Topics

276

Nintendo Gaming / Nintendo Thread of Crazy Patent Discussion (Pics Included)

« on: August 10, 2009, 09:43:39 PM »

Nintendo’s Patented Horseback Riding Wii Controller

If you thought the Wii Balance Board was off the beaten path wait until you see Nintendo’s Wii Horseback Riding Saddle. We’re not kidding about this.

The inflatable seat has a pocket for the Wii remote, which is used to sense movement via the accelerometers. Players hold the nunchuck to simulate holding the reins or, as the Nintendo patent describes, “a raised hand for balance as in Bronco riding, a lasso, a sword or other weapon, etc.”

more pics at the link above

This better not be included as an option in the New Zelda for some immersive Epona horseback riding battle sequence.

This instead better be a swap with Ubisoft for them to use in their Horsez game in exchange for the wiicamera they helped develop.

277

NWR Feedback / Private Messages

« on: August 07, 2009, 06:36:21 PM »

Why can't I delete them?

278

Nintendo Gaming / Samurai Warrior 3 - Wii Exclusive

« on: August 07, 2009, 04:42:11 PM »

Trailer from Nintendo Channel Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a2vIJVmSmM

Screenshots






@ The Event

As for Miyamoto's appearance, the Mario creator took the stage to announce a "Nazo no Murasamejō" mode in Samurai Warriors 3. Never released outside of Japan, Nazo no Murasamejō, or Mysterious Murasame Castle, is an early Famicom Disk title developed by Nintendo EAD and taking place during Japan's Edo period.

Though most U.S. gamers aren't familiar with Nazo no Murasamejō, it's popped up several times in Nintendo's recent "fan servicey works", as Hardcore Gaming 101 notes, with its main theme showing up in Super Smash Bros Brawl. and its disk included as a treasure item in Pikmin 2.

You can see video of the 1986 top-down action/adventure game, which shares a lot of similarities with the first The Legend of Zelda (also a Famicom Disk release in Japan) in its presentation, below:

As you can see, this looks very different from the traditional Samurai Warriors experience. I wonder what this mode will entail?

As with Capcom's recently released Monster Hunter Tri for Wii, Samurai Warriors 3 will support a "standard controller", though it's unclear whether that will replace or supplement motion controls. The game is expected to release in Japan this November, with a playable build debuting at September's Tokyo Game Show.

Video of Nazo no Murasamejō @ the link: http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/08/miyamoto_makes_surprise_samura.php

279

Nintendo Gaming / BestBuy to price match used games from GameStop & GameCrazy

« on: August 07, 2009, 03:34:35 PM »

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/?f=1387

CAG xxDOYLExx snapped this photo at his local Best Buy in West Jordan, Utah. This is probably only available in select markets and the promotion likely has restrictions, but it's certainly noteworthy.

No more getting ripped off at Gamestop for a used game with no case or no manual.
Publishers can finally count every copy of a game sold and the money can go to their rightful place (developers)
BestBuy gets more gaming traffic and eliminates 2 of its competitors in one fell swoop.

BestBuy has cast the first stone....

p.s. this is not a nationwide thing yet and is only being test marketed at this time.
Look for this at a BestBuy near you.

280

Nintendo Gaming / Shadow of the Tower

« on: August 07, 2009, 02:39:33 PM »

Interesting new concept from Hudson in platforming style
http://www.hudson.co.jp/kagenotou/

http://www.hudsonent.com/gamedetail.php?game_id=213&console=1







- pseudo-platformer
- reminiscent of Ico
- a giant tower sits in an abandoned land
- control the shadow of a boy as he tries to climb the tower
- walk on the shadows that platforms cast, and avoid the shadows of traps
- interact with shadows to move things in the real world (pull the shadow of a lever to move the real lever)
- boy has a black butterfly that aids him on his quest
- butterfly can move the light source to make jumps/puzzles easier for the boy
- no release date

281

Movies & TV / (NEW Poll Added!!) New Movies/TV Shows we should keep an eye out for!

