It's always fun to have guests on the show, especially our website's founder and Kojima zealot, Billy Berghammer. He joins our fully reunited crew (Jon, James, Greg, and Jonny) for a two-hour radio romp.
After missing a couple weeks of New Business due to E3, it felt good to talk about all the games we've been playing. James just got a 360, and Jonny has one on order (at the time of recording), and we've heard that a lot of other Nintendo fans are starting to "jump in". But of course, we still have loads of Nintendo games to discuss, from Astro Boy to Boom Blox and much more.
In the second half, we find some closure on E3 with a discussion of the aftermath to Nintendo's poor showing, including commentary from sites like Yahoo and Penny Arcade. Billy talks about some hot E3 games on other systems, since our NWR crew focused on the Nintendo platforms for some odd reason. Finally, we take a look at the remaining questions on Nintendo fans' minds... which looks a lot like the list of questions we had before E3! From storage solutions to Nintendo's next handheld system, this discussion maps out the territory of what we'll probably be talking about for months to come.
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Oh and I agree with Greg. More Nintendo! These are getting semi-boring.
Oh and I agree with Greg. More Nintendo! These are getting semi-boring.
I wish there was more to talk about, honestly. Even excluding E3, there isn't much to talk about on Wii besides Madworld, de Blob, Fatal Frame, and The Conduit. Same for DS...we can only mention Bangai-O Spirits so many times. There's nothing to speak of on WiiWare or VC either. Nothing Nintendo is doing right now is that exciting.
Oh and I agree with Greg. More Nintendo! These are getting semi-boring.
I wish there was more to talk about, honestly. Even excluding E3, there isn't much to talk about on Wii besides Madworld, de Blob, Fatal Frame, and The Conduit. Same for DS...we can only mention Bangai-O Spirits so many times. There's nothing to speak of on WiiWare or VC either. Nothing Nintendo is doing right now is that exciting.
Heck why not get people on from the staff that aren't in on this loony hate Nintendo binge like Kairon and Mr. Jack.
Oh and I agree with Greg. More Nintendo! These are getting semi-boring.
I wish there was more to talk about, honestly. Even excluding E3, there isn't much to talk about on Wii besides Madworld, de Blob, Fatal Frame, and The Conduit. Same for DS...we can only mention Bangai-O Spirits so many times. There's nothing to speak of on WiiWare or VC either. Nothing Nintendo is doing right now is that exciting.
I haven't turned against Nintendo. It remains to be seen whether Nintendo turns against me.
I haven't turned against Nintendo. It remains to be seen whether Nintendo turns against me.
I think your talking to GP. But I wasn't saying that about you. I was specifically talking about Billy and Jon. Not you, Johnny.
Look I'm not the guy who says I just can't enjoy a PS3 or 360, I do, and sometimes a lot. But I know when people are getting ridiculous. And the ridiculous was on this podcast and several of the threads around here.
Or Deadly Creatures, Wario Land, SPRay, Dragon Quest, Sonic Chronicles, Tales of Symphonia sequels, Fragile, Chrono Trigger, Clone Wars, Tecmo Bowl (shame on you Lindy for not including a game you've even admitted to being excited for), Mushroom Men, Force Unleashed, Sim City, Samba, other multiplatform games that are actually looking promising (Oh like GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR or EA's sports games), and then those oh so dreaded casual games. Yeah I guess there is nothing to talk about. ;)
Or Deadly Creatures, Wario Land, SPRay, Dragon Quest, Sonic Chronicles, Tales of Symphonia sequels, Fragile, Chrono Trigger, Clone Wars, Tecmo Bowl (shame on you Lindy for not including a game you've even admitted to being excited for), Mushroom Men, Force Unleashed, Sim City, Samba, other multiplatform games that are actually looking promising (Oh like GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR or EA's sports games), and then those oh so dreaded casual games. Yeah I guess there is nothing to talk about. ;)
Yeah, and none of those games interest me aside from Tecmo Bowl. What do you want me to do? Fake interest in games? I can't do that. I can't fake interest in Wii Madden or Guitar Hero either, sorry. And there isn't anything on WiiWare or VC to speak of, either. If Nintendo gave me - me, not somebody who's happy to get table scraps on a console that should have much higher-profile titles - something to be excited about, I'd be raving about it.
No, you're not. But I'm not wrong for voicing my opinion, either.
I mean bring EVERYTHING back to some negative about Nintendo gets a little irritating. James does it too, but at least it's witty and discussion focuses less on "Nintendo sucks" and more on the solution or something. I actually pretty interesting when Johnny, Greg, and James get talking about how stupid Nintendo is sometimes, but it's much less of a bitch fest than this was.
The idea of Kairon being a loony Nintendo hater is so hilarious. He's a fanboy if I've ever seen one.
So yeah. Don't be afraid to voice your opinions just because the people in the forums want to hear about how awesome Nintendo is. Keep up the great work.
So yeah. Don't be afraid to voice your opinions just because the people in the forums want to hear about how awesome Nintendo is. Keep up the great work.
Or Deadly Creatures, Wario Land, SPRay, Dragon Quest, Sonic Chronicles, Tales of Symphonia sequels, Fragile, Chrono Trigger, Clone Wars, Tecmo Bowl (shame on you Lindy for not including a game you've even admitted to being excited for), Mushroom Men, Force Unleashed, Sim City, Samba, other multiplatform games that are actually looking promising (Oh like GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR or EA's sports games), and then those oh so dreaded casual games. Yeah I guess there is nothing to talk about.
Or Deadly Creatures, Wario Land, SPRay, Dragon Quest, Sonic Chronicles, Tales of Symphonia sequels, Fragile, Chrono Trigger, Clone Wars, Tecmo Bowl (shame on you Lindy for not including a game you've even admitted to being excited for), Mushroom Men, Force Unleashed, Sim City, Samba, other multiplatform games that are actually looking promising (Oh like GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR or EA's sports games), and then those oh so dreaded casual games. Yeah I guess there is nothing to talk about. ;)
The idea of Kairon being a loony Nintendo hater is so hilarious. He's a fanboy if I've ever seen one.
Somehow I don't think that was a compliment...
I for one thought the show was great! If it is blind Ninty fan optimism you crave, then listen to The Wiire.
I for one thought the show was great! If it is blind Ninty fan optimism you crave, then listen to The Wiire.
Dude you so have no idea if you think thats what I'm asking for.
Or Deadly Creatures, Wario Land, SPRay, Dragon Quest, Sonic Chronicles, Tales of Symphonia sequels, Fragile, Chrono Trigger, Clone Wars, Tecmo Bowl (shame on you Lindy for not including a game you've even admitted to being excited for), Mushroom Men, Force Unleashed, Sim City, Samba, other multiplatform games that are actually looking promising (Oh like GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR or EA's sports games), and then those oh so dreaded casual games. Yeah I guess there is nothing to talk about. ;)
We talked about many of those games during the E3 shows... didn't you listen? You can't complain about us not discussing games that we discussed. As for Force Unleashed, you probably don't want to hear what I think of it because it will make you sad and reinforce the illusion that I don't like Wii games.
I will say this again: We had to get E3 out of our systems. I didn't even want to talk about it much on 108, but Billy was already confirmed for the show and it only made sense to let him talk about the event. E3 is completely behind us now, a footnote in history.
P.S. Apologies to Johnny it is still evident you still support Wii, though I still disagree with how the show was handled today.
The only thing I'm excited for right now is Blast Works for 10 American dollars at Best Buy! Wahoo, picking it up tonight!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8835353&type=product&id=1209165388672&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8835353
(They are sold out online, but the price is the same in store)
The only thing I'm excited for right now is Blast Works for 10 American dollars at Best Buy! Wahoo, picking it up tonight!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8835353&type=product&id=1209165388672&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8835353
(They are sold out online, but the price is the same in store)
BTW, I picked this up today, Nick. Good call on alerting me to it, I hadn't checked CheapAssGamer today.
Is the feed gonna update... someday? :(
Wait, what? WTF iTunes?
If this were my show we'd drop iTunes support...
Anyway, you'll all be happy that we had an all Nintendo show today, despite my near orgasmic experiences with Ace Combat 6. It's a behemoth, clocking in somewhere in the area of 2 hours 10 minutes.
Wait, what? WTF iTunes?You mean just drop RSS support? iTunes supports standard feeds... whats the problem?
If this were my show we'd drop iTunes support...
Anyway, you'll all be happy that we had an all Nintendo show today, despite my near orgasmic experiences with Ace Combat 6. It's a behemoth, clocking in somewhere in the area of 2 hours 10 minutes.
All I see are links to direct download the episode in those formats, which I used when iTunes wasn't working right.
At some point when Ace Combat 6 drops to something reasonable ($39.99, for example), I'll pick it up. I've had my eyes on it for a while.
Billy as a semi-regular on the podcast would be nice. Stan and Karl are always welcome IMO too.
yeah I don't mind him. Have anyone ever asked him if he likes how his website has evolved? Or is that taboo ? I can see now why he left since he is all but left Nintendo gaming as well so that perspective is unique but I am curious how he feels about the website. Is he cocky about it? I'm the founder bitch you can't tell me to shut up! That would be great to do an interview with him
Wait, what? Billeh is a free agent? In that case, I want Billeh back at PGC, err I mean NWR! :)
Billy as a semi-regular on the podcast would be nice. Stan and Karl are always welcome IMO too.
I'm the founder bitch you can't tell me to shut up!
Where is Kairon in general?
Where is Kairon in general?
I hear he is busy playing SPOGS Racing and cannot be bothered.
Billy is in his late 30s, or he may have just turned 40. In his defense, he has lived in Minnesota for most of his life, so that's just the local dialect.
I grew up in Alabama and can dish it out just as well as I can take it.
Billy is in his late 30s, or he may have just turned 40. In his defense, he has lived in Minnesota for most of his life, so that's just the local dialect.