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General Chat / Re: NWR New Years Resolutions for 2010

« on: December 31, 2009, 07:41:59 PM »

1) Finish Chrono Trigger
2) Finish Super Mario Galaxy

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TalkBack / Re: Happy New Year!

« on: December 31, 2009, 07:36:33 PM »

I think you've done a great job Pedro!  In fact, I had to take a moment to remember if I was the one that hired you.  It already seems like you've been around forever!

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 175

« on: December 31, 2009, 07:35:12 PM »

Welcome SouthFork!

TYP is old school and has travelled worldwide.  I have no idea what secrets he has up his sleeve ;-)

[Nintendo World Report wishes you a safe and happy 2010.]

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TalkBack / Happy New Year!

« on: December 31, 2009, 06:05:48 PM »

Nintendo World Report wishes you a safe and happy 2010.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20672

 2009 was another busy year at Nintendo World Report.  I took over as Director in January, and as a site we celebrated our tenth anniversary on the web.  And of course, keeping up with all of the Nintendo news this year was a round-the-clock labor of love.    

2010 is shaping up to be another exciting year, with the release of games like Dragon Quest X and Monster Hunter Tri for Wii, as well as new details about the next Zelda at E3.  We don't know that much about next year's lineup, but the DS will see Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver and the Wii will get sequels to Endless Ocean and Sin and Punishment early in the year.  We'll certainly get more concrete release information about anticipated titles such as Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, and Golden Sun DS soon enough.  It's going to be fun, that's for sure.    

As the year winds down, I would like to thank the staff of Nintendo World Report for all of their hard work.  As Director I get to see all of the time and tireless effort put into the site on a daily basis, and it makes me proud to be part of such a great team.  The faces may change, but the hard work and dedication stays the same.  We've been going strong for 10 years now (actually, 11 in March), and there's no stopping us now.    

Finally, I would like to thank our readers and podcast listeners.  Thank you for visiting the site and checking out our podcasts on a regular basis and giving us your feedback, positive and negative.  I must also give a special shout-out to our forum community.  You guys and gals have been the heart and soul of NWR for years, and the many friendships that have been forged out of a love for Nintendo and video gaming never ceases to amaze me.    

As for what's on the NWR horizon, we have a few surprises up our sleeve that we'll be revealing soon.  Rest assured that you'll like what we have cooking, and these changes will make the site better than ever.    

And with that, I would like to wish the Nintendo World Report staff and community a happy and safe new year.  See you in 2010!

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TalkBack / Re: Now This Is Dedication

« on: December 31, 2009, 09:02:30 AM »

Just so you know, Lindy, Hooah is Army.  Oorah is Marines.

Thanks...fixed.

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General Chat / Re: NWR New Years Resolutions for 2010

« on: December 30, 2009, 11:14:32 PM »

I gotta start working out, and just get healthier in general.

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TalkBack / Now This Is Dedication

« on: December 30, 2009, 09:14:48 PM »

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blogArt.cfm?artid=20665

  Podcasts are amazing things.  You record them in your basement or bedroom, edit them, and put them on iTunes, but it's a pretty abstract process.  It's sometimes difficult to imagine that gamers across the world will download your podcast and listen to what you have to say, but every once in a while you get a reminder of your reach.  You also get a reminder of the dedication of Nintendo fans.    

This brings us to RFN listener Marine Sgt. Anthony Foster, currently stationed in Okinawa, Japan.  Describing himself as a "30-year-old Nintendo fanboy that's been gaming since age four to now", Sgt. Foster takes his Nintendo gaming seriously.  Don't believe him?  Just check out his tattoo.    

   

   

   

   

Well done, Mr. Foster.  You're a man that exemplifies not only dedication to your country, but dedication to all things Nintendo as well.  OORAH!

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TalkBack / Re: EDITORIALS: Wii Will Get Over It, Won’t Wii?

« on: December 29, 2009, 07:42:11 AM »

Rick is a happy 360 gamer now, so I doubt he'll be back any time soon, if ever.

[SDA members will congregate at MAGfest to raise money for CARE.]

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TalkBack / Speed Demos Archive Plans Charity Marathon

« on: December 28, 2009, 03:39:29 PM »

SDA members will congregate at MAGfest to raise money for CARE.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20641

 This weekend's MAGfest video game and music festival will host a charity gaming marathon conducted by Speed Demos Archive.  All proceeds will be donated to CARE, an organization dedictated to combating global poverty.    