« on: August 05, 2009, 06:51:24 PM »

This thread is for listing upcoming movies & trailers for movies that look like they will be worth watching.
What this is mostly about is movies we might not have heard about unless someone posted it here.
Most of these movies might not have a big studio behind them and don't have solid release dates, but they've been announced and have a trailer that looks pretty damn good.

I'll start it off with a few even though most of these already have their own threads

Zombieland
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring:  Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin
Release: October 9, 2009

n the film, Columbus (Eisenberg) has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee (Harrelson) doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

Machete!!
Studio:
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson and Jeff Fahey
Release:

Machete (Trejo) is a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade, who hides out as a day laborer, who is double-crossed by a corrupt state senator (De Niro). The film was teased as a faux trailer that was directed by Robert Rodriguez in Dimension Films' Grindhouse, which featured a full-length film from both Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.

"Kick-Ass"
Studio:
Director: Matthew Vaughan
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Nicolas Cage and Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Release:

The story centers on a high school dweeb named Dave Lizewski who decides to become a superhero even though he has no athletic ability or coordination. Things change when he eventually runs into real bad guys with real weapons.

Black Dynamite
Studio: Sony Pictures
Director: Scott Sanders
Starring: Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, Sally Richardson-Whitfield, John Salley, Bokeem Woodbine, Brian McKnight and more...
Release: October 16, 2009

When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Studio:
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law
Release: US? UK Oct. 19, 2009

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick

282

General Chat / "Kick-Ass" - New comic book movie - 4 must see clips inside

« on: August 04, 2009, 01:06:05 PM »

You guys have got to watch these clips. I am sold on this movie after watching these.

During Comic-Con, audiences were shown four clips from the upcoming R-rated film "Kick-Ass," based on Mark Millar's comic book. Bootleg clips have now appeared online thanks to Gorilla Nation and Worst Previews.
The story centers on a high school dweeb named Dave Lizewski who decides to become a superhero even though he has no athletic ability or coordination. Things change when he eventually runs into real bad guys with real weapons.

Nicolas Cage will play a former cop who wants to bring down a drug lord and has trained his daughter to be a lethal weapon.

http://comicbookmovie.com/kick_ass/news/?a=8980

Better watch them before they get taken down.
This movie looks hilarious and badass all at the same time.

Inspired by his love of comic books, high school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to transform himself into a masked crime fighter -- a decision that eventually thrusts the teenager into Internet stardom. Soon, Dave's antics inspire a wave of would-be heroes to don costumes and live out their superhero fantasies. Nicolas Cage and Christopher Mintz-Plasse also star in this comic book adaptation from director Matthew Vaughn.

283

NWR Forums Discord / Does this hit a little too close to home for some of you?

« on: August 01, 2009, 12:57:11 AM »

first person I thought of was Morari....

284

NWR Forums Discord / Idiot Sightings: Beware... they walk among us.

« on: July 30, 2009, 08:25:00 PM »

We've all run across the oblivious "idiot" during our days of interacting with the general public, so I though why not start a thread on it so that we can vent our frustration with the Idiocracy of our society.

I'll start it off with this list that was sent to me.

IDIOT SIGHTING: 
We had to have the garage door repaired.  The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.  I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.  He shook his head and said, "Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower."  I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4.  He said, "NO, it's not.  Four is larger than two."
We haven't used Sears repair since.
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and  I gave the clerk a $5 bill.  Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter.  She said, "You gave me too much money."  I said, "Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back."  She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.  I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said "We're sorry but we cannot do that kind of thing."  The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I live in a semi rural area.  We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: "Too many deer are being hit by cars out here!   I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore."

