Well, there are some things that just don't seem like they'd be good. This is one of them. An 8tracks playlist that made me go "....uh.?"
I clicked play, and half way through the first song I started writing this post. If you like mainstream rappers when they happen to pull a decent set of lyrics and if you're old enough to responsibly hear bad words and not repeat them with meaning, then get ready to octo-rock. To be honest it's more interesting than amazing, because you've heard all the songs and lyrics mashed up in here, but it's a new way to listen to some relaxing beats. And frankly, it will make you smile.
It just feels too good to make N+ artwork anymore! I love my Wacom tablet! Anyway, this month moderator Jayvee was gonna hit you up with something, and I started next month's art, only somehow I finished it in one sitting (with lunch in-between). Me and Jayvee talked about it, and since mine is ready to post and his is about 15 minutes away and his birthday is next month... we decided to just trade, so this month I bring you "Grand Theft Auto: N+ Wars" starring our leader .ed as the games hero/villain!
For a kicky sweet wallpaper visit our gallery of N+ artwork.
Now that the DSi is out and we've summarized the beast, what do you think? Are you reading this on your DSi now? NO?! Wait, don't tell me you don't know how to download Opera for your DSi?
From the comments on the YouTube video we did comparing the speed of the new Opera Web Browser for Nintendo's DSi, I've found that people who comment on videos there should be used for food. They always ask if the browser can play YouTube videos, I guess because they spend all day on the site, and ask how to 'get' Opera on a DSi. Are you kidding?
Since everyone is interested in different aspects of the DSi, we decided to run this like a list of features, all of which we see as improvements. There are a few caveat's like the choice of AAC over MP3. Truth is, AAC sounds better but MP3's are what everyone's got, so converting is a pain for some people, and will probably confure more people than it pleases - bit of a drawback, but in an added feature, so can we really complain? These types of micro details are all inside. Find what you're looking for, and see what else you may have missed about this excellent system. The truth is, games really make the system, and we know support for the DSi is going to be huge. However, this system comes with a great deal of additional ways to use it for fun, to record your life, share, and browse the web. You can't really go wrong. So, since no one's reading this long paragraph anyway, here's the listed details:
Continue reading for the full explanation, thoughts, pictures, videos, and more. N+RSS
With all the news finally dropping regarding US, European, and Australian release dates for the DSi, doing a daily post about the one in my backpack is getting more exciting.
Today I'm going to give everyone a glimpse of what seems to be the first question I keep getting asked...
I've pretty much been waiting for this announcement to unleash the DSi updates that Khadgar and I have in store for everyone. So without further delay, here's another DSi update:
It's been a gaming generation since the Nintendo DS was first previewed at E3. The device has gone through one promotional display prototype and two major public revisions; the first shortly before launching and later the DS Lite, which at the time was like a dream come true from both a consumer and developer perspective. The more svelt 'Lite' was far more attractive, smaller, brighter, and took the DS out from the game drawer (where it was sitting on the PSP) and put it into purses and pockets. Excellent software at the time of revision helped propel the 'Lite' to the top of everyone's list for years - but nothing REALLY changed.
The DSi, after some careful thought can be considered the first true '1.5' update to a console - you know how people always joke about how:
[weakest next gen system] = [last gen system] x 1.5
It's not the 'DS 2,' but it practically is - I'm calling it the 'DS 1.9.' Continue reading as I explain why this means a shift in the industry from a developer standpoint.
If you read N+ through our RSS feed, we have good news. We've updgraded our approach so that, frankly, we can get statistics on our sum of readers, and better serve you. If most of you subscribe and read on mobile devices, on a DS or Wii based reader, or through a regular web browser, we can do more to generate content that fits you better. So please update your subscription to our new feed: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/nplus so we can do more for you. Thanks everyone!
N+ moderators Khadgar and myself were lucky enough to receive two Nintendo DSi's with the Opera web browser preinstalled a few weeks back, and we've been putting them through some rigorous testing (literally - I dropped mine twice, and I never drop anything, so it must have been for science).
Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting daily on the DSi. We're going to cover EVERYTHING because it seems like no other blog did. Exclusive to N+ will be our unique coverage of the new DS Browser - because our DSi's (even though they are Japanese language versions) were sent to the sexy folks in Norway where they downloaded it for us from DSware before shipping to N+. This new version has obvious updates like no need for additional RAM, it becomes a 'channel' on the DSi home screen, and since it's software based there is potential for updates, like the Wii browser has seen (and will get again).
What we'll need from you is comments and feedback on what you want to see, so we get you the most interesting info. DSi compared to DS lite, in every way. New DS browser compared to Old DS browser, in every way. DSi compared to G.I. Joes, in every way. New DSi Browser compared to Opera Mini, iPhone, iPod touch, GBA, GameBoy Player, a cat named Skoo, etc., in every way.
So give us some work to do in the comments, tell us what you want to see, while we compile our data from the past weeks and we'll give you guys and girls something to read daily on the upcoming European and North American Nintendo DSi.
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Yesterday there was SpeculatioN+. If you explore the countdown there are ...oddities. The countdown ends on Friday, and is on a Sega website.
This other countdown also ends Friday, but is on a Marvelous Entertainment website, the developer of No More Heroes, and creator of our beloved Travis Touchdown (twitter link). This other countdown, on the Marvelous Entertainment site, seems to have a Legend of Zelda look to it, while the Sega countdown has a Mario-esque feel. Could Sega be publishing a Marvelous developed title? ...And is it at all related to the Nintendo franchises?
With Club.Nintendo being all people seem to talk about the past few days (at least in the US), I keep hearing the same question: "What about the crap I already had registered?"
Click on for the list that will qualify for coinage (copied from the dark depths of the official Nintendo FAQ).
Let's wish a happy birthday to our fearless leader DotEd who turns a wrinkly 28 today!
He started this thing with no clue as to what this group would become-- the biggest and best group on My Opera. He's not as active as he us.ed to be as he was sold into (relative) slavery in Philadelphia sometime during this year. Without this guy there wouldn't be an N+.
If I knew of his birthday before this past Monday I would have put an embarrasing picture of him in the header or something, but I didn't have time. I think this picture of the esteemed Homer Simpson would suffice.
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Well, there are some things that just don't seem like they'd be good. This is one of them. An 8tracks playlist that made me go "....uh.?"
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