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General Chat / Re: Google's Quest for World Dominance

« on: May 23, 2011, 11:15:43 AM »

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/22/the-protect-ip-act-googles-eric-schmidt-squares-off-against-ri/

Google trying to stand up to a corporate sponsored law that would allow the government to step in and shut down any website it deems guilty of copyright infringement. As much as I would like to spout off about how corporations are unduly influencing the government, let's try to look at this only from a Google vs. The MPAA and RIAA standpoint.

What Google CEO Eric Schmidt said:

If there is a law that requires DNS [domain name systems, the protocol that allows users to connect to Web sites], to do x, and it's passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president of the United States, and we disagree with it, then we would still fight it...If it's a request, the answer is we wouldn't do it; if it's a discussion, we wouldn't do it.

The MPAA response:

In April, Google senior vice president and general counsel Kent Walker testified before Congress that ‘Google supports developing effective policy and technology tools to combat large-scale commercial infringement.’  That’s exactly what the PROTECT IP Act is designed to do – it creates a narrowly-drawn, carefully constructed solution to the threat to American jobs and America’s economy, a solution that protects and strengthens our right to free speech.   As constitutional law expert Floyd Abrams wrote, ‘[c]opyright violations are not protected by the First Amendment.’

Is Eric Schmidt really suggesting that if Congress passes a law and President Obama signs it, Google wouldn’t follow it?  As an American company respected around the world, it’s unfortunate that, at least according to its executive chairman’s comments, Google seems to think it’s above America’s laws.

We’ve heard this ‘but the law doesn’t apply to me’ argument before – but usually, it comes from content thieves, not a Fortune 500 company.  Google should know better.  And  the notion that China would use a bi-partisan, narrowly tailored bill as a pretext for censorship is laughable, as Google knows, China does what China does.

The RIAA response:

The head of a multi-billion dollar leading American company openly suggesting they would defy the will of Congress AND the President? This on the heels of Google’s General Counsel’s testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives where he pledged his company’s commitment to fighting online theft.  It’s no surprise creators’ rights groups have expressed outrage in response to his comments (see here and here).  We’ve expressed our own bewilderment as well: 

"This is baffling. As a legitimate company, Google has a responsibility to not benefit from criminal activity.  In substance and spirit, this contradicts the recent testimony of Google's General Counsel that the company takes copyright theft seriously and was willing to step up to the plate in a cooperative and serious way."

I'm glad to see Google (who does seem to be trying to take over the world) is on the side of the consumer, noncensorship, and technology. This Protect IP bill is way too far overreaching, and could potentially allow for the shut down of website who did nothing wrong at all. What if Youtube could be shutdown for sharing a copyrighted video, just when it so happens that another video was posted showing some sort of government misdeeds? It is a far too overreaching solution for what is a truly complex problem. Hopefully Google can use its influence and money to better this bill.

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General Chat / Re: Holy Crap! *New Tech/Gadget Thread*

« on: May 23, 2011, 10:59:29 AM »

Smart AR from Sony:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/22/sonys-smartar-demoed-live-raises-the-bar-for-augmented-reality/

Video at the link. No markers needed, tracks real objects, and 'interacts' with them. It's pretty cool, and I'd suggest starting the video around 1:40.

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Movies & TV / Re: New Movies/TV Shows we should keep an eye out for!

« on: May 23, 2011, 10:54:22 AM »

You no like? She does look a little weird sometimes, but that's typical of a model.

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General Gaming / Re: Video Games Are Art

« on: May 21, 2011, 01:06:49 PM »

I like this formal announcement that video games are art. I also hope that eReaders and their software help revive comic books.

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Movies & TV / Re: New Movies/TV Shows we should keep an eye out for!

« on: May 17, 2011, 09:05:19 AM »

Meh.

The visuals look good, but the people's movements are still a little inhuman event the guy's fingers holding the newspaper looked weird to me. The first shots of nonhuman items looked pretty real, but other than that; meh. Maybe I just need to see a long trailer, but it didn't really reach out to me.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: May 17, 2011, 09:00:27 AM »

I think we can safely assume Nintendo won't go for all out power. They may be concerned with being "leapfrogged" but I am positive that they have bigger concerns, like for instance, how do they entice current Wii owners to buy their next system? Power isn't the answer, in fact, I'm sure its main function is to keep the competition at bay, if anything.

