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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Wii Events thread

« on: September 13, 2006, 05:10:28 PM »

It's official...GWN was WRONG!!!

"Update: We were given the incorrect streaming feed - this page will be updated as soon as we can conf"

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General Gaming / RE: Just joined the 360 club

« on: September 11, 2006, 11:56:51 AM »

As everyone else has said, Dead Rising is a blast. One thing about the save system that everyone complains about. Just play a while have some fun, then when you die choose "Save Status and Quit" You start the game back from the begining but you keep all your stats and levels, so much fun when you're stronger, faster, and can hold more items.

I liked Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which is kinda funny because I usually don't like racing games.

DOA4 got kinda boring for me, had some fun playing with other people, but not very fun solo play at all (for me).

Condemed was pretty fun and creepy.

Perfect Dark 0, wasn't very fun, but then again I was expecting something like the orignal one and it's not at all.

The one that I continue to play over and over and over again has to be Dead Rising. I love that game. Here's another little tip/fun thing. When you start the game at the part when you have to go outside to reach the other side of the mall, go near the pond and get the sickle near a bench, that's fun. Then go towards the door you're supposed to go through but head to the right into the parking garage, grab the car and head back out to the grass and have some fun driving over zombies, then go to the door you're supposed to go through and grab the lawnmower (kind of a tricky item to use, if you push the button at the wrong time you pick it up) and start mowing away.....ahhhh sweet zombie killing bliss. I personally can't get enough of this game.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Complete List of Wii Launch Titles

« on: September 11, 2006, 11:33:22 AM »

Updated, added Splinter Cell

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General Gaming / RE: Sony getting hit Hard lately

« on: September 06, 2006, 06:39:47 AM »

Now I wonder if the blu-ray movie issue is going to be with certain movies or certain hardware. It could be that a standard hasn't been set with the recording format and some studios titles won't work. I remember they had that problem with the PS2, wasn't it some Disney movies couldn't play or something like that?

Now would be the perfect time for Xbox to release the HD-DVD add on for the 360....massive damage indeed!

[Aussiedude]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Far Cry: Vengeance..new info and ONLINE!

« on: September 06, 2006, 06:21:17 AM »

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Originally posted by: Aussiedude
as reported HERE

Yeah, I saw that after I posted it, but I also thought Far Cry should have it's own thread

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General Gaming / RE: Sony getting hit Hard lately

« on: September 06, 2006, 05:16:12 AM »

So now the PS3 is a "Bargin" for a Blu-ray player, but might not play Blu-ray titles??? On the other hand, the shortage makes me want to buy one and sell it on e-bay to all those sad sony fanboys

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Nintendo Gaming / Far Cry: Vengeance..new info and ONLINE!

« on: September 06, 2006, 05:02:22 AM »

C3 News
Wiimote used for knifing attacks, moving Wii mote forward to zoom among other innovations.
Online possibility being in retail version - “We’re testing online right now”.
Not a direct port from the Xbox versions, primary focus being graphics and gameplay.
Wiiconnect24/Downloads being a possibility also.

More information on the title is said to be revealed on the 14th.


With Far Cry being confirmed as a launch title makes me wonder about all the reports of Wii not being online for 3rd parties. If Ubisoft is already testing online, then maybe other 3rd parties have acces to it but can't talk about it yet.

Very good news on the Wii front!!

[JonLeung]

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General Gaming / RE:Sony getting hit Hard lately

« on: September 01, 2006, 01:59:21 PM »

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Originally posted by: JonLeung
Supposedly games like MGS: Portable Ops will use the GPS receiver.  How?  Not sure.  Maybe you can pinpoint other MGS:PO players and sneak up on them, Solid Snake style?

Or you can find somebody that left their GPS on, track them down, beat them up and steal their PSP

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General Gaming / RE:Sony getting hit Hard lately

« on: September 01, 2006, 11:47:53 AM »

So interesting thoughts about the PSP...but to a non-sony fanboy it doesn't look that great.

PSP to become virtual PS3

Some things that look kinda bad

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Kawanishi was then asked to comment on how the PSP will evolve from here. Specifically, Nikkei asked if he feels the system will become an information terminal in the future. "It depends on what the users want," responded Kawanishi. "It already has a Web Browser, and along those lines, schedule management and mailer applications will likely appear. However, it's important that the concept not lose focus. It would be troubling to have it become a machine whose use is unknown."

