Wii is teh bestest!

[Brian Reed]

Yay Wii!

[ramtower]

Yay Wii!

[Brian Reed]

Yay Wii!

[ramtower]

Yay Wii!

[Brian Reed]

Yay Wii!

[ramtower]

Yay Wii!
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3729/cwramtowerjz8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Brian Reed]

Wii?



YAY!

[ramtower]

Wii?

WAY.

[Israel Horowitz]

http://www.six-something.org/sim_survivor/pee-pee_dance.jpg

I have to go Wii.

[Brian Reed]

http://www.six-something.org/sim_survivor/pee-pee_dance.jpg

I have to go Wii.

YAY!

[ramtower]

Wii!

[Busman]

Ermm, it's not even out yet.

[ramtower]

Yeah, but I worked on Wii Sports. I've been playing with my Wii for a while now. We just got our in-office production copies, too! And Brian got a taste at E3. (Where the hell were you? I would have made room in the booth for you...)

[Brian Reed]

I also played a certain new Wii title for about an hour a few wiiks back.

YAY! WII!

[ramtower]

Oh, yeah! That's riight! Yay, Wii!

[Brian Reed]

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2905/nintendowii1ug1.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6439/yaypq0.gif

[Taxman]

Yeah, but I worked on Wii Sports. I've been playing with my Wii for a while now. We just got our in-office production copies, too! And Brian got a taste at E3. (Where the hell were you? I would have made room in the booth for you...)You used the words "Wii" and "we" in the same paragraph.

That's too confusing for me. :surrend:

[St Omo]

OMG Wii!

[Kevinroc]

Wii! Wii!

Why is this thread reminding me of South Park?

[Evan Wiener]

Yeah, but I worked on Wii Sports. I've been playing with my Wii for a while now. We just got our in-office production copies, too! And Brian got a taste at E3. (Where the hell were you? I would have made room in the booth for you...)

What do you mean by "I worked on Wii Sports."? What did you do on it?

[Israel Horowitz]

OMG Wii!

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/weeee.php

[GelfXIII]

I have a Commodore-64 in a box in the garage.

[ramtower]

What do you mean by "I worked on Wii Sports."? What did you do on it?

in-game text, voice scripts and voice direction, and manual/package copy.

[Busman]

It's like Rich never missed a beat.

[Brian Reed]

Wii!

Yay!

[Brian Reed]

Wii!

Yay!

[Taxman]

I gotta have more Wii!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/glima/Net%20Photos/willbell2av.gif

[St Omo]

I have a Commodore-64 in a box in the garage.

You sexy, sexy beast. :grope:

[GelfXIII]

You sexy, sexy beast. :grope:

Darn tootin'!

[Israel Horowitz]

Darn tootin'!

Please don't tell him to toot, I'm trying to eat here.

[Evan Wiener]

in-game text, voice scripts and voice direction, and manual/package copy.

I'm a graphic designer and would love get some work on video game packaging. I find myself mesmerized when looking at game packaging. I'm so envious of those that have work in that industry.

[ramtower]

We have a pretty big in-house design team that does our materials, but I know some other companies outsource to places like Beeline and V-Design... Getting in with one of them is a good way of getting a foot in the door.

And, hey, you can always check our website for design positions, too.

[mmbalto]

ramtower! Can you PM me or shoot me an e-mail? I lost your business card that had your e-mail address on it. :(

[ramtower]

Done!

[Brian Reed]

After the 1 minute mark, it's like Wii hardcore porn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-3OD2iyjY

Before the 1 minute mark, it's Perrin Kaplan porn.

[Noodle]

After the 1 minute mark, it's like Wii hardcore porn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-3OD2iyjY

Before the 1 minute mark, it's Perrin Kaplan porn.

ewwwwww..... Perrin makes me shiver.... and not in a good way at all.

[Brian Reed]

Cartman wants a Wii

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DF2x2JPxQA

[The Jack Rabbitt]

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Ascius]

After the 1 minute mark, it's like Wii hardcore porn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-3OD2iyjY

Before the 1 minute mark, it's Perrin Kaplan porn.

...you sure that's the right link? My brain actually shut off from 1:25 to 3:08

[Brian Reed]

Cartman wants a Wii

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DF2x2JPxQA

And part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ljO1Lsl80

Which, for those of us over 30, is worth it just for the opening of the episode.

[Noodle]

ohh man that brings back memories. I almost want to watch an episode just to see how terrible it is now.

[Brian Reed]

ohh man that brings back memories. I almost want to watch an episode just to see how terrible it is now.

I watched a Buck episode about 6 months back. Sometimes late at night, Sci-Fi channel still runs them and the original Battlestar.

It was pain, pain and more pain.

Erin Grey however... *rwar* :grope:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9072/eringreyiu3.jpg

[mewelke]

I watched a Buck episode about 6 months back. Sometimes late at night, Sci-Fi channel still runs them and the original Battlestar.

It was pain, pain and more pain.

Erin Grey however... *rwar* :grope:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9072/eringreyiu3.jpg

The episode where she was gang raped by telekenetic midgets was on while I was home for lunch the other day. For some reason the only two episodes I can remember of that show involve wee people: the dwarf rape episode and the one with Gary Colemen.

[ramtower]

Hey, who gave this thread a trash can? It's not the Wii's fault Ian brought up Gary Coleman.

oh, wait... that trash can may have to do with the deleted duplicate posts for all I know.

[Brian Reed]

Hey, who gave this thread a trash can? It's not the Wii's fault Ian brought up Gary Coleman.

oh, wait... that trash can may have to do with the deleted duplicate posts for all I know.

Yeah, it means things have been deleted. I also think mods might be the only ones who can see it.

[Busman]

When does the Wii come out?

[Brian Reed]

When does the Wii come out?

The 19th. Which is unfortunately a Sunday and not a Wiinsday.

[Evan Wiener]

The 19th. Which is unfortunately a Sunday and not a Wiinsday.

Ba-Dum-CHING!

What a Wiiner.

:)

[beta-ray]

Yeah, but I worked on Wii Sports. I've been playing with my Wii for a while now. We just got our in-office production copies, too! And Brian got a taste at E3. (Where the hell were you? I would have made room in the booth for you...)

Brian got a taste of your Wii?

OH MY. :scared:

I hope they bring in Kororinpa (http://www.hudson.co.jp/kororinpa/)... I am holding off on buying one (Am anxiously awaiting Smash Brothers for now...

EDITED to add: YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K17hBNtBn3Y

[ramtower]

That's unsettling. But it reminds me of Marble Madness, and that makes everything better.

[Brian Reed]

Control-wise, it's how I assumed Monkey Ball would play.

[beta-ray]

That's unsettling. But it reminds me of Marble Madness, and that makes everything better.

That's WHY I am anticipating it. Marble Madness is one of my all-time favorite games. Also love Monkey Ball for that reason.