Agreed, but they are also trying to attract western developers, and try to stay relevant in the multi-platform arena which is something they haven't done since the SNES.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The Controller As The Console

« on: May 17, 2011, 08:58:35 AM »

Honestly, I think just having a screen on the controller opens up a **** load of cool possibilities, and then taking that further, streaming games to the screen, and/or maps, and play selection screens, is another great idea, and will do a lot. I'm simply hoping that Nintendo, in their effort to keep up with an ever changing market (especially with the move to mobiles in Japan), also allows you to take the controller outside to play Cafe games.

Really the idea comes from the name of system itself, and the purported 3DS connectivity. To get a true 'cafe' experience, one would have to join others in another location, and I can't see how to do that without a special controller. Now again, maybe the controller can just speak to the 3DS and do StreetPass, which would still be good, but I just want them to take it one step further. It isn't too late for MS and Sony to add screens, a camera, and rear trackpad to their controllers, what Nintendo needs is a new strategy, and a console controller would be a good place to start imo.

Maybe it will just start with baby steps and there'll be no separation between the next DS and home console, but I'm hoping they significantly narrow that gap with the Cafe, then close it all together next-gen.

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General Chat / Re: Holy Crap! *New Tech/Gadget Thread*

« on: May 15, 2011, 10:58:08 AM »

Foldable AMOLED screen!
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-foldable-crease.html

As the researchers explain in their study, which is published in a recent issue ofApplied Physics Letters, recently there has been a great deal of interest in flexible, extendable displays. Most of these flexible displays are bendable or rollable. Fabricating a display that can fold completely in half would have the advantage of providing a large screen in a small, portable form, but so far it has been a challenge to eliminate the visible crease between panels.


In the new study, the researchers have overcome this problem, demonstrating a seamless foldable active matrix organic-light-emitting-diode (AMOLED) display with no visible crease. The display consists of two AMOLED panels, silicone rubber (a hyperelastic material), a protective glass cover, and a module case. The display has a very small folding radius of just 1 mm, so that one panel lies almost completely on top of the other when the display is folded at a 180° angle. Also, the glass cover not only prevents scratches, but can serve as a touch screen, as well.

Okay, so the screen itself isn't foldable, but this is still awesome. I could especially see something like this being useful for a 3DSi or whatever.


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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The Controller As The Console

« on: May 15, 2011, 09:14:01 AM »

@Unagi
That would be cool, but even in your example, the TV become irrelevant. All you need is the controller and the system hub, all I'm saying is why not take that one step further, and if they don't they are making the simpler version and not just a simple game. I meant in no way meant to call the idea itself simple, as it would be awesome for a whole host of reasons, and even with your example, it still gives great credence to the 3DS being a controller, and if in the final version, the controller can't work outside the house, it would still be cool if the controller had StreetPass options.

@Those who think it would hurt the 3DSs market
Nintendo is not going to make a $200 controller. Maybe $100 (and the hub costs $200 for a grand total of $300) and it wouldn't have all the features of the 3DS, including 3D. The controller could have mobile versions of the system hub's chips (ala desktop vs. laptop GPUs) which would cost Nintendo less, because they would be ordering so many more of them and the mobile market is where every chipmaker and their cousins are pushing for right now. A single screen controller that can only take a few hours of full game, and play 'simpler' eShop games (maybe it will be in 3D?) does not compete with the 3DS, especially when that controller is made to more specifically be used with a home console, and the portable features are an added bonus, whereas the opposite is true of the 3DS, because it doesn't even have TV out.

@BnM
1st post: But why not just do that with the controller without any physical media? They could just include a 'digital copy' that can take out an upcoming portion of the game you're playing.
2nd post: Japan has plenty of WiFi, and Nintendo is a Japanese company, and Japan is also a place where the handheld is more popular than the console. America's big cities are catching up (if only ridiculously and horribly slowly) with Wifi, and every non-farming neighborhood in America has a Starbucks and/or MacDonalds within reasonable range. The 3DS is a good option to take a portion of Cafe games with you, but why not both? The controller has a screen, it would be a horrible oversight on Nintendo's part if the controller and the 3DS can't talk to each other.

