest game, ever. It's just not popular here. Maybe the Wii game will spark interest, but I doubt it. There's too many damn games for kids to just dive into the other games.

its popular enough here, just not FF level of popularity like it is in japan. DQ8 did a good job in getting even more gamers into DQ.

愛

12-12-2006, 03:55 PM

I don't know anyone who's played Dragon Quest. I'd love to know what makes it so special that warrants the word popular.

Dr. Doom

12-12-2006, 05:17 PM

Well, if I'm correct, Dragon Quest predates Final Fantasy as the first RPG of it's kind and I've been lead to believe that it sort of introduced the turn based RPG as we know it. I could be wrong though, I've never played it. That could have carried over into why it's considered to be popular. That and some people may feel somewhat more justified in a series that lacks the overwhelming popularity of Final Fantasy. A sort of elitist type of attitude, maybe. I dunno.

Peanut

12-12-2006, 05:54 PM

Yeah, seriously. I haven't heard anything about any Dragon Quest game, ever, from anyone, except online. And even then, I've only really heard anything about it here. No one seems to care about Dragon Quest. I don't recall it doing stellar numbers when the last one came out here, either. It got a price drop in about 2 weeks, then another price drop less than a month later.

Duke

12-13-2006, 11:18 AM

I know some huge RPG fans and none of them have played a DQ game. It just isn't popular in America.

ThirdMarioBro

12-14-2006, 02:55 AM

http://videogames.yahoo.com/ongoingfeature?eid=497274&page=0

The winners of the Spike TV Awards are out. Honestly, I agree with a lot of those choices. Not a bad run.

Kid Icarus

12-14-2006, 10:25 AM

As much as I'd like to have seen Nintendo take more of those, they're pretty dead on.

Peanut

12-14-2006, 10:56 AM

They've been out for awhile, the show was tapped last week sometime.

Anyways, some of the choices are good, some of them are bad. Some of the categories themselves are a complete joke, though. All those cast and performance categories need to be dropped.

I agree with the majority of the choices. The exceptions are Dead Rising winning "Best Action Game", which should have easily gone to any of the other listed games, preferably Okami or Bully. "Best Song" going to Yellowcard, (who only won because they were at the show) when it should have gone to LocoRoco. And finally "Best Studio" going to Epic. Relic should have gotten it, but I would have been fine with Clover getting the nod too, just out of respect.

Overall, the awards were still a complete joke. No one there knew what the hell a video game was, none of the skits were funny, and the band whoring has got to stop. At least the picks were more respectable this year, but I guess anything is respectable when compared to their first year, with Madden winning "Game of the Year'.

They really need some better categories. Stuff like "Surprise Game of the Year", "Best Returning Franchise", "Most Innovative", "Best Sound Design". You know what I mean? No one gives a sh*t about Cyber Vixen of the year, or having two different sports categories.

Biggest disappointment from this one? Viva Pinata, nowhere to be found.

As much as I'd like to have seen Nintendo take more of those, they're pretty dead on.
Like what, though? What from Nintendo has deserved an award this year in any of those categories? The Wii got breakthrough, NSMB got best handheld and TP got a free pass for Critic's Choice, because it's Zelda. That seems pretty fair to me, and in some cases, a little too fair.

ThirdMarioBro

12-14-2006, 01:29 PM

Why do people give New SMB so much sh*t? Geez.

And I never said the show wasn't total unacceptable sh*t. I just said the choices were passable. The show can rot in hell though.

愛

12-14-2006, 01:33 PM

Who was giving NSMB sh*t? I don't see that anywhere.

Peanut

12-14-2006, 01:52 PM

Why do people give New SMB so much sh*t? Geez.

And I never said the show wasn't total unacceptable sh*t. I just said the choices were passable. The show can rot in hell though.

:-? Boy, someone woke up on the wrong side of the Super Mario Bros. bed sheets this morning.

ThirdMarioBro

12-14-2006, 03:17 PM

Woke up on the wrong side of the bed....more like work up in a puddle of blood. Massive nose bleed for the loss. Seriously, waking up in a puddle of your own blood. Thought I was dying.

Kid Icarus

12-14-2006, 08:20 PM

and TP got a free pass for Critic's Choice, because it's Zelda. That seems pretty fair to me, and in some cases, a little too fair.

You ever think that just maybe the reason TP got Critic's Choice is because it's a GOOD GAME? I think we all expected far too much from it, and since it didn't live up to what you hoped it to be, you feel that it's not as good as it is.

Peanut

12-14-2006, 08:49 PM

You ever think that just maybe the reason TP got Critic's Choice is because it's a GOOD GAME? I think we all expected far too much from it, and since it didn't live up to what you hoped it to be, you feel that it's not as good as it is.

Uh...no. I don't think that at all. I'm not one to buy into the hype of something, to then be let down by it. I go into every game with very realistic expectations. And who said it wasn't a good game? It's obviously one of the best of the year.

I'm going to say this again though, Twilight Princess gets of easily because it's Zelda. Plain and simple. The magic of the series isn't there like it used to be. This is essentially OoT with a bigger, emptier overworld, and some mediocre wolf parts thrown in for good measure.

If any other franchise were to do the exact same thing for so many iterations, it would be blasted. Final Fantasy follows in those same foot steps, the only difference being that at least FF has a different story, Zelda is always essentially the same thing with some different quirks thrown in. The only one that was remotely different (of the main series) was The Wind Waker, and even that still followed the all too familiar Zelda path most of the time.

I looked at Twilight Princess as a Zelda and Nintendo fan boy when I first began to play it, but after successive play and finishing the game, I can confidently say that it just didn't have the effect on me the other games in the series did.

ThirdMarioBro

12-14-2006, 10:08 PM

Software Charts:

* 1. PS2 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Union vs. Z.A.F.T. II Plus, 337.559 *NEW
* 2. PS2 Yakuza 2, 274.822 (274.822)
* 3. NDS Pokémon Diamond, 98.859 (1.996.275)
* 4. 360 Blue Dragon, 80.348 *NEW
* 5. NDS Pokémon Pearl, 75.206 (1.669.367)
* 6. Wii Wii Sports, 72.382 (248.549)
* 7. NDS Kirby Squeak Squad, 66.421 (465.462)
* 8. Wii Wii Play, 62.863 (237.160)
* 9. NDS Jump Ultimate Stars, 62.068 (278.640)
* 10. NDS Common Knowledge Training, 55.208 (720.752)

Hardware Charts:

1. Nintendo DS Lite – 309,630 (6,441,813)
2. Wii – 85,439 (435,797)
3. Sony PlayStation 3 – 50,171 (238,007)
4. Xbox 360 – 35,343 (142,846)
5. Sony PlayStation 2 – 30,460 (1,328,127)
6. Sony PSP – 28,930 (1,592,948)
7. Game Boy Advance SP– 1,896 (217,136)
8. Game Boy Micro - 1,555 (138,274)
9. GameCube - 569 (72,629)
10. Nintendo DS – 167 (934,766)
11. Game Boy Advance – 17 (3,309)
12. Microsoft Xbox – 6 (1,752)

For those who care, Zelda came in 17th. What the hell is going wrong? Mobile Suit Gundam over Zelda by 17 places? Kirby, Blue Dragon, and Wii Play over Zelda? I know the series has always done better over here, but damn!