Another of my favorite games from the distant past was Marine Date. I am sure no one else liked that game. :cry:

[Olivier E.]

theres' no dvd player? :nonono2:

[Evan Wiener]

We have a pretty big in-house design team that does our materials, but I know some other companies outsource to places like Beeline and V-Design... Getting in with one of them is a good way of getting a foot in the door.

And, hey, you can always check our website for design positions, too.

I may just do that. I'm planning on redesigning my portfolio site with some illustration/design work I've done recently.

[Brian Reed]

theres' no dvd player? :nonono2:

I have a DVD player.
I have a DVD player in my PS2.
I have a DVD player in my 360.

Those are all hooked up to the same TV.

I also have a DVD player in my PC and in my PowerBook.
I even have a DVD cheap $40 Cyberhome DVD player in my bedroom.

I'm not sure why I'd want to pay the extra $$ to have one in the Wii.

[GelfXIII]

I have a DVD player.
I have a DVD player in my PS2.
I have a DVD player in my 360.

Those are all hooked up to the same TV.

I also have a DVD player in my PC and in my PowerBook.
I even have a DVD cheap $40 Cyberhome DVD player in my bedroom.

I'm not sure why I'd want to pay the extra $$ to have one in the Wii.

Well, there are folks who dont have all that, and have to make do with just one box attached to their TV, and would like to have it multi-functional.

I've been using the x-box as a DVD player on the set in the basement since I got it, while I have a much better TV and DVD in the living room. The x-box isn't the best DVD player in the world, but it's functional. If I decided to make a big system change and go Wii, the fact that it has no DVD player would probably be a deal breaker for me.

Not that I'm planning any such change... but if I were. ;-)

[Busman]

Keeps the costs down, which is why they are 250 and not 500

[Brian Reed]

Well, there are folks who dont have all that, and have to make do with just one box attached to their TV, and would like to have it multi-functional.

I've been using the x-box as a DVD player on the set in the basement since I got it, while I have a much better TV and DVD in the living room. The x-box isn't the best DVD player in the world, but it's functional. If I decided to make a big system change and go Wii, the fact that it has no DVD player would probably be a deal breaker for me.

Not that I'm planning any such change... but if I were. ;-)

Heh - I forgot I had a DVD player in my original XBox.

That being said, an important bit of my last post was that $40 Cyberhome DVD player. If you're looking for the same incredible depth of functionality in your DVD player as a game console would provide, it's a pretty fine use of 40 bucks... $20 cheaper than a new-gen game, no matter the system you're buying it for.

[ramtower]

Heh - I forgot I had a DVD player in my original XBox.

That being said, an important bit of my last post was that $40 Cyberhome DVD player. If you're looking for the same incredible depth of functionality in your DVD player as a game console would provide, it's a pretty fine use of 40 bucks... $20 cheaper than a new-gen game, no matter the system you're buying it for.


You forgot because you had to buy a dongle to activate it. That's how MS kept the licensing fees down.

[Olivier E.]

I have a DVD player.
I have a DVD player in my PS2.
I have a DVD player in my 360.

Those are all hooked up to the same TV.

I also have a DVD player in my PC and in my PowerBook.
I even have a DVD cheap $40 Cyberhome DVD player in my bedroom.

I'm not sure why I'd want to pay the extra $$ to have one in the Wii.

I thought the Wii was for the casual players :cry:

If I replace the PS2 with the Wii, I've no dvd player to watch movies.

Heh - I forgot I had a DVD player in my original XBox.

That being said, an important bit of my last post was that $40 Cyberhome DVD player. If you're looking for the same incredible depth of functionality in your DVD player as a game console would provide, it's a pretty fine use of 40 bucks... $20 cheaper than a new-gen game, no matter the system you're buying it for.

but there's just one scart-entry on my tv, if you get a dvd player for 40$, you surely could put one in the wii for cheap

[Busman]

Now you're talking 299 for the wii, that's closer to the range of the 360 and ps3.

[beta-ray]

theres' no dvd player? :nonono2:

For some reason I thought that the Wii was a game machine.

[Brian Reed]

I thought the Wii was for the casual players :cry:

If I replace the PS2 with the Wii, I've no dvd player to watch movies.

but there's just one scart-entry on my tv, if you get a dvd player for 40$, you surely could put one in the wii for cheap

The TV I'm about to replace is 10 years old. It has some RCA plugs in the back and another set up front. The DVD player is plugged into the back. Because of my unending stupidity, I never dropped the $30 on the switch box I really needed for all the game systems I own. So I have spent nearly a decade constantly pulling plugs out of the front RCA jacks and slotting in plugs for something else. Somehow, I have managed to survive.

[Brian Reed]

And we're really forgetting the point of this whole thread:


YAY! WII!

[Taxman]

Does anyone likw Wii?

[ramtower]

Now you're talking 299 for the wii, that's closer to the range of the 360 and ps3.

closer, but not very much. Assuming, of course, that you do need the DVD player.

And there will be DVD play in the Wii for people who want it. We announced support coming sometime next year, in a form similar to the Xbox's.

So sayeth 1Up:
Digital media software company Sonic Solutions, a company focused on software solutions for DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray playback and authoring, announced today that Nintendo has chosen their CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator to be incorporated into a Wii to be released "in the latter half of 2007."

So it's not now, but...it's coming.

[ramtower]

Does anyone likw Wii?

Yay! Wii!

[mmbalto]

Yay Wii!

[Brian Reed]

Wii?




YAY!

[Erica J Heflin]

The TV I'm about to replace is 10 years old. It has some RCA plugs in the back and another set up front. The DVD player is plugged into the back. Because of my unending stupidity, I never dropped the $30 on the switch box I really needed for all the game systems I own. So I have spent nearly a decade constantly pulling plugs out of the front RCA jacks and slotting in plugs for something else. Somehow, I have managed to survive.

That's funny... I still do that.... and that includes my systems that date back to the regular Nintendo. :surrend:

But does anyone know anything about the number of Zelda games for sale? A lot of local places are 'sold out' already.

[Taxman]

That's funny... I still do that.... and that includes my systems that date back to the regular Nintendo. :surrend:

But does anyone know anything about the number of Zelda games for sale? A lot of local places are 'sold out' already.My entertainment system is like a nightmare. No one else can figure out how to use most of the stuff. My son wanted to watch a VHS tape a couple of months ago, and I couldn't remember how to do it.

[mewelke]

Oddly EB's website has no link (no pun intended, I swear) for the new Zelda, though they do have two seperate links for the strategy guide.

[ramtower]

That's funny... I still do that.... and that includes my systems that date back to the regular Nintendo. :surrend:

But does anyone know anything about the number of Zelda games for sale? A lot of local places are 'sold out' already.

