Points of Interest – 11/25/06
- Canadian ad campaign for better eating and Exercise.
Better than most of what they do. Truth.ca, anyone?
- So Hollywood opens its big mouth yet again. But either way, gotta give “Kramer” credit, he’s relevant again.
Over on Yahoo, the model for the character gives his thoughts on Michael Richards’ own, while elsewhere there are men seeking an apology, among other things happening.
- Over at Ben’s World of TransFormers, he’s added a new review from the Cybertron line, this time of Smokescreen, a G1-based redeco of Crosswise.
- I’d work on that overhand, if I were him.
And if I were Nintendo, I’d consider the prospect of a thicker strap. But at least the controller seems to still work…
And remember people, it’s not the force, it’s the follow-through.
- Go Nintendo has a link to the Miipages, a sort of directory to find other people who share your interests for online Wii interaction.
A cool idea, but doubt I’ll use it, I’ve plenty of people I can link to.
- UK ad for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
I just love the shot of Link on Epona as she rears back, his sword drawn. I’m only one dungeon in, but I think this may well be my favorite 3-D Zelda, if it doesn’t become my favorite of the franchise. This Link is just SO badass.
- …does Iwata never stop asking questions?!
Not that I don’t enjoy these, but the current frequency seems a bit frenetic.
- As the wife and I discovered earlier, it’s easy to go through a set of batteries on the Wii. This is when you know to change them, though. Squeeze for all you can, man!
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- Kotaku pits Dragon Ball Z for the PS2 vs. its Wii counterpart.
- Press The Buttons offers Season’s Greetings with their patented PTB 2006 Holiday Gift Guide. An idea I may very well
stealrip-offswipepay homage to. - In addition, PTB gives a review of Yoshi’s Island DS.
- Over at N-Europe, the column if Fire Flower continues to discuss storytelling in video games.
- 1UP asks which video game system launch was the worst ever.
I’m going to say PS3, not for the quality of the games, but due to how business was conducted, including on the side of customers.
…and what the hell’s the asterik by Nintendo 64 for?
- Jeremy “Toastyfrog” Parish rounds up Nintendo’s Virtual Console offerings, and takes a look at where your points are best spent.
As far as Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. are concerned, I think Nintendo seriously needs to consider adding “Arcade” to the lineup of systems.
Hooray for the “suspend” feature! I’ve been asking for something like that for ages.
- T-Frog also takes a look at the legacy of Link.
Still love Twilight Link… the original, and the rest, are all cool, but this one elevates into “badass” territory.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”
November 25th, 2006 at 10:11 am
8. You know I STILL haven’t changed the batteries in my Wavebird controllers ever since I first got them a few years back? I know it’s not a fair comparison, since the Wii remote does a lot more, the least of which is rumbling. I’m just sure Nintendo did their darndest to squeeze out as much battery life as possible. How long do you have to play before the batteries start to run low?
November 25th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
I’m not sure exactly, between the both of us, somewhere in excess of 20 hours, at least… maybe even closer to 30. I think it depends on what you’re doing as well.
The fact they include just basic batteries might be part of it, too. We dropped for some 2x batteries last night, and I’m going to try and find a good deal on lithium batteries for the long haul.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”