so their has bin a lot of press right now about nintendo and how it dues it busness. wich i always find funny when a brainless blogger claimes they know what their talking about. espeshaly the ones who dont even game in the first place.
well let me say this. nintendo has bin at this for YEARS and i dont think they make any move without being sure they know what their doing.
for instance they wii sold more systems then PS3 and Xbox 360 COMBINED.
and later had both making their own motion controlls.
and the DS had 4 different versions all selling VERRY well and out sold the PSP.
and what was the differance ? inovation as ware PS3 and xbox has POWER behind the gaming nintendo was about inovation. motion and touch not graphics.
so i can say that what ever nintendo is doing right now as far as a second wii or what ever takes its place well be well thought out.
looking at it now i have said over and over that nintendo needs a new hand held rather then remaking the same one they have bin. not that it wasent still selling it just could of had a new system altgether. now that its only a month away from that new system the 3DS. i can now look at the new psp and say OK first off again its about inavation the graphics are amazing for a hand held and it sure kicks ass compared to the ipad if we are to even consider it for gaming.
but i well say that sony realy has bin starting from scratch this time. which is good. because the PSP was a good idea but was not a finished one. but as far as inavation mulit touch is every ware so thats not really a big deal. and as far as the back being touch sensative that part is inavative to a point. mainly so u dont block the screen with your own hand. but the back is the same thing thats in the wacam tablets we have had for years still i think this could be cool for some games. 3g i think is more of a gimmic then any thing elce and wont sell based on that as most people dont care to spend that kind of money each month. but i do think chances are better for it to sell this time around. but i still see a winner for the 3ds out selling as the 3D craze well be eaten up with the 3D screen requireing no glasses.
but back to the wii 2. hear is how it can be inavative and still trendy the next time around.
1) the sytem dues need new graphic power. but i can say that 3D might be part of the system plans or maybe for a update later on. nintendo has always bin on part with praphics but never on top i dont see them really caring right now about that. nintendo has always bin about value and price they wont risk price for top graphics. how ever the new system well be HD and well most likely see a 3D update if not starting with the 3D option.
2) hard drive use. i can see wii 2 using a portibale hard drive rather then its own, but maybe having a portible that u can atach its self to the wii 2, but might even have a card reader for your SD card used by your old wii, DSI, and 3DS.
but i do see nintendo having more built in staorage.
3) though this is VERY unlikely blue ray disks might be an option but i think that is slim chances as nintendo has never updated the wii to play dvds.
4) now that players have had LOTS of time with the wii and now other motion controlles you can bet that the next system well be centerd around better controlls making the new controlls more complex and form fitting.
i also wouldn't be surprised if they included a camera that could be used for some games by its self or with the wii remotes. i can also be sure to tell you their well be a new thinner wii fit board and thinner draw pad.
but remember that it well also be backwards compatibel since nintendo has tended to be alwaysing keeping that in mind. so other then added remote complexity dont excpect new controllers all that much. how ever their always could be backwards compatibilaty with old controllers wich is probably the case as it would have to adapt to the old game cube controller as well for the wii games that could use it.
6) nintendo did how ever have one big down fall to the wii and that was the freind codes.
almost noboady would even use online play just so they did not have to deal with freind codes. EVERY time you wanted to play a game you would need to enter friend codes. and each game had its own code.
the 3DS still has freind codes but this one is like the gammer tag of the xbox ware you only need to enter it in once for that 3DS system and its saved for ever. this is a LOT better and can also have more detailed content like leader baords and scores. in a system im calling the "pass arcade" in wich players can use their street pass tech in the 3DS that lets you pass a 3DS and you can trade stats and date. just like when you went to the old arcade and they had the high scores up on pacman. now you can pass a 3Ds owner and have all their game stats .
point being wii 2.....no friend codes, no one likes them.
7) nintendo has always bin about free software. back when i got my first game boy it came with a free game. to the wi having free channels you could play around with and use wii sports. to the DS that had a chat program, and DSi that had a camera and mp3 player.
now the 3DS has a AR game and AR cards you can use to play the game, and a game called face raiders. along with yet another mp3 player and 3D camera. most likely another chat program and more.
so the wii 2 well also offer new free software for sure but it well need some new things. probably as well a updated mii creator.
