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  1. Re:Best Buy, Comp USA, Wal-Mart? on A Million Zunes Sold · · Score: 1

    Didn't MS do this when talking about their 10 Million Xbox 360 sales over the Holidays? I know that in Sony press releases, they generally talk about shipping to retailers rather than people buying the unit.

  2. Re:Million Units Sold = Greatest Hits Mark? on Kingdom Hearts II Sells A Million · · Score: 1

    Fun fact is that it is STILL one of the best selling games for the GC.

  3. Re:Damnit.. on Big Three Confirm Pre-E3 Events · · Score: 1

    The big three, to me, will always mean Star Trek, Star Wars, and Babylon 5.

  4. Re:Red Alert please on Command and Conquer 3 Announced · · Score: 1

    You have been waiting for a sequel to Red Alert 2 since you were a little kid? Red Alert 2 came out late 2000, with the expansion in 2001. You might not know this, but Red Alert was supposed to be the prequel to C&C95. Red Alert 2 screwed up the timeline.

    There hasn't been a Command & Conquer sequel since RA2 at all. That is, unless you count Renegade, but that's not a realy RTS game anyways.

    Oh, and Generals doesn't count. That was in another universe entirely.

  5. Re:X-Mas season is irrelevant on PS3 Delay To Have Little Impact? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, that's true. They are manufacturing 1 million per month across three regions. There is no way that's enough.

  6. Re:completely moronic on Sony's PS3 Strategy Brilliant or Insane? · · Score: 1

    There are a TON of games released already with 9.0+ ratings. COD2, PD0, PGR3, GRAW, FNR3, etc. With Elder Scrolls 3 coming out in a week the 360 will have an absolute ton of top-end titles.

    Game ranking scores ( Averages all the reviews out there)
    Call of Duty : 90.1%
    GRAW: 89.6%
    PGR3 : 88.7%
    FNR3 : 86.7%
    PD0 : 81.7%

    So, basically one game that's +9.0 on average (min 5 reviews). Don't be misleading.
    Nobody in their right minds would buy the $300 one which lacks the HDD, so it really costs $400.

  7. Re:Misleading Headline - "Again?" on Next Zelda Title Delayed Again · · Score: 1, Informative

    The first delay: "Consequently, we're announcing a new global launch in 2006, after the conclusion of this fiscal year (March 31). We'll provide a specific date at a later point in time. While this may come as a disappointment to many eager fans, it will absolutely enrich the game and make it a multi-million seller." The original statements just said it was going to be released at a date after April. People were hoping that it would be released in April, but a date was never given.

  8. Caught a mistake. on Next Zelda Title Delayed Again · · Score: 1

    From the article: "File-Amie also said that the game would be a Gamecube title and that there were still no plans to turn it into a game for Nintendo's next-gen Revolution console." His real name is Reginald "Reggie" Fils-Aime. Interesting that the article didn't mess his name up the first time. Anyway, if Nintendo/Shigeru Miyamoto/Eiji Aonuma needs more time to work and polish the game, then that's even better. After Zelda is released, the Gamecube will be pretty much dead anyways.

  9. Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. on Will Wright, PS3, Keynotes at GDC · · Score: 3, Informative

    Have you checked out Spore? It is one of the most anticipated/innovative game that will come out in the future made by Will Wright.

  10. Re:Nintendo is in trouble with the Revolution on Nintendo's New Look · · Score: 1

    You can buy a new Cube and trade it with Nintendo to get an old one.

    http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/nintendog amecube/component_faq.jsp

    Made a big deal? I haven't noticed. Yeah, there is an extra icon on the back of the games, but that's about all the advertisement I've seen.

  11. Re:The Entertainment Industry != Hollywood on Galactica's Moore Keynotes GDC Track · · Score: 3, Informative

    Your information is not correct. Battlestar Galactica is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada along with other Sci-Fi shows like Stargate. http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/insidebg.php From Ronald D Moore's commentaries, he primarily does his work in the States in his home while his other executive producers handles all the other things.

  12. Re:It happened to a friend of my sister's... on Early Puberty Often More Hazardous · · Score: 1

    I will need photographic evidence...

    for my research...

    your sister too...

  13. Re:Parking meters! And you're walking around! on Mother 3 Finished After 11 Years · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The localization team did a pretty good job with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Paper Mario 2. If they retained that level of quality, I will be damn glad.

  14. Re:Huh...? on Nintendo Announces DS Lite · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I'm going to disagree.

    Not true, Even though Lugi's Haunted Mansion didn't star Mario, I still consider it a mario game.

    LM is an "action adventure" game. Sunshine is a 3d platformer.
    Normally, "Mario" games are only the Platformer games.

    Considering Luigi's Mansion got an average of 79% (http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/516494.asp ) and Sunshine an average of 92% (http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/533287.asp ), it seems most critics agree that SMS is the better game.

  15. Re:What's missing? on Nintendo Announces DS Lite · · Score: 1

    From what I've gathered from the internets...

    It has all of the functions of the old DS, only that some things are moved around.

    The screen is the same size. The unit is 2/3 the size.

  16. Re:It's no surprise... on Stargate SG-1 Game Finally Canceled · · Score: 1

    I don't know what you mean by "most".

    Only two of the five original cast members (Richard Dean Anderson and Don S. Davis) have left the show.

    I personally think that Beau Bridges and Ben Browder (of Farscape) were great in Season 9, and that Claudia Black (also from Farscape) will add a lot to the franchise.

    The ratings have been steady this season and is consistant with the previous ones. The creators and casts are all willing to make further seasons, so I don't think the whole franchise will end soon.

  17. Europe... on XFire, Xbox Live, 1 Million EU DS Handhelds · · Score: 5, Informative

    I just want to correct the summary... 1 million sold in UK, not Europe.

    Europe is bigger than the UK!

  18. He was a member of our community... on Newswire Misreports Gamer's Suicide · · Score: 1

    Kuja was a contributing member member of LUELinks.net (completely private)

    His contributions are appreciated.

    There aren't many of us left. Carry on.

    *SaLUEtes*

  19. Re:Rootkit on WMF Vulnerability is an Intentional Backdoor? · · Score: 1

    Similarily, they are both features. Features can't be bad, right?

  20. Re:#1 fun think I do is on 50 Fun Things to Do With Your iPod · · Score: 1

    Jason Kottke's Web site has compiled a list of 50 fun things to do with your iPod besides listening to music
    I think listening to music is designated #0

  21. Re:Yeah, but does it play MP3s? on 10 Million Nintendo DS Units Sold Since Launch · · Score: 1

    You can turn the DS into a movie/music player with the "Movie Player", a third party peripheral. Costs about 25 US and uses Compact Flash cards.

    Nintendo also has an official MP3/Video player out in Japan, but it seems to be discontinued.

  22. Re:Who's talking about racism against Chinese?! on The Story of the Gold Farmer · · Score: 1

    You are saying that racism is alright if applied to racists? That's just not right. Ignoring the blatant generalizations (I doubt many chinese people have even seen a black person), your argument is still weak. Humans are still working at an "Eye for an Eye" level.

  23. Will there ever be another Einstein? on Einstein Has Left the Building · · Score: 1

    "Time will tell. Sooner or later, time will tell."

  24. Re:My predictions on Prognosticating the Year Ahead · · Score: 1

    FYI, Mother was translated into English, but by that time, with the SNES out, they decided it was unprofitable to release.

    Read more about it here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthbound_Zero

  25. Re:Oh, THAT HD. on HD Era Doesn't Start Till Sony Says So · · Score: 2, Informative

    Generally, in console gaming, the Harddrive is shortened to HDD.