Well UMD movies failed, why not scrap the games too!

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"The PSP started off clearly with the position of a portable game machine," continued Kawanishi. "However, looking long term, there's the thought that it ought to become a portable network device. At that time, if there's demand for an information terminal, it is possible to take it in that direction."

OK, let's just make it a portable HardDrive with a screen

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Could the PSP ever replace your cell phone? "There is a possibility," said Kawanishi. "I won't deny it. Personally, I'm interested in it. Of course, it's not the case that you can connect to wireless LAN everywhere, so you can't call it a permanent connection. But cell phones are permanently connected. Cell phones get more interesting as their data transfer rate increases, and I think it would be extremely interesting to try something like that."

Just look at the success of the N-Gage!

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Sony will be demonstrating two new technological sides of the PSP at the Tokyo Game Show in September, where the system's GPS Receiver and camera will be on display. We also hope to see something regarding Sony's PlayStation emulation and e-Distribution programs.

A GPS receiver...WHY? wow, what utter useless crap in a game machine...I mean portable movie player...wait I mean.....BIG ASS MP3 player.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Nintendo Event September 14th

« on: September 01, 2006, 10:33:11 AM »

It better be some big news, it kinda has to be. They need to steal the Thunder from TSG a bit. PS3 is planning on doing some heavy announcing from what I've read about, so they need to make people not even care what Sony has to say.

In other words, Wii needs to attack for massive damage on Sept 14-15!

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General Gaming / RE: Sony getting hit Hard lately

« on: September 01, 2006, 10:27:08 AM »

I work at the Metreon in San Francisco and I was just talking to some of the employees at the Playstation Store. They don't plan on having any demo units up until 3 days AFTER the launch at the EARLIEST!

Kinda strange that the official Playstation store won't have playable units until after the release. I remember when the PS2 came out they had one up well before the release. Even a pretty cool set-up for it in a seperate room with a big screen TV and a couch. Hell they even had PSP to try out before they came out!

Oh well. But they did say they are planning on having three PS3's set up.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii Pre-order special list

« on: September 01, 2006, 10:18:05 AM »

Game Planet in New Zealand have Wii's up for pre-order. Of course there's no price, an estimated release date, and no specials yet. But hey, you can pre-order one for $50 down.  

[couchmonkey]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii kiosk image?

« on: September 01, 2006, 10:07:45 AM »

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Originally posted by: couchmonkey


I could also see Nintendo sticking to base controller games only, since the whole idea is to sell this thing to non-gamers.

Well they don't want to sell it only to non-gamers. They need to show how it can work with other games too. They need to show Madden, a FPS (probably Red Steel or MP3), and a Mario Preview AT LEAST! I would like think they'd put a demo of Rayman, Elebits, as well as a few others, but I won't get my hopes up yet.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Nintendo Event September 14th

« on: September 01, 2006, 10:02:26 AM »

Yeah I think this will be the big announcement we've all been waiting for.

Sept. 14. Japan and America hold events
Sept. 15 Europe

And It seems that a new game will be shown and new info on the system!

Games Industry

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Speaking on the subject of the trade-only event, an NoE representative said: "Wii will be playable. Nintendo will be announcing new software at the event and there will be new announcements regarding the Wii console itself."

The Wiire
About the Japan event

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Complete List of Wii Launch Titles

« on: August 31, 2006, 01:34:24 PM »

Updated with Gottlieb Pinball classics, The Ant Bully, The Godfather, and Leaderboard.

All three showed up on Wikipedia as either confirmed or reported.

So we'll see what happens.  

[ShyGuy]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii kiosk image?

« on: August 31, 2006, 01:22:11 PM »

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
no nunchuck? hmmmm

Ohhh good point. I think the real Kiosk would HAVE to have the nunchuck, unless they only put games that won't use it, but then again, that might turn off alot of people that haven't heard of or played it yet.  

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Nintendo Gaming / Wii kiosk image?

« on: August 31, 2006, 12:47:49 PM »

OK, probably fake but hey, why not take a gander at it.