8) now that the 3DS is becoming more media freindly. you can be sure the wii well too. thats why im thinking they might add a blue ray player. but for sure they well need video and music play. and most likely offer custome sound track in games.
9) most solid core games, other then main nintendo tittels like metroid or mario their wernt a lot of core games for the wii. every thing that sold really well was mostly nintendo games
wii fit, udraw, wii play, mario cart, supser mash brothers, DK, mario glaixy, metroid.......the list goes on. but their all nintendo 1st party games. and every thing like splinter cell or what have you was taken down as a simpathy game. mind you the system did still sell more then xbox and sony combined but its games were sold to non gamers thaty were gaming for the first time. sold to familys who wanted a family system, or for those looking for something different and its 250$ price tag let it sell fast. the day they came out they were sold out. and for weeks. luckely i had a dedicated mom who was able to get 2!!! just on case one was broken or we had to return it we would still have the other.
any ways that about it for now. and of cource i well update later on. and as E3 rolls around ill be talking more about gameing news as things roll around. and keep you all posted
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
My first hands on with the 3ds.
I well not be getting a 3DS for a few weeks due to some of my own budget spending but I well be getting one soon, that being said there is a system on display at your local best buy, and has bin on display the day before release I took time to walk over and check it out.
First off every ones big question is HOW IS THE 3D, and I have to say its amazing, that being said you well definitely be using the 3D slider this works the same way as being in a 3D movie, it helps to find the seating that is best for your eyes in a 3D movie. The depth slider acts the same way, and can modify best for your yes, AND can allow give you some wiggle room distance wise form the screen, I found I could look at the 3D screen really well even at 2.5 feet away. So don’t let others fool you with stories about blur, but it well if you tilt it to much at a angle how ever.
Now the system they had on display had a cut away that would not let me go to the home menu and would only start a load up of pilot wings. OK next question IS 3D a need…..well NO, but neither is a lot of things, but it can help, pilot wings was a good game to play because it made the back ground seem father away and added that depth making the 3DS like a window for me to look out of and see the world of pilot wings. And it made things like trees, balloons, clouds, and menus, and even your air craft have some depth with helped you better manage how to fly the plane, the reason this is, is because like your eyes you see not just 2 images but from 2 angels allowing a ball to look round not a flat circle. And thus this new angled view in games allowed you to see a left and a right side of the plane and other objects, giving you more sense of ware the objects were in space. So dues it change game play? Yes and no. it can make it better, but having used gaming so long with out 3D is going to make some say that its not needed, but when I pick up a peace of hard ware I like to see what the experience is from that moment not looking back. And the 3D can help, and again no only can the slider help you see the 3D to fit for you, and it dues so really well, but you can also just turn it off if you want. The stylus also has a nice build on it, looking at in photos and videos I have to say that the stylus looked flimsy and fragile but I have to say that it also surprised me. What I did not expect was the size, it is much smaller then I expected and also much lighter, the system they had in the store had all kinds of cords and even a heavy metal plate on the back, but even with all that it felt like how I expected which means with out all the cords, cables, and plate the system well but lighter, and thus it was nice feel, the 360 pad on the device was very nice and moved well, it had a nice grip and really was a big game changer. As for the old arrow pad, it is slightly sharper in build and after a few hours of game play might make your thumb sore, but ughh details, details,! The system was a lot of fun and the graphics were amazing and the 250$ price tag seem well worth it seeing all that Nintendo has put into the system and still what’s to come. I was not able to play with the camera or the AR games since I could not go into the home screen but just the same I well give in depth detail on that when I get hands on with it, and I well be youtubing those blogs as well. (Subscribe) at JokerGallagherTV on youtube.
