Sorry it took me so long to get back guys, life's busy. The next gen war is truly fast approaching, and I for one can't wait to see this war unfold. With Microsoft slightly in front to Sony's two day jump on Nintendo, things are going to get real interesting. (Chock that up as the understatement of the year). Microsoft is well underway and waiting patiently to drop a few bombs on the market. Bombs that they think will hold off or at least slow down the competition.
Just a few days before Sony unleashes their mammoth (both size and price), and Nintendo throws a monkey wrench in the formula with their clever Wii; Microsoft is set to release Gears of War on the gaming world. Even being the avid Nintendo fan that I am, there was a moment when I wanted to play that game. Now don't get me wrong I am as loyal a fan as they get, but there was a moment where I just said "WOW, I want to play that!". For an entire moment I wished Nintendo would make it happen. Then that moment was over. The game has serious potential though ( potential being the key word). I mean it could quite possibly give Halo a run for its money as 'best first person shooter' ever made, or it could be another entirely ho-hum EA made Bond game. Okay that's being a bit too mean but you get my point. Either way Microsoft is hyping it up as the next great thing to slice bread. Come November 12th we'll all find out how right or wrong they are. Emergence Day versus two consoles! Don't thing that's enough? Well neither does Microsoft, they decided they're hungry for a pb&j sandwich but with PS3 and Wii filling. As they are going to release the true nuke on the market, Halo 3, sometime in March. With the 17th and 19th of November just around the corner the 360 is bucking and yelling for attention.
My guess is that Microsoft is banking on their mediocre install base of 5 million (WORLDWIDE!) plus those two giant games will be more than enough to stand strong against the competition. It's not going to be easy though, as being the first console out doesn't guarantee success (dreamcast anyone?); Nintendo is coming along with an ingenious mass market approach and Sony is riding its brand name, so things could start to get a little tough for Microsoft. I see brainstorms for Halo 4 already. Okay, maybe that's a bit of a ways off since Microsoft is trying to convince the world that Halo 3 is the culmination of it all, the big finale. You never know money walks.
Honestly I don't see 360 or PS3 standing up to Wii very well. I'm telling you my idol Shigeru Miyamoto, along with Mr. Iwata has an evil plan to take over the world and Wii is the gateway. Oh I'm going to love being a part of every single moment of it. Wii is set to do what every man wants, his girlfriend playing video games with him, oh yeah and the rest of the family too. I for one can't wait to hook my Wii up and go nuts on games like Excite Truck, Red Steel, Wii Sports, Madden 07, and of course the King of all games, The Legend of Zelda. (That's my top 5 launch titles by the way). A lady right there with me makes it even better. I think you'll agree, at least I hope you do. The 360 has some solid games don't get me wrong, but they just don't bring anything new to the table. The core audience will be there but I don't see any growth beyond that. Not to mention 5 million sold is not nearly enough of a jump to beat the PS3 and definitely not enough smell the Goliath of a shock winner, Wii. I've experienced first hand what Nintendo's attempting with this console and it's guaranteed to wreak havoc on the industry. (You heard it here first--Wii by a landslide). Right now 360 is all smiles no worries but I'd brace for impact , the whole industry should. Someone is going down hard and I see Nintendo running from the cops. Wii is going to put an ass whooping on Sony and Microsoft, the kind you never forget.
WHEW! I'm beginning to ramble (I hate when I do that). I'll get back to you soon on Nintendo's return to true form. "KING, A Return to Form," should explain why Nintendo is poised to reclaim the number one spot.
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My apologies on the delay, hope you guys like it. Thanks for sticking with me as long as you have.
hey np.
but i expected this to be more about MS, but it seems u rambled a bit too much eh.
being the Wii60 enthusist i am, i might pick up a 360 next yr sometime (after Wii) for Halo 3 and Wars... and perhaps gears of war too if it turns out to be as good as its hyped to be.
Another nice article by Sheep. I always seem to stop what I'm doing to read what you have to say.
I ramble a lot, too, when I get excited about what I talk about :D. It's all good.
We (Aschen (jaso)) and Me(revobest(wii-man)) will be here when you get back. I wonder how "KING, A Return to Form should be"
BTW, my top five is exactly the same as yours. :D
WOW. I was just searching Gonintendo.com when I found this. It was posted earlier today so I'm sure that you have already seen this.
