Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:14 pm 0

hmz...your eyes prefer spacial to temporal resolution then.
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Ok, it seems theres no Mario Galaxy's anywhere in Tilburg

Just looked freaking everywhere. Lots of games shops, supermarkets, toy stores...even dixons *shudder*.

I noticed there was very few Metroid Corruptions about either. Lots of Mario & Sonics, though.

fuwafuwa · Post by **fuwafuwa** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:01 am 0

I have Wii Fit now. Only played it a bit, but if you have questions, let me know

I'm hoping that I can put on some weight, BTW

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:42 am 0

*METROID PRIME 3 SPOILXX0RZ*

I've started replaying Metroid Prime 3, only this time on Hyper difficultly mode (unlocked when you finish normal). I mostly started out of curiosity, to see how hard it was, and I've been very pleasantly surprised by how much the tougher fights add to the game.

Most interestingly, the Hypermode corruption is now far more useful, as enemies are far harder to kill, but since they also dish out a lot more damage, the energy tanks it consumes are that much more valuable. This makes for a cool resource management thing where you must spend energy to save energy. You end up having to judge every situation to assess whether you'd likely lose more than the one health tank needed to charge up hypermode if you tried to tackle it using your regular weapons. Boss fights in particular are now absolutely brutal (especially the first seed core boss), with hyper-corruption mode requiring absolute efficiency and precision. Wasting even a single energy tank on an abortive attack usually ends up costing you the fight.

Ship missiles (the ones you can use in some outdoors areas by holding down 'Z') are far more helpful too, as groups of regular enemies can actually kill you if you're not careful. Large groups of pirates are especially dangerous, and the power to wipe them all out in a single airstrike is a real lifesaver.

My only real complaint about Hyper difficulty setting is that, much like normal, missiles aren't particularly useful against anything but a few cold-weak monsters, and considering that half of the discoverable items in the game are missiles, it makes backtracking for power-ups feel pretty unrewarding.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:41 am 0

Jimaroid wrote:
Rod_S wrote: Riddle me this, Wii owners - is it possible to get a good picture on the Wii from the official component cable, on an HDTV? Anything I should know before hooking it up? Merci.
Got mine on a HDTV via the official component cable, looks lovely, the Wii over SCART on the same set was horrid. There's some settings in the Wii Settings menu to set 480p and widescreen etc.

SiN wrote: You'll still get a shitty looking picture, but it'll be less shitty than using composite.

(it's the scaling that looks horrid ... if your TV does scaling really well, I suppose it won't be that bad)

SiN

Official Wii component cable and Endless Ocean just arrived - the picture looks absolutely gorgeous on the 32" LCD. Really crisp, bright and clean. So nice that I'm tempted to start Mr. Gay from the beginning again, the colours look so much punchier than the CRT. The menu screens, options, browser, news and weather, all of it looks lovely. Very impressive.

Does anyone know what the latest Wii software version is? Mine is at 3.1e, is that current?

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:43 am 0

Yup, 3.1E is the current release.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:53 am 0

IronGiant wrote:Yup, 3.1E is the current release.

Ta for that.

The Caffeine Kid · Post by **The Caffeine Kid** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:39 pm 0

fuwafuwa wrote:I have Wii Fit now. Only played it a bit, but if you have questions, let me know

I'm hoping that I can put on some weight, BTW

I'm looking forward to WiiFit - gimmick or not it looks like a lot of fun, and anything that makes (minor) exercise fun has got to be good in my book.

Any initial thoughts on it? Fun and rewarding? I hope so.

fuwafuwa · Post by **fuwafuwa** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:13 pm 0

The Caffeine Kid wrote:I'm looking forward to WiiFit - gimmick or not it looks like a lot of fun, and anything that makes (minor) exercise fun has got to be good in my book.

Any initial thoughts on it? Fun and rewarding? I hope so.

My initial thought? ...Challenging

Wii fit "games" do require skills(they are fun

), and as for aerobic/muscle exercises, I have to admit I'm poor at them.

I can do yoga poses alright, though.

It's good to see Wii Fit tracks my weight and amount of time spent on exercises

I hope I can feel some improvement in a month or so

Ah, my parents are also playing it. I think it's a good way to keep the motivation.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:22 pm 0

So what is the price of Wii Fit in GBP?

Do we have a date and street price of the UK release?

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:21 pm 0

I've seen prices of 8800 yen quoted on the net which should work out at about Â£38.50. This means we'll probably get it for Â£50-Â£60

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:09 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:Official Wii component cable and Endless Ocean just arrived - the picture looks absolutely gorgeous on the 32" LCD. Really crisp, bright and clean. So nice that I'm tempted to start Mr. Gay from the beginning again, the colours look so much punchier than the CRT. The menu screens, options, browser, news and weather, all of it looks lovely. Very impressive.

