Wii and the gamers.

So the official name of Nintendo's newest console is Wii, pronounced as 'we'.
No, this isn't a joke. This IS the actually name of the newest console. No, it isn't going to be called the Revolution. That was just a codename. Nintendo's fifth console will be called Wii whether gamers like it or not (And unsurprisingly they don't.)

The unique controller already made gamers (And still does) mad and this final name for their console is the topping to the angry cake. Check out any game forums (GamePro, GameFaqs, IGN) and you'll find gamers who are typing in disgust, anger, and making jokes about the name (Such as this name is Wiitarded or Viva la Wiivolution.) A lot gamers still prefer revolution over Wii and will continue call it the revolution, probably even after the system launches.

Is this a joke? Is Nintendo really serious about this stupid name? Maybe this is a cruel prank that Nintendo is doing until E3, when they finally reveal the new name right? Right? Maybe Nintendo will change it? The questions are endless as everyone asks the question: Why Wii?

Honestly, I really don't care about the name. The system has me interested because of games and downloadable content. I didn't think Xbox 360 sounded very good but I like the system for it's killer games. Isn't that what matters the most?

GamerC

Bold claim.

This is one of the boldest wanted ads I ever read. It's also really funny and really smart. I wonder how long it took him to write this?



GamerC

The funny of the day.

Anyone could use humor. It can the best medicine sometimes. Here is something that gave me my daily dose of F-U-N-N-A today.


GamerC

So the PS3 may be cheaper than the Xbox 360?

PSM latest issue states that Sony's juggernaut PS3 will launch at $399.99, including the 60 GB hard drive. Whoa!! This isn't no where near what everyone is expecting the system to cost and make things even better, PSM claims that Playstation and Playstation 2 games will able to play in 720p, 1080i, 1080p on the PS3!! A feat even the 360 can't do. Also, the magazine claims that the final design of the PS3 controller and launch lineup will be revealed at E3, which is about two weeks away. So I guess the batarang won't be the official controller after all. Darn, I really DID like it though.

While I'm very excited about the PS3 and hope PSM info is true (Really, really hope) I do know this stuff is only speculation and a Sony respresentive responded with the same answer too. Still, the PS3 launching at $399 isn't out of the question and I'm willing to bet that the system will launch around that price point.

Arcade hunting.

As I've gotten older, I started to build upon my game collection. Beside of buying games and consoles, I've recently started looking for some arcade machines because deep down inside, I've always wanted one. I was surprise to see that Target.com was selling some machines at prices I could afford.



But some key things are keeping me from buying these machines. First, the Midway cabinet has to be assemble by myself. This isn't too much of a problem since I've assembled things together before but I would prefer if a proffessional did it or if the machine already came ready. Second is that those games are available on the Midway Arcade Treasures Vol 1&2. I could just get the those volumes instead of paying $499.99 cash. The SNK and Taito machines are only cheaper because they can't stand by themselves. They need a table or something to hold them.

I am, however, in luck. I've found out that there is a vender in my town that sells Arcade games and has a lay-away plan (A plus in my book.) I'm going to check him out this weekend to see what he has in stock. To be honest, I don't know what games I want to get. I think I'll make a list of the arcade games I wouldn't mind having. As a matter of fact, Why don't all you guys make a list of all the arcade games or pinball machines you wouldnlt mind owning too. I'll post mine list sometime tommorrow but I already know one game I would love to have.




GamerC

A slight misunderstanding.

Hahaha!! This made me laugh today.


GamerC

The newest version of Solitaire.

Solitaire is a personal favorite game of mine and I must say this my favorite version yet.

http://www.break.com/index/nakedsol.html

WARNING: This content isn't safe for work or around people you don't want to see it. Unless you work at a nudey bar or your're the boss, I would view this content at home. With that said, this game can be pretty tuff. I've lost a few times because I was dealt with bad hands (And couldn't see my way out of certain situations.) It is beatable but it may take a few tries to do so (In the end, the camera goes down so you can see the two women in bed buttocks.) My favorite cards are the king of dimanods and king of spades. Nice!!

GamerC

"So you saw it too?" Movie mistakes revealed.

http://break.com has posted their newest picture gallery and included are some movie mistakes. These are really good because some of them you would have to really look for (Such as the Pulp Fiction one) and some are just blatant (Such as the Commando one.)

I still haven't seen the movie Pulp Fiction but this is really a hard mistake to spot. Props to those who did.

Ahh, another tricky one. I don't think many people were watching out for the plane's number as to the Terminator smacking John Conner around in the previous scene.

