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Gaming / Wii no Ma Video Channel Debuts; Big N's 2009 Release Schedule "Not As Planned"

« on: May 01, 2009, 12:19:10 AM »

Article Here

So then, looks like a bit of info has just been leaked from Nintendo. What I found most interesting in this article (besides a possible English Wii no ma coming around soon) is the idea that all of Nintendo's planned developments and releases for the first half of 2009 were all held onto for additional development.

So then what does RPM think, PR to cover their collective ass or genuine truth, especially with the advent of MotionPlus coming ever faster? And then there's Wii-no-ma itself which looks crazy inventive yet weird coming from Nintendo of all people. With all of this said, it's discussion time.

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Off The Wall / Re: Post a Random Fact About Yourself

« on: April 30, 2009, 08:30:17 PM »

Where are you guys located again? I swear, maybe it's just because of NYC's people being mostly up to date, but sometimes, I really can't believe crap like that exists in modern times.

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Off The Wall / Re: The Avatar / Signature Changing Thread

« on: April 30, 2009, 08:13:00 PM »

Manly Jericho is manly.

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Gaming / Re: Virtual ON Oratorio Tangram returns....on Live Arcade

« on: April 30, 2009, 08:07:29 PM »

I'll take a guess at how high it'll be rated:

Quickie's Ass, $2 Tacos, & Mango Lemonade/10

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Fan Creations / Re: VC's Artwork and Fanart Thread

« on: April 30, 2009, 07:55:33 PM »

All I'm going to say here is VC, as much as you might have put effort into doing this, have your own ideas and have gotten this far, it would be wise for you to take a good step backwards and re-evaluate everything that you've put towards this game of yours. Take Sky's (excellent) advice and detach yourself from other video game inspirations for a bit and give everything a bit more scrutiny.

Also, do keep in mind that inspirations can come from anywhere, not just the "flavor of the month" media.

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Off The Wall / Re: Post a Random Fact About Yourself

« on: April 30, 2009, 07:46:03 PM »

Welp, sexism, you never cease to show your limitless stupidity.

Meanwhile, I can never work on one thing at a time.

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Gaming / Re: The "What are you currently playing?" Thread

« on: April 30, 2009, 07:02:13 PM »

Banjo Tooie~

Thank you for reminding me that I need to replay this soon.

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Off The Wall / Re: Post Pictures Of Yourself

« on: April 30, 2009, 03:52:49 AM »

That's an awesome hat.

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Gaming / Re: OMG! My NDS box is full of rocks! (Or ITT: Dick In A Box)

« on: April 30, 2009, 01:46:19 AM »

And with that, thread is locked. Sad too since I only kept it open this long thinking that someone would post a pic of a box full of cocks.

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Gaming / Re: The PSP is "Go?" Rumor Shields Up!

« on: April 30, 2009, 12:58:47 AM »

Well, I do hope you appreciate it -- it's been a long time since I actually defended Sony with claws and teeth like I'm doing now, but I'm doing it now precisely because I think and have faith in that it's gonna work; otherwise I wouldn't have bothered. I'm admittedly a rabid Sony fanboy, but I'm also a brutally honest and down-to-earth guy who knows plenty well that Sony has been screwing up FAR beyond what my tastes could possibly consider remotely bearable lately. Which is the main reason why I WANT this to work.

Me, I'm just a games enthusiast with a slight lean towards Nintendo. In all honestly, when it gets right down to it, I'll call it as I see it for any side, but I'll never be one to stay one sided, hence why I love hearing from the opposing side so often.

Also, Digital Distribution of main games is a concept with amazing promise. I just hope that Sony doesn't go and "SEGA 32X" it.

I'm just not a fan of not physically owning a game. I honestly prefer to have a physical copy of the stuff I own. With the way digital media works and can be controlled, it's a wonder who really owns it and how long will you be able to get it after the service shuts down. That's my larges problem with this revision.

This too honestly, I'm one of those traditionalists who needshis discs, cartridges & whatever else just for reassurance.