I hate that. They're probably just telling you that, if you preorder now, you get a copy, and if you don't, they won't give you a copy.

[Erica J Heflin]

I hate that. They're probably just telling you that, if you preorder now, you get a copy, and if you don't, they won't give you a copy.

Actually local EB and Gamestop are sold out of pre-orders and such. *sighs* Now I'm irritated.

[Noodle]

Fuck EB and Gamestop. Just hit up a Target or a Bestbuy or some non game specific store. I bet they will have it.

[mewelke]

Fuck EB and Gamestop. Just hit up a Target or a Bestbuy or some non game specific store. I bet they will have it.

Best Buy never has what I go in there for. I'll still walk out several hundred dollars poorer, but they never have the item that caused me to go there in the first place.

[ramtower]

Our Best Buy is poop.

[Noodle]

if youre in the seattle area, Fred Meyers seems to have a pretty good selection of stuff these days. might not be a bad place to put on the list.

[Erica J Heflin]

I may try Target. Best Buy has a bunch of clueless seasonal hires right now. Ech.

[mmbalto]

But even if you can't find Zelda on launch day, yay Wii!

[Erica J Heflin]

I can't argue with that... Yay Wii!

[Brian Reed]

Oh? We're talking about the Wii?


Yay Wii!

[GelfXIII]

Today's alliterative post:

We want Wii, why?
Who weeps, wankers!
Wonderful Wii whispers wicked wishes, while wild wombats Waltz.
Why not?

[Busman]

$300 is a lot of money and doesn't different enough from $400. $200 something, though, that's pretty cheap, especially when it's HALF (less than) of the other one being released this week.

[Brian Reed]

Today's alliterative post:

We want Wii, why?
Who weeps, wankers!
Wonderful Wii whispers wicked wishes, while wild wombats Waltz.
Why not?

That reminds me. You know what i really hated once I watched it? V for Vendetta.

[Ascius]

Funny... I just got around to watching V for Vendetta the other night...

...I rather enjoyed it, even with the verbal masturbation of alliterative sentences.


...Yay Wii!!

[GelfXIII]

That reminds me. You know what i really hated once I watched it? V for Vendetta.

You're dead to me.:mad:

[Brian Reed]

You're dead to me.:mad:

Me?

That rhymes with "Wii"!

YAY WII!

[ramtower]

Yay! Wii for Wendetta!

[Taxman]

Is Wii supposed to play the Game Cube games?

[Brian Reed]

Is Wii supposed to play the Game Cube games?

Yes. It's SUPPOSED TO, but he's drunk at the moment and peeing everywhere while yelling "yay wee!"

Don't worry, he's just been really happy development is over and he's been celebrating launch. He'll sober up by Sunday.






(Yes. There's ports for your controllers and memory cards as well.)

[GelfXIII]

A song for Wii.


I'd like to be
Playing Ult alliance
on a new Wii platform
with wifi.

It'd be so cool
to play COD too
No DVD to get in the way.

They would be
So happy, Rich and Bri
with their funny little wands waving about.

They'd ask their friends
to come and play with their Wii platform, with wifi... :)

[Brian Reed]

Yay bootleg of Wii TV commercial (possibly the best TV spot I've ever seen Nintendo do -- it feels like it's aimed at the general public -- not gamers).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy3jihtJKuc&eurl=

I guess this thing actually starts airing on TV tonight. The opening of the video is jerky, but it clears up in a few seconds.

[ramtower]

I've been hearing that music for over a week now. it haunts my dreams.

[Brian Reed]

Yeah, I actually re-played the commercial just to hear the music again.

[Ascius]

Wii will get you laid! (http://hudsonhawk.ytmnd.com/)

[mewelke]

That's a fantastic ad. I almost am ready to reconsider my "not till next year" thinking, and only for sports. I really want to play wiitennis.

[Taxman]

Yay Wii! :rock:

[Brian Reed]

Yay Wii! :rock:

So you scored one?

[Taxman]

So you scored one?
Yes, and it was no easy feat.

[Brian Reed]

Yes, and it was no easy feat.

Yay Wii!

[Israel Horowitz]

Yes, and it was no easy Wiit.

Fixed that for you.

[Busman]

I got one of the second batch that were getting at work, but I'm trying to see if I can get a trade with one of the guys who scored a first batch, so I may have one on Monday.

[Taxman]

It looks like the wife has canceled Christmas. :x

[Brian Reed]

It looks like the wife has canceled Christmas. :x

:mistrust:

[Taxman]

:mistrust:The Wii was suppose to be for the kids for Christmas, but it is being played already.


yay wii :surrend:

[Brian Reed]

Well, kids... Santa got shot down last night and... well... just go play the Wii you've already had for a month.

[beep beep!]

It looks like the wife has canceled Christmas. :xUm . . . don't even go there.

Santa will bring Zelda, Tony Hawk, Madden, Rampage, and Monkeyball. He is also bringing our little guy a computer and the Alex Ross World's Finest print, and the older one Phantom tickets. CANCELLED CHRISTMAS MY ASS!!!

[Taxman]

Tempting Part II -

http://cgi.ebay.com/NINTENDO-WII-GAME-CONSOLE-SPORTS-GAME-IN-HAND-NR_W0QQitemZ250051894056QQihZ015QQcategoryZ62054QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
6 hours left
99 cents for a Wii System

Yay Wii? :mistrust:

[Noodle]

yeah, Aki and I played all weekend long. xmas a month early!

yay Wii!

[Brian Reed]

Yay Wii? :mistrust:

Interesting. Across the board the auctions are for barely more than retail.

[ramtower]

There shouldn't be too many problems in just going out to buy one in the stores, I would have thought...

[Ascius]

Apparently They've all sold out... and our shipment got split in two, so I end up having to wait till december to get mine...

...thankfully I still have a crapload of other games to play in the mean time.

[Busman]

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I'll get mine on the Dec 3rd shipment.

[Taxman]

There shouldn't be too many problems in just going out to buy one in the stores, I would have thought...Perhaps demand exceeded expectations.

[ramtower]

I certainly hope so. I like having a job...

[Busman]

So my real dilemma is where do I get a copy of Zelda for the 4rd when I get my Wii? That seems like the harder to find of the two right now.

[ramtower]

remind me when I get back on Monday...

[Brian Reed]

remind me when I get back on Monday...

Sometime in the afternoon.

[Brian Reed]

BIG RED STRAW


http://cgi.ebay.com/BAG-OF-TARGET-POPCORN-Wii-release-day-FREE-Wii-Sports_W0QQitemZ320051871480QQihZ011QQcategoryZ620 54QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Ascius]

DAMNIT! I must have the BIG RED STRAW! I only have blue and clear straws in my soda cups!

...and don't forget the free wii.

[Taxman]

Um . . . don't even go there.

