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February 10th, 2007, 12:00 Posted By: wraggster
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Most of the trailers we've seen from Lunar Knights have been in Japanese, so we figured it was a good week to show off an English version. The video weighs in at nearly three and a half minutes of world-saving, vampire-crushing hotness, and manages to show off just about everything a gamer needs to decide whether or not this one is a must-have. Now that's what we call a trailer.
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February 10th, 2007, 11:56 Posted By: wraggster
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A new version of the devkitPro updater/installer has been released.
devkitPro Updater 1.4.2 has been rebuilt with the latest NSIS 2.23 and a more recent version of the inetc plugin used for downloading files. This should be more stable and hopefully remove the installer crashes some people have been experiencing.
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February 10th, 2007, 11:46 Posted By: wraggster
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Ebay user thef1ea has done something that is downright cool. In taking a Wii and fitting it into a PC tower, thef1ea has created a PC-Wii hybrid. Affectionately dubbed the Wiiputer by reader Dave, it allows one to game on both the PC and Wii with ease, through the use of a shared 19 inch widescreen monitor. Overall, it's an impressive package, however we lack the $1,300+ that thef1ea is asking for this rig and won't be bidding. Will you try and get your hands on this?
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February 10th, 2007, 11:41 Posted By: wraggster
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I inteviewed Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, at Dice. Reggie was very confident and here's some of what he had to say. If I get time later, I can transcribe the interview. In the meantime ... (picture: Reggie getting interviewed o n the red carpet before the awards show).
Reggie said that new data on sales will be out in the next week or so, but it's clear that the Wii is going strong. It sold 1.1 million units in North America through December, and about 4 million units manufactured last year. About two thirds of software sales were by third parties, so "developers are sharing in the success," he said.
The DS continues to sell well even though there were two or three weeks when it was completely sold out. Worldwide, the DS has sold more than 35.6 million units now. "We're making millions a month, but the demand is above that," he said.
He said he anticipates surpassing the installed base of the Xbox 360 with this sales rate.
"The question is when," he said. "That's going to be drivenn by our own sales rate and getting good software released at the right time. It's clear they are slowing down. It's not unthinkable to see that next year we could surpass their installed base."
The PlayStation 2 is competition of sorts, but Reggie said it's not direct. He said it is more like competition for the GameBoy Advance or the DS. I told him that Bill Gates said he didn't believe that the Wii was direct competition for the Xbox 360.
"When you're as rich as Bill is, you can say anything," Reggie said. "They have done some things that are brilliant at Microsoft. We want to bring gaming back to the masses. Consumers are voting with their wallets and pocketbooks."
I said critics have said that the game play of the Wii is limited and its novelty may wear off. He said, "I wonder if they saw Zelda? It has 90 hours of game play."
He said it is a fact that the PlayStation 3 inventory is "stacking up worldwide" because it's too expensive and doesn't have the right games. He said Sony made too big a bet on Blu-ray and on the price that the consumer is willing to pay for gaming. He said the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD war is shaping up to be a "bloody battle that won't be resolved soon."
Reggie said that the upcoming Wii Play would drive more sales soon. He said Nintendo is courting developers and is encouraged by the number of fresh ideas for using the Wii remote.
He was happy that the Wii was becoming a cultural phenomenon, as evidenced by Conan O'Brien playing Wii Tennis with Serena Williams on his show. He said the marketing that worked best was getting the Wii in the hands of consumers through programs such as kiosks with Wiis at shopping malls.
He said the death of the contestant in the "hold your wee for Wii" contest was unfortunate. And he said that the strap issue really meant that Nintendo had to work harder instructing consumers not to let go of the Wii remote when they were playing. He said the return rates on the Wii for general problems were "miniscule." Reggie said that getting the Wii in the hands of key mainstream media has also been important. Three million people have viewed a commercial that Nintendo released on the YouTube video service. More than 30,000 videos have been uploaded by people who have customized their Miis, the avatars that users can create for their Wiis.
Reggie thinks that Nintendo will score some points in the sports area for the first time in a long time with Electronic Arts' upcoming SSX Blur and Tiger Woods titles.