Peanut

12-14-2006, 10:14 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/thelegendofzelda/review.html?sid=6163226&tag=topslot;title;1&om_act=convert&click=topslot

WOMG! .1 higher!

ThirdMarioBro

12-14-2006, 11:06 PM

Somehow I saw that coming a mile away.

Barkworm

12-15-2006, 01:14 AM

[...]the Wii version is just a bit better.
I guess the GC just got some pity points.

ThirdMarioBro

12-15-2006, 03:44 AM

More evidence that Nintendo WFC will suck ass on Wii...

Strangely, despite the Wii hardware having its own friend list, Battle Revolution uses its own, independent friend list. Each game includes a unique 12-digit friend code, different from your Wii system number. To create a friend, both sides have to input the other's code. How you actually go about exchanging these codes is a mystery, as the information is not included on your battle pass. Once again, I presume Nintendo wants you to only exchange codes with your real life friends.

Yeah, so much for the death of having to input a code for every damn game. What is the point of the system code then? This is bullsh*t.

Peanut

12-15-2006, 10:18 AM

Wow. That's terrible! I guess the thought of meeting some random gamers somewhere in the world isn't what Nintendo wants.

Duke

12-15-2006, 11:09 AM

It's to keep the kiddies safe from the pedophiles.

ThirdMarioBro

12-15-2006, 12:44 PM

Yeah, suddenly I could care less about Wii's online functionality outside the Virtual Console.

Duke

12-15-2006, 01:19 PM

I just find it hilarious that neither Nintendo nor Sony could learn from Microsoft's success. X-Box Live is perfect and definitely worth $50 a year. I don't even play online much (never have and probably never will) but I still spend the $50 a year just for the option of when I want to play. Sony and Nintendo should have figured it out by now.

Mecha Cow

12-15-2006, 04:50 PM

Oh, you guys. Haven't you been listening to Nintendo? We don't care about online gameplay!

Cure

12-15-2006, 05:33 PM

So the Prince of Persia game we've all been excited about that's comin' for Wii? Just a remake of Two Thrones. (http://www.niwifi.net/2006/12/15/prince-of-persia-ttt-wii-confirmed/)

Mecha Cow

12-15-2006, 05:45 PM

Yeah, I read about that, really dumb. Who needs enemies when you've got friends like UbiSoft?

Peanut

12-15-2006, 06:13 PM

Not dumb if it's a remake on the scale of PoP: Revelations for the PSP. I'm biased though. I'll be getting this Wii-make on day one.

LogicDonny

12-15-2006, 06:37 PM

ThirdMarioBro

12-15-2006, 11:20 PM

You guys shouldhave heard or known that nintendo was planning to get some gamecube games wii-maked. I knew this was going to happen..
It's nto a bad thing. Two thrones is an excelletn finish to the trilogy.

Yeah, i smelled this almost a year ago, and it has been a fear of mine all along. GameCube games didn't sell, because nobody bought a GameCube. Does Nintendo think that because people are buying Wii's, they can just have the library remade? I'm exaggerating, and I know it won't be on that kind of scale, but every "Wii-make" they put out is wasted resources that could have gone towards making a game that really utilizes the controller's potential. Its like Twilight Princess. They essentially spent a year to "Wii-make" the game to utilize the control. Did it really add much to gameplay? No. It also didn't really take anything away (lucky for us), but I've said time and again, I only bought the Wii version for Pro-Scan and 16:9 support. I didn't get it for the controller at all. It works fine on GameCube...maybe better, depending who you talk to. I'm borderline. Its fine either way, but this would be completely different had we played Twilight on GameCube with 16:9 and Pro-Scan last year. Those wasted resources that went to Twilight Princess would have been used to make a Wii Zelda that could change how we precieve the series, and potentially change how games are played. Or maybe Mario would have made launch, because it also changes how games are enjoyed, without taking anything we already had. As it is, Twilight Princess is just a polish up of the traditional formula, which is totally fine, but the controls were wasted on it, because it doesn't really need them, and wasn't designed to use them. Fortunately it worked fine with them tacked on, but like I said, it was still a waste. Yes, I know Nintendo has already started development on the next one (they confirmed it in Nintendo Power), but how long did it take for TP to come out? Exactly. Moving on.

I'm whole heartedly against these Wii-makes. It is a waste of our pocketbooks, and it is a waste of what the Wii is truly capable of. Rigging an old game to work with motion control is not innovation. Games like Super Mario Galaxy are innovative. If they think we'll do fine with Wii-makes while new game resources are devoted to things like Wii-Sports, they are sadly mistaken.

I've said my peace, and now I'll drop the whole argument until Nintendo announces their "budget GameCube remake" line of titles next year. I guarantee you its coming. We know them all to well.

Mecha Cow

12-16-2006, 11:06 AM

About that Wii Friend Code thing, I am now hearing that ONLY Pokemon Battle Revolution uses an individual code, since it's tied to the DS games (Which do use individual codes for its online system). Other games should just use the Wii's code. Let's wait this out before jumping down Nintendo's throat.

ThirdMarioBro

12-16-2006, 12:05 PM

......that would work, since I don't give a damn about Pokemon, but it still sucks for all the remaining Poke-maniacs.

Kid Icarus

12-17-2006, 09:18 AM

Meh, I'm not too bothered. I won't be buying that game anyway... the stadium ones are a total waste of money.

Diamond and Pearl still have free access online world wide trading *without* need for the friend codes (i can bet you the games are going to have word filters in place when naming the Pokemon though).

And as for the remakes... It depends to me personally if I've played the game before or not. Two Thrones is cool, since I haven't touched a POP game since SoT. If this becomes too much of a habit though... no.

LogicDonny

12-17-2006, 11:48 AM

Yeah, i smelled this almost a year ago, and it has been a fear of mine all along. GameCube games didn't sell, because nobody bought a GameCube. Does Nintendo think that because people are buying Wii's, they can just have the library remade? I'm exaggerating, and I know it won't be on that kind of scale, but every "Wii-make" they put out is wasted resources that could have gone towards making a game that really utilizes the controller's potential. Its like Twilight Princess. They essentially spent a year to "Wii-make" the game to utilize the control. Did it really add much to gameplay? No. It also didn't really take anything away (lucky for us), but I've said time and again, I only bought the Wii version for Pro-Scan and 16:9 support. I didn't get it for the controller at all. It works fine on GameCube...maybe better, depending who you talk to. I'm borderline. Its fine either way, but this would be completely different had we played Twilight on GameCube with 16:9 and Pro-Scan last year. Those wasted resources that went to Twilight Princess would have been used to make a Wii Zelda that could change how we precieve the series, and potentially change how games are played. Or maybe Mario would have made launch, because it also changes how games are enjoyed, without taking anything we already had. As it is, Twilight Princess is just a polish up of the traditional formula, which is totally fine, but the controls were wasted on it, because it doesn't really need them, and wasn't designed to use them. Fortunately it worked fine with them tacked on, but like I said, it was still a waste. Yes, I know Nintendo has already started development on the next one (they confirmed it in Nintendo Power), but how long did it take for TP to come out? Exactly. Moving on.

