The Daily ‘Shroom
- Was at a Canadian EB Games earlier today, and some interesting news they told me about the Wii preorders on Monday. Mind, I don’t know for sure they knew just what they were talking about, so consider this a warning to take with a grain of salt:
One thing is that preorders will be limited to something called “EB Insiders” or something, some little club they’ve got going on. Second is that they’ll only be getting about 6-8 units per store. And the last is that they say that like the PS3, they’ll need a $200 deposit for it.
…I asked why they didn’t just have people pay the whole amount up front. That part, they seemed a little uncertain on, but they stuck by it.
And in the States, it seems that at least some places require you to have preordered/to preorder games/accessories to preorder the system. Go Nintendo also has many other campout stories.
So… yeah. I imagine if I have the money by launch time, I’m camping out at Best Buy. If I don’t strike it rich and just go to the Nintendo World Store.
- In a related bit, it seems that EB/GameStop are offering the option of different bundles, or the option of of a la carte’.
That premium pack tickles my fancy, though I’m not sure if it’s a deal or just adding everything together.
- GameSpot says that the judge has ok’d Bully, and Jackass has compared the impending release to an Iran nuclear crisis.
I wish the judge would be able to hold him in contempt for the letter, frankly.
Or breathing, ideally. He’s depriving the rest of us who use oxygen to feed our brains.
Though I may be speaking in haste; his letter does seem to raise some valid points.
Chris Kohler at Game|Life sees this as a shallow victory, however. He also links to Destructoid’s interesting play-by-play of the case.
- So it looks like G4 is done-4(sorry, couldn’t help myself).
“I do agree with the vision of going after young men more than just going after gaming,” E! and Style chief Ted Harbert told the trade pub. “Gaming has been demonstrated as being too narrow.”
Don’t know about all that, though I do find it regretable, as I did enjoy some of the programs still, but I wonder what happens for the Canadian version, which seems to utilize a lot of Rogers sponsorship.
What happens to Call For Help? Reviews on the Run? Electric Playground? Attack of the Show? I’ll miss Icons, Cinematech, and Cheat.
- Details of next year’s E3 have surfaced.
- So as it turns out, some of Capcom’s star talent over at Clover had already left the company several months ago.
In other words, Clover was largely as good as dead, anyway.
For those who wish to see it, 1UP presents what may very well be the last interview of Clover Studios.
- Sad news for everyone’s favorite Annelid, as it looks like Earthworm Jim for the PSP may be cancelled, due to the selling of Shiny.
…yeah, sure, I didn’t really want another PSP game anyway…
- So games aren’t porn in Oklahoma. At least, not yet.
- Good news for Europe: the PS3 isn’t delayed again after all.
- Kotaku reports that Warren Ellis is going to be writing the animated Castlevania movie.
They also have some production art. Not too shabby.
- 2old2game reports that Halo 3 information is going to pop up in magazines soon.
While this news is certainly exciting, perhaps the most intruiging part of the information is that the development of the game is at a point where it would be shared with the mainstream press.
- Unlike their competitors, Sony has no point. Er, points.
Rather than listing values for online buyables with a point system, they are simply going to come out and tell you up front how many Washingtons, Queens, or whoever adorns your currency it will take.
- TokyoPop looks to get into independent film production with a live-action version of the manga “Lament of the Lamb.”
LBD “Nytetrayn”