The Weekend Wrap-Up
Well, I wish I had some grand story to tell about my trials and tribulations of waiting in line for a Wii preorder today, to emerge victorious, but…
Anyway, your news and some other stuff, thrown in for good measure.
- So The Allspark has a few TransFormers tidbits, including the release of the new Hot Topic shirts, as well as a Toys R Us sale.
- GameTrailers continues to explore the legacy of Hyrule, the hero Link, and the Legend called Zelda in the third part of their retrospective.
- If you’re in Russia, you probably aren’t reading this.And just in case I really am that out of touch with my readership, then it may interest you to know that Nintendo is opening shop in the birthplace of Tetris.
- Sounds like onNintendo is livin’ on the Edge where their news is concerned this week. Sounds like Japan will, much like the GameCube, get a special Wii that allows DVD playback.In addition, CNN has worked out a deal to supply news content in categories for the Japanese and American Wii Channels. Meanwhile, SEGA seems to be abandoning some of its PS3 development, moving a large portion of employees to Wii projects.
Perhaps the most interesting part is the report that Nintendo wanted to release with a $200 price tag in America, but larger retailers were unsatisfied with the profit margin which this MSRP provided them.
Screw that. Haven’t they heard the razor-blade analogy?
- I may have to have some fun with this. Go Nintendo has a Wii boxart template up for your perusal.
- GN reports that Jeux-France has new screens and video for Sonic and the Secret Rings. Pity there’s a lack of sound.Oh, and they have a scan, too.
- Ah, the Super Mario World cartoon. Go Nintendo provides a YouTubing of the last episode, Mama Luigi, which details the arrival of the Marios in Dinosaur World, and the discovery of Yoshi as a young hatchling. Aww…One of my faves, a shame they don’t make cartoons like this anymore.
(But The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 was still better.)
- Joystiq has put way too much thought into how people blew into their NES cartridges back in the day.
- Wow, this is promising for those wanting to get a Wii at Nintendo’s World Store at launch.*sobs in the corner*
- …but what the hell is a Qee, anyway?
- And finally, special thanks to Matt at Press The Buttons for referencing my article. In return, I invite you to check out his piece on a bit of iconic Mario imagery.
LBD “Nytetrayn”