I'm whole heartedly against these Wii-makes. It is a waste of our pocketbooks, and it is a waste of what the Wii is truly capable of. Rigging an old game to work with motion control is not innovation. Games like Super Mario Galaxy are innovative. If they think we'll do fine with Wii-makes while new game resources are devoted to things like Wii-Sports, they are sadly mistaken.

I've said my peace, and now I'll drop the whole argument until Nintendo announces their "budget GameCube remake" line of titles next year. I guarantee you its coming. We know them all to well.

Wow dude that was an excellent reply. I will agree with what you said.. I am not buying any zelda for wii until it's used because I already own the gamecube version and with wii being backward compatible with the gamecube I can easily buy gamecube games cheap. In fact I picked up wind waker for 13 bucks used. I plan to contuine to buy as many good gamecube games.

Kid Icarus

12-17-2006, 11:23 PM

Our Gamestop had Jungle Beat, new with bongos, for $19. If I wasn't strapped for xmas cash, I'd have nabbed it.

Brodie

12-18-2006, 07:34 PM

Wii sports + Booze = hilarity.

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 12:24 AM

I spent some time playing Golf last night, and while it is kinda broken, it's still fun with other people.

ThirdMarioBro

12-19-2006, 02:06 AM

Well, at least the broken controls in Gold aren't the fault of the controller, because when the thing works, it really works. When its broken, Nintendo were just being lazy ****s.

Kid Icarus

12-19-2006, 02:22 AM

PAL gamers have their Weather channel up already.

Pictures! (http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/wii/Wii+Weather+Channel/1/weather_channel/121806_wii_weather_1.jpg)

Is Toejam and Earl worth buying next week? I tried it out on an emulator a whlie back and I didn't really enjoy it... but that was more from using a keyboard to control it.

EDIT: Oh yeah. We get that channel tomorrow.

ThirdMarioBro

12-19-2006, 04:37 AM

yo dawg, check out mah' main man TJ, and Earl in they funked up game full of hawt 90's slang, and all 'dat sh*t.

Translation? Buy the game. :D

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 08:22 AM

So what exactly does it mean when your Wii is off and the blue light around the disc slot is fading on and off?

EDIT: Never mind, I actually bothered to look it up in the manual. Somebody likes me! ^_^

Brodie

12-19-2006, 09:56 AM

Doesn't that mean its loading the disc?

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 11:13 AM

I think those lights go off when you load soemthign too, bgut I'm ntalking about with my console off and nothing in it. It apparently emans someone's sending you something.

Peanut

12-19-2006, 11:16 AM

Yep. The blue back light lights up when you're getting something, and/or have already gotten something. Apparently it's going to light up when Nintendo sends you demo's and stuff via Wiiconnect24; in the far flung future of 20-07. At least, let's hope.

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 11:20 AM

Hey, Nintendo sent me the Forecast Channel!

Mecha Cow

12-19-2006, 11:45 AM

How does WiiConnect24 work anyway? I'm assuming it gets the internet signal from your computer like the DS, so what if the computer is turned off?

Peanut

12-19-2006, 11:50 AM

ThirdMarioBro

12-19-2006, 11:56 AM

Yay, I finally got my stupid fu*king component cables.

Peanut

12-19-2006, 12:08 PM

Wow. Is anyone else super f*cking impressed by the Weather Channel? It's weather...but it's awesome!

愛

12-19-2006, 12:13 PM

Nerds don't go outside! They don't need to know the weather!

ThirdMarioBro

12-19-2006, 12:26 PM

I saw it in the store yesterday. It was pretty damn cool. More impressed than I thought I'd be. I'll download it when I get my new router Monday.

Mecha Cow

12-19-2006, 02:07 PM

It uses WiFi. So if you live in the 1900's and don't have wireless internet, you have to use a USB dongle, which I'm not sure works if your computer is turned off. My guess is no. Otherwise, it's just regular wireless internet, which is what I use.

Oh, so it connects directly to the wireless thingy that your computer also gets the signal from, rather than getting the signal through the computer. Good to know.

Kid Icarus

12-19-2006, 03:00 PM

Couple things...

1) Who the hell made Weird Al? He's in my Wii Plaza now anyway. I'm waiting for the Cobain vs. Yankovic face off in Tennis.

2) Woah, the weather thing is pretty damn spiffy. I spent 10 minutes or so just making the globe spin around. My roommate were also pretty damn impressed with it, and they've only been paying attention to the Sony side of things lately. Poor saps actually think PS3/PSP connectivity is going to take off, because kids are going to use the PS3 as a computer to put things onto their PSP's. Hahaha.

LogicDonny

12-19-2006, 03:02 PM

it seems people been getting weird mii.. is this supposed to be random like some days u will receieve a mii u don't want?

Also, what new things has nintendo sent for their updates?

Are you all enjoying any of those Virtual console games nintedo has up available for download?

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 03:41 PM

I made Weird Al, as well as several other familiar faces such as Conan O'Brien, The Dude and Walter from The Big Lebowski, JD and Turk from Scrubs, Raven (Comic book version), Hannah, Rhen, and Dane (for those who still remember him). Maybe we need a list of Miis somewhere so we know where everyone came from. Pretty much the only people in my parade of 12 that I actually recognize are Peanut and Kurt. So It'd be nice to know where everyone else came from.

Peanut

12-19-2006, 03:57 PM

If you just click on the Mii, you can see who made them if they put it in. I always put my names on my creations, so you'll know if I made them. I made a Weird Al too. If it's old skool Al with the crazy hair and glasses, then it's mine.

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 04:25 PM

Mine's new Al, with laser surgery, but he still has a goatee. He's also wearing orange. As far as seeing the creator, I haven't noticed that yet, but I'll have to go back and take a look when I get home.

Peanut

12-19-2006, 05:03 PM

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=152528?cid=otc-rss&attr=cvg-general-rss&skip=yes

If this is true, it's complete f*cking bullsh*t and Nintendo should hang for it. "There won't be any droughts for the Wii." I knew it was a lie the moment I heard it.

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 05:14 PM

Well, at least Smash still has "2007" as a release date. I suppose there's still a chance it could break up any potential droughts somewhat before that.

Duke

12-19-2006, 05:18 PM

What the crap I just checked this weekend and Phantom Hourglass was supposed to be released in march. Although, I can't say i'm suprised at all about the other 2.