Santa will bring Zelda, Tony Hawk, Madden, Rampage, and Monkeyball. He is also bringing our little guy a computer and the Alex Ross World's Finest print, and the older one Phantom tickets. CANCELLED CHRISTMAS MY ASS!!!
http://www.kazibao.net/francais/rubriques/cinebao/les_films/grinch/images/grinch8_pt.jpg

[Brian Reed]

http://www.kazibao.net/francais/rubriques/cinebao/les_films/grinch/images/grinch8_pt.jpg

The Bendis Board: Brian Reed Division... destroying one marriage at a time.

[Israel Horowitz]

The Bendis Board: Brian Reed Division... destroying one marriage at a time.

Oooh, me next! Me next!

[Brian Reed]

Oooh, me next! Me next!

I've hired private investigators to identify Stryfe. And three independent sources all came back with the same answer... it's Colin.

[Israel Horowitz]

I've hired private investigators to identify Stryfe. And three independent sources all came back with the same answer... it's Colin.

I knew it!

[Taxman]

I've hired private investigators to identify Stryfe. And three independent sources all came back with the same answer... it's Colin.:?

You needed a PI for that?

http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/member.php?u=2309

[Brian Reed]

Looks like it's time to snag me some of those component cables: http://au.gamespot.com/features/6162297/p-2.html?sid=6162297&page=2

In my week of HDTV ownership, I have become a total image quality snob. It is a sad, sad personality disorder.

[Taxman]

Looks like it's time to snag me some of those component cables: http://au.gamespot.com/features/6162297/p-2.html?sid=6162297&page=2

In my week of HDTV ownership, I have become a total image quality snob. It is a sad, sad personality disorder.I thought you were giving us a link to buy these. :(

[Noodle]

these are gonna be a bitch to get for awhile. I have tried everyplace i know and no one has them. the only thing that might work is going to Nintendo HQ and stealing them off of someones tv. I know people that work there and stil dont have them yet.

[Brian Reed]

I thought you were giving us a link to buy these. :(

http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&currency=USD&ignoreCrumbs=N&crumb1=&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527X%2527%252C%2B%2527ChooseView%2527%252C %2527%2527%252C%2B%2527%2527%2529%253B%2522%253EWi i%253C%252FA%253E&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527C%2527%252C%2B%2527CategoryDisplay%2527 %252C%252762707%2527%252C%2B%2527N%2527%2529%253B% 2522%253EParts%2B%2526%2BAccessories%253C%252FA%25 3E&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C8%C9%C7&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=&searchText=&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=117711&categoryId=62707&lastAction=ProductDisplay&orderTotal=null

Back in stock at the Nintendo Store. I just ordered myself a set. Hopefully the UPS man will bring my Wii today. I have too much work to blow off for him NOT to show up.

[beta-ray]

http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&currency=USD&ignoreCrumbs=N&crumb1=&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527X%2527%252C%2B%2527ChooseView%2527%252C %2527%2527%252C%2B%2527%2527%2529%253B%2522%253EWi i%253C%252FA%253E&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassO n%2528%2527C%2527%252C%2B%2527CategoryDisplay%2527 %252C%252762707%2527%252C%2B%2527N%2527%2529%253B% 2522%253EParts%2B%2526%2BAccessories%253C%252FA%25 3E&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C8%C9%C7&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=&searchText=&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=117711&categoryId=62707&lastAction=ProductDisplay&orderTotal=null

Back in stock at the Nintendo Store. I just ordered myself a set. Hopefully the UPS man will bring my Wii today. I have too much work to blow off for him NOT to show up.

Swiit! Let us know if it happens! What games did you get?

[Brian Reed]

Swiit! Let us know if it happens! What games did you get?


Wii Sports - Fantastic. Packing this into the system was one of the best ideas Ninetndo has had. If they had included an extra controller and chuck in the box, then the Wii package would be perfection. Since I got 3 extras of each, then my family can all play at once and it's a load of fun. I'd say as far as fun goes, it's Bowling, Tennis, Golf, Boxing, Baseball in that order. And bowling and tennis might switch places depending on the mood of the room. This is an excellent party/family game. I'm not sure I'd bother playing single player.


Zelda - Rocky first hour. Like, "wow, I can't believe they shipped this" kind of rocky. The story stuff is solid, but the tutorial text feels like placeholder until they hire a real writer. Fishing isn't properly explained. There's a quest with a cat that looks like it's going to be herding (which you've just been taught) but isn't. Then once you figure out fishing (but you're still only doing what the tutorial has told you to do so you haven't actually figured out the quest you're trying to complete yet since you're never told that the B button does anything while fishing) you think you're supposed to lead the cat home, but the little fucker won't go in the door. Then, once you go to Gamefaqs and look up the stupid cat quest and say "B button?! Nobody told me pressing the B button would drop the fish! They just kept telling me to press A to throw it back! Fuckers!", you realize that the way to solve the cat quest was in fact completely unpredictable. After that, there's some minor aggrivations with the next tiny stretch of game, but I think those are more down to the basic RCA cables not giving my HDTV a decent signal and thus I missed some features of the game world that really strike me as things that should have been more obvious. I'm anxious for my component cables to get here so I can see a crisper picture.


Excite Truck - I think I like this more than anyone else in my house. But I'm also the only one who was editing tracks in Excite Bike 20 years ago (Jesus). The steering wheel style control, the drifting/tilting mechanics, the sense of speed and the total arcade goofiness of the whole physics system really make for a lot of fun. It's not the kind of game you sit down and try to conqure, but it is the kind of game you pop in and play with friends.


Rayman - Pissed me off before entertaining me tremendously. When you start up the game, you are forced to play through 4 or 5 mini-games single player before you can play anything multi-player. We were all sitting there, checking out the Wii, high on Wii Sports when I remembered that Rayman was 4 player. So we pop it in and I proceed to fail at a rather difficult cow tossing game that is thrown at you in the forced single player portion. We all tried it a few times and when I finally got it, I felt more that it was luck than skill that got me through. Multi-Player is fun enough. It's trying to be a Mario Party/Warioware kind of thing and it does an okay job on that front for the most part. The Rabbits are pretty funny and the kids were enjoying watching what the rabbits did more than they were enjoying the game.


Rented Trauma Center and found it was even more irritating than the DS version, which at least managed to be fun for 3 or 4 levels before making you wonder why you'd ever gone to pretend med school in the first place.


Rented Dragon Ball Z for 10 year old son. At first I thought it was just a button masher and pretty disposable, but I started to realize there's actually some depth there. I don't know how much, but I'm willing to explore for a day or so before shunting the game back to Gamefly.


Bomberman '93 - Virtual Console title. It's the Turbographix 16 version of the game and it's 5 player crazy fun. Bomberman is like Sonic for me - you guys got it so right the first time, why have you fucked it up every time since? My 6 year old loves this game. My wife loves this game. Everybody who plays old school Bomberman loves this game.