My mother told me this one when I first saw Commando. Apparently, this car must come from the Burnout games because it was damaged but still looks good as new. This is also one of my dream cars to have.

Wow!! The Romans had gas canisters before they were invented. Smart people indeed.

GamerC

The banned Xbox 360 commercial.

The Xbox 360 had some intriguing launch commercials last year (Alot better than original Xbox.) There was the one with the people throwing water ballons at each other and another one with a bunch of folks jumping over a jump role. It seems there was a third one, with folks using their hands as guns to shoot each other but it was ban because, well, you had folks pretending to shoot each other. I know this clip is old and I bet a lot of you have probably seen it but I'd wanted to show again because I think it's pretty cool.



As seen on Break.com

Pioneer is my newest friend.

After months of deciding and doing research, I've finally found the next speaker system I'm going to buy.

The Pioneer Dolby Digital 5.1/Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS Surround System HTP-270 is everything I'm looking for a complete surround sound experince. This bad boy is capable of 720-watts, has a 6-speaker system that features multi-channel audio controls including stereo, game mode, super bass mode and quiet mode. It haves 3 digital audio inputs and comes in a lovely sliver color that matches my other eletronic gear. For $198.76 dollars, it more than meets all the requirements I had. Plus, I found at my local Walmart so I was able to put it on lay-away (I'm in the stage of redesiging my room so I don't need this right now.)

I'm in love with this baby. This system is going to make my game and movie watching even more sweeter than before. If anyone's interested, here is the link to Pioneer system

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4810709

If anyone has the system or have some thoughts about it, please leave some comments.

GamerC

Begun, the next DVD format wars has.

Toshiba's new HD-A1 HD DVD Player has arrive, with little to no fan fare. The first HD DVD player out, this puppy is retail at $499 dollars. Say hello to movie fanatics newest friend.

While it does certainly look nice, I'm not willing to put down $500 smackers for a next gen movie player yet (Especially since I'm getting the Xbox 360 and a new speaker system.) Only four movies are available for it now and they are The Last Samuarai, Serenity, Phantom of the Opera, and Million Dollar Baby. Doom and Apollo 13 are coming soon but it's not enough to completely throw out your old DVD's yet (And it probably won't be for a good while.) Don't be discouraged movie watchers, Your standard DVD's will play in this player in progressive scan, a notch below HD.

As a movie fan, I would love to get this but to be honest, I'm comfortable watching my DVD's now on my standard TV. I hear people saying that Hi-Def is so much better than standard TV that I'll never go back to watching regular TV again. I don't deny that HD is better than standard television but to say I'll never go back to watching non HD doesn't fit in my book. I like watching TV, regardless if it is in HD or not. Just last week, I was watching RoboCop on TV and was enjoying every momment of it. Sure, the movie special effects are outdated and don't match to today's qualities but that doesn't take away from the movie's goodness. It still kick ass with or without HD treatment. Don't let HD spoil you for only accepting things in that format and nothing else, thats my long ranting point.

My goodness, I got of topic again. In any case, This puppy will be on my wish list but I want to see what Blu-ray has to offer before making a choice. However, I wouldn't give up buying standard DVD's just yet, as I'm sure it will take some time before a surplus of movies are available.

GamerC

Conan vs. Bear

I was on google looking for some Conan O' Brien wallpaper (The ones on his site are cool but I was looking for some more) When I scrolled down to find this interesting site.

http://www.conanvsbear.com/

WTF followed by tons laughter rolled out of my mouth. "What in the world is this Conan fighting a bear stuff?" was the question I asked myself. I recently started watching Late Night (About a year ago really) but I think this is from the time when he went to Canada a few years back. I briefly remember watching it (I was hooked to toonami's midnight run. Gundam Wing was worth staying up to midnight to watch) but I do know he did some hilarious skits in Canada and with Jim Carrey.

The site is really nice, with fan made pics of Conan versusing a bear. This last one below is my favorite so far.

A Conan O' Brien platfomer game with classic Mario gameplay? I smell a cool flash game!! Man, is it me but who else would like for Late Night episodes to be made into DVD box sets? I'll buy them in a heart beat. If not then at least release the best of Conan skits on DVD, Comic is just too darn funny.

"Where's my kayak!?"

GamerC

SPOILER ALERT: Spider-man 3 plot revealed.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413300/plotsummary seems to have the plot summary for the upcoming Spider-man movie. WARNING: I have below what the site has for the plot. It may contain some spoilers so please read at your own risk.



