1. Wii Sports - the little guys look so cute and the way they move is so adorable! ^_^
2. Forever Blue (Nintendo) - as it's an underwater game, or at least appears to be, I wonder if Nintendo is working with Arika or some developer there at to another Everblue game...
3. Mario Strikers Charged - I haven't gotten a chance to play the first, but it's more soccer with Mario, which can't be awful.
4. Excite Truck - well of course.
5. Fail to Shave with the Controller - looks dangerous.
6. Dragon Quest: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors - inevitably, it will be the best game on the Wii by virtue of just being Dragon Quest!:P
7. Sengoku Musou Wave (Koei) - Otherwise known as the Samurai Warriors, at least thus far, but in 1st person? Reminds me of that one Neo Geo game, what was it called?
8. Red Steel (You Be Eye Soft) - why do all the yakuza lack shirts in this game?
9. Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn - Hells yes! Bring it on! It's something goddess for the subtitle, but a bit blurry to tell.
10. Swing Golf Pangya (Tecmo) - Was this the online PC game? I don't follow these types of games...
11. Occupational Therapy with My Supportive Boyfriend - Hm.
12. WiiSports - More cute! Yeah for cute!
13. Super Mario Galaxy - Whoa! That part with the lava flows? Trippy!
14. Necronesia (Spike) - It's Necronesia, by Spike.
15. Trauma Center (or Caduceus as its known over here) (Atlus) - Yeah! More Trauma Center!
16. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Sega) - Intriguing, let's hope it doesn't feel too limited!
17. Boy Giving Enema to Farting Imaginary Friend - Will probably only interest sex fiends.
18. Wing Island (Hudson) - Wow! Is this like a Pilotwings revival? That would be sweet, Pilotwings rocked!
19. Pokemon Battle Revolution (Pokemon) - Technically you have to say it's made by the Pokemon company, since legal-wise, they're separate. But we all know it's Nintendo.
20. Bleach Wii (Sega) - Licensed games will be more creative with the Wiimote! *snicker*
21. One Piece Unlimited Adventure (Bandai Namco) - Though this does look cool and there are quite a few good One Piece games and the manga is turbocool. Still, I'd be more reassured if it were made by the Namco side.
22. Dragon Ball Z Sparking NEO (Bandai Namco) - Sequel to Dragon Ball Z Sparking Trinity.
23. SD Gundam Revolution (Bandai Namco) - Too bad this game looks like Poy Poy crossed with Gundam, because it's going to suck and you know it.
24. Crayon Shin Chan (Banpresto) - from the ultrapopular manga/anime. Didn't this series come to America recently? I wonder how it's being received in the land of South Park.
25. Tamagotchi no Pika Pika Daitoryou (Tamagotchi the Sparkling President) (Bandai Namco) - Tamagotchi for president? Elected by board game? That can't be good, what if you forgot to feed the president and he dies?
26. Change the Channel...If You Can - Looks challenging!
27. The First Wii (or My First Wii) - Aha ha ha ha ha haa haaa. I can't resist. aha ha ha ha
28. Elebits (Konami) - This game is so mysterious. It's like voyeur vandal Pokemon.
29. Rayman (You Bee I Soft) - Those bunny commercials are fantastic. "But they can dance!"
30. Super Monkey Ball Cheerful Party (Sega) - Is there any other kind of Monkey Ball party? Do people play it at funerals? Is that why we needed the clarification?
31. Fishing Master (Hudson) - Yeah.
32. The Religious Festival Master (Namco Bandai) - I will be the number one ranked player on this, just you watch.
This time, they're trying to do it the right way, which I think is interesting. They're putting the player out before they're putting the media out, and they're attaching cool stuff(games) to the player, which will almost certainly get people buying them.
Yeah, the lack of decent Betamax games really sucked:(
King of Swamp Castle: When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England.
I've always believed that anyone who qualifies their statements with that line deserves to be modded into oblivion, just on principle. If you've got something to say that you believe will be unpopular, just say it -- don't try to impress us with how tough and brave you are putting your karma on the line. Or whatever.
I'll probably get modded down for this but hear hear!
Call me a tree hugger if you will but there are a lot of things you can easily do to make the office more environmentally sound.
Provide facilities for recycling Cans, paper, plastic cups etc. can all be deposited in seperate bins and taken to recycling facilities or collected by local authorities/charities.
Encourage people to lift-share/walk/cycle to work In the UK there are a number of websites like this one where people can register and volunteer to lift share with others. If you think there's any chance of getting people to cycle to work, make sure there's a safe place they can lock up their bikes.
Buy environmentally/ethically sound products When stocking up on coffee/copier paper/whatever, spend some time looking at sites like this to ensure that you're not giving money to companies which disrespect the environment.
Slashdot Mirror
Welcome to Dorksville ;)
How do these sales figures compare to more 'mainstream' and 'mature' games released recently?
Sounds to me like the huge success of a fun, family friendly title like this is a good sign for the Wii.
Lots of games shown in this new video. Kitsune has translated the game names and posted this list on Quarter To Three:
:P
1. Wii Sports - the little guys look so cute and the way they move is so adorable! ^_^
2. Forever Blue (Nintendo) - as it's an underwater game, or at least appears to be, I wonder if Nintendo is working with Arika or some developer there at to another Everblue game...
3. Mario Strikers Charged - I haven't gotten a chance to play the first, but it's more soccer with Mario, which can't be awful.