[Lanowar]

...yay WII.... what we're not doing that anymore?

I went to Video Games Live when it was in London and they had the Wii there and the responce was amazing some people could'nt understand there was somthing like this coming out. I played Wii tennis and it was amazing I'll wait till after Christmas though for when other games come out.

Super Smash Bros Brawl pretty much solidfied my standing on this topic.

[ramtower]

Yay Wii!

[Brian Reed]

yay wii!

[Noodle]

yay wii!

and just push through the fist hour or so of zelda, it hits its stride pretty quick and does nothing but get better and better.

[Evan Wiener]

yay wii!

and just push through the fist hour or so of zelda, it hits its stride pretty quick and does nothing but get better and better.

Totally agree on Zelda. Man, that first hour makes no fucking sense without getting help from online. Seriously, if you're going to spend the first part of the game in tutorial, they could at least hold your hand through it. Just figuring out how to get the fishing rod was ridiculous. It reminded me of the original NES Zelda, where you had no damn idea where to go next unless some friend of yours told you, or you had some Nintendo magazine that told you what to do next. I think I got used to having games hold my hand and making the next step obvious, at least early on.

That being said, wow, once you get your sword and shield, you're pretty much gonna roll through without much confusion. It's a lot of fun when you get into it, and the level designs, characters, and boss villains are pretty well-varied. Aside from some minor cheating with online help in the water dungeon, I've found this game less frustrating. Just remember, when bobber fishing, cast your line, let the bobber stand up and dip into the water, then when you see a fish swimming toward your line, wait a second or two when it's out of sight, then pull up fast. Keep holding up and you'll nab that fish. I must have sat there for 45 minutes letting the fish swim to the line, and then gently pull up, only to see my bobber pop out of the water and watch the fish swim away. It should give you better fishing instructions, and to pull up FAST.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance is fun on this system, but no online play seems like a big disappointment.

How is that Star Shooter TB16 game? I hear it's a good one to download.

[beta-ray]

yay wii!

[beta-ray]

Even Sony says Wii is more fun!

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5225 :D

[ramtower]

How is that Star Shooter TB16 game? I hear it's a good one to download.

It's a lot of fun -- a really solid shooter with good weapons and a fun set of bosses. I've been digging it.

[Brian Reed]

It's a lot of fun -- a really solid shooter with good weapons and a fun set of bosses. I've been digging it.

I at first regretted the purchase because it made me feel old. When I was 14, I would have sat and mastered this thing, difficulty be damned. (R-Type, Gradius, all the shoot 'em ups of the NES days is where a lot of my teenage years went)

Then, last night, after playing some Zelda, I gave it another go and realized a half hour later that I was still sitting there playing it, getting better each go round. If somebody had been playing the Rocky theme for me, it might have been perfect.

[Brian Reed]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b314/baconmcshig/kenobi.jpg

[Ravengregory]

meh, i'm still on 360

[Taxman]

meh, i'm still on 360Hey, look what the cat dragged in!









































I didn't know we had a cat. :scared:

[Evan Wiener]

I at first regretted the purchase because it made me feel old. When I was 14, I would have sat and mastered this thing, difficulty be damned. (R-Type, Gradius, all the shoot 'em ups of the NES days is where a lot of my teenage years went)

Then, last night, after playing some Zelda, I gave it another go and realized a half hour later that I was still sitting there playing it, getting better each go round. If somebody had been playing the Rocky theme for me, it might have been perfect.

Ok, I just downloaded this last night and wow, I felt like a tool. It reminded me of Gradius or Life Force (but with a top down view) and I was lamely wishing for the Konami Code to use. It reminded me of why I loved Life Force on NES, I could cheat with something like 30 lives per continue, and on this, I clearly can't.

I do find it irritating I can't just download a $6.00 game and have to buy at least $10 worth of points. Now I have 400 Wii points and can't download anything, which means Nintendo took me for $4 I can't use. Everything should be individually downloadable.

[ramtower]

I'm not thrilled with any of the online download purchase schemes. MS Points are just as rough... I've got, like, 300 points sitting around on Live, waiting for something to be spent on.

[Noodle]

they should release a princess outfit for Gears of war. I'd pay 300 points for that...... if i had a 360.

[ramtower]

Yes. That is a given. Goofy costumes = buy.

[Brian Reed]

That is a (I guess) nice thing about the Live Marketplace - they have filler crap you can buy if you're just looking to burn your last handful of points, rather than hold onto them so you have to buy fewer points next go round. I'd willingly buy a Zelda or Mario theme for the channels screen for a dollar (100 points).

I feel like what the Wii shop is really missing (aside from the option to tie a credit card to your account like EVERY OTHER SHOPPING SERVICE ON EARTH - ahem. Pardon me) is a demo function of some sort. Even if it was a "download and play for five minutes" thing, I'd be okay with that. There's just some things I'm not sure I'll be in to. $5 to $10 isn't a lot of money, granted. But I also don't just set $10 bills on fire to see what color they'll glow. But, for example, I just now played the Robo Blitz demo on Live and saved myself $10. If I had bought it and disliked it as much as I did, I think my purchasing would be at an end.

[Evan Wiener]

That is a (I guess) nice thing about the Live Marketplace - they have filler crap you can buy if you're just looking to burn your last handful of points, rather than hold onto them so you have to buy fewer points next go round. I'd willingly buy a Zelda or Mario theme for the channels screen for a dollar (100 points).

I feel like what the Wii shop is really missing (aside from the option to tie a credit card to your account like EVERY OTHER SHOPPING SERVICE ON EARTH - ahem. Pardon me) is a demo function of some sort. Even if it was a "download and play for five minutes" thing, I'd be okay with that. There's just some things I'm not sure I'll be in to. $5 to $10 isn't a lot of money, granted. But I also don't just set $10 bills on fire to see what color they'll glow. But, for example, I just now played the Robo Blitz demo on Live and saved myself $10. If I had bought it and disliked it as much as I did, I think my purchasing would be at an end.

Think this could be the answer to this?

http://gonintendo.com/?p=9973
More info on that mystery VC game (http://gonintendo.com/?p=9973)

A couple days back we discussed a recent article in GamesTM that said a mystery VC title was coming out. (http://gonintendo.com/?p=9790) Reader Mr.Hendo got in touch with me to give us some more info. He is a member of the GamesTM forum, and has a bit of info posted by GamesTM staff writer Ash.
Everybody seems to be grasping the wrong end of the stick, where that comment’s concerned. The mystery game (http://gonintendo.com/?p=9973#) in question isn’t actually a console (http://gonintendo.com/?p=9973#) game and wasn’t made in Japan. So everyone who’s guessing at Mario (http://gonintendo.com/?p=9973#) RPG (http://gonintendo.com/?p=9973#) or NiGHTS 2 is going to be disappointed.
You guys went nuts commenting on this story the other day, now with this bit of info, what are you changing your answers to?!

