Topic: Welcome to the New Nintendo World Report!

[ejamer]

Front page doesn't work very well using Chrome with a non-widescreen monitor.  You can't read half of the article titles because they are covered by images.  I suspect that having a widescreen monitor would fix the problem but have no way to test and am not upgrading in the short term.


I like the idea, but the execution might still need some tweaking.   

[MegaByte]

The front page should be fine for 1024 and above, which is not widescreen.  We found that only about 2% of non-phone visitors have a lower resolution than that.

[greybrick]

I like this redesign!

[greybrick]

but I cannot edit my posts from the talkback link? Also, I don't have a flashy blue header for my name  :

[Rize]

I didn't like the previous site initially, but it grew on me.  This looks every better.  Looks incredible actually.  Congratulations.

[BlackNMild2k1]

but I cannot edit my posts from the talkback link?

Forum privelidge

[MegaByte]

but I cannot edit my posts from the talkback link?

Eventually.

[Pale]

New site is awesome. Excited to see talkback on the news pages!

[Ian Sane]

First article I clicked on froze my browser.  Not exactly a great first impression.

I thought the old design was fine.  I get so used to certain sites that I tend to know them by feel so if you so much as move a link I'll click the wrong spot almost every time.  So it will take me a while to get used to this.  By then I'll probably like it fine.

[Fatty The Hutt]

Redesign is looking good to me. Really like forum TB on the article page!

[vudu]

Excited to see talkback on the news pages!

Hope this doesn't encourage useless First! posts.

[UltimatePartyBear]

Congratulations and nice work!  This is a huge improvement visually and a very nice step forward.

My one complaint is the silly blur effect when you mouse over the top links.  It has never made sense to me to blur what you're looking at.  If you're really in love with the effect, I suggest blurring the other items instead.  Alternatively, blurring the image would make overlay text easier to read, so it would actually serve a purpose if a blurb appeared, too.  That said, I think if you were to do that, it would look better to blur the entire group of images and use all that space for the blurb.

[ejamer]

"The front page should be fine for 1024 and above, which is not widescreen.  We found that only about 2% of non-phone visitors have a lower resolution than that."

Hmm... I'm at 1024 resolution with a 4:3 screen and it's definitely not fine.  Actually, let me add a quick note: for Chrome on Windows XP it's no good.  For the same browser and resolution on Windows 7 it's fine, and the page looks great.


If it's just 2% then don't worry about it... but until I get a new monitor or start using the newer PC for casual stuff like web browsing, any interest in visiting the site "as is" will be shot.  I'm only a casual visitor anyway so it's not a big loss.


Two final comments:
(1) not a fan of the blur effect either, especially because it sometimes isn't removed correctly when the cursor is moved quickly across the screen.  After bringing the cursor back over the blurred picture, it resets and works correctly.  Is that just me, or do others have the same experience?
(2) what a great group photo for the E3 2010 Awards article!  Looks like you guys had a fun time.

[MegaByte]

Hmm... I'm at 1024 resolution with a 4:3 screen and it's definitely not fine.  Actually, let me add a quick note: for Chrome on Windows XP it's no good.  For the same browser and resolution on Windows 7 it's fine, and the page looks great.

Are you sure your zoom settings are normal?  OS should not have any bearing.

[NWR_insanolord]

The iPad is 1024 pixels wide, and the site looks perfect on it, like it was designed just for it.

[RABicle]

Excited to see talkback on the news pages!

Hope this doesn't encourage useless First! posts.

We'll karma that crap out.

[pyrokamileon]

ive been using chrome and all the pictures were overlaying on the text, since it didn't go away I thought I'd try it out with firefox and things look just fine. by the way i'm running Debian Lenny :-D

[ejamer]

"Are you sure your zoom settings are normal?  OS should not have any bearing."
 
Pretty sure the zoom settings are normal, but will confirm that (and browse through other settings to see if there is something amiss) after work tonight.

[Crimm]

I'll delete any "First!" posts. Continued "Firstage" will meet with stiffer discipline...like violence.

[MegaByte]

Also known as Fist Post.

[Stratos]

I'll delete any "First!" posts. Continued "Firstage" will meet with stiffer discipline...like violence.

Is it wrong that violence from Crimm excites me?

[xcwarrior]

The site looks a lot better. Nice job on the changes

[ejamer]

Quick note: I didn't (intentionally) change any settings, but the page is displaying correctly now in my browser.  The image blur effect is still getting "stuck" sometimes when the cursor moves quickly across the images at the top of the page, but that's only a minor annoyance.

[TheFleece]

I really like the improvements on the site. The reorganization feels nice and even the color scheme is tight. Nice job!