Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:59 pm 0

I just found out that Toys "R" Us are allowing me to choose any title that is released on launch day as my free game

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:45 pm 0

Atty wrote:I think a few websites mistook the Japanese D-terminal cable for a VGA cable, as they look pretty much identical, but AFAIK they're not the same thing.

Crap, it seems that's the case indeed.

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:32 pm 0

N-sider have posted quite an interesting article discussing the methods developers are currently using for the shoot/turn mechanics in Wii FPS games (most notably the way they're implementing the turn bounding boxes) and suggest their alternative way of doing things that seems to make a lot of sense. Hopefully some devs will take the time to play with their suggestions (if they haven't already) to see if it's a better way of doing things.

http://www.n-sider.com/articleview.php?articleid=552

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:46 pm 0

Konami is revitalising some of the best games in its history in a new retro compilation package, Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits for DS.

The most exciting games in the package include Gradius, Track and Field and the awesome Contra (better known as Probotector over here), which will contribute to some serious button wear on our DSes. Also on the 12-game list is Rush 'N' Attack, Yie-Ar Kung Fu, Roc 'N Rope, and Circus Charlie, with more yet to be announced.

The great news is that each game will be included in their original form as well as an updated and "remixed" form that will take advantage of the many DS functions. It will also allow players to select between horizontal and vertical screen settings, which use the two screens to imitate the configuration of the original arcade display.

Even more interestingly, the game will include a bonus feature that gives players the history of each of the titles in the compilation, and even let you listen to over 100 game songs and sound effects, for teary-eyed moments.

Huzzah! A new retro compilation for the DS.

Green Beret, Gradius and Contra? Pretty much a must buy for me.

Col · Post by **Col** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:47 pm 0

Alarm wrote:
Huzzah! A new retro compilation for the DS.

Yay! Was beginning to think that was PSP territory.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:49 pm 0

Col wrote:
Alarm wrote:
Huzzah! A new retro compilation for the DS.
Yay! Was beginning to think that was PSP territory.

It does seem that way, doesn't it? That dire Atari 'classics' thing couldn't have helped matters. The makers of Intellivision Lives! are having difficulty finding a distributor, as it won't sell millions of copies (the PS2 version sold over 200,000 copies though; not to be sniffed at).

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:10 am 0

From Eurogamer's Rayman Raving Rabbids preview:

..In another game, you have to shake the remote up and down as fast as you can to milk a cow

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=69058

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:19 am 0

I'd've thought gentle, rhythmic motions would be best to milk a cow. May be different if you were trying to milk a bull though, I dunno

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Really looking forward to getting my Wii now - not just because of the cows, just because of everything

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Bog · Post by **Bog** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:22 am 0

So this cow turns to the farmer who's milking him and complains:

"You're always feeling my tits, but you never give me a kiss!"

Anyway. I shall be queueing outside Gaystation in the pouring rain on Station Road at 11:30 on the evening of the 7th with my pre-order receipt clutched in my sweaty.

I'm bursting for a Wii, me.

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Yak · Post by **Yak** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:29 am 0

I'm declaring the 8th a Minternational Holiday and shall be spending it with my Wii-wand clutched in my hand (providing Gayme come good on the morning of the 8th)

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Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:40 am 0

More Wii interface pics:

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:57 am 0

Still nothing about the wifi security I see (And given that you can use the DS as controller in some games I'm guessing Nintendo have gone insane and made it WEP only). I'm also seeing a distinct lack of info from NoE about the launch. Are we going to be able to buy component cables?

Al · Post by Al » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:44 am 0

HGFB wrote:Are we going to be able to buy component cables?

Gameplay reckon so. Of course when I mailed them to add a component cable to my pre-order they put an RGB cable on there instead

xav · Post by **xav** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:48 am 0

I've just noticed that the fourth section of Iwata Asks is up:

http://wii.nintendo.com/iwata_asks_vol4_p1.html
http://wii.nintendo.com/iwata_asks_vol4_p2.html
http://wii.nintendo.com/iwata_asks_vol4_p3.html

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:55 am 0

HGFB wrote:Still nothing about the wifi security I see (And given that you can use the DS as controller in some games I'm guessing Nintendo have gone insane and made it WEP only).

Surely DS<>Wii could be unecrypted with Wii<>Router encrypted?

Also, I still dont get why they dont put WPA on the wireless ds *games*.
Just because it isnt on the firmware dosnt mean you cant have it.

N-sider have posted quite an interesting article discussing the methods developers are currently using for the shoot/turn mechanics in Wii FPS games (most notably the way they're implementing the turn bounding boxes) and suggest their alternative way of doing things that seems to make a lot of sense. Hopefully some devs will take the time to play with their suggestions (if they haven't already) to see if it's a better way of doing things.

Yup, there dosnt seem to be much expiremenation going on.
They seem to be playing to the "easy to understand" methods rather then the "more precise and flexible" methods.

I still want to see my tri-controll system!
(nunchuck rotational > camera, analogue > movement, wiimote > calibrated aiming at screen)