^haha

^^seems like the economists dont get much say-so at Nintendo due to their blatant rebellion against conventional supply/demand theory. Either that or they are operating on an entirely new philosophy with regards to their supply chain mgt.

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4/27/2007 10:28:49 AM

well, my wiikey install didn't go so well....here's hoping to get it fixed this weekend

4/27/2007 4:35:16 PM

Next VC offerings:

* Battle Lode Runner -- TurboGrafx -- 600 Wii points
* Final Fight -- SNES -- 800 Wii points
* Mighty Bomb Jack -- NES -- 500 Wii points

4/27/2007 5:33:30 PM

I'm holding out for Zelda II and Vectorman. Nintendo Power said they'd be released soon (in the May issue which was sent out in March), but they're nowhere to be found yet.

4/27/2007 5:47:10 PM

how did you screw up the install?

4/27/2007 5:56:44 PM

^^did you ever beat Zelda II; I am not sure I have ever talked to anyone that beat that game, it was fucking hard, i still have nightmares about the death screen flashing with Gannon taunting me!

4/27/2007 5:57:48 PM

pretty sure nothing22 beat it

4/27/2007 6:22:05 PM

This thread (and the name Wii) is one year old today.

4/27/2007 6:23:28 PM

holy crap... i didn't think it had been that long

4/27/2007 6:28:03 PM

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"^^did you ever beat Zelda II; I am not sure I have ever talked to anyone that beat that game, it was fucking hard, i still have nightmares about the death screen flashing with Gannon taunting me!"

I don't understand why people find this game so hard to beat (yes I did beat it). I even had a college friend tell me it was impossible to beat, so I sat down and played through the entire game and beat it that night (didn't even take too long). I hadn't played the game in like 6-7 years.

4/27/2007 6:52:59 PM

hardest part of the game is getting TO the final castle and keeping your lives

my fav. game on NES = zelda ii

4/28/2007 6:56:20 AM

i beat zelda II. i got really frustrated with it and stopped playing for a while. then picked it back up and beat it.

4/28/2007 3:41:24 PM

how often are the virtual console games beign released?

4/28/2007 4:39:53 PM

every monday, usually between 1-3 games; there is a complete list on Nintendo's wii website....seems like they are probably pushing 100 games, but that is just a guess

4/28/2007 4:43:35 PM

Anybody get one today?

4/29/2007 11:50:22 AM

Hard to believe people are still having difficulty finding one...

glad I got to best buy at 530AM the day it came out

4/29/2007 11:57:34 AM

^yeah, it is amazing, the economics are interesting to follow on this thing

isn't the summer typically a slump time for the gaming industry? still not sure you will see these things on shelves until next fall...

4/29/2007 12:14:45 PM

so there is this trick in wii sports.

its for the power throws bowling part. on the 91 pin set you can bowl it on the actial barrier (far left or right) and if you can get it all the way down it will shake the screen and give you a strike..

anyone try it yet?

4/29/2007 10:13:33 PM

read about 40+ pages back?

4/29/2007 10:14:32 PM

4/30/2007 9:02:36 AM

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/11650/1092/

Nintendo is saying that they are going to try to make more wii's.

4/30/2007 9:34:25 AM

Looks like Pro Wrestling is coming out soon...can't wait to do a back breaker with King Slender

4/30/2007 9:54:27 AM

^I heard the "big" increase in production they are talking about is about 2 million units over the next fiscal year.....not likely to help that much with demand as it is!

4/30/2007 10:19:28 AM

WTB Guitar Hero on Wii

4/30/2007 10:25:17 AM

VC Releases for today:

* Castlevania (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
* The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (Super NES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
* Shockman (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)

4/30/2007 11:16:54 AM

i think they should just release any more wii games like wiisports or wiiplay on the shop channel. they're really cheap and simple games...but i dunno how much space that would take up on the console...

4/30/2007 11:35:12 AM

so i finally bought a Wii yesterday. I wasn't even shopping for one, but I was at the Wilmington Costco and saw one unit sitting on the shelf. It was the first time I'd ever actually seen one in any store. As soon as I'd picked it up, I had a small swarm of people flock over to tell me how lucky I was.

