#289991 - 24/11/2006 13:40
Re: Wii
[Re: loren]
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Yeah, I think they are really bringing to light the difference in the gaming crowds. There's those who are woo'ed by graphics and flash, and those who appreciate pure, beautifully intuitive gameplay.
I assume you've seen this?
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#289992 - 24/11/2006 15:48
Re: Wii
[Re: JeffS]
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#289993 - 24/11/2006 16:34
Re: Wii
[Re: loren]
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So if I pick up a Wii, perhaps after Christmas, are all you jokers still going to be using it and playing these games so you can give me a hand?  I've never had a console of my own before (my little brother has had every single one (from all brands) since the NES, except the Sega Master System). I used to play a lot of games back on the C64 and Amiga. Did a tiny bit of game playing with a Windows PC up until about 10 years ago. Since then the only game playing I've done has been for work while I was still in QA at ATI (but even that was 5+ years ago). Ok, I suppose I played with my GBA for a while, but got bored too quickly because the screen really sucked. I can say I'm not that interested in hand-helds except for adventure games since they're so awkward to control. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm most interested in the Wii, followed by the Xbox 360. The Wii for the interesting control opportunities plus games you can't find anywhere else, including a bunch of cool games suitable for parties. The 360 has a ton going for it beyond games. Not interested at all in a PS3.
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#289994 - 25/11/2006 03:43
Re: Wii
[Re: hybrid8]
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I will be playing this system until Nintendo comes out with whatever's next (most likely - as I've said, I like their general gaming philosophy).
I am not what I would call a "hardcore gamer." I think I'm even a tad shy of a "casual gamer." My brief gaming history:
Sega Master System
Super Nintendo
N64
Gamecube
Playstation One (which I got used and played for a total of maybe five hours - I hated it)
Wii
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#289995 - 25/11/2006 08:16
Re: Wii
[Re: Dignan]
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I'm with you I prefer Nintendo's games over just about everyone else. I do have other systems though to get through the droughts and there are some really good games for them. Like ratchet and clank on the PS2. If Insomniac would have made a ratchet and clank for the PS3 launch instead of Resistance I would have been one of the crazys waiting in line for a week to get one.
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#289996 - 25/11/2006 09:44
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[Re: Dignan]
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Playstation One (which I got used and played for a total of maybe five hours - I hated it)
I had one for a few months too as a student. Living with some loud friends with 4 controllers in a multi-tap and Micromachines V3 it was really excellent. The blurry 14" TV we had didn't do our eyes any good though.
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#289997 - 25/11/2006 18:39
Re: Wii
[Re: Dignan]
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Wii
I love it.
Wii... that's something like my Atari 2600, right?
Unfortunately, the stores around here stock only a limited supply of game cartridges for the 2600. I've heard rumors that Atari might be bringing out a new console called the 5200, but apparently it's not available yet.
tanstaafl.
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#289998 - 25/11/2006 20:19
Re: Wii
[Re: tanstaafl.]
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Until that 5200 becomes available in your area, you ought to take a good hard look at the Intellivision. Very similar graphics and gameplay to the 5200, but with a unique innovative control scheme that's bound to revolutionize the world of gaming (there's these overlays, you see, that bring a whole new sense of realism to the controller). The graphics may not be quite as good some other minus five generation consoles, but the totally immersive gameplay experience is what's important.
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#289999 - 25/11/2006 20:42
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[Re: ricin]
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Oh, and 1169 7943 8548 1680.
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#290000 - 27/11/2006 14:57
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[Re: adavidw]
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Holy crap Excite Truck is fun. My friend and I spent 6+ hours on Saturday passing the controller back and forth playing the races and the challenges and I spent about 6 hours yesterday playing the races. That game is like digital crack. I've heard good things about Rayman; are they true?
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#290001 - 27/11/2006 15:35
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[Re: RobotCaleb]
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Holy crap Excite Truck is fun.
I've heard that! Glad to hear it's true. I might have to pick that one up.
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My friend and I spent 6+ hours on Saturday passing the controller back and forth playing the races and the challenges...I've heard good things about Rayman; are they true?
