GI: It's been rumored that the new big Revolution secret is the fact that the nun chuck controller is also motion detecting...
Nintendo of America's Public Relations Manager Matt Atwood: Really. That's interesting. I would say 9:30 in the morning on Tuesday of E3 will be filled with surprises and I would just show up. Because there's been a ton of speculation. Some of it's right. Some of it's not. We'd say that if that's the only secret you're expecting you're going to be very surprised.
I think whatever the big secret may be is still securly under wraps. After all, the controller was a complete surprise when it hit. I have a feeling whatever the big surprise is, it hasn't been leaked. Whether anyone else outside of N thinks its that awesome is up for debate.
At some point, someone mentioned that new games will be able to be downloaded through the online service, and will sell for around $30. Still no word on how much the classics will sell for.
I don't understand why everyone thinks that to play games on the Wii you are going to have to be "standing up flaiing" your arms. Unless the game is "Mario Standing Up and Flailing Party Fun Game!" I am pretty sure you will be sitting and moving slightly for most games.
1) Can happen with a "standard" controller. 2) Got to give you that one, though I usually move in the breaks, like cut scenes, and not during gameplay. 3) No one knows what you are going to have to do to calibrate it, if anything. So this one is on hold. 4) Can happen with a "standard" contoller. 5) The Wii isn't a portable device, so you should never be in motion. And if you are, then assumably the sensors and tv will be as well, at the same rate, making it all relative, or more to the point, irrelevant.
One object in the center, with 1 or more objects moving around it. I am not scientist, but to me, this seems to be a natural state for matter, from the smallest objects (atoms), to the largest (galaxies). It only stands to reason that a "center" to the universe exists, at least in my mind.
"The quality is approximately what you would expect from flash video."
I am assuming this is a putdown on Flash video, being Slashdot and all. The ABC site is dragging ass, so I can't actually see the quality for myself. That being said...
Flash video can encode as high a quality as any other encoder. Some of the stuff I have seen looks better than other encoders, and always results in amazingly small file size. Just this morning, I saw a 4 minute, 720x480 AVI go from 890MB to 15MB with virtually no loss in quality.
If the quality is poor, blame the developer, not the tool.
The problem with that defense of Firefox and Google is that Firefox doesn't ask you to specify which one you would like to use, it just defaults to it. And as the summary points out, MSN isn't even an option. Google isn't bitching about that, because it is in their favor (default home page is also a Google site), as opposed to IE7, which isn't.
The stronger case is made in the fact that, when released, IE7 will become the dominant browser on the market. So whatever the default is set to, is probably going to remain on a bulk of the computers it is on. But if someone is going to bitch about setting a default without asking, the same standard should apply to Firefox/Google.
I wish the 12" MacBook would get here. I am in the market right now for an ultraportable for my wife, and would probably get an Apple if they offered it.
I wouldn't put Search for Spock or Generations above First Contact.
First of all, you just can't have Doc Brown as a Klingon. I know Search came before Back to the Future, but it just doesn't work after seeing both.
Second, Generations was just...rough. I admit it has been a while, but I remember being fairly dissatisfied with it. Shatner was forced obviously forced into the plot, and it didn't work. I also remember being unimpressed with the "crash landing" scene.
And I would also move Final Frontier down to the end. The others might be crap, but come on. Of all of the movies, Final Frontier was the least plausible, as it were. And to top it off, you could tell no one making the movie cared.
Dell has sold well because they overprice their machines, then offer "huge discounts" to their consumers, particularly their laptops. Anyone who spends more than 5 minutes looking for information on a Dell can find these discounts.
What the public isn't aware of, however, is that these "huge discounts" just bring the price down to what it should have been in the first place. But they don't know that. They just see that they are getting a $2000 machine for $1250. And those poor souls (pun intended) who never find them are seriously overpaying.
As for the slow down - I hope it is because the public is catching on to this, though Dell's customer service reputation probably isn't helping either. I seriously doubt Joe Sixpack is purposely not buying Dell because they don't sell AMD. I would imagine he cares more about price and support than what exactly is under the hood.
The Dreamcast could say the same thing at one point about its competition. First to the market means nothing, especially considering MS's problems getting them on the shevles of American retailers. They are only now able to meet demand. Of course, E3 is less than a month away, and if the PS3 and/or Revolution can show some hot stuff, I have a feeling many brand-neutral consumers will wait for those to hit shelves first before making a decision.
I know you were being sarcastic, but if you RTFA, you would see that it says only one-third of the titles would be Nintendo games, with the rest being third party.
Maybe because a mouse wasn't designed to be used in midair? I mean, of course it is awkward. It is a mouse that you are trying to grip.
This is the anology you should be making: Hold a remote control in the air, and push down on one of the buttons with your thumb. Is that frustrating? Or how about move your index finger like you were moving a trigger (as that is the general location of the B button). Is that also frustrating?
"Microsoft Games is trying to disentangle itself from the idea that the Xbox is just a PC that you can hook up to your TV (which is 100% true with the original, as we all know, but not quite so much with the 360)."