Asked if first-person shooters look bad on the Wii, Reggie said that "Metroid Prime 3" looks and plays excellent and it will end the debate over the Wii's aiming problems. He also said that the aiming in Wii Play would put those concerns to rest.
Asked if the Wii would run out of novelty and peter out, he said that skeptics said the same thing about the DS and its dual-screen and stylus play. He said that third-party development has done quite well and would continue to generate novel uses of the Wii controller. And he remained confident that the Wii would expand the market of games to non-gamers.
As for online, Reggie said that Pokemon Battle Revolution is doing well in Japan and would be the first online title in the U.S. He said online development kits have been seeded and titles are coming. Nintendo is starting to capitalize on the fitness benefits of the Wii in its marketing.
"We're about moving to the next rocket stage in our growth," he said in closing.
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February 10th, 2007, 11:22 Posted By: wraggster
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Developer Factor 5 is no stranger to Nintendo consoles. The company's Rogue Squadron II launch title for GameCube arguably pushed the purple box hardware further than most, right out of the gate. In its time (and perhaps still today) the game is a looker.
That said, the company's CEO Julian Eggebrecht was critical of first-generation Wii graphics while speaking with IGN yesterday. In short, he called developer efforts "sloppy" as many Wii launch titles output worse graphics than some GameCube games, notably Resident Evil 4. From the interview: "I really have to say, boy, am I disappointed [with early Wii graphics]... I was digging out Rebel Strike the other day and was looking at it, and we had some people who were visiting ask, 'Why isn't anybody else doing this on Wii?' and I am at a loss."
Though Eggebrecht originally criticized Wii's hardware back in October of last year, it sounds like he's at least on board the fun train. "I love the Wii, absolutely... Everybody really should have one." Still, we can't help but echo his distaste for inexcusable sloppy graphics by some Wii developers.
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February 10th, 2007, 11:21 Posted By: wraggster
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In conjunction with the April 26 release of Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings for DS, Square Enix and Nitnendo are set to release a special edition of the DS Lite with the FFXII:RW logo and two main characters emblazoned on the front. Square Enix did a similar promotion for the DS release of Final Fantasy III.
Though the extra cost to paint an industrial-strength sticker is probably minimal, it's not like Nintendo needs any help selling the consoles in Japan. A release outside of Japan is very unlikely for the limited edition console, so those desperate for a unit will have to import. However, we have a better suggestion: wait for someone to post a high-resolution image and then make your own sticker to put on that DS Lite (or DS Phat) you're already using.
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February 10th, 2007, 11:14 Posted By: wraggster
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CheapyD over at CheapAssGamer.com has put together a really nice little video review about the Play Stand DS Lite from Hori. We were dubious at first, but after watching this review, we've ordered one ourselves from Play-Asia, to the tune of fifteen bucks.
This little sucker will make playing games with one hand a snap, and it also looks swanky as well. Cradle your DS Lite in some goodness, and wait patiently for the SimCity DS game to come out. It has the ability to hold the DS Lite horizontally and vertically, so basically any of your games will look sweet in its plastic and foam goodness.
Nice work, CheapyD. Now we'll wait patiently for this to arrive so we can pimp out Animal Crossing: Wide World as it was meant to be seen.
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February 10th, 2007, 11:12 Posted By: wraggster
via kotaku
Conspiracy Entertainment (Yes, the guys behind Pocket Pool) just announced that they plan to bring a futuristic 3D mech shooter to the Wii.
Shoot Out "pits freedom fighters against alien robot machines in a fight for control of earth."
"This game was a hit within the arcade/coin-up market and is now being retooled for the Wii platform," commented Carlo Perconti, president of Hyper- Devbox. "We are very excited to collaborate with Conspiracy to increase the intensity and enjoyment of the game, while remaining true to its original and much-loved design and aesthetic. The freedom of Wii's distinctive handheld wireless controller is ideal for creating a 3D 'shoot 'em up' experience and will allow players a greater feeling of interaction."
