Wiiiiiiii thread.

Post by **Femto** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:15 am

I dunno so I'm posting this shit here:

http://www.thewiire.com/news/371/1/Hero ... nd_Details

Trailer for a Wii game called Heroes from the makers of Killer7, which I didn't really like but I'll probably give this game a chance.

The celshading looks much more accomplished but there is unfortunately no actual gameplay footage in the trailer.

Also, I don't know if the stuff is in-game or not but it probably is.

Post by **LordMune** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:30 am

I must say that appeals to me- especially the dialogue, even if it makes a bit more sense now than in Killer 7 (pity they muffled the Engrish voice-overs in the american release).

The gameplay will probably be horrendous(ly different from what we expect), but until we know that for sure, one can dream.

Post by **Ayanami** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:32 pm

Link is dead...

Post by **Femto** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:54 pm

Ayanami wrote:Link is dead...

Well, too bad!

Post by **psi29a** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:09 pm

I do know that everyone in my office is buying one. Stupid name, promising product.

Post by **Femto** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:12 pm

Hey Ayanami.

Just kidding, man.

Goggle that shit, it looks fairly promising.

Post by **Gaiseric** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:51 pm

When will they announce a date and price so I can reserve a Wii?!

Post by **Tempest** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:07 pm

Gaiseric wrote:When will they announce a date and price so I can reserve a Wii?!

From what I've heard it'll be November 11 or 12 for about $250. I can't find an official source for those, but I got the date info from an aquaintence who works in a Game Stop, as well as from internet sources. Some places are saying that it may even come out in mid-to-late October because of some of the prodction schedule Nintendo has put forth.

Post by **Ayanami** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:38 am

Googled the Heroes trailer. Does look pretty good. I love the style of the Killer 7 dude. Saddens me to hear that it sucked. I still want to grab it and play it some time.

I just don't know about that main character dude, a little too excited for my taste but as ya do.

Post by **Femto** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:36 pm

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=dM4xGBFQYYc[/youtube]

Killer app, bitches.

Post by **Malvado** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:39 pm

well that killer app just made me go out and reserve a PS3

Post by **Ayanami** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:16 pm

That looks a lot better than I expected. Me loves Metroid.

Post by **Gaiseric** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:59 pm

<<<<< Has a Wii reserved.

Post by **Sortep** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:42 pm

leave it to maddox to pull sony's hoe card

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net ... y_bullshit

The Best Page In The Universe: I'm tired of Sony's Bullshit wrote:I'm tired of Sony's bullshit.

You may know Sony most readily as the company that recently recalled something on the order of every laptop battery ever made because of a small glitch (they explode). Then there was the "rootkit" debacle, where Sony secretly installed hidden bullshit on your computer. One of Sony BMG's presidents handled the situation with the delicacy of a gang rape with this quote: "Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?" Good point, shit-head! And before that, Sony was known for its shitty optical drives in their PS2s, resulting in a class action lawsuit. The word "shitty" in the previous sentence is a bit misleading, since I also use the word to describe Renée Zellweger's life, and having to void your warranty by adjusting a cog to fix a misaligned laser inside your PS2 is slightly shittier.

Not content with the reaming they give consumers with their shoddy products and condescending attitude, Sony determined that it didn't have enough bad press, so they decided to wield their giant gnarled cock of corporate greed again, this time training it on a small-time import shop called "Lik Sang." Lik Sang was a haven for nerds who wanted to import games and systems from other countries. It turns out that Lik Sang broke some major laws that not only earned them the scorn of Sony, but pissed Sony off to the point where they sued Lik Sang into oblivion. So what was this grave infraction committed against Sony that not only threatened the very foundation of this giant multi-national corporation, but warranted destroying the lives and careers of a group of dorks running a gaming website? Simple: they committed the mortal sin of selling Japanese PSPs to European gamers. Oh no! Not that!

When I read the law suit, I did a double take to make sure I read it correctly. Sony is suing to prevent people from selling PSPs? Great move, morons! Because if there's anything Sony needs right now, it's fewer people buying PSPs. In fact, PSP sales are part of the reason Sony expects to lose $1.7 billion dollars in their gaming division by March. That means that I and anyone else who makes any money at all between now and March (or at least manages not to lose more than $1,699,999,999.99) will officially make more money than Sony's gaming division. I rule.

This isn't the first time Sony bullied a gaming website for selling PSP imports. In June of 2005, Sony sued a website called ElectricBirdLand (Sony literally hired men in dark sunglasses to deliver the papers to the defendant, because Sony is insecure about the size of its penis), stating that the sale of Japanese PSPs to the UK could hurt their ability to exploit the "excitement and anticipation of the market." Hey Sony, you know what else could help you exploit the excitement and anticipation of the market? The PSP not sucking:

Sony's strategy towards portable gaming seems to be to take the same shitty first generation Playstation games that weren't great to begin with, and make them portable so now we can take an example of Sony's utter-inability-to-stop-sucking with us everywhere we go. Nobody wants to buy movies in your stupid proprietary format, assholes!

