Post #273,657
11/22/06 4:00:32 AM
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Anyone else pre-ordered a Wii?
I'm going for the Wii on the basis that it's cheap, has Wifi, and plays my existing GameCube games.
The PS3 is too expensive and the XBox 360 is a giant swizz (to get a 360 to the same level as a PS3 brings it almost on par pricewise, once you've bought the HD-DVD thing, the premium package, and the wifi bits).
Peter
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Post #273,659
11/22/06 7:52:04 AM
11/22/06 8:59:15 PM
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It looks interesting, but I'm not biting yet.
Any idea if things like [link|http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-45496737122-Brain-Age/dp/B000EGELP0/sr=8-1/qid=1164199842/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-0927831-5574429?ie=UTF8&s=videogames|Brain Age] are planned for it? It would be an easier sell if my Sudoku-addicted wife could play something like that on it.
[edit:] Big Brain Academy has been [link|http://wii.nintendo.com/software_bigbrain.jsp|announced] but no release date is listed.
Cheers,
Scott.
(Who also thinks the PS3 is too expensive at the moment.)
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Post #273,661
11/22/06 8:03:05 AM
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No, but I played one for a minute
The boy camped out with a few friends.
They were buying, he was transportation for one, and the bodyguard.
He looks tough and the other kid's parents said their kid was not allowed to camp out unless the boy came along to scare off anybody who would do them harm.
He hung out and got a ticket, which guaranteed a spot in the line in the morning.
Which in turn he sold for $200.
So anyway, at 9AM, they come home, hook it up, and start playing.
Those motion sensing controllers are incredible.
I walked a tight rope using one.
I might consider getting it for myself, and I'm not a gamer.
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Post #273,732
11/22/06 9:41:44 PM
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In the commercials, it looks like the cord is too short
Everyone seems to be holding their hands really close together, and there's not much slack in it. Unless it's longer than it looks, I'd be afraid I'd get carried away and rip them apart.
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Post #273,664
11/22/06 9:37:36 AM
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PS3 costs less than Stand alone Blu-Ray players.
And does more, better than the XBOX360.
Wii nunchaku controller setup is unique to say the least.
It is a well built machine to say the least. Slightly under powered, but then the GC was too.
The PS3 does HDMI Video, Component Video, Analog Video, Movies, Music, Photos shows, Inter-Web access, built-in wifi and wired LAN, Games 7 bluetooth game controllers - 16 bluetooth devices total, USB ports, user upgradeable hard-drive (though a laptop hard-drive), boots linux (you need a keyboard and mouse for it), running Linux gives you access to Emulators ie; MAME, GBA, Sega...etc
For less than the price of a stand alone Blu-Ray player, why not?
I won't do an XBOX-360 not for a long time. Wii might be doable short-term. PS3 is a want for me.
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Post #273,666
11/22/06 9:49:15 AM
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ps3 is a want for me also in 2009
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Post #273,668
11/22/06 9:50:13 AM
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If you buy a Blu-Ray Player, buy a PS3.
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Post #273,669
11/22/06 9:51:05 AM
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when the price for both is sub $150 usd will buy both
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Post #273,670
11/22/06 9:58:11 AM
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You're not worried about DRM issues?
(I'm just musing - I haven't looked into this in any detail yet.)
One the one hand, being able to run Linux on it would potentially allow one to get around any DRM issues. On the other hand, I would think having a Blu-Ray player in a PC would give one more options. On the other paw </Hugh-mode>, a bird in the hand and all that.
I'm still not convinced that now's the time to be seriously considering a PS3. I remember that one of the early appealing aspects of the PS2 was the DVD player. That benefit sounded great in principle, but stand-alone players were soon available with more features for a lower price. What with the format war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, without an additional compelling need (like the desire for an all-in-one networked box) it strikes me as a risky proposition.
Cheers,
Scott.
(Who thinks Blu-Ray players will drop in price very quickly once they get better at making the blue lasers.)
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Post #273,673
11/22/06 10:05:45 AM
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The key here is the...
Ability to run Linux.
The DRM built-into the Blu-ray drive and the PS3 are about as effective as DVD CSS was/is.
Not that I am saying they suck, just that will be easily worked around in short order. I also believe that Blu-Ray will drop in price. But, that will be more than a year off. I also of the thinking that after the first of the year will be a better time to buy... Jan-March is a LEAN time for MOST electronics sellers.
And a Blu-Ray drive in a PC... what do you think a PS3 really is? If you gots Linux, you gots all the potential you need.
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Post #273,756
11/23/06 2:19:50 AM
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"OT1H [...], OTOH [...], on the gripping hand (OTGH) [...]"
HTH! :-)
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Post #273,770
11/23/06 9:46:58 AM
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:-)
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Post #273,680
11/22/06 10:27:56 AM
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I don't care about any of that.
