Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 30, 2006, 05:58:51 AM
Here is an article from NewYork Times: A Playful Controller and 2 Alien shoot-em-ups
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Most of the biggest, most highly anticipated video games of the year come out in the few months preceding Christmas. So why was I so bored? Big-budget games are coming out to rave reviews and big sales, but when I played them I thought, I’ve played these already.
Happily, the folks at Nintendo decided to do something about the stagnancy in game design. The new Nintendo Wii game console challenges designers to think outside the box with the inclusion of a special motion-sensitive game controller that looks like a television remote and allows you to play games in a remarkably intuitive fashion.
[Article goes on to talk about Zelda:TP]
With a good story, great gameplay and a unique interface, [Twilight]Princess makes a great case for buying a Wii. The case for buying Sony’s PlayStation 3 is considerably weaker. Gamers who stood in line for days to buy what Sony claims is the most powerful gaming console on the market will have to wait longer still for something great to play on it.
[Article goes on to talk about PS3, their launch games and lack of rumble in trade for motion]
Things will get better. The debut last year of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console was almost as unimpressive as the PlayStation 3’s introduction, but now the 360 has Gears of War, a fantastic third-person shooter from Epic Games that is similar to Resistance but superior to it in every way.
[Article goes on to talk about Gears of War]
But most of these games will offer a very familiar experience. Nintendo is gambling that the Wii’s innovative controls and relatively low price will attract gamers who want something fresh, even if the Wii is too underpowered ever to support a game with the glossy good looks of Gears of War. I hope they’re right. If the Wii makes innovation profitable, perhaps so many inventive games will come out next fall that I won’t even have time to play the boring ones.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 30, 2006, 06:58:49 AM
Keep the news in this thread. Keep your interweb superfreeways clean of useless new threads.
Post by: Arbok on November 30, 2006, 09:06:45 AM
"Some more good press it seems, as the Wall Street Journal, in a head to head comparison of the Wii vs. the PS3, dubbed the former "the more exciting, fun and satisfying of the two new game machines." I read most of the article at work today, but sadly the Wall Street Journal only has their articles online for subscribes", and sadly the summary is now down for everyone but them too.
Post by: Ceric on November 30, 2006, 09:17:24 AM
Post by: MorningStar on November 30, 2006, 09:20:52 AM
Although, if developers push the Wii like they pushed the PS2, I think they can get some pretty good looking games out there- but I'm not holding my breath.
Post by: IceCold on November 30, 2006, 02:15:26 PM
Post by: wandering on November 30, 2006, 02:38:04 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 02, 2006, 07:40:20 AM
Anyway here is an article from Seedmagazine.com A console to make you Wiip
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At first glance, the Wii might seem like an inferior video game console, at least when compared to the Sony Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360.
But what the Wii lacks in processing power, it makes up for with its controller. Unlike every other game console, the Wii controller isn't built around a confusing alphabet of buttons. Instead, Nintendo uses Bluetooth wireless technology to translate your body movements directly onto the screen.
This is the Wii's real innovation. While Nintendo argues that the wireless controller makes game play more intuitive—you no longer have to remember arcane sequences of buttons—it actually does something much more powerful: By involving your body in the on-screen action, the Wii makes video games more emotional.
To understand how the Wii turns Zelda into a passionate experience, we have to revisit an old theory of emotion, first proposed by the great American psychologist and philosopher William James. In his 1884 article "What is an emotion?" James argued that all of our mental feelings actually begin in the body. Although our emotions feel ephemeral, they are rooted in the movements of our muscles and the palpitations of our flesh. Typical of his work, James' evidence consisted of vivid examples stolen straight from real life, such as a person encountering a bear in the woods.
"What kind of an emotion of fear would be left," James wondered, "if the feeling of quickened heart beats nor of shallow breathing, neither of trembling lips nor of weakened limbs, neither of goose bumps nor of visceral stirrings, were present?" James' answer was simple: without the body there would be no fear, for an emotion begins as the perception of a bodily change. When it comes to the drama of feelings, our flesh is the stage.
Of course, all this emotion can have its drawbacks. Just imagine how bad you'll feel when the Gooper Blooper kills off Mario. Because you've spent the last few hours inhabiting Mario's body, his death will be difficult to shrug off. While our brains know that Mario is only a cartoon, our bodies are much more gullible. (As James noted, our feelings also linger longer in the body than in the mind.) Sometimes we just want our video games to be pleasant distractions, without the melodrama that comes from having our bodies involved. That's why we have the Playstation and Xbox: they only get our thumbs excited.
