Video gaming is awesome

[SkinBasket]

I know this is going to make me look like a complete bitch, but playing PS3 on a 56" DLP 1080p is the most enlightening video game experience I've had since Super Contra and Street Fighter II were in the same arcade at the same time. Good God I'm getting old.

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how do the vids look in the blu-ray?

[SkinBasket]

Hell if I know. I've only been playing Resistance: Fall of Man and the MotorStorm demo so far. I tried demos of NBA live 2007 and Gran Tourismo HD for some 1080p action, and GT is dizzying.

I'm waiting for something I want to see on Blu Ray before I buy it. Lots of people have been creaming their panties about Superman on BR, but I'm not a fan. I'm a bit discerning about actually "buying" movies, so it might be a little while before I can comment.

I'm moving up from a 34" 1080i CRT (all 230 pounds of it), and have been pleased with the rear projection (all 95 pounds of it) despite my misgivings about the technology.

[SkinBasket]

On a side note, I am very displeased that Sony has told the porn industry to keep away from Blu-Ray. I don't give a shit if they cost Sony to lose the VHS-Betamax war. If I want 25 GB of HD porn (probably not a good thing), then I should be able to get it without Sony interfering!

[GBRulz]

I'm still looking everywhere to buy a Wii. I see Ps3's for sale everywhere I go, but no damn Wii's!

I would like one, but not enough to pay the $300+ dollars that people are still asking for them on eBay.

[Zool]

Just wait it out. It might be a few more months, but stores are starting to get weekly shipments. Soon there will actually be some on shelves.

[MadtownPacker]

I know this is going to make me look like a complete bitch
Nah man, THIS doesnt make you look like that at all.

For those looking for a Wii, I dont know if this applies to all stores nationwide but I have insider info that the Cali WalMarts have Wii systems waiting in the back of the store and they are going to release them on Sunday morning.

[Freak Out]

Porn will find a way onto Blu Ray man.....porn always finds a way. $$$$$$

[SkinBasket]

I'm still looking everywhere to buy a Wii. I see Ps3's for sale everywhere I go, but no damn Wii's!

I would like one, but not enough to pay the $300+ dollars that people are still asking for them on eBay.

Mainly it's because Sony is still sending PS3 constantly via airplane while Nintendo has stuck to the ocean freight delivery combined with the fact that just about every US retailer has actively been hording their wii stock for Sunday releases.

In other words, if you want a wii, you'll probably have to fight the 300 other soccer moms, teenie boppers, bums, prostitutes, and Madtown to get one when the store opens Sunday morning because they also want you to buy that new toaster that's on sale.

You can always try one of those rss feed sites that notify you when an on-line retailer has them in-stock. http://wiitracker.com/

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I'm still looking everywhere to buy a Wii. I see Ps3's for sale everywhere I go, but no damn Wii's!

I would like one, but not enough to pay the $300+ dollars that people are still asking for them on eBay.

Mainly it's because Sony is still sending PS3 constantly via airplane while Nintendo has stuck to the ocean freight delivery combined with the fact that just about every US retailer has actively been hording their wii stock for Sunday releases.

In other words, if you want a wii, you'll probably have to fight the 300 other soccer moms, teenie boppers, bums, prostitutes, and Madtown to get one when the store opens Sunday morning because they also want you to buy that new toaster that's on sale.

You can always try one of those rss feed sites that notify you when an on-line retailer has them in-stock. http://wiitracker.com/

You think its that or the PS3 is just not selling as well? I have a hard time justifying buying a 600 dollar machine, but then again I am poor and don't play video games other than my original xbox and wouldn't consider getting another console unless I could easily pirate games and store them locally within the device ala xbox.

[GBRulz]

I've gotta go with Partial's thinking on this one. $250 vs $600 is a huge difference. I think Sony screwed themselves with the high price tag, in combination with letting Xbox get well over a years head start. You also have to wonder if women and adult gamers getting into the video games market isn't the biggest reason why Wii is outselling PS3.

For the die-hard gamer, you probably want the PS3, but for those of us that like to have some friends over, a few cocktails and want to play a few video games without memorizing where all 8 different buttons are....Wii is that choice.

A good friend of mine bought a used PS2 last month and we've had a couple get togethers playing Dance Dance Revolution and some karoke thing. It's a riot !