Sirus Ahmadi, president of Conspiracy Entertainment, said, "We look forward to working with an established developer such as Hyper-Devbox on our first Wii game. We anticipate to secure other gaming projects in the near- future for the Wii platform."
"The Wii platform is achieving rapid market acceptance. We plan to release 'Shoot Out' in the second quarter of 2007, as part of our efforts to capitalize on the fastest growing segments of the $30 billion global video gaming industry," said Keith Tanaka, CFO of Conspiracy Entertainment. "This is just the beginning of our intention to enter the Wii market."
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February 10th, 2007, 11:09 Posted By: wraggster
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Graphic-designer-by-day, blogger-by-night Martin Taylor has a neat series of pics up of a Japanese Super Mario Bros. towel he snagged in Brighton. Though, I'm not sure which I like better: The towel or the bathroom.
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February 10th, 2007, 11:06 Posted By: wraggster
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Demand for a wireless sensor bar solution for the Wii has been strong since the day the console hit the streets. There are plenty of installation circumstances in which the standard hardwired Wii Sensor Bar doesn't make for a clean installation, like with wall mounted plasmas (like Casamassina) and front-projection systems (Me and Peer), or any arrangement that doesn't situate the Wii within 10 feet of the display. The official Wii Sensor Bar is also a little weak--the console's manual states that it is most effective when a user is no more than 8 feet away, and it begins to get really jittery beyond 20-feet.
Because the Wii Sensor Bar is nothing more than a pair of infrared diodes, developing a wireless version isn't terribly tricky. The first solution available was a decidedly homebrew product distributed by wirelesssensorbar.com (review). Though functional, the crude design didn't really blend in next to nice TVs. The big accessory manufacturers were, of course, on the wireless Sensor Bar case as well, and today we've got our hands on the first major release, the Nyko Wireless Sensor Bar.
Nyko's new product is decidedly more polished than the homebrew alternatives. It's packaged rather nicely in a cool plastic tube, and aesthetically its shiny black face and silver housing mimic the official Sensor Bar's styling closely. Surprisingly, the Nyko model is not that much bigger than the Nintendo version, despite the necessity of batteries, so it shouldn't look out of place near a nice TV. It also rests securely upon the Sensor Bar mounting bracket that comes with the Wii. The power button is situated on the top surface, and a blue LED shines on the front when powered on.
The unit is powered by 4 AA batteries (included) which Nyko states will allow up to 30 hours of use. Because the Wireless Sensor Bar doesn't know when the Wii is on or off, the potential for forgetting to shut it down after some Wii action is a concern. Nyko did their best to ameliorate the issue via a switch on the back of the Sensor Bar that allows users to set a specific time of operation of 1 or 2-hours before an audible warning (sounds like a microwave beeping) reminds that it is still on. Other than engineering some sort of wireless detection system that would let the Sensor Bar know when the Wii is on or off, which would certainly raise costs, we can't really think of better power-saving strategy than what Nyko has come up with, moderately clumsy though it may be.
The Nyko Wireless Sensor Bar claims a 25-foot range, and in our testing we concluded that it is indeed somewhat more powerful than the official Sensor Bar. Between 12 and 25-feet away from the Sensor Bar, we experienced comparatively less jittering with the Nyko model as opposed to the Nintendo issue. The difference wasn't extreme and twisting the Wiimote still produced quite a bit of jitter, yet we were able to conclude that the Nyko Wireless Sensor Bar gave us slightly better tracking ability at the 25-foot range.
Nyko's MSRP for the Wireless Sensor Bar is a pretty reasonable $19.99 and should appear at retail in March. Though there's unavoidable hassle associated with the necessity of turning it on and off independently from the Wii, gamers with entertainment setups that simply won't accommodate the official Nintendo Sensor Bar would do well to consider Nyko's solution.