Does the Wii make your body tingle?
Post by: King of Twitch on December 08, 2006, 11:16:18 AM
I thought it was interesting the news carried so fast as it was the same day Iwata acknowledged there might be a "problem" with the straps.
Post by: Arbok on December 08, 2006, 01:56:44 PM
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/12/1207_bestproducts/source/20.htm
Post by: WuTangTurtle on December 08, 2006, 09:21:06 PM
http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f275/1mega/?action=view¤t=wii-glamour1.jpg
Apparently Glamour magazine likes it, imo the editorial is inches away from pointing out the similarities between the wiimote and nunchuck vs a certain female pleasure product
The girls might not need us guys anymore, lol.
Post by: King of Twitch on December 08, 2006, 09:33:15 PM
Post by: BlkPaladin on December 08, 2006, 09:39:03 PM
A local radio station is having a give away with some "must have" electronics.
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Merry Digital Days of Christmas from American and 'KLH! Twelve days
of must-have electronics & gadgets including the almost impossible-to-find
Nintendo Wii System! Stuff the partridge and toss the pear tree...it's time to bring Christmas into the 21st century and go digital! Click here to see all the goodies available.
Wait! Since you're a 'KLH Workforce Email member, we'll tell you what hours to be caller 96 when you hear the cue to call to win the Digital Days of Christmas prize of the day...Thu 12/7: 11a, Fri 12/8: 4p, Mon 12/11: 9a, Tue 12/12: 2p, Wed 12/13: 5p, Thu 12/14: 8a
The Wii hasn't been award as of yet so I shared the time of the other call ins. There is an HDTV also.....
The two prizes awarded were to Digital Camcorder and the Home Theater System.
The funny thing is American is an Electronic Store but they are big on Sony equipment, so I'm surprised they didn't offer the PS3 but instead they are offering a Wii, another surprise is they don't carry game systems or games usally.
EDIT: Had to change computers to get to my email lost my password so only one computer has it.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 02, 2007, 10:24:01 AM
Wii Sports takes the #1 spot
1) Wii Sports
2) Gears of War
3) New Super Mario Brothers
4) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ("for Wii")
5) Resistance: Fall of Man
6) Prey
7) Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
8) Guitar Hero 2
9) Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
10) Bully
corrected to Top 4 instead of 5
Post by: Louieturkey on January 02, 2007, 10:32:43 AM
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
Nintendo takes 3 of the Top 5 in TIME magazines TOP 10 Games for 2006 list
Wii Sports takes the #1 spot
1) Wii Sports
2) Gears of War
3) New Super Mario Brothers
4) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ("for Wii")
5) Resistance: Fall of Man
6) Prey
7) Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
8) Guitar Hero 2
9) Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
10) Bully
Say it correctly, it's 3 of the top 4.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 02, 2007, 10:33:43 AM
Traditional games have met their end on Wii.
Post by: Requiem on January 02, 2007, 10:58:20 AM
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Post by: ryancoke on January 03, 2007, 03:07:01 AM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Yup, Zelda loses again.
Traditional games have met their end on Wii.
Untrue. Nintendo is already hard at work on the wii-exclusive Zelda game.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 03, 2007, 05:53:00 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on January 03, 2007, 06:11:10 AM
Post by: BlkPaladin on January 12, 2007, 08:39:25 PM
Gates renames the Xbox 360's main competition.
Post by: Arbok on January 23, 2007, 07:23:19 PM
Full Article (Probably will have to press stop on that damn Javascroll)
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 31, 2007, 07:31:52 AM
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it appears that Nintendo has already created an unexpected three-way contest, while calling into question conventional wisdom that video games are the domain of testosterone-driven gadget freaks who can zone out for hours while conquering computer-generated foes.
“Nintendo came at things sideways — they made stuff that’s silly and fun,” said Jeff Gerstmann, senior editor of GameSpot, a Web site with video game news and reviews. “It has created a new style of gaming.”
Nintendo recently announced that during the holiday quarter, it shipped 3.2 million Wii consoles and sold 17.5 million games. Sony said it shipped 1.84 million PlayStation 3’s in the quarter, and sold 5.2 million copies of game software for the console.