[Rastak]

I'm still looking everywhere to buy a Wii. I see Ps3's for sale everywhere I go, but no damn Wii's!

I would like one, but not enough to pay the $300+ dollars that people are still asking for them on eBay.


I just got one last week off ebay for $370....very fun.

[Charles Woodson]

Ive had my wii since november something and guys let me tell u its worth it..I currently have:
Wii sports
Zelda
Super Swing golf
Trama Center
Super monkey ball
Wario Ware
Madden 07

if u like wii golf i would recomend getting the super swing golf game, i got wario ware a few days ago and its been pretty fun. I would extremly recomend getting madden it, besides wii sports is my favorite game out

[SkinBasket]

You think its that or the PS3 is just not selling as well? I have a hard time justifying buying a 600 dollar machine, but then again I am poor and don't play video games other than my original xbox and wouldn't consider getting another console unless I could easily pirate games and store them locally within the device ala xbox.

While you can find PS3s on shelves now, there are still plenty of people out there looking for them, too. I hate what retailers are doing with the wii. They are getting shipments, but like I said, they hold em back to continue the Sunday circular frenzy.

I understand some people wont want to spend that much on a system, but a lot of the same people find a way to justify spending 1000-2500 or more on a computer that will usually have the same lifespan (about 5 years give or take) and only be used for e-mail, porn, and occasionally a game of solitaire.

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I'm still looking everywhere to buy a Wii. I see Ps3's for sale everywhere I go, but no damn Wii's!

I would like one, but not enough to pay the $300+ dollars that people are still asking for them on eBay.

i just saw a wii the other day at pamida, they had just one sitting there. i thought about getting it for a couple seconds. but i just got a PS2 a couple weeks ago, so i figured i'd better not get it.

and i don't have the energy to use both arms while playing games, moving my fingers is enough of a workout

sony really screwed up i think. 600 is waaaaay to much for most kids to buy. and the games aren't that great, they have one decent game, thats it, the other i heard suck pretty bad and have some nasty problems. that combined with the 360 having a year head start and already putting out quite a few good games, and sony's up shit creek.

not to mention sony's stuff is put together pretty cheap. i already had to but a new ps2 controler because the first one just stopped working. i opened it up to find just chincy cheap thin plastic holding everything together. the thing fanally shocked me when i tried it out one last time, and all the buttons stopped working. the thing creeked and cracked every time you push a button, it just felt like it was made to break. now my x-box controler feels like a tank, i have no worries playing with that

well i smashed the shit out if it, and needless to see, it blew apart into a thousand little pieces thanks to all the cheap junk

that will be the last thing i buy from sony, that combined with a few tv's that have gone down the drain make me think they're products aren't worth the price anymore

[Freak Out]

I'll buy the Sony rig when the price comes down and they get some of the kinks worked out. It does have a lot to offer sitting under the HD set.

[GBRulz]

I went to 5 places on Sunday.... no Wii's. I even asked a couple places if I could like put a deposit down or pay for it in full for when it comes in and they said that Nintendo has a strict policy against doing that and that is must be on a first come first serve basis.

I wanna wiiiiiiiiiiiiii :cry:

[SkinBasket]

This wasn't a "release" Sunday. They've been 2-3 weeks apart, and the last one was the 21st. Like I said before, you gotta love the way they're handling this. I'm tellin ya, if you want one that bad, you're best bet is to keep an eye out here:

http://wiitracker.com/

[GBRulz]

This wasn't a "release" Sunday. They've been 2-3 weeks apart, and the last one was the 21st. Like I said before, you gotta love the way they're handling this. I'm tellin ya, if you want one that bad, you're best bet is to keep an eye out here:

http://wiitracker.com/

Thanks Skin. I have their RSS feed plugged in, so we'll see if that helps!

Question for ya...how do you know when it's a "release" Sunday?

[SkinBasket]

You either need to look at your Sunday newspaper as soon as it comes to look at the store ads, or you can search the web for "circular leaks" that people post on forums. These people know people who get them an advance copy of the weekend ads and those people are kind enough to post what will be on sale where. Sorry I don't have a specific link to something like this, but I used to stumble across them occasionally.

Good luck.