Finely ill talk about the look. Photos don’t do it justice nor do videos, the outer shell of the flip screen (the top 3D screen) has a strange gloss around it that if looked at just right seems like a jell almost, and there is a metal shell under that which makes the system have a sort of magical feel just by looking at the out side. Then there is the bottom half the buttons feel metallic but are not, but look nice, kind of glittery but not in a cheep way. The select home and start button are nice and even though they seem flush with the system they still deliver a nice click and a slight tactile bump. The shoulder buttons seem small, I had a original DS and a DSI (black) and the shoulder buttons on the first DS were a good size much like the GBA, and it seams by my recall that the DSI had bugger shoulder buttons as well, that not really being hear nor their simply pointing out that it seems smaller if that’s a issue to you. All things said I think it delivered on its promise at least with the small and limited hands on that I had with the system.
And when I get one in a short time I well be sure to fallow up with all kinds of up a close bits.
First off every ones big question is HOW IS THE 3D, and I have to say its amazing, that being said you well definitely be using the 3D slider this works the same way as being in a 3D movie, it helps to find the seating that is best for your eyes in a 3D movie. The depth slider acts the same way, and can modify best for your yes, AND can allow give you some wiggle room distance wise form the screen, I found I could look at the 3D screen really well even at 2.5 feet away. So don’t let others fool you with stories about blur, but it well if you tilt it to much at a angle how ever.
Now the system they had on display had a cut away that would not let me go to the home menu and would only start a load up of pilot wings. OK next question IS 3D a need…..well NO, but neither is a lot of things, but it can help, pilot wings was a good game to play because it made the back ground seem father away and added that depth making the 3DS like a window for me to look out of and see the world of pilot wings. And it made things like trees, balloons, clouds, and menus, and even your air craft have some depth with helped you better manage how to fly the plane, the reason this is, is because like your eyes you see not just 2 images but from 2 angels allowing a ball to look round not a flat circle. And thus this new angled view in games allowed you to see a left and a right side of the plane and other objects, giving you more sense of ware the objects were in space. So dues it change game play? Yes and no. it can make it better, but having used gaming so long with out 3D is going to make some say that its not needed, but when I pick up a peace of hard ware I like to see what the experience is from that moment not looking back. And the 3D can help, and again no only can the slider help you see the 3D to fit for you, and it dues so really well, but you can also just turn it off if you want. The stylus also has a nice build on it, looking at in photos and videos I have to say that the stylus looked flimsy and fragile but I have to say that it also surprised me. What I did not expect was the size, it is much smaller then I expected and also much lighter, the system they had in the store had all kinds of cords and even a heavy metal plate on the back, but even with all that it felt like how I expected which means with out all the cords, cables, and plate the system well but lighter, and thus it was nice feel, the 360 pad on the device was very nice and moved well, it had a nice grip and really was a big game changer. As for the old arrow pad, it is slightly sharper in build and after a few hours of game play might make your thumb sore, but ughh details, details,! The system was a lot of fun and the graphics were amazing and the 250$ price tag seem well worth it seeing all that Nintendo has put into the system and still what’s to come. I was not able to play with the camera or the AR games since I could not go into the home screen but just the same I well give in depth detail on that when I get hands on with it, and I well be youtubing those blogs as well. (Subscribe) at JokerGallagherTV on youtube.
Finely ill talk about the look. Photos don’t do it justice nor do videos, the outer shell of the flip screen (the top 3D screen) has a strange gloss around it that if looked at just right seems like a jell almost, and there is a metal shell under that which makes the system have a sort of magical feel just by looking at the out side. Then there is the bottom half the buttons feel metallic but are not, but look nice, kind of glittery but not in a cheep way. The select home and start button are nice and even though they seem flush with the system they still deliver a nice click and a slight tactile bump. The shoulder buttons seem small, I had a original DS and a DSI (black) and the shoulder buttons on the first DS were a good size much like the GBA, and it seams by my recall that the DSI had bugger shoulder buttons as well, that not really being hear nor their simply pointing out that it seems smaller if that’s a issue to you. All things said I think it delivered on its promise at least with the small and limited hands on that I had with the system.
And when I get one in a short time I well be sure to fallow up with all kinds of up a close bits.
