The Wii is Here.

[dunlop]

Re: The Wii is Here.

Okay, I just downloaded Mario 64 and Super Mario Bros.!

I can finally play Super Mario Bros. without blowing into the cartridge.

ps. I hope they eventually put Perfect Dark into the lineup.

[nforcer06164]

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Jason, your local retailers are scamming you. A 2000 Wii Points card here is $19.99 minus tax.

ps. I hope they eventually put Perfect Dark into the lineup.

Won't happen. Perfect Dark is exclusively the property of Rareware. Nintendo lost the rights to Rare's games featuring Rare characters when they sold Rareware to Microsoft, shifting the ownership of the European second-party development house. Nintendo actually got the better end of the deal, because despite their graphical skill, delay-a-thon, collect-a-thon Rareware only develops crap now.

[SethSquall]

Re: The Wii is Here.

I always thought the Rareware deal was funny. I mean, wasn't Donkey Kong a Rare game? Or did like Nintendo just let Rare make a game for Donkey Kong? Plus you can Download Donkey Kong Country for the VC.

[Afrobean]

Re: The Wii is Here.

I always thought the Rareware deal was funny. I mean, wasn't Donkey Kong a Rare game? Or did like Nintendo just let Rare make a game for Donkey Kong? Plus you can Download Donkey Kong Country for the VC.

Nintendo has a special deal with Donkey Kong. I do believe that RARE logos were removed from certain things in rereleases though. Biggest thing in my mind is the RARE logo on Dixie Kong's hat that was present in the SNES games, but is absent in the GBA rereleases.

[nforcer06164]

Re: The Wii is Here.

Nintendo owns anything related to Star Fox or Donkey Kong. Rare just developed some games for the franchise. A perfect example of ownership is apparent in Diddy Kong Racing. In the N64 version, Conker and Banjo were present. Rare decided to make separate franchises with those characters without Nintendo's input, so they became exclusively Rare's property. That is why the characters will (are?) replaced with Kongs in the DS version.

[SethSquall]

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Man. I miss Conker. He was the bees knees. He would have fitted right in on the Wii as well.

[ducky285]

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By the way, Rare also made Goldeneye, no? If it's true, say goodbye to a VC version.

I guess that also means no Conker's Bad Fur Day either.

[cC@Zz]

Re: The Wii is Here.

Okay, I just downloaded Mario 64 and Super Mario Bros.!

I can finally play Super Mario Bros. without blowing into the cartridge.

ps. I hope they eventually put Perfect Dark into the lineup.

They better put Perfect Dark into the lineup or else I will send Nintendo an angry letter.

[ducky285]

Re: The Wii is Here.

Write the angry letter to Rare instead

[lord_carbo]

Re: The Wii is Here.

Jason, your local retailers are scamming you. A 2000 Wii Points card here is $19.99 minus tax.



Won't happen. Perfect Dark is exclusively the property of Rareware. Nintendo lost the rights to Rare's games featuring Rare characters when they sold Rareware to Microsoft, shifting the ownership of the European second-party development house. Nintendo actually got the better end of the deal, because despite their graphical skill, delay-a-thon, collect-a-thon Rareware only develops crap now.

Viva Pinata is supposedly great.

Also, you never know, there's a possibility their developing crap is related to their move to Microsoft.

[nforcer06164]

Re: The Wii is Here.

I wasn't aware that Viva Pinata was developed by Rare. After they released Grabbed by the Ghoulies, I took them for dead; they'd been going downhill with Nintendo for a bit, then did worse with Microsoft.

EDIT: I have bad news. My Wii Browser crashed this morning on the forums. The only fix was the violent unplug. Ewwww.

[SethSquall]

Re: The Wii is Here.

My Wii has crashed once or twice. Only because I left it on pause for like 8 hours. Literally 8 hours. Silly thing to do.

In other news I got Call of Duty 3. Good game. I was a little sceptical about FPS on the Wii after Red Steel, then willing to give FPS another shot after seeing how well shooting bits on Zelda were. Call of Duty 3 is really good. No jip with the controls. Really responsive. Also. The game puts the controls to very good use. Sometimes, a Nazi will be all up in your face and take you into close quarters battle. To wrestle him you got to do sort of punching movements to wrestle him down. Then quickly hold the Wiimote and nunchuk like a rifle and make a gun butting motion. Really clever. Also, when planting explosives you push forward with the nunchuk to plant it, circle the nunchuk to twist the fuse in and then pull the nunchuk away to trigger the timer. So far I've had to motion rowing (I was in a boat lol), simulate driving (by holding the nunchuk and Wiimote like a steering wheel), Wrestle a guys (as mentioned), pull myself up off an edge cliff (hold controllers up and pull down, like climbing as cliff lol) and work a crane, which involved a lot of motions.

All in all a good game. Graphics are very decent. Gamplay is superb and the story is great. Very cinematic and very exhilarating.

[blargherness]

Re: The Wii is Here.

Say, does anybody know where I can get a wii remote + nunchuk that isn't over 60 dollars before the 20 dollar shipping for the nunchuk alone?

[Telvanni_guard]

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Viva Pinata is supposedly great.

Also, you never know, there's a possibility their developing crap is related to their move to Microsoft.

It's true. Viva Pinata is indeed great.

[nforcer06164]

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Say, does anybody know where I can get a wii remote + nunchuk that isn't over 60 dollars before the 20 dollar shipping for the nunchuk alone?

I looked all over for an extra Wiimote and Nunchuk today. I found the Wiimote, no Nunchuk. They're scarce right now.