Nyko's other premier Wii product are its HD-Link Component Cables. At launch the demand for component cables for the Wii far outstripped Nintendo's supply and many HDTV owners were left unable to take advantage of the Wii's 480p output capability. Availability is somewhat improved, but reports of sizable markups over MSRP have been reported at retail. Nyko's HD-Link may help improve the situation. The cable is relatively similar to the Nintendo release. Both cables are roughly 9-feet long, but Nyko's component cable is covered in a somewhat more attractive white coating, as opposed to Nintendo's grey. The connections are also somewhat higher quality looking. In our testing we noticed no image degradation associated with the Nyko cable as opposed to the Nintendo offering. MSRP for the Nyko HD-Link Component Cables will be $19.99, and the product should arrive at retail at the same time frame as the Wireless Sensor Bar, March.
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February 9th, 2007, 21:53 Posted By: wraggster
It seems like every big Square Enix Nintendo release is accompanied by a special limited edition version of whatever console it's on. Sure enough, Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings will be released along side a special, limited edition DS.
Known formally as the Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings Sky Pirates Edition, this limited edition package includes a copy of Revenant Wings and a special edition DS Lite. The DS Lite, which can be seen at Impress Watch, is based off the Crystal White version of the system, but has the FFXII logo and character artwork laser printed on the cover.
Those who already have a DS Lite and don't care for the frills will be able to pick up the Japanese version of Revenant Wings on its own on the same day at the software-only price of 4800 yen. Both packages hit Japan on 4/26.
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February 9th, 2007, 21:39 Posted By: wraggster
From the official site
EZTEAM announce the one stop expansion pack solution whch integrated the 256Mbit GBA card/NDS Browser RAM Expansion Pack/NDS Rumble Pack all three cards in to one Lite sized slot2 card with several years experience on flashcard development .
GBA function: it equipped with 256Mbit Norflash, 2Mbit SRAM, Battery. so it can compatible with almost GBA game(except which needs special hardware). and it has three advantages to compare with SDRAM/PSRAM GBA solution.
1. the data still remain after power off.
2. can be used as a standalone GBA card.
3. perfect GBA/NDS linker
Browser RAM expansion function: it uses the highspeed ram cache as the offical one. perfect compatible with NDS Browser(JAP/EUR)
Rumble function: Perfect works with all official rumble enabled games. it also has three level vibration strenth adjust. now you can adjust between power consume and better game feeling by yourself. SDK also provide for third party developers.
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February 9th, 2007, 21:13 Posted By: wraggster
Not really breaking news or anything, I just found it rather odd but in the latest issue of the Official Xbox Magazine for March of 2007, the editors have replaced their normal mugs with their Mii counterparts. It took me about 3 double takes to fully realize what was going on, reading an Xbox magazine with Mii’s inside of it. There is a very tiny blurb at the bottom of the page with a minor explanation as to what is going on:
“We like our Wii-generated Mii portraits so much,we thought we’d run them two issues in a row. Next month, we’ll go back to our ever-familiar photos.”
The whole thing is just.. odd.
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February 9th, 2007, 21:08 Posted By: wraggster
Vixen posted a way of identifying what Wii you have for those worried about modchip compatability
Heres goes:
Identify the DVD chip using the Wii's serial number
Forget about the purchase date or the checksum digit in the box.
It seems the first part of the serial number holds the key to knowing if you have the incompatible D2B chip or not.
Check your serial number against the tables below.
Europe
GC2 - DMS or GC2R - D2A
- LEH 100XXXXX
- LEH 101XXXXX
- LEH 102XXXXX
- LEH 103XXXXX
- LEH 104XXXXX
- LEH 105XXXXX
- LEH 106XXXXX
- LEH 107XXXXX
- LEH 108XXXXX
- LEH 109XXXXX
GC2R - D2B
- LEH 109XXXXX
- LEH 109225XX
- LEH 1100XXXX
- LEH 1104XXXX
For European models it seems the D2B chip was introduced somewhere in the LEH 109XXXX number range.
North America
GC2 - DMS or GC2R - D2A
- LU 100XXXXXX
- LU 103XXXXXX
- LU 104XXXXXX
- LU 1050XXXXX
- LU 303XXXXXX
- LU 304XXXXXX
- LU 305XXXXXX
- LU 306XXXXXX
- LU 503XXXXXX
- LU 505XXXXXX
- LU 5074XXXXX
GC2R - D2B
- LU 1054XXXXX
- LU 3072XXXXX
- LU 50853XXXX
- LU 5089XXXXX
For North-America it appears that there are three different ranges in use (LU1/LU3/LU5). Its possible that each range is used in a different area, factory or language pack.
