Fred

It cant hurt.

-Red

Considering a lot of people have never played Animal Crossing, a proper explanation would have been nice.

-Red

Its excellent. I use it a lot - a lot more than i expected i would. I havent found any rendering issues, either - i dont know what that guy is talking about.

It could be better, yes, but that starts to rub against other things that Nintendo could be doing. I think better connectivity between everything would be awesome - but then you verge on the Xbox's territory.

Its a tricky thing. How much is too much? It could be better, but it is definitley good right now. Also, i think you can share music, videos, and pictures with an RSS-type thing for the Browser. I have MyTunesRSS on my desktop, but i have little desire for the features it has, so ive never used it.

-Red

I simply hope its Goldeneye 007 for the N64 on the VC.

That, my friends, would be a REAL treat.

-Red

IRT 3: Read the links.

I think the whole thing is a retarded mess. It is almost certainly a bunch of people who think they know whats going on, pushing rules on people who largely dont care.

This sort of politically correct idiocy, frankly, makes me spastic.

Seriously though, its a real problem. I really wish people would loosen up in the right areas - we have girls walking around essentially naked (well, ok, i tend to really like that), yet video games are censored and controlled more than tobacco.

Retarded.

-Fred

THis is absurd.

Assuming you got the terminology correct, it is impossible for a GPU to cause dead pixels.

Not only that, but it is also virtually impossible for a system in standby to overheat to the point of causing permanent damage. While it is true that heat is still generated, it is definitley not enough to cause anything to overheat.

Also, during the standby, the GPU is completely off - since there is no video output of any sort, it is, of course, off.

Now, once again, it is of course giving off heat during standby. Once again, it is not possible for it to generate enough heat, while in standby, to cause any sort of permanent damage.

Considering that it doesnt overheat while under load, of course, is a pretty good indication. Of course, it does have the help of a fan in that case, but there is only fan, and a small one at that.

In summary, this is all a bunch of panic-inducing idiocy. Leave your Wii's on standby. Strap on a pair.

And for those of you concerned with power drains, i suggest you leave your computer off, and sell all those pricey components. You should probably also stay away from dual core, as that does bump up the power drain quite significantly.

Oh, and if you have your Wii in an enclosed area, with no ventilation, and other hot components, like other consoles and amps and stuff, then its your fault, not the Wii's - its called "heat accumulation". I fear the safety of your console while it is on, more than while it is on standby.

And im dissapointed in Wii Fanboy to carry such a ludicrous story.

-Fred

I was going to post something intelligent and witty, perhaps to encourage you to give me the free goodies, but I eventually melted into a weak, boneless puddle of human flesh at the thought of a free Wii game.

-Red

Now that i think of it, a really good N64 fighting/RPG game was Hybrid Heaven:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Heaven

Definatly worth playing - a real blast.

-Red

Seriously, its all about Herzog Zwei.

Awesome game. Simply awesome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzog_Zwei

Youre also the "high commander", which is a nice homage to 3rd Rock From The Sun. (Well. Now it is.)

/salute.

-Red

Who cares? As long as its fun to play, i dont care what the characters are.

-Red