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Nintendo Gaming / Nintendo Ads are so...
« on: September 01, 2008, 03:09:27 PM »
Good.  I don't know if it is because I pay less attention to everything nowadays (tv and videogames), but it seems to me that Nintendo commercials got much better.  Back in the GCN days, I was close hurting myself and others because it seemed like Nintendo would essentially sabatoge the success of their first and second party games by the dumbest ad campaigns. 
I had the tv on and saw the one for Mario Super sluggers and it was solid.  I chuckled.  With the wii it is given but there is a spike in Nintendo specific commercials too. Has anybody else noticed the difference?  Did Nintendo hire people with working brains or did they just increase the advertising budget? I think it is nice that even the proudest of companies learns.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Tax on Wii Points?
« on: March 09, 2008, 07:23:37 PM »
Dang!  That kind of sucks.  Did you buy them in a store?  In the past, I've never paid tax when I bought them from Wii Shop.

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General Chat / Re: What do you do for a living?
« on: March 05, 2008, 08:53:04 AM »
Quote from: ShyGuy on March 05, 2008, 03:31:45 AM
With the wealth of information easily available today, it's more possible than ever!
Yeah but is it good information?  To get at higher learning stuff and current research, you often need official publications and databases which pretty much all cost money.  What is worse, is that you never know when research useful to you or your curiosity will be published.

Svevan:  Yes the reason why students learn can be sad nowadays.  It isn't at all romantic.  But at university (not sure if you are making the international distinction), you are forced by seniority and timeline to often take courses that don't interest you.  Graduation requirements suck and can be a complete waste of time.  On top of it, to some students they are a threat to their GPA which STUPIDLY is the basis for getting hired by an employer or going on in school.  I consider myself a learner, but for subjects in which I'm not interested - the "what must I do to get a B plus?" applies.
Not to tool you, but why are you getting formal degrees - seven if I counted right - if you just want to learn?  I agree with Kanye West when it comes to the amount of degrees. :)

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General Chat / Re: What do you do for a living?
« on: March 04, 2008, 05:20:45 PM »
No, that market is too niche to support more than just Bill.

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General Chat / Re: What do you do for a living?
« on: March 04, 2008, 03:23:26 PM »
The nakedness slowed this one down...
I am not a programmer - I like going out in the sun, I get my hair cut, the girls I know, know of me too.  j/k ;)
I am a chemical engineering student and during the summer I am a door-to-door salesman.  I used to have the same job as Bill, too, but school has pretty much won.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: January 20, 2008, 07:30:23 PM »
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Originally posted by: IceCold
The GameCube was doing better at this point in time.


Of course it was.  Even with the price drop, it is twice as much as the Gamecube with less to offer.

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General Chat / RE: one whole year
« on: January 07, 2008, 04:32:24 AM »
If you have/invest in a grill, salmon, chicken, and beef goes fast.  You can match that with rice or whatever you like.

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General Gaming / RE: Who loves to do Crack-Cocaine?
« on: December 18, 2007, 06:38:11 AM »
I thought they didn't like Marx in Germany.

"You never catch the dragon."

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Nintendo WII
« on: December 18, 2007, 06:35:44 AM »
In all seriousness, I've done one of those ad sites before - it is how I got my 42 in tv.  It isn't free (not close either) because the requirements all have you spend on shipping and starter trials that in a week or two will prompt something much more expensive.  They do work, though - read all the fine print.
The problem though, mazic, is even if this is your best option to get a wii - these sites have a right to substitute something of equal value.  If Wiis are still rare, you might still not get one.  And I would predict this is going to take you 6 months to a year best case scenario.  It would really be better to get a job for something that is 250 dollars, srsly.

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General Chat / RE: Fox makes Family Guy without Seth MacFarlane
« on: December 09, 2007, 02:31:51 PM »
My question is:  "If you are willing to take a risk, why shouldn't you reap the benefits?"  There is a huge risk in entering the entertainment industry in the first place.  Not everybody makes it.  Not every pilot is well received.  Not every show lasts forever.  A writer who gets picked up should be compensated for the entertainment they provide.  That is how it works for actors.  The difference is that an audience can physically see an actor and actress - naturally they can garner more support for themselves.  Not true for the writer.  You are right in that writers don't do it alone - but they aren't as replaceable as a best boy  especially once the audience has gotten a taste for them.  Nor is the risk of being a stage hand as great as that of deciding to write.