 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE:
My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco.  She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'  He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?"  To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?"  He smiled knowingly and nodded,  "That's why we ask."
Happened in Birmingham , Ala.
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street.  I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine.  She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for.  I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.  Appalled, she responded, "What are blind people doing driving?!"  She is a probation officer in Wichita, KS
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
We were having a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear co-worker, as she was leaving the company due to 'downsizing.'  Our manager commented cheerfully, "This is fun.  We should do this more often."  Not another word was spoken.  We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.  This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on.  A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriff's office, no less.
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it.  We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver side door.  As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "It's open!"  His reply, "I know. I already got that side. This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS.
 
 
IDIOT SIGHTING:
When I left  Hawaii and was transferred to Florida , I still had the Hawaiian plates on my car, as my car was shipped from Hawaii.  I was parking somewhere (I can't remember) and a guy asked me "Wow, you drove from Hawaii to here?"  I looked at him and quickly said "Yep. I took the Hawaii-San Francisco Bridge."  He nodded his head and said "Cool!"

285

NWR Forums Discord / Rules of the FUNHOUSE

« on: July 30, 2009, 04:43:31 PM »

Rules of the FUNHOUSE

Rule #1 - Everything within the FUNHOUSE is to be taken as a joke

Rule #2 - See to Rule #1

Rule #3 - Nothing serious is to be discussed inside the FUNHOUSE

Rule #4 - All NWR forum members, past and present (including staff) are eligible targets for ridicule and mockery

Rule #5 - All content of the Funhouse must not breach decency standards set by the official rules of the forums (e.g. No Nudity or overly perverse imagery)

Rule #6 - See Rule #7

Rule #7 - Moist Buttered Satin Camels is the Hawtness

286

NWR Forums Discord / Exercise for your girl that benefits you too!!!

« on: July 29, 2009, 01:45:45 AM »

How many pieces of exercise equipment (made specifically for a woman) can you actually get your girl to use that will actually benefit you too?

My guess is only one;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SukhjDsgeF4


*Some men may want to purchase the Shake Weight Mini <for reasons that may be obvious to you already>*

287

NWR Forums Discord / Should We Be Worried?

« on: July 27, 2009, 11:25:40 PM »

288

NWR Forums Discord / When interviews go right.

« on: July 26, 2009, 05:49:31 PM »

1up interviews Jeff Green from EA as he tries to lose his job @ Comic-con 2009

"Were workin' on the M"

There are no Hispanics in our game... we're not sexist, but we are racist actually!"

289

General Chat / I want to buy a website domain. Where do I start?

« on: July 23, 2009, 10:10:33 PM »

Someone give me some tips on where I should buy a site domain from.

i want to start a website for my business and I found an unused domain name to do it with.
how do I purchase it?

290

NWR Forums Discord / The Poll of Polls

« on: July 20, 2009, 05:56:09 PM »

Welcome to the Poll of Polls!

Its not required to Vote... its not even encouraged, but feel to troll this poll, make suggestions for more options or just tell us how you really feel about polls.

291

Nintendo Gaming / NWR Gamers Shopping Cart

« on: July 05, 2009, 03:12:02 PM »

Now that we've entered the last 6 months of the year, I was just wondering what, if anything, is in your virtual shopping cart of things you plan to buy.

With the assumption that a Black Wii is hitting US shores this Christmas along with NSMBW & WiiFit+, WSR coming this month, & numerous 3rd party games dropping before the year is over, what are your definite "Must Buys" list vs your  "Wait & See" list?


Off the top of my head, the games that I know I will buy before the year is over are

"Must-Buy"
- Wii Sports Resort already bought
- NSMB Wii
- WiiFit+
- Scribblenaughts
- FFCC: CB
- Red Steel 2 delayed till 2010

"Wait & See"
- DeadSpace: Extraction
- Resident Evil: Deadside Chronicles
- No More Heroes: DS
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories


I know there are some games I'm not remembering right now, but after some others state what they are looking forward to, I'm sure I'll be able to update my list.

292

NWR Forums Discord / The Apocalypse has arrived.....