PlayFeed

Oh there's a PS3 one on there too...but who cares about that.  

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Nintendo Gaming / UK Nintendo Magazine to reveal BIG exclusive?!?!?!

« on: August 30, 2006, 06:33:14 PM »

Club Skill

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On this ocassion subscribers will not recieve their issues any earlier than the proper on-sale date (01 Sept) due to our cover game being embargoed until that date. Rest assured this wouldn't happen normally and it's because it's a BIG exclusive

UK people...hook us up with info!!!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Yet another Wii launch date topic...

« on: August 29, 2006, 03:25:42 PM »

Just do a google search for "Wii Ambassador" and you'll find a couple of them. Now only if they'll hold one in San Francisco....

[Dirk Temporo]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Win a Wii at Fusion Tour

« on: August 29, 2006, 08:06:04 AM »

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Originally posted by: Dirk Temporo
Jesus. Can I win the stuff and NOT have it autographed? I'd prefer to leave my game systems untainted by the signatures of the members of a terrible band.

Yeah, but think of all the little Hawthorne Heights fans (I'm sure they must have some) that would be willing to pay top dollar on ebay (like couchmonkey said)! Hell, if I won it, I'd turn around and sell it and get myself a bunch of new games for my "untainted" Wii.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Win a Wii at Fusion Tour

« on: August 29, 2006, 06:49:13 AM »

So I decided to give them a chance and check out some of their music......they are as craptastic as I thought.

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I hope Hawthorne Heights is playable in SSBB.

Me too.....so I can beat the living crap out of them. Maybe just have them stand there for the "Homerun Contest"

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Nintendo Gaming / Win a Wii at Fusion Tour

« on: August 29, 2006, 05:40:43 AM »

It looks like you can win a Wii at the Fusion Tour!!! Although it will be signed by the craptastic Hawthorne Heights (ok, I admit I don't listen to them, hell I've never even heard of them)

Nintendo Fusion Tour

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Not only does Nintendo rock you with this year's Fusion Tour, we're turning up the volume by giving away Wii and DS Lite!  Enter the Nintendo Fusion Tour sweepstakes now for your chance to win Wii and DS Lites autographed by Fusion Tour headlining act Hawthorne Heights

[EasyCure]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Report your "Nintendo Virus" sightings

« on: August 26, 2006, 10:39:09 AM »

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Originally posted by: EasyCure

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Originally posted by: Donutt007
My girlfriend, who is a massage therapist and is probably tired of hearing me talk about Wii all the time, was talking to her boss at the spa and they somehow started talking about video games.

Her boss was talking about how much she would enjoy the games if she didn't have to sit around the whole time and that whenever she plays the games she moves her arms around anyway trying to mimic the jumps and stuff. So my girl started talking about the Wii to her and all the great things that Wii is. She sounded kinda excited about the idea.

Wow, a 35 year old female massage therapist and yoga instructor is now interested in buying a Wii. Talk about reaching out to a new market!

lucky you ;-)

I was talking about her boss. My girl's a 24 year old massage therapist and yoga student,  even luckier!

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Nintendo Gaming / Wii Pre-order special list

« on: August 26, 2006, 08:56:06 AM »

Just as the title says. If you find a special bonus or anything for pre-ordering the system or any games, list it here!!

Gamestop:

Elebits - Free Elebits plush doll with preorder

Marvel Ultimate Alliance - Exclusive Bonus Code to unlock the SILVER SURFER! Plus get VIP Access to www.marvelultimatealliance.com including first look access to behind-the-scenes videos, early character reveals, bonus developer blogs and more

Call of Duty 3 - Sneak Peek into Call of Duty 3 Bonus DVD FREE

Toys R Us:

Australia: Free Game with Wii Pre-order - $50 deposit gets you a free (undetermined) game at launch


If you find something, let me know and I'll keep this list updated  

[VGrevolution]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Elebits

« on: August 26, 2006, 08:50:52 AM »

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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
Not sure if you guys knew this or not but Gamestop.com is giving away a free Elebits plushy with preorders. I'm definately preordering one .

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B230033A

SWEEETTTTT....me thinks it's time to start a new thread!