Indeed. If anything I would expect a Venusian-like thick atmosphere. What that atmosphere is composed of though, well that's up in the air. Pun not intended.
That's really close. The chances of it supporting life (what we know if it, anyway) are propbably low. The planet will be bombarded by radiation and magnetic interference. Not to mention that close it'll be tidal locked like some of the Moons in the Jovian system, which would make dough out of the crust. That planet better have one hell of a magnetic field and atmosphere if it plans to support life.
Tidal locking is no guarantee. There is no known planet that is tidally locked with it's host star. Not even Mercury, which was long thought to be, is tidally locked. Even if the planet were locked to it's sun like our Moon is to Earth, that does by no means rule out the possibility of life especially if it is an ocean-planet.
A rocky planet of that size is likely to be quite geologically active, which means a magnetic field. We could assume, based on it's size, that this planet's magnetic field would be significantly larger and stronger than Earth's.
The guy in this article makes the prediction that this planet is tidally locked with it's sun just as our Moon is with Earth, because...
So I'm left wondering about this planet. Does it rotate once every orbit due to the gravitational interaction with its star? This is what has happened to every moon in the solar system; they spin at the same rate they go around their parent bodies, so they always show one face to their parent
That is false. While many moons in the solar system are indeed tidally locked, they do not present a single face to their host planet at all times, with the exception of Charon.
Similarly, none of the planets in the solar system present a single face to the sun, with the exception of Uranus (which has nothing to do with tidal locking)
I think Nintendo is simply burning through supply that was built up during last year's pre-launch production. We will probably see production increase after this month, as Nintendo's financial year will be beginning.
More likely is that Wii production is constant, and Nintendo is simply burning through the end of supply built up during pre-launch production last year.
Pissing and moaning. This isn't even remotely surprising. I don't believe Land Warrior is the holy grail of high tech combat in the digital age, but I believe it will prove itself a great asset when troops know how to use it, and use it well.
When I think of humans I don't really think of monkeys leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The Giant Redwood. The Larch. The Fir! The mighty Scots Pine! The lofty flowering Cherry! The plucky little Apsen! The limping Roo tree of Nigeria. The towering Wattle of Aldershot! The Maidenhead Weeping Water Plant! The naughty Leicestershire Flashing Oak! The flatulent Elm of West Ruislip! The Quercus Maximus Bamber Gascoigni! The Epigillus! The Barter Hughius Greenus!
I saw one of the new ads on Sony's PSP website. It read "Easily more affordable than having a girlfriend. Dude, get your own." It seems to imply a scenario of trading up a PSP for someone's girlfriend, to which the reply is "Dude, get your own (girlfriend)." I'm sure that's not what it is supposed to mean, but the combination of tag-lines on that particular ad could have been better thought out. Not to mention the overall demeaning tone of the piece, I'm not sure who it is supposed to appeal to; it seems to make fun of teenage boys who do not have girlfriends by reassuring them that hey, at least your video games are cheaper than the girlfriend would be, and at the same time it encourages teenage boys to think of girls as little more than paid service providers. So right there you've alienated boys without girlfriends, girls all together, and any other teens that might find the ad offensive. I guess at least it isn't as bad as "Take a running leap here" posters near subway tracks.
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much of anything about ray tracing... but I should hope an $1,800+ setup could render a single automobile in 3D.
Step down in graphics? How would porting a Gamecube game to the Wii result in a step down in graphics? Some of you people here are terribly misinformed.
That's silly. Who told you that? It must have been a silly person.
The Gamecube version looked far better than the PS2 version. Why? Console horsepower aside, the PS2 version used lower poly character models, lower resolution textures, cut out many environmental effects, and several elements were either reduced or removed all together simply because the PS2 couldn't push enough polygons to render the scene as intended.
In short, the Gamecube version was vastly superior in the visuals department. Whoever told you the PS2 is more powerful than the Gamecube needs a reality check.
Tricks are for magicians!
Seriously though, this is a sequel. Not a remake. It says so right there. Right there in the article. Look! I'm not lying!
Here's to hoping the original hits Virtual Console (if they can ever wrap their brains around Saturn emulation).
He says he thinks Nintendo intentionally dried up their supply. Well, duh. Is it hard to believe Nintendo would intentionally sell their consoles? Shocking, I know!
Isn't pretexting a feature of the OoGhiJ MIQtxxXA? You know, sending text messages before you've even thought of them, reading them before you've even seen them!
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How many wing-wongs and other vandalous images slipped through the cracks
I am not familiar with these games. The impact is lessened considerably.
Indeed. If anything I would expect a Venusian-like thick atmosphere. What that atmosphere is composed of though, well that's up in the air. Pun not intended.
Tidal locking is no guarantee. There is no known planet that is tidally locked with it's host star. Not even Mercury, which was long thought to be, is tidally locked. Even if the planet were locked to it's sun like our Moon is to Earth, that does by no means rule out the possibility of life especially if it is an ocean-planet.
