Allen Straith

OK, I get it. So Microsoft is going to release (well, supposedly) a "Zune HD", and maybe add Zune-like features to Windows Mobile 7, so we could have many "Zune" phones? Thats actually not a bad idea, since the iPhone will only capture so much of the market. This way MS win's (by numbers, of course) every time.

The Eos looks like the Blackberry Bold, and it's not even as cool as the Pre. :-) But I had hoped they would keep the Centero line :( Oh well.

My biggest thing is the inability of changing the colors of the UI. The only thing i like about Vista is that I can change it to orange -- why can't that type of thing be built into OS X?

You know, I don't trust ONM. How many times have they had these types of mistakes? They should have said, "You know, we just say this stuff to sell mag's, but did not intend to mislead you. Oops, sorry, we did."


Thats what i think.

oh my god....thats like....ummm....bad for sony. but it would be absolutely FUNNY if it happened.

As someone has hinted to, this is drived by Nintendo: Nintendo wants games that are for casual gamers. And it looks like EA is the first to offically join the bandwagon by actually making a development team just for these gamers. Whats interesting to note, is that they are not -- as of yet -- a Wii exclusive developer. That is, they have stated (at least Joystiq has said) they "will develop and publish games for consoles, handheld devices, mobile phones, and the PC."

Very interesting.

Okay, here is the run down of how motion controls, and whether or not it's the future:

The Wii is doing something new. It's not new like the transition from joysticks to game pads -- that would be a big easier to pull off. But this will all you to go into the game unlike anything else.


The Godfather Blackhand Edition is the best controls on the Wii. It has the ability to free-aim, yet it employs a wonderful lock-on system. it allows you to quickly pull out your weapon (its only flaw is changing weapons isn't so cut and dry -- you'd actually have to stop and change weapons, and then start running -- but it should hardly matter). Zelda: TP was a great game, and it failed in evolutionizing the series itself but did a marvelous job of using the control. At one point, I actually forgot i was playing a game. And that was no joke.

Now, to what MS said about the Wii: They don't like motion controls. They themselves tried this before (and it was exactly like the PS3/PS1 Pelican controls....) but it failed. So MS really doesn't want to move with this new trend.

@ the comment about how the PS3 controls are better. I'd beg to differ. In some cases maybe -- it's easier to learn, it's a great way to transition into the motion control era (if there will be one) -- but you couldn't play Godfather Blackhand Edition on it. You couldn't actually have a fist fight with it. You couldn't actually hit a baseball with it, nor could you bowl with it.

I am not saying the Wii is an revolution. What may be a revolution is how Nintendo pulls of the Wii and the software that backs it up. However, the Wiimote is by far the best controller because it does what no other controller can do: be natural. Whats more natural: Pushing a button and have some character on screen punch someone. Or, literally move you fists and have your character on-screen actually move and punch that guy. Whats hard about that?

In the end, all that matters is the software that backs up each system. So far, I'd say Nintendo has a good line-up of software: Rayman, Wii Sport/Wii Play, Godfather, Tony Hawk, Wario Ware, and soon to be that Sonic/mario game. Is that enough to keep systems rolling off the shelves? No. Does Nintendo simply stand by and believes they don't have to do anything? No. Reggie has said many, many times they need more Third-Party developers and he has contacted even Rockstar games about making games for the Wii.

Oh, and to the person about the Wii, and if it can see 300K for ever? Hmmmm, it may very well do so and more. But the question remains, can the PS3 do that? The question still remains....

.....this ad is worst then the GCN ad's. I mean, wtf? I thought Sony had good marketing....but they suck ass as of late.

OOOH!!!! ITS SO YOUR MAC CAN USE THE WIIMOTE!!! HECK YEA! Anyway, that was my Mac fanboyism. It's a firmupdate, guys. It has to be. They wouldn't call Wii SPorts a Startup Disk. It could have to do with Wi-Fi, maybe telling you how to do it, but it's nothing major. Maybe, JUSt maybe, it tells you that the Wii is a super computer, though, and that Nintendo has just entered into the world of super computer...and of course, going to take over the world.

Seriously guys, it's a firmware update or something of the sorts.

Your comments: Hmmm....I like it. But, I don' care if I like it or not. I play games, not box art. :-D