What makes a Speed Demos Archive marathon different is how the games themselves are played.  Each SDA member performs a speed run through each title, showcasing their well-honed skills for a good cause.  This year's event is entitled "Classic Games Done Quick", and includes many classic Nintendo titles in its lineup:    

 
• Super Mario Bros. 1-3
 
• Super Mario World and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 
• Contra
 
• Mega Man 1-3
 
• Mega Man X, X2, and X3
 
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
 
• Gunstar Heroes
 
• Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles
 
• Donkey Kong Country 1-3
 
• Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III in North America)
 
• The Legend of Zelda
 

   

A total of 72 games will be speed run during the event.  The marathon will be streamed live on the MAGfest website, allowing fans to follow along at home.    

MAGfest runs from Friday, January 1, 2010 to Monday, January 4, 2010 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia.  The marathon itself starts on Friday, January 1 at 6PM EST.    

This New Year's, prepare to see some classic games played like you've never seen before.    

Starting January 1st, Speed Demos Archive (http://speeddemosarchive.com), the premiere website for speedruns, will be hosting Classic Games Done Quick, a video game marathon at MAGfest 8 (http://magfest.org) ) consisting of 72 classic titles on the NES, SNES and Genesis consoles.  Our goal is simple:  beat every game as quickly as we possibly can.  All games will be played on the orginal consoles, no emulators or turbo fire.  We will be taking donations for our sponsor charity, CARE, during the entire marathon.    

Speed Demos Archive is home to some of the highest quality speedruns you'll find, offering runs of over 500 different titles produced by hundreds of skilled gamers from across the globe.  Twenty of our most dedicated runners will be making the trip to Alexandria, Virginia to showcase their skills live at MAGfest 8.  The marathon will begin at 6 P.M. (EST) on January 1st and run non-stop until the evening of January 3rd.  Those attending the event will be able to watch the action live and in person, while those who can't make the trip can follow along from the comfort of their own home via streaming video on SDA.  In addition to the gameplay, we will also have commentators offering insight into the tricks and tactics employed by the runners as they demolish one game after another.    

Games to be played include:    

- Super Mario Bros. 1-3
 - Super Mario World and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 - Contra
 - Mega Man 1-3
 - Mega Man X, X2, and X3
 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
 - Gunstar Heroes
 - Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles
 - Donkey Kong Country 1-3
 - Final Fantasy VI (US: III)
 - The Legend of Zelda
   

In addition, during the marathon viewers can look forward to guest commentary from Phil and Baltes from The Speed Gamers (http://www.thespeedgamers.com), famed video game theme singer, BrentalFloss (http://www.youtube.com/user/BrentalFloss), Stuttering Craig and Chad from ScrewAttack (http://www.screwattack.com) and the gang from PBC Productions (http://www.pbc-productions.com).  We will also be giving away prizes over the course of the event to both live and online donors.    

So this New Year's weekend be sure to come watch some high quality gameplay and help us here at SDA raise some money for a good cause!    

For information, updates and a full schedule of the games to played visit:  http://speeddemosarchive.com/marathon    

About CARE: CARE (http://www.care.org) is a humanitarian organization dedicated to eliminating global poverty. CARE accomplishes this goal through community-oriented efforts to improve education, provide access to clean water, and expand economic opportunity. CARE also delivers emergency aid to war and natural disaster survivors in times of need.

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TalkBack / Re: RUMORS: Next Nintendo Console May Use New Intel Processor?

« on: December 27, 2009, 06:23:34 PM »

From what I've ready, Intel has abandoned this as a chip for graphics cards, but is still looking to maybe get it into consumer devices somehow.

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General Chat / Re: Giftmas - What Was Under Your Tree?

« on: December 27, 2009, 09:50:38 AM »

Let me know how you like Assassin's Creed 2, Zach.  Maybe one day I'll play AC1, which is buried in my backlog.

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen

« on: December 27, 2009, 09:48:43 AM »

I would completely reverse those two scores.

Just goes to show that these movies have two very different types of comedy.

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TalkBack / Re: A Nintendo World Report Christmas Story

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:37:10 PM »

Also the fact that Pedro posts about ten news stories a day.

I'm just saying 

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:30:21 PM »

I Love You, Man - 9/10 - I'm a big fan of Paul Rudd, so this was an instant favorite of mine.  It actually gets funnier with multiple viewings, because much like something like Anchorman, you pick out the more ridiculous finer points of the dialogue and characters the second and third time around.  What I like is that all of the characters seem like real people, not the over-the-top caricatures of personality types that you see in most comedies.

The Hangover - 4/10 - I know people that think this movie is a laugh riot, but to me it's barely funny at all.  The characters aren't very interesting or likeable, and the plot seems to set itself up for a hilarious payoff, but that payoff never materializes.  Supposedly this movie is really quotable, but the quotes are all just characters saying stuff in a stupid voice instead of saying anything clever, IMHO.  Only about two or three scenes made me chuckle...for the rest of the movie I was surfing the web on my iPhone.  I'll never understand the appeal of this movie.