Are these things still pretty impossible to find?

4/30/2007 1:16:07 PM

yes

4/30/2007 1:31:56 PM

Has anyone played Blazing Angels? Comments?

4/30/2007 1:59:37 PM

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"how did you screw up the install?"

bridged 2 solder pads....not a problem...fixing it today. Getting a better 15w iron.

4/30/2007 2:15:08 PM

fixed.....very niiiice

5/1/2007 9:19:12 AM

I managed to rip up an entire trace while installing my Cyclowiz (~1 month ago), due to my stupid use of a 40w iron. Had to solder directly to the IC pin, which was NOT easy.

5/1/2007 11:17:19 AM

yeah, i tore a pad and had to solder to the IC pin too.....

5/1/2007 11:41:42 AM

I was just a Best Buy and they have battery powered wireless sensor bars for $20. It's not as nice as the one I got off ebay that you can plug into an outlet or battery pack, but if anyone's interested, I thought I'd give a heads up. Also tons of wii-motes, nunchucks and classic controllers over there too, although I think those are pretty common to find in stores these days.

5/1/2007 12:47:28 PM

it's about time

5/2/2007 9:59:15 AM

yeah.. if only they would bring out some more games to play with them though

5/2/2007 12:22:35 PM

yeah, atleast more good games.....i'm getting bored of my Wii

5/2/2007 2:55:30 PM

supposedly, mario galaxy, smash bros, and metroid will all be out before the end of the year. unless one of them magically comes out tomorrow, that's absolute overkill.

5/2/2007 3:41:02 PM

weren't smash bros and metroid supposed to be launch titles?

5/2/2007 3:58:33 PM

metroid yes, smash no

5/2/2007 4:07:13 PM

regardless, they should be out now. and with Battalion Wars 2.

damnit.

5/2/2007 4:30:17 PM

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"supposedly, mario galaxy, smash bros, and metroid will all be out before the end of the year. unless one of them magically comes out tomorrow, that's absolute overkill."

that's a good point, because I don't think we'll see any of these in the next 3 months

5/2/2007 4:55:21 PM

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"metroid yes, smash no"

yes, it was once said to be a launch title.

Quote :

"Development Masahiro Sakurai, former HAL Laboratories employee and creator of Kirby and the Super Smash Bros. series, returns as the director for the game. Sakurai revealed that at E3, he was called to executive producer Satoru Iwata's room on the top floor of a Los Angeles hotel, and told by Iwata, "We'd like you to be involved in the production of the new Smash Bros., if possible near the level of director".[17] Although originally suggested to be a launch title, an IGN article states that "as of May 2005, the game's development staff consisted of exactly one person," Sakurai himself. Sakurai states that many people who have spent a lot of time playing Super Smash Bros. Melee are being brought in as the development team,[18] and the team will have access to all the original material and tools from the development of Melee. However, actual development of the game never started until late 2005.[19] Sakurai cannot announce the name of the team at this time but refers to them as "The Studio".[18]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl

[Edited on May 2, 2007 at 5:02 PM. Reason : asdf]

5/2/2007 5:01:49 PM

I think at some point every nintendo game is originally meant to be a launch title

5/2/2007 5:15:59 PM

meh

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5/2/2007 8:31:59 PM

anyone want to buy super paper mario for $40

5/2/2007 9:54:41 PM

yeah, i mean the "wow" factor has really warn off. They REALLY need to put out more than 2 good games for the system or it's gonna go the way of the game cube.

5/3/2007 2:08:30 PM

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=16487

They've released the first non virtual console downloadable game.

5/3/2007 5:15:58 PM

how is it not a virtual console game? The article says its a remake of a commodore 64 game, wasn't the commodore a console?

5/3/2007 7:40:42 PM

the one i'm really looking forward to is metroid prime 3. that's gonna be awesome

5/3/2007 7:43:28 PM