Nintendo might sell more Wiis if it could make and ship more of them. Company officials said they are shipping around a million worldwide every month, half of those to the United States, but retailers say they cannot keep them in stock.
“The last time they were here, we had 40 and they sold out in 15 minutes,” said John Weeks, who works in the electronics department of the Target store at South Bay Center in Boston. The Wii was last in stock there on Sunday and sold out quickly, making the console physically demanding for shoppers as well.
“I heard there were people here at 5 a.m. waiting,” Mr. Weeks said.
Target shoppers in search of a PlayStation 3, however, were in luck. In addition to the handful out on the floor on Tuesday, there were at least 15 PlayStations in back waiting to be sold.
thats just part of the first page of the report, I haven't actually read the whole thing yet.
Post by: BlkPaladin on January 31, 2007, 07:36:13 AM
Post by: Kairon on January 31, 2007, 10:12:54 AM
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Of the first 100 responses:
97 prefer Wii
2 prefer PS3
1 write-in for 360 (not a fair representation, obviously)
97-2 in favor of the Wii.
It's amazing, you have to see it to believe it. 318 comments so far as of this post, and practically 99% of them are all in favor of the Wii. it's gangbusters!
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: IceCold on January 31, 2007, 10:18:00 AM
Post by: Hostile Creation on January 31, 2007, 04:39:51 PM
So are Roberts just prone to bad taste, or is it the same guy posting twice to try and make it seem like the PS3 has more support?
(Awesome, by the way. After holding our breaths the entire Gamecube generation this is really, really nice. I love it)
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 01, 2007, 05:29:30 AM
Don't have a LAN party or a Tupperware party, have a Wii party instead
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Smith, who never enjoyed video games before the Wii, said the console has given him a new way not only to enjoy time with his wife and children, but also to socialize with his friends.
After securing his own Wii, Smith, who heads new media initiatives at a start-up, organized a "Wii Tournament" that included an hour warm-up session and a trophy for the winner. The invitation told guests: "If you have ever picked your nose or punched someone, you can get in on the fun."
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"For the first time ever over the holidays all the people in my household were playing together," Kaplan said. "I know it was a first for a lot of households."
Indeed, Marusin said he was floored by how the Wii caught on not, only with his wife and friends, but also with his extended family.
"My father-in-law, who doesn't even have a debit card, was bowling," Marusin said. "That was the big talk of the family."
I haven't had a Wiiparty myself, but I have taken my Wii on tour like a traveling circus, and it was very well received. The people whose houses I've taken them to would have bought one by now if they could find one.
Post by: jasonditz on February 01, 2007, 06:15:40 AM
Post by: IceCold on February 01, 2007, 07:42:14 AM
QuoteHeh Perrin
"For the first time ever over the holidays all the people in my household were playing together," Kaplan said. "I know it was a first for a lot of households."
Post by: jasonditz on February 01, 2007, 02:13:30 PM
Post by: King of Twitch on February 01, 2007, 06:08:47 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 01, 2007, 06:14:52 PM
Post by: IceCold on February 01, 2007, 06:26:44 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 01, 2007, 06:54:00 PM
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Originally posted by: IceCold
Whoa.. I gots to see this.
Well, there is no need to wait
Post by: Mario on February 01, 2007, 06:56:32 PM
Post by: IceCold on February 01, 2007, 07:13:01 PM
They weren't even wearing wrist straps. Tsk tsk.
Post by: King of Twitch on February 01, 2007, 07:35:49 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 13, 2007, 05:23:14 PM
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The sports games that come packaged with the Nintendo Wii video console are rather innocuous - there are no aliens to fry, no circuitous, rain-slicked racetracks to maneuver on, no virtual Shaq or Kobe to beat to the basket.
But playing the "Wii Sports" version of bowling for a half hour raises Mickey DeLorenzo's blood pressure, hikes his heart rate, and leaves him sweaty and exhausted.
It's not exactly Pong.
The $250 Wii, which arrived in stores in November, at about the same time as Sony's much-heralded PlayStation 3, came with a novel bit of technology that separated it from the rest of the pack: motion-sensitive play that requires gamers to act out their character's on-screen movements in real time, wielding the Wii's remote controller like a sword, swinging it like a tennis racket or ... well, rolling it like a bowling ball.