That's exactly how my friend and I played the single player mode of Rayman. We had a blast. I can't remember ever laughing that much while playing a video game. If you keep the pace really high, the gameplay just gets this manic energy about it. That's the best way I can describe it.
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#290002 - 28/11/2006 20:55
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[Re: Dignan]
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I've called every place in town I can think of the past two days, no luck on a Wii. If any of you guys come across one, I'll pay ya to ship to me in SF =]. I'm jonesin' BAD here people! Any tips on how to find one?
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#290004 - 29/11/2006 05:22
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[Re: loren]
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My tip is pick a store like target or wal-mart and just keep checking every day.
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#290005 - 29/11/2006 11:31
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[Re: loren]
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I've called every place in town I can think of the past two days, no luck on a Wii. If any of you guys come across one, I'll pay ya to ship to me in SF =]. I'm jonesin' BAD here people! Any tips on how to find one?
I suppose you could try one of the many Wii finders online, but I don't know how accurate they are. At the very least, it may narrow your search down a little so that you know which stores to call.
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#290006 - 29/11/2006 13:00
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[Re: loren]
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I've called every place in town I can think of the past two days, no luck on a Wii. If any of you guys come across one, I'll pay ya to ship to me in SF =]. I'm jonesin' BAD here people! Any tips on how to find one?
One thing that I noticed while looking for a Wii is that face to face works a lot better than the phone. I went in to Best Buy and went over to the game section and was looking around. One of the girls that work there came over to check something, so I asked if they had any Wiis in. After talking for a minute or two, she told me when the next shipment was coming in (last Saturday morning). The manner in which she did that made it seem like they weren't suppose to let anybody know (under her breath after making sure nobody else was around).
A similar incident happened at Sears when I checked there. Gamestop told em they were going to get them in Wed night (day before Thanksgiving) after closing, so they were going to be available Friday morning. The line there started at about 8pm Thursday night and the last person who got theirs got there at about 3:30am.
I got all that information in the time it took to drive to the three stores, even though I spent about four days calling everywhere and not getting any real responses on when the shipments were due in. People seem more willing to let you know when shipments are coming in when you talk to them face to face.
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#290008 - 29/11/2006 19:09
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[Re: Dignan]
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Yeah... I rarely get worked up over something like this. It's weird man. I am cracking out for this console, and I haven't played many games in the past year at all. I mean I JUST finished Half Life 2 a few days ago! Must ... have.... Wiiiiiii. I feel like a zombie.
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#290009 - 29/11/2006 20:14
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[Re: loren]
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My brother is a manager at Target and he says they are supposed to be getting some this week. I'm thinking Friday.
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#290010 - 29/11/2006 20:19
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[Re: visuvius]
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My brother is a manager at Target and he says they are supposed to be getting some this week. I'm thinking Friday.
From all the numbers I'm hearing, it really sounds like you'll be able to buy a Wii before Christmas, Loren.
Those poor PS3 people, on the other hand... I heard they expected 400K units at launch, and only shipped around 187K. There's no way they're reaching their 1 million end-of-year mark.
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#290011 - 29/11/2006 20:28
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[Re: Dignan]
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My brother is a manager at Target and he says they are supposed to be getting some this week. I'm thinking Friday.
Meaning they'll be for sale Friday? or Saturday...
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From all the numbers I'm hearing, it really sounds like you'll be able to buy a Wii before Christmas, Loren.
But that's so far away! heheh. Yeah, I might have to drive down to Target Friday and see what I can get. The other rumor is that Best Buys will all have at least 12 consoles on Sunday. I have a Best Buy that opened last Friday a block from my apartment. Nice. I actually rode up there this morning before they opened, no luck. Will do again tomorrow.
UPDATE: Just got word from my buddy who is a manager at Circuit City that the rumors are true... they are all hording Wii's and PS3's until Sunday due to the newspaper flyer they are putting out this week. Same is supposed to be true of Best Buy. Dang! He said he can promise me one if I go and camp Sunday morning, but that's out in Dublin, and that's sort of pushing it for Wii nerd-dom. I don't think I NEED it that bad. I think I'll just try my luck at Best Buy... but yeah, heads up to others looking.
