Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

grue · Post by **grue** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:26 pm 0

Geeza's impressions have been much much better than what people use to express their feelings for the PS3 which go along the lines of "OMFG teh GRFX!!!1eleven"

Seriously, if someone who didn't know shit about consoles and games read Geeza's impressions and someone's who had a PS3 who do you think they would take into account when they went to buy one?

PurpleChair · Post by **PurpleChair** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:28 pm 0

The people who didn't get their hands on a Wii obviously just didn't want it enough.

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:31 pm 0

Snakey wrote:
goatboy wrote:Well, they're not expensive, and there's plenty of them around
You try telling that to all the people who can't get one. There is most certainly not plenty of them around

They can have one shortly.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:35 pm 0

Another website designed for use on the Wii:

http://www.swiitspot.com/

grue · Post by **grue** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:37 pm 0

Alarm wrote:Another website designed for use on the Wii:

http://www.swiitspot.com/

We should do a thread with the Wii-enabled websites.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:39 pm 0

A new Nintendo console so soon?

Notice the lack of Nintendo Wee jokes now folk have got used to the name?

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:07 pm 0

Yes, followed by the Nintendo Whoa released 2009.

Flabio wrote:
Alarm wrote:Freeloader works on Wii:
Bollocks. Thought that bet was a certain tenner for me

Lucky for you i didnt take you up on it.

(seriously though, the early versions of the freeloader had a fair amounts of problems anyway. Any Wii problems are just going to be the same as GC problems atm, imo. And there is a chance you can still be right if Nintendo does a firmware patch...but i dought they will be bothered with gc stuff now)

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:25 pm 0

Snakey wrote:
GeeZa wrote:Now *this* does look 60fps to me
Without even seeing it, I can say with 100% confidence - yes it is. Super Monkey Ball is a game that needs 60fps to feel right. Sounds like they've just used the extra power of the Wii GPU to add some nice effects. Good stuff. Sega know their shit

Damn straight. It looks so damn clean too, they have some talented texture artists there.

I just picked up used Gamecube Ikaruga (

) and Soul Caliber II plus a used Wavebird. A bit more arcadey stuff to provide "light" relief from Zeldering. The shop also gave me a free Monkey Ball t-shirt bless 'em after we chatted about consoles for a bit. It's been a good couple of days game-wise for me, let's hope it continues and everyone else gets to join in.

grue · Post by **grue** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:27 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:Damn straight. It looks so damn clean too, they have some talented texture artists there.

I just picked up used Gamecube Ikaruga ( ) and Soul Caliber II plus a used Wavebird. A bit more arcadey stuff to provide "light" relief from Zeldering. The shop also gave me a free Monkey Ball t-shirt bless 'em after we chatted about consoles for a bit. It's been a good couple of days game-wise for me, let's hope it continues and everyone else gets to join in.

Ikaruga will have your arse on a plate.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:29 pm 0

Dead Wiis already

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/wii- ... -firmware/

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:32 pm 0

HGFB wrote:Dead Wiis already

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/wii- ... -firmware/

Ah well, the dream is over, that's the error I get. Thought it was distinctly fishy coz it happened after a reboot and my network was responding fine otherwise.

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:35 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:
HGFB wrote:Dead Wiis already

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/wii- ... -firmware/
Ah well, the dream is over, that's the error I get. Thought it was distinctly fishy coz it happened after a reboot and my network was responding fine otherwise.

Ahhh... poo! I wonder how widespread this problem is?

fog · Post by **fog** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:40 pm 0

Atty wrote:
GeeZa wrote:
HGFB wrote:Dead Wiis already

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/wii- ... -firmware/
Ah well, the dream is over, that's the error I get. Thought it was distinctly fishy coz it happened after a reboot and my network was responding fine otherwise.
Ahhh... poo! I wonder how widespread this problem is?

More?
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wiicon ... 216036.php

All Wii game vids in one place....
http://www.destructoid.com/40-new-games ... 7988.phtml
Nothing new but useful reference.

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:52 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:
HGFB wrote:Dead Wiis already

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/wii- ... -firmware/
Ah well, the dream is over, that's the error I get. Thought it was distinctly fishy coz it happened after a reboot and my network was responding fine otherwise.

Fuck, first MS and now Nintendo? How difficult can this updating business be.

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:00 pm 0

So far it sounds like the problem is caused by faulty flash rom in some of the wiis are causing the firmware updates to not install properly.