wii are lucky
right, i managed to score a nintendo wii!
so far my favorite thing is not even the games, it's the channels - basically they're like these internet applications that run on the wii and do fun things like show you the news (fun?), weather, etc. there's also an internet browser which some smart people at finetune have managed to turn into a streaming radio, which is cool. there will be many more sites like that - i'm hoping to build some myself.
wii sports is quite a riot. olivia says i almost hit her playing baseball, but she's exagerating. trauma center is freaky, a lot like the ds one but holding the scalpel in your hand like that is much more visceral. supposedly manhunt 2 is gonna be coming out for it and is probably going to be banned because it'll be crazy fucking violent (you're actually stabbing and choking and so on.. yikes). unfortunately right now the offering as far as games are concerned is very slim (zelda seems to be the only really accomplished title out there right now) but that'll change in good time. they've sold so many of these little buggers, games will have to follow. i hope they open up their development practices - if somehow small companies can get the tools to develop for such a unique platform, there will be some crazy ass stuff out there.
when they add built in mp3 support into it (or some hackers beat them to it) and / or video it'll make a really nice media box also. up to 480p that is. no crazy high-res there, and that's fine.
i can't help but notice how nintendo is like the apple of video games. totally slick design and even the UI they've built into it is totally apple-like.
so far my favorite thing is not even the games, it's the channels - basically they're like these internet applications that run on the wii and do fun things like show you the news (fun?), weather, etc. there's also an internet browser which some smart people at finetune have managed to turn into a streaming radio, which is cool. there will be many more sites like that - i'm hoping to build some myself.
wii sports is quite a riot. olivia says i almost hit her playing baseball, but she's exagerating. trauma center is freaky, a lot like the ds one but holding the scalpel in your hand like that is much more visceral. supposedly manhunt 2 is gonna be coming out for it and is probably going to be banned because it'll be crazy fucking violent (you're actually stabbing and choking and so on.. yikes). unfortunately right now the offering as far as games are concerned is very slim (zelda seems to be the only really accomplished title out there right now) but that'll change in good time. they've sold so many of these little buggers, games will have to follow. i hope they open up their development practices - if somehow small companies can get the tools to develop for such a unique platform, there will be some crazy ass stuff out there.
when they add built in mp3 support into it (or some hackers beat them to it) and / or video it'll make a really nice media box also. up to 480p that is. no crazy high-res there, and that's fine.
i can't help but notice how nintendo is like the apple of video games. totally slick design and even the UI they've built into it is totally apple-like.