Friday, March 25, 2011
lets get it on (xbox 360 and xbox talk)
so to kick off the blog im going to be talking about the xbox, just in general some talk about xbox and xbox 360
first off lets talk about xbox one.
what was amazing about the system was the interface
and the feel, it really made you feel like their was something about it just turning it on with no game. made you feel like their was something going on. it also was the first system with a hard drive that let you save music OMG i know right. and some games would let you use that music for costume sound track, of course now xbox 360 lets you play ur music over any game new or old. which is grate if you have a zune/zune HD because you can turn your zune into your own music (movies, photos)hard drive.
(360)
but this was grate for allowing your self to add some effect to a party, and if you got the DVD remote you could also get a easter egg with the info button allowing you to pull up a full screen visualasation on your TV.
their was also xbox live, which back then cost $50 a month. and for 360 is 50 a year.
on the bad side the controller was over sized for more then half the life of the system. which was annoying. u could though put a memorie card in the controller and xbox gear like mic.
the games were for the most part the same on game cube and ps2 but with different controls. something really bad ass though as that the hard drive allowed you to save games and music to the system. and it brought up all kinds of things like new leader boards and gamer tags.
their were all sorts of other this and that about the xbox live effect. but ill leave that up to you. something but lets talk about other topics on the subject
the system its self. never before has a system looked so strangely different. the shape was a black box yes, but the feel was mature and intense.
sure game cube also had a different style but Nintendo has always has sort of a video game device feel. a fun design that makes the buyer know it is a gaming device. xbox looked almost like a computer or something else. which it was it would play your dvd,s music CD's and even rip music to the system's hard drive.
but the system was also BIG and heavy, and never got a slim model like ps2, ps3 and 360. which was a interesting choice.
but what would a game system be without games? and when you talk about xbox how can you avoid HALO. at first every one was excited BUT me. it was a shooter. in space what was so cool about that? what about duke nukem, what about doom. those had aliens that had space right? so what was the differance. i mean that wasent to say it was but, what was the hype? after later beating the game i found a interest in the story more then game play, i would later take a tour of bunjie studios in Seattle and come home with a whole box of halo merch. books toys and copy of halo one and 2, and even go to help work on some of the project its self in the game design. and have a big love for the game.
hear is my signed copy of halo 2 by the team
that made it
so whats new in 360?
halo 3 of coerce, OH YA their is also a much changed and ever evolving home screen, that even has a different version for kinect.
their is still a hard drive but it came with 3 options and colors. WhOOOOO
you could also play old games and later play custom sound track over all games. COOL
a new free xbox live, down load arcade games, and even whole tittles. upgrade your xbox hard drive, play in HD, have a wireless controller, get a port for your pc to play with the same controller. LIKE OMG
then came apps like last FM, facebook, twitter, netflix, espn3, and soon HULU.
along with a bunch of other content you can get with being online.
then both xbox and play station got envy over wii out selling both of them bay far. so they decided to step their game up with their own motion controllers, but before that xbox slim came out and in 2 sizes F-ING big (250GB) and basic (4GB) one in gloss one in mat but both in black. and with a slim design that reminds me of alien ware computers,
and some other smart design adds like touch buttons and added USB ports, even a "kinect ready" build out. their was some preformince pick ups but not much. but the BIGGEST had came 2 times with a second fan for better cooling and noise killing smart hard ware that made the system really quite, and also their was the add of WIFI, "YES" that was a big one to get now i can LIVE all over the house with no cords.
finely kinect came out with NO controller needed full body motion controller. their has still to be more "hard core games" but overall the games that came out took big steps in the direction of what you can do with the kinect, like the pet sim kinectaimals, the full body dancing game dance central and sports/ activity fun with kinect adventures that came standard with the kinect camera, and soon a FPS called child of edin and the avatar chat program to have your animated avatar chat with a table of others.
and more games are coming.
also another though was that xbox is 3D ready but their has yet to be some games that use it. how ever batman: AA did use 3D (but) included its own paper glasses. but the tech is about the same. so it is their for use. if it were to be used that is.
talk it up
first off lets talk about xbox one.
what was amazing about the system was the interface
and the feel, it really made you feel like their was something about it just turning it on with no game. made you feel like their was something going on. it also was the first system with a hard drive that let you save music OMG i know right. and some games would let you use that music for costume sound track, of course now xbox 360 lets you play ur music over any game new or old. which is grate if you have a zune/zune HD because you can turn your zune into your own music (movies, photos)hard drive.
