Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

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Hear hear!

Give the man a...erm, do we have any emoticons of Llamas smoking cigars? Hmm, didn't think so.

Well, have a :tea:
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Snakey wrote:
PumaG wrote:Maybe Nintendo could get the online shop system run by a charity :wink:
$8 for an old ROM that's had nothing done to it whatsoever? You're fucking joking
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Custom soundtracks on Wii:

In the latest batch of ExciteTruck media, we happened to notice something interesting in the sound menu. The usual options are all here, you can set volume and sound effect levels. Wait, what’s this third option? SD Card? It looks like ExciteTruck will allow players to stream music from their SD cards and create their own custom soundtracks. This is a common feature in Xbox and Xbox 360 games, so why not? If this is true, it’s a very pleasant surprise. Very good move on Nintendo’s part. (From Go Nintendo)

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Post by Yak »

never mind SD cards, if the thing's on my netty I want to stream stuff off a server. Likewise the photo stuff.
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Alarm wrote:Custom soundtracks on Wii:

In the latest batch of ExciteTruck media, we happened to notice something interesting in the sound menu. The usual options are all here, you can set volume and sound effect levels. Wait, what’s this third option? SD Card? It looks like ExciteTruck will allow players to stream music from their SD cards and create their own custom soundtracks. This is a common feature in Xbox and Xbox 360 games, so why not? If this is true, it’s a very pleasant surprise. Very good move on Nintendo’s part. (From Go Nintendo)

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I just assumed it already would play custom soundtracks. Surely that's now an expected "standard" feature of any console?
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Post by Roobarb »

Judging stuff by screenshots taken from websites is like buying a pig in a poke, but prompted by this article:
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-vs ... 211669.php
...i thought i'd take a closer look at the screenshots, and compare with PS2/Xbox360 for sanity check/ control samples. Personally i didn't think the shots chosen by NGC France for those games were very representative of the shots they have in their portfolio, so i chose my own. The PS2/Gamecube Cars screenshots also look suspiciously close to me (game sites just using generic screenshots, not platform specific)?

Anyway, i'm no graphics propellor head, but it definitely looks to me that PS2, GC < Wii < 360. No surprise there then.

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Post by Alarm »

Latest Japanese hardware sales:

1. Nintendo DS Lite - 158,681
2. PSP - 25,908
3. PS2 - 21,832
4. GBA SP - 1,858
5. Xbox 360 - 1,565
6. GB Micro - 1,351
7. Cube - 644
8. Nintendo DS - 114
9. Game Boy Advance - 15
10. Xbox - 7
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Couldn't see this posted anywhere, so here's the link to the Wii UK Tour site:

http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/wii/?site ... tml&l=enGB

Think I'll pop up to Bluewater on 17-18th. 8)
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Post by Governmentyard »

All those american football games look the same to me,apart from the PS2 version. The grass on the 360 one looks a different kind of wrong though.

Why are people still talking about the graphics? I suppose people were comparing the PSP and DS graphics until the DS came out though so perhaps I shouldn;t be surprised.
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goatboy wrote:All those american football games look the same to me,apart from the PS2 version. The grass on the 360 one looks a different kind of wrong though.

Why are people still talking about the graphics? I suppose people were comparing the PSP and DS graphics until the DS came out though so perhaps I shouldn;t be surprised.
But..but... the helmets are slightly shinier in the 360 version! How can this not enhance the immersivity of the experience?
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Damn you nintendo ! After months of saying "I won't be getting a wii as i've got the xbox360,DS,PS2 and PC." my resistance has been broken.
Was it the edge guide that made me decide it,no.
Was it the video's of the games in action,no.
Was it the old games that i'd love to play again,no.
Was it the new zelda game,no.
Was it my 7 year old daughter saying she wanted one,no.
It was my wife a person that hates games saying it would a great thing for our family as even she could play along.
Damn the nintendo marketing men!!!
Now i'll have to force myself to buy one now... :wink:
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bagpuss66 wrote:Damn you nintendo ! After months of saying "I won't be getting a wii as i've got the xbox360,DS,PS2 and PC." my resistance has been broken.
Was it the edge guide that made me decide it,no.
Was it the video's of the games in action,no.
Was it the old games that i'd love to play again,no.
Was it the new zelda game,no.
Was it my 7 year old daughter saying she wanted one,no.
It was my wife a person that hates games saying it would a great thing for our family as even she could play along.
Damn the nintendo marketing men!!!
Now i'll have to force myself to buy one now... :wink:
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PWNED! :lol:
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She sounds like a very smart lady indeed, don't let her get away :)

I've watched the Zelda intro for the umpteenth time, it still gives me goosebumps :D
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I've played Wii for the last two days. Back tomorrow evening with some vids. Now sleep. But before that:



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