[Ascius]

My Wii arrived today. In about 12 minutes, I'ma go home and set it up, because that poor copy of Zelda I've had sitting on my couch for the last week is probably wondering why I haven't opened it yet.

Yay Wii!!

[Evan Wiener]

I played Wii Sports for hours before I even touched Zelda, and I LOVE me some Zelda games. It actually surprised me.

[Evan Wiener]

What's the best Mii character people have created/received so far?

[Ascius]

I played Wii Sports for hours before I even touched Zelda, and I LOVE me some Zelda games. It actually surprised me.

According to my Wii's records, I played Wii Sports for 40 minutes, then Zelda for 1:50.

The sports are kinda fun... I'm a bit disappointed with the boxing, I can't seem to get combos out the way it thinks I should... hell, it won't even let me throw a right punch half the time.

So far, tennis has been fun... but I find I'm having to mimic my character rather than them following my movements... which the boxing does a bit better, except for the whole not throwing punches thing.

[Evan Wiener]

Yeah, I'm really disappointed in boxing. It seems the response to the controllers is nowhere near as good as all the other Wii sports games. Not sure why, if it's limitations in the tech or just lazy design.

[ramtower]

What's the best Mii character people have created/received so far?

I got a good Admiral Ackbar and a startling Chewbacca.

[mewelke]

I got a good Admiral Ackbar and a startling Chewbacca.

A "Startling Chewbacca" sounds like something to ask for at the massage parlor. I'd like a Startling Chewbacca with a happy ending.

[Brian Reed]

A "Startling Chewbacca" sounds like something to ask for at the massage parlor. I'd like a Startling Chewbacca with a happy ending.

"Startling Chewbacca" sounds like another name for "blumphy" once you stop and think about it.

[mmbalto]

I just sent ramtower a Mii of our cat. Granted, she's wearing a winter hat, but it makes her look cool. I may have to get her one in RL now so she can match her Mii.

[Brian Reed]

I had that unnerving moment the other night where I realized I hadn't shaved in a week and I suddenly wanted to alter my Mii to keep up.

[mmbalto]

BTW, I think I sent most of you guys my Mii (Greg) in case you were wondering who the hell that was. Oh, and ramtower, let me know if you got my Mii cat.

[Ascius]

My Wii is unable to connect to my Wifi... which is kinda sad, since everything else in my house can.

support.nintendo.com suggests I update the firmware of my router... Thanks Nintendo.

[mmbalto]

Are you outputting a wireless-b signal from your router or just wireless-g? The Wii needs to have a wireless-b signal, I think. I had to also set my router to use channel 11 before my Wii could connect.

[Ascius]

Are you outputting a wireless-b signal from your router or just wireless-g? The Wii needs to have a wireless-b signal, I think. I had to also set my router to use channel 11 before my Wii could connect.

Nintendo's suggestion #4:Upgrade 802.11b devices to 802.11g.
While 802.11b is the most common type of wireless network, the 802.11g network is about 5 times faster. Most 802.11g routers are backward-compatible with 802.11b, so you can still use any 802.11b devices that you currently have.
I'd hope they're using a g signal, since they're suggesting I have one available...

..as an aside though, my router was set to G-only, I set it to allow mixed signals, as well as trying channels 1 and 11, which nintendo also suggests, and it still failed to connect... The Wii can SEE the router... and says it's good strength, but it just fails to connect.

[ramtower]

What's the error code you're getting?

[ramtower]

Are you outputting a wireless-b signal from your router or just wireless-g? The Wii needs to have a wireless-b signal, I think. I had to also set my router to use channel 11 before my Wii could connect.

I did. I like the way his whiskers blink.

[mmbalto]

I did. I like the way his whiskers blink.

Yeah, our cat's whiskers blink in real life too. She's creepy that way.

[Ascius]

What's the error code you're getting?

Can't recall.. something like 58330.. or 53088.... some combination of those general numbers... it fell into a range that nintendo's support page just said "you can't connect" about... then told me to twiddle my channels, not use wireless phones and go ask linksys how to update my router.

I'll get the exact number when I get home at midnightish tonight.

**UPDATE**
I just asked my girlfriend at home to tell it to try and connect and tell me the error code... and apparently is succeeded and is updating something... :roll:

[Brian Reed]

Can't recall.. something like 58330.. or 53088.... some combination of those general numbers... it fell into a range that nintendo's support page just said "you can't connect" about... then told me to twiddle my channels, not use wireless phones and go ask linksys how to update my router.

I'll get the exact number when I get home at midnightish tonight.

**UPDATE**
I just asked my girlfriend at home to tell it to try and connect and tell me the error code... and apparently is succeeded and is updating something... :roll:

Unlike you, she knows how to handle a Wii.

[Ascius]

it apparently gave a 52030 error to her after a bit... definately a different error than what I got, but an error none the less.

[Ascius]

Should the Weather and News channels not be working?

[ramtower]

Weather and News aren't going live until January. I'll find out about that error tomorrow and see if there's anything I can get our techies to recommend.

[Taxman]

What is good to download?

[Taxman]

Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Nintendo GameCube) - 2003 (Japan only) Does anyone know if I got a copy of this, would it work in my Game Cube and Wii?

[Brian Reed]

What is good to download?

Bomberman '93 is the best thing on the Wii Store right now. My sons and my wife all three enjoy playing it multi-player.

[Taxman]

Bomberman '93 is the best thing on the Wii Store right now. My sons and my wife all three enjoy playing it multi-player.We have this. My younger one wanted it.

[ramtower]

What is good to download?

Gunstar Heroes is a lot of fun.

[Brian Reed]

Gunstar Heroes is a lot of fun.

Almost bought that last night. I thought I remembered it as being good stuff.

[Evan Wiener]

Ok, so I received a $100 Best Buy giftcard and can't think of anything practical to get with it, so I'm considering getting a couple of Wii games. However, most of the Wii games seem like games that I normally would have waited for price drops to get and I'm iffy on them being worth $50 a piece. I have Zelda and Marvel Ult. Alliance, and am considering Elebits and waiting for Wario Ware.

[Brian Reed]

I'm curious about Elebits. I love me some Excitetruck.

[Taxman]

Ok, so I received a $100 Best Buy giftcard and can't think of anything practical to get with it, so I'm considering getting a couple of Wii games. However, most of the Wii games seem like games that I normally would have waited for price drops to get and I'm iffy on them being worth $50 a piece. I have Zelda and Marvel Ult. Alliance, and am considering Elebits and waiting for Wario Ware.When my wife bought the Wii, she ended up getting stuck with some bundle. So we have a bunch of games, but most of them are being held 'til Christmas.