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General Chat / Re: Official 2009 NFL Football Season Discussion Thread

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:18:11 PM »

All I could do is shake my head at that play.  Nothing the cornerback could do short of pass interference, which would have put them way down in Packers territory.

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General Chat / Re: Who here is into Hip-Hop/Rap?

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:14:32 PM »

I cannot stand Bone Thugs, they're just terrible.  Terrible, terrible, terrible.  I've never understood their appeal.

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General Gaming / Re: Modern Warfare 2: Activision is full of itself

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:07:49 PM »

Got this for Christmas.  Having fun so far, but man I get facerolled in multiplayer.

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General Gaming / Re: Torchlight

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:05:27 PM »

I picked this up for $10 the other day.  Haven't touched it yet, but even for $10 I've heard too much good stuff to pass it by.

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General Chat / Re: Who here is into Hip-Hop/Rap?

« on: December 26, 2009, 09:24:36 AM »

Bone Thugs and MJ?  That's a match made in hell.

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General Chat / Re: Giftmas - What Was Under Your Tree?

« on: December 26, 2009, 09:21:47 AM »

My niece also got a Wii, along with Mario Kart Wii.  I hope she can get online with it, but they may be "borrowing" somebody's wireless at her place so I'm not sure.

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General Chat / Re: Giftmas - What Was Under Your Tree?

« on: December 25, 2009, 08:01:28 PM »

Most years I don't get many games since I buy them all myself, but this year I was broke so I loaded up my Amazon wish list with stuff.  Aside from gift cards, cologne, etc. I scored:

NSMB Wii
Wii Sports Resort (Limited Edition w/2 Wii MotionPlus)
Modern Warfare 2 [Hardened Edition] (360)
Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
NHL 10 (360)

I also got a 60-Day time card for Aion.  My backlog is even more absurd now.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Need Help Installing Netgear Wireless Router

« on: December 25, 2009, 07:55:00 PM »

I currently have Comcast, but I hate them.

A few years back, one of their service people came by one night to pick up my wife's cable box (she was moving out of her apartment, if I recall).  It was cold outside so my wife said, "Come inside the door for a minute while we get the box", so he did and stood there for a minute.  We went into the other room for literally a minute or two to find it, and he says, "I just have to run out to my truck to get something."  He leaves and never comes back.  While we thought this was weird, we just figured he had a call somewhere else or whatever.

A few hours go by, and we decide to go out and get a bite to eat.  I look around for my wallet and can't find it.  Yes, you guessed it - the Comcast guy grabbed my wallet, which I just so happened to place on a table by the door (I never did this, normally), and jetted.  I called all my credit card companies, and he had already used my American Express and Visa at a grocery store and gas station.  I had to close down all my cards and replace all of my ID because of this jackass.

What's even better is that Comcast had no idea who did it because their system allows techs to go in and delete the names of people assigned to appointments.  So when they looked up our appointment the person that did it was blank.  Besides, nobody a gave a crap anyways (not even the cops) because it was just a petty theft.  I filed a police report and got the credit cards to refund everything, and that was it.

Moral of the story: never let Comcast people inside your house.

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TalkBack / Re: Happy Holidays from Nintendo World Report!

« on: December 25, 2009, 07:43:28 PM »

Christmas is always hectic for me because my wife and I visit her dad's place, her mom's place, and then usually fly up to Canada for a few days (although we didn't fly up there this year for various reasons).  I've done crazy things like visit her dad's place one weekend, fly up North to see my family the following week, and then fly back on Christmas day to spend time at her Mom's.  That's a lot of travel.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Teabagged Once Again....

« on: December 25, 2009, 07:39:18 PM »

As for the iPhone/iPod Touch, they see how many people are buying games for them. I doubt Epic themselves with make any games for it, they will just license out the engine to make money.

Totally agree.  Heck, I'd even argue that Gears of War 1 & 2 are more meant to be showpieces for what can be done with Epic's engine than standalone games (even though I think they are both excellent).

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Teabagged Once Again....

« on: December 25, 2009, 03:43:38 PM »

Epic doesn't want the Wii to fail.  They just couldn't care less if it succeeds.  They're a PC developer by nature, so it's no surprise they create games for 360 and don't even have the Wii on their radar.  As for the iPhone, it's the dominant mobile platform, so of course they'd port their engine to it.  And they ported their PC engine to 360 and PS3 because they could do so without having to rebuild it from scratch.

Nintendo HAS created an industry within itself, and that's exactly what they wanted.  Hardware that's willfully less powerful than anything else out there, a controller unlike anything else out there, mediocre online with goofy friend codes...Nintendo has done nothing but their own thing this generation.  You can't blame third parties, who just want to create games that will sell for as many platforms as they can while re-using assets, for not wanting to bother with Wii.  The Wii necessitates its own teams, and that's just not worth it for all but the largest developers.