Kid Icarus

12-19-2006, 05:50 PM

*shrug*

At least it's not a 2 year delay. I can live with it.

Go do something else, play some other games or something. They'll come out when they're ready.

Peanut

12-19-2006, 06:12 PM

*shrug*

At least it's not a 2 year delay. I can live with it.

Go do something else, play some other games or something. They'll come out when they're ready.

Typical fan boy comment. So what you're saying is I should just let my Wii rot in between yearly game releases? Yeah, that makes a ton of sense. I spent all this money to let the thing sit there and collect dust. It's drones like you that make Nintendo think they can get away with this complete and utter bullsh*t.

Dr. Doom

12-19-2006, 06:17 PM

It's still a bloody rumor, geez.

Peanut

12-19-2006, 06:32 PM

It's still a bloody rumor, geez.

Of course, but it's a rumor that has a very good chance of coming true.

Kid Icarus

12-19-2006, 07:59 PM

Typical fan boy comment. So what you're saying is I should just let my Wii rot in between yearly game releases? Yeah, that makes a ton of sense. I spent all this money to let the thing sit there and collect dust. It's drones like you that make Nintendo think they can get away with this complete and utter bullsh*t.

Isn't this why you have a 360?

And it's not like there arn't other games out for it aside from what Nintendo publishes. Christ. Wern't you one of the people telling ME to pay more attention to the third parties?

Peanut

12-19-2006, 08:16 PM

Isn't this why you have a 360?

And it's not like there arn't other games out for it aside from what Nintendo publishes. Christ. Wern't you one of the people telling ME to pay more attention to the third parties?

But have you seen the third-party stuff on the Wii? Most of it is complete trash. Nintendo promised they would step up this time around. I don't call one two games a year stepping up.

LogicDonny

12-19-2006, 09:39 PM

you know there is more than just mario, zelda and metroid.. remember some fo teh great games that came out for hte ds and wii this fall..
elite beat agents
castlevania
elebits
metal slug analogy..

so on

ThirdMarioBro

12-19-2006, 09:40 PM

To be fair, the majority of third party games on all systems are trash, but again, to be fair, if Nintendo pulls another goddamn GameCube, I will fu*king hang them and talk to all my contacts to tighten the nuse. We didn't have a thing to play from launch to the next fall, and then they all released at once so we can't enjoy a damn one of them fully. If this happens again, fu*k them. I'm not going through 10 months of VC games, then having them drop all the games in Christmas for me to try to play at once, and balance my budget for. I can't take that crap nowadays. I know this is a rumor, but look at the way they are behaving. I think we all know them well enough. They ALWAYS do this, and that fu*king Mario game has been in development for almost a goddamned decade. They hold everything and release it all at Christmas.

That said, the ideal situation would be Metroid in Winter, Mario/Smash in Summer, then the other one in winter, but that probably won't happen.

Either way, I just quit Twilight Princess. Apparently there isn't any rush, and I've got to string it out because there isn't a damn thing on DS anytime soon.

Fu*k you Nintendo and your bullsh*t promises. GameCube 2.0 in more ways in just the hardware apparently. Don't tell me I'm overreacting, because after the last year of GameCube, I can say whatever the hell I want. I was one of those suckers who sat an entire year with nothing to play....until I bought a 360, but once again, to be fair, there really isn't anything I want to play on 360 in the foreseeable future (pending new announcements).

Way to rain on my happy 2007 :(

Peanut

12-19-2006, 10:57 PM

Dude, you haven't even played/beat half of the great 360 games. So you have tons to play.

Let's look on the bright side, at least we have Warioware next month. Let's hope that lasts until next summer....:cry:

Edit: Here's something very interesting! Reggie Fils-Aime's Pledge to Nintendo Wii Owners--Read My Lips. 'No New Game Drought.

http://ncroal.talk.newsweek.com/default.asp?item=395614

Apparently, it goes Zelda (already out), Metroid (POS) and Mario. So...3 good games a year (two in my case) isn't a drought? Uuuuuhhhhh. Right. We get to look forward to three games (including smash) in the next 12 months! GOODY!

ThirdMarioBro

12-20-2006, 12:33 AM

A lot of those 360 games don't appeal to me.

Sounds like his type of PR bullsh8t talk. Where is Smash in that article? 2008 anyone? Three games a year? N64 did better than that. Way to sit on your ass EAD. Once again I look to Intelligent Systems for my fix.

Dr. Doom

12-20-2006, 12:42 AM

Looks like The Drome has been flipped around and we're taking a walk down...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/TobiasFenrir/emord.jpg

Peanut

12-20-2006, 10:13 AM

A lot of those 360 games don't appeal to me.

It doesn't seem like anything appeals to you anymore. You don't even play the games you own. You even quit playing Zelda...TWICE! How could stuff like Oblivion, Gears, Viva Pinata, Dead Rising, Kameo, Saint's Row, or even CoD2 have no appeal to you?

Duke

12-20-2006, 10:52 AM

It doesn't seem like anything appeals to you anymore. You don't even play the games you own. You even quit playing Zelda...TWICE! How could stuff like Oblivion, Gears, Viva Pinata, Dead Rising, Kameo, Saint's Row, or even CoD2 have no appeal to you?Oblivion is the reason I haven't beaten TP yet. I picked it up again for the first time in probably 6 months last week and really think that Oblivion is hands down my game of the year.

Peanut

12-20-2006, 11:03 AM

Oblivion is the reason I haven't beaten TP yet. I picked it up again for the first time in probably 6 months last week and really think that Oblivion is hands down my game of the year.

Yep. Mine too. That new expansion really got me back into the swing of it.

愛

12-20-2006, 11:06 AM

A lot of those 360 games don't appeal to me.

Right...so you spent $400 on a console so you could play really old games that you can emulate on the computer for free? Doesn't sound like a wise economic decision to me. Just send me your 360 and your games so I can be the gamer for you. Go back to living in the past just because you're afraid of a little change.

Bry

12-20-2006, 12:15 PM

...if Nintendo pulls another goddamn GameCube, I will fu*king hang them and talk to all my contacts to tighten the nuse.

Wow.

Um, am I the only one who actually really liked the GameCube? Honestly, I didn't play my PS2 much at all after I got it.

Dr. Doom

12-20-2006, 12:20 PM

I loved my 'cube. I was kinda sad after I traded it in when I got my Wii. :C

Peanut

12-20-2006, 12:24 PM

I don't think anyone was saying we didn't like Gamecube. Especially TMB. What everyone complains about is that there were only 5-7 terrific games, depending on who you ask, spread throughout the entire life-span of the thing. You had Smash, The Wind Waker, Sunshine, and Metroid Prime. Two of those are bashed on a consistent basis. You had other stuff like Paper Mario, Pikmin, Star Fox and Animal Crossing, but most people don't put those into the same category as the afore mentioned.