Each range will have a number where the D2B chip is introduced.
For LU1 this seems to be between LU 1050XXXXX and LU 1054XXXXX.
For LU3 its between LU306XXXXXX and LU3072XXXXX and
for LU5 its somewhere between LU 5074XXXXX and LU50853XXXX.
Keep in mind that it is possible that there are different factories or production lines that use different stocks. Therefore the above tables could be wrong at some points. However, so far the serial number seems to give a reasonable indication of what chip is inside your console.
Please post if you have a serial number that can narrow these ranges and you can confirm the chip type.
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February 9th, 2007, 21:01 Posted By: wraggster
Heres the press release:
Xploder launches Cheat Saves with Movie Player & Media Manager for Nintendo Wii: Transform your Wii into the ultimate multi-media entertainment system. Includes Virtual Console Game Management functions.
Cheats Always Prosper! Access cheatsaves for the very latest Wii titles - Would a little extra Zelda help be useful? Or maybe you want to get past that difficult stage on Call of Duty 3? - by accessing the extensive Xploder database you can get the latest cheats for these games and many more.
Going Retro? We’ve raided our archives to bring you access to our extensive collection of NES, SNES and N64 cheats, so once spent your hard-earned Wii Points downloading those retro classics from the Virtual Console you can give yourself an unfair advantage in these games too! You can also use the application to back-up Virtual Console games to your PC via an SD card.
Join the Community! Once you’ve cracked your favourite game, you can add your best Wii, N64, SNES and NES gamesaves to the Xploder Community Database and share them with others!
It’s Movie Night! Home movies and many other movie file types (including DVD VOB*, MKV, Xvid, DivX, MPEG 1 & 2, M1P, M2P, MP4, TS, WMV, ASF, and AVI) can be converted to MJPEG and transferred to SD for Wii playback.
Go Go Slideshow! Manage your JPEG photo and image files to create fantastic slideshows on your Wii!
Add Some Tunes! Convert CDs to MP3 with auto album, artist and track naming and add them to your Wii slideshows.
Xploder Cheat Saves for Nintendo Wii - Everything you need to get the most from the Nintendo Wii - available for just £19.99 from leading retailers from March 1st 2007.
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February 9th, 2007, 20:42 Posted By: wraggster
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So long as video games exist, let there be nostalgia-inducing remixes of the Super Mario Bros theme; preferably good ones like the above. Listen in as Greg Patillo covers the venerable classic in beatbox flutist form. Just don't forget to breathe.
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February 9th, 2007, 20:30 Posted By: wraggster
via engadget
Sure, we know there's swarms of you out there who'd take a few hours in The Slim Machine instead of being forced to run around your block or pump some iron, but here's a relatively fair compromise. The Wii Weights prototype is nothing more than your average strap-on wrist weight coated in white and stamped with that (likely trademarked) Wii logo, but let's face it, if you've got to burn the calories, you're better off doing so whilst playing Wii Sports. Ideally, the weights would range from one to four pounds, and should do some serious sculpting on your array of arm muscles if you make it a habit to game with these on. So if shedding nine pounds over the holidays training as a Wii athlete just wasn't encouragement enough for you to participate, just imagine the additional pounds that'll vanish (and the muscles that'll surface) when adding these bad boys into the mix.
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February 9th, 2007, 20:26 Posted By: wraggster
Check out the first screens of EA upcoming Godfather: Blackhand Edition for Wii.
This Wii port will incorporate motion-sensing controls to let you hammer the faces of your enemies - or any random granny, if you're that way inclined - by swinging your fists with the Wii Remote in hand.
As you can see, graphically it look pretty much the same as the Xbox game, also we'll wait to see it running before we make any final judgements.
Nobody will be able to call the Wii a console for kids by the end of the year, with Godfather, Driver, Scarface AND Manhunt 2 all on the way.
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