Another thing I thought of, is the motion controller aspect. I'm thinking the handles detach from the screen, and become a nuchuck, Cafemote, duo, which could then also be used with the screen propped up with a kickstand on the battery pack. That's a lot of moving parts, so maybe not, but if they maintain their level of quality in parts, it could work.

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Nintendo Gaming / The Controller As The Console

« on: May 14, 2011, 05:10:24 PM »

I wasn't going to make a thread about this, until I read this at IGN:  http://gear.ign.com/articles/116/1162204p1.html

Though many were quick to liken the concept to the Dreamcast, we've since learned that the intended purpose for the display may be far more complex, working simultaneously with the console to bring interactive elements and even stream full games to the controller...
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[/size]A dual 2.4GHz and Bluetooth system would also support the claims that the controller could allow users to play games without the use of a TV, making it a handheld tethered to the range of the 2.4GHz transmitter, of sorts. If video and audio are simply transmitted to the controller itself, it could effectively end battles for living room TV usage or splitscreen multiplayer.

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[/size]Now, their idea is much simpler than mine of having the controller be fully portable with like 2 or 3GB of memory on board. What if Cafe games were designed so that you could take small pieces of the game on the controller? It might not work for every game, but it would be a great competitive advantage to offer people full fledged games on the go that they were already playing at home. I also think this is why the 3DS needs to be useable as a controller, and the controller needs to have StreetPass functions.
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[font='helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif][/size]But, let's say Nintendo goes simple and it's more like IGN's idea, and you can simply stream your games to the controller. Still cool, useful for multiplayer perhaps, but it to me, it's just so short sighted. I say put everything in the controller, make the system a hub, and go balls to the wall. If all they do is allow for the controller to take the next two hours of Paper Mario Galaxy RPG with you to play on the way to work, at lunch, and/or on the way home, that'll be good.[/font]

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General Chat / Re: Google's Quest for World Dominance

« on: May 11, 2011, 05:14:14 PM »

Google really is trying to take over the world!
Their showing a lot of different things at their Google I/O event, http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/21/google-i-o-recap-more-web-than-you-can-shake-a-frozen-desert-at/


Highlights include Google TV coming hard:

As for partners, it's just as we heard: Sony will launch Sony Internet TVs and Blu-ray players with Google TV in the fall, and Logitech will introduce a set-top box with a Harmony remote and an HD camera for video chat at some point in the future. Dish Network will also launch a Google TV box at some point, while Best Buy will promote the platform as a whole in-store.

Google partnering with GM for infotainment services:

Functionally, it seemed like the same Google Maps we've enjoyed for months, but GM's version of Navigation keeps track of two dynamic locations instead of one: your phone, and your car. With a single button press the app contacts the Volt's internal GPS, letting you know exactly where you parked, and with another press, it can provide turn-by-turn voice directions from your current position to take you back there. What's more, you can search for addresses and locations on your handset, then relay them to OnStar (again, with a single touch) so that they're queued up and waiting for you in the vehicle's dedicated GPS once you arrive. All of this was accomplished within a "navigation" tab in the OnStar app, leaving us wondering if we'd have to use it instead of Google's own when communicating with our auto, but we imagine the companies will figure that out.

mSpot music service (not from Google, but they used the event to launch):

The free limit is right around 2GB (exact size is TBD), so if you've got more than a second generation iPod's worth of audio, this here service will only serve as a tease. For those who fall under that threshold, there's plenty to love, and if you're down for ponying up, you'll be able to secure 10GB for $2.99 per month or 20GB for $4.99 per month. Launched today at Google I/O, this "freemium" music cloud service essentially syncs your entire music library (either in iTunes or a user-designated arrangement of folders) with mSpot's servers -- provided your library is less than 20GB, of course -- and then makes it available anywhere. Phones and other computers should have no issue tapping in (though only Android will be supported out of the gate), and the app itself runs quietly in the background in order to check for new additions / subtractions and mirror said changes in your online library. For now, the service is available by invitation only through mspot.com, with public availability slated for next month. 