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Gaming / Re: The PSP is "Go?" Rumor Shields Up!

« on: April 30, 2009, 12:28:25 AM »

Awesome DZ. I look forward to more debating/matching brain powahs with you in the future.

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Fan Creations / Re: SUBTART (RATED R)

« on: April 30, 2009, 12:24:49 AM »

I would have, mainly because Sub Tank is actually funny.

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Gaming / Red Steel 2 Press Release Info

« on: April 29, 2009, 07:40:54 PM »

If they're marketing it as something in the "Red Steel" vein, yet it looks to be a total refresh of every idea present in the first game, I would think that it could be considered a reboot.

Still though, I think they mean it in the second way you stated it, since the original Red Steel 2 prototype was nixed and this one brought in after Ubi (hopefully) stepped up their game.

Posted on: April 29, 2009, 01:33:40 AM

SAN FRANCISCO – April 29, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced Red Steel 2, exclusively for the Wii(TM) system from Nintendo. Red Steel remains one of the most successful Wii titles and the only brand created specifically for the launch of the platform. Red Steel 2 is being developed by Ubisoft Paris and will be available for the 2009 holiday season.

Red Steel 2 returns with an artistic style and flair created just for Wii. Set in a desert-bound, high-tech metropolis, Red Steel 2 is a revolution in the action-fighting genre, taking full advantage of the capabilities of the Wii MotionPlus(TM) accessory. Your movements are faithfully replicated on-screen, putting the emphasis on swinging, shooting and fun! With the ability of the Wii MotionPlus to sense the strength of a swing, you will literally be able to make an impact on your adversaries through power and precision.

“Red Steel was a unique opportunity for Ubisoft to work in tandem with Nintendo to create a title exclusively for the launch of the Wii console,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing US at Ubisoft. “Red Steel 2 is another milestone for the company as it is the first Ubisoft title with full Wii MotionPlus integration.”

Just as Red Steel broke ground as the only third-party brand created for the launch of the Wii, Red Steel 2 will be the must-have game of Holiday 2009 for those who wish to stretch their own capacities and fully experience a game that was built from the ground up to take advantage of the Wii MotionPlus.

More details on Red Steel 2 will be revealed in the June issue of Nintendo Power magazine. For more information on Red Steel 2, please visit www.redsteel2.com.

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Fan Creations / Re: The Galaxy of Rockman Perfect Memories

« on: April 29, 2009, 08:42:11 AM »

Oh yes, this is great.

And I can't wait to read more.

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Gaming / Re: The PSP is "Go?" Rumor Shields Up!

« on: April 29, 2009, 08:25:50 AM »

post

You know I gotcha tho.

Ummmm...it's worked for Nintendo thus far....

I think we can extend this to both Apple & Nintendo. There's a really good theory on this that was collected together from various bits of wisdom from the late Gunpei Yokoi (of Gameboy creating fame) which was something along the lines of getting the most out of steadily aging or obsolete technology. I only wish if I could find it and put it here as it's an excellent read and would show why things like Wii, GB -> GBC or DS -> DSi all fall in line with Nintendo's way of thinking and turning a profit.

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Off The Wall / Re: See ya later!/Welcome back!

« on: April 29, 2009, 08:20:35 AM »

Oh [parasitic bomb], Wily! Sup?

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Gaming / Re: The PSP is "Go?" Rumor Shields Up!

« on: April 29, 2009, 08:18:11 AM »

I'm gonna have to play devil's advocate here, since everybody seems so happy and ready to bash Sony for what I consider what might be their smartest move in the last few years.Do read the article again. They might have been "loose", but loose or not there HAVE been talks about in-store kiosks that would transfer your UMD games to a Memory Stick.


I'm rather sorry that you guys see this move as doomsday-bringing for Sony. Personally, I see it as one of their most badass and cleverest moves they've pulled lately after their many fiascoes with the PS3 and the like. Fully digital game possession model? Count me in any [tornado fang]ing day.