" Third film in the highly successful "Spider-Man" series sees several new villains and a new woman enter Peter Parker's life. With his secret now revealed to both Mary Jane and Harry, Peter must face the consequences of his actions and his new life together with Mary Jane as they finally form a relationship. Yet their newfound open display of love has yielded some unfortunate results, not the least of which is Peter's upset boss determined to make his life hell for causing his son emotional distress. Not helping is a young investigative reporter named Eddie Brock who Jameson has hired to find out why Mary Jane dumped his son for Peter - what's Parker's secrets? At the same time an escaped prisoner hiding out on a remote beach is caught in a dreadful accident and finds himself turned into a shape-shifting sand creature. Peter's investigations into the past of this 'Sandman' brings him in contact with two very different things that will inevitably alter his life. The first a young woman named Gwen Stacy, daughter of the city's new police chief who is developing a soft spot for Peter. The other, a black substance from an accident scene which 'merges' with Peter's costume and gives him new found abilities. Things come to a head however when Harry Osborn, determined to take revenge against Peter for his father's death and now equipped with what he needs to pull it off, teams with The Sandman in a new variation of his father's Green Goblin guise and causes mayhem. In the ensuing chaos lives are lost, including people very close to Peter, whilst the black substance covering his suit separates from him and merges with a distraught Brock to form something else entirely - a creature unlike anything he's ever faced. A 'Venom' that he may not be able to stop."

It all sounds great but I wonder how they're going to pull it off? This movie is going to be huge, that I know for sure.

GamerC

Spring Break hotness!!

Spring Break has come and gone but the crazy videos, pics, and stunts will forever be remember. I found some of sexy spring break footage, courtesy of Break.com, that makes young people everywhere ask the question: Why can't spring break be everyday?

http://www.break.com/index/sbwrestle.html
Konami saw this video and knew they had to make a game based on this. The video quality could be better but it that doesn't matter, it still hot!!

http://www.break.com/index/wetohio.html
Where the hell was I when they decided to do this event? Well, at least someone got on video. Though this video is a couple years old, the hotness is still fresh. Forget milk, water does a body real good!!

GamerC

Deal or No Deal= Really good game show!!

(Pictures courtesy from NBC.com)

Who loves game shows? Come on! I know some of you folks like tuning in to the Price is Right or Wheel of Fortune (I don't care how old Vanna White is. She's still hot!!) There something about them that makes people to want to yell at their televisions, screaming "higher, higher" or "the answer is blue you dumb but." Seriously, game shows can get tense (Which makes them so appealing) and theres nothing worse than seeing someone failing on one (Such as this guy http://www.break.com/index/millionaire8.html)

Well, theres a new game show on TV thats been creating a lot buzz lately. Deal or No Deal is, surprisingly, really good. Who would have thought a show with such a simple premise would be so addicitng to watch (And how greedy people can get.)

GamerC review: Deal or No Deal (NBC) My rating: A

If you haven't checked out an episode of this show yet, make plans to do so. This show is really is worth the hype.

DOND is basically all about luck. Contestants are giving 26 cases to choose from, each with a numeric value of $.01 cent to $1,000,000 million dollars inside of them. The contestants must choose one case to be their winning prize (Whatever it may be but most of the time its lower than the deal they take) and that will be the case the banker will attempt to buy back. When they finally choose, the contestants must knock off the remaining cases, losing whatever money is in them (GamerC note: Everyone that has been on the show since it's American premiere have knock off the million dollar case.) After eliminating so many cases, the banker (The dark, shadow figure who most represent as "the bad guy") will offer the contestants a deal to buy back their winning case (Based on how much money is left on the playing field.)

Howie Mandel (The host and bald guy) then asks the question-Deal or No Deal?

If you like shows that'll make you shout at your TV, then you need to watch this show. DOND is very tense because theres no proper way to play this game. It's rush & roulette to the finest degree (Without the guns.) You don't know how much money you're going to get. You may fly home being a millionaire (Highly doubt it) or getting on a grey hound bus with your $8 bucks (Which happen to someone for real on the show.) What makes matters worse is seeing how greedy people can get when they think they may have a large lump sum and continue playing, only to lose all that money on the next case. This is a game of luck and gambling. You have to know when to quit.

Howie Mandel is excellent host whose full of energy and one-liners but it's the intriguing contestants that make the show stand out. Overall, this is a really good show that I highly recommend just to watch once. Check out tommorrow at 8:00pm on NBC.

