Eric

PLUS WHO IS RECYCLING NINTENDO GEAR ANYWAYS? Besides the 8-bit toaster oven, their equipment and games hardly ever gives out, and it doesn't become obsolete since there has always been a market for pretty much ANYTHING nintendo that still works

I forsee a day in the future where I actually have a Wii

It shall sit horizontally as the gods foretold.

I am clumsy and cringe at the thought of a console falling over, wireless or not!

I thikn part of it's ease is that you aren't struggling with the DPad to move diagonally and what-not. It's not the hardest Zelda game I've played, but it's definitely one of the most fun. Some parts are pretty challenging, and I know I've died a few times. One of the strongest things is that I can bust it open and play for 15 minutes and make progress. That's really important on a hand held game! I play on the subway a lot of days and I would hardly have made any progress if it were paced like a 3d zelda game. I only have a few hours a day to do anything besides work, and it's nice to get a zelda fix that doesn't take 2-3 hours to feel satisfying.

Umm yeah it sure looked bigger in pictures before...

I pre-ordered from CAPCOM but it hasn't even shipped yet WTF?! This happen to anyone else?? I called them yesterday and all they could say was "I dont work in the warehouse" OK WELL THANKS! Now Commissioning ROCKMAN to investigate hard-hat-bots causing delays at mysterious unresponsive warehouse!!

Well as someone who recently purchased a smartphone (not iPhone) I would say the biggest hurdle is the EDGE data speeds and the architecture of that web-only plan in general.

They do have a near perfect browser for handling a new generation of mobile web applications, but unfortunately the mobile web seems to mainly still be in beta. With limited speeds it's important to trim the transmission for mobile apps to a minimum. that's why there is a Google Maps app that doesn't download a pound of javascript before it begins running.

If Apple really expected to keep tight control over the included apps, they should have spec-d out the machine and/or gone with a faster network. At the end of the day it's a total waste to be constantly downloading all of the extra bits to present info in HTML, not to mention you should only access the web to find info that isnt easily offered by the handheld. Some mobile apps dont even need to communicate so what sense does that make?

I'd say that the iPhone (esp. safari mobile) is still a boon to the web2.0 community, but the device itself is not going to realize it's potential without the SDK

Yeah I have both Lego Star Wars games on gamecube and was so blown away by the fun-factor of the first one, that I didnt even forsee the second.

If you dont buy lego star wars, you hate having (digital) fun

I had to have it right away! Luckily my girlfriend was nice enough to pick it up downtown for me since I was at work and don't really trust pre-order.


So far it's totally awesome. I just beat windwaker earlier this year (my first zelda start to finish) so this was a no-brainer. The controls are amazing, I am knee deep in Link's Awakening but it always makes my hand cramp up.

They did a great job merging the windwaker style and cinematics, with the classic 2-d feel, all while introducing a new control scheme that I think really adds a greater feeling of freedom than before!

why does everyone complitch so much about the triforce hunting at the end of windwaker? if you spend the right amount of time exploring and re-exploring as you go along you have most of the pieces by the time you could actually use them. silly monkeys!

@Twitchy,
Thanks for the counterpoint. I wholeheartedly agree that maglev has high potential for longer range and express routes! I just wanted to point out there is also a lot of unexploited potential left in the steel trains. I thikn we'll be seeing both technologies side-by-side for ages as long as we keep building trains.

Since I know a few people in the rail industry I think it is safe to say that MagLev is, more than anything, designed to sell proposals.

Sure you can travel at breakneck speed, but you can get pretty damn fast on steel wheels and steel rails. The real key to increasing ridership on trains and transit is Quality of Service and Ease of Use. Even a maglev train has to make stops and it's important that the system is designed to move people around optimally. That means lots of systems to plan and implement the logistics of these operations.

Plus theres some basic physics to think about. How much energy does it take to lift a GIANT FRICKIN' TRAIN a few inches off the ground? How much energy does it take to hold a wheeled train off the ground? Sure you kill a little friction, but anyone who's been on a road bike can fathom that air molecules are a much bigger enemy than your rolling stock when it comes to friction!

It's cool but impractical, let's get back on the ball with our existing rails and prove we have an alternative to auto;s rather than focusing on flash and dash