I think that the multiplayer in the game looks really great and resembles Goldeneye for the N64 quite well. I'm sure that my friends and cousins will enjoy playing this because it resembles Goldeneye.
Though some people on the link have worries about framerate, which is probably only slightly downgraded to fit everything on the console, I'm read to give it a try first hand.
Are you going to be camping out this year for Wii?
yea saw that. and i wont. if i got one at launch i wouldnt be able to enjoy it since im leaveing for a holiday like the day after.
but i think framerate will be fine, it looks like the poly count was downplayed to be able to play 4 ppl
HA! YES! I finally have Nintendo Wifi Connection! My Friend code is
3780 3821 7346.
umm, for what game? theres like 25 wifi games for DS now.
of course i am assuming you do NOT have a Wii with the 1 friend code
Oh. It's for Metroid Prime Hunters for DS.
Sheep. Did you get your Wii yet? I managed to get one on launch day, but I can't play it untli good ol' Xmas. I bet you have already played your if you got it.
damn you all!
i want to at lest get near one! *crys
Awww. Don't worry Aschen. You'll get your Wii someday. By the way, they were suppose to have restocked today (Black Friday). Maybe you can get one today.
maybe im in aus and the release dtae its the 7t of dec, and maybe i have a holiday already planned for the 9th, and maybe, just maybe i simply odn thae enough money from that damn holiday
grr
Oh. I forgot you lived there. Dang.
hey sheep, when u getting around to poating that new article? also have u got a Wii yet as wiiman has asked?`
hey good news! i just may be getting a Wii for xmas! the information was 'leaked' to me. but theres still a 5% chance i wont get one due to shortages
Go for it Aschen. Sadly, I have to KNOW I have a Wii and NOT play it until Xmas. ;o ;o ;o ;(
since we will be getting it at the same time, me 10-12 hours earlier due to the international date line. on boxing day we'll swap FCs and Miis, k?
should be fun
I'm up for that. The first person I'll swap Miis and FCs with.
omg yes. now i know for sure i have a Wii for xmas. u know them shortages i was talking about? now not a issue, my parents got preorders (odd behavior for parents eh). but meh it wasnt needed, no shortages in australia for any game console, ever, including Wii.
they also got me WiiPlay which is great since that wouldve been my first choice for the xtra Wiimote and games.
look forward to playing with u guys on xmas! also ill be having a gameday sometime in jan or on new years with a bunch of friends, might need rayman as well. damn zelda will have to wait.
on another note; i wont be here for the next week and a half, check my sites for more details
Yes! Now I can play against you online! That's great news to hear that your parents got you your Wii. :)
hey, back from trip. had a great time.
and heres more confirmation that i will get a Wii for xmas; there was a hole in one of my pressies, looking into it u couldnt see anything but blue, however on a angle i could see the butt of a Wiimote. judgeing from box size and shape, i would guess its Wiiplay.
cant wait for xmas!
CONGRATS! Now I have 2 people to play online with.
yay! Wii 4 Mii!!
dammit updateing takes forever. hehe the first time i ever see a Wii in real life, it was me taking it out of the box. also got me grandma to play wiisports so that proves ninty is on the right track.
my FC for my Wii is:
8690 4693 2104 8036
Dang. I have to wait until early "(about 7:30) tommorrow. I'll give out my FC for my Wii tomorrow. I'll probably do it on the Wii :D
ah the joy of being in aus, close to the date line.
WELL when I finish typing this on my new WII I'll look for my FC.
My FC is 6628 5418 2419 6235 MY console name is MASTERMIND
great, adding you now. hope to see one of ur Mii's soon
Hey Sheep. Do you have Wii yet? If you do, can you post up your Wii #? I want to add you to my Friends list with Aschen.
brb guys sorry
Whatever brb stands for, you don't have to worry about it. I'm fine and wont go anywhere like aschen.
hey, i keep checking back, i almost never comment cos theres nothing to say.
and 'brb'= 'be right back'
why sheep had to come on and say that i dont know
It's probably to note that he isn't done with the blog. YEEEEEEES! I'm just happy to hear from him again.
