While the Wii is also outselling, the stores seem to be more frequent with larger numbers each shipment. This is from what I've seen in my region. This means that you are more likely to be in the right place at the right time in order to get a Wii.
I guess one more thing against it is that it really isn't appropriate for online chatting/forums the with the current input scheme. Again, not a big deal since I plan on using it primarily to BROWSE for information, not post on/.
It works fine, supports Flash. The only real problem is the horizontal scrolling, as most web pages are designed for higher resolution PCs. That's fine, I don't expect browsing the web from a console to be as robust as on a computer.
I think the story was very good, but Nintendo clearly writes the story of Zelda games to fit with the gameplay, first and foremost This causes some weird inconsistancies the Zelda series storyline as a whole.
While I do agree that the tax code needs to be totally replaced and redone, it needs to be done by people other than those currently holding office. Either way, I feel the need to comment on this statement:
So taxes on virtual goods are a way for the government to fund its operations that enable real players to spend time inline. While in the virtual world it might seem like we're not consuming the real world services, but of course we are, though we don't notice. Those have to be paid for.
There is already tax revenue being generated for the government by playing an MMO.
You pay a monthly fee for Everquest, World of Warcraft, Eve Online, or whatever your game of choice is, after all. And everyone else who plays does so as well. Sony, Blizzard, and other MMO companies are making money off of the players' subscription fees. This is taxable income. So your time online is already taxed by the government, just not directly.
Actually, I meant the rupees thing as joke, but with the advent of online consoles and players earning "points" or downloadable content from their achievements in single player games... who knows? People are selling their XBox Live accounts on eBay due to their rankings, so I hear.
Having to pay taxes on every platinum (or whatever the currency is in your game) a virtual character earns? That is going to destroy the MMORPG industry. Or are MMOs going to have to replace anything that resembles currency with a barter system or something else that won't look like money to the morons in the government?
I guess we'll just have to stick to single player games, though I wouldn't be surprised if I get a tax assessment for all of the rupees that I've gotten in Twilight Princess soon, at the rate the government is going.
The plots of most Console RPGs get a bit convoluted towards the end. I still think that Tales of Symphonia was pretty strong at the end, however, compared to most of the FF games since 7.
Japanese executives with high visibility are generally not fired, but rather are basically forced into a psuedo-retirement where they sit on an ineffectual board or something similar. From the outside it may look like a promotion, but (as you said) in reality he's been moved to a spot where he won't be doing very much as far as actual job duties.
Even Nintendo have shown a disturbing trend with their handhelds of putting out one revision after another, each promising to fix the flaws in the last version.
The GBA, GBA SP, and GB Micro are all basically the same system as far as the games they can play. The same goes for the DS and the DS Lite. This is not exactly comparable to the original XBox and the 360.
Of course. They want people to come in to the store with the intent of getting a Wii or PS3, but since they'll sell out as soon as they open, will try to push other stuff on shoppers using the consoles as bait.
Apparently it has nothing to do with the setup. A (probably small) number of Wii consoles ended up being defective or something similar to which attempting to update the firmware would totally disable the Wifi. These consoles need to be replaced.
I've had no issues with my Wii, personally. I'm able to get online and browse the store, but haven't tried to download any games yet. However, I got both updates available in a reasonable amount of time. Just now playing with the message board.
I was a bit worried when I was hearing problems about it, but so far everything seems okay with my Wii. I was able to download the first, and second and am at firmware version 2.0U (the latest, I believe) with no errors. The updates took maybe 10 minutes to download. I can access the store, and the email thing seems to be working fine.
So I'm wondering what the specific problem is. Did Nintendo put out a bad update at some point that borked the system or did some have defective WiFi hardware?
I haven't bought anything from the store yet, but I browsed it.
From what it looks like, when you look at the information from the store, it tells you what controllers will work with that game. Most of the NES games look as if they support the Classic Controller, the GCN controller, and the Remote.
I don't think we'll have much of a problem even if they start releasing the CD titles. There are actually only a handful of GOOD games for the 16-bit era CD systems. Many of them were never released in North America, and I'm not holding my breath for a localized Dracula X appearing on the virtual console, though that would kick ass if it happened.
My thoughts on this are pretty similar to yours. PHP is a part of a very popular "solution" that is currently built entirely off of open source. People with little to no coding skills can easily set up a web site using Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. There are literally thousands of freely available webb apps built off of "LAMP" that are fairly customizable. Zero software licensing costs. Thousands of successful web sites are making money right now using open source solutions, and Microsoft certainly wants to find a way to "own it" themselves so that they can exort this market for licensing fees.
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Please elaborate on how DVD±R drives ended the Betamax/VHS war...
I think it has something to do with robot monkey ninja pirates from outer space.
While the Wii is also outselling, the stores seem to be more frequent with larger numbers each shipment. This is from what I've seen in my region. This means that you are more likely to be in the right place at the right time in order to get a Wii.
I guess one more thing against it is that it really isn't appropriate for online chatting/forums the with the current input scheme. Again, not a big deal since I plan on using it primarily to BROWSE for information, not post on /.