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General Chat / RE: Fox makes Family Guy without Seth MacFarlane
« on: December 09, 2007, 01:08:39 PM »
Your alternative: invest instead of strike sparked the fing serious.  If the same job they were doing is generating new profits, they are entitled to those new profits.  They shouldn't have to play the stock market to gain the true value on their work.  Then there is the fact that not everyone is going to have the disposible income to invest at the end of the day.
Internet residuals was the straw.  I didn't follow the WGA before but I'm sure they work like every other union composed of humans - they had endless complaints and actions to institute and now that they have a stage of course they will push for more.  Of course the writer's guild only cares about the writer's guild and who pays it dues.  It is a union.  An organization of humans facing up against an organization of humans will always be gray.  One - humans.  Two- a group of them means it is a lot harder to back down.  There is nothing naive about me - I just thought your alternative was ridiculous.

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General Chat / RE:Fox makes Family Guy without Seth MacFarlane
« on: December 09, 2007, 11:05:05 AM »
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
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Originally posted by: odifiend

I don't know what country you're talking about when it comes to teaching.  But unless you are talking about a college professor doing research, there is no teacher making 70k period.

Yes there are. I've seen it with my own two eyes.


Bah - I was definitely wrong on that.  I just looked through NY and CA pay charts.  I would like to point out that those states have notoriously high costs of living.  I remember when I was a boy in Canada, teachers went on strike for more pay.  I was about 9 so it didn't effect my schedule, but I do realize it could hurt students.  Now that I live in NC, I see the alternative where a teacher's starting salary is around 30k (because teachers union's are illegal).  And yes a teacher who doesn't do summer school works 180 days (+teacher work days - more like 200 days) but the average person works 52 wks *5 days = 260 days - vacation alotted.  The time difference is about a month - month and a half, but often the pay difference for someone with the same amount of education is more than a month salary.

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General Chat / RE: Fox makes Family Guy without Seth MacFarlane
« on: December 09, 2007, 10:01:01 AM »
Golden, are you f'ing serious?  It is not a risk to quit your job for indefinite amount of time now?  I'll give you logical risk because the deal is the country (really countries) will not go without new programming for an extended period of time.  But it makes a lot more sense to redistribute this 'extra' money that writers generate (in the same way they generated profits before).  Networks couldn't really expect the loophole that the internet wasn't in their contract to run long term.
I don't know what country you're talking about when it comes to teaching.  But unless you are talking about a college professor doing research, there is no teacher making 70k period.

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General Chat / RE:A Hard(For me) math problem I need help with, Circles and what not :)(UPDATED: WITH GRADE)
« on: November 06, 2007, 09:27:32 AM »
Is there a numerical answer?
I got r = sqrt(144+d^2/4) inches.
That problem is not hard unless you are supposed to get a number.  Radius is your hypotenuse, the foot is your short side and d/2 is your long side.  I don't think pro's logic is right or I don't get it anyway...

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo... Rising To Heaven
« on: October 12, 2007, 02:04:31 AM »
Was Nintendo #1 in the 80s?

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: My grandmother....
« on: May 09, 2007, 02:09:37 AM »
Telemarketing=rape.  It is science.

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TalkBack / RE:Miyamoto Discusses Zelda in Japan, Making Halo
« on: May 08, 2007, 01:40:03 AM »
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Originally posted by: UncleBob
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Originally posted by: Spak-Spang
I think I really liked the Halo answer.  

It just was a casual offhand remark:  Yeah I could make that but it doesn't interest me.


I wasn't pleased with his Halo answer.  It sounds like something a kid would say "I could do that!" "Then do it!" "Naw, I don't want to."
It'd be like me saying that I could bag Lisa Loeb, if I wanted to.


The way I read this was that any idiot sees that a Halo type game would be popular and what gamers want.  Miyamoto doesn't design games around what gamers initially want.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The Name Wii: Why I Don't Like It
« on: May 07, 2007, 09:54:57 AM »
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Originally posted by: Kairon
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Originally posted by: mantidor
I think its obvious the console would have sold just as well without the hideous name anyway.


That is entirely 100% opinion Mantidor. I actually believe that the name was a boon to the system, and HELPED it sell.

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com


Also 100% opinion...  I never got passionate about the name.  Though I was a little dissappointed that they paid money for the name 'wii'.  It did all work out, but I agree with Mantidor - the wii is not selling so well because of its name.  Revolution might have been too hardcore, but people pay for the experience, not the name.
Did anyone mention that wii might have been given its name because that is the sound one makes when playing the console?  I could never figure out why they went with 'wii' but that seems very plausible right now.