So why does a company that relies on consumer satisfaction and brand recognition treat its fans with such contempt? Because...

Sony hates you.

Sony would love nothing more than to see you and your family suffer. Sony is like that psycho-ex who you had a few good times with, but was too clingy and the sex got boring. Now it's over and Sony is still stewing about it by leaving you voice mail asking for another chance and promising it "can change."

Tough shit Sony. We've moved on. We're dating your younger, hotter sister, Wii. Even your fuglier step-sister, Xbox 360, looks hotter than you do. At least she's been around the block a few times and knows how to turn tricks. You've got nothing, and it's going to stay that way until you stop being a crabby old cunt.

sony

Post by **Gattsblackfalcon** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:46 pm

Pwned why ?

That's just fanboy opinion against Sony . ( I'm not a Sony fanboy )

Post by **Malvado** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:54 pm

This is a couple days old. Anyway, I still love Maddox.

Post by **Tempest** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:24 pm

Gattsblackfalcon wrote:Pwned why ?

Because it gives credence to the idea that Sony really does not like money and will not be content until it alienates their entire fanbase and hurls itself towards bankrupcy faster than a hobo hurls itself at an unclaimed ham sandwich.

Post by **Gattsblackfalcon** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:01 am

Hmm still don't see the point , PS3 its gonna be the most selled console of the next-gen ( well I guess ) so I don't see Sony going to bankrupcy .

Post by **LordMune** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:08 am

Gattsblackfalcon wrote:PS3 its gonna be the most selled console of the next-gen ( well I guess )

600 dollars, another proprietary format signed Sony, and serious supply issues say otherwise.

Post by **Gattsblackfalcon** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:36 am

Seems like those $600 don't stop people to buy it , its expensive I know ,but hell I want to play MGS4!

Post by **arke** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:33 am

There were roughly 250,000 consoles available at launch. If you could find 0.083% of the (US) population willing to part with $600, you've just sold every console. So, them selling as well as they are is not a surprise; what most people are skeptical about is the longterm viability of the console.

Also, if you even read what Maddox wrote, you'd note that Sony's gaming division is expected to net a negative 1.7 billion.

Post by **newbified** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:43 am

I imagine the Wii being the most popular and well sold of the 3 next gen consoles.

Not only is it far cheaper than any other next gen consoles, but the PS3 comes off as gimmicky to me at this point.

Nintendo allowed the use of the Gameboy handheld as a controller for the GC, so now you can use the PSP as a controller for the PS3. Not to mention their "new" controller now has motion detection on a much lower scale after Nintendo announced their controller.

Something tells me that Sony is going to be eating a lot of money from their PS3. And I'm honestly not sure that Sony will turn much of a profit from simply the sale of the console. Not to mention with the new format they'll have much more expensive games. Just looking at Blue-ray movies they're double the price of DVDs.

Also I looked at the current selection of PS3 today at the store...and I was automatically able to match 4 games that's part of the disappointing PS3 launch selection, that they simply carried over from the PS2.

Pretty insulting to their customers I think. Not to mention the fact that they released practically half of what was romised, putting a LOT of people who had pre-ordered in a position without anything to show for it.

Just my opinion anyway.

Post by **Malvado** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:08 am

Why is this in the Wii thread? And dude Newbified, you made clearly no sense at all.

The games are the same price as the xbox 360 games. Which is far from expensive, I know most of you have N64's and Snes so you know the price of games for those consoles(70-80).

Also I looked at the current selection of PS3 today at the store...and I was automatically able to match 4 games that's part of the disappointing PS3 launch selection, that they simply carried over from the PS2.

What does the second half of that sentence mean? Ports?

Post by **Gaiseric** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:10 am

I think he is saying the PS3 launch line up is shit(except Resistance), and 60 bucks for shit is expensive.

Also, if you dont have a tv that does 720p or 1080p(most of the older hdtvs dont) the PS3 will downscale the games to 480p, it wont even run them in 1080i like the 360 will.

And even if you do have a tv that does 720p or 1080p, it still might not even work. There are reports of people having problems with the HDMI.

That, plus it not being fully backwards compatible, fake bids on ebay, and people getting shot, looks like a pretty bad launch.

Oh, yeah WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!! Getting mine on sunday!

Post by **Ayanami** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:56 pm

Sony is fucked, their PS3 launch is a joke.