Michael McGuire

I've pretty much been sick of them since the 2nd one came out. However, this one does sound at least a bit more interesting than the rest. For some reason, I've always been more into FPS's in a futuristic setting like Unreal. I think I prefer using more futuristic weaponry. Although the idea of a more Middle Ages based FPS with magic does have some appeal.

I like the ideas mentioned earlier about going even further back in American History to the Civil War and Revolutionary War. However, I don't know how well that would work if it was made at all realistic. The fire rate for their weaponry was very low and they didn't exactly have many vehicles to work with either :-).

"most of the jokes tend to be more about the guy being black then the game sucking."

Um, what?

I count maybe 4 tops that possibly make reference to the fact the guy being black. And there many more that a comment about the game. So how could you possibly make this statment?

I hate Best Buy the most because they push stuff that's not even related to what I'm purchasing: mainly magazine subscriptions. After the experiences my friends and I have been through with Best Buy, I generally won't purchase from them anymore.

I do enjoy shopping at GameCrazy (the one inside Hollywood Video). The guys there are really cool and don't insult my gaming choices like they do at EBGames ("Oh, you own a GameCube too? Oh... you own a DS and not a PSP?"). The only "hard sell" they might make is asking if I want to pre-order something when I'm checking out, but usually a "no" will suffice. They might tack on one more "just be careful, because it might be hard to find after it comes out". Um yeah, I don't think I've ever not been able to find a new game I want to purchase anywhere.

You can find the Rumble Pack for the DS on Nintendo's online store:

http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1¤cy=USD&ignoreCrumbs=N&crumb1=%253CA%2BHREF%253D%2522javascript%253APassOn%2528%2527X%2527%252C%2B%2527SearchView%2527%252C%2527X%2527%252C%2B%2527Y%2527%2529%253B%2522%253ESearch%2BResults%253C%252FA%253E&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C8%C9%C7&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=rumble&searchText=RUMBLE&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=95204&categoryId=62209&lastAction=ProductDisplay&orderTotal=null

Problem is: they list the same item both as the DS Lite and normal DS rumble pack. They don't actually sell the smaller version for the DS Lite that they have in Japan (even though it's listed as the DS Lite Rumble pack).

You're way too late. These prices went into effect earlier this week at most Circuit City's. There have been reports that a few CC's have pulled the stock to hold for the sale this weekend, but even those that have didn't have much left. The deal got posted to SlickDeals/FatWallet which means you can kiss the deals goodbye thanks to the eBay hoarders.

I managed to get Pac Pix and Trace Memory at my local CC. I also had friends in other states that are sending me Metroid Prime: Pinball and Pac n' Roll that they found at their CC's, but most reports are that the good stuff was either not in stock at all at the beginning of the sale, or is gone by now.

Good luck to everyone though.

Yeah, already changed to say "Storage Device".

On AIM Express:

From their requirements page (http://www.aim.com/get_aim/express/aim_expr_req.adp) it appears as if they only list a browser as a requirement. There's no specific mention of flash or any other plug-in that Opera on the DS doesn't support. My guess would be that it uses just plain HTML and Javascript, so it should work. It would be nice for people to test these things out once it's released and have a list to see what works and what doesn't (like Meebo.com)

Are PSP owners that embarassed to be seen these days?

I kid, I kid.

Um.

Why do you link to nintendojo, which is reporting on Go Nintendo's reports that is simply a report from the IGN board?

Here's the link to the original source:

http://boards.ign.com/nintendo_wii_lobby/b8270/120178118/p1/?17

The problem with reducing the _price_ further is that Microsoft runs the risk of being seen as the inferior product. Regardless of everyone's intricate gamer knowledge on the board, most people who will be buying these systems don't know anything about CPU's or GPU's or even Ghz. They'll look at the price, and see the PS3 is $200 more expensive and think, "Hmm, it must be better". To reduce the price on the 360, Microsoft runs the risk of going too low. Don't think that's something to worry about? Everyone I've talked to who doesn't know the details of the systems has so far assumed that the PS3 is way more powerful than the 360 based on price alone.

There is no reason for Microsoft to cut the price of the 360. As Peter Moore already said, Microsoft got their price cut when Sony announced the PS3 price. There's no point in them going deeper into the hole to possibly sell a few more units. And they don't want to run the risk of being seen as too cheap (see the Gamecube).