That's from the Engadget link above, but this article: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/google-io-mspot-streams-personal-music-collections-from-the-cloud/34666 provides a little more information.
I put that there, because Google is also launching a music streaming service called, wait for it, Google Music Beta, but as of now, no pricing structure has been given, but the people in the private beta get to store and stream up to 20,000 songs: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-music-beta-walkthrough-what-it-is-and-how-it-works-vide/


Then there is also Chrome OS coming hard: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-adds-netflix-and-hulu-support-to-new-chromebooks-out-of/

Google's also just announced the cost of these Chromebooks and there's no upfront payment to speak of. Instead, Chrome OS laptops will be distributed on the basis of a recurring monthly subscription, which will cost $28 per user for businesses and $20 per user for schools. That includes regular software and hardware upgrades. Hardware as a service, folks!

Two new Chrome OS laptops:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-unveils-acer-chromebook-349/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/stub-official-samsung-reveals-chrome-os-laptops/
Worldwide Chrome Web Store:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-makes-chome-web-store-available-worldwide-adds-in-app-pu/
And a desktop version:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-teases-samsung-built-chromebox-desktop-version-of-chrome/


Then there's Google's 'Android @home' home automation service:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-at-home-framework/
Complete with light bulbs to broadcast signal:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/lighting-science-demos-android-home-bulbs-promises-dead-simpl/


Also, the next version of Android will stretch across tablets and smartphones and will be called Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS):
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-ice-cream-sadwich-for-q4-2011-for-smartphones/
Complete with NFC sharing:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/android-0-click-nfc-sharing-demonstrated-in-ice-cream-sandwich/


And finally, they've updated the current version of Android:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-3-1/


WHEW! Has one company ever tried to do so much? Next thing you know, they're going to buy Walmart! Is it any wonder MS bought Skype? Google is coming for them... and maybe all of us.


Edit: I forgot the thing that made me think of doing this in the first place: Youtube is entering the movie streaming rental arena with a good number of partners and video: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/09/youtube-will-add-3-000-streaming-movies-for-rent-but-wont-say/

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General Gaming / Re: Microsoft showing their true colors once again.

« on: May 11, 2011, 09:24:20 AM »

This could actually be a very good thing. MS isn't doing so great against Android and iOS in the mobile arena, what if they started making Skype phones instead?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Project Cafe - (aka Wii 2) - Officially Announced

« on: May 07, 2011, 02:30:22 PM »

A Cafe Console Controller could expand on the StreetPass madness. I'm thinking the controller is interchangeable with the 3DS in more ways than one. Maybe it can't play 3DS games, but...

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Project Cafe - (aka Wii 2) - Officially Announced

« on: May 07, 2011, 08:26:53 AM »

@The Perm - There was a 3rd pillar system? I think it would be interesting if the Cafe controller was a console in and of itself, with a screen, RAM, and CPU/GPU capable of running apps, CafeWare, and pre-Wii VC games. Obviously, cost and battery life are the major hurdles, but that could theoretically be the fabled 3rd pillar. That could also potentially cannibalize 3DS sales so I'm not sure that Nintendo would want to do that. I'm not sure a 3rd pillar is sustainable, even if it was primarily a support pillar for Cafe.

Wow... someone who agrees with me. I really think it would be a good idea for the controller to be a console, and the console itself, simply a home server, that could technically be three pillars.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: May 06, 2011, 04:53:05 PM »

There's no way they'd call it Xbox 420, since 4/20 is also Hitler's birthday. That's not really good press.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Project Cafe - (aka Wii 2) - Officially Announced

« on: May 06, 2011, 03:05:51 PM »

Since when do studios go before the big 3? Or am I missing something...

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General Chat / Re: Everything is in 3D!