Which, of course, is why MS made the 360 look exactly like a Packard Bell.
new net profit estimate: $807million previous net profit estimate: $637million previous year: $1.29billion
I would actually guess the pound sign is actually supposed to be a dollar sign, which would indicate a small increase in profits from last year, versus a much larger decrease.
While the shell hasn't been released, you can tell by looking at the controller in the picture above that the guide slot is already there and ready, which implies the shell is ready. I would imagine that they will show the shell in action at E3.
And it will also allow for other attachments as well. Some fanboy mockups have included a steering wheel, a pistol, and a shot gun.
So it isn't innovation if they use the same characters, even if the gameplay is completely new and amazing?
Thinking about Mario 64. Pretty much considered a ground-breaking game in terms of 3D on a console. Yet, according to the way you put it, it is just another Mario game.
They can use Mario or any of the others as much as they want as long as they keep making the games fun.
Plus, as a side note, there has been talk of a new franchise being launched with the Rev.
FYI - Dev kits for the Revolution are running about $2k, which, from what I understand, is dirt cheap compared to what N has charged in the past, and what Sony and MS are charging for theirs.
Hopefully, N will allow indie developers to distribute directly through the online system, thus lowering the barriers for publishing a game.
Of course, if you are talking games, Iwata implied, and possibly flat out said (can't remember right this moment) that there would be playable games at E3 this year. Which, of course, is pretty obvious if they are planning to launch later this year.
Exactly. Most CSS gurus out there will encourage you to use as few divs and classes as possible, instead reformatting the tags themselves.
Baiscally, I make my websites look as 1994 as possible without style sheets, then I go back and add the styles I need to make it look this way on screen, this way in print, and so on.
The Wayback Machine isn't working well today, but I was able to see what both of these sites looked like in 2000 versus today. The buttons and tabs were more "hip" looking, the font style had changed slightly, and lord knows there was a lot more content. But the placement of objects on the screen (aka the design of the site) and the function of those objects, remain exactly the way they were 6 years ago.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200604/N06. 0427.1154.38678.htm - Near the bottom
GI: It's been rumored that the new big Revolution secret is the fact that the nun chuck controller is also motion detecting...
Nintendo of America's Public Relations Manager Matt Atwood: Really. That's interesting. I would say 9:30 in the morning on Tuesday of E3 will be filled with surprises and I would just show up. Because there's been a ton of speculation. Some of it's right. Some of it's not. We'd say that if that's the only secret you're expecting you're going to be very surprised.
I think whatever the big secret may be is still securly under wraps. After all, the controller was a complete surprise when it hit. I have a feeling whatever the big surprise is, it hasn't been leaked. Whether anyone else outside of N thinks its that awesome is up for debate.
At some point, someone mentioned that new games will be able to be downloaded through the online service, and will sell for around $30. Still no word on how much the classics will sell for.
I don't understand why everyone thinks that to play games on the Wii you are going to have to be "standing up flaiing" your arms. Unless the game is "Mario Standing Up and Flailing Party Fun Game!" I am pretty sure you will be sitting and moving slightly for most games.
1) Can happen with a "standard" controller.
2) Got to give you that one, though I usually move in the breaks, like cut scenes, and not during gameplay.
3) No one knows what you are going to have to do to calibrate it, if anything. So this one is on hold.
4) Can happen with a "standard" contoller.
5) The Wii isn't a portable device, so you should never be in motion. And if you are, then assumably the sensors and tv will be as well, at the same rate, making it all relative, or more to the point, irrelevant.
One object in the center, with 1 or more objects moving around it. I am not scientist, but to me, this seems to be a natural state for matter, from the smallest objects (atoms), to the largest (galaxies). It only stands to reason that a "center" to the universe exists, at least in my mind.
"The quality is approximately what you would expect from flash video."
I am assuming this is a putdown on Flash video, being Slashdot and all. The ABC site is dragging ass, so I can't actually see the quality for myself. That being said...
Flash video can encode as high a quality as any other encoder. Some of the stuff I have seen looks better than other encoders, and always results in amazingly small file size. Just this morning, I saw a 4 minute, 720x480 AVI go from 890MB to 15MB with virtually no loss in quality.
If the quality is poor, blame the developer, not the tool.
The problem with that defense of Firefox and Google is that Firefox doesn't ask you to specify which one you would like to use, it just defaults to it. And as the summary points out, MSN isn't even an option. Google isn't bitching about that, because it is in their favor (default home page is also a Google site), as opposed to IE7, which isn't.
The stronger case is made in the fact that, when released, IE7 will become the dominant browser on the market. So whatever the default is set to, is probably going to remain on a bulk of the computers it is on. But if someone is going to bitch about setting a default without asking, the same standard should apply to Firefox/Google.
I wish the 12" MacBook would get here. I am in the market right now for an ultraportable for my wife, and would probably get an Apple if they offered it.
I wouldn't put Search for Spock or Generations above First Contact.