[Freak Out]

Porn will find a way onto Blu Ray man.....porn always finds a way. $$$$$$

Porn found a way.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/128742-1/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws

[SkinBasket]

Ha! I just saw some videos for Def Jam Icon. I got to get this game! All of today's rappers beating each other up with sluggish punches, kung-fu chops and boot stomps all while their music plays in the background. No one is gonna stop me from laying a beat down on Ludicris at the local quickie mart with lil John screaming, "Till the sweat drop down my balls!"

[MadtownPacker]

Ha! I just saw some videos for Def Jam Icon. I got to get this game! All of today's rappers beating each other up with sluggish punches, kung-fu chops and boot stomps all while their music plays in the background. No one is gonna stop me from laying a beat down on Ludicris at the local quickie mart with lil John screaming, "Till the sweat drop down my balls!"This is obviously a video game as no self respecting rapper would waste his time fighting.

Let me know when the reality shooting game is released.

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Ha! I just saw some videos for Def Jam Icon. I got to get this game! All of today's rappers beating each other up with sluggish punches, kung-fu chops and boot stomps all while their music plays in the background. No one is gonna stop me from laying a beat down on Ludicris at the local quickie mart with lil John screaming, "Till the sweat drop down my balls!"

The one for xbox is awesome because it was made by AKI, who made the WCW wrestling games for N64 ( which were the best in the business ) . I bet this one is equally fun. Too bad classic WCW doesn't exist anymore, back when the NWO was around wrestling was the shit ( 8-9 years ago )

[PackerPro42]

I really like the XBOX 360. I think it's the most bang for your buck, considering it's 200-300 dollars cheaper depending on what system you buy. You can buy the core system or the 360 with the hard dirve and memory stick and xbox live and, and, and, and, and, and, for a small price of 400 dollars. All you the extra stuff you get with the 360 with the Hard Drive is worth way more than the extra 100 dollars that you pay.

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I really like the XBOX 360. I think it's the most bang for your buck, considering it's 200-300 dollars cheaper depending on what system you buy. You can buy the core system or the 360 with the hard dirve and memory stick and xbox live and, and, and, and, and, and, for a small price of 400 dollars. All you the extra stuff you get with the 360 with the Hard Drive is worth way more than the extra 100 dollars that you pay.

Playing actual sports for free is totally the way to go over any video game. Wii is a close second. Guitar hero is the only thing more fun than real life.

[PackerPro42]

I really like the XBOX 360. I think it's the most bang for your buck, considering it's 200-300 dollars cheaper depending on what system you buy. You can buy the core system or the 360 with the hard dirve and memory stick and xbox live and, and, and, and, and, and, for a small price of 400 dollars. All you the extra stuff you get with the 360 with the Hard Drive is worth way more than the extra 100 dollars that you pay.

Playing actual sports for free is totally the way to go over any video game. Wii is a close second. Guitar hero is the only thing more fun than real life.

Yes, but you can't manage a Franchise is real life. Can You? I agree though, I really love playing sports.

[GBRulz]

Still on the hunt for a Wii.... however, someone at Target said they will be getting more in stock and will be out when the store opens tomorrow morning and they suggest I get there at 8am in order to get one!

They also said PS3's aren't moving at all. Could it be the $600 price tag, perhaps??

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Still on the hunt for a Wii.... however, someone at Target said they will be getting more in stock and will be out when the store opens tomorrow morning and they suggest I get there at 8am in order to get one!

They also said PS3's aren't moving at all. Could it be the $600 price tag, perhaps??

and from what i hear the ps3 has just been a huge letdown. a lot of things they promised before the launch turned out to be BS. the grafics were suppose to be a lot better then the 360, but from what i see the 360 is far superior.

plus thers only one good game out for the ps3. i'm not buying a $600 machine for 1 game

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PS3 just lost EA support. That is going to be a major blow.

That really sucks, because I wanted a PS3 for the games and Blu-Ray player combo when the price drops.

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PS3 just lost EA support. That is going to be a major blow.

That really sucks, because I wanted a PS3 for the games and Blu-Ray player combo when the price drops.

whats that mean? they aren't going to make anymore games for them, or what

that would be a death blow

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That's correct. Poetic Justice after Sony paid off EA to stay away from the Dreamcast.

