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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Something that bugs me (about games on the Wii)

« on: February 06, 2007, 02:18:52 PM »

We want the Wii to get the same kind of attention and support that the X-Box/PS2 did last gen.  We just don't want to PLAY all those crappy games those systems got.

[Ceric]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:I finally got the component cables and then..

« on: February 06, 2007, 08:07:58 AM »

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Originally posted by: Ceric
I actually have the opposite problem.  On my TV it overscans and a little of the top bottom and sides is taken off.

So your games have parts of the image cut off by the TV?  That's really weird; are my blank spaces and your lack thereof directly related to which cables we're using or is it just a TV/Wii problem?

[JonLeung]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:I finally got the component cables and then..

« on: February 06, 2007, 06:06:12 AM »

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Originally posted by: JonLeung

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Originally posted by: Maverick
I can put up with the jaggies no problem.  The complaint I have from the component cables is now I get to see how little games actually support full 16:9 mode.  Curse you empty 1-inch spaces on both sides of my screen!!!!

You need a bigger screen, first of all.  I didn't know they even made 9.18-inch screens.

(My math could be wrong as I did this quick, but to compare 16:9 to 4:3 I changed the ratios to be 16:9 vs. 12:9.  Which means the total difference is 4:9.  On either side of the screen that's 2:9, which you say is equal to one inch in width.  So if 2=1 inch, then a 16:9 screen would be 8 inches:4.5 inches.  The square root of the sum of the squares of both numbers gives us the diagonal, according to Pythagoras, which is the square root of 84.25 square inches, or approximately 9.18 inches.)

I suppose that sitting at a distance (your eyeballs aren't pressed up against the screen, after all), it might appear to be one inch wide if it was actually larger.

I haven't actually measured the amount of blank space.  It just seems weird that so far the only game that has used the full amount of my TV is Wii Sports.  
 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo online argument

« on: February 05, 2007, 10:00:36 AM »

X-Box Live also has the option to turn all of those notices off.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:I finally got the component cables and then..

« on: February 05, 2007, 09:57:46 AM »

I can put up with the jaggies no problem.  The complaint I have from the component cables is now I get to see how little games actually support full 16:9 mode.  Curse you empty 1-inch spaces on both sides of my screen!!!!  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Twilight Princess Spoiler Discussion Thread

« on: February 04, 2007, 05:56:04 PM »

I usually hate it when guys wear ear rings but for some reason Link pulls it off IMO.

Edit:  Wow this thread is turning all kinds of awkward thinking... I'm out.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: February 04, 2007, 04:05:57 PM »

So far all I've noticed from Vista is that it's much prettier than XP and only runs half the games.  Of course I don't have the final build so hopefully they've ironed the game thing out by now.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Twilight Princess Spoiler Discussion Thread

« on: February 04, 2007, 04:02:44 PM »

Curse you and your spoiler tags.  “Wii can not compute.”  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:3rd Revision Wiimote Wrist Strap: CONFIRMED!

« on: February 04, 2007, 02:56:28 PM »

It looks like the DS strap too.  However I've never really seen the need for straps in the first place.  If you're like, eight or older, you should have enough control in your motor functions to avoid releasing remotes and controllers towards expensive home equipment at high velocities.

(Says the man who always uses his Wii wrist strap and enforces this policy on his friends when they play as well.)

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Twilight Princess Spoiler Discussion Thread

« on: February 04, 2007, 01:20:07 PM »

Hey now, that's not fair.  Square made Barret, the manliest of all manly men ever.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: February 04, 2007, 01:17:37 PM »

I'm running 2Ghz processor with 1gig of ram and a 128 video card and running Vista RC1.  Is that ridiculous?  I'm not being sarcastic I just don't know what the average computer is nowadays.  I know I'm nowhere near the top but I don't know how close to the bottom I am.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:I hope "Secret Rings" doesn't suck...

« on: February 04, 2007, 09:39:52 AM »

Between this and the Wii Sales thread my sarcasm-o-meter has exploded.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:So, it looks like my Wii might go back to Nintendo...

« on: February 04, 2007, 09:36:46 AM »

Can you even directly connect the Wii to a modem?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:DS Player for Wii.. would it make sense?

« on: February 04, 2007, 09:27:51 AM »

How exactly were you planning on the touch screen aspect to work?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: February 04, 2007, 09:25:14 AM »

I think there's a little too much MS paranoia going on.  I understand some of the points you're getting at but I honestly don't think as soon as MS gains the #1 spot they're gonna say "alright screw gamers" and do a complete 180 (like that pun?) and deliver crappy products.  They're gaining ground because they have awesome software, hardware, and online, I don't think they'll throw all that away if they get to #1 and expect us to stick with them.

Oh and what I meant by great hardware wasn't that the systems aren't faulty at times (obviously a  lot of people have had to send their 360s back, even though I seem to have been blessed with a still functional first day model), but that the capabilities of the hardware are spectacular.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: February 04, 2007, 07:09:35 AM »

What's so bad about MS being number one?  The 360 is an excellent piece of equipment with great software.  I'll always love Nintendo, but right now MS is offering me a great deal in the form of the 360.  Great games, a great console, and a great online network.  If they keep up the same level of quality next generation I'm all for them being number one.  Of course I'm all for Nintendo or Sony surpassing MS in quality/content next generation as well.  Whoever comes in first, I win.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: February 03, 2007, 05:17:45 PM »

Maybe it's time Sony get Crash on the horn?  :-P  Who even owns that nowadays?  Universal Game Studios or something like that?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo online argument

« on: February 03, 2007, 11:59:00 AM »

If they must keep the friend code system, the best solution would be to use one friend code per Wii (the system as a whole) and attach it and online functionality to the address book.  That way we don't have to enter the code over and over again and can just select "Bob" to join our game.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Are $40 games here to stay?

« on: February 03, 2007, 06:37:29 AM »

Well I was thinking a 20 dollar price tag more in line with the price of movies nowadays.  DVD collections are very common thanks to the relatively low price.  I think 20 dollar cheap games like Wii Sports/Wii Play would be a good tool to attract parents and others looking for a cheap way to purchase their children's love.

[Smash_Brother]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo online argument

« on: February 03, 2007, 06:33:17 AM »

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
Better to be a dogmatic prick than a pragmatic d*ck.

Sig GET!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Are $40 games here to stay?

« on: February 03, 2007, 06:26:47 AM »

I must say when I first heard about the Wii games' lower prices I was hoping we would be seeing games in the 20 to 30 dollar region.  20 bucks for Wii Sports type games and the like is an excellent way to keep the casual gamer/non-gamer interested in the system, as well as draw more people to it.  Of course they could charge 80 bucks for the next Zelda and I'd jump on it launch day.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo online argument

« on: February 03, 2007, 06:20:04 AM »

The best solution to child molestation via the internet is to educate children on the dangers of communicating with strangers and preparing them to avoid such dangerous situations.  If a child is not old enough to understand the dangers, then he or she should not be on the internet, period.  This goes for game consoles as well as the WWW.  

Edit:  Changed "only" to "best" as I didn't want to come off as some sort of dogmatic prick.   :-P

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo online argument

« on: February 03, 2007, 06:01:57 AM »

I don't think that's true.  Certainly the X-Box demographic is older than a lot of Nintendo's, but I've been playing Viva Pinata for a while now and it was certainly not designed for older gamers.  It's still fun of course, but it maily appeals to kids.  (Also, when I was younger, I certainly just only play "kiddy" games).  I think the main thing should be to focus on having parental controls that would lock out potentially dangerous features for those too young or immature to handle an online environment.

I also think you're underestimating the age of a lot of Nintendo gamers.  It's not like only eight year olds like Pokemon.

Edit:  wandering, I was really unaware that had happened at all.  However I don't think that this one isolated incident suggests there's a fundamental problem with the way online gaming is approached.  People just need to take responsibility for their own actions, and make sure their children know the dangers and are responsible enough to protect them.  I've read someone on here say that "it doesn't matter what parents SHOULD do..." but yes, it does.  It is not Nintendo's responsibility to protect children, it is their parents', and Nintendo should not sacrifice a good product for the sake of "Nannying" people.  If they choose to do that, it is of course their right as a company, but it comes at the price of an improved product and more customers.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo online argument

« on: February 03, 2007, 05:37:14 AM »

Does XBox Live have some sort of child molestation problem that I'm not aware of?