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The Wii. I can't wait for it. Really, I honestly plan to buy one on launch day, which is something I have never done before. The reason for my excitement is, or rather WAS, the Virtual Console. (Which I am re-christening the WiiVC, in the hopes it catches on!)
Now, Nintendo released the launch titles for all 3 regions. Seems Japan get the most games, and US and Europe get slightly different packages. Donkey Kong Country for Europe and Victory Run for the US. (Table showing full lists here.
I'm not at work. My girlfriend is in bed. And yet, I am not gaming. This is mostly due to the fact that Benjie is asleep in his crib, but I know that he will be waking soon.
Benjamin Joseph was born last week, weighing 8lbs 8oz. It was not a routine birth, she had to have an emergency section. However, both Benjie and his mother are doing absolutely fantastic, and I am proud of them both.
Take one XBox, one Gamecube (both of which are spare consoles), one PSP (which has not been powered up in over 4 months), and a couple of XBox titles that you are fully aware that you will never play again. Put them into bags, and take them along to the nearest Gamestation. Hand them over the counter, in order to find out how much you could get for them.
And, with the money, buy Oblivion, Project Gotham Racing 3, Lego Star Wars 2, and Oblivion! Oh yeah, you may have to fork over a little of your own cash. Like, I had to pay 96p.
I'd call that a bargain.
Nice title, possibly even an historic one. But, I can't help but feel it will become the most overlooked Live Arcade title of them all. Why?
Because LAST week I got Frogger, which I still have to buy. And NEXT week I get Galaga. This is all whilst waiting for Streey Fighter 2. Talk about piss-poor timing!
It's a pity, too, because Ninja Bees are the only developers at the moment who are releasing solely via this avenue. In fact, they are on record as stating they only exist because it is so cheap to develop games this way.
Shame. Decent game, at the right price, and I already know that I will probably never buy it.
This post started out as a response to Zigreid's recent post. But then, it got too long, so I have decided to give it it's own space.
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The recent Chuck Klosterman furore got me to thinking. I never before thought about why I play videogames, but I did think about why I review them.
I honestly can't remember the last time I switched my PSP on. In fact, I can go further.
I can't even remember the last time I SAW my PSP!
Summer is upon us, and predictably the release schedules are completely starved of anything. It's the same every year, without fail. Come November, I need 6 jobs just to keep up. Come July, I have to search far and wide for anything exciting on the horizon.
Of course, this usually gives me a chance to catch up on games I really should have finished, or in some cases played, by now. Which is nice, but it still leaves me wondering why it is the case taht every single eyar without fail the games industry puts so many eggs into the Xmas basket.
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