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General Gaming / RE: EA STRIKES BACK!!!

« on: October 11, 2007, 05:32:24 PM »

Wow.

Well, if this means more Nintendo support, at leas that's good news. We need some Western developer support, and Bioware is among the best. Plus they're based in Edmonton.

But if it means that their game quality will drop due to rushed and rehashed, games, then thumbs down.

Has there been any news on the Sonic Bioware RPG recently?  

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General Gaming / RE: Ranting about RPGs

« on: October 11, 2007, 05:29:42 PM »

Traditional RPGs suck. Give me an engaging battle system or give me death. I won't even mind the terrible story then.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: New Firmware Update! (3.1U)

« on: October 11, 2007, 05:17:10 PM »

Did the internet tell you that Nintendo has the right to keep track of your cookies and activity on the Opera Browser?

EDIT: I guess it did now

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: So.. what are Nintendo's options for the Holiday?

« on: October 11, 2007, 04:58:09 PM »

Well, I called Smash being delayed since we heard news that Super Paper Mario would be in April, which meant that Galaxy would have to be in the fall. I mean, there's no way they would launch it 3 weeks apart from Galaxy. Too much system-selling potential would be wasted. Plus, it's just fine with me, because I want it to get all the time it needs.

And I'm still catching up on GameCube, Wii AND DS games. With Phoenix Wright, Prof Layton, Phantom Hourglass, then all the great Wii games I plan to play soon, I'm 100% satisfied.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:New WiiWare developer...

« on: October 11, 2007, 04:17:54 PM »

EDIT: It wasn't meant to be..

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Monster Hunter Thwii

« on: October 11, 2007, 03:49:01 PM »

Athrun is probably right - they'll port it to the PSP, but this time they'll actually hold off and not announce it before the Wii version comes out.

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TalkBack / RE: SPECIALS: Winamp Remote on Wii

« on: October 10, 2007, 06:51:02 PM »

Great special - so this works just like Orb does, eh? I have that, and my results have been basically the same as yours. Long video files take quite a while to buffer, and you can't skip to anywhere in the middle. Short video files and audio files are just fine. The video quality is serviceable - about as good as you can expect for low-quality flash.

I was hoping that NWR would do a review of the X-OOM media streamer for Wii. It's pretty pricey, but if it's actual streaming instead of flash compression, it would be nice to see how well it works.

Any chance of this?  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Smash Bros. Dojo Update Discussion - SONIC + TRAILERS = WOW

« on: October 10, 2007, 06:19:54 PM »

Samus has an aura around her? And Fox has a sword item?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Predict the Daily Update Thread.

« on: October 10, 2007, 06:18:15 PM »

I predict a Pikmin stage.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and the Promised Land (Longest WiiWare title EVAR),

« on: October 10, 2007, 06:17:38 PM »

They'll have to soon.

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TalkBack / RE: Sonic Confirmed for Smash Bros. Brawl

« on: October 10, 2007, 04:42:56 PM »

I don't think there'll be references (assist trophies, items, stages and the like) to 3rd party franchises unless they are represented by a character.

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I'd like to see Alex Roivas, from Eternal Darkness. Or even better yet, Karim. I'm not sure if Nintendo owns those characters or if Silicon Knights does. Little Mac would make a nice Assist Trophy.

Ooooh. Hmmmm. That's a very, very interesting one. I would, like DaaMan, love any sort of reference to Eternal Darkness, it being in my Top 5 GameCube games and tied with Pikmin as best new IP last generation. And since it's a new franchise that arrived after SSBM, it would definitely add variety to Brawl.

Still, the dark nature of the game clashes horribly with Smash's atmosphere - Roivas would be even more out of place than Snake. Plus I think Nintendo wants to forget not only the game, but that whole Cube era. So I'm not holding my breath for an ED character. If we're lucky, we'll get an item triggering a sanity effect. That would be awesome.

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TalkBack / RE: New WiiWare Games and Wii Channels Coming

« on: October 10, 2007, 04:26:06 PM »

The WiiFit Channel is an awesome idea - they should have done that with WiiSports..

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Old Dreams do come true

« on: October 10, 2007, 04:19:07 PM »

From BGBW @ neoGAF

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Super Mario Galaxy

« on: October 10, 2007, 12:47:43 PM »

It's Tingle

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Smash Bros. Dojo Update Discussion - SONIC + TRAILERS = WOW

« on: October 10, 2007, 09:52:58 AM »

So yeah, the Dojo has been overloaded and the server's down.. I've been wondering how many clicks they've been getting over the past few months (especially with the big updates like the WiFi and Sonic ones) - apparently quite a few!

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TalkBack / RE: Electronic Arts at E For All

« on: October 10, 2007, 08:09:34 AM »

Wait, Medal of Honour is rated E? Or am I missing the point of the "E for All" convention?

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TalkBack / RE: Miis, Dream Events Added to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

« on: October 10, 2007, 07:58:11 AM »

That's just mean, Ian  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Japanese Retailer Conference

« on: October 10, 2007, 07:27:55 AM »

Is that a new Sonic Riders I see?

Plus Namco's aboard again for Mario baseball, but what's this game of theirs?

EDIT: So it's Tales? For Wii?

Also, Battalion Wars looks awesome!

 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Medal of Honor Heroes 2

« on: October 09, 2007, 09:27:23 PM »

Freaking EA plants.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Smash Bros. Dojo Update Discussion - SONIC + TRAILERS = WOW

« on: October 09, 2007, 08:50:38 PM »

Hmm, well all signs point to this being a Q1 2008 release now - if they're actually using the time to polish it up even more (get online as lag-free as possible, fix possible balancing issues, add more variety) then I'm all for it - Galaxy is more than enough for me for the Christmas.

Plus it's a good business move to save it for a time where Wiis aren't sold-out, like they definitely will be this holiday. Smash Bros has huge system-pushing potential, so it would be somewhat of a waste in December.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Japanese Retailer Conference

« on: October 09, 2007, 08:35:27 PM »

Yeah, I didn't even notice that until recently.

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13:40: Next, Wii trailer clips. Mario Kart Wii, Famicom Wars Wii, Super Mario Stadium Baseball, Wii Music and other games. Wait... one of those is new...

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Smash Bros. Dojo Update Discussion - SONIC + TRAILERS = WOW

« on: October 09, 2007, 08:30:11 PM »

While some Sonic music is quite good, a lot of it is simply terrible.

On another note, looks like Nintendo is showing up SEGA with their own character.

EDIT: In the first trailer, the part where fox shoots with Samus behind him, then disappears just before Samus shoots, is beautifully executed.

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Nintendo Gaming / New Firmware Update! (3.1U)

« on: October 09, 2007, 08:20:59 PM »

Apparently, the updates aren't working yet, but Internet Channel USB Keyboard support is in. Plus you can send clickable links to people through the Message Board.

More as it hits.  

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TalkBack / RE: REVIEWS: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

« on: October 09, 2007, 08:13:17 PM »

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Alright, I'm sorry. I may have overreacted. Being one of the new guys, I'm not accustomed to having my review torn to pieces by the masses I write for.

Better than apathy, don't you think?

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TalkBack / RE: Majesco Announces Game that Makes You Smarter

« on: October 09, 2007, 08:03:52 PM »

Oh Majesco. Always two and a half years behind.