Personally, coming out of Gamecube I had only a handful of games I loved. Paper Mario, Sunshine, tWW, Smash Bros., and Animal Crossing. That's 5 games in 5 years of existence. That's no where near enough. No one ever said the Gamecube wasn't good, just that it didn't deliver those amazing experiences on a regular basis.

ThirdMarioBro

12-20-2006, 12:37 PM

It doesn't seem like anything appeals to you anymore. You don't even play the games you own. You even quit playing Zelda...TWICE! How could stuff like Oblivion, Gears, Viva Pinata, Dead Rising, Kameo, Saint's Row, or even CoD2 have no appeal to you?

I do what I want.

Oblivion - Awesome
Gears - Awesome
Viva Pinata - Interesting, but lacking $$$. Probably eventually
Dead Rising - Played it. Became repetitive
Kameo - Awesome
Saint's Row - Not Interested
CoD2 - Disliked Multiplayer, and WWII games in general. Perfer Sci-Fi themed shooters

Peanut

12-20-2006, 12:46 PM

But if all these games are awesome, then why don't you play them? I just don't understand it. It seems like the only things you invest any time in are puzzle games and old school crap on XBLA.

Bry

12-20-2006, 01:13 PM

Only 5-7 terrific games? I wouldn't agree (http://cube.ign.com/index/reviews.html?constraint.floor.article.overall_rati ng=9&constraint.return_all=is_true&sort.attribute=article.overall_rating&sort.order=desc).

The Wii technology is still pretty fresh, and we've already gotten some excellent examples of what it's capable of. I was playing Trauma Centre at a friend's place the other day, and was honestly blown away by how well a surgery simulator turned out for a system that doesn't operate via mouse or touch screen. Even the sheer gameplay variety of Wii Sports was pretty mind-blowing, and I could see playing that game on a daily basis when I eventually get a Wii for myself.

I'm not too upset if Nintendo takes a little more time to make sure their big franchise games are as good as possible. Delays always suck, but in the end I'd rather wait a little longer for the best possible game than have them rush out a sloppier version.

(And again, this has yet to be confirmed.)

ThirdMarioBro

12-20-2006, 01:16 PM

Bah, I've got errands to run in Animal Crossing. Excuse me.

Duke

12-20-2006, 02:09 PM

Personally, coming out of Gamecube I had only a handful of games I loved. Paper Mario, Sunshine, tWW, Smash Bros., and Animal Crossing.Add Luigi's Mansion (although it's super short) & RE4 and that pretty much makes up my list too. There were other games I enjoyed but those were the only 7 I loved.

Edit: I thought the Metriod Prime games were crap.

ThirdMarioBro

12-20-2006, 02:28 PM

Edit: I thought the Metriod Prime games were crap.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

You make baby Samus cry.

Dr. Doom

12-20-2006, 03:37 PM

On a happier note...

Time says PS3 was a bust
PlayStation 3 one of five things magazine says "went from buzz to bust"; calls console "hideously expensive," launch titles "lame."
By Staff, GameSpot
Posted Dec 19, 2006 5:07 pm PT

When the New York Times said the PlayStation 3 "just isn't that great" in November, many Sony fans were up in arms. However, those words were relatively kind compared to what Time had to say. In naming its "5 Things That Went From Buzz to Bust" for 2006, the magazine put the PS3 right up there with Snakes on a Plane, O.J. Simpson's If I Did It book proposal, and Bode Miller's goose egg at the Winter Olympics. The piece begins harshly ("The big story in computer games this year was HOW TO BLOW A HUGE LEAD, by Sony." (capitals in original)), continues brutally ("The PS3 is hideously expensive," "the launch titles were lame"), and ends with a schoolyard insult ("You know you're in trouble when you get beat by something called a Wii"). Time's disdain for the PS3 isn't unprecedented. For the console's launch, the magazine also ran an article titled "Sony's PlayStation 3 Is Not Worth the Hype."

LoL

Peanut

12-20-2006, 04:31 PM

Add Luigi's Mansion (although it's super short) & RE4 and that pretty much makes up my list too. There were other games I enjoyed but those were the only 7 I loved.

Edit: I thought the Metriod Prime games were crap.

I liked Luigi's Mansion, but not enough to put mention it as a defining game for the Cube. I thought RE4 was sh*t, same goes for Metroid Prime, you're not alone on that one.

Only 5-7 terrific games? I wouldn't agree.

Right. Did you actually look at that list? I was speaking in terms of Nintendo, first-party exclusives. Half of the games on there are third-party sports games. I had an Xbox at the time, so anything multi-platform was always better on that. You've also got stuff on that list that hardly qualify as terrific. Wave Race: Blue Storm, F-Zero GX, Timesplitters 2, True Crime and Aggressive Inline deserve 9's? Tell me what with a straight face.

The core Nintendo games are always terrific, and even their lesser stuff is good. But killer apps come, realistically, 5-7 times per generation from Nintendo. And in the 5-6 years these things live, that isn't enough. But you should probably note that it takes a lot for a game to impress me these days, so whatever I say is probably a little more cynical than what most people believe.

Edit: This. Is. Amazing!

http://poisonmushroom.megamanempire.net/?p=1092

Mecha Cow

12-20-2006, 05:32 PM

What the hell? :lol:

LogicDonny

12-20-2006, 05:49 PM

I can name soo many gamecube games

Super mario sunshine
Zelda wind waker
eternal darkness
skies of arcadia
tales of symphonia
metroid prime 1+2
pikmin 1+2
star wars rogue leader
luigi mansion
wave race
mega man command mission
beyond good and evil
sphinx
prince of persia trilogy but i prefer the xbox versions of this one
animal crossing
mario kart double dash
donkey konga
zelda twilight princess
resident evil remake
resident evil 4
paper mario
fire emblem path of radience
battalion wars
metal gear solid ts

these are a bunch of great games i have played through the years on the cube.. the cube is fantastic as well as xbox and ps2. each system had great games that were fantastic.

in fact the great thing about cube is the gameboy player as well, the wii can't use it so keep yoru cube.. u can play all the gb,gbc and gba games.

the wii is no differnet.. there are a few games already i am planning to get for the wii

i can name 3

excite truck
dbz
metal slug

i know dbz is a port of the ps2 but this one had controls which is awesome to do.

ThirdMarioBro

12-20-2006, 06:04 PM

You've also got stuff on that list that hardly qualify as terrific. Wave Race: Blue Storm, F-Zero GX, Timesplitters 2, True Crime and Aggressive Inline deserve 9's? Tell me what with a straight face.

Yeah, F-Zero GX doesn't deserve a bloody 9. It deserves a 10. Its the greatest racer ever made.

LogicDonny

12-20-2006, 06:18 PM

Yeah, F-Zero GX doesn't deserve a bloody 9. It deserves a 10. Its the greatest racer ever made.

yep I will have to say yes to that.. The best racer on the gamcube with an excellent soundtrack and replay value..

It's so fast too.

