This new edition of Everybody Votes at N+ was inspired by the My.Opera front page where they ask what your favorite gaming system is, which by the way you should go vote in to secure the Wii in number one spot, becuase currently PS3 is winning! But over here at N+ we put a list of Nintendo's systems together for you to vote on your favorite system that they have produced. It's a tough choice - I can't decide. It's between Wii, DS Lite, Gameboy Color, and Super Nintendo for me - decisions! Oh and as for the results of our last poll - What N+ Header was your favorite:
0% - Duckhunt 3% - Tie for Tingle and Kawaii Pikachu 7% - Tie for Super Mario Galaxy and No More Heroes 14% - Missingno 17% - Smash Bros Brawl 21% - Mario Kart Wii 28% - Metroid Prime 3 (our first one!)
Thanks guys for the votes, I love doing these headers/wallpapers for N+, it gives me great practice in my computer aided art, and produces a great look for N+ month to month! I am sure that the Khad man feels the same way. Oh and make sure to prepare yourself for next months header image - it hasn't been rated by the ESRB.
Light your torches and ready your pitchforks guys, because it finally happened. The "other guys" are coming out with something they are going to tout as amazing for gaming, revolutionary, and great for developers... a first of its kind. They call it Gametrack Freedom, we have been used to calling it the Wii Remote for a while now. I guess though that it was neither Sony nor MS who built the thing, haha, but Preformance Designed Products (PDP). It looks like they recently got ownership of In2Games, who had the rights to ultrasonic technology and other stuff.
It is on schedule for a 2009 launch, uses 2 motion sensor bars, ultrasound (for looking at a fetus), and 3 axis Tilt'n'Tumble tech. The threat is minimal actually, as this is NOT the thing that comes with every 360 or PS3, its another accessory that most game developers will shy away from because they know most people don't have the the thing. Also, it has less going on in the button arena, like directional controls. The crappy part is having to listen to how important this thing is after all the "it's just a gimmick" and "it will never work" they threw at us when the Wii Remote was shown off for the first time.
Silver that is. Official press release by Nintendo says that on September 7, the US citizens will be able to purchase the Silver DS Lite from retail stores. This is getting dangerously tempting for me to buy yet another, DS. I own two already! What is wrong with me?!
Anyway for those of you who don't have one yet, SOMEHOW broke it (btw, Jayvee's was left out in the rain, started, screens shot out electricity - then the next day started up just fine), or are like myself and just can't stop with only two screens, just hold out a little bit longer so you can get the new fantabulon silver edition, perfect companion for the Pokemon Platinum geeks out there!
Yes, it WAS only available in Japan. But now it's coming to the US, and its going to be packed with goodies. Looks like it comes with a carrying pouch and a DVD episode of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.
Is it a pre-order only? Who knows, but it doesn't hurt to go ahead and do the do right? Especially if you are going to be getting it anyway. As always, this bad boy is a limited edition, so in later years you can either be a nerdy god, or an ebay champion. Have fun!
No this is not you getting Rick Rolled, this is just a freaking sweet port allowing you to use an original SNES or NES controller on your Wii or Gamecube! These RetroZone ports are specifically 'invented' for Virtual Console games so that playing Donkey Kong Country is just as killer as it was the first million times you played it. Or do you want to play Super Mario Brothers 3 in the style of the days of old? Either way you can plug one of these $19.99 USD ports into the Gamecube controller slot on your Wii to play any game that allows for Gamecube controller action. Which when you think about it means that we can play Super Smash Brothers Brawl in two button mode with NES controllers, or feel like we did the first time we played Super Mario Kart on the SNES, only now we can battle online with our Miis using our SNES pad!
Oh and did I mention that MegaMan 9 will let you use Gamecube controllers? Do the math.
Stay put right here for LIVE UPDATES as they happen from E3! This blog will be the written documentation on what gets announced and when! This is also going to be one of the best ways to check the news while on mobile internet devices that can't watch the show, or visit flash updated articles. This year we are getting good confirmations of games we have been waiting for, and hopefully new games weve never heard about! New handhelds? Wii accessories? You can also join us in the IRC for live discussion of the event.
GLEEEEGYVIN! Nerd-alert! Khadgar just PMed me an awesome find... DS Styli that are OFFICIAL Ninty brand & are Lightsabers...
*breathe* *breathe* *breathe* ok...
There are two different packs to choose from (when they officially come out in stores): The 3-Pack that has three small styli modelled after Yoda's, Luke's, and Vader's sabers - OR you can get the 2-pack that has two big "lighty-uppy" stylus modeled after Yoda's and Vader's sabers.
2pack -via amazon / 3pack -via amazon Read more... for pictures of these bad boys!
Spook81 came accross the following article in Mexican Newspaper, EL Norte. It's an interesting read, and he's translated it for us. Is the DS the new Speak & Spell?