It works fine, supports Flash. The only real problem is the horizontal scrolling, as most web pages are designed for higher resolution PCs. That's fine, I don't expect browsing the web from a console to be as robust as on a computer.
It is sufficient to check GameFAQs.
I think the story was very good, but Nintendo clearly writes the story of Zelda games to fit with the gameplay, first and foremost This causes some weird inconsistancies the Zelda series storyline as a whole.
While I do agree that the tax code needs to be totally replaced and redone, it needs to be done by people other than those currently holding office. Either way, I feel the need to comment on this statement:
So taxes on virtual goods are a way for the government to fund its operations that enable real players to spend time inline. While in the virtual world it might seem like we're not consuming the real world services, but of course we are, though we don't notice. Those have to be paid for.
There is already tax revenue being generated for the government by playing an MMO.
You pay a monthly fee for Everquest, World of Warcraft, Eve Online, or whatever your game of choice is, after all. And everyone else who plays does so as well. Sony, Blizzard, and other MMO companies are making money off of the players' subscription fees. This is taxable income. So your time online is already taxed by the government, just not directly.
Actually, I meant the rupees thing as joke, but with the advent of online consoles and players earning "points" or downloadable content from their achievements in single player games... who knows? People are selling their XBox Live accounts on eBay due to their rankings, so I hear.
Having to pay taxes on every platinum (or whatever the currency is in your game) a virtual character earns? That is going to destroy the MMORPG industry. Or are MMOs going to have to replace anything that resembles currency with a barter system or something else that won't look like money to the morons in the government?
I guess we'll just have to stick to single player games, though I wouldn't be surprised if I get a tax assessment for all of the rupees that I've gotten in Twilight Princess soon, at the rate the government is going.
The plots of most Console RPGs get a bit convoluted towards the end. I still think that Tales of Symphonia was pretty strong at the end, however, compared to most of the FF games since 7.
This is true from what I've come to understand.
Japanese executives with high visibility are generally not fired, but rather are basically forced into a psuedo-retirement where they sit on an ineffectual board or something similar. From the outside it may look like a promotion, but (as you said) in reality he's been moved to a spot where he won't be doing very much as far as actual job duties.
I recommended my parents get a Mac for various reasons. Maybe the ease of use factor of the OS is attracting older users?
Even Nintendo have shown a disturbing trend with their handhelds of putting out one revision after another, each promising to fix the flaws in the last version.
The GBA, GBA SP, and GB Micro are all basically the same system as far as the games they can play. The same goes for the DS and the DS Lite. This is not exactly comparable to the original XBox and the 360.
Sony has done some things over the past couple years to make itself look more evil than Microsoft.
Of course. They want people to come in to the store with the intent of getting a Wii or PS3, but since they'll sell out as soon as they open, will try to push other stuff on shoppers using the consoles as bait.
My grandfather failed out of school because he preferred to go hunting over going to class.
Apparently it has nothing to do with the setup. A (probably small) number of Wii consoles ended up being defective or something similar to which attempting to update the firmware would totally disable the Wifi. These consoles need to be replaced.
I've had no issues with my Wii, personally. I'm able to get online and browse the store, but haven't tried to download any games yet. However, I got both updates available in a reasonable amount of time. Just now playing with the message board.
I was a bit worried when I was hearing problems about it, but so far everything seems okay with my Wii. I was able to download the first, and second and am at firmware version 2.0U (the latest, I believe) with no errors. The updates took maybe 10 minutes to download. I can access the store, and the email thing seems to be working fine.
So I'm wondering what the specific problem is. Did Nintendo put out a bad update at some point that borked the system or did some have defective WiFi hardware?
I haven't bought anything from the store yet, but I browsed it.
From what it looks like, when you look at the information from the store, it tells you what controllers will work with that game. Most of the NES games look as if they support the Classic Controller, the GCN controller, and the Remote.
With a small number of units available, of course they are going to sell out.
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I don't think we'll have much of a problem even if they start releasing the CD titles. There are actually only a handful of GOOD games for the 16-bit era CD systems. Many of them were never released in North America, and I'm not holding my breath for a localized Dracula X appearing on the virtual console, though that would kick ass if it happened.
My thoughts on this are pretty similar to yours. PHP is a part of a very popular "solution" that is currently built entirely off of open source. People with little to no coding skills can easily set up a web site using Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. There are literally thousands of freely available webb apps built off of "LAMP" that are fairly customizable. Zero software licensing costs. Thousands of successful web sites are making money right now using open source solutions, and Microsoft certainly wants to find a way to "own it" themselves so that they can exort this market for licensing fees.
Any status on the Sonic Movie?
If ignorant of the almighty
Sixaxis Creation Power,
then you are android dumb,
educated singularity stupid
and unworthy of existence -
with your death as positive.
Killing you is not immoral -
only unlawful by WiiMen.
Sony stops the free market from thwarting their regional price fixing schemes, and damages homebrew in one fell swoop. Yay!
I won't be purchasing a PS3. Ever.