Duke

12-20-2006, 07:04 PM

Yeah, F-Zero GX doesn't deserve a bloody 9. It deserves a 10. Its the greatest racer ever made.But it's still a racing game and absolutely no racing game deserves better than a 7 and that is probably generous.

Edit: I really don't understand some people's taste in videogames.

ThirdMarioBro

12-20-2006, 11:20 PM

LogicDonny

12-21-2006, 12:44 AM

Duke

12-21-2006, 09:11 AM

I don't understand how some people can spend their entire gaming lives playing nothing but FPS, yet people do it. I like futuristic racers, and F-Zero happened to be the only one worth a damn, until Nintendo killed it in 2004 by drowning it in anime sh*t. Now I'm a Mario Kart man.Just so your aware, that comment wasn't directed at you or anyone else specifically. It was just more of a general statement about how I can't understand some people's taste in games. There is absolutely nothing wrong with liking a racing game, it just isn't really my cup of tea. Although, IMHO there is something wrong with wanting to give a 10 to F-Zero GX. I guess to me a perfect 10 actual means something and I wouldn't give it out unless I actually thought a game was perfect. Sorry, but I just can't believe F-Zero GX is perfect.

Peanut

12-21-2006, 11:02 AM

I really don't think there has ever been the 'perfect' game, but I do believe we all have our own beliefs of what could personally live up to that title. For instance, I really love ESIII: Morrowind, to me it's perfect. I'm probably in the minority, but I've never played a game as long as I've played Morrowind, not even a quarter as long.

I would personally never give any racing game over a 7, simply because they're all pretty much the same and you're only ever doing one thing. Granted, some racing games like Mario Kart have you fighting each other with items, dodging traps and what-not, but your average racing game doesn't do that. F-Zero is just fast and the cars float. There's really little else that differentiates it from other games of the genre, specifically if you were to compare it to other sci-fi racing games, like Wipeout.

The same would go for J-RPG's. As an action/platform gamer, I tend to think they're worthless wastes of time. I'd much rather play a game, and have actual control over it, than sit and watch it play itself out. But some people love sitting and watching 15 minute cut-scenes. Obviously a ton of people do, otherwise series like Final Fantasy and even Metal Gear would be a flop.

It really all comes down to perspective, and what kind of games fit your tastes. TMB always tends to lean towards old school stuff. I don't know if it's because he just thinks it's better, or because he gets some kind of hardcore nostalgic trip from it, but that's where his interests in games lay. F-Zero may give him that burst of old school flava or game play, mixed with a nostalgic franchise that puts it over the top for him. I returned F-Zero after only 8 days of owning it (which is better than the whole two days I owned Metroid Prime), but it's just because it's not the kind of game I like. If TMB digs it that much, more power to him.

Dr. Doom

12-21-2006, 11:32 AM

GX took away the best part of the previous F-Zero games: the Metal. It was a fun game, I recall renting it, but I don't know if it was anything that would really keep me busy for that long. I didn't get that far into the costumization or the story mode tho, so who knows. My biggest gripe was with the music.

Duke

12-21-2006, 12:02 PM

I really don't think there has ever been the 'perfect' game, but I do believe we all have our own beliefs of what could personally live up to that title.I honestly believe Super Mario World is perfect for it's generation. I say for it's generation not because I believe the game is dated (actually i don't think it's dated at all. That's what is great about the SNES compared w/ the PS1/N64 gen) but compared with today's standards some people would probably argue that it is "too short" for a perfect console game.

If TMB digs it that much, more power to him.I totally agree with that...I have a good friend who loves the Xenosaga Series. I personally think it is complete garbage. I actually "played" the first for like 3 hours and in that time I think I could actually control my character for like 15 minutes. But if that is what my friend wants to imo "waste" his money on then more people to him. Everyone is different and everyone has his own taste.

Peanut

12-21-2006, 01:12 PM

Some good news for those of us who think the Wii VC has been decidedly lacking since launch. Nintendo has officially announced this Monday's Christmas Day releases, and it looks like we're finally going to start getting some good stuff.

Super Mario Bros. (NES) 500 points
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) 800 points
Super Castlevania IV (SNES) 800 points
ToeJam & Earl (Genesis) 800 points
R-Type (TurboGrafix16) 800 points

If only every Monday's VC update was like this!

ThirdMarioBro

12-21-2006, 01:13 PM

I don't tend to lean towards old-school stuff as much as I probably tend to lean towards old-school brand names, but that's just me, and I probably won't change, with the exception of Sega. They can go straight to hell. I don't think I'd want to change either. I enjoy plenty of of other stuff, so it balances out in my mind. I'm just not the kind of person who could want to rush out and buy the latest disposable WWII shooter. I like games from series, or games that I know will have long-lasting value. I like Halo, and I like Gears, because they are both Sci-Fi in nature, and don't confine themselves to the limitations of historical rhetoric, or try to recreate history. They can take me places that are limitless in nature, but from a technical side, I also know both are from series and developers (Bungie and Epic) that will run for a looooong time, and they are something I can depend on in the long run. I played Oblivion, and got hooked on the Elder Scroll series, and I have a pretty good idea that series is going to be going for a long time to come. Peanut got me hooked on that one. I bought Kameo out of loyalty to Rare, and was not disappointed. I like my brands. Then there is Nintendo. I guess I just like to follow a pack. I'm a creature of habit.

Also, Wipeout and F-Zero may share a genre, but Wipeout is slow, slippery, and just broken in comparison. I guess I'm just the only F-Zero fan here :lol:. I'm not really a fan of racing games in general. I just like the few that are so unrealistic, and so fast, they provide an adrenaline rush.

Some good news for those of us who think the Wii VC has been decidedly lacking since launch. Nintendo has officially announced this Monday's Christmas Day releases, and it looks like we're finally going to start getting some good stuff.

Super Mario Bros. (NES) 500 points
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) 800 points
Super Castlevania IV (SNES) 800 points
ToeJam & Earl (Genesis) 800 points
R-Type (TurboGrafix16) 800 points

If only every Monday's VC update was like this!

FINALLY! I'm getting so tired of reviewing sh*t all the time. Mario, ToeJam, Ry-Type, and Castlevania. For the fu*king WIN! Don't buy Street Fighter II though. It's the Super Nintendo port, which means missing frames, poorly sampled music, and smaller sprites.

Peanut

12-21-2006, 01:22 PM

You know what would have been nice, though? If we had also gotten what the UK and Japan got. Donkey Kong Country. Not to mention that they already have Super Mario World, Link to the Past and numerous other titles that are being pleaded for over here.

ThirdMarioBro

12-21-2006, 01:25 PM

Yeah, this "global release strategy" stuff is total bullsh*t. I know everything will show up eventually, but I was hoping for SMW by Christmas. It's the first game I ever actually owned. Anyway, at least we got everything else on time. Super Mario Bros. will more than suffice.

LogicDonny

12-21-2006, 02:48 PM

I am also a f-zero fan. Owned f-zero for snes and f-zero gx at one time..