A rocky planet of that size is likely to be quite geologically active, which means a magnetic field. We could assume, based on it's size, that this planet's magnetic field would be significantly larger and stronger than Earth's.
The guy in this article makes the prediction that this planet is tidally locked with it's sun just as our Moon is with Earth, because...
So I'm left wondering about this planet. Does it rotate once every orbit due to the gravitational interaction with its star? This is what has happened to every moon in the solar system; they spin at the same rate they go around their parent bodies, so they always show one face to their parentThat is false. While many moons in the solar system are indeed tidally locked, they do not present a single face to their host planet at all times, with the exception of Charon.
Similarly, none of the planets in the solar system present a single face to the sun, with the exception of Uranus (which has nothing to do with tidal locking)
The very instant I saw they were behind the new Mark Ecko game, I couldn't help but wonder...
I think Nintendo is simply burning through supply that was built up during last year's pre-launch production. We will probably see production increase after this month, as Nintendo's financial year will be beginning.
More likely is that Wii production is constant, and Nintendo is simply burning through the end of supply built up during pre-launch production last year.
A great asset in keeping our soldiers alive.
Taste that? It's your foot. You can take it out of your mouth any time you please.
Pissing and moaning. This isn't even remotely surprising. I don't believe Land Warrior is the holy grail of high tech combat in the digital age, but I believe it will prove itself a great asset when troops know how to use it, and use it well.
When I think of humans I don't really think of monkeys leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The Giant Redwood. The Larch. The Fir! The mighty Scots Pine! The lofty flowering Cherry! The plucky little Apsen! The limping Roo tree of Nigeria. The towering Wattle of Aldershot! The Maidenhead Weeping Water Plant! The naughty Leicestershire Flashing Oak! The flatulent Elm of West Ruislip! The Quercus Maximus Bamber Gascoigni! The Epigillus! The Barter Hughius Greenus!
What was I talking about?
With Perrin Kaplan, you have to pretend every day is opposite day... because the things she say have a nasty habit of turning out untrue.
Is anybody else getting tired of these "silly technology in movies" articles? Seems like there's a new one every other week.
I saw one of the new ads on Sony's PSP website. It read "Easily more affordable than having a girlfriend. Dude, get your own." It seems to imply a scenario of trading up a PSP for someone's girlfriend, to which the reply is "Dude, get your own (girlfriend)." I'm sure that's not what it is supposed to mean, but the combination of tag-lines on that particular ad could have been better thought out. Not to mention the overall demeaning tone of the piece, I'm not sure who it is supposed to appeal to; it seems to make fun of teenage boys who do not have girlfriends by reassuring them that hey, at least your video games are cheaper than the girlfriend would be, and at the same time it encourages teenage boys to think of girls as little more than paid service providers. So right there you've alienated boys without girlfriends, girls all together, and any other teens that might find the ad offensive. I guess at least it isn't as bad as "Take a running leap here" posters near subway tracks.
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much of anything about ray tracing... but I should hope an $1,800+ setup could render a single automobile in 3D.
I would think that better graphics is a gimmick too, really.
Step down in graphics? How would porting a Gamecube game to the Wii result in a step down in graphics? Some of you people here are terribly misinformed.
That's silly. Who told you that? It must have been a silly person.
The Gamecube version looked far better than the PS2 version. Why? Console horsepower aside, the PS2 version used lower poly character models, lower resolution textures, cut out many environmental effects, and several elements were either reduced or removed all together simply because the PS2 couldn't push enough polygons to render the scene as intended.
In short, the Gamecube version was vastly superior in the visuals department. Whoever told you the PS2 is more powerful than the Gamecube needs a reality check.
Yeah....
We all know Wii owners certainly AREN'T playing
Wario Ware
Rayman
Trauma Center
Excite Truck
Madden 07
Elebits
Cuz, you know, Wii Sports is the only game on the Wii that puts motion controls to great use. Yup. Keep telling yourself that.
Tricks are for magicians! Seriously though, this is a sequel. Not a remake. It says so right there. Right there in the article. Look! I'm not lying! Here's to hoping the original hits Virtual Console (if they can ever wrap their brains around Saturn emulation).
I thought this looked familiar... It is an excellent article though!
Whoops! For some reason I thought the 120GB HDD was priced at $120. Thanks for clearing that up. The Elite SKU makes more sense, then.
What is to stop me from buying a Core 360 and a 120GB HDD? If you don't care about HDMI, where's the value in the Elite SKU?
He says he thinks Nintendo intentionally dried up their supply. Well, duh. Is it hard to believe Nintendo would intentionally sell their consoles? Shocking, I know!
Isn't pretexting a feature of the OoGhiJ MIQtxxXA? You know, sending text messages before you've even thought of them, reading them before you've even seen them!