• 3Oct 08

  DSi... the video game player that looks at YOU!

  
  ...

  While more can be said, that's the gist of it.

  Anyway, smaller: expected. What is a hardware upgrade if it isn't smaller? However, the screens getting bigger... not a expected. Or wanted.
  The loss of a GBA slot, while would allow my Game Boys to shake off some dust, is not something enjoyable.

  Now, for the surprises. Cameras. One for taking pictures, one that allows Nintendo to keep track of just how many people are smiling when playing the DSi. However, whenever there is a camera, there is an SD card.

  Something else to talk about... an Internet browser? Perhaps I could use it here and on GF because there is no doubt that using a keyboard on the DS is easier than on the Wii.

  ... I can't think of something else to say, but I might think of something later...

  • Posted Oct 3, 2008 1:39 pm GMT
  • Category: Games
  • 2 Comments
  • Tag
  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Digg
• 6Aug 08

  If you had two options...

  A new feature developed by a game company.

  The first option is

  the game company doesn't use this feature on any test games.
  The feature remains unused until the next big game.
  An unused, buggy feature ruins the next big game release.

  The other option is

  The game company tells us about the feature before it's used in a big game release.
  They have some non-big-name games to test, debug, and use the feature.
  The feature, when used in a big-name release, turns out less buggy than if it wasn't tested.

  OK, it's too obvious what I'm referring to. How about this: GS Wide before debugging, or GS Wide after Debugging?

  • Posted Aug 6, 2008 9:19 am GMT
  • Category: Games
  • 0 Comments
  • Tag
  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Digg
• 16Jul 08

  The reason for the lack of Nintendo game announcements

  http://wii.ign.com/articles/890/890276p1.html claims that Miyamoto said "The thing that's difficult is that, as you know, the way we handle our announcement is we work on product and once the product is at a state where we feel it's ready to show to people, then that's when we're willing to talk about it. Which is why it's difficult for me to talk about different projects in interviews." Unless the game is near finished, it won't be announced. (maybe Brawl scared them out of promises)

  Proof to back up this statement? Look at the release dates of the announced games.

  • Animal Crossing City Folk: November 16, 2008 (four months!)
  • Mii Music: Q4 2008
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party: November 2008
  • Star Wars The Clone Wars: November 2008
  • Spore Creatures: September 7, 2008
  • Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars: Q4 2008

  Notice how none of these games are slated for a 2009 release (or if I do understand Q4 2008 incorrectly, no later than March 2009). The only counter example was Wii Sports Resort will be released "globally next spring" as stated in the E3 Pres Conference, and those few TBA released dates.

  I'll just generally yell at those complaining about Nintendo's E3 conference; Nintendo's conference wanted to announce concepts (using the DS to get baseball scores and stats. (I like it), Wii Speak (AC was only announced to accompany it), NON-COMPETITIVE GAMING (Wii Music > Guitar Hero instantly because of this, IMO))

  • Posted Jul 16, 2008 9:50 am GMT
  • Category: Rant
  • 2 Comments
  • Tag
  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Digg

See Previous Blog Posts