« on: July 04, 2009, 02:10:23 PM »

It's 2012 and Civilization is in chaos. The Apocalypse has arrived and every man for himself is the rule of the streets. You only leave your house to get more food and water when necessary, because only you can protect your family, your home and all the stuff in it.

Scenario one.
Food and water is running low in your house, so you need to make a trip to the store to re-stock. Using real actual things that you own in your house, what do you take with you to make this journey? pics are welcome.

Scenario two.
Its late at night and you are sleeping in bed with your significant other when you hear a noise in the house. Someone has broken into your house and probably means you harm. Using only what you can grab in your actual house within a 10 second time frame, what do you grab to confront this intruder. pics are very welcome.



*These scenarios are meant to be played out in your actual house, with actual items/weapons that you actually own in real life.*
Pics are not only welcome, but encouraged

293

General Chat / WTF IS THAT!!? Are we being invaded?

« on: July 01, 2009, 12:31:01 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELoqZiamr4E


I hope this is some kind of prank, because I have no idea WTF that is.

294

General Chat / R.I.P. Michael Jackson :(

« on: June 25, 2009, 06:40:10 PM »

 

295

Nintendo Gaming / Dragon Quest IX - Release Date 7/11 - U.S.

« on: June 16, 2009, 05:13:42 PM »

I will update this later, and I don't know if there is a thread on this game yet or not, but I don't have time to look

Earlier today, an event was held that confirmed that the game is finished, and that the 7/11 date will hold. No more delays!  Also at that event, a 7-minute-long promotional video was shown that shows off tons of stuff.

That video is up on the official site now.
Direct link: http://dl.square-enix.co.jp/dqix/ba4t1z7gw.flv
YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyXMmbAQX5A&fmt=18

Looks really good,  but no word on a US/EUR release date yet.

296

General Gaming / Microsoft's Xbox Kinect - Nov 4th 2010

« on: June 11, 2009, 12:42:09 PM »

Just wanted to post a video of this being demonstrated live on Good Morning America yesterday morning.

Project Natal demonstrated on Good Morning America

Some things to note about the video:
-There is a visible lag between the player and the action on the screen
-You apparently have to stand pretty far from the TV to get your full body scan, which means something like this will not be ideal for people playing in their smaller bedrooms or livingrooms with coffee tables.
-And also means the camera has a pretty narrow field of vision since you have to stand that far back just full body scan and initialize (your character takes up most of the screen).
+The body shapes between female & male changed instantly when the people switched places.


Kudo Tsunado demos Project Natal on Jimmy Fallon Show (Ball Slap & Burnout Paradise)

Things to note about this video:
-They are about 6-7 feet from the camera
-There is a box marked on the floor that they have to stay in to be recognized
-Why are they all wearing orange jump suits?
+Very quick to recognize the new player when switching places.

Burnout Paradise Demo
-Who wants to stand just to drive?
-How do you press the brakes?
-What if i'm driving manual? how do I shift gears?  what about the clutch!!?
+Very quick to recognize the new player when switching places.

I will update this post with more info later, but I honestly, while I see the potential for the tech, I don't see it doing much for gaming at the moment. I need to see something more creative than slap the balls. I think Eyetoy had that game back in 2003.

297

Nintendo Gaming / Wii Vitality Sensor *expanding the blue ocean*

« on: June 06, 2009, 03:22:13 AM »

What is the Vitality Sensor and what does Iwata & Co. have in mind?

Well Iwata recently had an interview with Venture Beat, and they discussed just that.

VB: Do you feel you need to stay ahead of Sony and Microsoft on motion control? They clearly seem to be trying to leapfrog the Wii’s capability. With Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s new motion-sensing wand, doesn’t that force you to do a more accurate form of motion control?