GamerC

The Rev launching with 20 games.

Nintendo has been making some great impressions lately. With good feedback on the controller, hardware specs (The system is slighty more powerful than the original Xbox according to IGN.com), and more developers announcing games coming to the system, The Rev is quickly becoming an enticing system that gamers can't wait to play. Well, get ready to have some more cash saved up, Nintendo of America senior VP George Harrison announced that the Rev will launch with 20 games, with about a third of them being first-party games from Nintendo.

Wow!! 20 games ready for launch!! That is an highly impressive feat, especially since the GameCube had about 5-6 games for launch and the N64 only had two. I'm eager to here what games are for in store for lauch. We know for now that Smash Brothers melee 2 and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 2 will be ready for launch but what elese? I would love to see Metroid Prime 3, a Mario game, and a Wave Race game. Rumors been going around that a Call of Duty game is being developed for the system, which is just awesome.

E3 is going to be sweet this year. Can't wait!!!!!

GamerC

Another Lindsay Lohan "momment."

My, my Ms. Lohan. This is the fourth month of 2006 and you already had two slip ups this year. I know you don't mean for these things to happen but you really should take more caution to your wadrobe choices. Saturday, April 1st, at the Kid's Choice Awards, Some kids (Mostly males I would think) probably hit puberty a bit faster than schedule when they saw this "side" of Ms. Lohan





Hmm, at least Ms. Lohan is gaining her weight her back. She starting to look nice again and thats a good sign. Anyhoo, my thought on the pic is maybe she shouldn't had gone "commando" (Aka not wearing any underwear or panties.) during this event (Especially a kid's event.) Who would have thought her dress would create an up draft like that? Well, get your looks folks because I heard this pic was being taken down on a ton of sites (Although, this isn't as bad as the Ford Motor show nip slip earlier this year.)

It seems everybody is looking for her to make another accident but the worse part is, she kinda does (If you get the right shot.) Hopefully, she'll learn to be more careful but the stakes are a lot higher now because everyone is now watching (More so then before.)

GamerC's Dreamcast 1999-2006.

I knew it would eventually happen one day but I was hoping it wouldn't (Well, not this soon but 6 years is a long time.) My Sega Dreamcast has finally bit the dust....well sorta. It still plays games (Ocassionally) but the system makes a ticking noise, which causes it to reset a dozen times, making game play very short. Other times it just won't load up the games, so it's time for me to get another system. I'm not upset, since getting a new Dreamcast on eBay cost less than $100 bucks. I'll buy another very soon because I love the Dreamcast and the games I have for it.

While I'm not blaming anyone (Because I didn't care for my Dreamcast like I do now with my Xbox/PS2/GC) I do know when my Dreamcast stop properly working. A few years back, Two of my buddies got into a "play brawl" or rough rousing, and kicked my Dreamcast towards the TV stand (The system was on the floor and I didn't think they would actually hit it.) My friend hurt his foot (Because the Dreamcast is hard like a brick darn-it) but he was okay after a few minutes. My system however, was never the same. The power button got jammed into the console, so my sister had to take it out but it seemed to work fine for a few months. One of my friends bought me a used Dreamcast (Which I sold last year for some spare cash because my original one was still working) but now since this one is becoming unusable, I kinda wish I kept it (It was nice of him to buy me one but he only did it because he bought himself one and was probably tired of me saying "my Dreamcast doesn't work so we can't play this game.")

In a way, I'm really happy to get another Dreamcast. This system has some really great games. I'm excited to bust out my favorites such as Crazy Taxi, Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Sonic Adventure. Plus, This gives me the opportunity to buy the Dreamcast games I've always wanted but couldn't play on my original system (Such as Shenmue, Jet Set Radio, and Soul Caliber.) You never know what is a blessing in disguise.

Long live you Sega Dreamcast. You're an under rated gem. I'll post pics of my old Dreamcast once I get my new one.

GamerC

Dan Quayle: the world's smartest man and other great quotes.

Here some funny quotes I got from http://break.com I can't believe how "smart" Mr. Dan Quayle is. Seriously, is he joking?