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General Chat / RE:Twilight Zone Discovered
« on: May 07, 2007, 02:38:43 AM »
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
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Originally posted by: Kairon
You misspelled Dilithium...

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com


No I did not!


You did mispel prophets though.

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General Chat / RE:The Job Thread
« on: May 01, 2007, 07:04:46 AM »
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Originally posted by: PartyBear
I've been in a stable job for several years now, but if there's one thing I learned from my job search, it's that personal connections matter more than you can ever imagine.  My two best prospects both came to me through people I had known for a long time.  At the first of the two, the interviewer pointed to a three inch stack of paper on his desk and told me they were the resumes that came in from their  web site postings.  The whole stack was going in the trash because they got enough qualified candidates from more traditional avenues.  I was placed ahead of hundreds or maybe thousands of other applicants just because my resume had been handed in by someone my potential boss knew and worked with.  Use any connections you have to go from "Anonymous Internet Applicant #1032" to "John says this guy is good."


For sure, personal connections rule.  3 years ago, I just finished high school and was looking for a job for pretty much the entire summer.  I (finally) let one of my friends know that I was looking for work and he brought me in to his job.  I was getting paid for training before I was even officially hired.  Nothing is sweeter.
As for careers, again, recruiters will always be more open to a recommendation from a current employee.  I have two really good friends that recruit chemical engineers and with discrimination and crap, they were saying they really are encouraged to do everything electronically, but they always ask me who is good from my school.  I'm twenty and I could sink or float another person's application at that company because they trust me that much.  It is not always best for the company but it is human nature and a lot easier on recruiters.  Monster I am sure is good but companies have to pay for the service and i think another fee when they hire a candidate through Monster.  If you have a specific company in mind or a posting sounds really good to you, you should post directly on their site if the option is available.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: As much as it pains me....
« on: April 30, 2007, 07:54:47 AM »
You know what would be awesome?  If you could just buy a game that played itself.  Since everyone is so busy, make these self-playing games 90 minutes to 2 hours long.  We could leave them on DVD!  They could have extras but we'll make them accessible from the  menu so you don't have to work for them.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo: Marketing genius?
« on: April 26, 2007, 12:03:43 AM »
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
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Originally posted by: pap64
Not to brag here, but I called that Wii sports being vital in the Wii's success back in September, and S_B developed this further with his "The never ending viral chain" thread.

I would post the link, but I am on my Wii right now.


I believe I expressed the importance of Wii sports as well. So that makes 3 of us .


Not to take anything away from anyone, but back in the days before 'hardcore' gamers, games used to be packed in.  It made a difference - you got an experience right out of the box.  Mario Bros. was vital to the NES's success, Sonic was vital to that of the Genesis and while you could argue the SNES could still be big without Super Mario World - it sure didn't hurt.  I really don't know why companies moved away from this in the first place, but it a no brainer.  Consumers immediately have good things (hardcore buy first) to say about your product.

Sixth, you're right - their kid image has completely been transformed into an everyone image.  I'm a student at NC State who's been gaming for his whole life.  My department head of Biotechnology, a 60 year man, got his wii before I got mine.  So did another Ph. D in Biotech.  The NCSU Library, also has a Nintendo Wii now.  Anytime I go to the store to buy Wii stuff, it is couples looking at buying things together.  The Wii does not have any of the problems the cube has.  I doubt even think Playstation had it this good.  The active play is infective and not just to 7-15 year olds - it does all Nintendo's work.  The product sells itself.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Jack Thompson: Attorney, School Shootings Expert
« on: April 25, 2007, 06:48:45 AM »
Addictions don't contradict free will.  Someone who is strongwilled can break even a physical addiction.

I stopped following the VT case as soon as it was announced he was a loner and nobody knew anything about him.   I'm sorry to break it to him but he wasn't unique and his behavior was so cliche - he was a much less cool Itachi.  It is not true he was being picked on, it sounds like people just ignored him because he ignored people.  He was just so anti-social that in his 23 years of life or whatever, he didn't understand the value of life as proved through his actions.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Jack Thompson calls for investigation of butterfly
« on: April 24, 2007, 05:04:30 AM »
The butterfly spent hours at a time playing black & white.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Amazing Deals for DS & GBA
« on: April 22, 2007, 02:47:15 AM »
Pokemon 27.99 @ Target

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