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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #125 on: August 03, 2006, 09:37:44 PM »
Shucks. Thanks for the warm welcome all. It's the sign of a healthy forum you know.
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #126 on: August 03, 2006, 09:59:36 PM »
No. This forum is diseased. We're Ian-deficient.

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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #127 on: August 03, 2006, 10:33:32 PM »
Speaking of which, where is he, and should we ellect a new Ian or let one wander in here and randomly take his spot ?
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #128 on: August 03, 2006, 10:37:48 PM »
Ruby is more than capable of filling his role temporarily..
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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #129 on: August 03, 2006, 10:52:48 PM »
Nintendo is stupid to release in November or October, they should take their Wii and stick it up their butts because it does not have the graphical horsepower of PS3. In addition to that, no way am I going to play a game where I have to move at all, I would much rather sit on my butt making small finger movements. But I do want to conclude by saying that I do like Nintendo but I want them to improve!
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #130 on: August 04, 2006, 12:48:41 AM »
they should take their Wii and stick it up their butts because it does not have the graphical horsepower of PS3

>>Have you seen the wii? It's so small that if they did that, it would get lost and probably turn into a diamond. BUT! It would still download nightly updates through wiiconnect247. Would the PS3 do that? Doubt it.
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #131 on: August 04, 2006, 04:24:08 AM »
Wow.  You know.  I knew something was missing from my daily routine...now I know its Ian Sane.  

The boards just aren't as interesting without a "semi-villian" that people love to hate...and hate to love.

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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #132 on: August 04, 2006, 10:34:16 AM »
i thought nemo was the new ian. last negative thing i can remember ian saying was something about a poop colored ds
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #133 on: August 04, 2006, 10:43:59 AM »
Oh yeah.  And that wasn't negative.  He just wanted Nintendo to make it so people wouldn't buy it and he can get a super discounted price on the Poop Colored DS.

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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #134 on: August 04, 2006, 11:04:29 AM »
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i thought nemo was the new ian.
Not even close.  Ian you can usually understand the point he's trying to make (even if you don't agree with it).  Nemo rambles on for a page and a half and shows you a bunch of weird sketches he drew (usually involving some sort of half-nude semi-erotic decrepit humanoid) and then you get bored before you were able to figure out what he was trying to say.  Or is that just me?
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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #135 on: August 04, 2006, 11:24:29 AM »
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i thought nemo was the new ian.
Not even close.  Ian you can usually understand the point he's trying to make (even if you don't agree with it).  Nemo rambles on for a page and a half and shows you a bunch of weird sketches he drew (usually involving some sort of half-nude semi-erotic decrepit humanoid) and then you get bored before you were able to figure out what he was trying to say.  Or is that just me?


LOL i take it back, you're completely right

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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #136 on: August 04, 2006, 08:08:23 PM »
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i thought nemo was the new ian.
Not even close.  Ian you can usually understand the point he's trying to make (even if you don't agree with it).  Nemo rambles on for a page and a half and shows you a bunch of weird sketches he drew (usually involving some sort of half-nude semi-erotic decrepit humanoid) and then you get bored before you were able to figure out what he was trying to say.  Or is that just me?


LOL i take it back, you're completely right


You guys' shouldn't be picking on Nemo, that is just being a meany and a bully
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #137 on: August 05, 2006, 06:59:28 AM »
But...that is what you do with an Ian...we all picked on him, even though he was the board's ultra realist.  If someone wants to fill the shoes of Ian he has to accept the place that he will be picked on, and wear it as a crown.

Just like Bill wears all the pre-teen anime girl jokes.

(which may not be jokes.)

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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #138 on: August 05, 2006, 04:16:45 PM »
Well back on topic, sort of. Who wants to wadger that Nintendo will announce almost everything they have been hold at GC 2006, or a press conference around that time. As for the launch frame I would have to say late Oct to first week of November. It just that it sounds like they will have games for the system even if they release today. And parts of the system have been in manufactureing, rumored, since early last month which is 2 month earlier than usual for a November launch.
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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #139 on: August 05, 2006, 04:21:39 PM »
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Originally posted by: VGrevolution I am forced to agree, I was mainly referencing GC (and even N64 before it) since I tend to separate console images from handheld since they are different markets. When it comes to consoles the big games are still the ones I listed, but who knows, that may change with Wii!


I'm thinking it will. Even in the most basic of human interaction, the Wii wins.