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Hi Sheep :)
Wassup wii-man?
still being kinda silent as usual sheep?
any chance we can get new article? also have u got a Wii yet?
wii-man, your goshigeru in youtube right? man how much adverising do u do for me?! a quick google search for my site listed so many of ur videos and such with my site written all over the place... also a comment on gonintendo from a "N-Wii" person, you again?
keep up the great work, your doing me heaps of favors here, and i didnt even ask for it. THANKS!
Yes I am Goshigeru on youtube. Yes I am N-Wii on gonintendo :)
No problem aschen. I'm trying my best to get the word out. Once your site is well known, it's time for Nintendite.blogspot to get some of that advertising.
It's going good Sheep. :)
that said.. Sheep, do u want this site under mine?
ie: it would be nintendite.ifanboy.net (or whatever name u want)
if someone were to type in nintendite.blogspot.com it will redirect them to the correct address automatically.
im planning on selling some subdomains for blogs like this, you and wiiman can have one free. oh and also ill link to u from a page somewhere on my site.... as soon as i work out FTP
'preciate that ya'll. I'm so busy lately i hardly ever get online to post...sorry!!!! You guys seem fine without me though but i will be back i just can't say when just yet.
As long as you'll be back I'll be fine.
Did you hear about the new game announced by EA called Boogie? Click Here. I'll try putting a pic in here, but if it doesn't work, hey, I tried.
[img]http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/thumb_boogie_5.jpg[/img]
eh, another ddr game... pftt.
and wiiman, u gave in the wiimotion story to gonintendo right. did u link them to me? cos i had that story before them.
and how about aussienintendo having 1 update a month for the aussie cometitions then gonintendo posts it. whereas i do it every week.
I did link to you, but they decided to just go with the original source that was on your site. I was really hoping that they would show off your site and mae it to where they had to click on the link that you gave them on YOUR site, but I guess Bethany didn't do it. (I wonder if RMC would)
Not a bad idea about the 1 update a month deal for Aussie competitions. If RMC would approve of it, I'm sure you'd be rolling in views.
i emailed them about the comps thing. seems they had email problems back when i used to email them about new comps etc. from whoever emailed me back's tone it sounds like they may be using my site to rely on aussie comps every week now....hopefully..
ill email them again this thursday when new comps come out and i update mysite
Do you know what this means for your site? It means more traffic.
PS: on the youtube videos that I upload, both ifanboy and nintendite are clicky sites.
oh nah, i would have never guessed advertising for my site would equal more traffic.... /sarcasem
thnks for ur continued random youtube advertising
No problem. There's nothing wrong with giving out a little help.
hey, wiiman. i need ppl to work on my site, wanna join? just check out the buttons on the right, most dont work cos i dont have ppl to run thous certain subsections.
wanna lend a hand?
there be payment...not from me, but anything u earn from ads is urs
How about this. Since May is but 2 months ( probably 1 month) away for me to go on summer break (high school for me) if no one has offered to help out, I'm joining no doubt?
great. i need a few ppl. hopefully 1 for each section so there should definatly be room.
yo wiiman, and maybe sheep too. still need more staff. visit ifanboy.net for details
I've been assigned to go to U of L for June, so July would work out..if the parents would let me on the computer for more than friggen 30 minutes!
almost july. still in need of a helping hand....
Quick question, what is the intelligence and previews section suppose to compose of?
previews: like new screenshots/videos/hands-ons of up and coming games.
intelligence is brief news about PS3/PSP/360 (the competition). like say with the recent suing from the church of england to sony about a church being used in resistances.
also VC updates is still open, similar to previews, will have news about new VC games gonna come out, and of course what just came out that day (friday for euro/aus, monday for US, and the other day for japan (i forgot))
Listen, on July 6th, keep the preview section open for me, ok?
Oh, and I'm worried about Sheep. Where could he be?
will do.
email me at
respect.hero.time@hotmail.com
when the date comes up, ill prolly forget it, ill set u up with the preview section and make a news post exclaiming it.
Thanks :)
Welp, today's Friday the 6th. I can't wait to get the stuff!
oh crap i forgot!
haha, see, this is why i asked to be reminded ;)
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