First of all, you just can't have Doc Brown as a Klingon. I know Search came before Back to the Future, but it just doesn't work after seeing both.
Second, Generations was just...rough. I admit it has been a while, but I remember being fairly dissatisfied with it. Shatner was forced obviously forced into the plot, and it didn't work. I also remember being unimpressed with the "crash landing" scene.
And I would also move Final Frontier down to the end. The others might be crap, but come on. Of all of the movies, Final Frontier was the least plausible, as it were. And to top it off, you could tell no one making the movie cared.
Dell has sold well because they overprice their machines, then offer "huge discounts" to their consumers, particularly their laptops. Anyone who spends more than 5 minutes looking for information on a Dell can find these discounts.
What the public isn't aware of, however, is that these "huge discounts" just bring the price down to what it should have been in the first place. But they don't know that. They just see that they are getting a $2000 machine for $1250. And those poor souls (pun intended) who never find them are seriously overpaying.
As for the slow down - I hope it is because the public is catching on to this, though Dell's customer service reputation probably isn't helping either. I seriously doubt Joe Sixpack is purposely not buying Dell because they don't sell AMD. I would imagine he cares more about price and support than what exactly is under the hood.
I don't know, alt-tabbing out of Solitare and Mine Sweeper has always been snappy for me, and I have never run a dual core machine.
The Dreamcast could say the same thing at one point about its competition. First to the market means nothing, especially considering MS's problems getting them on the shevles of American retailers. They are only now able to meet demand. Of course, E3 is less than a month away, and if the PS3 and/or Revolution can show some hot stuff, I have a feeling many brand-neutral consumers will wait for those to hit shelves first before making a decision.
I know you were being sarcastic, but if you RTFA, you would see that it says only one-third of the titles would be Nintendo games, with the rest being third party.
Maybe because a mouse wasn't designed to be used in midair? I mean, of course it is awkward. It is a mouse that you are trying to grip.
This is the anology you should be making: Hold a remote control in the air, and push down on one of the buttons with your thumb. Is that frustrating? Or how about move your index finger like you were moving a trigger (as that is the general location of the B button). Is that also frustrating?
"Microsoft Games is trying to disentangle itself from the idea that the Xbox is just a PC that you can hook up to your TV (which is 100% true with the original, as we all know, but not quite so much with the 360)."
Which, of course, is why MS made the 360 look exactly like a Packard Bell.
new net profit estimate: $807million
previous net profit estimate: $637million
previous year: $1.29billion
I would actually guess the pound sign is actually supposed to be a dollar sign, which would indicate a small increase in profits from last year, versus a much larger decrease.
Thats it? Are you really bitching about 4 games out of all the various Mario-themed games that exist?
I suggest you shut down the computer, and get some fresh air.
This is such a tired argument. Ironically, it gets reused about as much as those who use it accuse N of reusing their characters.
Pot, meet kettle.
My wife is not a gamer. She couldn't care less about the current generation, much less the next-gen stuff.
But as soon as I told her that NES and SNES games would be playable through the Revolution, she said we were definitely getting one. Rocks for me.
http://media.revolution.ign.com/articles/697/69773 3/img_3480757.html
While the shell hasn't been released, you can tell by looking at the controller in the picture above that the guide slot is already there and ready, which implies the shell is ready. I would imagine that they will show the shell in action at E3.
And it will also allow for other attachments as well. Some fanboy mockups have included a steering wheel, a pistol, and a shot gun.
So it isn't innovation if they use the same characters, even if the gameplay is completely new and amazing?
Thinking about Mario 64. Pretty much considered a ground-breaking game in terms of 3D on a console. Yet, according to the way you put it, it is just another Mario game.
They can use Mario or any of the others as much as they want as long as they keep making the games fun.
Plus, as a side note, there has been talk of a new franchise being launched with the Rev.
FYI - Dev kits for the Revolution are running about $2k, which, from what I understand, is dirt cheap compared to what N has charged in the past, and what Sony and MS are charging for theirs.
Hopefully, N will allow indie developers to distribute directly through the online system, thus lowering the barriers for publishing a game.
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/697/697733p1.ht ml
Been on display at GDC.
Of course, if you are talking games, Iwata implied, and possibly flat out said (can't remember right this moment) that there would be playable games at E3 this year. Which, of course, is pretty obvious if they are planning to launch later this year.
Exactly. Most CSS gurus out there will encourage you to use as few divs and classes as possible, instead reformatting the tags themselves.
Baiscally, I make my websites look as 1994 as possible without style sheets, then I go back and add the styles I need to make it look this way on screen, this way in print, and so on.
Survey says... XXX
The Wayback Machine isn't working well today, but I was able to see what both of these sites looked like in 2000 versus today. The buttons and tabs were more "hip" looking, the font style had changed slightly, and lord knows there was a lot more content. But the placement of objects on the screen (aka the design of the site) and the function of those objects, remain exactly the way they were 6 years ago.
Check it out for yourself - http://www.archive.org/