13 July, 2007
Wii Fit & Wii Shortages
Gizmodo has a short video demonstrating Nintendo's Wii Fit, which uses the Balance Board accessory. It seems like a neat little gimmick, and for some folks maybe a good motivation to get more exercise.
...click to continue reading.23 January, 2007
Wii - what Nintendo learned from the Gamecube
What does the future hold for the Wii? If, like me, your still trying to get a hold of one, this interview will give you an idea of what is in store for the console.
...click to continue reading.GP: Will Nintendo work with third-party developers to help them maximize their use of the Wii Remote functions?
17 November, 2006
World of Warcraft a failure?
So goes Chris Dahlen's article, I ran across on Slashdot. I can agree with some of his points, but the sheer number of players who play, and the fact that it currently is the only game I play when I have the time (maybe 4-6 hours in a good week), means Blizzard must have done something right. Let's see what he has to say:
21 February, 2006
ABC ignores facts
ABC News reporter Nydia Han ignored facts about the Nintendo DS's wireless capabilities in order to run a misleading report about the danger's of the Nintendo DS' Pictochat.
What's not in the story is anything explained by the GamerDad this reporter consulted before going to air....click to continue reading.
24 October, 2005
Playing Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia was one of the first games that I was addicted to after I got my first PC ( a 386 ). It was a great combination of tough puzzles, beautiful animation, and an engrossing story. I haven't played the new version that came out over the last two years, I'm kind of waiting for my sister to finish it so I can borrow her copy.
...click to continue reading.21 July, 2005
Video Game Myths
An MIT professor is debunking video game myths. Hillary Clinton should read this before embarking on any crusade.
But no research has found that video games are a primary factor or that violent video game play could turn an otherwise normal person into a killer....click to continue reading.
14 July, 2005
Flipbook!
Part of the charm is the simplicity of it all, you can draw in black and white, there are no colors
or erasing short of erasing the whole frame. ...click to continue reading.
4 March, 2005
Should I be scared of Sandy?
I'd hate to call this pack of fallacies an informed interview, since that presupposes a reasonable grasp and analysis of facts, but there are plenty of grandstanding quotes from a lawyer who like to misdirect the blame for violence onto video games.
...click to continue reading.21 December, 2004
BitTorrent World of Warcraft patch
A lot of folks are complaining on the World of Warcraft forums about the slow peer-to-peer distribution system that Blizzard chose to distribute their game patches. I can't say I blame them, cause its painful to watch it download at a glacial 4 KB/s while a bittorent for the same file downloads at 210 KB/s.
...click to continue reading.19 October, 2004
D&D is just barely older than me...
Dungeons and Dragons turned 30 this past Saturday, just 6 months older than me. What better way to celebrate than by watching the Dungeon Majesty teaser! first seen here:
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