SI: I don’t share that feeling. We don’t have any information about when they would introduce these things and at what kind of price. Until we know exactly what they will do, it’s harder to understand what we would need to do. What Nintendo has to do is make software that takes advantage of the Wii MotionPlus and make efforts to make the public understand the benefits of the Wii MotionPlus controls. As the pioneer of motion-sensing technology, what Nintendo has to do is provide new surprises in the next year and two years from now.

VB: And one of those new surprises is the Wii Vitality Sensor?

SI: The sensor doesn’t have a direct connection to Wii motion sensing. But let me say why we made an announcement about it at this time. Take the example of Wii Fit. When we talked about it two years ago, a lot of people thought the Wii Balance Board was crazy. They thought Nintendo would start selling a bathroom scale. But Wii Fit became a success because we saw a “blue ocean strategy.” But now a lot of companies are fighting in the red ocean of follow-up exercise games. [Note: As discussed in the Blue Ocean Strategy book, too many sharks in one area make a red ocean; but innovators who swim in the blue ocean have no rivals]. When we introduced the Wii controller, we were in the blue ocean and this year is still the blue ocean. But the year 2010 may become the red ocean for motion-sensing controls, based on what Microsoft and Sony say. The advantage for Nintendo is that we always try to do things that other companies don’t try to do. That is something that the general public appreciates. That’s why we have to introduce this Wii Vitality Sensor. A lot of people must be wondering what the hell this is about. But that’s exactly the way people felt two years ago with the Wii Balance Board. Looking at the history of video games, and game controllers in particular, you have always controlled it consciously. That’s what the name implies. Starting from the movements of your fingers to the shifting of the body mass, you always control it consciously.

VB: How is this going to be different?

SI: We have been trying a variety of different technologies and possibilities. We have found that a lot of information can be found through the pulse of a human being. The pulse is not the simple measurement of just your heartbeat. It provides a number of other signals through your body. It can show how your automatic nervous system is operating.

VB: Your nervousness or calmness?

SI: Not exactly that. Your automatic nerves. You can’t control it consciously, but your heart always beats. You may sweat. Your body may shiver. Those are signals of your automatic nerves. By trying to sense the nerves, it can tell a lot. The pulse can include this information. You may feel totally relaxed. Maybe you will play a horror game and the sensor can tell how scared you are. Several other things can be learned from the pulse, like if you are breathing in or breathing out. We may come up with interesting new software that we sell with the new Wii Vitality Sensor, much like we sold the Wii Balance Board with Wii Fit. Sometimes you are physically tired at night but your brain is functioning too much to go to sleep. If you can have software that helps you understand how you can shift from such a tense situation to being more relaxed, then that would help. At some point, what is invisible can become visible. You can learn your level of relaxation.

What we have inside the Wii Vitality Sensor is an optical sensor. It sends light through your finger and detects the amount of blood that it passes through. If there is more blood, the more light is blocked. We can calculate a relaxation level, through my heartbeat and my breathing in and breathing out. With yoga, they try to calm the nerves through meditation. If you can become conscious about it, you can control it. Some of our employees see their vitality go up at the end of the week because they may be looking forward to the weekend. Normally, this is invisible. A long time ago we sold something called a Love Tester. A boy and girl would shake hands to see how passionate they were. I think boys simply wanted to touch girls’ hands. There was no science behind this. Now we may be able to do a real Love Tester.

VB: I would guess you will talk about a game that uses this soon?

SI: You can see we are already working on a lot of this. Maybe we will announce the game next year.

Wii Vitality Sensor in detail as it is basically identical to the medical device you find at hospitals.

Is anybody seeing a new health and relaxation craze coming up sometime next year with the release of this?
WiiRelax & WiiFit: HealthPack+ incoming.

Well there is everything we basically know at the moment, so what do you guys think about this attachment and its possibilities?

298

Nintendo Gaming / Iwata Interview with Venture Beat

« on: June 05, 2009, 05:03:37 PM »

Discussion on WiiHD, Motion Control, Wii Vitality Sensor and a Price Drop.