« on: May 04, 2011, 03:32:14 PM »

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/intel-will-mass-produce-22nm-3d-transistors-for-all-future-cpus/

"Looks like 3D isn't just a fad, folks, so long as we're talking about silicon -- Intel just announced that it has invented a 3D "Tri-Gate" transistor that will allow the company to keep shrinking chips, Moore's Law naysayers be darned. Intel says the transistors will use 50 percent less power, conduct more current and provide 37 percent more speed than their 2D counterparts thanks to vertical fins of silicon substrate that stick up through the other layers, and that those fancy fins could make for cheaper chips too -- currently, though, the tri-gate tech adds an estimated 2 to 3 percent cost to existing silicon wafers. Intel says we'll see the new technology first in its 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs, going into mass production in the second half of the year, and it's planning 14nm chips in 2013 and 10nm chips in 2015. Also, 3D transistors won't be limited to the cutting edge -- Intel reps told journalists that they "will extend across the entire range of our product line," including mobile devices. Three videos and a press release await you after the break."

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Project Cafe - (aka Wii 2) - Officially Announced

« on: May 03, 2011, 09:46:21 PM »

I think my biggest beef with cloud based gaming is that 20 years from now when I've still got my old system but the servers are long gone can I still play my old games?  That is obviously of zero concern to Nintendo but it is a positive of having the saves stored locally.

Now having optional clould based saves is a great idea.  Actually Nintendo's ideas are usually pretty solid as options.  They just rarely are optional.

As it pertains to my idea, your home console would be your personal cloud. It would connected to your home Wifi, and then stream games to your handheld/controller or 3DS. Or even better, (for the sake of compression) you could swap games with your home console. So if you have Mario Kart and Paper Mario on the controller, but want to play the new Zelda, you pop into Starbucks, McDonald's, or any other type of 'cafe' environment that has free Wifi, and replace Mario Kart with the new Zelda.

Other than that, like Unagi alluded to, I'm sure there'll be downloadable ROMs, PC hacks, and other ways to save a game to a personal storage device.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Ocarina of Time Remake for the 3DS: Malon in 3D!

« on: May 03, 2011, 09:39:19 PM »

I just hope that when you get the Giant's Knife, Link doesn't hold it in one hand when you hold down the R button yet still doesn't raise his shield. That always bothered me. Clearly he can hold the sword in one hand, so why can't he hold his shield in the other?

Because it's the balance (or penalty, if you will) to using the Giant's Knife.

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General Chat / Re: Holy ****, Osama Bin Laden is dead!

« on: May 03, 2011, 09:34:17 PM »

Thanks Unagi! I thought Denis McDonough was Arne Duncan, and I was wondering why the Secretary of Education got a seat in that room lol.

@Broodwars
Of course the story is changing. They're declassifying things, and the media is getting reports from different sources who are getting their information from different sources. As for the unarmed resisting, they're not just going to say, "Oh, well we couldn't even try KSM in NYC, so what were we going to do with bin Laden? We had to kill him in cold blood or put at risk every American life everywhere as he awaited trial." But I'm guessing that's what happened. If they had the presence of mind to shoot the unarmed wife in the leg, but kill another woman, they could have captured him, and he probably wanted them to, but it's probably better that they did not. Radical Muslims you to say Praise bin Laden, as often as they said Praise Allah, so I don't think transporting him anywhere would have been a good option. But I definitely like the strike team decision vs. the drone strike option, which as we now know, would have killed women and children.

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General Chat / Re: Holy ****, Osama Bin Laden is dead!

« on: May 03, 2011, 02:51:06 PM »

I did say the investigation that lead to his death, and not just the general investigation of him right?

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General Chat / Re: Holy ****, Osama Bin Laden is dead!

« on: May 03, 2011, 11:05:35 AM »

Any particular place with these pictures?

Yo look at this picture of them watching it go down! It says it all!

Bush wasted 7 years on it.