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#290012 - 30/11/2006 01:22
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[Re: adavidw]
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I believe I've registered all the people who have friend codes in this thread. I mean, I think I did it right. I have it working with Drakino and I, I can see one of his Miis in the Mii parade, and we were able to exchange messages. Now I'll just wait for more people to add me  I'll be interested to see if I enjoy playing some of these games online (I hear Elebits is the first game to incorporate it). I've never really enjoyed online gaming, but maybe with this system I'll start to get into it. I still don't think that for me, it'll ever replace having three other people on the couch with you, all playing Mario Kart. How else do you punch your best friend after he launches a well-placed red turtle shell?
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#290013 - 30/11/2006 03:49
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[Re: Dignan]
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I'm not much of a gamer, but I found The Onion's take on the Wii vs. PS3 debate kinda funny.
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#290014 - 03/12/2006 18:24
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[Re: tonyc]
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I think I'm officially a nerd now... I waited in line for a console. This is in San Francisco... Went to Best Buy on Geary last night to see if they got their shipment in... they said they'd been waiting for it all day but it didn't come yet... so they wouldn't have them in the morning. So I went to Circuit City on Van Ness at 7:30am and was #33 in line. About an hour and 15 minutes later they came out and gave vouchers... they had exactly 50 Wii's and 1 PS3. First guy in line got both when they opened at 10. Probably 40 more people were turned away. They had NO controllers though. But I got my Wii!
EDIT.... fixed number:
1042-3358-6234-5595
Edited by loren (03/12/2006 19:59)
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#290015 - 03/12/2006 21:57
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[Re: loren]
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Congrats! I'll add you first chance I get! Yeah, everyone in the preorder line felt like such geeks. Of course, we were geeks, but I'm proud of it The first guy in our line was about 37x nerdier than the rest of us, though. I know it's just one store, but I think it's saying something that they had 50 Wiis and only 1 PS3. It's also saying something that all 50 sold out. So much for that theory that holding back units promotes more demand for the product. Does anyone know how the Wii launch compares to the 360 launch, in terms of units available/sold for the first day/week/month?
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#290016 - 03/12/2006 22:01
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[Re: Dignan]
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I think a BBC article claimed it's the fastest selling console of all time. Maybe it's the pricepoint, or maybe it's just they had more in stock than any of the others.
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#290017 - 03/12/2006 22:29
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[Re: Dignan]
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Congrats! I'll add you first chance I get! Yeah, everyone in the preorder line felt like such geeks. Of course, we were geeks, but I'm proud of it The first guy in our line was about 37x nerdier than the rest of us, though.
Yeah, the guys around me were super nice, we had a good time geeking out while we waited. Turns out the guy that was in front of me is one of the projectionists over at Pixar and knows some of the guys I know. We all sort of talked about our gaming history and consoles we'd had and the usual gamer crap. So the wait wasn't that bad.
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#290018 - 04/12/2006 02:47
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[Re: loren]
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So much for that theory that holding back units promotes more demand for the product.
Pshah, all it would do to me is make it much less likely that my impulse buy would be a reality. I would quickly move on.
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#290019 - 04/12/2006 05:59
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[Re: Dignan]
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Got one finally. My fiance waiting for me at target at 7 am. Needless to say, SHE RULES.
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#290020 - 04/12/2006 12:23
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[Re: loren]
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I think I'm officially a nerd now... I waited in line for a console.
I got really lucky with the Wii. My roommate wanted one a lot worse than I did, so he was willing to wait in line all night. The first guy in line got there at 8pm Thanksgiving, Lunchbox got there at 8:30pm and the store opened at 7am. The store got nine consoles in and Box was 4 in line. It worked out great. I had to deliver him coffee once, take his place in line for 45 mins once, and then replace him in line for the last 30mins before the store opened.
I'm not sure if that makes me a nerd or not, my roommate waited instead of me.
Edit: wanted/waited
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