Nintendo CEO: Wii care about your heartbeat, but not your iPhone, the recession or free games

Satoru Iwata: The common topic at this year’s E3 has been that the motion-sensing controller has finally become the industry standard. Nintendo started this idea three years ago, and now the other platform owners are doing the same. It’s a good thing because we believed that we were doing the right and now others have validated that. The video game industry as a whole now has a chance to further expand.

VB: It looks like there’s been a switch from racing to find the best graphics to racing to build the best motion-sensing control system. How does that change the typical console life cycle?

SI: The industry used to believe in a five-year cycle for graphics. That depended on the evolution of silicon chips. While the overall cost remained the same, we figured out how much more graphics could be done with the newest chips. Nowadays, dependence on computer graphics improvements isn’t as important as it used to be. That must be why the other companies are now paying attention to motion-sensing controls. As you know, a lot of people in this industry believe that the life cycle for consoles should be longer than five years. However, when it comes to the platform cycle, Nintendo has different opinions from the other companies. I think we have a different criteria about when to shift to a new platform. Technology companies would tend to focus on a technology roadmap about when certain technologies will be available at a given cost. Then they lay out their plan to make a certain kind of hardware. That’s how PC makers decide how to make PCs. With Nintendo, developers like [Shigeru] Miyamoto decide. As long as they are comfortable with the current technology’s ability to deliver meaningful surprises to the users, we don’t need new hardware. However, when they start demanding something new, when they see the existing hardware can’t provide what they need, then that is when we decide to launch the new hardware. As for timing, it may be three years from now, five years from now or eight years from now.

VB: You have one task to accomplish which the other console makers have already done. It seems that you need to develop a console for high-definition graphics.

SI: If we have an opportunity to make a new console, it will probably support HD because it is now common throughout the world. However, as far as the Wii is concerned, we have not found a significant reason to make it HD-compatible at this time. What is the significant meaning to the users? I don’t think we should do it unless we find that reason. If we decide for other reasons to make new hardware, then HD is one of the things we would naturally add.

more at the link above

299

General Chat / Conan - Weeknights @ 11pm (10 central) on TBS

« on: June 04, 2009, 11:56:44 PM »

For those of you that don't know, Conan O'Brien recently took over the Tonight show on NBC.

what was a surprise to many is the backdrop for his monologue:
The top pic not the bottom. The bottom is what it looks like it was traced from.



If you put them together this is what you get:



Kotaku ask Reggie about it:

Now that we've seen how Super Mario World's level design has helped shape Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show backdrop, we had to get Nintendo's reaction. We did.

"That's great," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said as he looked at it for the first time during his interview with Kotaku.

"We know that he is a fan of what we do, and we're thrilled to have him as a passionate Nintendo fan. Maybe we'll have to go play some Wii Sports Resort as well as Super Mario Bros Wii."

So, no cease and desist, Reggie?

"No. For Conan, we'll let that one slide."

http://kotaku.com/5279071/nintendo-thinks-conan-obrien-mario-homage-is-great

someone from Conan's side also responds twice:
comment from twitter.com

Ha ha ha - thanks for the Super Mario tip, friends - b/c of you, we might do it as a bit on the show tonight! I'll keep you posted!

I hate linking to twitter, but thats where the comment was made...

Super Mario didn't make it into tonight's show... Hopefully tomorrow though! There are some tech things in the bit to work out.

So who's gonna tune into The Tonite Show w/ Conan O'Brien (on firday nite) to listen for the Super Mario bit?

fake edit: Conan also made a video game related joke sometime this week during one of his monologues. I will paraphrase it here for you.
"Microsoft just revealed a new motion camera that doesn't require you to use a controller, which is good because no w it frees up your hands so that you can also pay with your Wii"

300

Nintendo Gaming / Iwata Ask: Motion Plus

« on: June 04, 2009, 05:39:21 PM »

Iwata Ask: Motion Plus

reading now, will add excerpts later