What TV did you opt for? I saw Mr Gay running on a Sony 32" LCD TV and it blew my set-up completely away. Everything was so much nicer. You can get decent 720p sets out here now for $500.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:52 pm 0

GeeZa wrote: What TV did you opt for? I saw Mr Gay running on a Sony 32" LCD TV and it blew my set-up completely away. Everything was so much nicer. You can get decent 720p sets out here now for $500.

It's the 32" Samsung I bought a couple of months back - LE32R. Used to have it in my studio for the 360, but replaced that with the 37" version of the same set. 32" felt a bit pokey for COD and Orange Box somehow. So now it's Wii via component on the 32" in the living room, 360 via HDMI on the 37" in my studio.

There are a few jaggies on Mr Gay and Endless Ocean, nothing that I'd call a deal breaker though, it's worth it for the non reflective surface and amazing colour reproduction. Mr Gay has never looked gayer. I was expecting the Wii to look like shit but it's really surprised me. Mmmmm spinny globe.

Gonna give Resi 4 a spin, later.

Edit: Oh yeah, bought this stand for the Wii + LCD panel, looks ace with the white Wii and SKY+ box:

Jetsons vibe.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:17 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:
GeeZa wrote: What TV did you opt for? I saw Mr Gay running on a Sony 32" LCD TV and it blew my set-up completely away. Everything was so much nicer. You can get decent 720p sets out here now for $500.
It's the 32" Samsung I bought a couple of months back - LE32R. Used to have it in my studio for the 360, but replaced that with the 37" version of the same set. 32" felt a bit pokey for COD and Orange Box somehow. So now it's Wii via component on the 32" in the living room, 360 via HDMI on the 37" in my studio.

There are a few jaggies on Mr Gay and Endless Ocean, nothing that I'd call a deal breaker though, it's worth it for the non reflective surface and amazing colour reproduction. Mr Gay has never looked gayer. I was expecting the Wii to look like shit but it's really surprised me. Mmmmm spinny globe.

Gonna give Resi 4 a spin, later.

Ta for the info. I'm finding my poor old 22" Gateway monitor isn't coping with my increasing demands for MASSIVE visuals. As soon as I played Mr Gay on a proper HDTV I was like "Oh for God's sake". Of course I've just spunked cash on mind-expanding new speakers and esoteric Japanese amplifiers so I've just punched myself in the balls as far as a new TV goes. Plus I have Christmas flights to pay for etc. etc. DAMN!

The Samsungs do look lovely and I reckon 37"/720p is a nice sweet-spot for HD gaming. I'll need the PS3 and Wii hooked up to the same set though. When you say "non-reflective" do you mean that TV hasn't got the glossy screen? Most of the TVs I'm seeing all seem to have that gloss finish on the screen panel, which makes the colours look a bit deeper but I'm not a big fan of the reflection stuff.

PumaG · Post by **PumaG** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:50 am 0

Rod_S wrote:
GeeZa wrote: What TV did you opt for? I saw Mr Gay running on a Sony 32" LCD TV and it blew my set-up completely away. Everything was so much nicer. You can get decent 720p sets out here now for $500.
It's the 32" Samsung I bought a couple of months back - LE32R. Used to have it in my studio for the 360, but replaced that with the 37" version of the same set. 32" felt a bit pokey for COD and Orange Box somehow. So now it's Wii via component on the 32" in the living room, 360 via HDMI on the 37" in my studio.

There are a few jaggies on Mr Gay and Endless Ocean, nothing that I'd call a deal breaker though, it's worth it for the non reflective surface and amazing colour reproduction. Mr Gay has never looked gayer. I was expecting the Wii to look like shit but it's really surprised me. Mmmmm spinny globe.

Gonna give Resi 4 a spin, later.

Edit: Oh yeah, bought this stand for the Wii + LCD panel, looks ace with the white Wii and SKY+ box:

Jetsons vibe.

Nice stand!

The LE32Rs are indeed good gaming TVs, the scaler and wotnots inside do a good job, my Wii is only connected by composite and its only a notch if that below the Dreamcast plugged into the VGA port. The Sammys colours are not as life like as more expensive panels on HD movies, but some people prefer this for games.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:38 am 0

GeeZa wrote:
The Samsungs do look lovely and I reckon 37"/720p is a nice sweet-spot for HD gaming. I'll need the PS3 and Wii hooked up to the same set though. When you say "non-reflective" do you mean that TV hasn't got the glossy screen? Most of the TVs I'm seeing all seem to have that gloss finish on the screen panel, which makes the colours look a bit deeper but I'm not a big fan of the reflection stuff.

Non reflective, same as the old style Powerbook and Cinema Displays - matte with no coating or reflectivity. No gloss or shine. Glossy can be a touch over saturated for gaming, and obviously reflections have been a bane since the C64 days.

I'll hook the Wii up to the 37" this week and let you know how it looks.

PumaG wrote:The Sammys colours are not as life like as more expensive panels on HD movies, but some people prefer this for games.

Yeah, if I was buying a TV mainly for films it'd be the 37" Panasonic Viera plasma instead of the Samsung - demoed it instore and thought it definitely had the edge for movies, very bloody nice indeed with Blu-Ray.