Obama reorganized/refocused and it only took him 2

Bush was looking for Oil
Obama was looking for Blood

I'm not the biggest Bush fan, but the investigation that lead to bin Laden death started under the Bush administration.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Project Cafe - (aka Wii 2) - Officially Announced

« on: May 03, 2011, 10:54:09 AM »

What about the code name? I know not much can be gleamed from it truly, but I mean, it's called Cafe, a social store, in a social world, by a company that obviously wants to get into the social market, or at the very least, get back the kind of 'gamers' it's lost to the social market. I think the name has a lot of implications for the world we live in. Coupled with Nintendo reaching out to other companies, I think it's more true, because what do other gaming companies want most beside an answer to, or a replication, of the kind of success that social games have.

I still say the controller will be made to be taken with you and might even be the console itself, and the minuscule home server serves as additional storage (possibly your own personal cloud), and the means of broadcast to a TV. This set-up would also aid the randomly joining a mulitplayer game because, if you were at an Internet Cafe or Starbucks, and someone is playing Mario Kart, and you've just finished getting your ass kicked in Mortal Kombat, you could just quick join their game.

With Japan moving more towards mobile gaming, I see this as more of a possibility, because of Nintendo's willingness to (and success for) following Japanese trends. The home server would be compatible with the 3DS, and then people with a 3DS can join in on mutual games for the two systems (at home or at a cafe, at a library, on a bus, at lunch, etc.) and further expand the social aspect of the system. The 3DS controller also encourages sales of the 3DS along with the Cafe, and includes more people in the social experience.

With cloud based gaming, and all this talk of Stream, I think portable gaming console makes a lot of sense, and I actually thought it was what they were going to do with the 3DS, but I guess a $250 controller is asking a bit much of people. A $100 controller with only one screen, 32GB of storage, and new CPU/GPU, really isn't absurd, considering how cheap LCD screens are, and the competition between mobile processor manufacturers competing for the kind of business a new, social, Nintendo product would bring them. Even if sold at a loss, the potential for such a system would be huge, and the Nintendo faithful, as well as the phase crazed tweens, would snap these things up, and buy enough games to make up for the loss, in classic Nintendo fashion.

When you look at the quality of games Nintendo is looking to display on the 3DS, and Sony's boasts of the PSP2's power, I really think it's time for Nintendo to go mobile with their 'home' console, and bring back the Game Boy name!! It could be called the Game Boy Tablet or GBT for short, which is pretty catchy, and could easily be turned into a rap by a somewhat dorky looking guy standing next to a kind of cute chick in a pink dress... wait a minute.

Maybe it could even have a phone, which would be further proof of Nintendo reaching out to other companies.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Ocarina of Time Remake for the 3DS: Malon in 3D!

« on: May 03, 2011, 10:28:54 AM »

I'm really loving the new graphics. That trailer made me badly want to play this game again from one of the 3 GC discs I have it on, but I'm going to wait for the 3DS version.

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General Chat / Re: Holy ****, Osama Bin Laden is dead!

« on: May 03, 2011, 10:21:23 AM »

Navy SEALS FTW!!

Lol, this is awesome, and the conspiracy theories help keep it fresh in people's mind come election time. The real work was done, and now the politics begin.

That picture of them watching the operation is great, and really shows the character of the people watching. I've been looking at it for two days now, and frankly, the look of confidence on Gates face is a little scary, but reassuring. It kind of says, "This ain't ****, I've seen them face worse.", but then again, it says, "This ain't ****, I've seen them face worse.", know what I mean?

And out of the three former presidential candidates in the room, I definitely prefer the look on the face of the man who won the primaries, and went on to win the election.

I also like that chick in the background kind sticking her head in, like she's not sure if she's supposed to be there, but she damn sure wants to see it.

I wish I knew who that chick is, and the guy standing next to her, and I could have sworn that first bald guy standing up with the look of smug resignation (like he's glad to be there, but what he's seeing bother him somewhat) was a political pundit for CNN. I could find no picture with names, which is disappointing, and I also wonder who's the guy in the black suit and yellow tie whose face you can't see. Also, there's that guy who head is occupying most of the space on the bottom left.

Damn, would I have loved to have been in that room, and kudos to the president for ordering bin Laden's death, despite the human shield. Whoever he used as a shield was likely there willingly, as having any dissenters in a hideout is not a good idea. I'm not one for violence, but this delivers a clear message to our enemies: We Will Find You!!