[GBRulz]

Why would EA drop Sony?

I don't see how legally Sony can tell EA in the first place that they can't make games for competitors. That would be like Ford giving Sirius a bunch of money and saying they can't put their receivers in any other car except a Ford.

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Why would EA drop Sony?

I don't see how legally Sony can tell EA in the first place that they can't make games for competitors. That would be like Ford giving Sirius a bunch of money and saying they can't put their receivers in any other car except a Ford.

well actually, i think they can do that. if ford offers enough money, sirus could go for it

and it really hurts sony, because now they can't have an official nfl product, like ohhh madden, seeings how EA has a monopoly on that

do you have an article for this partial, i can't find it anywhere. i'd like to see why it all happened

this would be like god coming down to earth and telling us packer fans that we no longer can use his mighty right arm as our QB

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Why would EA drop Sony?

I don't see how legally Sony can tell EA in the first place that they can't make games for competitors. That would be like Ford giving Sirius a bunch of money and saying they can't put their receivers in any other car except a Ford.

They didn't say they couldn't, they simply chose to support PS3 over Wii. All the games have different capabilities and internals, thus different code needs to be written for all three.

[GBRulz]

Got an article about this, Partial? I googled and found nothing in regards to it. If it's true, yeah...it will most def hurt Sony big time.

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Probably not a great source. I quickly found a headline at digg corresponding to the topic. I didn't read the article.

http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/EA_regrets_backing_PS3_Moving_on_to_Wii

[GBRulz]

I'm sure if Sony took $200 off the price of the PS3, EA would be eating out of their hand again.

I like EA though.... I'm a huge Sims fanatic. BTW, their new release "The Sims Life Stories" is a waste of $$$. Very disappointed. I suppose a 10 year old would like it though.

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I'm sure if Sony took $200 off the price of the PS3, EA would be eating out of their hand again.

I like EA though.... I'm a huge Sims fanatic. BTW, their new release "The Sims Life Stories" is a waste of $$$. Very disappointed. I suppose a 10 year old would like it though.

i get really bored with the sims after awhile, i do love the sim city franchise though

and even though i always can't wait to play the next madden or fifa or whatever sports game, i always end up dissapointed by them. its like they stopped trying to improve the games, and every year they just update the rosters

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after reading some stuff from that link, it looks like they won't just pull all their stuff from the ps3. they'll just shift their focus from the ps3 to the wii

i think i read that they were developing 30 some games for the ps3 and only 6 for the wii, and they now see that was a huge mistake

so it looks to me anyways, that you'll still see the maddens of the world on all platforms, but you'll see a lot more wii exclusive games from ea. like maybe the sims won't be on the ps3, but the wii instead

they also said that not only has the ps3 flopped, but it cost twice as much to make a ps3 game as it does a wii game

i don't think ea will be the last to shift their focus

ps3 is dead, or close to it

[GBRulz]

I didn't get my Wii. Go to Target about 15 minutes before the store opened and there was already a line. Actually, i was 4th in line and they had 4 tickets left, but the manager just handed out tickets to whoever, not according to who was in line first. I was pissed.

A guy in line said Toys R Us has 20 of them, but they don't open until 11 am. I drove past there right after I left Target and there were already people standing in line. INSANE!!

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I didn't get my Wii. Go to Target about 15 minutes before the store opened and there was already a line. Actually, i was 4th in line and they had 4 tickets left, but the manager just handed out tickets to whoever, not according to who was in line first. I was pissed.

A guy in line said Toys R Us has 20 of them, but they don't open until 11 am. I drove past there right after I left Target and there were already people standing in line. INSANE!!

maybe try driving to the middle of nowhere to some small town that has a walmart or pamida or something like that

i know up here in the up i've seen 360's at walmart when nobody in the world could find one (actually a few of them. and wii's at a pamida when nobody could find one

you might find that some store in a little farming comunity got a shipment even though the people there could care less

[GBRulz]

I GOT ONE !!! Went over to Toys R Us about 45 minutes before they opened and got a voucher. At least they did it fair, unlike Target.

I can tell you that my arm is going to be pretty damn sore tomorrow!! I can see why people love this system though, it's fun!! I can see my arms getting in shape, too :lol: