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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: November 21, 2006, 03:30:23 PM »
I think Nintendo said in NWR's podcast that there will be 1 million shipped by Thanksgiving. Don't know how accurate that above site's numbers are, but 1M will be the sales cap this week.

Then I guess roughly another 200K/week until the end of the year in North America = 2 million? That's a fast ramp up.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Wii GET! ***Official "I WIID MYSELF" thread***
« on: November 21, 2006, 03:19:23 PM »
Finally, got my walmart.com pre-ordered system in today. Wii Tennis is suprisingly fun.

But they still haven't friggin' sent my Zelda or Excite Truck yet! GRRRR!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Red Steel Topic, MORE new details! (last post)
« on: November 20, 2006, 03:21:17 PM »
The reviews this game is getting has convinced me that the whole concept of "previews" needs to be re-evaluated.

From the bullshots to the sunshine being blown up our asses since April, I would expect a better game for all the PR they rammed down our throats. The websites and rags need to stop letting early looks be free automatic positive PR, and maintain a fair perspective of the work.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official *I DON'T HAVE A WII* thread!
« on: November 19, 2006, 04:41:53 AM »
By the way... an FU to those that said you could just waltz right in to Walmart on Sunday morning to pick one up.

I was going to go to an actual Walmart last night (and sell the incoming walmart.com one) but when I called they said they already had more people in line than they do systems.

Preordering cannot be dismissed. At least I'll have my Wii, just not as fast as I'd hoped.

Edit: Yeah, hang your head in shame, Pale.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official *I DON'T HAVE A WII* thread!
« on: November 19, 2006, 04:30:10 AM »
No Wii here yet.  Walmart.com dropped the ball a bit.  I received 2 of the 4 games in the bundle. The other 2 (Zelda/Excite Truck) are still "processing" so who knows when I'll get those. It's not like everybody wants Zelda the MOST or anything, so why worry about getting it on time.

The system was shipped but may not get delivered until Tuesday now. At least the Wii is accounted for... but darn it I had my N64 and GCN a few days early. They messed up my record.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: USB Thumb Drives compatible with Wii?
« on: November 18, 2006, 04:28:37 AM »
They confirmed the possibility of using USB-based media for storage, but never announced any actual support or products.

The safe answer is "no" for now, but we'll see what happens in the next year.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii S-Video Cables aka "NINTENDO PHAIL REPORT"
« on: November 17, 2006, 05:16:36 PM »
S-Video and Composite Compared

Scroll down to Pro's Wind Waker and Tales s-video and composite comparisons. The S-video benefit is pretty distinct when you see them side by side.  

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TalkBack / RE: Welcome to Nintendo World Report
« on: November 17, 2006, 05:05:07 PM »
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http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/947569/nwrsample2.jpg


I'd hit that. Did you try silver stripes along the top before choosing the blue? Might be a tiny bit too much blue on the page, but I'm not sure if silver on the top would be any better. Overall awesome.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: You can buy COMPONENT CABLES - ONLINE as of NOW
« on: November 17, 2006, 03:17:42 AM »
I have Nintendo component cables in hand. They're pretty long too. Well over 6 feet. Probably close to 8'.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Amazon starts shipping out Wiis
« on: November 17, 2006, 01:45:27 AM »
The walmart.com bundle (the $533 one with 4 games) has partially shipped...

Red Steel and Rayman are being delivered today. The Wii, extra controller, and points card are apparently shipping today (tracking # is not in the UPS system yet).

Zelda and Excite Truck are still "processing" but maybe I'll get lucky and they'll ship later today too.

I guess no Wii playing until Monday, but what's another day.

::shakes fist at Amazon::  

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General Gaming / RE:Sony getting hit Hard lately
« on: November 16, 2006, 02:58:35 PM »
Seriously, is every executive at Sony an a-hole or something? Is this some kind of prerequisite?

SCEA VP on Backwards Compatibility: "I Would Like My Car To Fly and Make Me Breakfast"

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TalkBack / RE: Welcome to Nintendo World Report
« on: November 16, 2006, 02:40:11 PM »
Nobody's calling for an overhaul or anything. The site is 85% there. It just needs some tweaks.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: help me UPGRADE before Wii
« on: November 16, 2006, 01:53:50 PM »
The larger a screen is, the more obvious the imperfections of a standard definition source will be. There's no way to avoid it entirely. TV broadcasts in particular. If the source is high def, then you're gold. In terms of the Wii, using component cables will give you the most help you can get to counter it.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: You can buy COMPONENT CABLES - ONLINE as of NOW
« on: November 16, 2006, 11:47:01 AM »
I believe the React cables are only $25.

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TalkBack / RE: Welcome to Nintendo World Report
« on: November 16, 2006, 11:33:26 AM »
Should we make the "t" in "report" silent just for fun?  

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TalkBack / RE: Welcome to Nintendo World Report
« on: November 16, 2006, 11:14:23 AM »
Agreed on the wordiness and whiteness, Kairon  

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NWR Feedback / RE: Nintendo World Report
« on: November 16, 2006, 11:11:18 AM »
Agree with kairon, it's a little too word-heavy and.... white. Looks like a Wordpress blog like I said in the other thread.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: help me UPGRADE before Wii
« on: November 16, 2006, 11:03:46 AM »
IMO, "too big" depends on your average viewing distance from the TV.

If you're just sitting 6 feet away from it, 57" is overkill. That's like sitting in the front row of a movie theater. I'm exaggerating a bit, but the point is you start to miss stuff that isn't in your natural field of view.  50" and over is best if you're sitting 10 feet away from it. If you're sitting closer than that, I would scale down on the size. If you're closer to 6 feet away, around 40" (plus or minus a few inches) is a typical sweet spot.

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TalkBack / RE: Welcome to Nintendo World Report
« on: November 16, 2006, 10:42:45 AM »
Looks like a Wordpress blog. Definitely going to take some getting used too.

The Flash over the images at the top is cool.

Can you give the left side navigation a differentiating shade of silver or something? I have ads blocked in Firefox, so maybe it just looks especially bare and white to me... Maybe ease up on the wordiness too?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Amazon starts shipping out Wiis
« on: November 16, 2006, 11:38:39 AM »
Crap.

I had a preorder there back in Sept or whatever it was, but canceled it. Now my walmart.com preorder taunts with its "processing" status while Amazon peeps start to get theirs shipped.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: You can buy COMPONENT CABLES - ONLINE as of NOW
« on: November 16, 2006, 11:27:19 AM »
Best Buy is getting 3rd party cables. Not sure of the brand(s).

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General Gaming / Amazon: 360 Core for $100 if you VOTE
« on: November 16, 2006, 09:22:25 AM »
http://www.amazon.com/gp/holiday/cv/homepage/

If the 360 Core wins this poll, they'll put up 1,000 360 Cores for just $100 next Thursday.  At that price, it's a win. So vote.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: IGN reviews
« on: November 16, 2006, 05:58:10 AM »
Nintendo actively encouraged developers to use their GCN dev kits to start their games, and I think that is reflective of their visuals at this point. They only just got their final Wii-grade dev hardware over the summer. As usual I believe the 2nd gen will be more indicative of what we can expect. But even if the Wii has 50% more powerful hardware (in MHz), I'm not expecting 50% more visuals. Actual performance doesn't scale with the clock. But at least there's more RAM, so that will account for something too... textures, lighting, etc.

For the controls, I don't think there should be any automatic tacking-on of points. If their implementation is crap, they deserve lower scores. If it enhances gameplay, they deserve a high score. This is Nintendo's crown jewel and should be reviewed fairly within the context of the actual experience.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:You can buy COMPONENT CABLES - ONLINE as of NOW
« on: November 16, 2006, 05:21:06 AM »
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Originally posted by: MorningStar
What in the hell are component cables? What do they do for your Wii? And what is S-Video? I know I could probably just look this up, but I'm lazy, and I'm sure SOMEONE is eager to show off their knowledge...


In a nutshell, component cables are high-end cables that send color and brightness information in 3 separate channels, resulting in a much better image on your TV. Your TV must have component inputs on the back to use these cables. Most TVs don't. They are identified by their Red-Blue-Green color. (Component cable picture) This cable also displays video games in all their 60 fields per second glory.

S-video cables are one step under component, but still very nice. Color and brightness information is sent through 2 separate channels on this cable. Your TV must have an S-video input to use S-video cables. (picture of an S-video cable)

Composite cables -- the classic Red/Yellow/White cables most people are familiar with -- transmit all image data through one channel (the yellow wire) which creates an adequate but not spectacular picture. This is the most commonly used cable.

Hope this helps.  

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General Gaming / RE: The worth of PS3, your opinion?
« on: November 16, 2006, 04:56:46 AM »
If the PS3 models were priced competitively with the 360's models, I'd be more inclined. And so would probably most people that were PS2 buyers.

Ditto with the Wii on the pricing.

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