From the start, video-game addicts realized there were more benefits to these actions than simply making you hungry for more chips: Game play beefed up the biceps, flattened abs, improved cardio fitness. And, in some cases, doubled as a diet aid.
It goes on and on. Just thought I would revive this thread with more evidence that the Wii is mainstream & continuing to reach the non-gamers out there.
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The buzz about Wii has created a whole culture of un-couch potatoes. In Los Angeles, parent Linda Perry has become an aggressive Wii advocate and helped attract a crowd to a "come out and play" night for Wii Sports at the posh Chateau Marmont. And more than a thousand fitness addicts have signed up for an informal Wii exercise group on a Web-based exercise site called Traineo.com, where they discuss the benefits of the game.
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On the other hand, David Young, a Nintendo consumer service supervisor, told the Los Angeles Times that Wii Sports has proved a boon for people who can't exercise in conventional ways.
He cited cases of a young girl with cerebral palsy playing the games from a wheelchair, a 44-year-old man with degenerative disc problems who can bowl and golf with Wii, and a teenage boy who uses the device to rehabilitate his right arm, which was impaired by a stroke.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 13, 2007, 06:43:07 PM
Post by: BlkPaladin on March 13, 2007, 08:37:56 PM
Post by: Kairon on May 10, 2007, 04:59:52 PM
Seriously.. one of these days we'll see a newspaper pick up on Smash_Brother's Wii parties in that bar... hmm... time to alert the press for free publicity of all involved S_B? Pap?
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Kairon on May 17, 2007, 10:12:30 PM
Post by: UERD on May 18, 2007, 05:30:40 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 18, 2007, 08:18:22 AM
Post by: IceCold on May 18, 2007, 11:35:28 AM
QuoteI was actually just going to write about this - I saw it on TV as a CBC news feature when I was in Edmonton. Pretty amazing stuff.
Originally posted by: Kairon
Sure, the PS3 can use Folding@home to folf proteins and help cure cancer, but the Wii can be used to wii-habilitate patients who've lost motor functions, just like the linked video shows of an ex-Boxer in a Canadian hospital!
Post by: Kairon on June 07, 2007, 02:10:30 PM
Just one excerpt from a very long article:
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The Nintendo group had come to demonstrate a prototype of the Wii, which had not then been released Wii. They handed Namco Bandai employees the unique wand-like controllers and as the developers tested a fly fishing game, the Nintendo team urged them to build game software for the console, listing arguments about why Wii would be a chance for both companies to make money.
“I had not seen that attitude from them before,” said Namco Bandai’s chief operating officer, Shin Unozawa, who was at the meeting. “Nintendo was suddenly reaching out to independent developers.”
...
But Mr. Unozawa also said Nintendo’s promotional visit in late 2005 helped make Namco Bandai more willing to write games for Wii. When he saw the Wii prototype, and then later saw a PlayStation 3 prototype, he and his colleagues decided the Wii might have more potential than the expensive and difficult-to-operate Sony machine.
Post by: Kenology on June 07, 2007, 02:36:45 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on June 08, 2007, 03:40:04 AM
It also says that the 360 isn't selling well in Europe.
Post by: Ceric on June 08, 2007, 06:38:01 AM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
This?
It also says that the 360 isn't selling well in Europe.
I want to read this article but my german is bad to say the least. It took me an hour just to get through to the middle of the second paragraph and the translations of the page is terrible...
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 08, 2007, 09:35:22 PM
Post by: Ceric on June 09, 2007, 01:45:40 AM
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 09, 2007, 04:39:10 AM
Post by: Ceric on June 09, 2007, 04:41:51 AM
Post by: Kairon on June 12, 2007, 01:09:17 PM
Post by: Kairon on July 13, 2007, 01:05:16 AM
Post by: bustin98 on July 13, 2007, 05:06:42 AM
Also, CNN has an article about the Wii:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/13/e3.wii.reut/index.html
Post by: couchmonkey on July 13, 2007, 05:50:13 AM
Post by: Kairon on July 20, 2007, 11:35:02 AM
NBC has another Wii physical therapy story.
Wii Fit can't come soon enough.
Post by: King of Twitch on August 22, 2007, 11:56:29 AM
Also yahoo has a list of 10 IQ-exercising games on the front page right now.. the first 4 are all Brain Age games.