I couldn't believe that Nintendo finally put up super castlevania 4.. That game is great. I am also a little disapointed we did not get some of those great VC games that japan and europe got but we got to be patient.

I hope for earthbound, secret of mana..

BTW, we need some good vc games that has never made it here int eh past.. A translated mana 2 and star ocean.

Dinny

12-21-2006, 07:28 PM

I couldn't believe that Nintendo finally put up super castlevania 4.. That game is great. I am also a little disapointed we did not get some of those great VC games that japan and europe got but we got to be patient.

Mate, if you can name me three respectable games that Europe got and you didn't that you really want on VC, I'll feel 10 times better about living where I do.

Peanut

12-21-2006, 07:38 PM

Dinny

12-21-2006, 07:45 PM

Alright, buddy. You guys already got Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong Country and Sonic the Hedgehog right off the bat.

There have also been a couple of leaks for the UK list, some of the games on that list include titles like Super Mario RPG, Super Metroid, Mario Kart 64 and even OoT. So feel good about where you live.

But we didn't get any of these games before you did, and Super Mario RPG was never even released here (although we did get Minish Cap first, for which I am eternally greatful). And Peanut are you sure about Super Mario RPG coming out on VC here in Europe (any links)?

Peanut

12-21-2006, 07:53 PM

Dude, we don't even have any of those games on the VC yet. I think we have Sonic now, but I'm not sure as I haven't checked in awhile.

And yeah, IGN and Kotaku had some stuff not too long ago on some 2007 Euro leaks, and all those games were included.

Dinny

12-21-2006, 08:03 PM

LogicDonny

12-22-2006, 12:14 AM

Well all i can do is be patient..

Now can we talk about the new wii opera browser.. It supposed to come out shortly for North America.. Are you all excited? I got answers that you can watch videos with the browser so I can watch videos from youtube on my tv.

Hey I have a great idea, go to technodrome via wii browser. lol!!!

ThirdMarioBro

12-22-2006, 02:03 AM

When I get my new router, I'll be all over that. I read YouTube works just fine (surprising, considering the limited RAM), so I'll be parking it on the couch and watching nerds play Super Mario Bros music on their pianos, and that Corpomix arrangement of Halo's theme on my Wii. I mean, yeah, its just a browser and I could do that right here, but the novelty of doing in in the living room on the big screen is fun.

Peanut

12-22-2006, 10:18 AM

I had some interest in the Wii browser, but then I hooked up my PC to my TV via VGA cables, so the whole "web browsing on TV!" thing is pointless to me now.

edit: I'm now typing from my Wii. The screen resolution is awful! Still loads better than PSP though.

LogicDonny

12-22-2006, 06:16 PM

Ahh good 2 see that someone is using the wii browser.

ThirdMarioBro

12-22-2006, 10:50 PM

Here's a cool video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM-GcarLxlE) of a guy who plays the music of Sonic the Hedgehog along with the game. I'm downloading his sheet music to give it a try myself.

LogicDonny

12-22-2006, 11:01 PM

Here's a cool video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM-GcarLxlE) of a guy who plays the music of Sonic the Hedgehog along with the game. I'm downloading his sheet music to give it a try myself.

Wow that is good. Sonic rules.. espeically the genesis ones. I got a link for teh zelda twilight princess music on piano.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx9ycvHQ8CI&mode=related&search=
This piano song is from the trailer.

愛

12-23-2006, 10:38 PM

hai gaiz so i herd u gaiz r into Nintendo?

No new posts all day? I'm disappointed.

ThirdMarioBro

12-24-2006, 01:10 AM

0MG N1NT3ND0 1$ teh Suxx0r$!!!!!

Its Christmas Eve. There isn't anything to talk about...until I get my new router, and post my Wii Code, for what that's worth.

24 hours to R-Type.

LogicDonny

12-24-2006, 07:59 PM

well no new stuff is happening.. wait till after xmas..

ThirdMarioBro

12-26-2006, 12:14 PM

I have my new router, so everybody add my friend code. I'll be adding your's later.

Duke

12-31-2006, 10:58 PM

I took a week off for Christmas and drove home with my Wii. I was totally suprised at how much my parents enjoyed it. I know it's supposed to be for non-gamers too but no one thinks video games are a bigger waste of time and money than my dad. However, he jumped right in their on Wii Sports and played right along with me and my sister. And now my parents are going to get one for my sister when they can find one. All, I can say is good job Nintendo!

Dr. Doom

01-01-2007, 04:06 AM

Wow, so, yeah. My Wii froze up a few minutes ago going into the Mii channel. I dunno what the hell to think of that. I couldn't do anything, the reset and power buttons wouldn't even work, I had to unplug it. Everything seemed to be ok when I turned it back on, but I can't help but feel this is rather ominous. I did drop the thing like a little over a week ago. It wasn't a terrible fall, it landed on carpet, but I guess I thought that was worth mentioning.

ThirdMarioBro

01-01-2007, 04:34 AM

Mine froze up on me again this morning while leaving the Mii channel to look for the new Mii's that the majority of you people still haven't sent me. Pfft. :roll:

I think it's a software bug. It only happens in that channel, and only when I'm leaving for the main menu. They'll fix the bugs later in an update I suppose. I just held down the power button 5 seconds to shut if off, then powered back up and went on.

Barkworm

01-01-2007, 08:21 AM

Wow, so, yeah. My Wii froze up a few minutes ago going into the Mii channel. I dunno what the hell to think of that. I couldn't do anything, the reset and power buttons wouldn't even work, I had to unplug it.
The same thing happened to me while I was browsing the internet. It also made a high pitched sound as if it would explode. Weird.

Peanut

01-01-2007, 09:11 AM

The only problem I had was when my internet cutout while I was browsing the shop channel. Everything froze up and I couldn't do anything. Boo-urns.

Jed

01-01-2007, 10:55 AM

Mine froze up once on the Internet Channel, I just held the power button down like TMB did and it turned off. I figured it froze cause it's beta software.

Dr. Doom

01-01-2007, 11:37 AM

I'm incredibly relieved to know it isn't just me.

ThirdMarioBro

01-01-2007, 11:44 AM

The same thing happened to me while I was browsing the internet. It also made a high pitched sound as if it would explode. Weird.

That sounds remotely similar to something my GameCube pulled January 2002. I was running Hoth in Rouge Leader, and the thing just crashed like a cocaine high. The game froze, horizontal lines (NES style) appeared on the screen, and the thing made a high-pitched squeal loud and shrieking enough to have dispersed a pilgrimage to Mecca. Never did it again though to this day, though I'll probably never play it again to give it the chance to.

Anarky

01-02-2007, 05:51 PM

I'm currently playing Super Mario World for the tenthousandth time and I've been wondering about a certain type of secret cave you find. You know, the things when you go down the tubes.

See, there's this one type of cave where you get a lot of platforms with three "?"-blocks in them. If you manage to make all three to appear as a white circle on green ground, you get a 1UP. I was wondering: Is there a system behind that?