Tokio, Japan (26/6/2008).- The portable videogame console, Nintendo DS, will no longer be just fun and games for Japanese girls studying English at Tokio’s Joshi Gakuen school for girls. The console is used there as an important tool for education, breaking with the standard academic methods for teaching.
During a seventh-year class with 32 students, the girls used their stylus pens to spell words such as “hamburger” and “cola” on the device’s touch-sensitive screen -a main feature of the Nintendo DS- after listening to the console’s electronic voice.
It is a high-tech Spelling class. When the students write each word with correct spelling, the word “good” is displayed on screen and the student can move on to another exercise. The first five students to complete the tests receive vivid-colored stickers.
"It’s fun!", claims 12-year-old Chigusa Matsumoto, who solved the test in time and won herself a sticker. “You can study while you have fun”.
This English teaching program for the Nintendo DS console was developed by Paon Corp.
In the USA the only way we can get a Metallic Rose colored DS is to buy one with a paw-print on it in the Nintendog Bundle, or to import one. But soon, soon like JUNE soon, Nintendo will begin shipping the color without the dogs, or their paw-prints all over it! Hopefully this means that at some point they bring the Platinum color DS to the states, but *sigh* if they do that I would have to own TWO ds lites at once... I really like my black one, but the silver is pretty killer too. Man Nintendo sells a billion DS' because I buy half a billion by myelf anyway, it's an addiction I tell you! Read more... for pictures
In our very last blog post by Empty, Mr. Sea, Empty we took a look at The Conduit by unheard of development studio "High Voltage". The game is certainly something we should keep our eyes on. And this comes from someone whos entire library consists of Nintendo, Capcom, Grasshopper Manufacture, and Rockstar (and Rare if you count SNES and N64)!
The reason I say this is because of the tech-demo that High Voltage is showing off, it impressed the heck outta me, and I hope that this team will share their hard work with other develepment teams. It looks like Nintendo could be the doctor that helps give birth to many new studios because of it's HUGE install base, and cheap development costs. Of coarse good graphics mean nothing if the game plays poorly.
Many people complain about the tiny bit of internal memory the Wii has. Many people haven't run into any problems, I myself still feeling that the built in memory is decent, still feel really good with the 2 gig SD card. The problems arise for everyone though, that "one day" we are going to have to move things between the SD card and Wii, deleting and re-downloading VC games, and backing up our gamesaves on the SD card and deleting them off the Wii temporarily.
I think all games should allow direct reading and writing to SD cards, this would greatly improve things for a while. Especially if a simple downloadable update gave us the option to use higher capacity SD cards then 2G. I hear some of these things are getting near 8G! Another simple downloadable update could allow us to use one of the USB ports on the back of the Wii for Jump Drives, or better yet - External Hard Drives. Well Nintendo is beginning to look at options like this, as they do hear what their fans are asking for, and while i think they downlplay the amount of fans asking for it a little bit, it still isn't a huge issue - just yet.
Statistically speaking, it is true that there are a small number of customers who feel that the flash memory is too small, while many others find that they have plenty of memory. However, because this small number of people are none other than the most avid players, we know we have to review the best possible solution to eliminate their inconvenience.
- Satoru Iwata (President of Nintendo)
What are your thoughts? I think that if they let direct reading and writing to an external hard drive happen this would solve all problems. Hacking would become easier I am sure, but all Ninty needs to do is every once in a while release a software update that disables "popular mods" from working, thus rendering hackers time and money investments null.
Remco pointed me in the direction of this handy gadget, that makes you Wii extremely portable!
The 7" LCD screen fits over the ports on the back of the Wii, and it can be powered by a car cigarette lighter. Although I wouldn't recommend Wii-ing while driving, it could certainly make car journeys more enjoyable for the passengers.
Take a look at the video below. It's taken from Matt Casamassina's blog over on IGN, and is about a new camera peripheral called the "Z-Camera". It measures distances in 3D space, and tracks movement, but more reliably than Sony's Eyetoy. He believes that the technology is more responsive that the Wii's accelerometers, and easier and less complicated to use. Wii Killer? Or if Nintendo can get on board, Wii Upgrade!
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This new edition of Everybody Votes at N+ was inspired by the My.Opera front page where they ask what your favorite gaming system is, which by the way you should go vote in to secure the Wii in number one spot, becuase currently PS3 is winning! But over here at N+ we put a list of Nintendo's systems together for you to vote on your favorite system that they have produced. It's a tough choice - I can't decide. It's between Wii, DS Lite, Gameboy Color, and Super Nintendo for me - decisions! Oh and as for the results of our last poll - What N+ Header was your favorite:
- OR you can get the 2-pack that has two big "lighty-uppy" stylus modeled after Yoda's and Vader's sabers.
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