I'm not into this "digital hub" thing at all; I barely watch any TV and I listen to music through speakers whilst on the computer, otherwise on the iPod.
For me, the "which console" question is a no-brainer. I've got GC games which I still like playing (and, in the case of NFS:MW, haven't yet finished) and I like the tiny form factor.
And the cost. \ufffd179 versus the far side of \ufffd400 for the others.
Blu-Ray is an irrelevance to me, given that I haven't even watched all the DVDs in the house yet and don't have an HD TV (and won't for many years to come).
DVD will suffice for yonks yet.
Peter
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Post #273,684
11/22/06 11:03:44 AM
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Have fun with that, then.
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Post #273,704
11/22/06 3:37:38 PM
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"Fun" being the operative word
Super Monkey Ball:Banana Blitz ftw!
Peter
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Post #273,689
11/22/06 11:29:32 AM
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PS/3 is performance of a supercomputer at the price of an PC
so says iSuppli - they are very impressed with the internals. Add the fact that it can run Linux, hmm, yes, very interesting (I don't care about the gaming aspect, but the Cell chip is very interesting.)
Blu-ray writers are interesting on the PC for backup and storage - 50G for starters, promising 200G. HD-DVD has significantly lower capacity.
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Wii teardown
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Post #273,691
11/22/06 11:42:24 AM
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Yeahbut...
At the moment, it looks like the rewriteable (RE) disks are limited to 25 GB, the 50 GB disks are write once - at least according to [link|http://www.tapeonline.com/blu-ray.aspx|this] store. At $34.10 for 50 GB of write-once storage, it's not compelling to me at the moment - especially when one can get a 80 GB hard drive for [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144102|$42] or less, and especially since few other drives will be available to use the disks for a while (e.g. if the drive dies, where will you be able to read the info?).
Cheers,
Scott.
(Who thinks the format is interesting, but I'm not willing to pay early-adopter prices just yet.)
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Post #273,693
11/22/06 12:59:34 PM
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I won't be getting it until it's affordable
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Post #274,007
11/26/06 11:37:11 PM
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We're trying to find one right now
Duncan was allowed to allocate all of the unsorted change on the kitchen desk towards a Wii. He's got about $340 now...
We're finding that a Wii is rarer around here than sense in the Administration, though. There happens to be a GameStop down the road that appears to have 3 in the window, however. He plans on being there when they open tomorrow (we nixed camping out...).
BestBuy is still getting line-ups when they advertise a shipment.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #274,009
11/26/06 11:47:57 PM
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The only ones I've seen are at Amazon.
For $600 and up from various shops that claim to have it in stock. I'm sure there are some on eBay too, for similarly inflated prices.
My guess is they won't be "easily" available until after XMas.
Luck!
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #274,015
11/26/06 11:53:44 PM
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We saw those too.
More money than sense if you buy one of them.
We spoke to a guy at Best Buy who thought that Nintendo in general liked to send out very large shipments a few weeks before Christmas. They're getting 50, 60 at a time, but then have to hold them for the weekends and the sales circulars.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #274,011
11/26/06 11:49:44 PM
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Give it a month
I'll get one then.
I love the Tennis and Boxing game.
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Post #274,013
11/26/06 11:52:29 PM
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Not an option when you're 12 years old
We're giving him a modicum of support; ie. yes, we'll drive you to a store if you find it, but you're not camping out.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #274,016
11/26/06 11:54:35 PM
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Part of growing up is having ones hopes crushed.
I still remember wanting a 50 cc Honda motorbike for Christmas...
:-)
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #274,018
11/26/06 11:57:43 PM
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Aw - find him a camp-out body guard
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Post #274,020
11/27/06 12:02:58 AM
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what part of fsck dosnt he understand?
you get what? After the playstation 2 disensagrratses into dust modules and his mario cart games dont work an6 more.....
thanx,
bill
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Post #274,022
11/27/06 12:04:51 AM
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Er, what...?
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #274,023
11/27/06 12:06:51 AM
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dam = mananya
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Post #274,037
11/27/06 7:16:37 AM
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That's some seriously drunk words right there.
Peter
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Post #274,040
11/27/06 9:22:55 AM
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He said:
You dont get everything on a silver platter so deal with it.
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Post #274,070
11/27/06 2:14:09 PM
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Discovered new use for Bionerd!
She can translate and understand Boxlish.
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Post #274,075
11/27/06 2:21:18 PM
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but that unique skill
doesn't translate into numerous employment opportunities.
lincoln
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Post #274,083
11/27/06 3:07:53 PM
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Oh, I have many secret talents...
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Post #274,091
11/27/06 3:31:49 PM
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Heh heh heh... the boxes were empty.
WTH they did with the Wiis that used to be in them, I don't know. My son was pissed. :-)
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #274,094
11/27/06 3:45:13 PM
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There's a life lesson in there somewhere...
-YendorMike
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