4. Excite Truck - well of course.
5. Fail to Shave with the Controller - looks dangerous.
6. Dragon Quest: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors - inevitably, it will be the best game on the Wii by virtue of just being Dragon Quest!
7. Sengoku Musou Wave (Koei) - Otherwise known as the Samurai Warriors, at least thus far, but in 1st person? Reminds me of that one Neo Geo game, what was it called?
8. Red Steel (You Be Eye Soft) - why do all the yakuza lack shirts in this game?
9. Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn - Hells yes! Bring it on! It's something goddess for the subtitle, but a bit blurry to tell.
10. Swing Golf Pangya (Tecmo) - Was this the online PC game? I don't follow these types of games...
11. Occupational Therapy with My Supportive Boyfriend - Hm.
12. WiiSports - More cute! Yeah for cute!
13. Super Mario Galaxy - Whoa! That part with the lava flows? Trippy!
14. Necronesia (Spike) - It's Necronesia, by Spike.
15. Trauma Center (or Caduceus as its known over here) (Atlus) - Yeah! More Trauma Center!
16. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Sega) - Intriguing, let's hope it doesn't feel too limited!
17. Boy Giving Enema to Farting Imaginary Friend - Will probably only interest sex fiends.
18. Wing Island (Hudson) - Wow! Is this like a Pilotwings revival? That would be sweet, Pilotwings rocked!
19. Pokemon Battle Revolution (Pokemon) - Technically you have to say it's made by the Pokemon company, since legal-wise, they're separate. But we all know it's Nintendo.
20. Bleach Wii (Sega) - Licensed games will be more creative with the Wiimote! *snicker*
21. One Piece Unlimited Adventure (Bandai Namco) - Though this does look cool and there are quite a few good One Piece games and the manga is turbocool. Still, I'd be more reassured if it were made by the Namco side.
22. Dragon Ball Z Sparking NEO (Bandai Namco) - Sequel to Dragon Ball Z Sparking Trinity.
23. SD Gundam Revolution (Bandai Namco) - Too bad this game looks like Poy Poy crossed with Gundam, because it's going to suck and you know it.
24. Crayon Shin Chan (Banpresto) - from the ultrapopular manga/anime. Didn't this series come to America recently? I wonder how it's being received in the land of South Park.
25. Tamagotchi no Pika Pika Daitoryou (Tamagotchi the Sparkling President) (Bandai Namco) - Tamagotchi for president? Elected by board game? That can't be good, what if you forgot to feed the president and he dies?
26. Change the Channel...If You Can - Looks challenging!
27. The First Wii (or My First Wii) - Aha ha ha ha ha haa haaa. I can't resist. aha ha ha ha
28. Elebits (Konami) - This game is so mysterious. It's like voyeur vandal Pokemon.
29. Rayman (You Bee I Soft) - Those bunny commercials are fantastic. "But they can dance!"
30. Super Monkey Ball Cheerful Party (Sega) - Is there any other kind of Monkey Ball party? Do people play it at funerals? Is that why we needed the clarification?
31. Fishing Master (Hudson) - Yeah.
32. The Religious Festival Master (Namco Bandai) - I will be the number one ranked player on this, just you watch.
33. Furi Furi (Taito) - An
Yeah, it's not like the editors couldn't of fixed that.
This time, they're trying to do it the right way, which I think is interesting. They're putting the player out before they're putting the media out, and they're attaching cool stuff(games) to the player, which will almost certainly get people buying them.
:(
Yeah, the lack of decent Betamax games really sucked
Presumaby each copy will be written in pencil and supplied with an eraser?
Crazy internet business models! Aeron chairs! An office pet! Gallons of caffeine! It's like the mid-90's all over again!
Looks like the sort of generic boiler plate text that many web developers use
Are you thinking of Lorem Ipsum?
It's not sat on a designer's desk - it's in a top secret vault next to the mysterious cyborg arm they found in a burnt out factory 5 years ago.
Have you ever been to France?
Voltron's Office of Homeland Security is in the Heeeouse!
If you enjoyed John Carpenter's version you should keep an eye out for the original which is also excellent :)
I notice this was submitted by the same guy that wrote the post over at nwizard. Is there any official news on it?
Watch out for suspicious looking teenagers joining your tour party and smuggling themselves onto the bus.
And another thing! Why are there no Quickies posts anymore? ;(
Other mandatory bash.org quote.
I'll probably get modded down for this but hear hear!
Reminds me of TOTL's Spud Server.
That's the worst joke I've heard in a long time
This should be out just in time for my redundancy! ;D
If you think that thunderfox is good, wait until you try thunderbird!
I think you've been using the Firesomething plugin for too long
Call me a tree hugger if you will but there are a lot of things you can easily do to make the office more environmentally sound.
Provide facilities for recycling
Cans, paper, plastic cups etc. can all be deposited in seperate bins and taken to recycling facilities or collected by local authorities/charities.
Encourage people to lift-share/walk/cycle to work
In the UK there are a number of websites like this one where people can register and volunteer to lift share with others.
If you think there's any chance of getting people to cycle to work, make sure there's a safe place they can lock up their bikes.
Buy environmentally/ethically sound products
When stocking up on coffee/copier paper/whatever, spend some time looking at sites like this to ensure that you're not giving money to companies which disrespect the environment.