[ramtower]

Ok, so I received a $100 Best Buy giftcard and can't think of anything practical to get with it, so I'm considering getting a couple of Wii games. However, most of the Wii games seem like games that I normally would have waited for price drops to get and I'm iffy on them being worth $50 a piece. I have Zelda and Marvel Ult. Alliance, and am considering Elebits and waiting for Wario Ware.

I hear good things about Elebits so far. Same goes for Super Swing Golf, oddly enough, although I haven't played it yet. Excite Truck is fun, but it might not be 50 bucks worth of fun... Brian seemed to like Rayman after a slow and painful start, though. Red Steel is...not so much. But your two are good choices.

[Brian Reed]

Rayman has worn on me because you can only play the games in multi-player once you've played them single-player. There's also a lack of crazy competition in the multi-player like you get from a Mario Party title. I went through a hate love hate relationship with Rayman and finally settled on "Why the fuck did I buy this before I rented it?"

[Evan Wiener]

I had that unnerving moment the other night where I realized I hadn't shaved in a week and I suddenly wanted to alter my Mii to keep up.

:eek:

I find the virtual reality of avatars interesting, from a psychological perspective. ESPECIALLY the interesting situation with gender roles, and how people choose opposite gender avatars.

[Noodle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVsfc3JXzt0

[Busman]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/japan_nintendo_recall


Yay wii!

[ramtower]

So...I wonder why we aren't doing something like that here... Are Japanese kids stronger throwers than US kids? Should we be worried about what this says for American children? Or are they saying that Japanese kids have looser grips?

I NEED ANALYSTS!!!

[ramtower]

Ah, scratch that. You can get replacement straps in America, too
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3155930

[beta-ray]

:eek:

I find the virtual reality of avatars interesting, from a psychological perspective. ESPECIALLY the interesting situation with gender roles, and how people choose opposite gender avatars.

surreal...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYTMktnfPm4&eurl=

[beta-ray]

Rayman has worn on me because you can only play the games in multi-player once you've played them single-player. There's also a lack of crazy competition in the multi-player like you get from a Mario Party title. I went through a hate love hate relationship with Rayman and finally settled on "Why the fuck did I buy this before I rented it?"

For some reason, I really like the rabbits...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuk7sopu26o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLCqjLosfg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7fQOB-ZYZw

[ramtower]

Those rabbits are the greatest game mascot I've seen in years.

[Brian Reed]

Those rabbits are the greatest game mascot I've seen in years.

If only the game they were in was 1/4th as good.

[Taxman]

Found in Cth's sig:

http://nexgenwars.com/images/x360_forum2.jpg
http://nexgenwars.com/images/wii_forum2.jpg
http://nexgenwars.com/images/ps3_forum2.jpg

[Busman]

Hahaha, I love that they say 8,695,032. I'd be surprised if even MS could tell you to the unit how many 360s they've "sold".

[Taxman]

Hahaha, I love that they say 8,695,032. I'd be surprised if even MS could tell you to the unit how many 360s they've "sold".By the time I read this, it was up to 8,695,400, so it looked like a nice rounded number to me. I would assume that there is some sort of formula that has computed the estimated sales per hour, or something like that.

[Taxman]

There's an XBOX sold every second . . .

[Evan Wiener]

Some Austrialian kid clearly scripted to over-react to the Wii like the N64 kid, only more lame because...it's so obviously scripted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjmi_NmiaxQ&NR

[Brian Reed]

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/super-swing-golf/super-swing-golf--i-feel-dirty-222590.php

I just got this in the mail from Gamefly today, but I haven't had the chance to play it yet. *yeesh*

[beta-ray]

If only the game they were in was 1/4th as good.

I don't care, I still want these!

http://shop.ubi.com/ubiart/ang/prdctpage_package1.asp

[Brian Reed]

I don't care, I still want these!

http://shop.ubi.com/ubiart/ang/prdctpage_package1.asp

those are 6 flavors of AWESOME

[GelfXIII]

You are clearly all very disturbed.

:D

[Evan Wiener]

Wii Weather Channel is online! Plus, Opera test browser available Friday, Dec 22nd! Wiiiiiiiii!

It's like NetTV, but less lame. :)

As of this weekend, I'll be posting from the couch on my TV!

Oslo, Norway - December 19, 2006

Opera Software today announces that a trial version of its Web browser for Nintendo’s new game console, Wii, will be available on December 22, 2006. The trial version of the Opera browser for Wii is available for download, free of charge from the the Wii Shop Channel. For a more exciting way to read this news, click here (http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/releasedate_comic.gif)to see our comic strip.

[Brian Reed]

Neat. I'll have to check that out.

[Evan Wiener]

There's a rumor going around that Super Mario Bros will be a free Wii V.C. download, which I doubt highly. Reggie Fils-Aime, Pres. of Nintendo America did say we're supposed to get an Xmas-timed treat. Think he was referring to the Opera browser?

[Brian Reed]

Just fired up the forcast dealie. Like any 10 year old boy, as soon as I realized I could spin the globe at high speed, that is all I did for nearly a minute.

[beta-ray]

You are clearly all very disturbed.

:D

Wish I could do that Rabbit scream on this board

[Taxman]

I got some interesting Miis coming through my system that I believe must have originated Bendis side, my younger son has Shang Hied all of them. There is a Paris Hilton, a Marylin Monroe, a Storm Trooper, and even some sort of Christ figure.

[ramtower]

I got some interesting Miis coming through my system that I believe must have originated Bendis side, my younger son has Shang Hied all of them. There is a Paris Hilton, a Marylin Monroe, a Storm Trooper, and even some sort of Christ figure.

I have two christs, one of whom is gentle and kind. The other seems an angry christ. I have a stormtrooper I made, with a triangular chinpiece, and one someone else made, with a sort of pig snout for a chin. Paris came from a friend of mine, so I think she reached you through my own parade.

[mmbalto]

I have two christs, one of whom is gentle and kind. The other seems an angry christ. I have a stormtrooper I made, with a triangular chinpiece, and one someone else made, with a sort of pig snout for a chin. Paris came from a friend of mine, so I think she reached you through my own parade.

The pigsnout trooper was one I made. I'm a Mii parade junkie now. :-o

[Noodle]

I love the spinning globe thing~! so much fun.

I got Lash from advance wars last night from someone. Love it! need to make more of them now!

a guy that i work with here won the Kotaku celebrity mii contest. zach braff for the win apparently.

[ramtower]

Tim made Lash. Awesome.

[Brian Reed]

I love the spinning globe thing~! so much fun.

It's raining in Shanghai.

[mewelke]

It's raining in Shanghai.

That's not good. When did you last save?

[Brian Reed]

I keep saying "It's raining in Shanghai." and disturbing Anne to no end.

[Brian Reed]

SUPER SWING GOLF

It's a 0.

At first, i thought there was something there. But after a few days, I don't think there is.