Imagine a group of second grade boys talking about video games. What will get across better? Will some kid be able to tout the merits of HD, claiming that HDMI graphics are worth the extra investment because of the increased screen resolution, or is it more likely that a kid can say "You wave the controller like this and you actually stab the guys on screen!!!"

The Wii is better than the DS because the idea has already been around in the form of virtual realty. The DS needs to be explained. The Wii doesn't. You just say "I go like this and the hand holding the sword does the same." and people get it. You'd need to emphasize just what makes two screens, one of them a touch screen, such an advancement because I'm sure that most people aren't able to think of what makes the idea so great. Even I didn't have any immediate ideas when I heard about it.

The Wii on the other hand is just much easier to get the point across and even without the blue ocean which Nintendo seeks to acquire, I'm sure they'll capture much of the gaming audience, hardcore or otherwise.

Also, in case no one has noticed, Nintendo is getting an assload of games from 3rd parties, something which they haven't REALLY had since the SNES.

Without some colossal screw-up on their part, Nintendo has this generation in the bag.
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #140 on: August 05, 2006, 05:46:32 PM »
A collosal mistake of a mircle come back, probally dealing with dark pacts with the underworld in Sony's case. My money is for a tight race between Nintendo and Microsoft.
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RE:When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #141 on: August 08, 2006, 11:14:03 AM »
*is embarrassed*

Oops, I forgot about this topic and started another one...which was promptly locked.  Sorry about that!

Here's where we're at today:

August 8, 2006
86 days until Nov. 2, 2006 (a possible launch date, says IGN)
96 days until Nov. 12, 2006 (a possible launch date, says IGN)
100 days until Nov. 16, 2006 (the last day before the PS3 launch)
101 days until Nov. 17, 2006 (PS3 launch day)
107 days until Nov. 23, 2006 (Thanksgiving (US))
139 days until Dec. 25, 2006 (Christmas)
145 days until Dec. 31, 2006 (New Year's Eve)

I thought I heard Nintendo insisting on launching before the PS3, if that is indeed true then it's 100 days or less as of today!
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #142 on: August 08, 2006, 11:29:18 AM »
100 days... I think I'll do some countdown clocks like the one for the E3 presentation - if I need some cheering up I'll look at the 86 days one
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #143 on: August 08, 2006, 12:31:06 PM »
100 days is way too f*cking long.
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« Reply #144 on: August 08, 2006, 01:18:27 PM »
It's been 90 days since I touched a Wii controller (the first day of E3)...so in five days it will be halfway between those Wii-touching milestones...or something.  Of course, we still don't know the exact launch date - if it's Nov. 2 (though it's weird, being a Thursday) then I'm actually just over halfway there already.

I was thinking it would be neat to have "100 reasons to get a Wii" and have one each day before the launch - but even if we could think of that many, we still don't know the exact launch date.  At this point, if it doesn't come soon, it's very likely that when we do get confirmation, it'll be less than 100 days from then until launch (even if you don't currently believe the "before-PS3" talk).
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #145 on: August 08, 2006, 01:21:30 PM »
Jon:  We could have 100 reasons...and if it goes over that time...then just have BONUS reasons.

I think naming each launch lineup.  Future potential games.  The price, Special controller and such I think it can be done easily.

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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #146 on: August 08, 2006, 01:26:59 PM »
Neat idea, Spak, but I'm of the mindset that dictates that, the less I think about the Wii, the better because I won't agonize over its release that way.
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« Reply #147 on: August 08, 2006, 01:38:24 PM »
Hay guys, my general recollection is that hardware launches occur around Thursday in Japan.  Perhaps we have the exact launch dates for Japan and North America here?  That might also explain confusion among IGN's contacts...Nintendo might give the launch date to the publisher/developer based on what territory the game will be available in first.
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #148 on: August 08, 2006, 01:47:19 PM »
That's actually a great idea Jon; I'm sure we can think of 100 reasons to own a Wii, even though some of them will be pretty stupid And Spak's right; a little over the mark won't matter. It could be on a first come first served basis - the first person to post it after 12am would get the reason for that day. Of course, it would have to be Mountain Time, since you (and I) live in that zone Make the thread!  
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RE: When's the Wii launch date?
« Reply #149 on: August 08, 2006, 01:58:44 PM »
I think we would need the great lockers approval and blessing, *cough*pale...
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