(360)but this was grate for allowing your self to add some effect to a party, and if you got the DVD remote you could also get a easter egg with the info button allowing you to pull up a full screen visualasation on your TV.
their was also xbox live, which back then cost $50 a month. and for 360 is 50 a year.
on the bad side the controller was over sized for more then half the life of the system. which was annoying. u could though put a memorie card in the controller and xbox gear like mic.
the games were for the most part the same on game cube and ps2 but with different controls. something really bad ass though as that the hard drive allowed you to save games and music to the system. and it brought up all kinds of things like new leader boards and gamer tags.
their were all sorts of other this and that about the xbox live effect. but ill leave that up to you. something but lets talk about other topics on the subject
the system its self. never before has a system looked so strangely different. the shape was a black box yes, but the feel was mature and intense.
sure game cube also had a different style but Nintendo has always has sort of a video game device feel. a fun design that makes the buyer know it is a gaming device. xbox looked almost like a computer or something else. which it was it would play your dvd,s music CD's and even rip music to the system's hard drive.
but the system was also BIG and heavy, and never got a slim model like ps2, ps3 and 360. which was a interesting choice.
but what would a game system be without games? and when you talk about xbox how can you avoid HALO. at first every one was excited BUT me. it was a shooter. in space what was so cool about that? what about duke nukem, what about doom. those had aliens that had space right? so what was the differance. i mean that wasent to say it was but, what was the hype? after later beating the game i found a interest in the story more then game play, i would later take a tour of bunjie studios in Seattle and come home with a whole box of halo merch. books toys and copy of halo one and 2, and even go to help work on some of the project its self in the game design. and have a big love for the game.
hear is my signed copy of halo 2 by the team
that made it
so whats new in 360?
halo 3 of coerce, OH YA their is also a much changed and ever evolving home screen, that even has a different version for kinect.
their is still a hard drive but it came with 3 options and colors. WhOOOOO
you could also play old games and later play custom sound track over all games. COOL
a new free xbox live, down load arcade games, and even whole tittles. upgrade your xbox hard drive, play in HD, have a wireless controller, get a port for your pc to play with the same controller. LIKE OMG
then came apps like last FM, facebook, twitter, netflix, espn3, and soon HULU.
along with a bunch of other content you can get with being online.
then both xbox and play station got envy over wii out selling both of them bay far. so they decided to step their game up with their own motion controllers, but before that xbox slim came out and in 2 sizes F-ING big (250GB) and basic (4GB) one in gloss one in mat but both in black. and with a slim design that reminds me of alien ware computers,
and some other smart design adds like touch buttons and added USB ports, even a "kinect ready" build out. their was some preformince pick ups but not much. but the BIGGEST had came 2 times with a second fan for better cooling and noise killing smart hard ware that made the system really quite, and also their was the add of WIFI, "YES" that was a big one to get now i can LIVE all over the house with no cords.
finely kinect came out with NO controller needed full body motion controller. their has still to be more "hard core games" but overall the games that came out took big steps in the direction of what you can do with the kinect, like the pet sim kinectaimals, the full body dancing game dance central and sports/ activity fun with kinect adventures that came standard with the kinect camera, and soon a FPS called child of edin and the avatar chat program to have your animated avatar chat with a table of others.
and more games are coming.
also another though was that xbox is 3D ready but their has yet to be some games that use it. how ever batman: AA did use 3D (but) included its own paper glasses. but the tech is about the same. so it is their for use. if it were to be used that is.
talk it up
intro
this blog well be game reviews that i do ranging from new to old games.
at any system, this well be more for talk then review. so feel free to join in and talk
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