And does anyone actually like any swimming level?

Mecha Cow

01-02-2007, 05:53 PM

Not even Nintendo themselves like the swimming levels.

Peanut

01-02-2007, 06:12 PM

It's random. Sometimes there's a pattern you can pick out, but rarely.

And I don't think anyone overly enjoys the swimming levels, however I do like levels with water featured in them, just not as the primary obstacle.

Cure

01-02-2007, 08:40 PM

Ok, I wanna ask for all of you guys' advice before goin' on.

As Peanut can vouch for me, my Wii was connected to the internet just fine. I sent him a message and whatnot. Then all of a sudden, without me doing ANYTHING to my Wii or router, the connection stops working. I reset my router and settings, nothin'. I reformat my Wii, nothin'. I even buy the frickin' DS Wi-Fi USB thingie and not a goddamned thing. Like, my Wii can pick up on the signals of the router and USB thing, but when it comes to the connection test, I get an error message. Should I just send it out to Nintendo to repair or do you guys have any ideas?

Peanut

01-02-2007, 08:44 PM

Dude, I'm getting the same problem. Only difference is mine will cut back in every so often. It's been hell trying to download anything from the Wii Shop, because my connection rarely works. It doesn't make any sense, because my PC gets the wireless connection just fine, and it's literally 3 feet from my Wii. It doesn't make any sense to me. I keep getting those stupid error messages too.

Jed

01-02-2007, 09:22 PM

It wouldn't be anything to do with overloaded servers would it, I remember seeing a lot of people with that problem on Christmas Day and if Peanut's been able to connect some of the time it kinda sounds like it's the servers. I haven't had any trouble with mine, but they probably use different servers this side of the Atlantic (and they probably aren't half as busy).

ThirdMarioBro

01-02-2007, 09:29 PM

Mine is sitting two feet from my PC which has perfect wireless reception, yet the Wii wouldn't pick up a damn thing. I set it on top of the PC, and it connects perfectly. Weird. I would complain, but moving the 360 two feet made its wireless issues go away too, so whatever.

As for the Super Mario World bonus stages, I believe there are five patterns, one of which is randomly selected before you enter the main stage.

Duke

01-02-2007, 09:37 PM

I always choose to select the two end blocks and then the middle one last. I usually alternate which end block I start with. It usually works pretty well but there are times it doesn't seem to work at all. If that happens I just start selecting them with no pattern in mind.

Dr. Doom

01-03-2007, 01:02 AM

I haven't had any problem with the connection.

Krang

01-03-2007, 01:36 AM

For those of you who are having problems with wireless connections, you always have the option of buying one of these (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/acc/wiiLAN.jsp) once they're released. I'm not a big fan of wireless networking, so that's what I plan to do when I get a Wii.

Duke

01-03-2007, 09:01 AM

My router has both wireless and wired capabilities. I'm very partial to wired connections when it comes to online gaming but I do use the wireless part for my laptop. But I guess I'd rather save the money and continue to use the free built in wireless of the Wii.

ThirdMarioBro

01-03-2007, 03:30 PM

Peanut

01-03-2007, 03:35 PM

The way these things are flying now is still ridiculous. My aunt even tried to a get a DS for my cousin for Christmas and couldn't find one anywhere, Imagine when the Wii hits $199 and the DS Lite hits $99 USD. The world will implode.

Barkworm

01-03-2007, 03:47 PM

Why would Nintendo drop the price so soon?

Spitfire

01-03-2007, 03:51 PM

Latest rumor is that those jerks at Nintendo are going to stab us in the nuts and drop the price of Wii to $199 in Spring for the same bundle (Wii Sports and all). They'll also release the black one.

Colorwise, I don't care. I wanted the Pearl White one from the day I saw it. Price wise.........yeah.

This comes from a Circuit City district manager.

Welcome to why I don't buy systems at launch. I wait at least half a year or more. Especially Nintendo systems, they always come out with a new color and drop price, or a new model. It's annoying.

That and the usual hardware issues. I bought my 360 too soon now i have to return it because it sounds like the motor inside it is going to explode. It makes grinding noises and the disk tray jams a lot. It also takes forever for it to load a game sometimes and while it is it makes tons of noise. Sad too cause I've taken nothing but the best care of it. I even ripped my intercooler off after I heard it was bad for your system. That was the worst that it's been through.

Mr. Snackpants

01-03-2007, 04:21 PM

I only care about the color...I like the look of the black Wii better.

The price drop doesn't bother me. Either I get it in November or wait until March/April and save $50. I'd rather have it from day one and play it for 4-5 months, than wait and save a measly $50

Peanut

01-03-2007, 04:54 PM

That and the usual hardware issues. I bought my 360 too soon now i have to return it because it sounds like the motor inside it is going to explode. It makes grinding noises and the disk tray jams a lot. It also takes forever for it to load a game sometimes and while it is it makes tons of noise. Sad too cause I've taken nothing but the best care of it. I even ripped my intercooler off after I heard it was bad for your system. That was the worst that it's been through.

I don't understand, I got my console a couple months after launch, and I've never had a single problem with it. Not even once. Maybe I'm just lucky, but no one I know personally has ever had a problem either.

Why would Nintendo drop the price so soon?
To completely and utterly destroy Sony in Japan? They're making upwards of $70 on each Wii sold as it is. Imagine how much the cost on manufacturing the hardware is going to drop in 6 months. They'll probably be making upwards of $100 on each console. Why sit there and sell 2,000,000 Wii's at $100 profit, when you can sell 5,000,000 Wii's at $50 profit? Why even give Sony the chance to put a stranglehold back on your home territory? They already have Sony running off with their tail between their legs in the portable market, beat the sh*t out of them in the console sector and they've essentially got a monopoly on the Japanese gaming market.

Mecha Cow

01-03-2007, 05:36 PM

I certainly hope that's true, I think the black Wii looks really slick and I was bummed that it wasn't available at launch. The pricedrop isn't too shabby either.

Mr. Snackpants

01-03-2007, 08:13 PM

I bought my 360 the day it came out and I haven't had a problem. Everytime I hear someones sad story I thank God mine is still fine.

PanMan

01-03-2007, 10:47 PM

I got a problem with the Wii. I now have a replacement system and everything is working smoothly on it, but I want to transfer my Zelda game file to my new Wii. I have a Motorola 64MB micro SD card from a cell phone, and I can save a game file to it, but I cannot copy the file from the SD card to the other Wii. It says the file was not copied.

At first you would think that it is not compatible with the Wii, but then why can it save the file onto the SD card in the first place? Do I need a different SD card to make this work?

I'd really prefer if I could transfer my Zelda file since I am in the city in the sky and don't really have the passion to start things over again right now. If I have to I will, and I'm sure I could get back to where I was in about 20 hours or so, but I'd just rather transfer it.

Any ideas? Has anybody else encountered this problem?