Nah, with me it's all ribbing, plus I play both sides too well.

Seriously though, while I do appreciate the drive towards digital distribution, I do believe that Sony might be trying this "experiment" at a time where they have everything to lose if it doesn't fly ASAP (regarding their hand held business). Retailers won't want to (or will begrudgingly) stock the PSP Go! due to the fact that it'll make their dealings mostly irrelevant as they won't be doing more than stocking the system without raking in the bigger profit namely a cut from the sales of physical games.

One way this could be addressed would be to charge consumers for using their UMD to Flash Memory kiosks in store and give a good cut of this revenue to the brick and mortar store. But then, what happens to that bit of the market who won't want to pay for this thinking that it isn't fair to be recharged to play the games that they currently own?

Then there's the idea that Sony could very easily run into the "fridge" problem that many a Wii owner have already experienced. If the Go's memory is limited and more and more customers become dissatisfied with how many games they can keep and play at any given time, will Sony have a means for customers to keep a legitimate copy of their game elsewhere and swap and go as they please or will the Go owners have to get the "clean out yo' fridge" mantra as well?

Also, extending from that metaphor, what kind of DRM would be put in place to both make sure that a person has full access and rights to use their game in any manner while preventing piracy from becoming even more rampant with the new games being easily transferable data as opposed to software that needed custom hardware to break and distribute?

If this is all true, this could be one of Sony's last true Hail Mary plays. The failure that could come from this falling through could be devastating though.

....Also, I am not an expert of any kind on this stuff, so pardon me for this wall of TL;DR.

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Gaming / Re: Red Steel 2, now with 100% more Samurai Cowboys. (I Am Not Making This Up.)

« on: April 29, 2009, 07:23:45 AM »

Yeah, I really find myself drawn to this new design more than I thought I would be. This is coming from someone who never bit at the hype of Red Steel 1 and the (then supposed to happen) 1:1 sword combat.

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Gaming / Re: Red Steel 2, now with 100% more Samurai Cowboys. (I Am Not Making This Up.)

« on: April 29, 2009, 07:19:50 AM »

Waiting for more info to break on this is tedious. Here's what I've got so far from GAF:

The article on Red Steel 2 is mainly a 7-8 page interview with 9 screen shots and about the same of concept art. Half is a preview describing a series reboot and the other half is an interview with the Art Director (Stephane Bachelet), Lead Game Designer (Roman Campos Oriola) and Creative Director (Jason Vanderberghe). They have the game running at 60fps, the game is set in the fictional desert town of Caldera described as Tokyo meets Reno. They basically rebooted when they saw Motion Plus and decided to go in a different direction with the game.

So far, I like. What say you RPM?

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Fan Creations / Re: Quickie's Stuff.

« on: April 29, 2009, 07:02:06 AM »

Leagues better than what actually happened.

Great job Quickie, you have a great talent for setting up the visuals and personality with your words.

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Gaming / Re: OMG! My NDS box is full of rocks! (Or ITT: Dick In A Box)

« on: April 29, 2009, 06:47:50 AM »

Figures.

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Gaming / Re: OMG! My NDS box is full of rocks! (Or ITT: Dick In A Box)

« on: April 29, 2009, 06:41:12 AM »

Dear God, that had to hur--

Wait, what was he doing exposing his dick to a calf? ???

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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)

« on: April 29, 2009, 06:37:25 AM »

That VGCats is so funny for so many reasons. None of which are for the actual message it tried to get across.

Posted on: April 29, 2009, 06:30:58Thank God for Twitter and XKCD.

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Gaming / Re: OMG! My NDS box is full of rocks! (Or ITT: Dick In A Box)

« on: April 29, 2009, 06:29:37 AM »

Thread title change for relevance.

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Gaming / Re: OMG! My NDS box is full of rocks!

« on: April 29, 2009, 06:13:50 AM »

Until she realizes that it's a box full of cocks.