I felt like I needed some practice to really get the hang of it, but after several hours of play, I realize I'm not really getting any better results out of the game -- and I'm not entirely sure it's my fault. We all fuck up at games we're otherwise good at from time to time, but the fuck ups in SSG feel random and computer-driven rather than due to my own skill as a player. The fact that my 6 year old flailing with the controller in random directions is getting the same results I am when doing what I'm told to do with the controller leads me to feel even more like it's not user error.

Aside from the sketchy controls, there's issues with not being able to skip the A.I.'s turn and the A.I. predictably smacking the ball into stupid directions based on how early in the tournament it is. I replayed the same course three times trying different ways of swinging the wiimote and the A.I. went out of bounds in the same place on the same shot before putting on the green within a 10-foot area on the next shot every time.

Eventually, I gave up and sent it back to Gamefly. I'd love a good golf game for the Wii, but this ain't it.

[Crimson]

SUPER SWING GOLF

It's a 0.

At first, i thought there was something there. But after a few days, I don't think there is.

I felt like I needed some practice to really get the hang of it, but after several hours of play, I realize I'm not really getting any better results out of the game -- and I'm not entirely sure it's my fault. We all fuck up at games we're otherwise good at from time to time, but the fuck ups in SSG feel random and computer-driven rather than due to my own skill as a player. The fact that my 6 year old flailing with the controller in random directions is getting the same results I am when doing what I'm told to do with the controller leads me to feel even more like it's not user error.

Aside from the sketchy controls, there's issues with not being able to skip the A.I.'s turn and the A.I. predictably smacking the ball into stupid directions based on how early in the tournament it is. I replayed the same course three times trying different ways of swinging the wiimote and the A.I. went out of bounds in the same place on the same shot before putting on the green within a 10-foot area on the next shot every time.

Eventually, I gave up and sent it back to Gamefly. I'd love a good golf game for the Wii, but this ain't it.

I'm thinking the next Tiger Woods game... now they'll of got rid of the weird gold swing controls of using the analogue stick it should be an amazing game again.

Of course they could screw up.

[Crimson]

Just fired up the forcast dealie. Like any 10 year old boy, as soon as I realized I could spin the globe at high speed, that is all I did for nearly a minute.

Try it backwards. Maybe you can turn back time and save Lois Lane!;)

[Taxman]

This post was made on the Wii.

Yay Wii!

[Noodle]

sweeeeet!

i cant wait to surf for porn on my big tv! lol

[Taxman]

There is a Mii named Brian who wandered over to my system. Is that a Brian Reed self-portrait edition?

[Brian Reed]

There is a Mii named Brian who wandered over to my system. Is that a Brian Reed self-portrait edition?

Short-short hair, glasses and goatee?

[Taxman]

Short-short hair, glasses and goatee?Somethin' like that.

[Brian Reed]

Yep, most likely me. I see Taxman in my parade now.

[Taxman]

Yep, most likely me. I see Taxman in my parade now.I can't really get a good parade going. My younger one Shanghai's the things as soon as they turn up.

[Brian Reed]

I was tossing everyone in Mii Plaza, then I decided to see how big the parade could get. It's an absolute act of will not to throw them all in the Plaza. I'm up to 29 at the moment.

[ramtower]

my mii parade is 75 right now. I don't grab all of them, because it makes sorting through my player list in Sports a small hassle.

I'm going to send you the Brubaker we made -- I showed him and Jason the system before coming down here. It's like I captured his SOUL. In Mii form. Watching him box was giggle inducing.

[Evan Wiener]

Haha, a Brubaker Mii. Is he sticking to the shadows and in love with Noir?

[Ed Brubaker]

That thing was fucking creepy.

[Taxman]

That thing was fucking creepy.I want a Brubaker Mii.

[ramtower]

That thing was fucking creepy.

Merely a testament to its accuracy.

I need to work on a Jason next. I forgot there's a "knit cap" hairstyle that would suit him well.

[Brian Reed]

Bru me!

[ramtower]

I already have to go to work JUST FOR YOU today, so yeah, why not. He's on my work system.

[mewelke]

I already have to go to work JUST FOR YOU today, so yeah, why not. He's on my work system.

You're going to work today? Comics tomorrow then?

[ramtower]

I don't know why i feel compelled to post this, but i was at work only for a brief time. I have since seen you, so you know this.

[mewelke]

I don't know why i feel compelled to post this, but i was at work only for a brief time. I have since seen you, so you know this.

Yup. And now instead of napping or drinking I am stupidly trying to read a months worth of comics in one sitting.

[dEnny!]

I don't play video games.

[amy]

I don't play video games.


None? :no: Even I play some. These guys are a bad influence on sweet lil ol' me.




Seriously though. I'm impressed. It's addicting and I want to try them all!!!
But I don't. I just come in this thread and go


wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and feel like one of the gang.

[amy]

I want a Brubaker Mii.


I want to see it. :(

[dEnny!]

None? :no: Even I play some. These guys are a bad influence on sweet lil ol' me.




Seriously though. I'm impressed. It's addicting and I want to try them all!!!
But I don't. I just come in this thread and go


wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and feel like one of the gang.

1. I don't have the time. I can't even keep up on my comic reading and movie watching with work, school, wife and kid.

2. I only play video games when I play with someone else, my wife doesn't play video games so at most I'll go over to my friend's house and play whatever games he has, last time that happened was before my son was born if not a year ago. I'd love to play with some of the guys around here to be a "part of the gang," but see #1.

3. I suck at video games and I have af eeling I woul dbe absolutely worthless at these new game systems.

[ramtower]

I want to see it. :(

Hrm... If you have a Wii, send me your Wii Code, and I'll send him your way. If not... I wonder if he'd be disturbed if I posted a picture of his Mii...

[ramtower]

In retrospect, I wish I'd phrased that differently.

[Brian Reed]

The Brumii is the creepiest thing I've seen on my TV since forever.

[Taxman]

I want to see it. :(I think that I have it now. The kids have been monopolizing the TV the last week.

[Taxman]

The Brumii is the creepiest thing I've seen on my TV since forever.I'm gonna have to go ahead and assume that Ron Jeremy hasn't made it your way yet.

[Brian Reed]

I'm gonna have to go ahead and assume that Ron Jeremy hasn't made it your way yet.

That would be a fair assumption. Feel free to send him.

[amy]

Hrm... If you have a Wii, send me your Wii Code, and I'll send him your way. If not... I wonder if he'd be disturbed if I posted a picture of his Mii...



I have no Wii. :(

[Taxman]

That would be a fair assumption. Feel free to send him.
I will, right before I delete him. I can't risk that thing traveling to some Wii of someone my kids add to the network.

[Taxman]

That would be a fair assumption. Feel free to send him.Sent

[Brian Reed]

Well, that was creepy.

I forwarded him and Bendis on to Ramtower.