SMOKING KILLS. AND IF YOU'RE KILLED, YOU'VE LOST A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR LIFE."- Brooke Shields

"THE PRESIDENT HAS KEPT ALL OF THE PROMISES HE INTENDED TO KEEP."- Clinton aide George Stephanopolous speaking on "Larry King Live"

"THE POLICE ARE NOT HERE TO CREATE DISORDER. THEY'RE HERE TO PRESERVE DISORDER."- Former Chicago mayor Daley during the infamous 1968 convention

"IF YOU'VE SEEN ONE REDWOOD TREE, YOU'VE SEEN THEM ALL."- Forestry expert Ronald Reagan

"TRADITIONALLY, MOST OF AUSTRALIA'S IMPORTS COME FROM OVERSEAS."- Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery

"IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE HERE IN THE GREAT STATE OF CHICAGO."- Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle

"THE STREETS ARE SAFE IN PHILADELPHIA. IT'S ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THEM UNSAFE."- Former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Chief Frank Rizzo

"THE INTERNET IS A GREAT WAY TO GET ON THE NET."- Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole

"IT IS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS."- Andrew Mathis

"IT'S LIKE AN ALCATRAZ AROUND MY NECK."- Boston mayor Menino on the shortage of city parking spaces

"I WAS RECENTLY ON A TOUR OF LATIN AMERICA, AND THE ONLY REGRET I HAVE WAS THAT I DIDN'T STUDY LATIN HARDER IN SCHOOL SO I COULD CONVERSE WITH THOSE PEOPLE."- Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle

"THEY'RE MULTIPURPOSE. NOT ONLY DO THEY PUT THE CLIPS ON, BUT THEY TAKE THEM OFF."- Pratt & Whitney spokesperson explaining why the company charged the Air Force nearly $1,000 for an ordinary pair of pliers

"WE'RE GOING TO TURN THIS TEAM AROUND 360 DEGREES."- Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks

"I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE SOME REPORTERS PAWING THROUGH OUR PAPERS. WE ARE THE PRESIDENT."- Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents

"WHEN MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE THROWN OUT OF WORK, UNEMPLOYMENT RESULTS."- Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge

"CHINA IS A BIG COUNTRY, INHABITED BY MANY CHINESE."- Former French President Charles de Gaulle

"THAT LOWDOWN SCOUNDREL DESERVES TO BE KICKED TO DEATH BY A JACKASS, AND I'M JUST THE ONE TO DO IT."- A congressional candidate in Texas

"THINGS ARE MORE LIKE THEY ARE NOW THAN THEY EVER WERE BEFORE."- Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

"A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE -- SOONER OR LATER IT ADDS UP TO REAL MONEY."- Everett Dirksen

"I DON'T FEEL WE DID WRONG IN TAKING THIS GREAT COUNTRY AWAY FROM THEM. THERE WERE GREAT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO NEEDED NEW LAND, AND THE INDIANS WERE SELFISHLY TRYING TO KEEP IT FOR THEMSELVES."- John Wayne

"HALF THIS GAME IS NINETY PERCENT MENTAL."- Philadelphia Phillies manager Danny Ozark

"IT ISN'T POLLUTION THAT'S HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S THE IMPURITIES IN OUR AIR AND WATER THAT ARE DOING IT."- Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle

"WITHOUT CENSORSHIP, THINGS CAN GET TERRIBLY CONFUSED IN THE PUBLIC MIND."- General William Westmoreland, during the war in Viet Nam

"WHAT A WASTE IT IS TO LOSE ONE'S MIND. OR NOT TO HAVE A MIND IS BEING VERY WASTEFUL. HOW TRUE THAT IS."- Former U.S. Vice- President Dan Quayle at a fundraising event forthe United Negro College Fund. He was attempting to quote the line "a mind is a terrible thing to waste."

"IF YOU LET THAT SORT OF THING GO ON, YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER WILL BE CUT RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER YOUR FEET."- Former British foreign minister Ernest Bevin

"I LOVE CALIFORNIA. I PRACTICALLY GREW UP IN PHOENIX."- Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle

Comedy can be the best medicine sometimes. Thank you Dan Quayle for spreading it across the world. You are jenus!!!

Club IGN is up.

IGN has added another site to their long list of channels. http://club.ign.com/ is finally up and this site (Similiar to GamePro's http://www.blogfaction.com/) are the editor's blogs. Now we can read IGN editors views and opinions on the gaming world and whatever else is on their minds. I'd glanced at http://blogs.ign.com/Matt-IGN/ and I'm impress with the production value. I see a lot work went into their blogs and you can make your own personal blog too, for free!! It seems nice and I'm intrigued to see what thoughts they have for the gaming community. I'm going to check out some more of their blogs tommorrow (Or today if you want to be technical.)

Also, don't forget http://blogfaction.com for the GamePro's editors blogs. There really worth checking too!!

GamerC